Pete Groft Stars in Opening Game for Hawks
Pete Groft tall Blue Ridge standout stars as the Hawks defeat Sudbrook 4 to 1. Brown leads pitchers and Groft slams a two bagger scoring Connor. Thomason’s Rock Island pushes back but Waterloo holds on for win.
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Connor
Hi Brown
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Sussbrook
Ottumwa Loses Pennant Hopes as Heath Is Injured
Ottumwa in the Mississippi Valley league suffers a season blow when star first baseman Mirkel Heath injures his knee sliding into home for the third out in the ninth. Dubuque wins 5 to 0, leaving Ottumwa two games behind in the pennant race. Possum Owens, former Ottumwa player, signed to replace Heath.
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Ottmava Toray
Possum” Owens
Ottumwa
Orange and Hudson Communities Plan Party for Bakkum
Hudson and Orange communities will hold a farewell party for Glenn Bakkum a resigned agricultural instructor from local schools. The event in Tannerth er s Grove features a concert by the two committees and other entertainment with refreshments.
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Orange and Hudson Communities Plan Party
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Orange Township
Hudson
Orange
Tannrerther's Grove
Glenn Bakkum
Ruth Advances I Batting Averages In Yankees Detroit Game
Ruth is the sole New York American to gain ground in batting averages after a Detroit loss. The Tigers won the first game, while Boston Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston. Washington Americans beat Cleveland Indians, and Philadelphia Athletics trimmed the Chinara Amerricans in Chicago. Bursts of scoring and fielding highlighted the day’s action across several leagues.
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Marshalltown Suffers First Scrape by Cedar Rapids Bunnies
Cedar Rapids bunched hits in the fourth to beat Marshalltown 4 2 in a league opener. Errors by Marshalltown and strong pitching by Levsen and Hamilton marked the game, with key plays including Rye’s leaping catch and double play initiation.
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Ottumwa
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Mamilten
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Grinnell Gridmen to Report Sept 3
Grinnell Iowa Aug 28 Coach H Giward Grinnell college has issued a call for football men to report for preliminary conditioning on Monday Sept 3 All who report will work out under supervision of Captain Hugh Nichols Marshalltown until Sept 15 when Elward will take personal charge of his proteges.
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H. Giward
Grinnell College
Hugh Nichols
Marshalltown
Elward
Sunnyside Net Tournament Pairings Announced
Sunnyside Country tennis tournament pairings released yesterday ahead of the afternoon start. Twenty contestants compete with prizes for winner and runner up. Matches include Caward versus Maynard, Hutcalston versus Stinson, Gane versus Sieg, Rath versus Burk, and Templeton versus McDoner among others.
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Rizes
BR. Caward
Yors Maynard
Hutcalson
Merle Stinson
Ager
Max Levingston
Harter Hull
Ben Howrey
Robert Gane
Russell Sieg
George Rath
Myron Burk
Mito Milter
Hawks Rally as Speas returns after slump
The Hawks benched Speas after a 23 at bats slump with three hits. He returned to the lineup batting .333 with a two bagger in three trips. Youngsters billed as Chick Mattick's sons show catching, throwing and fielding skills in early demonstrations.
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Bill Speas
Ottumwa
Chick Mattick
Laws of Golf Q and A on postponement and honor
In golf match play postponement to finish later is allowed if the round can still finish within the committee imposed limit. A and B play a hole with counts 4 and 5 for others. honors on the next tee follow a best hole basis. If a ball is lost and not found within five minutes, it is considered lost and cannot be replaced after restarting play.
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Q. Hs
Zera
Q. Tittoner
Kansas City Seeks Western League Franchise
Kansas City businessmen plan to buy a Western League franchise for Kansas City Kansas. A 425 000 sale fund will be raised this week with Carry Kaelin sponsoring the move. Permission from the American Association is not yet secured. George Muehlbach opposes the club while Western League officials press the issue.
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Kaelin
American Association
George Muehlbach
Kansas City Club
Tierinex
Western League
Columbus suit seeks $50000 over alleged false arrest in horse case
Earl H H Clark of Columbus files $50,000 against Grand Circuit officials and Capital City Driving for alleged false arrest on Aug 1 tied to the supposed roping of Periscope a race horse. Also notes Pancho Villa knockout of Jackie Feldman and Archie Walker disqualification for holding in a fight, plus sale rumors denied about the New York Giants and other sports results.
