Indees Sweep Doubleheader as Muskies Top Rock Island
Muscatine Independent baseball club defeated Moline's Cardinals twice at Weed Park Sunday, 11 to 5 and 9 to 4. Lefty Crompton pitched well for Muscatine, holding Moline to six hits with two homers. Tom Stocking hit a grand slam in the third. Codie Ross led Indees with four hits in four at bats in the second game.
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Cardinals
Muscatine
Weed Park
Crompton
Forslund
Ce Ee
Bud Fabrizius
Indees
Newburg
Invaders
Fabrizius
McHine
Tom Stocking
Codie Ross
American Davis Cup Team Heads to Meadow Club Tourney
The American Davis Cup squad will join the Meadow Club invitation starting today in Southampton New York with Ellsworth Vines Wilmer Allison George Lott John Van Ryn and Keith Gledhill listed for singles or doubles Also entered are Lester Stoefen Cliff Sutter Frank Shields Frankie Parker Gregory Mangin Bryan Grant Jack Tidball and others Vines may skip the event if the ankle injury from the inter zone final with Great Britain affects his play
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Southampton
N. Y
America
Ellsworth Vines
Wilmer Alligon
George Lott
John van Ryn
Keith Gledhill
Meadow Club
Lester Stoefen
Cliff Sutter
Frank Shields
Winer
Frankie Parker
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Jack Tidball
Vines
Great Britain
Lions and Rotary Tangle Tonight at Weed Park
The Lions face the Rotary in a Fraternal league game at the new Weed park diamond likely drawing many Muscatine kittenball fans. Presbyter meets at Jefferson field and Palace Billiards plays Atlas at the old Weed park field.
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Weed Park
Muscatine
Lions
Rotary
Jefferson Field
Palace Billiards
Atlas
Westland Wins Major Golf Title in Memphis Final
Jack Westland defeats Rodney Bliss of Omaha three and two to capture his first major American title in a Sunday final at Memphis. Bliss, national intercollegiate runner up, pressed hard under the sun as Westland remained calm and relentless. Westland, 1932 Walker Cup member and former French amateur champion, had earlier been runner up to Francis Ouimet in 1931 for the national amateur.
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Rodney Bliss
Omaha
Bliss
Westland
Francis Ouimet
Columbus Fans Anticipate World Series Bid as Red Birds Lead
Columbus leads the American Association race as the Red Birds extend their margin to 8 1 2 games behind the second place club. Minneapolis and St Paul duel for second while Toledo falls. Hauser drives a 26 hit spree with his 52nd homer as Louisville blanks Indianapolis 6 0 before Indy wins 7 3.
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Chicago
Columbus
Red Birds
Birds
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Kansas City
Saints
Milwaukee
Millers
Joe Hauser
Louisville
Indianapolis
Ken Penner
Indians
American Association
Alexander Tops Muscatine Rifle Meet With One Point Loss
Sergeant John Alexander won the big bore rifle match at the Muscatine Rifle Club 600 yard range Sunday afternoon. He dropped only one point in 50 shots, overcoming wind and mirage after a steady start. Ray Othmer was second with 45, William Collitz third with 42, Dr. J. G. Johnston fourth with 41, and L. C. Kautz fifth with 40.
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John Alexander
Muscatine Rifle Club
Alexander
Ray Othmer
William Collitz
Dr. J. G. Johnston
L. C. Kautz
West Liberty Creamery Defeats Light and Water 9-7 in Sunday Bout
West Liberty Creamery beat Light and Water 9 to 7 at North Point Field after trading four runs in the fourth and a decisive sixth inning thanks to Keith's triple and a walk plus error. The box score lists Bethel Quire Dietrick Keith Ross Burris Felton Posten Santine Sweat Brown Paetz Griffin Dieckman Kingan Boree Wages in the two teams.
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Journal News Service
Weat Liberty
Keith
West Liberty Creamery
Light and Water
Muscatine
North Point Field
Creamery
AB. R. H. PO
E. Bethel
Dietrick
Ross
Burris
Penn
Felton
Esise Posten
Sweat
Brown
Paetz
Griffin
Eevcces
England Wins Davis Cup in French Match
Britain ends France's 21 year hold on the Davis Cup at Roland Garros. Frederick Perry defeats Andre Merlin as Henr Cochet defeats Bunny Austin in five sets, sealing Britain’s first cup since 1912 and ending French dominance.
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Great Britain
Dwight W. Davis
Roland Garros
Frederick J. Perry
Andre Merlin
Henri Cochet
United States
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H. W
Bunny) Austin
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Perry
Austin
Cochet
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Jacques Brugnon
George Patrick Hughes
Harold Lee
Sonnenberg Seeks Reno Move After Declaring Six Months Left
Wrestler and Dartmouth alumnus Gus Sonnenberg says doctors give him about six months to live due to an auricular flutter. He plans to move to Reno with his wife Judith Allen to permit a divorce, then withdraw from wrestling for good. Sonnenberg will stay six weeks, hoping his heart ailment improves, while Allen remains hopeful about his recovery and future.
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Gus Sonnenberg
Dartmouth
Reno
Judith Allen
Sonnenberg
Jim Browning
Oilers and Postoffice Set Night Game Under Lights
Oilers and the Postoffice kittenball teams meet at Oregon field tonight at 8 under floodlights for a tense local contest. Rieke's Shelley is highlighted as a key player in the matchup.
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Rieke
Shelley Oilers
Oregon Field
Shatters Strikeout Record as Yankees Narrow Senators Lead
Dean Shatters record with 17 strikeouts in a major league game, aiding the Cubs and Cardinals in a busy weekend. The Yankees trim Washington and reduce the Senators AL lead to two games while Pirates and Braves gain ground. Nightcap sees St Louis edge Chicago as White Sox end losing streaks.
