Yankee Destroyer Rout Clinches Lead as Ruth Slams Two Homers
In a 10 to 4 victory at Shibe Park the Yankees beat the Athletics, with Babe Ruth homering twice to move to 29 and 30 on the season, Pipgras securing his 14th win. Sam Gray shined for the Browns in a 3-2 win over Detroit as St. Louis tightens within two games of the A’s. The Cardinals stay atop the NL as Sherdel earns his sixth straight win in a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
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Sam Gray
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Sam Jones
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Wee Willie Sherdel
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Ray Benge
Claude Willoughby
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Loughran Beats Emanuel In Slow 19 Round Draw At MSG
Tommy Loughran defeated Armand Emanuel in a 19 round Madison Square Garden bout that was non title as Emanuel came in over the light heavyweight limit. The bout extended past the limit after a late weigh in, with Emanuel weighing just over 175 pounds.
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New York
Armand Emanuel
West Coast
Emanuel
Tommy Loughran
Madison Square Garden
Loughran
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
San Francisco
Y. M. C. A. Tennis Opens With 32 Entrants
Forty players entered the Y M C A junior and senior tennis event with 22 in the senior bracket and 10 in the junior. Preliminary rounds are best of three sets, semifinals and finals best of five, and all finals must finish by July 14. The draws include players such as Francis Weis Kenneth Lemkau and Don Day with several byes.
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Francis Weis
Kenneth Lemkau
Don Day
Bob Asthalter
B. L. Gallaher
Bernard Eversmeyer
Harold Froehner
John Baird
Hubert Tipton
Roy Peck
John van Lent
Kenneth Huber
Edward Mills
W. H. Young
John Heidel
Max Drucker
Cy Peck
Melvin Other
Wayne Froberger
Ed Diercks
Phil Kopp
Elva Runyan
Twilight League games postponed due to rain
The Baptist Musserville Sunday School baseball league game and the Roach Musser McKee Factory league game were postponed Thursday night because of rain. A new date will be set later.
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Baptist-Musserville
Roach & Musser-McKee E
Second Round Twilight Loop Baseball Schedule Announced
The Y M C A Sunday school league released second round dates and venues. Matches include Mulford against United Brethren on July 3 at Weed Park, plus Grace Lutheran versus Musserville, Zion Lutheran versus Baptists, and additional games through July 31 with Weed Park hosting several fixtures.
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Mulford
United Brethren
Grace Lutheran
Musserville
Weed Park
Zion Lutheran
Baptists
League Park
Baptist
Golfers battle through swamp at Wakonda in rain
At Wakonda club Des Moines June 29 four of about 200 golfers survived heavy rains to reach the Trans Miss golf championship semi finals. Jimmie Manion of St Louis and Arthur Bartlett of Ottumwa led in one half while Rudy Juran of Minneapolis faced O Winters of St Louis in the other. Bartlett swept Wendell Webster 11 holes in a 13 up margin as Manion edged Don Bender 2 under par on the front nine and held on through a tough finish. Winter advanced by beating Bob McCrary 5 and 3 after the rain.
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Basil G. Wyrick
Associated Press
Kakonda Club
Des Moines
Wakonda Club
Jimmie Manion
St. Louis
Arthur Bartlett
Ottumwa
Rudy Juran
Minneapolis
O. Winter
Seattle
Bartlett
Webster
Wendell Webster
Omaha
Iowa
Manion
Don Bender
Bender
J. K. Wetherby
Winter
Juran
Bob McCrary
Boxing results from New York AP show wins and draws
Tommy Loughran defeated Armand Emanuel. Tiger Payne defeated Joe Monte. Osk Till and Sunny Jim Williams drew. George Hoffman beat Vinko Jakasa.
