Cubs Slay Foes as Bunch Hits in Chicago Win
Chicago battered Pittsburgh with erratic fielding by the visitors and won 7 to 0. Tyler’s wild pitching fueled Pittsburgh’s scoring woes while Maranville Grimes and Terry logged solid hits. Rain and wet grounds postponed other games including Giants-Braves and Dainger Philly matches.
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May
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Boston
Philadelphia
Standings and results from yesterday’s Western League games
Yesterday’s Western League results show Milwaukee beating Minneapolis on wet grounds. Wichita defeated Des Moines 7 6, Oklahoma City 2, Tulsa 7, Omaha 13, Sioux City 12, and Joplin 2.
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Des Moines
Ukhihama City
Tulsa
Omaha Joplin
Sioux City
Dusayh
New York
Peavey
Washington Felgle
Cleveland
Detroit
Tasese UU
Bestex Unica
Philadelphia
Pet
pChicage
Brookly
Lowis
Ore
American Associaton
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Milwaukee
Minneapoli Weeth
Napolis
Paul
Atebeas
Toledo Rio
Golunbus Oldie Ae
Teun
Kansas
Joplin
Sheers S
Tulsas
Oklahoma
Joseph
Half a Dozen Long for Batting Honors in Major Leagues
United Press reports the chase for the league batting crown will be hot this year with Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron not present this season. George Sister is favored but faces strong rivals including Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth who aim to hit around .400.
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Henry L. Parrell
United Press
New York
R J. Jackson
George Sister
Tris Speaker
Eadie Collins
Babe Ruth
Jacobson
Ty Cobb
Speaker
Cobb
League
Millions of Wild Fowl Killed in Minnesota 1919 1920
Minneapolis April 19 A report by Carlos Avery state game and fish commissioner shows Minnesota killed 4,213,341 wild fowl in 1919 and 1920, based on hunters reports under game licenses. The totals reflect large yearly losses with 1819-1920 figures cited and discussion of deer and moose killed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Carlos Avery
Avery
Ames Rewards Cage And Wrestling Men
Athletic council rewards Iowa State basketball and wrestling squad members with letters for past quarter. cage athletes Green and Woodward receive emblems for first time while Captain Sheppard earns his last, and others like Boyd, Willimack, Paize, and captain next year listed. Graphers Loucks, Bowen, Shepard, McKinnen first time, plus Dickerson, Groth, Barker, Birch, Wallace. Schilling, who died after 16 bouts, awarded the official A Blanket sent to his mother.
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Athletic Council
Iowa
Green
Woodward
Shepard
Boyds
Wd Willimack
Paize
Graphers
Loucks
Bowen
McKinnen
Dickerson
Groth
Barker
Birch
Wallace
G. BE. Schilling
White Sox fall to Browns 4 2 in St Louis opener
In St Louis on April 19 the Browns beat the White Sox 4 to 2 after Sister homered and Jacobson singled in the eighth with two out to break a pitching duel between Shocker and Kerr. Chicago tallies came on Mostl's homer and Supply's single. Other notes mention rain and snow leading to postponements in New York Washington and Detroit.
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Jacobson
Shocker
Kerr
Chicago
Mostl
Lawis
Erber
Bsan
Pwetzel
Gleason
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Gerber
Garber
Chicago St. Louis
Ir Kerr
New York
Yankees
Red Sox
Washington, D.C
Detroit
Senators
Sisler's 4th inning triple lifts Browns past White Sox 3 2
In a tight American League game George Sisler delivered a fourth inning triple and drove in the decisive run as the Browns edged the White Sox 3 to 2. Lugue starred on the mound and defense for Cleveland in another day of mixed results across the leagues.
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George Sisler
Triple Inn
Browns
White Sox
Burlington Plans for Athletic Club in Iowa Boxing League
Burlington, April 19. Plans are underway to form the Burlington Athletic League to promote boxing with legal bouts under existing laws. Johnny Delmar, a lightweight and promoter, has made Burlington his headquarters and spearheads the movement. If organized, several bouts totaling about 400 rounds are planned for May 3, drawing large interest seen in Cedar Rapids crowds.
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Burlington Athletic League
Johnny Delmar
Lightweizat
Binca
Towa
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Minn
Johnny
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Baseball Nine Shows Ability and Faults
Iowa City April 19 By winning three of five practice games with the Moline Threat league squad, Hawkeyes display certain strengths while revealing weaknesses. Captain Crary moves to first, Hurlburt to second, Frohwein at third, Becker stands out as a possible top pitcher, Vollmer recovering from a sore arm, and Michaelson likely to handle utility duties as class work permits.
