Local Prep Teams Set for Valley Meet in Davenport
Clinton seeks to defend the Mississippi Valley Conference track title at Davenport next Saturday in a meet featuring West Waterloo Davenport and Dubuque. Notable stars include Cowan West Waterloo. Saunders Dubuque. ONeil West Waterloo. Nelson Roosevelt. Davenport McKinley. and runners from Iowa City. Preliminaries start Saturday morning followed by an fast afternoon schedule.
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Davenport
Clinton
West Waterloo
Clintonites
Iowa City
Dubuque
Cowan
McKinley
Saunders
Marion
O’neil
Ames
Nelson
Roosevelt
Wilson
Christie
Mrkvicka
Wishniewsky
Franklin
Ryan Nine Defeats Delhi Club 11 To 2
Delhi The Delhi and Ryan Independent baseball teams met on the Delhi diamond on Sunday afternoon and Ryan went home with the victory, the score being 11 to 2. There was one home run by V. Graybill of Ryan. The battery for Ryan was J. Shaw and Graybill, and B. Shaw and Graybill. Delhi's lineup included Blanchard, crema, Appleby, and Sacett.
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Gazett Delhi
Delhi
Ryan
V. Graybill
J. Shaw
Graybill
B. Shaw
Blanchard
Crema
Appleby
Sacett
South English Beats Sigourney Nine 9 to 6 at Dobbins Field
South English defeated Sigourney 9 to 6 in a Sunday game at Dobbins field west of town. Euler earned the win with strong pitching alongside Mau rice Lane as key contributors.
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Sigourney
Dobbins Field
Euler
Maurice Lane
Pirates To Practice At Riverside Wednesday
The Cedar Rapids Pirates will practice at Riverside Park Wednesday afternoon at 4 o clock. Teams wishing to book Sunday games can contact Bruce Eckert at 5660.
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Cedar Rapids Pirates
Riverside Park
Bruce Eckert
Masonville And Delaware Lead In County Loop
Delaware and Masonville sit undefeated in the Delaware county league as games Sunday left them atop the standings. Delaware edged Hopkinton 6 to 5 after a pair of big innings while Masonville beat Lamont CCC 5 to 2. Graybill drove in a run for Ryan with a timely homer in Masonville’s 11 to 2 win over Delhi. Next Sunday Delhi visits Lamont CCC, Hopkinton hosts Ryan, and Manchester plays Delaware.
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Manchester
Delaware
Masonville
Hopkinton
Lamont CCC
Schaffer
Spencer
Graybill
Ryan
Shamrocks
Delhi
Pet
Independence Trims Oran Nine 10 to 2
Edward Jamason pitched well but gave up two unearned runs in the first and fourth innings as Independence defeated Oran 10 to 2 in a Little Six league game. Jamason had pitched two straight shutouts this season, and Oran managed only two hits.
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Independence
Edward Jamason
State Hospital Diamond
Oran
Jamason
Hazleton
Grange
England lowers minimum voting age to twenty one for all
The article notes the removal of age discrimination in suffrage, setting a universal minimum voting age at 21 for both men and women. It places the change within the broader context of electoral reform and civil rights in England.
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England
Cycle Races At Central City To Produce Thrills
Central City hosts the season opening cycle meet at the fair grounds on Decoration day. Lee Day of Newton and riders from Waterloo Des Moines Elkader Iowa City and Albert Lea Minn enter. Preliminary at 2 30 with pole riding trick riding and a board wall crash by Phil Lazio Cedar Rapids as closing thrill. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents children free for the kiddies. Rain date Sunday with Harry Yonkers as referee.
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Middle West
Lee Day
Newton
Iowa
Waterloo
Des Moines
Elkader
Iowa City
Albert Lea
Minn
Phil Lazio
Cedar Rapids
Harry Yonkers
Final Marble Meet in Greene Square Wednesday
The Gazette marble tournament final, rained out Saturday, will be in Greene Square Wednesday at 3 30. The winner advances to the Western championship at Lake Geneva Wisconsin next month with all expenses paid by The Gazette. Finalists are Ben Haddad Maurice Rapaport Joseph Blazek Fred Berry Paul Sword Bob Sells Buddy Boyle and Glenn Klingaman. Haddad defeated Sells 7 to 3 in the only game Saturday.
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Gazette
Greene Square
Lake Geneva
Wis
The
Ben Haddad
Maurice Rapaport
Joseph Blazek
Fred Berry
Paul Sword
Bob Sells
Buddy Boyle
Glenn Klingaman
Haddad
Sells
Brandon Beats Fairbank In Opening Baseball Game
Brandon town team defeated Fairbanks 14 to 6 in Brandon Iowa. Don Gilliam went 4 for 4 with two doubles a single and a home run to power the victory in the Sunday game at the local field.
