Baseball Season Opens With News From Spring Training
Hying courter Ho Ham and 3 fans fret as spring training winds toward opening day. Babe Ruth and the Yankees surge in form with hits as Brooklyn, St. Louis, and Chicago squads report progress. McGraw forecasts for Giants, Pirates eye opener in St. Louis, and weather delays hint at a crowded early schedule.
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Wingo
Records Fall as AAU Meet Highlights Shattered Marks
In Chicago the National AAU swimming meet saw Agnes Geraghty of New York break her world record in the 100 yard breast stroke, clocking 1:22.4, while Walter Laufer of Cincinnati set another American mark for the 60 foot pool. Cincinnati YMCA clinched the team title as multiple events produced record times and standout performances.
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Cincinnati Y. M. C. A
Agnes Geraghty
New York
Shegke
W Ter Laufer
Cincinnati
Indianas
Ames 1a Reich Festbal and Football Preview
Fragmented report lists Ames related college football and local events with scattered names and dates, mentioning opponents, venues, and schedules in a garbled OCR text. It references teams, players, and upcoming games with uncertain details and multiple proper nouns.
Fragmented Odds and Ends Report On Odd Topics Across City
A jumble of brief notices and disjointed items mentions weather, sunburned snow shovelers in Centerville, frostbite fears, and a stray note on onions and opera plans. It includes stray phrases about a farmer wanting sun, Don Quixote in production, and political musings, all scattered in a noisy column.
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London
Trent
Saur
Centerville
New Medley Relay Added to Drake Relays Program
Deg Mulnes reports Drake Relays add one new event to the April 22 and 24 program. The university medley relay returns after a prior cancellation, drawing strong university teams led by the Town State college quartet. Tug Wilson, longtime relays director, is named referee for the event.
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Northwestern University
Sears Granies
Gun Club Opens Shooting Events to All Members and Public
The Waterloo Gun Club announces open shoots for everyone, inviting residents, bankers, and station operators to participate. The secretary emphasizes longstanding practice of public participation in pistol and rifle sports at the club range.
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PACER
All Stars Victors in Shoot At Manchester
The All Stars secured a victory in a shootout at Manchester amid a tense contest. Key players including promising scorers and defense leaders contributed to the win as teammates rallied for the late surge.
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Manchester
Lenglen and Wills May Meet at Charity Tennis Match
Suzanne Lenglen and Julie Wills may play a charity tennis match in California after William H. Pickens announced tentative acceptance by Lenglen from Nice. Pickens returns to the United States to negotiate Suzanne Lenglen’s terms for a motion picture appearance and related arrangements with American promoters.
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Sustract
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Elia
Hawkeye Oil Five Meet Des Moines Quintet Saturday
The Hawkeye Oil Five from Waterloo faces Des Moines at the YMCA this Saturday. Burright and Sindlinger start as forwards with Burnham at center and Sightney and Spencer at guards. Des Moines, led by former high school stars, is expected to challenge the Waterloo squad.
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Des Moines
Hawkeye Oil Company
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Hawkeye
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Sindlinger
Burnham
Sightney
Spencer
Jenene
Waterloo Quint
High School Track Meet Invitations Mailed for Hawkeye Events
Two thousand invitations have been mailed by the University of Town Prommers for the seventeenth annual Hawkeye Inter scholastic Track and Field Meet at Iowa U May 28. Prep competition features races from 100 to 880 yards, high jump, shot put, and relay events, with entries from Wisconsin Minnesota and Indiana.
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University of Town Prommers
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Mtingis
Minnesota
PAL Sea Pilteen
Mike
Nike Reins
Aukt
High Jam
Tad Samo
Wamimer
Roy Cliffe Defeats Lou Rollinger in Tacoma Bout
Roy Cliffe won a close six round decision over Lou Rollinger at Tacoma Washington in a tax ing program. Rollinger from Waterloo Iowa showed a stubborn defense but fell to two first round knockdowns.
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Roy Cliffe
Lou Rollinger
Tacoma
Wash
Speei
Low Rollinger
Waterloo
Rollinger
Golf Greats Bid for British American Open Double
The piece notes four golfers who have won both the British and American Open Championships, with Jim Barnes mentioned among contenders to match Walter Hagen’s feat in 1934. It stresses brainy play, skill, and the role of luck in golf success.
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AL Demarei
New York Giants
Hinisy Varden
Ted Pavy
al Tres
Jim Barnes
Hack Eland
Walter Hagen
Tae Siebory
Ande Bey
Callahan Seeks Freeman Rematch After Cleveland Setback
Chicago reports Shuf fle Callahan vows a quick return to the ring with Bobby Freeman to settle their welterweight clash. Callahan says a late knockdown and a damaged eye robbed him of rounds in Cleveland last Wednesday and instructs his manager to line up a Freeman rematch as soon as possible.
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Shuffle Callahan
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Freeman
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University of Iowa to Host 1927 National College Swim Meet
Princeton N J April 1927 AP Coach Frank Sullivan secretary of the rules committee announces the intercollegiate swimming meet of the National Collegiate Association will be held at the University of Iowa on the first Saturday of April 1927. The meet awaits approval of association members.
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National Collegtate Association
University of Iowa
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Reiay
National Park Fees Change and Regional Park Plans
National Park entrance fees update with higher rates for Yellowstone and Zion, while some parks see reductions to one dollar. The shift follows proposed increases to fund maintenance and new park facilities. Kentucky’s Cumberland Falls and nearby sites face development plans, stirring opposition. Iowa suit filed over condemnation of the University of Iowa Mensurativ View site.
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Nd Canyon
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Util
Neces
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Than Park
Hornsby Aims to Break Major League Batting Averages
New York report notes Rogers Hornsby, as the 30 year old Cardinals star, begins his twelfth MLB season with a push to surpass .369 career average and challenge Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth records. Hornsby has already exceeded .400 multiple times, with 423 and 403 seasons recently, and seeks historic batting milestones.
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Rogers Hornsby
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Cardinals
Ty Cobb
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Hornsby
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Jesse Durkett
Cleveland
St. Louis
George Lister
St. Louis Browns
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Cobb
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