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Associated Press
New York
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Armand Emanuel
San Francisco
Tiger Payne
Australia
Joe Monte
Boston
Foul
Osk Till
Buffalo
Sunny Jim Williams
Drew
George Hoffman
Vinko Jakasa
Jugo-Slavia
Wapello Social Notes and Local Events in June
Wapello IA June 29. W C T U monthly meeting to be held at Mrs Elmer Shipman home with 2 15 PM gathering from Mrs J H Chittum. Topics include Lausanne Switzerland 13th world convention forecast and news from Union Signal and state paper. Mrs George Potter hosted Kensington with out of town guests Olive Ferris Pittsburgh Elizabeth Whipple Springfield Thelma Schwab Springfield IL. Alpha Delta class social at Mrs Dennis Arihood home. Prof G Ware Stephens of Washington University St Louis arrives after mother Harriot A Stephens death. H G S guests at Mrs Homer Winder with Kensington. Mildred Vogelgesang Burlington visiting Aunt Mrs Charles Stroup. C E Kiger and wife leave for Fairfield to start new store. Large turnout at Louis County Masonic picnic at Columbus Junction with ministers officials and families. Boys Four H committee meeting at Farm Bureau to plan baby beeves market pigs and pure bred litters showings at upcoming fairs.
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Wapello
Elmer Shipman
J. H. Chittum
Lausanne
Switzerland
Robert Lewis
G. Ware Stephens
Washington University
St. Louis
Harriet A. Stephens
Homer Winder
Kensington
Mildred Vogelgesang
Burlington
Charles Stroup
C. E. Kiger
A. & P. Company
Fairfield
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Farm Bureau
Social gathering in Lone Tree honors visiting relatives
In Lone Tree Iowa on June 29 Mrs Edith Sherburne hosted about 25 women at her country home for a reception honoring her cousin Mrs Benice King and daughter Constance visiting from California. Relatives and friends from nearby towns joined the afternoon event. ||
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Lone Tree
Edith Sherburne
Town
Benice King
Constance
California
W. H. Yakish
Hilton
Helen
Loveland
Colo
Kate Black
Naomi Musser
Iowa City
J. R. Musser
William Flake
Stanton
Neb
Flake
Aaron Hammer
Ottumwa
A. E. Balmer
Mable Werbach
Supreme Court rules drivers bear duty at grade crossings
The court held motorists assume risk when crossing tracks and must stop or exit to check for trains if vision or hearing is impaired. Goodman’s death occurred at a New York crossing. the decision states a prudent driver should take extra precautions and that verdicts depend on facts for the jury.
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United States Supreme Court
Goodman
New York
Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Pennsylvania
New York Law Review
Local visitors and travels through Wayland area
Wayland residents recount visits to Mrs. Werbach's parents. Wilbur Coon of Moline spent the weekend with the J. Coon family. Mr and Mrs Ed Jarrard, after weeks with relatives here, returned to Long Beach California.
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Wayland
Griffith Puts Five Hawks on National Track Honor Roll
Five University of Iowa track and field athletes appear on the first draft of the national inter collegiate honor roll for 1928 compiled by John L. Griffith. The Hawkeyes named are Frank Cuhel Vaughn Stevenson Loris Hagerty Robert Mitchell and Vernon Lapp in various events. The list will be narrowed to the top five in each event before the track guide’s publication next year.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
John L. Griffith
Frank Cuhel
Vaughn Stevenson
Loris Hagerty
Robert Mitchell
Vernon Lapp
A. A. Track and Field Rules Committee
League Leaders National and American baseball stats
National league leaders include Battine Hornsby Braves batting .399 runs Bottomley Cards RBIs Bissonette Robins hits Doubit Cards 107 doubles Bottomley homers Bottomley Cards Bissonette Robins 15 SB Frisch Cards 16. Pitching Lucas Reds 8 2 Benton Giants 12 3. American Goslin Senators .438 runs Ruth Yanks 74 RBIs Ruth Yanks 69 hits Manush Browns 94 doubles Manush Browns 23 triples Rice Senators 10 homers Ruth Yanks 30 SB Lazzeri Yanks 11. Piogras Yanks 14 2. Journal Want Ads bring results.
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Bottomley
Cards
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Robins
Frisch
Lucas
Reds
Benton
Giants
American
Goslin
Senators
Ruth
Yanks
Manush
Browns
Rice
Lazzeri
Piogras
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