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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1928
Page
5
Indians defeat Mack men 9 to 6 in Cleveland as streak ends. Harris, Foxx, Simmons and Langford feature for Philadelphia. Shaute, Walberg, Hudlin handle pitching in a tight finish. Cleveland builds leads with timely hits and strong defense in the season finale.
Audrey Devine, former All American football player from Iowa university, retires as freshman mentor at the University of Southern California under Howard Jones to devote more time to his law practice. He will assist Jones in an advisory capacity and on urgent scouting expeditions only.
Amsterdam August 4 The United States Olympic team needs no alibis for its performances at the ninth Olympiad General Gauglas Mearthur told United Press today Defeats have come because competition is keener than U S officials expected This is the greatest team the United States has ever sent to the Olympics and it needs no alibis for its failure to sweep track and field events The class of American sprinters is not as good as it once was The competition we are meeting here surpasses our expectations Our faster tracks enabled average performers to produce sensational and record breaking performances We are being beaten here by the greatest runners in the world Our meats have done splendidly and we got as many breaks as anyone else Our other teams wrestling swimming rowing and boxing are doing well The boxers face rough battles but we will be surprised if we do not come through with more than two or three victories
Ames fans at Jawa State College will see their team in action on the home gridiron three times this season. The article notes a Nebraska first team slated to meet the Ames eleven, with Aug dates and football schedule context.
In Brooklyn on Aug 4 the Cubs under Joe McCarthy executed a single dominant third inning to overcome the Dodgers 8 to 5. Maguire, Beck, Grimm, Hartnett and Bressler drove runs while pitching shifts limited Brooklyn, with deak and Elliott mixing for the mound work.
Summary: Leach and Leach, Doria, and Traynor spark a late burst as Philadelphia rallies to defeat Pittsburgh 6 to 4. Davis and Leach contribute two base hits. Waner and Klein also star with key hits and stolen bases. Pitchers Fussell and Hill secure the win for Philadelphia while Tauscher takes the loss.
Galloway Nine defeated the American Legion Junior team 5 to 0 in a City league baseball game yesterday. Kraft held the Legion to one hit. Galloway scored 4 3 runs in the first inning off Weideman.
Cuban flyweight Jose Diaz known as Black Lightning tours the Midwest toward New York, under Dan Cole management, barnstorming with Rosales. Diaz, rising from Havana and Mexico, aims to contend for world flyweight honors by winter, promoting exhibitions and matches in 184 pound heavy Rosales.
Boston defeats Chicago 3 to 1 ending the White Sox five game streak. Tommy Thomas pitched well but erred twice as Carrigan’s batters produced all three runs with a second inning score, a third inning rally, and a late tally. Bullpen details and listing of players follow the box score.
Paris reports Doctor Serge Voronoff grafted a three year old’s glands into yearling thoroughbred Don Zuniga, winner of the Grand Hurdles at Auteuil by ten lengths in five minutes and 44 seconds. Officials question the horse’s true age as debate grows among trainers and scientists.
Promoter Jim Mullen plans a Chicago elimination bout to decide who follows Gene Tunney as heavyweight champion. Otto von Porat and Les Marriner top the field, with Porat vs Pierre Charles likely. Risko and Sharkey may be pressed into a bout if Porat advances.
Boxing program at Electric Park next Wednesday evening announced by promoter Ralph Alexander. Main bout features Billy Gibbs of Cedar Falls versus Kid Shubert of Minneapolis in a six round fight. Several four rounders include Jack Donath vs Kid Rasila and Chauncey Cameron vs Waddell Cola. Rain delayed last night’s fights to 9:15 a m today.
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