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Pirates
Cubs
New York Giants
Cardinals
Rogers Hensby
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Dean
Tom Ramsey
Louisville
Jimmy Wilson
Washington
Russell van Atta
van Atta
Yanks
Earl Whitehill
Jack Russell
Cincinnati
Ardon Beats Illinois City 5-2 in Sunday Ball Clash
Ardon defeated Illinois City 5 to 2 Sunday afternoon after Ardon Reserves were beaten 9 to 4 by Palace Theater of Muscatine. Illinois City led briefly in the first. Ardon surged with two runs in the second and added three in the eighth.
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Journal News Service
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Illinois City
Palace Theater
Muscatine
Vetter
Nolan
Willits
Maher
Palace
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Parker
Sports Scores From Regional Baseball and Basketball Skeds
Sports round up with multiple city matchups and results across leagues. Teams include St Louis Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Detroit Cleveland and more with dates and standings notes. American Association and Mississippi Valley also listed with several games scheduled or completed.
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Washington
Eee
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Toledo
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Milwaukee
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Kansas City
Muscatine Netmen Rout Columbus Junction in Tennis Meet
Muscatine netmen defeated Columbus Junction 8 to 1 on Musser Park courts. Doubles swept with three straight wins. Anwyl beat Van Lent for Columbus Junction’s only victory. Singles winners: Harper, Asthalter, Shaw, Weis, Anwyl, Runyon. doubles results listed with two matches decided by score.
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Muscatine Tennis Association
Musser Park
Musky Strokers
Anwyl
John van Lent
Muscatine
Washington
Davenport
Burlington
Bernard Harper
Moore
C. J
Bob Asthalter
Howell
H. G. Shaw
A. Smith
Francis Weis
B. Austin
Alva Runyon
White
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Moore and Howell
Asthalter and Weis
Anwyll
Austin
van Lent
Runyon
Smith and White
Grocers Split Doubleheader With Jokers At Wilton
Wilton-Earl's Grocers lost 2 to 1 to the Muscatine Jokers in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader, then routed Christiansen’s Durants 8 to 0 in the nightcap. Durants’ Schlansen singled for the only Durant hit in the first game. The Jokers tied the opener in the fourth and took the lead in the sixth on Fulgrade’s triple and Hanson’s RBI.
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Earl’s Grocers
Muscatine Jokers
Durant
Ag Christiansen
Grocers
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Schnack
Jokers
Fulgrade
Hanson
Christiansen
Schlansen
Muscatine Jockers
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Winters
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Herr
Schneckloth
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Grunder
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Miller
Palace Cafe Defeats Ainsworth 12 to 4 in Iowa Baseball
The Palace Cafe of Muscatine overwhelmed Ainsworth 12 to 4 as Kiesey and P Wagenknecht led with 11 hits. Charles Kautz hit a record long homer, while Walter Axel contributed a single, double and triple in five at bats. Palace to face Dubuque Meteors next Sunday at League field.
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Kiesey
P. Wagenknecht
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Gauthier
Charles‘Boob” Kautz
Walter Axel
Palace
Dubuque
McAvoy
Boyd
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Edmondson
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Wagenknecht
Readlyn Club Captures State Semi-Pro Baseball Title
Readlyn nine overwhelmed Osceola 19 to 3 in the state semi pro baseball championship final in Des Moines. Pitcher Albert Bulgren earned large credit for the victory with a spree of strikeouts, fanning 15 Osceola batters to boost Readlyn to the crown.
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Readlyn
Osceola
Albert Bulgren
Bulgren
Hofer and Arp Lead Muscatine Loss in Desert Des Moines Duel
Hofer and Arp powered the Muscatine Muskies as they played Galbraith Motors of Rock Island in Des Moines. Arp went three for five with two doubles and a homer and scored four runs while Hofer added two hits and a run. Rock Island built seven runs in the first three innings and won 11 to 6, with Muscatine rallying late but short of a comeback.
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A’s
Cleveland Indians
Tommy Bridges
Bridges
Detroit Tigers
Frank Greenberg
Peter Fox
Arp
Hofer
Muscatine Muskies
Des Moines
Muscatine
Galbraith Motors
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Vicoe
Muskies
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Gib Jacobs
Buck McIntyre
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R. H. PO
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Jacobs
Wae
Manley
Hildebrand
Krueger
Hidelbaugh
T. Jacobs
Wilcox
Brody Retains Net Title In Final Victory
Frank Brody of Des Moines defeats Ed Davis of Peoria 13-6 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-2 to win the Cedar Rapids Fasten Iowa tennis championship. Davis and Ken Black take doubles from Brody and Ben Beckerman 7-5 6-4 7-5. Betty Butler and Beckerman win mixed doubles 4-6 6-4 6-1.
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Iowa
Frank Brody
Des Moines
Ed Davis
Peoria
Ill
Brody
Illinois Star
Davis
Ken Black
Ben Beckerman
Betty Butler
Beckerman
Walter Theiss
Thelma Kenefick
Eagle Grove
Fruitland Wins Pair of Games in Doubleheader
The Fruitland tenball team won two games here Sunday defeating Buzz's Fair of Muscatine 5 to 3 in the opener and Illinois City 4 to 2 in the second game.
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Buzz’s Fair of
Bulgren to start 1934 in Des Moines Demon uniform
Bulgren will wear a Des Moines Demon uniform at the start of 1934 training in the Western league. He signed a contract Saturday prior to taking the mound to defeat the Lakeside Giants of Guttenberg in a quarter final game.
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Des Moines Demon
Lakeside Giants
Guttenberg
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