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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1927
Page
5
Detroit veteran Harry Heilmann leads American League batting with .400, challenging the title for a fourth time. The story reports on Ruth, Gehrig, and other stars, plus National League standings and American Association batting races, noting Lloyd Waner’s rise and Frank Frisch’s fall as hitters jockey for top spots.
Amarillo ousts Kress and Munson of Tulsa adds a homerless week. Blaeholder, top pitcher, slips to fourth in percentage. Black posts 11 wins and two losses, leading the circuit. Leading Western hitters include Langford Des Moines .398 Comorosky Wichita .394 Munson Tulsa .384 Bennett Tulsa .381 Sturdy Tulsa .365 Cunningham Des Moines .358 Rabbit Omaha .349 Reagan Denver .348 Compton Denver .245 J Kelly Amarillo .340.
In Chicago on August 27 Jack Dempsey endured another hard sparring session ahead of his comeback bid against Gene Tunney. He wrestled with partners Benny Kruger Jack McCann and K. Christner, taking a black eye and heavy workouts. Dempsey showed weakness in shooting for the face and must drop about ten pounds from 203 while his team pushes more fighting practice.
The Associated Press lists top league leaders through Aug 26. National League pacing batters P Waner of Pittsburgh at .387 with 108 runs and 190 hits, 36 doubles, 17 triples, while Williams of Philadelphia and Wilson of Chicago tie at 23 homers. Frisch has 34 stolen bases. Benton's Giants lead pitching with 12 wins. American League prizes Heilmann of Detroit at .396. Gehrig of New York leads in runs with 124 and hits with 177. Gehrig and Ruth tie for 40 homers. Burns tops doubles with 46. Manush tops triples with 16. Sisler of St Louis has 25 steals. Hoyt of New York earns 17 wins.
Burlington, Aug 27 Bees with Stemig as relief hurler gained the victory over Marshalltown in a wild exhibition 7 to 5. Tsing started for the Bees but was hit hard and went out in the fifth. Key hits included Naivway Parker and Jacaway with stemmed rallies, while Stemig earned the win and Tsing took the loss as Burlington moved to 7 runs on 8 hits. Umpires Donohue and Wilkinson. Time 1.4.
With the Mississippi Valley league nearing its end Waterloo shows weak marks in hitting and fielding. Official averages through Aug 23 place Waterloo sixth in batting at .267 and fourth in fielding at .955. LeCronier leads Waterloo with a .357 average after a Cedar Rapids game, joined by .312 from Spot Grant and .301 from Steinecke. Dubuque tops both hitting and fielding. Fisch leads the circuit with 16 wins.
Vandalia Ohio Aug 27 Iowa shooters posted strong marks at the Grand American handicap with three residents tied at 91 from 22 and 23 yard lines G K Nunn Jefferson J T Fisher Titonka and W G Hoon Jewell head the Iowa list Others include R Coffey Prairie City H Dierks Clinton and J Gillespie Des Moines plus a shoot off to decide the Grand American handicap between Otto Newlin Georgetown Ill and C H Reynolds former army aviator with Newlin taking 22 to 21.
New York August 27. Teamwork and long association mark Britain's challenge to America in the International polo cup matches at Meadow Brook starting September 5. The British Army in India furnishes the players and mounts with Indian princes financing. The side is the strongest since 1914, led by Lieut Colonel H A Tomkinson, now directing this year’s forces. Capt C T I Roark is the sole veteran, with Capt Claude Pert, Major Austin Williams and Major Eric Atkinson among the lineup aiding speed and teamwork against American stars Tommy Hitchcock and Devereux Milburn.
Minneapolis sports editor reports Chick Evans facing Bobby Jones in the National Amateur final after a long struggle through 37 holes against Roland MacKenzie and notes Jones' hot form with rounds of 67 and 69. Evans, a former champion, must rise to challenge Jones who may threaten future championships if kept unbeaten.
Iowa City Aug 27 Marvin M Schmidt a junior will compete for halfback or fullback on the 1927 Iowa football team He is the sole non native Iowan among eleven I men reporting Sept 15 Paul W Armis Davenport will be a versatile backfield player again this year He started in five conference games last season and showed solid development in late 1926 at 170 pounds and 5 feet 10 inches.
Impending stork induces postponement of Sammy Mandell versus Eddie Mack. Al Lopez sold to Brooklyn Dodgers for 10000 by Jacksonville club. Chicago unions merge into first track employes union allied with AFL. Weather bureau notes rare Sept 22 rain history. predicts fair Dempsey Tunney bout. Terry Parker beats Billy Humphries. Bobby Brown defeats Joe Gans. Zorilla draws with Frankie Khek in San Francisco. Kansas City parades doubleheader. race for first with Toledo and Kansas City standings. Zinn starts for Kansas City Blues, Bush or Barnes for Toledo.
The Hawks protest Rock Island wins over Waterloo alleging 16 players used instead of 14 allowed by league rules. Belden Hill of the Valley club says action may remove the defeats from Waterloo’s record. If upheld, Waterloo would drop to second place behind Dubuque. Two Moline players—Shortstop An
New York data recounts MVPs from 1922 to 1926 across American and National leagues. It highlights George Sisler Babe Ruth Roger Peckinpaugh George Burns Rogers Hornsby Bob O Farrell Walter Johnson and Dazzy Vance, noting fluctuating careers, slumps, trades, and comebacks alongside MVP honors.
The report states outfielder Earl Shepherd and Andrus were sold to Terre Haute of the Three-l league for 2500 total. Shepherd, a graduate of Oglethorpe University from Atlanta, and Andrus from Beaumont, Texas, will report after the Valley season ends.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kuhn and son Kenneth depart Dysart Iowa for Sacramento California by the northern route. They left the farm retirement behind and seek health benefits for Mrs Kuhn on the western journey with relatives awaiting in Sacramento.
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