Espinosa Lights Up Geneva Golf Exhibition
Abe Espinosa, Chicago pro and veteran, attracted about 200 spectators at Geneva Golf and Country Club for an 18 hole exhibition. He shot 37 on the first nine and 39 on the second, finishing two over par as Meerdink, Figg, Boldt and others watched his display.
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Muscatine
Chick” Evans
Geneva Golf and Country Club Fairways
Abe Espinosa
Chicago
Evans
Fairway
Geneva Club
Geneva
Charlie Meerdink
Harold
Espinosa
Figg, Meerdink
George Boldt
Jim Twohig
E. L. Emerson
Boldt
Figg
Meerdink
Twohig
Dr. Emerson
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Junior Golf Tourney Opens With Strong Field At Mad Creek
The second annual city junior golf championship at Mad Creek Municipal Course began with 23 contestants. Lawrence Korneman, medalist and favored, led qualifiers after a 77 while last year’s winner Junior Lange drew a tough path in a large, match play opening. Pairings list Korneman facing Jim Fahy in the upper bracket and Lange drawing a bye moving into the second round.
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Mad Creek Municipal
Lawrence Korneman
Horneman
Birdseed
Lange
Donald Luth
Journal
Fahy
Korneman
Jim Fahy
Mamc
Stern
Pete Kammerer
Jerry Hilton
Richard Boldt
Billy Nordeen
Richard Klink
Walter Kochneff
Don Luth
Keith Thomas
Pat Barry
Billy Wilson
Richard Howell
George Brower
Seb Mohnsen
Jean Nordeen
Bill Schreurs
Richard Harolf
Jim van Atta
Larry Dywer
Roach & Musser Rally Beats Heinz in League Contest
Roach & Musser 5, Heinz 2 as they exploded for five runs in the sixth inning to surge past Heinz at Jefferson field. Zoller's Beer 4 Wilton 1 and Eagles 10 Melton's 6 also posted key wins in Wednesday league play. Grace Lutheran 12 Presbyterian 0 completed a floodlight doubleheader at Weed Park.
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Musser
Heinz
Grace Lutheran
Presbyterians
Eagles
Melton
Zoller
Wilton
Heinz Pickle Factory
Roach & Musser Lads
Jefferson Field
Zoller’s Beer
Oregon Field
Roach & Musser
Troxel
Heinz Kurler
Pickle Workers
Lefty” Haller
F. Haller
Bierman
Dietrich
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McDaniel
Haller
Barger
Bob Barger
Grace Lutherans
Presbies
Weed Park
Harold Riggs
Milholm
Toyne
Bunn
Moundsman
Lodgemen
Shellabarger
Elder
Oregon
Blaesing
Hants
Abr Vetter
Hi Fisher
Fisher
Grand Baton
Wrens Teree Carlisle
Ee Boyce
Estes
Knott
Anee Riggs
Esteree Hartmann
Milbolin
Eases
Hickman
Orreeee
Wee Eweee
Rhpoa E Hindahl
Eenee Shellabarger
D. Rauschenberger
Kurriger
A. Tobias
Eeres
Rauschenberger
Meliton
RHPOA
S E
Stocking
Breedlove
HPOE
Atkinsas
Veuben
Binfeldt
Freeland
Nochiltree
Ford
P Heer
Es Duffee
Norton Maurer
Oveson
Tfeyes Eerterne Thede
Wke
England
Africa
Donald's String of Victories Is Ended By Detroit
No. 13 Donald of the New York Yankees was hit hard by Detroit’s Rowe, giving up seven hits and six runs in five innings as Detroit defeated New York 7 to 2. Joe DiMaggio’s 12 game hitting streak ended with a 0-for-4 day. The sweep left New York with three straight losses while other first division teams split doubleheaders.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Ailey Donald
New York Yankees
Slinger
Detroit
Tigers
Donald
Yanks
Rowe
Waypoints
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Indians
Boston
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Jimmie Foxx
Bostons
Joe Hoving
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Hayes
Bill Nagel
Chicago White Sox
John Rigney
Clint Brown
Dutch Leonard
Washington
St. Louis Browns
McCormick
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Bill Lohrman
Rhinelander
Buck McCormick
Joe Bowman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Chuck Klein
Arky Vaughan
Cincinnati
New York
Lehrman
Danning
Thompson
Davis
Johnson
Lombardi
Wilson
R. H. E. Bvogrigo O
Storeree
Hamlin
Tamulis
Phel ‘Todd
Bowman
Erred
Harder
Hemsley
Dickman
Wade
Sayles
Desautels
R. H. E. Cleveland
Hudlin
Eisenstat
Rich, Heving and
Peacock
Philadelphia
R. Core
Chicago
Dietrich
Marcum
Tresh
Schlueter
Ross
F. Hayes
R. H. E. Caenas
Cwsvesi
Rigney, Brown and Tresh
