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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1935
Page
6
The piece highlights Edith Estabrooks, 14, Iona’s young golf champion, training in California after early success and attention from Davenport club pro Art Andrews who likens her to Gene Sarazen. Notes she will pause tournament play this season, with a bright national potential foreseen by fans and supporters.
Indianapolis reporters note public links golfers from across the country practice for the national championships next week. Arthur Armstrong Hawaii shot 71 leading qualifiers while Bruce McCormick California and Fred Corvi California posted 72s as top contenders. Veterans Carl Kauffman Pittsburgh and Charles Ferrera San Francisco eye hard practice rounds with other stars testing the course.
Harold Jug McSpaden of Kansas City plans to defend the Iowa open at Des Moines Golf and Country Club August 13 to 15. Last year he shot 295 for 72 holes to beat Jack Hall and threaten the Hawkeye contingent as top professionals and amateurs prepare for a strong Iowa challenge.
Davenport Blue Sox beat the Rails 8 to 5 to even the series after an early four run deficit. Bucklin allowed five Davenport runs in the fifth inning as top team momentum continued in Des Moines where Claude Passo led a 4 to 2 win for Des Moines over Cedar Rapids. Sioux City moved ahead of Cedar Rapids with an 8 to 4 victory aided by a seventh inning homer with the bases loaded by Luby.
H. W. Bunney Austin defeated Wilmer Allison of the United States 6-2 2-6 4-6 7-5 in the opening singles match as Great Britain began its Davis Cup defense before about 15 000 spectators on center court at Wimbledon England.
West Liberty Merchants join Atlas Prayer league after Paramount club nine withdrew. They travel to Weed Park in Muscatine Sunday for a 2:30 p m encounter with the Muscatine Indees. Barkhurst and Brown anchor West Liberty infield and mound duties with Barkhurst stepping to the hill. Schroeder of Muscatine is slated to start on the mound opposite. Walton catches for the Indees with Brown handling Liberty’s defense.
Discovery the boss horse of the American handicap division is backed 1 to 2 to win the Arlington handicap worth 10000 added. Alfred Vanderbilt’s Display colt carries 135 pounds for a mile and a quarter, while Stand Pat at 5 to 1 and Riskulus at 8 to 1 are also among early choices.
Associated Press summaries from bouts in Long Branch and Atlantic City report Buddy Baer versus Artie Suss ending in no contest. Johnny Jadick outpoints Georgie Gibbs while Benny Bass defeats Johnny Craven. Midget Wolgast defeats Baby Face Casanova, and Ray Actts draws with Young Stuhley in San Francisco.
In Sea Bright New Jersey the annual Sea Bright invitation tennis event defied seedings as high ranked players fell early. Gregory Mangin Newark No 13 defeats Frank Parker Spring Lake and Wilmer Hines Columbia No 18 beats Berkeley Bell New York No 7 to reach the final along with Gracyn Wheeler Santa Monica No 12 defeating Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn Philadelphia after Van Ryn eliminated top seed Sarah Palfrey Babyan Brookline Mass.
Emil Dusek from Omaha defeated Richard Martin in North Bergen New Jersey. George Dusette from Boston defeated The Great Mephisto in Cincinnati with one fall.
South End A C baseball beat Sun Day School league leaders 7 to 0 in seven innings at Oregon field Friday night. Dieckmann pitched well limiting Mulford batsmen to two hits, with Kinnan hitting a long three run homer and Dieckmann driving in two runs.
About 75 shooters from eastern Iowa and western Illinois expected to compete in the Wilton Rifle Club events on Sunday. Competitions span 200 yard standing, 600 yard prone, and 1 000 yard prone courses with starts at 9 am for the long range, and 1 pm for the other courses. Medals in gold, silver and bronze to the top three in each division will be awarded.
Nietzel Drugs outslugged Pennant 14 to 7 as Harry Harder homered twice and added two singles for Nietzel. Heinz 57 club defeated Elks 304 by 8 to 0 at Weed Park with Bob Emerson allowing 10 hits while Johnny Barger and Gil Miller worked for Heinz. The nine man Nietzel squad led 2-0 after two, then scored in every inning except the sixth.
Hank Greenberg led the Tigers against the Indians with two doubles and a single driving in three runs. Larry French outpitched Paul Derringer for a 5-1 Cubs win over the Reds. Heinie Manush blasted two home runs for the Senators, including a bases loaded shot, in a victory over the Yankees.
In the American League race Bob Johnson of the Athletics slips from the lead to fifth after a weak week. Joe Vosmik of Cleveland rises to .357 to lead the circuit while Arky Vaughan and Joe Medwick push NL pace with .393 and .380 respectively. Jimmy Bucher joins top regulars at .357 after reaching 200 at bats.
The Muscatine All-Star girls softball team hosts two opponents at Oregon Street Park in South Muscatine Sunday afternoon. At 1 30 p m they face the Brighton girls followed by the Old Style Lager of Davenport. Lineups include Oosten dorp, Grady, E Tobias, J Barry, L Barr, Batchelor, Freeman, Mahaffey, Batchelor, Hubbard among others for the All-Stars and Malysek, June Osborn, Schaab, Drummond, Miller, B Jacobs, Kunz, Janet Osborn for the Old Style Lager squad.
Aledo golfers will form three groups at Oak View Country Club for an 18 hole match play event with finals in Class A and B flights set for 36 holes. Winners compete for the Walker Stoufer trophy in Class A Beck McCleary cup in Class B and a club cup in Class C. Golf committee includes Herbert McCleary chairman E T Carlson T W Candor Dr M D Guy F E Malm and Harold Nesbitt.
Detroit climbs to the American League lead by defeating Cleveland 8 to 2 as New York loses 9 to 3 to the Senators. Heinie Manush homered twice powering Detroit's rally while Ed Linke struggled on the mound for Washington. Cubs beat Reds 5 to 1. Giants remain strong in the NL standings.
The league leading Minneapolis Millers and three other Western teams begin a long stretch at home facing each eastern opponent. The Colonels beat the Brewers 6 4 as St Paul and Kansas City split a doubleheader with a 5 4 Saint victory in extra innings and a 4 3 nightcap.
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