Cubs and Braves split twin bill in Chicago doubleheader
Chicago news reports a 3 to 1 first game loss and 3 to 1 victory for Cubs and Braves in a doubleheader. Vaughn Bestich and Georgeious Douglas provided early offense while Hal Tothcer’s slump ended a 20 game streak. Cincinnati swept Brooklyn in two, with Luque and Eller solid on the mound and Cheney muffing hits in two innings.
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Chicago
Cubs
Braves
Vaughn
Romeo Cubs
George
Douglas
Northrup
Phil
Haltocher
Wheat
Boston - Chicese
Kilefer
Boston
Goo
Goe
Meds
Robins
Cincinnati
G. Aue
Brooklyn
Luque
Eller
Cromby
Reds
Cheney
Coombs
Archer
Wingo
Miller
Prince Halls in Bad Once More Suspended Reds Star Faces Gambling Charge
Chase, renowned first sacker for the Cincinnati Reds and famed fielder, has been suspended for off field conduct and faces a gambling charge tied to games he played. He admits betting on horse races but denies gambling on ball games. A hearing is expected soon.
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Chase
Cincinnati Reds
Trophy James Ford and J O Hartman Tie 90 Score at Veterans Meet
Rain reduced attendance at the old timers trap shoot at Byrnes park while James Ford and John Hartman tied with 90 for top honors. Helfer won first 50 targets with 46. Nic Webber led 100 shots but was disqualified as a manufacturer’s rep.
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Byrnes Park
Seibert & Webbber’s
A. F. Helfer
Nic Webber
John Hartman
Jim Ford
Mr. Hartman
Jim
John
Ford
Hallman
Carson
Whse
Helfer
Webber
Witty BI Steege
Skin
Norther
Shores
Washington Defeats St Louis on Local Ground, 2 to 1
In Washington D C on August 18 Washington beat St Louis 2 1 for the first time this season. Shaw allowed only four hits. Schulte's bases loaded single in the third produced two Washington runs. St Louis offense limited to a lone tally in the late innings.
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Cards
Phillies
St. Louis
Fortune
Hornsby
Scire
Philadelphia
Son Ona
Hoge
Adams
Sherdel
Brock
St. Louia
Watson
Fords
Bensters
Browns
Washington
D. C
Shaw
Schulte
Selfield
Houck
Severeid Shaw
Ainsemith
Extra! Extra! Lajoie Weakness Revealed in Baseball
Chicago Aug 19 report details Lajoie's vulnerability after a long major league career. A Minneapolis pitcher told teammates and then President Hicker that Lajoie fares poorly against high and outside pitches. The Indianapolis Millers game sparked the disclosure as other pitchers pressed for the secret.
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Chicago
Harry Lajoie
American Association
Slugeger
Minneapolis
Larry
Hicker
Indianapolis
Millers
Lajoie
De Palma Dominates Sheepshead Auto Sweepstakes
Ralph De Palma won the international sweep stakes at Sheepshead speedway, taking all five heats and setting world records in four. Mulford finished second and Resta third, while De Palma also set two mile and 20 mile records in separate events, and led the points with 30 to Mulford 22 and Resta 18.
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New York
Ralph de Palma
Sheepshead Speedway
Ralph Mulford
Dario Resta
de Palma
Resta
Deic|er
Draft Age Law Upset Brings Willard War Work Hint
The draft age extension could let heavy weight champion Jess Willard enter war work while preserving his title. Affected by war needs and legal precedents, he may fight in service conditions with opponents also in the military. In England such bouts are restricted by virtue of war. The piece also notes Yale and eastern colleges facing altered competition rules due to war, with freshmen and upperclassmen impacts and possible suspensions of eligibility.
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Big Jess Willard
Jess
Altho
Willard
Jeff
Bre Scedent
England
Tremont
Fulton-Willard
Yale
Tay
Bowes
Benny Kauff Makes Good as a Soldier
Benny Kauff, from Columbus, has risen to corporal at Camp Sherman. He reports drills come easy and progress is strong. He hopes for a commission before the war ends, noting his popularity and keen enthusiasm despite no prior military training.
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Columbus
Kauff
Uncle Sam
Sherman
John Mie
Willard and Dempsey discussed by a famed boxing crowd
The fragment recalls Jess Willard as a fighting man, his clashes with famous foes, and his life after boxing tending his farm. A chorus praises his skill, laments his condition limits, and notes postwar media chatter about rivalries and libel suits. It also mentions trappings of turn‑of‑the‑century press culture.
