Elks and Roosters Win City Opening Tilts in Knockout Battles
In Monday night action at Jefferson Field the Roosters defeated Mulford 3 to 2 and the Elks beat Heinz Factory 2 to 0. Warren Wintermute allowed five hits for Salford as the Roosters seized a 3 to 2 win. Orville Bentley shined for the Elks, who scored twice in support of two Heinz errors and a 6-hit effort. The crowd packed the stands as teams prep for tonight finals.
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Wintermute
Warren Wintermute
Salford
Roosters
Don Hyink
Silberhorn
Faulhaber
Bob Vetter
Gib Jacobs
Buck McIntyre
Vetter
Mulford
Elks
Heinz Club
Bill Meyers
Woolsey
Maynard Eckhardt
Heinz
Figg
Ted Goetzman
Charlie Kautz
Kretschmar
Ollie Bentley
Kautz
Nelson
Troxel
Mahraun
Huber
Jim Lange
Enid Wilson Opens With Record 76 In Exmoor Golf Championship
Enid Wilson shot 76 to lead the American women's national golf championship at Exmoor, the lowest qualifying score in 37 years. She earned medal by two strokes over Virginia Van Wie and Maureen Orcutt, with Helen Hicks close, as top contenders begin match play.
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Highland Park
Ill
Exmoor
England
Enid Wilson
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Maureen Orcutt
Haworth
N. J
Helen Hicks
New York
Miss Wilson
R. C. Lake
New Orleans
Robinson
Brooks
Miss van Wie
Elizabeth Dunn
Indianapolis
Leona Cheney
Los Angeles
Helen Graf
Miss Orcutt
Charles Denney
Virginia Wilson
Hill
Rosalie Knapp
Miss Hicks
Edith Beggs
Cleveland
Lucille Robinson
Des Moines
Jane Brooks
Sparkhill
N. Y
Charles Meerdink Beats Mueller in Club Golf Tourney
Charles Meerdink defeated Ronnie Mueller 3 and 2 to eliminate the youthful runner up from the 1932 city golf title. Meerdink advances to the second round at Geneva Golf and Country Club and will face Sports Figg, the 1932 champion, as Dr. E. L. Mmerson reaches the second round in the second flight.
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Charles Meerdink
Mueller
Ronnie Mueller
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Meerdink
E. L. Mmerson
Des Moines Players Face Rainy Day In League Standings
In the American Association and related divisions, Des Moines and Joplin show tight records with Joplin at 12 and Des Moines at 0 losses or wins noted. Multiple games are listed for today including Joplin at Omaha and Muskogee at St Joseph with rain affecting Bartlesville.
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Des Moines
Omaha
Joplin
St. Joseph
Muskogee
Topeka
Bartlesville
Springfield
American Association
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
St. Paul
Kansas City
Two Matches in West Side Tennis Tourney Reported
In Kearney Nebraska the junior tournament sponsored by the West Side Bath and Racquet club saw two matches. Bob Tadewald defeated George Eversmeyer 6 3 7 9 and Peter Reindle beat Clifton Reeves 6 3 6 3. John Pesek Ravenna defeated Ray Richards and Roy Peck in straight falls. William Umlandt advanced to the second round with a 4 2 win over John Heidel.
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West Side
Bath and Racquet Club
Bob Tadewald
George Eversmeyer
Peter Reindle
Clifton Reeves
Kearney
Neb
John Pesek
Ravenna
Ray Richards
Nebraska
Roy Peck
William Umlandt
John Heidel
Sunny Lowry Fins English Channel for First Time This Year
Miss Sunny Lowry 22 from Manchester completes a Dover to France swim landing at South Foreland before 10 15 a m after starting at 6 36 p m Monday. The race included Charles Zimmy, Mercedes Gleitz, and E H Tentme competing for the Dover town gold cup awarded to the fastest Dover to France crossing.