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Earl HH. Clark
Grand Circuit
Capital City Driving Association
New York
Pancho ‘Villa
Jackie Feldman
Archie Walker
Harry Brown
Philadelphia
Tex Rickard
Joan Ringling
New York Giants
Giants
Charles A. Stoneham
Chicago
E. J. King
Winona
Minn
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Training Camp for Coe Gridders Will Have 40 Attendants
Cedar Rapids Iowa August 22 Preparations for the Coe football camp on the Wapsi river open September 1 with about 40 candidates expected. Captain elect Buzz Wernimont leads monogram men Bunk Rick Kirk West Ben Gillispie John Finley Midge Makeever Jack Pence and Pedro Strong. Wernimont may move to backfield and could be named quarterback. Pence and Makeever available for the post.
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Notre Dame
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Buzz
Wernimont
Monogram
Bunk” Rick
Kirk West
Bhen Gillispie
John Finley
Midge
Makeever
Jack Pence
Pedro Strong
Pence
English Derby Winner To Race Here On Oct 26
Preparations are under way by West Chester Racing Association to host Papyrus, English derby winner, meeting the top three year olds at Belmont Park on October 26. Grandstand facilities will be expanded to accommodate about 100 000 spectators with the infield open for the event.
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United Press
New York
West Chester Racing Association
Papyrus
Belmvont. Park
Notch
Dempsey Will Want Fight at Tia Juana Says Coffroth
Column argues a Dempsey Wills bout at Tia Juana would be financially viable and popular along the West Coast. It notes California fans would travel for a championship fight and trusts promoter Cofroth and Tex Rickard to back the plan.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Tronmen
McAll
Dempsey-Wills
Tia Juana
A. Dempsey-Wills
Isle of Yap
Times Square
Ofos Angeles
Shelby
California
Costroth
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East Side All Stars Take Game In Postseason Series
East Side All Stars beat West Side Nine 4 to 2 at League Park securing the first win in the post season. Berray pitched five frames allowing three hits and fanning 14. Richardson collected two of East’s three hits while Allen took the loss for theWest. Thompson was noted as Berray’s battery mate.
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East Side All-Star
League Park
West Siders
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Richardson
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Lowe
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Tips on golf swing control from Jim Barnes and Arthur Havers
Jim Barnes advises golfers to keep arms compact and wrists firm on approach shots to improve direction. He warns that flabby wrist action can cause loss of control and errant strokes. Tomorrow Arthur Havers discusses tee shots and grip in his column.
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aArthur Havers
SAFE OR OUT
Question and answer column by Charles TD. White on baseball rules. Includes scenarios: ball hitting fielder, runner touching bases, and batter time. Reads like a reader inquiry feature from a sporting editor seeking official rulings.
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Charles TD. White
Pacific Coast Yacht Regatta Opens With Broad Entries
About 100 sailing yachts and many small craft will take part in the first Pacific coast championship regatta and water carnival on San Francisco Bay from Aug 25 to Sept 3. Entries include California Yacht Club of Los Angeles and Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco, with others from Port Audl, Seattle, Vancouver. A perpetual challenge race will pit LA and San Francisco clubs. An added feature is a five mile swim around Alcatraz Island.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Bay
California Yacht Club of
Los Angeles
Corinthian Yacht Club
Santa Barbara
Portaudl
Seattle
Vancouver
B. C
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Yesterday's Homeruns and Team Totals Report
Baseball recap listing yesterday's home runs by Williams for St Louis and Witt for Boston with L Shanks of Boston and Voials of Nationals. National and American totals show 442 and 442? unclear. records indicate scores and league tallies from New York and Boston games.
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St. Louis
Harts
Boston
Witt
New York
Shanks
National
Stone Beats Alexander In Ninth Round Heavyweight Bout
Jim Stone, the colored heavyweight known as the Goliath, defeated Ralph Alexander of Waterloo in the ninth round at Electric Park in Rockford last night. Alexander fought valiantly, with Stone’s punches leaving facial bruising as the crowd watched the lengthy slugfest end with Stone’s victory. Prelims featured Lloyd Winson stopping Parsley in about 40 seconds and Texas Kid losing to Bill Brown, amid crowd unrest after a fast, rough program.
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Ralph Alexander
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Iowa
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Vicemin
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Wil Bash
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