High School Grid Prospects Open Practice Aug 31
Waterloo area grid outlooks center on East and West Highs with nine-game schedules. Captain Frank Snyder at East High and key backfield players at West High head into fall drills under coach Halph Sarff and new schedules featuring Marshalltown Decorah and Cedar Rapids Grant opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East High
Frank Snyder
Iowa
Snyder
Harold Blim
Helit
Florida
Separe
Oelwein
Marshalltown
Dubuque
East Des Moines
Independence
Decorah
Grant High
Cedar Rapids
Banat High
Invein
Thera
Hera
Debuque
Her
Cedar ‘Rapides
Abe
Charion City
West High
Halph Sarff
Rose
Drake University
Des Moines
Johnny Miller
Max Beistie
Glen Bovey
Earl Powers
George Holgate
Don Wilson
Ted Putney
Roger Haselman
Charley Grahan
Harold Dean
Beistin
Powers
Hasel
Celter
Electric Park bouts feature Yahn Lage and local prospects
In Marshalltown and nearby towns crowds packed Electric Park as G Lage defeated Harry Yahn in six rounds amid a fast program. Akins edged Bob White in four rounds while Kid Rose beat Kid Kenneth in a brisk four round bout. A separate card in Griswold saw Everett Strone score a technical knockout over Tian Cooper. An upcoming Waterloo Cattle Congress theater event promises a Scottish band and concerts with affordable seating options.
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Glen Lage
Marshalstown
Electric Park
Harry Yahn
Cedar Rapids
Yahan
Lage
Jack Akins
Bob White
Marshalltown
Kid Kenneth
Kid Rose
Rose Hasing
Outdoor Film Campaigns Promote Tourism At Campgrounds
Chambers of commerce in several states sponsor free motion picture shows at public campgrounds to showcase agricultural and local opportunities for motor tourists. The article also advises campers to deter predators, noting bamboo bundles, fires, and loud noises as deterrents while handling firearms with caution.
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Chambers of Commerce
Fall Harvest and Sports Echoes in Irish Southland
A mosaic of autumn scenes and sports notes, featuring wistful verses on harvest and moonlight, a question about tickets for Iowa versus Illinois, real estate and earthquake chatter in California, Gertrude Ederle’s Channel attempt, a cartoon on semis and gloves, and a note on Pittsburgh strike. It also mentions a youth jailed for escaping parental punishment as fall approaches and blends local mood with sport and news.
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California
Gertrudy Ederle
France
English Channel
Mellon Noys
Dumont Beats Grundy Center in 12 Inning Baseball Thriller
Dumont defeated Grundy Center 5 to 4 in 12 innings at Dumont. Crotti earned his ninth straight win for Dumont with 16 hits for the team to Grundy Center's six. Earlier Dumont beat Hampton as Crafty held Hampton to one hit while Dumont collected two off Welch.
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Dumont
Grundy Center
Crotti
Hampton
Crafty
Welch
Senators Crawl Up On Athletics
Last year's league champions creep up in the standings as Washington trails Philadelphia by three in the American League and the Giants sit two behind the Pirates. Dodgers edge Cubs 7 6 as Dazzy Vance earns his eighteenth win. Giants rally to stay in the pennant chase with a late surge, while the White Sox beat the Red Sox 3 1 and Detroit wins against the Yankees on errors.