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Dover
England
English
Sunny Lowry
Manchestr
South Foreland
Cape Gris Nez
France
Charles Zimmy
Dover Town
Mercedes Gleitz
E. H. Tentme
Lott and Stoefen Dominate Doubles Play in Semi-Final
In Brookline Massachusetts George Lott and Lester Stoefen led 6-4 in the first set and trailed by one game in the second as they prepared to resume the national doubles semi final against Adrian Quist and Don Turnbull after Frank Shields and Frankie Parker upset defending champions Ellsworth Vines and Keith Gledhill amid a thunderstorm that paused play.
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Brookline
Mass
George Lott
Lester Stoefen
Adrian K. Quist
Don Turnbull
Longwood
Frank Shields
Frankie Parker
Ellsworth Vines
Keith Gledhill
Herald
Goodman to Start for Eastern Play
Johnny Goodman national open golf champion will bid farewell to his hometown Wednesday and travel toward New York City for an exhibition match on Sunday. He will be paired with George Dunlap against George Van Elm and Clarence Clark with more eastern matches planned before a trip to Cincinnati for a week of practice at Kenwood Country Club. Goodman was runner up in last year’s amateur.
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Omaha
Johnny Goodman
New York City
George Dunlap
George van Elm
Clarence Clark
Cincinnati
Kenwood Country Club
Goodman
Major Heroes Hit List From League Action
Vic Sorrell of the Tigers held the Yankees to four hits. Bob O Farrell added two homers for the Cardinals and helped beat the Giants. Jim Peterson of the Athletics stopped the White Sox with three hits in four innings in relief and won. Red Lucas of the Braves blanked the opponent with two hits. Floyd Vaughan of the Pirates powered through Philly pitching with a home run a triple and four singles in the doubleheader.
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Jim Peterson
Athletics
White Sox
Floyd Vaughan
Pirates
Philly
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
John J. McGraw
McGraw
Giants
Bill Terry
George Washington Harper
Texas
Cardinals
Polo Grounds
Gus Mancuco
Terry
O’farrell
Bud Parmalee
Hal Schumacher
Watson Clark
Carl Hubbell
Tex Carleton
Dazzy Vance
Dizzy Dean
Jim Collin
Pepper Martin
Iefty O’doul
Mel Ott
Carleton
Vance
Parmelee
O'Farrell
Schumacher
Joe Medwick
Boston Braves
Red Lucas
Lucas
Lefty Brandt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Bill Swift
Leon Chagnon
Lefty French
Cubs
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Braves
Chicago
Vic Sorrell
Yankees
R. H. E. Crichho
Cain
Peterson
Cochrane
Jones
Detroit
R. H. E. New York
Fayden
Dickey
Sorrell
Hayworth
Swift
Chagnon
Grace
Elliott
French
Lyons and Sullivan
New York
Allen
Mac- Pittsburgh
Berry
Liska
Davis
Picinich
Holley
Ragland
R. H. E. St. Louis
Dean
O Farrell Sparks Ninth Inning Rally Beats Giants 12 8
O Farrell homered twice, including a ninth inning blast, as the Cardinals rallied to beat the Giants 12 to 8 at the Polo Grounds. The win damaged New York’s lead and forced a doubleheader with Bud Parmalee, Hal Schumacher, and Lefty Watson Clark on the hill for St Louis.
League Leaders Set With Klein Leading Phillies In Multiple Categories
Baseball statistics list Klein of Philadelphia atop several categories including runs 377 RBIs 106 and hits 182 while Vaughan Pirates pace triples with 18 and Burger Braves share 24 home runs. Martin Cardinals 18 stolen bases and Cantwell Braves 187 pitching wins highlight a broad leader snapshot.
