Yankees Slugging Leaders Slip But Still Dominate Early Batting
Chicago White Sox Bill Hunnefield and Barry McCurdy lead the league in the latest batting averages as the Yankees drop a few points in the second week. Ty Cobb rises into the .400 class, while Sad Sam Jones tops American League pitchers with three victories.
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Babe Ruth
Tris
Speaker
Detroit
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Bill Hunnefield
Sox
Barry McCurdy
Fothergill
Ty Cobb
Sam Jones
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Jones
St. Louis
Dutch ‘Ruether
Willis
Cobb
Tony Lazzeri
Lou ‘Blue
Humefield
McCurdy
Geneo
Fothergirl
Simmons
Philadelphia
Sapte
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Goslin
Washington
Koenig
Judge Washington
Cole Au New
Fork
Meusel
Meadows
Pittsburgh
Specs
Jesse Haines
Cardinals
Fitzsimmons
Giants
Charley Root
King
Kiki Cuyler
Tyson
Saird
Hornsby
Tyyson
Lindstrom
Hafer
St.Louis
Gibson
Boston
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Southworth
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Toledo
American ‘Association
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Madhens
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Milwaukee
Luce
Columbus
Sammy Bohne
Minneapolis
Izzell
Amarillo
Compton
Denver
Nelley
Casey
Tulsa
Davie
Omaha
Penn Relays and Drake Relays Set Offer Dual Action
The Penn Relays at Philadelphia and the Drake Relays at Des Moines run today in parallel. Notable entries include Roland Locke Nebraska, Henry Russell Cornell, Jackson Scholz Olympic and world record holder, Lord David Burghley Cambridge, Sabin Carr Yale, and Charley Hoff who recently broke the pole vault world record.
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Philadelphia
Des Moines
Penn
James
Middlewest
Roland Locke
University of Nebraska
Henry
AL Russell
Cornell
Jackson
Scholz
Lord ‘David Burghley
Cambridge University
Lord Burghley
Oxford
Cambridge
Lockhart and Milton Enter Indianapolis Memorial Day Race
Milton and Lockhart, two legendary Indy 500 performers, will race at Indianapolis on May 30. Lockhart, a 24-year-old former substitute who won last year, enters an unnamed car. Milton, a two time winner back from retirement, competes under the alias John Doe in an unnamed vehicle.
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Ind
America
Frank, Lockhart
Tommy Milton
Lockhart
Milton
John Doe
La Porte City Golf Club Opens Season with May 15 Tourney
La Porte City Golf Club expands its course with traps and bunkers and invites 11 members and 10 to 11 women as eligible members under a new provision. A Van Valkenburgh is re elected president and George Thomas is vice president. The club plans monthly contests starting May 15 with a blind hole meet, prizes for each contestant, and a season end club championship cup.
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la Porte Cit
la Porte City
Ruth and Yanks defeat Red Sox in Boston showdown
Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 9 to 0 at Boston. Ruether pitched effectively allowing six hits as the Yanks chased Sam Harriss early. Ruth drilled a fifth inning homer and New York piled up 10 hits while Harriss yielded four triples.
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Harris
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Lazgeri
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Sommers
Yang
McGowan
Tigers
Indians
Trapshot Champion Mrs Adolph Topperwein Wins World Title
Mrs Adolph Topperwein wins the women’s world trapshooting championship after hitting 223 of 225 clays in San Antonio Texas. Pigeons soared as she secured the title with a near flawless score.
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Adolph Topperwein
Texas Air
San Antonio
Grove Halts Senators in Midst of Sizzling Rally
In Philadelphia on April 30 Mose Grove halted a seventh inning Washington rally with one out, preventing a tying and winning run as the Athletics defeated the Senators 8 to 7. Key players included Cobb Hale and Goslin for Washington and Thurston Marberry Braxton Grove and Ehmke for Philadelphia.
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Ruel
Thurston
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Lamar
Waynes
Cobb
Tee
Simmons
Hale
Washington
Harris
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Galloway
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Marberry
Wills
Eehmke
Grove
Ormsby
Owens
Hildebrand
Porcupine interview under fire in rugged Montana tale
In a rugged 1902 Montana encounter, William T. Hornaday profiles the North American porcupine as a war animal with quills a tough hide and fat for survival. He describes a meeting with a yellow haired porcupine on Heil Creek near Max Sieber’s cabin and records a conversation about the species’ isolation from other wildlife and its motto of peace with readiness to defend itself.
