Cardinals Win Final World Series Game At Wrigley Field
Chicago April 14 Grover Cleveland Alexander saved the last game of the 1926 World Series for the Cardinals as Jess Haines hurled a masterful performance. Haines held the Cubs to two singles in eight and two thirds along with one walk and struck out two. St Louis batted 28 times with Frisch and Southworth contributing hits while Chicago managed scattered offense. Final score 5 to 6 in favor of the Cardinals.
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Towa Track Coach Enters Teams in Ohio Kansas Meets
Town in April reports Towa coach George Bresnekan announces 41 Towa athletes entered for the Kansas relay carnival at Lawrence with six named for the weight triathlon at the Ohio State relays in Columbus on the same dates. The Hawks may send 10 to 15 men to Kansas and one to three to Ohio. Towa entered every Kansas event except the medley relay.
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Indian women plan feature race at Kansas Relays
Lawrence Kansas April 14 women marathon runners of Tarahumara tribe from the Mexican mountains will try to set a record on the 26 mile highway between Topeka and Lawrence as a feature of the Kansas Relays on April 23. Officials say three men runners have agreed to accompany them.
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Local Sports and War Casualties Report From Fort Madison
Fort Madison reports gunfire casualties and war fallout details amid scattered results. Indianola and Ames announce spring matches with dates in April May including Grinnell Grinnell Penn Indianola Osage and Oska conference plans. Twelve players train for the team under Coach Jupetion and director Heathteic, with Douthiry noted for a June event at Columbus Junction.
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Grant Brothers First Vets to Report Here
Waterloo today welcomed Jim and Spot Grant, veteran Hawk players, arriving from Madrid Indiana after winter mining coal. Jim pitches and Spot at third base plan to compete for spots as three Oklahoma tryouts join practice after manager Dixon delays signings until next Wednesday. Stuart, a veteran outfielder, also seeks a place on the squad.
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Sooner Trackmen Annex Victories Despite Big Feet
Normiun Okla April 14 When the Sooner track squad at the University of Oklahoma shows its heels it puts on an exhibition. Its members wear shoes that range from 16 to 14 in size. Fans have kept tabs since last spring when Selby Parker won the high jump barefoot.
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Missouri Valley
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TILDEN IN SEMIFINALS NORTH SOUTH TOURNEY
Pinehurst North Carolina April 14 William Tilden of Philadelphia and Herbert Bowman of New York meet in a semifinal of the North and South tennis tournament. Francis T Hunter of New Rochelle New Jersey will play the semifinal against the winner of George Lott of Chicago and Arnold Bruneau of New York. Lott arrived late for yesterday's meeting.
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Herbert Bowman
New York
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New Rochelle
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Chicago
Arnold Bruneau
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Iowa Team Wins East High Intramural Flag Title
Town basketball team of the East High intramural league won the school championship by defeating Coe 14 to 10 in the final game of a three game series yesterday afternoon. Snyder and Bingham starred for the winners while Christians and Gerber led Coe.
Chicago May Have Next Heavyweight Championship Bout
Gene Tunney may fight next in Chicago after New York boxing commission voided his contracts with New York promoters. Billy Gibson manager says Tunney is a free agent and ready to sign with a Chicago promoter pending money and opponent. Promoter Jim Mullen supports the plan, aiming for late summer or early fall. The article also notes construction of a railway in Manchuria financed by Japan in competition with the Russian controlled Chinese Eastern Railway.
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Blind Student at T. C. Earns Part of His Expenses
W. P. Morrissey, a 24 year old freshman at State Teachers College, aids his study by a reader and Braille notes, earns part of his expenses tuning pianos, and plans to teach in a school for the blind after graduation. He is majoring in foreign languages with Spanish as his specialty and homed in Cogdon Ta. He attended the Iowa School for the Blind at Vinton prior to college. He finds navigation difficult but reports generous local help as he learns the campus.
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Watts 15 Named Grinnell Conch
Grinnell, Iowa April 14—L P—Ter. L. Watts Grinnell era and present coach at Roosevelt high school Des Moines will be head football coach at Grinnell next fall, President Main announced today. He also will be associate professor of physical education. Watt graduated in 1918 after playing on championship grid team for three years, during which only two games were lost. He coached at Argentine high school, Kansas City, Kansas, and then came to Des Moines last year. Remaining coaching staff includes Director J. C. L. Truesdale, basketball. Bester Duk, track. and T. B. Turner, swimming. Watt will have three Jette men to build up his team with thirteen being lost by graduation.
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Three Major League Managers to Appear in Civilian Dress
Boston April 14 announcement by Bill Corrigan of the Red Sox states he will wear a uniform this season. Connie Mack among nine managers to stay out of character. Wilbert Robinson and John J McGraw will not dress in uniform. Five American League managers will not play. Miller Huggins Jack McCallister Dan Howley George Moriarty Bill Carrigan Bucky Harris Ray Schalk will lead teams on the field. National League managers O Farrell Bancroft and Mentinis will perform on the field as well. The Gobic desert of Mongolia extended in life earlier geologic times.
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