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New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Giants
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Vance
Cotton Tierney
Dodgers
John McGraw
Cubs
Grover Alexander
New York Bats
Bush
Phillies
Reds
Altho
Pate Donohue
Donohue
Fletcher
Sand
Leach
Lywilliams
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
Bostonians
Senators
Indians
Dutch Reuther
Marberry
Cleveland
Athletics
Browns
Mack
White Sox
Charley Robertson
Red Sox
Detroit
Yankee
Howard Ehmke
Robbie
Chicago Cats
Chautreau
Welsh
Cardinals
Standings and Odd Notes From Cedar Rapids and Beyond
The column lists standings in the Mianisgipoi Walter League and National and American leagues with several games postponed. It also mentions Grasshopper glacier near Absurokai mountains above Yellowstone and an odd note about the Piddock clam boring method with a humorous digression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Oklahoma City
St. Joseph
Omaha
Tulan
Lince
Kearns Heads to Chicago as Dempsey Wills Talks Go On
Jack Kearns sails for Chicago with welterweight champ Mickey Walker to press the Dempsey Wills contract. Mullins demands a clause guaranteeing $25,000 if Dempsey cannot appear. He also seeks a $200,000 forfeit from Maud Fitzsimmons to force negotiations toward a Dempsey-Wills title bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Kearns
Chicago
Mickey Walker
T Hey
Paddy
Mullins
Wills
Kearns
Dempsey
Maud Fitzsimmons
Jhas Dempsey
Q Wills
Football Proves Big Money Making Sport at Iowa U
University of Iowa football is the main revenue producer per the annual report by Dr. Paul E B Belting. Receipts for last season totaled 17 247 with guarantees to visitors lifting total profits to 139 923750. Iowa’s game at Ann Arbor against Michigan yielded 47 448 09, double any home gate, while the Urbana game drew 30 815 24 despite a 36 6 loss. Homecoming crowds reached 20 660 with net 23 020 43. The Hawks drew 102 465 in three big out of town games Illinois Wisconsin Michigan, though only 49 457 attended five home games.
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Tawa ‘City
Paul EB. Belting
University of Iowa
Iowa
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Urbana
Minnesota
Iowas
Hawks
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ot tumwa doubleheader preview and boxing notes
The article previews a doubleheader at Ot tumwa and mentions a Friday tein bill. It notes Cletus Diccon's pitchers facing a tough task, describes Letty O Mellon's expected performance, and mentions DeButch aiming to replace Steart. It also covers boxing results and sailing race outcomes with multiple named participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Cletus Diccon
Letty O'Mell
Grasshoppers on Ice In Mountains
Report notes unusual sighting of grasshoppers buried in snow fields and glaciers in the mountains. The passage calls it a potabla example of insect presence in extreme cold conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glaciera
Scouting and Trades Mentioned in Midwest Circle
Ned Pettigrew of Oklahoma City and Tom Fairweather of Des Moines scout players for various teams. Pettigrew bought Catcher Groft from Waterloo and Pitcher Bons from Hock Island. Charles Stuvengen, Des Moines first baseman, draws attention for a strong .450 batting mark and solid fielding as he moves toward St Paul with the American association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapide Eee
Waterloo
Rock Island Os
Ottumwa Igteee
SUN Dubuq
Marshalltown
Wea
Saami
Burlington
Saational Luagure Pet Ipittsbureh
BO New York
BS Cincinnati
Boston
American Association
Camtelssyd
Bos
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas
Terre
Wichita St. Joseph
Omaha
Lincoln Tulsa
Baka
Ned Pettigrew
Oklahoma City
Brseman Slendes
Ethher Springer
Pettigrew
Groft
Bons
Hocksland
Tom Fairweather
Des Moines
Henden
Springer
M-V
Charles Stuvengen
Stuvengen
Glarsheiltown
Frank Boyle
Sioux Falls
S. D
Tri-State
Ber
Yesterday's Homeruns and Totals Across Leagues
Fragmentary baseball recap lists players Simmons Rice Browns Ruether Senators Brooks and Booth with totals and notes like “BHAGUE TOTALS” and “Satfonat” unclear context. Reads as a scorers summary from a box score column.
