Cubs and A’s Hold Narrow Labors Near pennant finish
Labor day shows Cubs with a five game lead over the Giants and Athletics eight up on Washington yet a single split or loss could alter the pennant race. Highlights include Bill Hallahan’s four hit gem over the Cubs, Mel Ott three homers for the Giants, and a 17 to 6 Indians win over St. Louis as a reminder of how tight the National and American leagues remain.
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Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Cubs
New York Giants
A's
Washington
Giants
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Belmont futures loom as Jamestown setback shakes two year old title
In New York at Saratoga the two year old title faces doubt after Jamestown’s defeat in the $60,000 hopeful. Epithet of Gifford Cochran is rising as a top contender in the Belmont futurity on Sept 13 at Belmont park. Gallant Fox appears set to win the three year old crown with wins in the Saratoga cup and looming Belmont tests.
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George D. Widener
Jamestown
Saratoga
Belmont
Belmont Park
Gifford A. Cochran
Epinard
Cochran
Widener
Joseph E. Widener
Novelist
William Woodward
Gallant Fox
the Fox
Earl Sande
Zev
League Leaders Batting and Running Totals
The Associated Press lists leading batting and running stats. Terry of the Giants tops with 405 batting average points. Cuvier of the Cubs leads runs with 134. Wiser of the Cubs has 155 runs. Klein of the Phillies has 211 hits and 45 doubles.
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Associated Press
National League
Terry
Giants
Cuvier
Cubs
Rune
Satted Mn
Wiser
Kleiz
Phillies
Klein Phillies
Valley League Scores Report
Kansas City and Milwaukee both tally four runs with Louisville and Indianapolis at one. St Paul and Minneapolis trade fours and twos as Toledo Columbus encounter rain. Keokuk tops Burlington five to four while Waterloo and Dubuque post nine to seven. Davenport beats Moline four to seven with Rock Island four and Cedar Rapids three.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo-Columbus
Major Heroes of The Day in Baseball Highlights
Bill Hallahan of the Cardinals stopped the Cubs with four hits allowed and 12 strikeouts. Eddie Morgan and Johnny Hodapp of the Indians clouted Brown for eight hits and helped score 13 runs. Irving Hadley of the Senators held the Yankees to five hits to win 5 1. Mel Ott of the Giants slugged a double and three home runs against the Braves. Bill Shores of the Athletics limited the Red Sox to three hits. Rube Bressler of the Robins drove in four runs with a double, a homer and two singles against the Phillies.
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Athletics
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Bill Shores
Philadelphia
Danny MacFayden
Yankees
Herb Pennock
Irvin Hadley
Tom Bridges
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Moore
Moore
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Browns
Eddie Morgan
Johnny Hodapp
Indians
Clouteqd Brown
Irving Hadley
Senators
Melvin Ott
Giants
Slammer Braves
Red Sox
Rube Bressler
Robins
Phillies
Baseball Leaders Recap from 1927 Season Segments
The list highlights top players across leagues with totals like home runs by Wilson of the Cubs and Ruth of the Yankees, stolen bases led by Cuyler, and key batting and RBI figures for Gehrig Ruth Hodapp Manush Combs across American League and National League teams.
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Comorosky
Pirates
Wilson
Cubs
Cuyler
Gehrig
Yankees
Ruth
Hodapp
Indians
Manush
Senators
Combs
McManus
Tigers
Cubs Hit New National League Home Run Record
Hack Wilson set the NL home run record and moved past Babe Ruth as he starred in Chicago. The Cubs endured six extra inning games, with the Cardinals and Phillies also posting long contests. Donnie Taylor stole home for the Giants. Bill Hallahan tied a strikeout record in his Cubs finale during a high attendance stand across Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston, and Philadelphia.
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St. Louis
Hallahan
Wilson
Petty
Bush
Nelson
Shealy
Taylor
New York
R. H. E. Boston
Boston
Seibold
Frankhouse
Spohrer
Pruett
Heving
Hogan
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Chaplin
Nee
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O'Faras
Brooklyn
R. H.E Philadelphia
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Swee
Tland Hansen
Rensa
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Lopez
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Cincinnati
R.H. E. Pittsburgh
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Rixey and
Sukeorth
Hack Wilson
Babe Ruth
Cardinals
Cubs
Phillies
McCarthy
Giants
Donnie Taylor
Bill Hallahan
Cardinal
Charlie Root
Kinnan to Issue Grid Equipment at Jefferson Gym
Coach Bob Kinnan will distribute equipment to prospective high school football players at Jefferson gymnasium at 2 o'clock this afternoon. He aims to complete the handout today so the squad can begin active workouts at Jefferson field Tuesday afternoon.
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Bob Kinnan
Jefferson Gymnasium
Muscatine
Kinnan
Jefferson Field
Every Day Labor Day for Cubs in Title Campaign
Chicago reporters note the Cubs begin a critical eastward swing as they chase a second straight NL title. Manager Joe McCarthy leads a battered yet hopeful lineup with a five game NL lead over the Giants and six over Brooklyn as 22 of 26 remaining games are on the road.