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Associated Press
Klein
Phillies
Martin
Cardinals
Vaughan
Pirates
Burger
Braves
Martin Cardinals
Foxx
Athletics
Gehrig
Yankees
Manush
Senators
Burns
Browns
Combs
Walker
Tigers
Whitehill
Fight results from Newark to Sioux City boxing card
Newark Eddie wins on points over Tony Galento in Hartford. Freddie Heinz defeats Bud Saltis in Chicago. Henry Rothier outpoints Jerry Kucera in Moline. Harry Ebbets stops Frank Lobian in New York. Maxie Strub outpoints Jackie Pilkington in Louisville. Bucky Lawless and Baby Joe Thompson draw in Syracuse. Tony Falco outpoints Bus Brown in Atlantic City. Frankie Graham defeats Johnny Stanton in Sioux City. Floyd Morey beats Jess Ackerman in Lincoln. Frankie Wolfram and Young Ritymeier draw in Sioux City.
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Chicago
Freddie Heinz
Saginaw, Mich
Bud Saltis
Henry Rothier
Moline
Jerry Kucera
Sioux City
Frankie Graham
Oklahoma City
Johnny Stanton
Minneapolis
Floyd Morey
Lincoln
Jess Ackerman
Des Moines
Frankie Wolfram
Winnipeg
Young Rightmeier
Drew
Inter-city swimming carnival at Weed Park pool
Teams from Davenport Iowa City Wapello and the Muscatine Weed Park will clash in the inter city swimming carnival at Weed Park pool Friday night. The meet starts at 7 30 p m with Herbert Valett as coach. Awards are to be given and temporary bleachers are planned for spectators.
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Daven Iowa City
Wapello
Muscatine Weed Park
Herbert Valett
Weed Park
Valett
Grocery Team Faces Davenport in Tightly Contested Final
Wilton Earl Grocers close their season tonight against Davenport Athletic Club, who edged the Grocers 1 to 0 in an extra inning tournament game here. Whitey Schroeder will pitch for Davenport and Christianson for Wilton.
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Davenport Wilton—Earl’s Grocers
Davenport Athletic Club
Grocers
Wrestlers Clash Across Cities in Quick Falls
In Wilmington Charlie Strack 238 of Spring Valley N Y threw Stan Sokolis 215 of Philadelphia in 55 00 recalled as a decisive match. In Camden Les Ray Steele 215 of Glendale Calif defeated Sol Slagel 216 of Topeka in straight falls. In Hartford Glen Munn 235 of Nebraska beat Mike Romano 208 of New York two falls to one. In Montreal Sandor Szabo 215 of Hungary defeated Jim Clinkstock 246 of Oklahoma in straight falls.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Charlie Strack
Spring Valley
N. Y
Stan Sokolis
Philadelphia
Camden
Les Ray Steele
Glendale
Calif
Sol Slagel
Topeka
Hartford
Conn
Glen Munn
Nebraska
Mike Romano
New York
Montreal
Sandor Szabo
Hungary
Jim Clinkstock
Oklahoma
Fuller Must Disguise to Spy on Ross
Marty Fuller tried to enter Barney Ross training at Lake Swanoa New Jersey for his lightweight defense against Tony Canzoneri. Ross’ handlers prevented him after Fuller boasted of inside knowledge and threatened confrontation.
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Fuller
Ross
New York
Marty Fuller
Barney Ross
Marty
Sammo Pian
Chicago
Canzoneri
Sammy
Tony
Martyn
Polo Grounds
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Hubert Scott-Paine
Gar Wood
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Eeee Barko
Ese Hyink
McDaniel
A. Nietzel
Lange
Lb . Nietzel
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Goetzman
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Clandin
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Quincy
Keokuk
Rock Island
Peoria
Davenport
Washington
Miss Sunny Lowry
Lott and
Stoefen
Bob O'Farrell
Laufer
A.c.gilbert
YALE
Brown
Compet Tor
Spark
Cantwell
Clark and Mancuso
Boston
Lucas and
Lombardi
Brandt and Spohrer
Newark
Eddie
Harry Ebbets
Frank Lobianco
Maxie Strub
Erie
Jackie Pilkington
Syracuse
Bucky Lawless
Auburn
Baby Joe Thompson
California
Atlantic City
Tony Falco
Buster Brown
Baltimore
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Demonia
King Pizmo
Tooman Airport
Whitey Schroeder
Christianson
Wilto
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