McCleary and Wagner to Wrestle in Burlington Celebration
Champion wrestler Ralph McCleary and Illinois lightweight Henry G. Wagner signed to meet at Burlington during the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association regatta celebration. The bout, arranged by the Orchard City committee, follows Wagner’s praised Des Moines performance. Also announced, Kid Kuff from Idaho will clash with James Anderson at Armory Hall in a two out of three falls match with side bets and gate receipts.
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Ralph “Bull” McCleary
Henry G. Wagner
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Burlington
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
McCleary
Wagner
Orchard City
Burlington Sports
Des Moines
McLean
Muscatine
Kuff
Kid Kuff
Idaho
James Anderson
Armory Hall
Grogan Wins Own Game At Sterling
Grogan pitched a masterful ten inning win for the Sterling team over the Sterling Infants by a 2 to 1 score. He allowed five safeties and received strong support as Muscatine managed a single score off Memmen in the second inning.
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Grogan
Sterling Infants
Sterling
Davis’ Band
Muscatine
Memmen
Overaker
Smith
Wees Coyle
Ce. Katz
Reese
Joyce & Weckler
Eee
Nigare
If. Saunders
Detweller
Es Chayka
ROU Bos
Vinall
Thompson
Worton
Gaffney
C Roller
Katz
Saunders
Roller
Coyle
Holm
Chayka
Carrall
Maennerchor Members Go Fishing at Keokuk Lake
About twenty five Maennerchor members traveled to Keokuk Lake yesterday in wagonettes and private rigs to fish. Several good catches were reported and the group enjoyed a fish fry at noon and again at supper.
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Maennerchor
Keokuk Lake
Baraca Class Meeting at First Baptist Church
An important Baraca class business meeting will be held this evening in the church parlors with a large attendance expected.
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First Baptist Church
Muskies Edge Lanark In Squeeze Play Drama
Worton wins on the mound for the Muskies as Lanark loses 4 to 0 in a Sunday game at Mulberry arena. Davis and Worton star with key hits and a squeeze play. Det and Vinall contribute, while Lanark leaves with defensive miscues limiting scoring chances.
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Mulberry Arena
Walt Davis
Lanark
Worton
Muskies
Det
Blemmer
Davis
Holm
Vinall
Thompson
Father Davis
Osborne
Roller
Keath
Henniger
Heiter
O. Meyers
H. Meyers
Helter
W. Davis
Hester
Curren
Truxell
Cantillon Rumored to Succeed Sullivan as White Sox Leader
Gossip says Joe Cantillon may take over the White Sox after Sullivan. Detroit beat Chicago on June 28 with Burns and Killian involved in a 1 0 game while Doc White starred in a 5 3 win. Cantillon’s managerial future remains unconfirmed as Comiskey stays mum.
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Chicago
Ill
White Sox
Detroit
Sullivan
Burns
Killian
Cubs
Reds
West Side
Cantillon
Joe Cantillon
Comiskey
South Side
Jones
Billy Sullivan
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League games show Chicago 1 Cincinnati 3 and St Louis 8 Pittsburgh 1 St Louis 8 1. Pittsburgh 5 7. American League results list Chicago 0 Detroit 5 and St Louis 6 Cleveland 3 Cleveland 0 Detroit 11.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cleveland
Central Association Standings Snapshot
Ottumwa leads with Quincy 3 to 5 in a nine game tally. Burlington posts 3 7. Hannibal 8 8. Dekanee 8 3. Jacksonville 4 4. Waterloo 3 2. Keokuk 2 1.
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Central Association
Ottumwa
Quincy
Burlington
Hannibal
Dekanee
Jacksonville
Waterloo
Keokuk
Amateur Games in and About the City
A series of city baseball games Sunday produced several close results. The Turks beat the West Ends 5 to 3 at Weed Park after a late batting rally. The Clowns edged the Centrals 9 to 8 in a tight battle. The Meteors defeated Ard 15 to 2, and the Pirates routed the Lone Run squad 12 to 1.
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Weed Park
R. H. E. i Camcal
Gould
Richardson
Brun
Brandwal
Centrals
Clowns
Logan
Leysen
Miller
Dougherty
Meteors
Ard
Pirates
Three I League Standings Revealed in Compact Notes
Davenport 1 leads as Springfield 9 and Rock Island 2 follow. Decatur 3, Dubuque 4, Peoria 2. Cedar Rapids 3 0, Bloomington 0 1.
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Davenport
Springfield
Rock Island
Decatur
Dubuone
Peoria
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Baseball day slate features AL and NL matchups
Detroit visits Chicago while Cleveland goes to St Louis and New York travels to Philadelphia. Boston meets Washington in the AL and Brooklyn faces New York with two games against Philadelphia at Boston in the NL.
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Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
National League
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Sterling Muskie Season Adds Gaffney New Backstop
By acquisition of Tom Gaffney of the Sterling Infant squad, Manager Davis strengthens the home squad as the Muscatine teams line up next for the Kewanee clash. Many local residents, players, and visiting dignitaries are noted in a busy stretch of social and sporting events across Muscatine and Davenport.
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Tom Gaffney
Sterling
Davis
Roller
Deep River
George Chayka
Dixon
Sterling Infants
Kewanee
Kewanee Clippers
Clippers
Muskies
Lanark Independents
Hyland Stops Cross In Dramatic Forty-First Round
In San Francisco on June 28 Fighting Dick Hyland knocked out Lead Cross of New York in the forty first round of a scheduled fifty five round bout. Cross was floored for about fifteen minutes and fought back with grim gameness despite heavy punishment. It was Cross first California bout and over ten rounds for him.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dick’* Hyland
Cross
New York
California
Wilton Notes Departures and Visits Around town
Wilton Iowa on Saturday saw Miss Ella Bannick depart for Davenport to visit her sister Mrs Edward Bischoff. James Carroll left for Muscatine for a short visit with friends. J Scott Blackwell of Muscatine was a business visitor in Wilton. Anna O Keefe arrived from Muscatine and visited Mrs Mert Sullivan. Fred Rininsland, back from Muscatine, returned home. P Schmidt left for Davenport for a day of business. Mrs J Christison arrived from Moscow and spent the day in town.
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Henry Frenzel
Muscatine
Fred Daut
Don Stibelt
Davenport
Arthur Brenner
James Nangle
Timothy Russell
Eon Clifford
Vella Chown
Mayme McGuckin
Rock Island
John Schanzenbaugh
Moscow
Vera Naeve
Durant
Hugo Berry
Will Barton
Ida Miller
Gladwin
William F. Warner
Z. Hain
Son Everett
Lee Fitzgerald
W. Rynearson
Kansas City
Pat MccGuckin
Thomas Murphy
Gerald
Atalissa
Ing
Sanford Thurston
Harry Fox
M. F. Cronin
Matthew Archer
Ella
Frieda Somers
Anna Christensen
Pearl Suellen
Mort Sullivan
Maude Marshall
Ruth Ringgenberg
Epworth League
Oxford
F. C. Wickes
Fred Bloom
Joseph Boyne
West Liberty
Frank Abbott
Walter Herr
D. Ruff
Mary
A. C. Shiflet
Elmer
P. Schmidt
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