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Simmons
Athletics
Rice
Browns
Eee
Ruether
Senators
Brooks
Cutie
Crrieeye Booth Young
Gihnix
Satfonat
Many Scraps With Umpire Is All Bunk
In a lively if rambling column Al Demaree discusses fans berating umpires and managers reacting with mock conversations to entertain spectators. He notes managers like Bill Clymer clashing with umpires and players stalling at the plate to disrupt opposing hitters. The piece also mentions Jimmy Moore defeating Bobby Bruges in a six round bout in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Demaree
Bill Clymer
Cincinnati Reds
Fihey
Cedar Rapids Tops Mo ling in Mississippi Valley tilt
Cedar Rapids, Aug 20 Special. Cedar Rapids beat Mol ine 6 to 2 in a key Mississippi Valley league game. Guppy hit a home run with a man aboard in the eighth inning. A Playground group presented Manager Speas with a purse and a Chamber of Commerce gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Moling
Guppy
Speas
Chamber of Commerce
Molina
Abrit LO AE Young
Makeover
Barnlett
Gardner
Andre
Tacee
Shollenberger
Smith
Biske
Bohannan
Bartlett
Abrhpoal
Huarte
Shields
Orstadh
Swanson
Storme
White
Conkey
Cedar
Pwo
Homerun
Swan Son
Spers
Makeever
Dill
Panke
Fer- Fruson
Charles City to Host Two Day Registered Trap Shoot
Charles City Ia August 20 Special a two day registered trap shooting tournament the first of its kind in northeastern Iowa opens Tuesday and Wednesday September with land 2 L D Russell Des Moines 510 cash prize daily program starts at 9 a m with 3300 added money each day 200 singles 19 events of 20 targets doubles may run if time permits practice day Monday August 31 traps open 1 p m four events of 25 targets $2 50 each event money divided by class system 40 30 20 10"}
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Charles City
Iowa
L. D. Russell
Des Moines
Champions Rule Short and Merry They Come and Go
New York notes that championship spans vary by sport and era with notable long reigns such as Ty Cobb and Walter Johnson, and instances like John Ball who held the British amateur golf title eight times. Baseball examples show four pennants in a row as a cautionary trend, with Yankees, Giants, and other clubs illustrating the limits of sustained dominance across eras and varied sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilkie Hoppe
Jay Gould
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
John Ball
Giants
Yankees
Husgins Clan
McGraw
Connin Mack
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit Tigers
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Benny Leonard
R. D. Sears
William A.larned
Australi
Suzanus Lenglen
Molla i
Mallory
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Otife
Delwe
Agsin
Mast High
West Hich
Est High
John Holdt
Rosa
Mmeyer
Diekmann
Lawser
Markham
Stevenson
Siust
Fort Dodge
West Des Moine
Mason City
Dearn City
Jiarshalltown
Opeth
Lubugus
Golly
Maggie
Enougi
Maacie- Mer
Er Intel Feature Service, Inc
Eer Baltern
George McManus
Getter
G. Lage
Griswold
Everett | Strone
Tian Cooper
Eliott
Phe
Sandierstbon
Het Relinion
Wilgeam
Tibet
Asia
Pitas
Ike
Hlinois
Raese Wilson
the Courier
al Demare
Semis
Howe Compton
James Mathews
Henry Kulper
Henry
Dave
Dumont Dfeats Grundy Center
Associated
Edkors, Ip
Absurokai Mountain
Yellowstone Park
D. T. Marshal
Follis
Mulling
Iowa U
DeButch
Ansons
Steart
Fillingsham
Willeet
Moline Dispatch
Reichie Vancouver
Bo Vir Foley
Ofther
bBantamiweicht
Finn
Lew Fiaven
Conn
Joe Sousa
Habsoe
Larry Mead
Newark
Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Silver
Francisca
Frank Farren
San Francisco
Warington
Cal—-Ad
Rot Moore
Lone Beach
Vrisina
Joie Mas
Kine
Hrv
Moet
Evanston
Asrocian Gon
Ian
Jimmy Moore
Bobby Bruges
American Legion
Aberdeen
Frontier Park Speedway
American Legion Post
Midwest Speedway Association
Gome
Kings of Sports
Ligars
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