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Northwestern
Evanston
Iowa
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Rich
Case
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Frohwain
Frohwein
Becker
Stanheyes
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Vollmer
Anderson
Draper
Wilhelm
Michaelson
Cleveland to raise pennant before Tigers game
The Associated Press reports Cleveland will raise the American league pennant on April 26 before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Indians, the first league title for a Cleveland team. The flag ceremony will occur in Dunnfield with the date for a May emblem raising to be determined.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Dunnfield
Detroit Tigers
Indians
American Marathon in Boston on April 18
Seventy seven long distance runners are entered for the annual American marathon in Boston today over a 2 25 mile course. After a hard rain the soil is packed and the course is in perfect condition. The record is 12 hours 18 minutes set in 1912 by Mike Ryan.
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Boston
Mike Ryan
State fair board announces race purses for 1921 meet
Des Moines April 19 Purse totals approach eighteen thousand dollars for the 1921 Iowa State Fair horse racing program with added money in the early closing events the Western 214 trot and Te Hawkeye 214 pace each carrying 1000. Late closing events include 2:25 trot 1000 220 trot 1000 2:13 trot 1000 2110 trot 1000 20 pace 1000 pace 1000 and free for all pace 1000. Entries close May 10 for early offers August for late events. Races to run under American Trotting Association rules with money division 50 25 13 and 10 percent. Officials expect fast big fields.
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Des Moines
Towa
American Trotting Association
Iowa Representative Named for Chicago Athletic Conference
Edward F. Johnston of Glencoe Iowa has been named Hawkeye representative in the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association committee to select entrants for a national track meet in Chicago at Stagg Field on June 18. The Iowa athletic board approved a rule limiting teams to no more than eight men from a single institution.
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Towa City
Edward F. Johnston
Glencoe
Iowa
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
National Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Chicago
Staggfield
Iowa Athletic Board
Waukon Plans Baseball Team Fund Drive
Waukon Ja April 18 At a Commercial club meeting the baseball association was instructed to proceed and local businessmen would fund the effort. A committee will solicit subscriptions from business leaders and residents to support a winning team, with payments in four installments beginning next month.
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Waukon
Baseball Association
Wauken
Churchville Forms Semipro Baseball Team for May Start
Churchville Iowa announces a organized semipro baseball squad. A first class diamond has been secured and games are planned to begin by May 1. Local manager L S Jordan invites semipro teams to contact Churchville for matches.
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Jordan
Chicago and Pittsburgh to Meet Tomorrow in Open Date
Chicago April 19. The game between the Pittsburgh and the Chicago National League clubs, postponed Sunday due to cold weather, will be played here tomorrow as an open date for both teams.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
West Side Bowlers Triumph Over East Siders by Narrow Margin
A west side bowling team defeated the east side 2467 to 2441 at Whiteside alleys last night. Members Nauman Newell Loring Sorensen and Truak led the scoring with Harper Guynn Beck Ben and Farley on the opposing side. Harper and Guynn posted high game scores of 209 and 200 as the East team rallied to 851 in the final round before slipping to defeat.
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Newell
Loring
Sorensen
Truak
Harper
Guynn
Beck
Ben
Farley
West Side Texam
Alexander and Lacey Headline Centerville Boxing Card
Waterloo heavyweight Ralph Alexander and Centerville’s Bob Lacey headline a Centerville Armory show tonight in Des Moines. Alexander meets Hughie Walker in a 10 round main event while Lacey faces Phil Longo in eight rounds, with three preliminaries and a semi windup on the bill. Both fighters weighed around 190 and 145 pounds and arrive confident despite prior performances favoring the Waterloo pair.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Bob Lacey
Centerville
Certerville Armory Athletic Association
Alexander
Hughie Walker
Kansas City
Missouri
Iron Man
Lacey
Phil Longo
Des Moines
Alexander- Walker
Lloyd Huntley
Pep Webster
Buxton
Southwestern high schools enter Shenandoah meet April 29
Shenandoah Iowa April 19 The pick of southwestern Lowe high schools will participate in a field meet in Shenandoah April 29 as part of May Day festivities. Invited schools include Corning Villisca Red Oak Glenwood Clarinda Hamburg Riverton Farragut and Essex Frances Bollinger senior is to be crowned May queen during the morning pageant directed by Miss Rachel Williams. A comic opera will be performed at night led by Lynn Sackett.
