Roach & Musser Nine Defeats Lutherans In Industrial Loop Opener
Roach and Musser wins 2 1 over Zion Lutheran in the Y M C A Industrial league city championship kittenball opener under Jefferson field lights. Getz allowed three scattered hits, two unearned runs scoring on an error. Lindsey, Haller, Rueckert and Freese key plays for the winners, while Sywassink pitches for the Methodists in the separate rout of Iowa Electric 12 0.
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Bob Getz
Zion Lutherans
Roach & Musser
Jefferson Field
Methodists
Dave Sywassink
Iowa Electric
Lothians
Haller
Husky Johnny Haller
Snow” Freese
Bierman
Paul Rueckert
Ali Lichtenwald
Freese
Alexnder
Lichtenwald
Serufly
Carpenter
Johnny Haller
Getz
Lindsey
Pete Lindsey
Rueckert
Ralph Freese
Sywassink
Powell
Industrial Loop
Abrhpore
Zion Lutheran
Roach
Musser
R. Freese
Brill
J. Haller
D. Rueckert
Ballew
TeStrake
Spieth
Bloom
Meerdink Reaches City Golf Semi Finals at Mad Creek
Charlie Meerdink, former all-city champion, advanced to the final four with a 7 to 6 victory over Harold Cochran at Mad Creek municipal course. Messenger and Meerdink expected to duel for the upper bracket final while Jim Twohig and Harold Figg prepared for an 18 hole rematch later this week.
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Mad Creek Municipal
Charlie Meerdink
Harold Cochran
Meerdink
Harold “Sport” Figg
Jim Twohig
Mad Creek
Fred Messenger
Dark Horse
Messenger
Twohig
Figg
Cochran
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Rookies Shine as Gabby Hartnett Eyes Record
AP report notes veteran Gabby Hartnett approaching a Chicago Cubs games played record as rookies like Charley Keller Ted Williams Rip Russell Merrill May and others lead the majors with strong debuts. It covers Keller’s .356 pace Williams RBIs and DiMaggio’s and Moran’s contributions amid a Cubs win over the Phillies and other NL and AL results from a Monday slate.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Charley Keller
Ted Williams
Rip Russell
Merrill May
Gabby
Gabby Hartnett
Round-Up Of Interesting Notes In Sports
A collage of sports gossip and local color from New York to Casper and Lake Charles. Highlights mention Jesse Owens winning a heavyweight tournament, Tony Galento sparring controversy, Ted Williams rookie talk, Babe Sibert's widow, Lou Nova touring New Jersey, and other vivid notes on players, coaches, and venues. The item blends personalities, venues, and upcoming matches with playful quips and anecdotal observations.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Casper
Wyo
Jesse Owens
Charles Brickley
Harvard
Charles, Jr
Yale
Tony Galento
Byron Nelson
Dayton Concern
Bretty Jameson
Ted Williams
Charlie Keller
Blue Blazes
Henry Armstrong
Bonovan
Babe Sibert
Raiders Boost Lead in Three-Eye League Title Chase
Cedar Rapids expanded its lead to three games by defeating Mo line 6 to 0 on Monday night. Springfield beat Evansville 3 to 2 as Decatur moved within one game of second place with a 3 to 1 win over Bloomington. Clinton defeated Waterloo 9 to 7. The season ends Sunday followed by the Shaughnessy playoff beginning September 5.
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Cedar Rapids
Moline
Evansville
Springfield
Decatur
Bloomington
Clinton
Waterloo
Ted Allen Leads at Iowa State Fair Horseshoe Contest
Des Moines Iowa Ted Allen of Boulder Colorado the world champion with 81.1 percent ringers led the halfway field in the $500 Midwest National horseshoe pitching contest at the Iowa State Fair All won all eight of his matches Monday Charles Jones of Waukesha Wisconsin and Guy Zimmerman of Sac City Iowa tied for second with six wins and two losses
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Des Moines
Ted Allen
Boulder
Colo
Charles Jones
Waukesha
Wis
Guy Zimmerman
Sac City
Iowa
Indians Recall Three Raiders for Three-Eye League
Cleveland officials announced the recall of four rookie players from Cedar Rapids Iowa including pitcher Mike Maymick outfielder Delbert Jones and infielder Louis Roggion of the Three-Eye league. They are to report next spring.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Mike Maymick
Delbert Jones
Louis Roggion
Cedar Rapids
Ten Amateur Golf Stars Exempt From Qualifying
New York AP reports ten golfers receive exemption from sectional qualifying for the 43rd USGA amateur championship set to begin at 28 locations. The field totals 831 entries, with 160 players to qualify from preliminaries at North Shore Country Club near Chicago on September 11. Notable exempt players include seven former champions such as Willie Turnesa, Johnny Goodman, and Francis Ouimet, plus John Langley and Percy Clifford. Chicago district leads with 136 entrants vying for 23 berths, while Kansas City awards seven of 31 spots.