Nelson and Brucker
St. Louis
Kramer
Glenn
Leonard
Guiliani
Fight Results From Associated Press Boxing Card
Chicago Willie Joyce 137 from Gary Indiana KOed Maxie Fisher 135 3 4 Newark New Jersey in a two round bout. Larry Derrrick 158 from Sacramento California KOed Clif Brennan 161 New York in two rounds. St Paul Billy Miske 180 1 2 tied with Billy Gillespie 191 Stoney Lake Wisconsin after 10 exhibition rounds.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Willie Joyce
Gary
Ind
Maxie Fisher
Newark
N. J
Oakland
Calif
Larry Derrick
Sacramento
Clif Brennan
New York
St. Paul
Billy Miske
Billy Gillespie
Stoney Lake
Wis
Drew
Round Up Of Interesting Notes by Eddie Brietz
A collage of sports and media tidbits from Eddie Brietz noting coaches, players, officials, and writers. Topics include a southwest conference coach wall, Detroit strikes, Stanford track, Jeff George Gould polo, twelve year old Charles Comiskey II, Davis Cup prospects, a Los Angeles shift for a southern editor, Joe McGuigan as referee, New Orleans naming streets after sports legends, Lynn Doyle quip, Giants owner Horace Stoseham, Joe McCarthy endorsements, Virginia Military football, Walker and Walker trench lines, and a Lake Charles ballpark joke about the Evangeline league.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Detroit
Mike Jacobs
Dink Templeton
Stanford
Bernie
Saratoga Bookies
Jeff George Gould
Bernie Bierman
Polo
N. Y
Elwood Cooke
Wayne Sabin
South
Los Angeles
Joe McGuigan
Pennsylvania
New Orleans
Lake Front
Lynn C. Doyle
Horace Stoseham
Giants
Zinzinnati
Bob Ray
Los Angeles Times
Joe McCarthy
Virginia Military
Paul Shu
Virginia
Walker
Davis tunes up in St Louis post dispatch
L C Davis performs a tune in the St Louis Post Dispatch era with a playful sports note about a pastor and Joe Louis sparring in laps rather than rounds. The Bomber’s task appears to be catching up a song in the write up.
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L. C. Davis
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Pastor
Joe Louis
Parks and partner eliminated in national tennis tourney
George Parks of Muscatine and his doubles partner Monroe Lewis of Clayton Mo were eliminated from the boys doubles division at Culver Military Academy. They lost 6 4 6 3 to Lawrence Cahall and Chadwick Johnson of Germantown Pa. Parks plays for Muscatine High School tennis.
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Culver
Ind
George Parks
Muscatine
Monroe Lewis
Clayton
Culver Military Academy
Lawrence Cahall
Chadwick Johnson
Germantown
Parks
Cedar Rapids Takes 2-Game Edge in Three-I Baseball
Cedar Rapids moved within one month of the Three-I race by beating Bloomington 8 to 3 as Springfield fell 10 to 2 to Waterloo. Decatur split with Clinton after Clinton won a 14 inning opener 2 to 1.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Red Raiders
Bloomington
Springfield
Waterloo
Decatur
Clinton
Layden Seen as Lock for All-Star Coach Post
Chicago AP Elmer Layden of Notre Dame leads college all-star coaching ballot with 1 661 023 points just ahead of Northwestern’s Lynn Waldorf 845 500 and other Big Ten rivals Purdue Wisconsin and Iowa in the race to mentor the squad facing the New York Giants at Soldier Field on August 30.
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Chicago
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
New York Giants
Soldier Field
Layden
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern University
Mal Elward
Purdue
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Silk Secrets Spread From Silk Road Monks in 552
Two Persian monks visiting China smuggled silkworm eggs and mulberry leaves home hidden in a hollow staff, revealing the secret of silk production in 552 A D.
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China
Incomplete Game Recap of Evansville and Moline Defeat
Evansville, once ahead, was overhauled and beaten 9 to 7. Campbell shut down Evansville as Moline blanked them 4 to 0 with Campbell allowing three hits.
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Evansville
Campbell
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