Muscatine Indees Sweep Game One In Doubleheader Loss
Muscatine baseball split a Sunday doubleheader with Rock Island Mohawks at Weed Park. The Indees won 8 to 2 in the opener behind Lefty Crompton, who held Rock Island to five hits, while Sam Philpott homered for Muscatine. In the nightcap Rock Island rallied to win 5 to 4 as Bud Fabrizius and Ed Cassell matched nine innings of work, Nofsker leading both clubs with two doubles and a single. Next Sunday Muscatine faces the Silvis Mexicans in a doubleheader at League Field.
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Muscatine
Rock Island Mohawks
Weed Park
Crompton
Indees
Islanders
Reinke
Rock Island
Sam Philpott
Gunkle
Pauly
Herb Crompton
Bud Fabrizius
Ed Cassell
Mohawks
Nofsker
Silvis
AB. R. H. PO
A. E. aSee
Sey Nofsker
Beinke
Volk
E. Cassell
Norris
Soo
B. Cassell
Kerr
F. Crompton
F. Weitzer
Hpton
Vetter
Schweitzer
Philpott
Schroeder
Ce Norris
F. Schweitzer
A. Vetter
R. Ley
Sisters Win Rifle Honors at Des Moines State Meet
Eichenauer Rifle team member from Muscatine led by Mrs. Rhea Williams who won individual honors with a 385, her sister Mrs. Frances Rabedeaux placed second, and the pair helped secure the team championship amid about 350 competitors and windy conditions at the Des Moines rifle shoot on Sunday.
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Eichenauer
Muscatine
Des Moines
Rhea Williams
Frances Rabedeaux
Williams
Old Camp
Ardon Kittenball Meet Set for Sunday August Sixth
Ardon hosts the third annual kittenball tournament this Sunday with teams from nearby towns expected to compete. The event follows two prior popular meets and promises strong spectator interest.
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Ardon
Fruitland Wins Two Games Sunday In Decisive Fashion
Fruitland tenball team defeated a pickup squad 24 to 3 and toppled Columbus Junction 11 to 2 on Sunday. The Fruitland battery featured G. Hoyt and Homer in the Junction game while S. Shipton and A. Smith worked for Junction.
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Fruitland
Columbus Junction
G. Hoyt
Homer
Fruitland Battery
S. Shipton
A. Smith
Early baseball and league results from multiple cities
National League scores include Boston 2 at Chicago 1 and Cincinnati 1 New York 0 with St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 2 Pittsburgh 0. American Association results show Kansas City 10 Toledo 6 Milwaukee 14 Columbus 4 St Paul 10 Indianapolis 2 Louisville 62 Minneapolis 1. Detailed city matchups list Springfield Keokuk Davenport Rock Island Quincy Peoria and others with varied scores.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
American Association
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
St Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
Minneapolis
St. Paul
National League
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Philadel
Americana League
Cleveland
Kansas
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BerSisine
Om Bartlesville
Jae
Springfield
Mancuso
Creuset
Lucas
Lombardi
Hemsley
Hubbell and Richards
Derringer
Smith
H. E Cage
Brandt and
Hogan
Malone and Hartnett
Zachary and
Hargrave
Bush and
Hartnett
Elliott
Rhem
Liska
Davis
Hallahan
Wilson
R.H. E. Philadelphia
Hansen
Carleton
Johnson
O'Farrell
Wilton Wins Big Bore Rifle Match Over Muscatine Milan Geneseo
Wilton's rifle club topped teams from Muscatine Milan and Geneseo with 1112 points on the C course at 10 stations including standing kneeling sitting and prone fire at various ranges. John Alexander led Muscatine with a 47 in the 300 yard event as local shooters posted final scores.
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Rifle Club
Wilton Range
Muscatine
Milan
Geneseo
John Alexander
The
Muscatine Club
U S Davis Cup Team Chosen for Interzone Final
Bernon S. Prentice names Ellsworth Vices Wilmer Allison George Lott and John Van Ryn to represent the United States in the interzone final at Roland Garros France facing England. Alternate Keith Gledhill of Santa Barbara was named as reserve.
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Auteuil
France
United States
Canada
Argentina
Bernon S. Prentice
Ellsworth
Muscatine Tennis Checks Davenport 5 4 In Close Weekend Meet
Muscatine tennis club edged Davenport 5 to 4 Sunday after a 8 to 1 defeat in the first meeting at Palmyra. Hratz Asthalter Weis Runyon won singles. Hratz Weis and Hratz Weis plus Runyon secured the doubles.
