Reds and Cardinals face off in super-colossal duel
The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds clash in a high profile series at Sportsman's Park as both teams chase wins amid hot streaks. Cincinnati rode a tenth straight win over the Giants, while St Louis extended their own streak with a 7 1 victory over the Bees.
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Sumner Pitcher Floyd Olds Declared Free Agent
Sumner friends learned Floyd Olds, a pitcher who played two seasons with Oakland in the Pacific Coast League, is now a free agent after an arm operation ended his season.
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Moline Plowboys Open Series In Free Ladies Night
Rain washed out the Decatur game at Hill Park allowing a Raiders rest day before Moline Plowboys visit for a three game set opener tonight. Manager Ollie Marquardt backs Bill Rucker to start and Stanley Gehrke likely moves to right field to rest Willard Pike as he recovers strength and appetite.
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Coe and Cornell Close Season in Dual Saturday
The Coe Kohawks visit Cornell on Saturday for a 3 30 dual on the Cornell field to end the season. Coe senior Charles Ralston, top scorer in the conference meet, runs his final race for Coach Rutgers. Cornell’s George Schroeder, third in the conference 2 mile, also finishes his collegiate competition.
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Hubbard's Big Year at Onega Free Academy After Coe
Phil Hubbard former Coe athlete now basketball coach at Onega Free Academy in New York led a standout season. His team won the conference championship and the sectional title with a 50 to 34 finals win. Four of Hubbard’s starting five scored ten or more points in the final.
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Kappmeyer Named Wartburg Captain for Next Cage Season
William Kappmeyer, regular guard for three seasons, was announced as captain of the Wartburg Knights basketball team at the college convocation. A junior from Oelwein Iowa, he also plays third base on Wartburg’s baseball team and occasionally pitches. He succeeds Norman Baker of Fond du Lac Wisconsin.
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Kash Throws No Hit Triumph for Bloomington
Bloomington left hander Mike Kash, a Minneapolis property, pitched a no hitter against Clinton, winning 4-0. He struck out ten, walked four, and allowed two third-base threats, with strong control in late innings. Kash previously blanked Moline and previously played for Crookston in the Northern league. Other Three league games were rained out and schedule shifts followed.
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Toddville Nine Leads Wapsie Valley League
In the Wapsie Valley league standings Toddville leads, with Toddville at Coggon in the May 28 schedule. Alburnett hosts Winthrop while Lafayette visits Springville as part of the day’s games.
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Umpire Authority and Dignity in the Three-Eye League
A letter warns that umpires represent the league president on the field and must uphold the president s authority and dignity. It asks if umpires understand they are absolute on-field bosses backed by the president and must prevent players from belittling the office.
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Umpiring Pressure and Power Struggles in Three-Eye Baseball
A columnist faults managers players and fans for horseplay toward umpires at Hill Park. He argues presidents must empower and discipline umpires, not cede control by politics or fear. The piece urges firm leadership to restore on field authority.
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Detroit Defeats New York in High-Scoring 8-5 Tilt
Detroit MCA McKain takes the loss as the Tigers slip past the Yankees 5 to 2 with Ruffing and Fox stoppers allowing key hits. Gallagher Greenber, Rolfe drive runs while Tebbetts and Rozell contribute in a rugged 9th inning.
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Armstrong to Rest Before Next Fight
Henry Armstrong, fresh from a dominant win over Roderick for the world welterweight title, will rest through mid July before training for a planned August 9 rematch with Ambers in New York. He earned 46,800 dollars as the largest purse for a fighter in the United States, will spend a week in Paris, then sail home May 31, with rest to follow in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Standings and results across multiple leagues and games
Standings show Evansville 13 8 .619 Clinton 11 11 .500 Decatur 12 8 .71 Cedar Rapids 10 12 .485 Springfield 11 9 .550 Waterloo 12 10 .545 Moline 7 14 .133 Bloomington 4 Clinton 6. other games postponed due to rain. Friday games include Moline at Cedar Rapids and Waterloo at Clinton. Major league results list Cincinnati 6 New York 1 and St Louis 7 Boston 1 among others. Additional notes mention wet grounds for Milwaukee at Minneapolis and Kansas City at St Paul with Indianapolis 4 Toledo 1.
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Kyle Defeats Holt For British Amateur Semi Final Spot
Scotland's Alex Kyle beat Bill Holt of Syracuse 2 and 1 in the 18 hole semi final at Royal Liverpool to reach the final against Tony Duncan. Holt had defeated Kenneth Thom 3 and 2 to reach the semis, Kyle recovered from a slow start with long putts and tight chipping to clinch the win. Kyle and Duncan advance to title match set for Saturday at the links.
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Twenty One Drivers In Speedway Field
Twenty one drivers qualified to start the Memorial Day 500 mile race in Indianapolis with 12 spots remaining. Rex Mays of Glendale California Emil Andres of Chicago and Joe Thorne of New Rochelle New York led qualifiers with averages of 126.412 121.212 and 122.117 mph respectively. Floyd Davis of Springfield Illinois failed two attempts due to a spin and engine trouble.
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Corn Valley League In Third Week Of Action
URBANA The Corn Valley baseball league enters its third week of play next Sunday with Van Horne visiting Urbana Center Point visiting Vinton Mount Auburn traveling to Morrisy and La Porte at Troy Mills.
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Four Games Scheduled In Iowa Valley League
The Iowa Valley league plans four Sunday games with matchups Newhall at Van Horne Walford at Blairstown Keystone at Norway and Watkins at Atkins.
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