Tur Turns Back Giants With Lane Single In Opener
Baseball opened with high drama as Jes Jess Petty of Brooklyn and Walter Johnson of Washington delivered strong starts. Petty's lone hit came on a lane single aided by resin, while Johnson pitched 15 innings against the Athletics, allowing few hits. Five home runs marked the day as Pittsburgh, St Louis, Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati connected, with notable feats by Bottomley, Pielnich, Wheat, and Hornsby. The White Sox, Browns, and Tigers also produced solid showings, with Everett Scott debuting in White Sox gear and Ty Cobb appearing as a pinch hitter for Detroit.
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West High Drake Relay Trials Set after School
West High schedules Drake relay trials for Thursday afternoon after school to select entries for the Des Moines meet on April 3. Coach Ralph says one or two events will be tried with emphasis on the longer relay as several fast middle distance runners join the squad.
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Des Olues
Worrow
Ralph Saiy
Gigi
Drske
Wert
Barr
Wild Hair and Fashion Riff Echoes in Odd Verse
A garbled mix of verses and notes describes a speaker admiring a woman's unbound hair and critiquing fashion trends. The text shifts to unrelated clippings about a wild conference in La Crosse, a legal notice in Des Moines, and stray jokes, with scattered references to spring and maintenance.
Contract Let For New Luther College Gym
Decorah Iowa April 14 The contract for the Luther college gymnasium was set yesterday A R Coffeen getting the contract for the building Peter Johnson and Sons plumbing and heating and the Decorah Electric Service company the electric wiring Local contractors were the winners on all bids Many outside contractors were by the field.
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Luther College
A. R. Coffeen
Peter Johnson & Sons Plumbing
Decorah Electric Service Company
White Soxn Browns Pem Ge TT ay Shacker
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Whites Burtt and iareler, with garbled names suggesting a sports or local note. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable to define a concise report.
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Shacker
Anit Gasten
Independence High Opens 1926 Track Season in Dual Meet
Independence High signals the 1926 track season with a Saturday dual meet against The Orange and Black. Key dash contenders Fowler Harris Sherburne and Gary pace sprint events while Thompson Hinckelberg show in pole vault and high jump. Demmict and Armstrong vie in dashes and hurdles as coach John Heldt plans distance and weight workouts. Trials decide entries. captain for 1929 team to be elected.
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Independence High
Avetta
Fowler
Harris
Sherburne
Gary
Kicker
Thompson
Hinckelberg
Demmict
Armstrong
John Heldt
Babe Ruth Opens Season With Varied Stunts and Tax Drama
Boston April 24 AP Babe Ruth begins the big league campaign amid a harvest of hits including two doubles a single a steal and three runs as the Yankees arrive in Boston Then tax officials seize his car and press service of warrants for delinquent taxes stemming from Sudbury farm records with state officials lacking payment records for 1923 and 1924 He is given a week to present evidence disputing Massachusetts residency claims
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Boston
Mass
Babe Huth
Yanks
Sudberry
Massachusetts
Striblite and Marvin edge in tight bouts at track meet
Oklahoma City card lists Striblite stopping Marvin in three rounds while Fumo defeats Sarmiento in 13 rounds. Atlantic’s director names Ian Ossie Splem as official starter for the May 15 track meet. Iowa City results cite a base hit streak as Coe College wins Cedar Rapids baseball opener. Numerous entries signal teams, athletes and officials planning participation. several relays and sprint events noted with cancellations and injuries.
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Young) Striblite
Tammy Marvin
Sarings
Ark
Cleveland
Johnny Fumo
Pete Sarmiento
Chicago
Atlantic
Ian Ossie Splem
Deke
Iowa City
Towa
San. Trom Coe College
Cedar Rapids
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Freak Boxing Decisions Stir Amused Fans in Dull Season
In a reminiscence by ADL Demarre a tale recalls a box match between Murphy and Major, where a local referee, lacking in boxing nuance, favored Murphy with a controversial foul-based decision. The crowd booed as the referee claimed a foul by Major in the final round, leaving fans laughing at the odd, rambling display.
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Vitenet New York Giants
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Penn Relay Meet Poised for Classic Carnival
Philadelphia April 14 AP Fans of collegiate track eye Penn Relays as entrants study draw positions for the two day carnival at Franklin Field April 23 24 Boston College holds pole in the two mile Notre Dame and Ohio State in others Firman College leads half mile relay with Chicago second Gracidental College of LA fifth Cornell and Iowa lead the mile chase Chicago eighth Michigan thirteenth Wisconsin fifteenth in the four mile race and more.
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University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Feld
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Notre Dame
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Firman College
Chicago
Grcidental College of Los Angeles
Cornell
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Wisconsin
Byrnes Park Golf Club Holds Annual Meeting Thursday
Byrnes Park Golf Club will hold its annual meeting in the Waterloo elul club rooms Thursday evening. ML C. Coburn, president, announced officers for the coming year will be elected and other business will be attended to. Coburn will not seek re election. The hiring of a professional for the coming season will be discussed, with John Casey being considered for the post based on his three years under Bill Bathin at Sunnyside Country Club.
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Waterloo
ML. C. Coburn
Coburn
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John Casey
Bill Bathin
Sunnyside Country Club
Ohio Relays Standings Highlight Raymond Sophomore Star
The Ohio Relays at Columbus showcased Raymond, a sophomore from Cornell, as a standout half miler. He was part of a quartet and joins Barber Mullenberg and Ton-Mant on the team. Raymond won every meet in 1924 except Chicago nationals, where he placed third. he previously won the state half mile at the University of Owas.
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Cohmabus
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Tials
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Mullenberg
Ton- Mant
Fmoud
East High
Chicago
University of Owas
Cornell
Raymond to Run on Cornell Team at Ohio Relays
Del Raymond of Waterloo, a 454 basketball standout at Cornell College, will join the Purple relay team to compete in the mile and two mile events at the Ohio Relays.
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Cornell
Ohio
del Raymond
Waterloo
Cornel College
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Stecher Retains World Wrestling Title in Three Fall Bout
Atlanta April 14 Joe Stecher retained the world heavyweight wrestling title by taking two of three falls from Stanislaus Zbyzsko. Stecher won the first fall with his scissors in 3 minutes, Zbyzsko claimed the second with an armlock in 7 minutes 2 seconds, and Stecher closed it with a body attack in 13 minutes. About six thousand fans witnessed the match. New York likely substitutes Jack Sharky for Ad Stone in an upcoming bout. Delany knocked out in Philadelphia by Tony Sarulto.
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Joe Stecher
Stanislaus Zbyvsko
Zbyzska
New York
Jack Sharky
Tony Loughran
Ad Stone
Jack Delan
Philadelphia
Tony Sarulto
New Orleans
Chicago poised to legalize prize boxing in 1930s era surge
Chicago voters boosted by a landslide referendum paved the way for legal prize fighting as the governor must appoint a boxing commission soon. Local enthusiasts anticipate a Chicago scene for the Denniser Wills bout and quick, commission‑controlled action within weeks. Clergy and youth supporters welcomed the reform while warning against mismanagement and urging strict oversight.
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Chi. Cabo
Denniser-Wills
Floyd Mitesimniuus
Pborh Wils
Dempsey
Len Small
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