Yanks and Grads In World Series Outlook
The article weighs Yankees and Cardinals pennant chances with Pennock’s reliability and Card hits by Bottomley and Hafey. It notes Yankees on a rough stretch but strong road record, Cardinals aging staff concerns, and possible collision with Giants or Athletics as the season winds. Hoover meeting plans and a crossing accident in Illinois are also noted.
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Davis J. Walse
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St. Louis Cardnnals
New York Yankees
Michel
West
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Cardinals
Yanks
Athletics
Pennock
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ABC
Lakearnie
Jimmy Wilson
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Frisch
Maranville
Halm
High
Outferk
Hafey
Douthit
Blades
Harper
St. Louis
Southworth
John McGraw
Wll
Alexander
Sherdel
Haines
Rheam
Mitchell
Giants
McGraw
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Cubs
Reds
The Mystery by George Storm The Lads Room Downstairs
A terse, fragmentary note references a scene with a lad’s room downstairs and a looming deadline. The speaker asserts someone will be in hand within an hour and expresses reluctance to cause Homer annoyance while stressing the need for information.
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Homer
Adams Laboratories Inc doubles capital to expand cosmetics business
By amendment filed with County Recorder Evan Brebner the Adams Laboratories Inc increases capital stock from 100000 to 200000. Fred D Adams president said the extra capital will extend the scope and territory of the business which manufactures and distributes cosmetic preparations. Nine wholesale drug companies have recently been added to the jobbers handling the products.
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Evan Brebner
Adams Laboratories, Inc
Fred D. Adams
Fan poll predicts sluggers top homer totals this season
A cartoon poll by 3 500 readers shows Babe Ruth expected to lead with about 63 homers, closely followed by Hack Wilson Del Bissonnette and Jim Bottomley. The survey also names Lou Gehrig as a strong runner up, with Del Bissonnette added after reader demand.
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George Kelly
Robinson to Speak at Colored Folks Day at Electric Park
U.S. Representative T. J. B. Robinson of Iowa will deliver the principal address at the annual Colored Folks Day celebration at Electric Park next Monday. John W. Gwynne, ex municipal court judge, will also speak. The program includes boxing bouts, a battle royal, a six round exhibition, a barbecue supper at 6 p.m., and an evening dance.
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T. J. B. Robinson
Hampton
Iowa
Electric Park
John W. Gwynne
Municipal Court
A&a
Johnny Meyers Seeks Injunction Over Title Match
Johnny Meyers files suit in Illinois Superior Court to halt the Fisher Kallio title bout in Chicago on August 7. He contends the athletic commission forfeited his middleweight title without his input and seeks to overturn the forfeiture as invalid.
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Johnny Meyers
Ilinois Athletic Commission
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Fisher
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Palace Plaza Rialto Riviera Strand Theatres Pathe Front News
Palace presents Won in the Clouds with Wilson and Foster plus Long Count and Mark of the Frog. Plaza features Breaking Into Society with Lillie, A Thief in the Dark on screen. Rialto offers Resurrection with La Zocaque and Del Rio. Riviera shows State Street Lady with Nagel Loy. Strand stars Happiness Ahead with Moore Lowe. Also Vitaphone, musical sketches, and local city development clips.
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al Wilson
Helen Foster
Mark of the Frog
Riviera
State Street
Vitaphone
Conrad Nagel
Myrna Loy
Casey Jones
Lum & White
Tink ¢ Ayres
Helen McParland
Movietone Sketch
Paramount News
Caileen Moore
Edmund Lowe
Florentine Choir
Mayer & Evans
Earl Burnett
Hobart Bosworth
Des Moines Council Bans Unlicensed Planes
Des Moines city council adopted an ordinance prohibiting operation of unlicensed planes within the city limits. Violators face a 100 dollar fine or up to 30 days imprisonment, and licensed pilots are affected by the ban.
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DES Moines Council
Des Moines
Colored Golfers Threaten Court Action at Meet
Robert Ball of Chicago and Elmer Stout of Newark, barred from the national public Jinks golf championship for alleged infractions, threaten court action. They say an injunction will halt the tournament unless reinstated and have taken the matter to a Negro attorney after protests over their entry. An executive meeting was held as protests arose.
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Philadelphia
Robert Ball
Chicago
Elmer Stout
Newark
Ball
Stout
Officials Disqualify Competitors After Conference
The entry winners were held and accepted until a closed-door meeting led to disqualification. Ball was dropped for a rule violation on ball dropping, while Stout faced disqualification for an unspecified reason.
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Stout
Iowan Wins Welterweight Wrestling Title Match
Jack Reynolds of Cedar Rapids defeated Joe Turner of Washington DC two falls to one in Columbus on August 2. Reynolds scored seven strokes on the fifth hole and posted six on his card.
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Plan Hoover Ameting
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
James W. Good
Munidivest
Columbus
Jack Reynolds
Jooe Turner
Washington, D. C
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