Remembering Norman Elliott and golf notes from the Tribune
The column recalls Rev. J Norman Elliott of Muscatine and his son Norman Jr a notable basketball star with local deeds to Chicago teams and a move to Bloomington Ill. It also notes recent rain aiding city golf courses preparing for junior tournaments and mentions Giants vs Cups with Carl Hubbell struggling on the road trip.
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Chicago Tribune
Norman Elliott
Peoria
Illinois Wesleyan
Muscatine
J. Norman Elliott
First Presbyterian Church
Norman
Norman, Jr
Muscatine Courts
Ab Gould
Pig” Lohr
Little Musky
Chicago
Chicago Athletic Club
Bloomington
Mil
Tribune
Subway Series Hopes Dim As Giants Yankees Vie For Lead
New York City scuttlebutt centers on the flag race as the Giants and Yankees mix with the Cardinals and Tigers. The Dodgers, Braves and White Sox also win games as the circuit tightens with late-season pressure.
Cardinals Need Twin Bill Wins to Seize Lead
The St. Louis Cardinals face the New York Giants in a doubleheader day seeking two victories to regain leadership in the pennant chase. After Monday's 8 5 win in game one, the Red Birds trail by a half game and must sweep the twin bill to move atop the standings.
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Tigers
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Phelps Laundry Dominates Cedar Street Nine
Phelps Laundry cruised to an 18 to 6 win over Cedar Street in a Y M C A junior league game Monday night. Skolnik shut down the Cedar Street bats after the first two innings as R Fahy pitched six innings, yielding seven hits amid defensive gaps.
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Cedar Street
Skolnik
R. Fahy
Cardinals Sweep Twins For Ninth Time In 11 Twin Bills
The Cardinals have swept each of two games on bar gain days this year, marking nine sweeps in 11 twin bills. This pattern shows the team’s consistent ability to dominate back-to-back games against the Twins.
Allison Van Ryn Triumph in Davis Cup Doubles Match
Wilmer Allison of Austin Texas and Johnny Van Ryn of Philadelphia defeated Baron Gottfried Von Cramm and Kay Lund of Germany in five sets 3-6 6-8 5-7 9-7 8-6. The win gave the United States a 2-1 lead in the inter-zone Davis Cup series.
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Wilmer Allison
Austin
Tex
Johnny van Ryn
Philadelphia
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Kay Lund
Germany
United States
Muscatine Men Named in State Rifle Team Consideration
Muscatine shooters Charles D. Robinson and Bernard Eversmeyer are listed as high aggregate scorers from Camp Perry and under review for state rifle team membership along with W. T. Kaufman of Wilton and other top finishers from Des Moines Waterloo Pringhar and Davenport. Final selections will be made soon by the adjutant general.
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Wilton
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Camp Perry
O. Charles D. Robinson
Bernard Eversmeyer
W. T. Kaufman
Webb Stump
Denison
A. G. Slade
Waterloo
S. S. Strand
Pringhar
F. C. West
J. P. Klink
Adjutant General of
State
Wilton Rifle Club Plans President's Match Sunday
The Wilton Rifle club schedules its second annual President's match for Sunday July 28 at the Ed Proctor farm range five miles northwest of Wilton on highway 38. Competition includes 1000 yard prone 10 shots 600 yard prone 10 shots and 200 yard standing 10 shots. Ten merchandise prizes plus gold silver and bronze medals await top shooters with free admission for visitors and refreshments provided by Ralph Harris. Local merchants are invited to attend and contribute prizes.
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Wilton Rifle Club
Ed Proctor
Highway 38
Iowa
Ralph Harris
Wrestling results from Portland and Montreal matches
In Portland Maine Jackie Nichols 175 from Richmond defeated Black Panther 176 from Ethiopia two falls to none. Wilhelm Wagner 178 of Germany defeated Chippewa Charlie 174 of Oklahoma by one fall. In Montreal Joe Savoldi 200 of Three Oaks Michigan and George Zarynoff 208 of Russia wrestled to a two fall draw.
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Portland
Jackie Nichols
Richmond
Black Panther
Ethiopia
Wilhelm Wagner
Germany
Oklahoma
Montreal
Joe Savoldi
Mich
George Zarynoff
Russia
Hoon Wins State Trap Crown After Coin Toss
Grinnell Iowa reports the final day of the Iowa State trap shoot three day program with Harlow Hoon of Jewell winning the class A championship after a coin toss resolved a tie among Hoon father William Crooke and Ed Saupp. Schemmer wins class B and Lyle Stephenson claims class C while John John takes the professional title with 198 of 200 hits. Special shoots see Forres Saunders and R C Coffey perform leading scores.