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Muscatine Tennis Association
Davenport Net Club
Musser Park
Davenport
Palmer School
Upriver
Joe Hratz
Bob Asthalter
Muscatine
Max Conn
Howard Brody
Bernard Harper
Musky
S. McCabe
Frank Weis
Muskies
Netman
Skippy
Fox
Joe McGrath
H. G. Shaw
Runyon
Skippy” Fox
H.G. Shaw
Alva Runyon
Isador Schmidt
Ardon Defeats Iowa City Elks in Sunday Ball Game
Ardon beat the Iowa City Elks 8 to 2 Sunday afternoon before a large crowd. Ardon led off in the first inning, held a tie after the Elks replied, then pulled away behind Mastrogany and Cashman’s hits. Montgomery Ward defeated the Ardon Juniors 2 to 3 in the preliminary.
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Ardon
Iowa City Elks
Iowa
Elks
Phil Cashman
Idon
Mastrogany
Iowa City
Montgomery Ward
Washington Senators Slump Deepens in 7 0 Loss to Browns
The Washington Senators were crushed 7 to 0 by the St. Louis Browns, dropping to a fifth defeat in eight games as Irving Hadley limited Washington to four hits. The day also saw the Indians edge the Red Sox 2 to 1 in 14 innings, while the Giants split a doubleheader with the Reds as Cubs and Cardinals likewise split.
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Senators
St. Louis Browns
Irving
Bump” Hadley
Heinie Manush
Earl Whitehill
Bill McAfee
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Frank Pytlak
Willie Kamm
Bob Weiland
Bill Knickerbocker
Willis Hudlin
White Sox
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Red Lucas
Bud Parmalee
Rollie Hemsley
George Grantham
Bill Terry
Johnny Verger
Paul Derringer
Six Boxing Matches Featured at Dine and Dance Hall
A Wednesday night program at the Dine and Dance hall features six boxing matches led by an eight round main event pairing Jackies Burns of Lone Tree versus Nels Graham, 163 pounds from Grandview. The semi wind up f pairs Carl Brady and Buddy Green, six rounds. Preliminary bouts include Tony Marineo versus Babe Wright, Russ Yedlick versus Cupie Kreiger, and Ray Daughtery versus Jimmy Wyjack. First bout slated for 8 45 p m with tickets at Boosters Cafe and Feschenaurer’s Cigar Store.
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Jackies Burns
Lone Tree
Nels Graham
Grandview
Carl Brady
St. Louis
Riverside
Cupie Kreiger
Muscatine
Ray Daughtery
Jimmy Wyjack
Coralville
Boosters Cafe
Fescchenauer
Lovelock Shatters Mile World Record At Cambridge Meet
John E. Lovelock of Oxford Cambridge clocks 4 minutes 7.6 seconds for the mile against Princeton and Cornell, beating Bill Bonthron by seven yards. The New Zealand runner’s performance marks a new world best, with Bonthron finishing strong in the half mile to help the Cornell Princeton team.
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America
John E
Jack) Lovelock
Dunedin
New Zealand
Oxford University of England
Oxford-Cambridge
Cornell- Princeton
Lovelock
Princeton
Bill Bonthron
Bonthron
Detroit
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Europe
Cunningham
Chicago
Cornell-Princeton
Nurmj
Paavo Nurmi
Stockholm
Jules Ladoumegue
France
Paris
W. G. George
England
Tommy Coneff
Shields and McCauliff win Spring Lake doubles title
Frank X. Shields and Dr. Eugene McCauliff of New York captured the doubles championship at the Spring Lake tournament defeating top seeds Berkley Bell and J. Gilbert Hall in a five set final. Frankie Parker of Milwaukee tops singles competition as champion.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Frank X. Shields
Eugene McCauliff
New York
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Shields
Yonkers
N. Y
Berkley Bell
Texas
J. Gilbert Hall
Wilton Plans Kittenball Tourney at Wilton Field
Wilton hosts a kittenball tournament on August 6 with 16 teams from Muscatine Davenport Iowa City Cedar Rapids Newton Burlington Illinois City West Liberty Letts Columbus Junction Wapello Rock Island and Moline. Games begin 8 a.m. under floodlights with a $3 entry fee and $30 $12 and $3 prizes.
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Wilton
Iowa
Wilton Kittenball Association
Muscatine
Davenport
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Newton
Burlington
Ilinois City
West Liberty
Letts
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Muscatine Muskies Edge Burlington In 10 Innings
In front of about 1200 fans at League field the Muscatine Muskies defeated Burlington J. and R. Clothiers 6 to 5 in ten innings. Happy Hildebrand delivered a deciding single in the bottom of the tenth with Rod Manley on second and two out as Manley had earlier singled and stolen second. A dramatic ninth inning squeeze by Burlington’s Dutch Uffleman tied the score, after Muscatine took the initial lead in the first on Shissy Faulhaber’s walk and Bill Nietzel’s run-scoring single.
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Muscatine Muskies
J. and R. Clothiers
Burlington
League Field
Happy Hildebrand
Rod Manley
Manley
Dutch Uffleman
Muscatine
Shissy Faulhaber
Bob Vetter
Bill Nietzel
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