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Chicago
Cubs
Cincinnati
Joe McCarthy
New York Giants
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
McCarthy
St. Louis
Robins
Giants
McMillan Sees Kansas as a Revelatory Football Year
Kansas State coach A N McMillan predicts a tough Big Six race for Kansas with speed experience and weight. Adrian Lindsey, a Kansas alumnus, says the line is strong and Hargiss can field a 200 pound average team. The outlook hinges on the November Philadelphia game against Pennsylvania.
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A. N
Bo) McMillan
Kansas Aggies
Adrian C. Lindsey
Oklahoma
Kansas
McMillan
Pennsylvania
Jayhawkers
Philadelphia
Lindsey
Bill Hargiss
Big Muskies Begin Hard Grid Work For Season
Twenty men reported for the initial workout at League field Sunday afternoon under coach George Stephen for the 1930 Big Muskies eleven. The squad trained two hours in drills and a prescribed program, with many returning players and several experienced newcomers, as preparations for opening games in about two weeks proceed.
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George Stephen
Big Muskies
Stephens
Little Musky
Parsons College
Manley
Bud
Maynard Flake
DeCamp
Barnard
Emerson
Wilson
Bain
Nietzel
Conway
Gibson
Muskies
Brenner
Smith
McIntyre
Scott
Benny
Roy
Nell
Hartgrove
Semi Finals Set In Musser Park Tennis Meet
Bob Asthalter will face Bud Kern and John Van Lent meets Bernard Harper in the Musser park courts semi finals this afternoon at 2 o clock. Van Lent beat Kenneth Huber 6 1 6 3 then Paul Ogilvie 1 6 6 2 6 2 to reach the semis. Asthalter defeated Donald Day 6 3 7 5. Read the ads on Classified Page.
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Bud Kern
John van Lent
Bernard Harper
Musser Park Courts
van Lent
Kenneth Huber
Paul Ogilvie
Asthalter
Donald Day
British Pilot Faces Almost Hopeless Task
Detroit dispatch reports Miss Marion Barbara Carstairs struggles to reclaim the Harmsworth trophy for Great Britain. Her Estelle V retired after fuel tanks failed, while Estelle IV finished third at just over 70 mph on 30 nautical miles. Bert Hawker aims to prepare Estelle IV for one mile trials Tuesday as Harmsworth boats seek a record pace near 98.7 mph set by Sir Henry Seagrave.
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Detroit
Marion Barbara Carstairs
Great Britain
Gar Wood
Bert Hawker
Harmsworth
Sir Henry Seagrave
Lake Windermere
England
Organizing 1931 Muscatine Baby Beef Club
Preparations for the 1931 Four-H Baby Beef club in Muscatine County are underway. Eight Hereford calves have been purchased for feeding in next year’s contest, with the rest to be bought later in the fall.
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Muscatine
Wapsinonoc
South Prairie Church
Community notes from Nichols and nearby towns
The Rev and Mrs E S Hehner returned from a 10 day vacation with Mrs Hehners mother in Blandinsville Ill. Mr and Mrs Thomas Carney visited Lone Tree Friday evening. Mrs Augusta Kirchner of Muscatine is visiting Frank Mills and relatives. Mr and Mrs Elmer Poole and Miriam Richter attended the Des Moines state fair. The Metheneys went to Chicago Labor Day to visit J B Secrest family.
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Thomas Carney
William Gable
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Everett Ward
Daryl Oostendorp
Davenport
James Oostendorp
Elmer Norris
Letts Regains I A L baseball crown by beating Durant
Letts reclaimed the I A I baseball league lead with a 4 to 3 ten inning win over Durant Sunday at Letts. Lone Tree lost 8 to 5 at Bettendorf while Muscatine defaulted 9 to 0 at Iowa City and a practice game in Iowa City ended 9 to 2. Letts tied Iowa City for third place after the thriller where Fay Schweitzer hit a triple and Stark scored on a Durant error in the ninth.
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UT Durant
Deckanees le
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Wes
Assess & Sa
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Sonaratine
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Forest
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West Liberty
Muskies
Fay Schweitzer
Stark
Hildebrand
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Smet
R. Hillebaugh
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Ee McIntyre
Crane
G. Jacobs
Marcussen
Hanemann
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Ney
Cos
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G. Hidlebaugh
Is Sewvan
R. Hidlebaugh
Weekend Visitors and School Appointments Across Counties
Local residents hosted visitors from Davenport Muscatine West Liberty and Davenport while a wave of teachers from Arden Oskaloosa Wapello and Norwalk prepared to teach here next year. Cubs and Cardinals fans attended air races in Chicago alongside frequent family visits and Labor Day gatherings.
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R. A. Daedlow
Chicago
Warren Abbott
Conesville
Everett Ward
James Oostendorp
Lucile
Max
Lone Tree
Mayme Foley
Arden
Edna Peterson
Oskaloosa
Vera Schmelzer
Wapello
Helen Lutz
Genevieve
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