Major League Hitters Shine In Opening Week
Striking leaders emerge as Babe Ruth falls behind many peers in batting averages for the first week. Harry Heilmann tops American League at .500, while Rogerus Fiernsby shines with .467. Yankees and Giants lead team marks. Chicago teams top fielding. Sluggers include Heinie Land and Cy Williams with home runs. Ty Tyson tops steals. Pitchers show solid early form with Wort and Reuther leading wins. Minor leagues note Kansas City Association batting lead by Lane and Snyder, with Hauser and Bonne among leaders.
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Chicago
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Rogerus Fiernsby
Harry Heilmann
New York
Yankees
Giants
Detroit
Connie Mack
Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hargrave
Cincinnati
Kiki Cuyler
Pirates
Heinie Land
Cy Williams
Hornsby
Hack Wilson
Earl
Webb
Harper
Tyson
Fitzsimmons
Winler
Mogridge
Sandith
Boston
Harry Heil‘mann
Pat Collins
New York Yankees
Gehrig
Meusel
Koenig
al Simmons
Philadelphia
Goose" Goslin
Washington
George ‘Sisler
Louis Browns
Manush
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
Simmons
Waite Wort
Dutch Reuther
Morlis Thurston
Lefty Grove
George Connally
Groves
American Association
Altho
Kansas City Association
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Bevo Lebourveau
Toledo
Backles
aNia
Lane
Snyder
Indianapolis
Wilson
Hauser
Kansas City
Car Lares
Yny
Costir
Wranger
Sammy Bonne
Feazell
Hee
Bobby Veach
Detroi Star
Western League leaders show early power and small steals
Amarillo tops first week's batting, Compton and Davis clash in runs and homers, Compton batting .615 in five games with 16 hits. Davis leads in runs and Clemons, Wichita, shows strong pace with two wins. Pitching highlights include Blaeholder with five victories and Elis striking out 12.
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Red Russell
Indianapolis
Wano
Wichita
Comorosky
Compton
Davis
Omaha
Kelley
Amarillo
Brausen
Des Moines
Strong
Joe Rabbit
Blaeholder
Tulsa Oilers
Fve
Campbell
Lahaie
Oklahoma
Steve Elis
Oklahoma City
Morris
Naismith Fights New Basketball Dribble Rule
Dr James Naismith opposes a rule limiting dribbles to one bounce and plans to restore his original regulations. He is associated with the University of Akansas.
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James Naismith
Naismith
University of Akansas
Ames Fresh Ball Squad Shows Promising New Talent
Coach Al Wheeler targets strong pitching and hitting depth in this year's freshman squad. Notable newcomers include players from Cleveland Remsen and Aledo, with several pitchers like Halloun Yami Vitrodas Ames Wylard Underwood and Whittacker showing early promise, as do infielders and outfielders such as Witte Shee and Remsen.
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Evears
al Wheeler
Tidemotien
Wheeler
Meng
Yewcomers Relloe
Cleveland
Fishting
Osarkers
Ovier Heyy
Witte
Huron
SPL
Shee Naked
Aledo
Parte Srewe
Remsen
Bison
Halloun
Yami
Vitrodas
Ames
Wylard
Underwood
Whittacker
Bionx Palle
SDS
Door Baseball Title Contests To Begin Monday Night
Play ground indoor baseball league Delighted teams of I C Regulars and John Deere nines clash for city championship starting Monday at 7 30 p m in the Forum building. I C Regulars open with Pattison and Fagerland. John Deere with Clark and Linn. Series schedule continues Wednesday Friday May 2 and May 4 with bleachers and a small admission, competent out of town umpires. Waterloo fruits defeat Maccabees 12 8 behind Arthur Welzel 24 strikeouts and Nathanson star play including stop of Sullivan’s throw to cut down Barer at first.
