South End A C Defeats Davenport Team 2 to 0
South End A C earned a 2 to 0 victory over Davenport on Friday night at Oregon field. The game featured a sharp Davenport infield and strong pitching by Shorz, who held the A C lineup to five hits until a decisive eighth inning rally sparked by Philpott, Haller, Grady, Freese, and Swank.
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Oregon
O. C's
Ines
A. C
Schroeder
Allison
Thomson
Sod
Davenport
George Haller
Shorz
Sherz
A. C’s
Philpott
Mel Grady
Freese
Haller
D. Swank
Grady
Preston
J. Cunningham
S. Peters
A. Peters
Uteowees
Dee Wee Wulff
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R. H. PO
Palace Theater Falls to Butz's Nine 9–4 at Oregon Street Diamond
In a tight Friday night game at Oregon Street Diamond, Palace Theater lost 9 to 4 to Butz's Fair. Palace pitcher Ma her allowed only three singles as his team gathered nine hits off Carpenter, but ragged fielding cost them the victory.
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Butz
Fair
Palace Theater
Oregon Street Diamond
Maher
Palace
Carpenter
Ram Know Your Fish Muscatine Angling Notes
Rod and Gun column recounts Muscatine fishing tales from Breaks to Cedar River. Local anglers report a four pound black bass, one pound three half ounce catch, plus strong catfish runs and a muskie sighting. A Muscatine County Sportsmen event invites open casting at Weed Park with Bring Your Own Tackle. Local fish trucks stock the slough with bass fingerlings and large fish. readers urged to release undersized bass and wet hands to protect the water.
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Old Man River
Keokuk
Muscatine County
State Fish and Game Department
Sabula
Muscatine
Emperor Frederick the Great's Body Prepared for Burial
The body of Emperor Frederick the Great was not embalmed per his wish. Two regimental surgeons bathed the corpse and prepared it for interment.
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Frederick the Great
Eagles and Elks dominate Friday league games
In Fra ternal league action the Eagles beat the 304 club 16 to 2 at League field, while the Elks routed the Moose 9 to 1 at Weed park. Baptists defeated St Mathias 9 to 0, and Mulford shut out the Methodist Juniors 6 to 0. Tommy Wilder earned the win for the Eagles, and Warren Wintermute for Mulford.
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Elks
Moose
Baptists
St. Mathias
Methodists
United Brethren
New Diamond
Pennant
Post Office
Jefferson Field
Montgomery Ward
Atlas
League Field
County Club
Rotary
Old
Eagles
Weed Park
Mulford
Methodist
Crider
Tommy Wilder
Warren Wintermute
Allen
Muscatine Rifle Club Tops NRA Outdoor League Standings
Muscatine's rifle team led the National Rifle Association outdoor league by posting 1,957 points to Fairmont Minnesota's 1,920 in a postal match. Top Muscatine shooters were C Kautz Velma Umlandt Gertrude Weimann Ray Othmer and Martha Brego with 395 392 392 392 and 386 points respectively.
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Muscatine’s Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
Fairmont Club
Fairmont
Minn
Muscatine
Muscatines
C. Kautz
Velma Umlandt
Gertrude Weimann
Ray Othmer
Martha Brego
Wade
Violet Meyer
Meyer
Gunnarson
Kummer
Charles Kautz
Joplin
Wisconsin
Hoisington
Kas
Comanche
Green Bay
Wis
Park Ridge
Muscatine Club
Local and National Baseball Scores and Schedules
Mixed results from Western and National leagues with teams like New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Boston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and others. Scheduled games include Des Moines at Joplin, Omaha at Springfield, Bartlesville at St. Joseph, Muskogee at Topeka, plus city matchups across Indianapolis, Louisville, Kansas City, St Paul, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Rock Island.
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Muskogee
Des Moines
Joplin
Omaha
Springfield
Bartlesville
St. Joseph
Topeka
National
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Ton
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Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
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Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Rock Island
Davenport
Keokuk
Quincy
Peoria
Poco Fore Oyran
Acs
Uis
Paul Derringer
Phillies
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Bruce Campbell
Max Bishop
Schumacher, Bell, Clark and Mancuso
Richards
Swetonic
Hoyt and
Grace
Benge
Shante
Lopez
Derringer
Lombardi
Dressed Catfish Must Be 10 Inches Long Says Miller
Deputy game warden A. E. Miller warned that dressed catfish must measure 10 inches to be legal. He reported information that some restaurants and markets had bought undersized catfish from fishermen and said any catfish under the size must not be caught or sold.
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Cedar River
Thompson
Sam Young
Mr. Young
Woodhouse
Miller
A. E. Miller
Fans Puzzle Over Two Boston Clubs in Big Wins
Boston’s Braves blanked the Cardinals 7 0 on Huck Bett three hit pitching while the Red Sox crushed the White Sox 12 2. The Yankees and Senators won big as the Giants shaded the Pirates 6 5 in a late homer filled rally.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Boston
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Huck Bett
Red Sox
Chicago
Nationals
New York Giants
Yankees
Washington
Lee
Bill Walker
Betts
Hal Lee
Gordon
Dusty) Rhodes
White Sox
Senators
Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mel Ott
Lou Gehrig
Cleveland Indians
Russell van Atta
Cleveland
Odell Hale
Wiley Moore
van Atta
Earl Whitehill
Detroit
Indies to Meet Tri City Clubs Sunday Doubleheader at Muscatine
Indies will host the Davenport Chevrolet Motors and the Rock Island All Stars in a Sunday doubleheader at League field in South Muscatine. Lefty Crompton or Bud Fabrizius to start for the Indies in game one at 1:30 p.m. Artie Vetter to pitch for Rock Island in the second game. Island squad includes top Tri Cities semi pro players and is undefeated this season.
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Chevrolet Motors
Davenport
Rock Island All Stars
Muscatine
Stecher Davis Davenport Card Sets Up Big Wrestling Night
Davenport hosts a July 27 program featuring Joe Stecher facing Wee Willie Davis, Bronko Nagurski opposing Frank Topaz, and Bob Jesson meeting George Vaswell in a 30 minute bout. Eighteen boxing rounds plus several six round matches top the lineup with Jack Gibbons refereeing. Tickets cost $1 ringside and 50 cents general. If rain, event shifts to July 28.
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Davenport
Joe Stecher
Wee Willie Davis
Bronko Nagurski
Minnesota
Frank Topaz
Municipal Stadium
Bob Jesson
University of Iowa
George Vaswell
New York
Jack Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
Farmer Miller
Rock Island
Young Terry
Freddie Tompkins
Speedy Riccio
Howard Fugate
Martin, Hickey Brothers
Sensation
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Aee Grafil
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Max Baer
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Sacramento
Davenport Chevrolets
Walker
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Davis
Eastern Star
Rainbow Girls
Davenport Ly. Muscatine
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