Durant Takes Lead with 7 0 Win at Lone Tree
Durant jumped into a clear lead in the I. & I. baseball league by routing Lone Tree 7 to 0 at Lone Tree. Iowa City defeated Muscatine 7 to 4 at League field, dropping Muscatine to the cellar. Bettendorf beat Letts 6 to 3 as standings show Durant first, Bettendorf second with one win, one loss alongside Letts, Lone Tree, and Iowa City.
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Hawthorne Track Opens With 18 Day Racing Schedule
Hawthorne Race Course in Chicago opened for an 18 day meet with $300,000 in improvements and a $5,000 handicap as the main event. More than 1,500 horses are stabled as stars from Arlington return. The inaugural handicap renews with 14 entrants led by Brown Wisdom and My Dandy, favorite at 2 to 1. The meeting includes the Hawthorne handicap worth $25,000 added, the Chicago Business Men's Racing Association handicap of $10,000, and Windy City claiming stakes with $5,000 added scheduled in the following weeks.
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Devine says sportsmanship hurts college football
Fairfield Iowa Aug 4 AP Glenn D Devine Parsons college coach laments rising sportsmanship in colleges and says it costs the game He cites his Iowa career with Aubrey Devine and Knute Rockne credit for Iowa victory while noting modern players lose the will to win Yet he believes football will remain the greatest game despite trends
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Agnes Leu Wins In City Tennis Meet
Agnes Leu advanced to the second round in the women’s singles at the city Y W Co A tennis tournament by defeating Ruth Norton in straight sets 6-4 6-4. Many entries moved to the second round as others had byes in the first round.
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League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League leaders include Klein of the Phillies with a .406 batting average and 170 hits, 109 runs, 116 RBIs, and 35 doubles. Cormarsky of the Pirates leads triples with 14, while Wilson of the Cubs has 35 home runs and Cuyler of the Cubs 27 steals. American League leaders feature Gehrig of the Yankees with a .384 average and 152 hits, Ruth with 122 runs and 40 homers, Hodapp of the Indians with 33 doubles and 152 hits, Reynolds of the White Sox with 15 triples, and McManus of the Tigers with 16 stolen bases.
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Major Heroes of The Day highlight Yankees Tigers Red Sox Cardinals Robins
Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees hit a bases loaded triple aiding an Athletics defeat. Dale Alexander of the Tigers accounted for all Tiger runs with a triple and a double against the White Sox. Jack Russell of the Red Sox collected five hits and a homer to beat the Senators 7-1. Chick Hafey of the Cardinals drove in seven with a homer a triple and a double across two games vs the Reds. Dazzy Vance of the Robins contributed clutch pitching in relief to a 1-0 win over the Giants.
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Robins Gain Full Game by Defeating Giants in Pitching Duel
The Brooklyn Robins beat the New York Giants 1 0 in a tight pitching duel at Flatbush. The win puts Brooklyn three games ahead of Chicago in the National League standings. In other action, Pittsburgh topped Chicago 12 8, St. Louis swept Cincinnati, and Philadelphia won a doubleheader against Boston 11 5 and 4 1. In the American League, New York Yankees beat Philadelphia 9 3 as Boston and Washington split, and Detroit topped Chicago 4 3. The St. Louis Browns continued their hitting surge with an 14 6 win over Cleveland. Read the ads on Classified Page.
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Dave Barry Knocked Out by Suburban Cop in Illinois
Dave Barry known as the fourteen count was knocked out by Niles Center Officer Bowman after a confrontation on a suburban road. Barry, in trouble for drunkenness, was fined 20 dollars and 5 in costs after a physician testified he was intoxicated. Barry claimed he was protecting his sister in law’s jewelry.
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Wesleyan to Play at Night in Iowa Schedule
Iowa Wesleyan announces a night game against Carthage College in Burlington October 23 due to lighting limits. The Tigers open the season October 4 hosting Graceland, with Central, Penn, St Ambrose, Upper Iowa, Culver Stockton, and Parsons on the slate at Mount Pleasant Davenport Canton Mo and Burlington as listed.
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Maroon Baseball Team to Play in Orient This Summer
The University of Chicago baseball team sails August 20 from Seattle for Japan to face the Babe Ruths of the Orient in fifteen intercollegiate games before returning November 1. Coach Nelson Norgren leads thirteen players on the trip, with thirteen barnstorming games en route to Seattle.
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Marshalltown to Represent Iowa in Junior Meet
Marshalltown juniors will represent Iowa in the American Legion sectional playoff in Quincy Illinois on August 13 and 14. They earned the honor by defeating the Argonne post baseball team of Des Moines 15 to 8 in the finals. In a preliminary game Coun cil Bluffs beat the Iowa Great Lakes team of Lake Park 16 to 5.
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M and W Protest Seeks Playoff After Ineligible Player
The M and W Chevrolet kit tenball team protests a National league game Friday at Jefferson Field. Journal won 1 0 with George Hinshaw at third base not listed among Journal players. The protest seeks a replay rather than a forfeit and a playoff date will be set later.
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Women's golf pairings announced at Geneva club event
Pairings for the annual women's golf tournament at Geneva Golf and Country Club have been announced and play begins today. Finals are set for Labor Day.
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Betty Brown
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New York Cycle Racing Bowl Destroyed by Fire
The Velodrome, an 18 000 seat cycle racing stadium at 225th Street and Broadway, burned to char when flames swept through the wooden structure just before dawn. Firefighters fought the blaze after alarms were sounded following last night's races. the landmark building, about nine years old, was one of the world’s largest cycle-racing stadia.
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Hopes and rulings tested in baseball at dusk
The piece riffs on how baseball rules handle games halted by darkness or other perils, noting a Boston Sunday curfew scene at Braves field. It mocks officials and fans, mentions Cubs and Braves scores, and imagines a cricket style Sunday double header for scheduling.
Loss figure cited in disruption of sports schedules
Unofficial estimates put the loss at about 150000 dollars, but officials warned that the disruption of sport schedules would multiply the impact.
Berg to Fight Kid Chocolate in Polo Grounds Bout
Whitechapel standout Jack Berg will face Cuba’s Kid Chocolate in a 10 round featherweight bout at the Polo Grounds on Thursday night as part of the national boxing schedule. Berg carries a weight advantage and is a 6 to 5 favorite, with Chocolate unbeaten as an amateur and pro. Other bouts include Baby Joe Gans vs Eddie Murdock and Eddie Mack vs Sammy Dorfman, plus Flowers vs Grogan rescheduled for Queensboro stadium.
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Rosenbloom to defend title less than title fight
Maxie Rosenbloom, new light heavyweight champion, meets Willard Dix of Bellingham in a 10 round bout in Oakland tonight. The bout is non title as Dix weighs over 175 pounds. The article notes British prisons for women now have mirrors in every cell.
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