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Inoise Central
John Deere
Forum
I. C
Pattison and
Fagerland
Clark and Linn
Waterloo
Maccabees
Arthur Welzel
Nathanson
Sullivan
Barber
Yaks among the Great Roof stories of two Himalayancompanions
William T Hornaday narrates a tale of selecting a wild yak herd for a zoo. The dialogue covers yak hardiness high altitude life in Turkestan and Tibet, their burden capacity up to 200 pounds, journey from Kashgar to Gilgit and New York, and the animals adaptation to the Western ranges while contrasting fashion and fur.
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Tiberland
Turkestan
Boston
Melbourne
Pamirs
Asia
Bombay
T Faney
Mars
Mount Rainier
Lasane
Kashgar
Gilgit
Douglas Sahib
Kashear
Great Pass
Kashmir
New York
Red Sea
Poouce
Ace Hudkins Kayoes Socklyn in Four Round Bout
In Los Angeles on April 23 Ace Hudkins Nebraska wildcat knocked Sid Socklyn Kansas City welterweight to a nine count in the fourth round then finished him with a right cross. Hudkins won the ten round match despite Socklyn leading early and claiming even rounds through the second and third. Spectators rose as Hudkins recovered with a second wind and delivered the decisive punch.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Sid Socklyn
Kansas City
Ace Hudkins
Nebraska Wildcat
Wildcat
Locklyn
Hudkins
Ace
Hodkins
Ames Swim Coach Sets Record in Instruction
Jake Daubert veteran Iowa State coach at an educational convention in Des Moines demonstrates rapid instruction method. Three young women with no prior swimming training learn to swim in 12 and a half minutes and cover 10 yards with a stopwatch-declared result.
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Courier Special Service
Ames
Jake Daubert
Iowa State
Des Moines
Calf at the zoo boasts a fast start and pricey future
A narrator notes the first yak calf at a zoo, a mischievous black youngster racing about for attention. He jokes that in three years it could be worth $500 and funded by someone else’s trip, predicting a flamboyant ascent into the papers.
Vermont Collegian Hits Two Rifle Titles in One Year
Grenville B. Ellis of Northfield Vermont, a Norwich University senior, won two national rifle championships in a single year. He captured the national individual gallery championship and the individual indoor collegiate rifle title, firing a perfect 300 score in the prone kneeling and standing stages. Ellis was the cadet rifle team’s most dependable shooter as they recently won the intercollegiate league championship.
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Northfield
Grenville B. Ellis
Norwich’ University
Ellis
Cadete
Ritola Sets Indoor 5 000 Yard World Record
Willie Ritola, a Finnish American distance runner, set a new indoor world record for 5,000 yards at a meet hosted by the Three Hundred Sixty-ninth Infantry Armory in New York. He clocked 13 minutes 294 and a half seconds, beating his previous mark by 15.0 seconds, and also won a three mile handicap race in 14 minutes 11 seconds, just ahead of Paavo Nurmi’s outdoor record.
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New York
Ains
Willie’ Ritola
Three Hundred Sixty-ninth Infantry Armory
Ritola
Paavo Nurmi
Stuart relays draw 47 high schools dozens of athletes
The third annual Stuart relays take place this afternoon with 47 high schools and over 450 athletes competing. Entries include Oskaloosa West Des Moines East Des Moines Roosevelt Lincoln Clarinda Corydon Creston Newton Indianola Perry Shenandoah Greenfield Guthrie Center plus others from Des Moines and surrounding towns.
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Beaumont
Tex
Cliff Best
Seattle
Wash
Indianola
Harry H. Workman
Simpson
Drake University
Grinnell
Iowa University
Des Moines
Bud Taylor
Perry
Merle Douglas
Albin
Fairfield
South Bend
Ind
Sr. Laws
Howard Preigau
Chicago Cubs
Lneup
Ttiges Stephenson
McCarthy
Bloomington
Ohio State
Indiana
Chicago Maroons
Corrall
Aoman
Life Line Longest On Golf Lines
By At Demakeg former pitcher for the New York Giants contends golf yields the longest athletic span. He argues boxing and sprinting wear athletes quickly while many golf pros remain over 40 and notable champions age past 50 in grappling. He cites era veterans like Ty Cobb and Cy Young to compare career longevity across sports.
