American Davis Cup Team Begins Mexico City Campaign
The U S Davis Cup squad led by Tilden and Hennessey opens its long ascent to Paris with a first round in Mexico City. Aisling lineup features Tilden and Hennessey in singles with Tilden and Jones in doubles as the team faces a strenuous sequence toward Europe.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
Paris
Herr Hohenzollern
America
Forest
Hills
Germantown
Tilden Et Cle
China
Kansas City
Mexico
Chicago
Japan
Europe
Francis Y. Hunter
Dick Williams
George Lotl
Tilden
Wilmer Allison
Johnny Hennessey
Junior Coen
Arnold Jones
Hey
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Augusta
Lott
Williams
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Hennessey
Jones
Tildon
Robert
Kinsey
Bordella
Zippers and Blackbirds Win in Cage League
In girls basketball at the Y W C A last night the Zippers defeated the Telephone Office team 30 to 21 and the Blackbirds beat Kresge 16 to 12. Several games were postponed.
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Blackbirds
Kresge
Springtime Musings and Schoolyard Incident Noted
A breezy verse on April showers and spring lawns is followed by a brief report noting a Peoria high school girl who was grabbed on her way to band practice and struck her attacker with a saxophone. Other snippets reference fashion shades, the Potomac flood risk, Moorer praise, linotype poetry, and political delegate counts.
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Peoria
Park Concession Awarded Tuesday at Byrnes Park
Haven Paulsen and William Deck were awarded the golf and refreshment concessions for Byrnes Park for the 1928 season by the Waterloo park commission at City Hall. Their bid led several entrants. Byrnes Park pro John Gasey, last year’s concessionaire, also bid and may join a Chicago club this summer. J D Caldwell returns to run the starter’s booth. The commission kept golf fees at 25 cents per round or 10 dollars yearly.
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Haven Paulsen
William Decker
Byrnes Park
Waterloo Park
John Gasey
Chicago
J.D. Caldwell
Berg Says Baseball Is A Sideline For White Sox Backstop
Moe Berg catcher for the Chicago White Sox says he will not make baseball a business, plays for enjoyment, and will quit when tired or when he begins to drift away. A college man he studies languages and will graduate in law from Columbia University next February after attending Princeton.
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Moe Berg
Chicago White Sox
Berg
Columbia University
Princeton
Columbia
Babe Ruths First Home Run of Spring Season
Babe Ruth hits his first homer of the 1928 training season in an eleventh inning Yankees win attempt against Chattanooga Lookouts. Yankees suffer 3-2 loss in extra frames as spring games roll on with other teams posting wins and notable hits.
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Brian Bell
New York
Lookout Mountain
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24 Hour Stock Car Race Looms at Indianapolis Speedway
Europe’s fastest stock car the Hispano Suiza arrives in Indianapolis for a week of tuning before a 24 hour international race against a Stutz Black Hawk. A $25,000 wager is reported by each company.
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Ind
Uuaa
Europe
Hispano Suiza
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Boxing Wins and Draws From Last Night Across Cities
AAP report lists results from bouts in multiple cities. Taylor defeated Zorita in Los Angeles while Marman tied Forbes in Chicago, and Foreman won on a foul in Indianapolis. Charles beat Wiggins in Brussels? Details mixed with several other bouts and locations.
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Ted Morgan
Babe Keller
Toledo
Matt Snyder
Dayton
Barcelona
Spain
Manuel Gonzeles
Murall
Met Springs
Ark
Tommy Jones
Tampe
Fla
Cuddy Demarco
Pittsburgh
Petersburg
Billy Alger
Phosnit
Ariz
Alex Simms
Canton
Tackbonville
Joe Clancy
Detroit
Tom Norcia
Cardi
Wales
All Mike Team Challenge Seeks Strongest Baseball Lineup
Column asks fans to pick the strongest all Mike lineup in baseball history. The game plan centers on players with the same first name, with Mdical “Dr.”s as an alternative strong group. Readers are invited to mail in eras and eras of Mike stars for a featured team.
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Mikes
Freds
Hanks
Arts
Bills
Georges
Harrys
Eddies
Franks
Hendricks Expects Reds to Compete for NL Pennant
Indianapolis April 4 United Press Jack Hendricks manager of the Cincinnati Reds predicts his club will contend for the National League pennant alongside the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. He says Cincinnati could finish first in the league with luck and notes Pirates strength after World Series. Hendricks praises Sparky Adams and Kiki Cuyler for their impact.
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Ind
U.P
Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati Reds
United Press Today
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Pirates
Cubs
Hendricks
Sparky Adams
Kiki Cuyler
Japanese Davis Cup Player Becomes Yokohama Teacher
Tamio Abe, Japan tennis champion and Davis Cup team member, will teach at Mabie Memorial School for Boys in Yokohama. The Baptist school on the bluff above harbor rebuilt after the 1928 earthquake hosts about its pre disaster enrollment. Abe is a Christian and son of Waseda University Professor Abe active in Baptist work. He will start after returning from the Davis Cup tour.
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Japan
Mabie Memorial
Yokohama
Hign Jon Dhe Bluff
Yokohama Harbor
Tamino Abe
Abe
Waseda University
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Madison area feeds Cardinals rookies and veterans
The article notes Madison as a good hunting ground for the St. Louis Cardinals and mentions players connected to the area including Tommy Thevenow, Bob Morrow, and Herbert Clements Hassfurder, a pitcher with Rochester, highlighting farm system links.
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Madison, Inc
St. Louis Cardinals
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Herbert Clements Hassfurder
Rochester
Pioneer netmen lose in first south meet
Norman Oklahoma April 4 1934 Grin nell college tennis players lost their first meet in the south as Oklahoma University triumphed 4 to 2.
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Norman
Okla
Grinnell College
South
Oklahoma University
Drake Relay Meet Likely to Break Several Old University Records
Des Moines reports Drake university relay carnival set for April 27 and 28 may witness new marks in mile and two mile relays and other events. Current records include Illinois 3:16 Yale relay and Michigan 7:51.4 two mile, with multiple entries in sprints, jumps, and throws aiming to surpass them.
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Illinois May Card Army Eleven In 1929
Champaign April 4 A conference between University of Illinois athletic authorities and Army officials will be held April 11 to discuss scheduling a football game in 1925 Friends of the Army are keen on seeing the contest arranged.
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University of Tlinois
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Indoor baseball thriller at the Forum Cubs top Gallo way
J C Cubs beat Gallo way 12 to 11 in a 10 inning indoor baseball game at the Forum. Coates pitched well for the losers giving up eight hits while Galloway struggled with two singles. In another game Repass Auto defeated Co B National Guard 17 to 14.
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Hawkeyes Enter US Trackmen in Georgia Relays
University of Iowa track and field athletes were entered yesterday for the Georgia Tech relays in Atlanta on April 14. Coach George T Bresnahan listed Wheatley era entries including the mile relay and two mile quartet with several specialists, marking the Hawkeyes first southern relays appearance.
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Courier Special Service
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Witmoth
Women's State Golf Meet at Sioux City
Des Moines reports the women's state golf tournament to be held at Sioux City Country Club July 16 through 21. Mrs Roy McKee of Sioux City announced the event.
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Des Moines
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Roy McKee
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