Miller sets 18 hole course record at Geneva layout
Bill Miller brother of Geneva Golf and Country club pro Charles Miller posted a new 18 hole course record of 69 at Mad Creek on a day of extreme heat. He carded 434 in the first round and 35 on the final nine, despite rain and fanfare around midwest college football news.
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Charles Miller
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Mad Creek
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Geneva Club
George Frohwein
Iowa City
Charles Meerdink
Harold “Sport” Figg
Miller
Indians End Losing Streak at Tigers Expense
Cleveland breaks an 11 game skid against Detroit to edge the Tigers 6 to 5 as Joe Vosmik drives in the decisive runs in the sixth. Cleveland’s win narrows Detroit’s lead over the idle Yankees to 2 1/2 games amid other scores from St Louis and Chicago.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
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Cleveland Indians
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Cleveland
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Crowder Wilts
Crowder
Joe Vosmik
Joe
Indians
Thornton
Les Tie*je
Legion Junior Baseball Meet Pairings Announced
Four Iowa Legion junior teams will clash in a three day round robin at Rockwell City August 5 6 7 to decide the state champion. Clinton opens August 5 against Council Bluffs with two games daily and a playoff if tied. The winner advances to Cedar Rapids regional on August 13 14 with $250 support from the Iowa Daily Press Association.
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Superior Dairy
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Des Moines
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Dutch” Levsen
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Missouri
Kansas
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Journal
Early United States War Funding Soars Across World War I
Congress began wartime funding in 1917 with about 1.178 billion dollars. By 1918 total appropriations rose to 18 billion and surged to 25 billion in 1919 reflecting rapid fiscal expansion during World War I.
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Musserville Routs United Brethren in Sunday League Contest
Musserville defeated United Brethren 4 to 3 at Jefferson field in a Sunday school league game. Melton's Grocery beat Nietzel's Drugs 7 to 4 at Old Weed park with an eight-man squad, and Heinz won by forfeit over S. C. A. A. in league tenball action.
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Whitlow
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All City Golf Tourney Qualifiers Extend Weekend Play
Qualifying continued at Mad Creek municipal golf course for the first annual all city championship with play selecting pairings Saturday night. Frankie Chandler led with 81 for 18 holes while Jimmy Figg 82 and Lyle Mason 85 were among the top contenders as 25 players had logged nine holes by Monday night.
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Chandler
Lyle Mason
Robert L. Roach
Geneva
George Koenigsaecker
Dates Set at Y M C A For Postponed Games
Postponed kittensball games in the YMCA city league were rescheduled by physical director A J Lindley. On August 1 the Heinz 57 club faces Le gion on the new diamond. On August 2 Iaa Mae s plays Nietzel s Drugs on the old diamond.
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Legion
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Two Pass Junior Life Saving Tests At YMCA Pool
Wesley Herwig and Earl Al mandinger passed junior life saving tests Monday night at the YMCA pool. A. J. Lindley, physical director, and E. Ted Harte, served as examiners.
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Earl Almandinger
Y. M. C. A. Pool
A. J. Lindley
E. Ted Harte
Nordstrom Shoots 71 To Lead Medal Flight In Golf
Lloyd Nordstrom opened with a 71 over the first 18 holes securing a three stroke lead in the medal flight at the national public links championship. The Davenport, Iowa, golfer made five birdies and narrowly missed a 69 after misjudging a lake ball on the 16th tee.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Davenport
Charles E. Coffin
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Big Blonde
Tall Corn State
Tab Boyer
Louis Cyr
Portland
Ore
Claude Rippy
Washington, D. C
Delbert Walker
Long Beach
Calif
Fred Gordon
Santa Monica
Mike Balega
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Dave Mitchell
Four Qualify for Junior Golf Meet at Geneva Club
Four players posted qualifying scores for the junior club championship at Geneva Golf and Country Club. Bradford Bryan led with 49, Billy Roach was second at 54, and Bob Barry and Pat Barry shot 60 and 58 respectively. Entries close soon with more qualifiers expected.
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Bradford Bryan
Billy Roach
Bob Barry
Pat Barry
English Netmen Seek Sweep in Cup Matches
England aims to sweep the Davis Cup series against the United States as George Hughes and Raymond Tuckey clinched the series with a five set win over Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn. The British lead 3-0, and stars Donald Budge and Bunny Austin faced tough odds in their matches.
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Bunny” Austin
Wimbledon
Eng
England
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John van Ryan
Allison
Fred Perry
Bunny Austin
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Raymond Tuckey
van Ryn
Entry Blanks Filed for Waterloo Softball Tournament
The Journal reports two entry blanks received for the Central States Open Championship Softball tourney at Chevrolet Park Waterloo from Aug 28 to Sept 2. Finals set for Labor Day. Muscatine clubs may obtain blanks at The Journal office for enrollment and details.
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Waterloo
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