Iowa troops whirl boxing and wrestling shows at Camp Pike
Iowa selectors at Camp Pike entertain with boxing and wrestling plus acrobatic clown work by Allen Wills, Warden, and Snyder. Mike George and Young Hackenschmidt wrestle, Somers teaches boxing. other Iowa men perform, with Monday boxing and wrestling exhibitions announced.
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Camp Pike
Ark
Iowa
Allen Wills
Muscatine
Private Snyder
Sioux City
Private Wills
Charley Chaplain
Private Warden
Ringling
Towans
Mike George
Davenport
Young Hackenschmidt
Eddie Somers
Millstein
Humboldt
Berry
Waterloo
Somers
Iswans
Tom’ Yoder
Ottumwa
Bledsoe
Jack Weimer
Ce‘dar Rapide
Wernstaff
Change Site of Howrey Home Was City Landmark
The B J Howrey residence, occupying the entire triangular block bordered by Walnut and Pine streets in Waterloo, is being moved to the first corner north of its present site, marking the passing of another local landmark. Built in 1880 by Dr. John G Bickley, it later housed Billy Sunday during a whirlwind campaign. Now owned by Mr Howrey since 1913, the site may become a large modern apartment building with no definite plans yet.
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B. J. Howrey
Walnut, Iowa
Pine Streets
Waterloo
John G. Bickley
George McWilliams
California
Billy
McWilliams
Howrey
G. Bickley
J. G. Bickley
Fourth Street West
Wellington
Prospect Hills
Colonial Apartments
Debtors Urged to Pay Municipal Court Fines Promptly
Citizens are urged to settle municipal court fines on time. Prior to the court, prisoners were released on promises to pay later, but delays now incur a $3.20 extra cost for warrants. Rural residents face 10 cents per mile for a bailiff lookup.
Sugar Shortage Persists Through Several Months
Food administration officials say sugar conservation remains essential for months. Relaxed flour and beef rules, tighter canning and household allowances, and submarine losses trim supply. World sugar exists but transport limits distribution. no big domestic increases until beet factories yield this year's crop.
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Food Administration
Church of God Camp Meeting Aug 24 Sept 1 Near Waterloo
Annual conference of the Church of God opens at the camp grounds near Waterloo on August 24 and runs through September 1. A J Eychaver Cedar Heights delivers the welcome address with responses by conference members. O J Allard Fort Dodge will preach at 1 p m August 24. Daily sessions begin 9:30 a m with Bible school at 10 a m led by Mrs G P Allard Fort Dodge superintendent S J Lindsey leads classes Ore-
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Church of God
Waterloo
A. J
Eychaver
Cedar Heights
Walcome
O. J. Allard
Fort Dodge
G. P. Allard
S. J. Lindsey
Ore
Messrs
The Blindness of Divorce Shows at Plaza Theatre
Reno court records reveal that physicians and surgeons’ families file divorce suits at three times the rate of other professions. The feature film The Blindness of Divorce plays at the Plaza. 2:15 and 7 p.m. showings. Regional conference staff and officers listed. Aug. 29 Berean day targeted for youth program.
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Reno
Nevada
William Fox
Plaza
Fredericksburg News Briefs and Civic Notes
Fredericksburg reports Rev. C. J. Carroll takes four weeks vacation to Illinois for Mutual Chautauqua work. Mrs. Claude West and Mrs. William Mueller return from Ames honeymoons. husbands to be transferred. Henry Hunt dies after paralytic stroke in Sumner. Clara Wadden sells six acres east of town to real estate firm for 3700 per acre. City implements pool fine for blocking plantings. trees under city control.
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Fredericksburg
Carrol
The
Baptist Church
Illinois
Mutual Chautauqua Company
Claude West
William Mueller
Ames
Hunt
Sumner
Clara. Wadden
Town
Railway Traffic Returns to Normal After Delays
Rail service resumed on all lines as the Illinois Central and Great Western handled the first Chicago trains since Friday. Eastern tracks rebuilt after Friday night rains, with through freights rerouted to restore regular schedules by Saturday noon.
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Chicago
Great Western
Illinois Central
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
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