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Southwestern Lowe
Corning
Villisca
Red Oak
Glenwood
Clarinda
Hamburg
Riverton
Farragut
Essex
Frances Bollinger
Rachel Williams
Lynn Sackett
Iowa pitcher declared ineligible named freshman baseball coach
Towa City April 19. Vance St. Methes of West Union, a pitcher on the 192d Iowa baseball team, was ruled ineligible this spring after competing in three years of intercollegiate athletics. He has been elected coach of the freshman baseball squad at the university.
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Vance ST. Methes
West Union
Iowa
Lewis to Meet Unknown in Handicap Match Tonight
New York April 19 Associated Press reports Strangier Lewis world heavyweight wrestling champion will face an unknown in a handicap match in New York City. The foe is Gus Scheniein's protegee, a Princeton instructor’s former wrestler known as Americus. Lewis will attempt to throw his opponent in 20 minutes and may use a headlock.
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New York
Strangier
Lewis
Gus Scheniein
Princeton
Americus
Schenlein
Newell Nine Seeks Opposition for Semipro Club
Baseball fans in Newell have raised funds for a fast semipro team. The club, split with three home men and fast players from the countryside, will play Sundays at Lakewood Park and weekday games at Newell and other places. They seek bookings for Lakewood Park on March 25 and invite teams to wire Serge Chaney or Earl Snyder, Newell.
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Counry
Lakewood Park
Serahe Chaney
Earl Snyder
Denison Nine Plans Pro Baseball Team This Season
Denison Denison April 19 baseball enthusiasts commit to a professional squad with six pro players secured and more to come. County Attorney Bell serves as manager as plans call for four or five games this week and ongoing recruitment.
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Denison
Bell
Three I league squads weeded as rosters grow
Bloomington reports show managers pruning recruits who fail to meet class standards. Peoria leads in talent imports with high quality, while the Tractors promise trouble. Detroit turns Smith over to Joplin, Evansville adds Heisman, and Bloomington lands Johnson from Washington for the season.
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Marquard
Jordan
Peoria
Memphis
Quttielder Frierson
Brunner
Cleveland
Magnus
Philadelphia
Indio Pete Lamed in Derby Prep Workout at Farm
New York April 19 Indio Pete the $150 000 colt sold to Sam Hildreth and Harry Sinclair has gone lame and will not run in the Kentucky Derby. The colt is now at a farm in Jobstown New Jersey after pulling up lame in a workout several weeks ago. He previously injured a fetlock at Saratoga last summer.
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Associated Press
New York
Indio Pete
J. H. Posetter
California
Sam Hildreth
Harry Sinclair
Jobstown
N. J
Saratoga
Chaney Wins On Foul In Second Round Bout
Camden, April 19 George Chaney of Baltimore defeated Pepper Martin of Boston by a foul in the second round of a scheduled ten round boxing match here last night.
LIGHT WEIGHTS TO BATTLE IN NEW YORK BOUT TONIGHT
Lightweights Joe Well ing of Chicago and Peta McHartler of Brooklyn are set to meet in a 15 round bout in New York tonight. The Associated Press provides details on the matchup and fighters. Salem Nine Organized For 1921 Season With Lyon Manager Beerr Captain. team prepared for upcoming games in Salem, Iowa.
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Associated Press
New York
Joe Welling
Chicago
Peta McHartler
Brookllyn
SALEM
Salem Airstars
W. H. Lyon
F. Beerr
Pinkey Mitchell Arrested in Des Moines for Assault Charge
Milwaukee pugilist Pinkey Mitchell, who meets Cal Delaney in Des Moines tonight, was arrested and a charge of assault and battery fled against him. The incident centers on a rescue of a woman, with Mitchell acting promptly in the tense scene as described by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Pinkey Mitchell
Milwaukee
Cal Delaney
The Golden Hat Delights Charles II Reign Fashion
A vivid note on the era of Charles II who wore costly plumes and gems in hats. It contrasts royal favor with the modern shift away from kings, claiming the Golden Hat bestows unmatched distinction on any man.
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Charles II
Mitchell's street altercation ends with assault claim
A pedestrian accuses Mitchell of a street assault after an encounter where a man bumped a passing woman into slush. Mitchell reportedly restrained the man after rescuing the distressed lady and then used force when his admonition was ignored.
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Kilbane Offered Return Fight After Chaney Zeiger Bout
Tex Rickard said plans will offer added inducements to lure featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane back into the ring. The offer targets a bout with the winner of the Andy Chaney Sammy Zeiger outdoor summer fight in New York.
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Johnny Kilbane
United Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Andy Chaney
Sammy Zeiger
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