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Jesson
Board of Strategy
North America
New England
Hell Creek
Pitcuresque
Max Sieber
Missouri River
Custer
Old Ajax
Laton A. Hoffman
Montana
Heil Creek
Porky
Daddy
Max Steber
Nick
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College baseball scores across a busy weekend
Readable results show Murdus 7 Indiana 2 and Syracuse 2 Columbia 3 while Penn State 1 and Harvard 7 Kansas 7. Kansas Aeries 3 and Augushure 4 round out a mixed set of college games with notable innings and contrasting outcomes.
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Indiana
Michigan
Syracuse
Columbia
Pennsylvanie
Marvard
Kansas Univ
Kansas Aeries
Augushure
SU Johns
Arkansas U Students Present Victory Cup To Their Coach
Fayetteville Ark April 30 Coach F A Schmidt former grid star and coach of the University of Arkansas leads the Razorbacks to a second consecutive Southwestern Conference basketball title. Students present a Victory Cup trophy with a patina bronze base, commemorating the two great championship seasons and the coach’s leadership.
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University of Arkansas
Southwestern
Enet
Tow
Uni- Voraits
Tama Tennis Star Seen As Strong Cyclone Prospect
Iowa State College tennis coach Fred Fenton expects a strong Cyclone team this season after an early setback to Des Moines university. Four lettermen from last year join openings for the Valley season opener against the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, with players Evans Winchester Shoemaker Tama Leermakers Omaha Leach Flynn UL Gill Pasadena Klier Cedar Rapids and Shader Fort Dodge Gissal Alten among the eligible roster.
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Courier Special &Cernice
Ames
Des Moines University
Fred Fenton
Iowa State
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
May
Des Moines Woman Sets State Bowling Record 257
Des Moines April 30 Misa Alice Burns set a state bowling high game record for women at Grand alleys with a 257 score toppling the pins.
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Misa Alice Burns
Baseball Leaders and Totals From Yesterday
Summary of homeruns and leaders in American and National Leagues. Ruth and Gehrig top American with four homers. Williams and Wrightstone lead the National with four and eight respectively. Key players listed include Simons Lamar Thurston Terry and Tyson. League totals and top performers are highlighted.
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Knipp and Drury Meet Wednesday in Park Boxing Show
Albert Knipp of Waterloo and Clyde Drury of Marshalltown collide in a six round main event at the opening electric park boxing show next Wednesday evening promoted by Ralph Alexander. Ernest Schrage and Scrapper Thompson join in a six round semi windup with Bob Leland meeting Kid Henry in a four round bout.
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Waterloo
Clyde Drury
Marshalltown
Ralph Alexander
Ernest Schrage
Parkershore
Scrapper
Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Bob Leland
Kid Henry
Cedar Falls
Knipp
Drury
American Legion
Charlie Watts
Omaha
Towa
Multiple births reported in local notices directory
A sequence of birth notices lists numerous families with addresses and April dates for new daughters and sons. Names include Kruchecke, Friedley, Brockson, Lufkin, Wilson, Beckman, Shaeffer, Litterley, LeRoy Parker, Graham, OConnell, Hansen, Burke, Hardy, Irwin, among others, noting parent couples and birth dates.
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Warren W. Kruchecke
Edwards
Beverly Ann
Ray Lewis Friedley
Waterloo
Perry Ray
William P. Brockson
Second West
Byron Pauk
Iarl Frederick Lufkin
East
Waterloo Township
Audrey Jean
Theodore Wilson
Bernadine Maenga
Herbert H. Beckman
Presbyterian Hospital
Bonnie Brae
Grundy Center
John Walker Shaeffer
Tenth West
Jacqueline
Louise
Fred. Litterley
Fourth West
Cottage
Mary Alokaa
Lester Hardy
Argyle
Bonnieean
Alr
George Irwin
Jevergreen
George Deyne
Conger and Martin Set for Feature Race at Cyclone Exposition
Ames April 30 Six major sports events are planned for Veishea Iowa State Exposition May 12 to 14 headlined by a special mile race May 14 between Ray Conger of Iowa State and Alva Martin former Northwestern captain. Capt Conger to retire before Iowa State fans in the dual with Martin. Missouri plays Cyclones in baseball May 12 and 13. Grinnell meets Iowa State May 14 in a dual track meet. Drake tennis, Daubert water acrobats also part of the program.
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Veishea
Iowa State
Ray Conger
Alva Martin
Northwestern
Conger
Martin
Missouri University A
Cyclones
Grinnell
Drake University
Jake Daubert
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