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New York
United States Golf Association
North Shore
Chicago
Willie Turnesa
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
Ross Somerville
London
Ont
Jess Sweetser
Chick Evans
Francis Ouimet
Boston
John Langley
Percy Clifford
Mexico
S. B. Roberts
Kansas City
Sid Richardson Seeks Berth in National Amateur Field
In Olympia Fields Illinois 136 golfers competed in an 18 hole qualifying round for 23 berths in the national amateur golf tournament. Notables in the field included Wilford Wehrle Gus Moreland Sid Richardson Larry Moller and John Homstrom aiming to reach the North Shore Country Club event scheduled September 11 to 16.
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Chicago
Olympia Fields Country Club
North Shore Country Club
Wilford Wehrle
Racine
Wis
Gus Moreland
Peoria
Ill
Sid Richardson
Creston
Larry Moller
Quincy
John Homstrom
Rockford, Il
Tragedy at Trials Before Gold Cup Speedboat Races
Detroit—Gold Cup trials claimed a life and sank a boat. Driver Joe Schaeffer, 49, perished after the Delphine IX overturned on the Detroit River during a practice run at 90 mph. Mechanic Ed Mackenzie survived. vessel hit a submerged object and broke apart. Entry list reduced to six. Count Theo Rossi of Italy had said he could not attend due to the international situation.
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Detroit
Joe Schaeffer
Detroit River
Schaeffer
Ed Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Theo Rossi
Italy
America
Bock Secures Another All Star Berth
Dallas AP Ed Bock former Iowa State guard was added to the college All Stars roster to meet the Green Bay Packers in a Labor Day football game. He will fly in from Chicago where his All Star squad meets the New York Giants on Wednesday.
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Dallas
Tex
Ed Bock
Iowa State College
Green Bay Packers
Bock
Chicago
New York Giants
Tinsley Is Gone Cards Bank on Former Panthers
Chicago Cardinals overhaul their lineup after Gaynell Tinsley leaves camp. New stars include Marshall Goldberg and Ki Aldrich with Ernie Nevers guiding a revamped system. Opening game is at Detroit against the Lions on Sept. 10.
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Tinsley
Cards Bank
Panthers
Duluth
Minn
Chicago Cardinals
Charles Bidwell
Gaynell Tinsley
Louisiana State
Pilentiful
Bidwell
Ernie
Nevers
Stanford
University of Iowa
Marshall Goldberg
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Marshall
All-Star Eleven Prepares for Giants at Soldier Field
Seventy 1938 college football stars meet the New York Giants in the sixth annual clash at Soldier Field. Notre Dame’s Elmer Layden heads the All-Stars with a strong lineup led by Davey O’Brien and Marshall Goldberg. Tickets for the 80,000-seat stadium are nearly sold out.
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Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
All-Stars
Earl Brown
Bowden Wyatt
Tennessee
Bob Haak
Indiana
Joe Michal
Purdue
Ralph Heikkinen
Michigan
Francis Twedell
Minnesota
Charles Brock
Nebraska
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Bob MacLeod
Dartmouth
Marshall Goldberg
Pittsburgh
Howard Weiss
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Tackle to Be Assistant Coach at Grinnell
Gene Prodhagen, tackle on Wisconsin’s 1938 team, accepts Grinnell College line coach post. He will leave Madison tomorrow for Grinnell. Grinnell’s head coach is Guy Lookabaugh. the school joins the Midwest conference this year, replacing the Missouri Valley.
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Madison
Wis
Gene Prodhagen
University of Wisconsin
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Guy Lookabaugh
Iowa
Ft Madison coach Ty Smith eyed for hall of fame
Ft Madison High School coach J Ty Smith leads the Bloodhounds in the Little Six conference prospects. He letters facts to scriveners, keeping rivals informed and building a wary reputation. Tex Kidd’s return at Burlington sparks praise from Bill Bayliss as Little Musky star eyes a stellar season.
