Medwick And Averill Set Pace For Major League Hitters
New York AP report shows Ducky Medwick leading in five of six major hitting categories in the National League during a seven day span. Pepper Martin tops in runs scored and steals while Carl Hubbell leads in wins. Medwick pushes lead to .366 batting, 127 RBIs, 195 total bases. Ott still leads home runs with 28.
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Pepper Martin
Giants
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Ducky Wucky
Ott
Wally Berger
The
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Frank Demaree
Cubs
Billy Herman
Ival Goodman
Reds
Dolph Camilli
Phillies
Stan Hack
Stu Martin
Gas House Gang
Geat Carl Hubbell
Red Lucas
Pirates
Johnny Mize
Paul Waner
Regatta at Conrads Beach Sept 13 Second of Season
Cedar Rapids Boat club schedules a regatta at Conrads Beach on September 13 with a large, fast field. Races cover service and racing motors from 15 hp two cylinder B class to 60 hp four cylinder machines over a half mile course. Local rivals Hess Teitge Ammons Wandell race, Brown debuts with new craft, Flying Dutchman joins from Amana colonies with a 460 outfit. Out-of-town entries from Des Moines Waterloo Iowa Falls Ottumwa and potential five cylinder Radial from South Dakota. Art Ellis attempts fire jump driving a speed boat through a wooden barricade gasoline and burn g.
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Commodore Hess
Hank Teitge
Harold Ammons
Andy Wandell
Bill Brown
Flying Dutchman
Amana
Des Moines
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
Ottumwa
South Dakota
Art Ellis
Drake Names King and Kennedy as Assistants
Drake University announces Lynn King a longtime quarterback at Drake will return as assistant football coach. Mike Kennedy a former Cornell athlete who has coached Clarion high school for eleven years will assist Head Coach Vee Green with the Bulldog squad. King currently outfielder with the St Louis Cardinals will report after the National League season unless the Cardinals reach the World Series. King previously piloted Drake teams in 1928 1929 and 1930 under Ossie Solem now at the University of Iowa.
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Lynn King
Drake University
Drake Athletic
King
Mike Kennedy
Cornell
Clarion High School
Kennedy
Vee Green
St. Louis Cardinals
High School Grid Drill Opens Here
Local coaches test 225 candidates for varsity rosters as conditioning and fundamentals shape the squads. Opening games are set for the weekend of September 18 19 with Roosevelt at Waterloo East Waterloo and Rambers vs West. McKinley hosts Tipton at Hill Park and Franklin meets Oelwein.
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Wilson
Waterloo
Rough Riders
East Waterloo
Ramblers
West
McKinley
Tipton
Hill Park
Franklin Eleven
Oelwein
Iowa Grid Pictures to Be Shown at Luncheon Thursday
Iowa football luncheon at the Montrose hotel will feature Head Coach Ossie Solem and staff with air talk and motion pictures of last year’s games against Colgate and Illinois. Fred Payneer, in charge, invites all friends of the university to attend. The show includes slow motion of Ozzie Simmons’ first touchdown run in the Colgate intersectional win. Salem and associates will outline season prospects in a 12:30 p.m. broadcast.
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Montrose
Ossie Solem
Hawks
Colgate
Illinois
Fred Payneer
State University
Ozzie Simmons
Salem
Sid Richardson to Be Mother's Guest at National Meet
Sid Richardson leaves Creston Iowa for the national amateur golf tournament as his mother Mrs J W Richardson funds the trip. He earned qualification by winning the Western junior tournament in Chicago and placing third in the Des Moines sectional. Mrs Richardson will travel with him to Evanston Illinois and Garden City New York for the event.
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Sid Richardson
J. W. Richardson
Iowa
Sid
Chicago
Des Moines
Richardson
Evanston, Il
Northwestern
Garden City
N. Y
Tournament for Wapsie League Title Set on Sunday
A playoff for the Wapsie Valley league title will be held Sunday in Coggan with Coggan facing Walker at 10 30 a m and Alburnett meeting Quasqueton at 12 30 p m The winners meet in the title game immediately after the second race with all four teams having strong records this half.
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Coggan
Walker
Alburnett
Quasqueton
Eee
Mrs B R Stitzel Wins Manchester Golf Title
Mrs B R Stitzel defeats Mrs J J Burbridge 2 1 to win the Manchester Golf and Country Club ladies title in Manchester Iowa after Friday afternoon match play.
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Manchester
Manchester Golf and Country Club
J. J. Burbridge
Darkness Halls City Softball Series Ends Early
A city softball playoff between the Maccabees and Merchants Bank was halted at Ellis Park Friday with the score tied 4 to 4 after five innings. The Bankers won game one. next game set for Tuesday at 5 45 at Ellis Diamonds. The series winner will face Beesons for the city title.
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Wheatland Edges Lowden Nine Five to Four in Opener
Wheatland outscored Lowden 5 to 4 as twelve Wheatland hits supported the win. Lowden's Krembring homered in the fifth, framing a tight opening game for both teams in Clarence Iowa.
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Lowden
the Gazette
Clarence
Wheatland High
Krembring
Ace of Raiders pitcher sold to Rochester in IL move
Howard Taylor of the Raiders is sold to Rochester of the International League and will report next spring. He posted eighteen victories and ten defeats this season and recently allowed only one hit in a near no hitter against Des Moines, as Walter Menke lined a two out single in the ninth. President Harry Johnson did not disclose the purchase price.
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Gehrig and Averill Lead AL Batting Race Amid Slumps
Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians clings to a .375 average, with Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees close behind as the AL batting race tightens. Luke Appling and Bill Dickey shuffle positions, while Gerald Walker climbs. Indians top AL team batting at .304. Chicago and Detroit tied for fielding lead at .974 with 146 double plays.
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Weatherly Helps Indians Rise In American League
Cleveland manager Steve ONeill credits rook outfielder Roy Weatherly with aiding a late season surge from a tie for fourth to second in the standings. Weatherly, 21, from Pineland Texas, relaxed about his .360 Majors pace, noting a prior .315 in New Orleans and a foot infection last season.
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Northeast Iowa Golf And Bridge Meet At Oelwein
Mrs Mucha of Waterloo won the first flight in the golf tournament at the Oelwein Country Club. Mrs Mahandt of Independence placed second. Mrs Dickman of Sumner captured the second flight with Mrs Felsing of Waterloo second. In the third flight Mrs Sims of Oelwein topped ay Elsheiner of West Union. Mrs Wassom of Oelwein won the nine hole flight with Mrs Corey of Cedar Rapids second. In bridge the out of town prize went to Mrs Harold Smith of Independence with Mrs Muir of Waterloo second. Local prize went to Mrs O Henry with Mrs Connor second. Mrs L W Bennett led the bridge effort and Mrs Art Bennet assisted in golf.
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Calmar Battlers Edge St Lucas 1-0 In Fair Showdown
Calmar travels to Cresco for the Howard County fair and defeats St. Lucas Pirates 1-0 in a pitching duel. Ossie Orwall blanks the visitors allowing three hits while Bulgren gives up four. A ninth inning double by Toby Johnson drives in Orwall for the lone run.
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Toby” Johnson
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