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Brandon
Brandon Town
Fairbanks
Don Gilliam
Arkie Vaughan Poised for Hall of Fame Run and Cubs Grind
The column notes Floyd Vaughan of Pittsburgh led last year with a .385 average and projects a bright future though this season sits at .260 early. It also covers Charley Gelbert’s uncertain Cardinals status after a Verger purchase and Cubs’ need for first base help with Jim Collins and Phil Cavaretta.
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Floyd “Arkie
Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Hans Wagner
Clifty
Ark
Arkie
Charley Grimm
Cubs
St. Louis
Grimm
Phil Cavarretta
Phil
P. K. Wrigley
Cardinals
Jim Collins
Johnnie Mize
Lon Warneke
Bill
Stan Hack
Wrigley
Pepper Martin
Leo Durocher
Bill Herman
Bill Terry
Giants
Arkie Vaughan
Duckey Medwick
Wally Berger
Boston Bees
Mel Ott
Augie Galan
Martin
McKechnie
Helen Moody Withholds Wimbledon Bid
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody announced she would not play in the British women's championship at Wimbledon but planned to pursue the United States title she held seven times before an injury caused her to default in the 1933 match with Helen Jacobs.
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New York
Ins
Helen Wills Moody
Wimbledon
Eng
United States
Helen Jacobs
Waukon Wins County Softball Championship
WAUKON The Waukon high school boys repeat as county kit tenball champions defeating Waterville 3 to 0 and Postville 5 to 2. At Cresco track meet Clem Bird wins the half mile in 2 min 11.5 sec with Ed Tkhomae second in the shot put and Henry Seibert fourth in the discus.
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Waukon
Waukon High School
Waterville
Postville
Cresco
Clem Bird
Ed Tkhomae
Henry Seibert
Hazleton Beats Aurora Club 3 2 in Little Six Play
Hazleton defeated Aurora 3 to 2 in a Sunday afternoon baseball game. Hazleton had three runs, eleven hits, and three errors, while Aurora had two runs, eight hits, and one error. Kephart pitched for Hazleton with Weart catching, Graves pitched for Aurora with Merton catching.
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Hazle Eton - Ae
Little Six League
Hazleton
Fairbank
Oran
Aurora
Independence
Brandon
Kephart
Weart
Graves
Merton
Lighters Edge CCC Team In Loop Game 16 to 5
The Lighters defeated CCC 16 to 5 after CCC played a fourth straight game in three days. CCC showed fight with two singles and three doubles in the sixth but lacked the punch to overtake the Lighters. Seldon relieved Osburn, then Osburn allowed four runs in the sixth before CCC fell further behind.
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CCC Company and
Light Company
CCC Company
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Osburn
Flood
Quakers
CCC
Rock Island
Wilson Company
C. R. Engineers
Mont
Fuiay
Baseball box score fragment for May 27 game recap
Partial box score shows three base hits by Theisen and stolen bases by Thenhaus Hendryx Sturm Stone Ruff. Osburn Seldon Forrey pitched. Osburn 2 strikeouts, Seldon 1, Forrey 4. Hit by pitch Sturm. Umpire J Savel. Time 1 4. Next game May 27 Rock Island ops vs Wilson company.
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Rey ‘Umgartoer
Wapsie Valley Loop Has Snappy Battles
In Coggon Iowa on Sunday sharp play highlighted a set of close games. Palo topped Lafayette 7 to 6 after fourteen hits by Palo and eleven by Lafayette. Coggon beat Alburnett 4 to 3 with Pflughaupt pitching for Alburnett and Doyle for Coggon allowing seven and eleven hits respectively. Quasqueton defeated Winthrop 15 to 0. Urbana beat Walker 10 to 1. Standings show tight records with several teams at 1 1 or 2 0.
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Coggon
Wapsie Valley
Palo
Lafayette
Alburnett
Pflughaupt
Doyle
Quasqueton
Winthrop
Urbana
Walker
Wipens
Licess Ooscces
Three Games in Winneshiek League Night Results
Decorah Hoboes beat Spillville 18 to 5 with Halvorson and Herold shining for Spillville. Ridgeway won 20 to 2 over Frankville with Herold and Myers scoring for Ridgeway. Fort Atkinson defeated Decorah Top Hats 19 to 3 as Busta Summers led Fort Atkinson. Decorah Hoboes Nordness Burr Oak and Fort Atkinson tied for first with one win each. Spillville and Ridgeway each have one win one loss. Decorah Top Hats and Frankville both sit at two losses.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
Decorah Hoboes
Spillville
Hoboes
Halvorson
Herold
Ellickson
Ridgeway
Frankville
Herold and Myers
A. Odden
H. Odden
Fort Atkinson
Fort
Busta
F. Summers
Top Hats
Omdahl
Styve
Nordness
Burr Oak
Decorah Top Hats
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