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J. Ty Smith
Pigskin Laddies
Ft. Madison High School
Little Six
Ft. Madison
Scriveners
Prison City
Niggemeyer
Martin
Smith
Fang
Mr. Smith
Ty Smith
Burlington
Richard
Tex
Kidd
Harold
Weber
Bill Bayliss
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Dick Crayne
Fairfield
Iowa U
Bill
Baseball League Statistics Leaders Shown for Both Leagues
National League leaders include Mize batting .358 with St. Louis and McCormick topping Cincinnati in hits with 162. Herman 14 triples for Chicago. Ott 27 homers for New York. Pitching leader Wyatt 83 wins for Brooklyn. American League lists DiMaggio batting .405, Foxx 120 runs, Williams 109 RBIs, Rolfe 168 hits, Foxx 34 homers, Case 45 steals, Donald 13 and Grove 2 as top pitchers with 13-2.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Philadelphia T
Eoevetosas
St Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Brookly
Pittsburgh
Mize
Hack
McCormick
Slaughter
DiMaggio
Foxx
Williams
Rolfe
Lewis
Solen
Case
Donald
Grove
Redskins Beat Western All-Stars in 1939 Opener
The Washington Redskins opened their 1939 season with a 20 to 7 victory over a pickup squad of former Pacific Coast college stars in San Francisco on Monday night.
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San Francisco
Washington Redskins
Major players shine in early games as Yankees win big
Joe DiMaggio and Marius Russo powered the Yankees to an 18-2 rout of Detroit with two homers and six RBIs. Russo pitched four hitters. Mel Ott helped the Giants beat the Reds 3-1 with a homer and a single driving all runs. Bill Trotter led the Browns to a 12-2 victory over the Senators with four hits. Augie Galan fueled a Cubs 5-3 win over the Phillies with a double and a single. Ted Williams homered with two aboard in the eighth to lift the Red Sox past the Indians 6-5. Buddy Hassett collected a triple and three singles in the Bees 10-5 win over the Cardinals. Gerry Walker delivered a ninth inning single to beat the Athletics 5-4 for the White Sox.
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Keller
Williams
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Charley Keller
Charley
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Joe DiMaggio
Rip Russell
Cubs
Gene Thompson
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Mel Ott
New York
Reds
Cardinals
al Moran
Boston Bees
Bill Trotter
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Dodgers
Pirates
Cincinnati
Thompson, Grissom, Johnson and Lombardi
Hershberger
Lehrman and Canning
Boston
RHE
St. Louis
Andrews
Sunke and Padgett
Moran and Lopez
Philadelphia
Chicago
Harder
Dobson
Hemsley
Washington
Carrasquel
Appleton
Ferrell
Trotter
Harshany
Detroit
Russo
Siebert
Nagel
Ak Ambler
Ewnnenee Chapman
Lodigiani
Atedya
Marius Russo
Tigers
Browns
Senators
Augie Galan
Phillies
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Indians
Buddy Hassett
Bees
Gerry Walker
White Sox
Fight Results Pittsburgh-Fred Apostoli Wins Big
San Francisco middleweight champion Fred Apostoli outpointed Glenn Lee of Los Angeles. Sammy Angott from Washington PA outpointed Billy Quart from Chicago. Nickie Camarata of New Orleans outpointed Leo Rodak of Chicago. Lew Feldman from New York outpointed Mike Belloise of New York, former featherweight champion.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Apostoli
San Francisco
Glenn Lee
Los Angeles
Sammy Angott
Washington
Billy Marquart
Chicago
New Orleans
Nickie Camarata
Leo Rodak
Baltimore
Lew Feldman
New York
Mike Belloise
Moline Residents Visit at Bay Island
Moline residents Mr and Mrs Charles Moore and children Maxine and Marion visited Bay Island with Mrs Moore's brothers Albert Frieden and Lester Frieden. Ted Wherry suffers summer flu while Lester Frieden recovers at home. Eileen Thomson 22 of Turin IA fatally struck by auto while walking along highway in Chicago.
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Bay Island
Charles Moore
Maxine
Marion
Moline
Jesse Molt
Nancy
John
Spillville
Earl H. Williams
Guylet
Frank Mills
The
Bay
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Verna Holt
Chicago
William Wooters
Vaughn
Eileen Thomson
Turin
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Tte Lutz
Ruckles
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Ee Dickerson
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Lake Charles
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Lou Nova
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High Ho
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Babe
Montreal
Pie Traynor
Jewel Ens
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Polo Grounds
Charley Landolf
New Castle
Sportsman's Park
Ambers
Armstrong
Betty Jameson
Goldberg
Cardinal
Harold Stebbins
Frank Patrick
Pitt Panthers
Lions
Big Ki Aldrich
Bill Daddie
Pitt
Tom Siler
Soldier Field
Collegians
Ross
Nelson
Abrhom
Kuhe Hayes
Walker
Ye Ross
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Rosenthal McNair
Rizner
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Ott
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