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At Demakeg
New York Giants
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Stenroos
de Mar
Paavo Nurmi
Jim Thorpe
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Eddie Collins
Walter Johnson
Alexander
LaJoie
Wagner
Cy Young
Loyola of New Orleans to compete at Drake Relays
Des Moines April 23 Loyola university of New Orleans will for the first time enter the Drake relay carnival next week. The entries include the half mile and mile relay, 100 yard dash, 120 yard high hurdles, shot put, discus, broad jump, high jump, javelin and hop step and jump. Other entrants are from Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
Loyola University of New Orleans
Drake University
Loyola
University of Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Plan Organization of Western Relays
Des Moines April 23. Representatives of seven leading relay meets will meet here April 29 to discuss forming a western relay association. Drake University business manager Séd Lytton announced that Illinois Kansas Texas Dakota Rice Central Intercollegiate and Drake relay groups will join.
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Des Moines
Western Relay Association
Séd
Lytton
Drake University
Illinois
Kansas
Texas
Dakota
Rice
Central Intercollegiate
Drake
Don Hines named assistant football coach at Iowa U
Don T. Hines of Cedar Rapids longtime Hawkeye grid man and three year member of the University of Iowa football squad has been appointed assistant football coach for next year by the Iowa athletic department. Hines is noted as one of the most versatile players in Hawkeye history.
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Town City
Don T. Hines
Cedar Rapids
University of Iown
Iowa Athletic Department
Hines
Hawkeye
Daily Quiz Answers and Geographic List
A compact compilation of quiz responses includes numbers and a string of states and places. It lists Virginia Kentucky Arkansas Mississippi Missouri Alabama Georgia North Carolina and mentions fourteen New Mexico Savannah Maine Santa Fe river South Dakota Colorado river Kansas City Lake Michigan among other terms.
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Virginia
Kentucky
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
New Mexico
Savannah
Maine
Santa Fe
South Dakota
Colorado River
Kansas City
Lake Michigan
Look before you leap Morris Plan loan offer
Advertisement urges readers to investigate the Morris Plan loan emphasizing caution about high costs from interest and fees. Claims borrow at 6 percent interest with a 2 percent fee, noting no assignment.
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Morris Plan
Costa
Drake Relays Two Mile Relay Poised For Corker Race
Drake relays feature a strong two mile relay with Iowa State Cyclones led by Capt Raymond Conger. Moody anchors Kansas Aggies and push Conger to fast times. Other contenders include Northwestern Indiana Michigan and Missouri aiming to challenge the title on a soggy track.
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Courier Special Service
Des’ Moines
Raymond Conger i Cyclone
Conger
Thornburg
Hoak
Caluum
University of Michigan
Cyclones
Kansas Aggies
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Drake
Kansas’ Aggies
Moody
Aggies
Ace
Kansas Aggie
Sallee
Axtell
McGrath
Iowa Roads Impassable Prompt Driver's Cross-Country Freight
A. J. Schauer from Illinois Central reports Iowa roads remain rough splitting travel across Wisconsin and Michigan. He attempted to drive an Essex from Detroit to Waterloo but had to load it onto a freight car at Dubuque amid rain and broken paths. Eight other cars joined the shipment, while a family bound for Alaska opted to ship their car to Portland and ride the train.
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Thrusinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
A. J. Schauer
Summer Street
Illinois Central Railway
Detroit
Mich
Waterloo
Dubuque
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Portland
Ore
Conley Quits as Ellsworth Coach
Iowa Falls April 23 Harry T Conley director of athletics and coach at Ellsworth college resigned here today after a two year regime with the Panthers His fall football team was among the best in a decade and his winter basketball squad was one of the best in local annals His plans for the future are unknown.
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Iowa Falls
Harry T. Conley
Ellsworth College
Panthers
Conley
Ellsworth
Stockholders held liable in Town Loan assets case
Des Moines Iowa April 25 approximately 160000 of the defunct Town Loan Trust Co funds were released from litigation on district judge Meyers order. The county sought to collect delinquent taxes from assets of the bank. The judge ruled that the stockholders were liable.
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Des Moines
Town Loan &Trust Co
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