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Jewell
Hoon
William
John Crooke
Valeria
Ed Saupp
Rockwell City
Schemmer
C. H. Schemmer
Rock Valley
Ollis Bottger
Lyle Stephenson
DeWitt
B. C. Foster
Wellman
John John
Spirit Lake
Guy Ward
Ottumwa
K. D. Oslung
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Forres
D. Saunders
Minneapolis
R. C
Billy Finch
Mt. Ayr
O. P. Davis
Waterloo
L. D. Russell
Des Moines
Dr. J. Patterson
W. L. Yeaman
Logan
F. A Brookhiser
Cedar Rapids
Art Becker
Cedar Falls
R. C. Coffey
Prairie City
Bob Evans
Gilmore City
L. G. Egger
Bettendorf
T. B. Olson
Storm Lake
Roy Meadows
C. Thacker
Sioux City
Stanley Meadows
Charles Hansen
W. L. Sutcliffe
F. F. Hartwig
Kellogg
F. Cassler
Britt
C. Johnson
Otto Radlaff
Marshalltown
A. S. Colassey
Kingsley
L. H. Hoover
Dallas Center
George Berry
Dan Croak
U S Doubles Team Favorited in Davis Cup Duel With Germans
American pair Allison and Van Ryn seek revenge after Gottfried Von Cramm defeats Allison in a singles match in the interzone finals. Von Cramm and partner Lund face the U S duo as Budge had earlier beaten Heiner Henkel to even the series at one match apiece.
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Eng
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Texas
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Gernan
K. Lund
Allison
John van Ryn
von Cramm
Donald Budge
United States
Heiner Henkel
Four kittenball clubs win easily in city league play
Four teams posted decisive winners Monday night in Y M C A kittenball action. Ina Mae s topped Melton s Grocery 9 5 at Jefferson field Palace Billiards blanked Gobble s Grocers 6 0 at Oregon field Legion defeated Service Club Athletic Association 13 1 Zion Lutheran crushed United Brethren 16 1 at the new Campbell diamond.
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Joe Manjoine
Gene Chelf
Melton
Oregon Field
Cub Pitcher Overlooked In Comeback Race At Cubs Rally
Cubs with 14 wins in 17 start rely on Charley Root 36 year old in relief to anchor bullpen. Root starred last Sunday against the Giants, retiring 19 straight hitters across eight innings and earning his seventh victory. He has seven wins five losses this season, with 49 strikeouts in 22 games, reviving his 1927 form as Cubs push toward the pennant.
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Sewells
Charley Root
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Root
Tex Carleton
New York
Wrigley Field
A C Team Meets Wilkinson s Nine at Oregon Tonight
The South End A C kittenball team seeks revenge for a 4 to 2 loss to Wilkerson s Super Service of Davenport as it faces the upriver club for the second time this season at Oregon street ball park tonight. Game starts at 8 p m with Wilkinson s featuring top Tri Cities softball stars. Muscatine club expects a red hot scrap and is rated among the upriver city s strongest.
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A. C
Wilkerson
Super Service
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Tri- Cities
Muscatine
Western League standings highlight players and pitchers
Pepper Martin and Joe Medwick of the Cardinals had three hits each against Giants. Wes Ferrell of the Red Sox beat the Browns 2 to 1 with seven hits allowed and a ninth inning homer.
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Joe Medwick
Cardinals
Giant
Wes Ferrell
Red Sox
Browns
Homer
Winners of Y Camp Contests at Rotary Lodge
The annual Y M C A boys camp at Rotary lodge on Staley lake last week announced winners. Eleven of twenty boys earned camp letters for excellence in all around activity. Names include George Gallaher John Barnard Donald Carver David Berger Clyde Dorn Lyle Chamberlin Robert Phillips John Grosjean Fred Zeigler Gordon Powell Clifford Collins. Charles Weber named best all around camper and best all around athlete. Knot tying contest tied for first: John Barnard Clyde Dorn George Gallaher Donald Carver. Other participants listed. Charles Weber also won swimming exhibition with Barnard Gallaher Grosjean Powell tied for fourth with Dorn and Carver.
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David Berger
Clyde Dorn
Lyle Chamberlin
Robert Phillips
John Grosjean
Fred Zeigler
Gordon Powell
Clifford Collins
Charles Weber
Donald Carver
John Barnard
George Gallaher
John Tillie
Minneapolis Builds Lead in American Association Scramble
Minneapolis moved a half game ahead of Indianapolis in the American Association standings while Columbus swept Louisville in a doubleheader 10 1 and 7 6. Milwaukee lost to Minneapolis 8 3 in the night game. Indians were idle.
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Kansas City
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Toledo Ore
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