Waterloo Hawks Beat Ottumwa 3-0 for Fifth Straight Win
Waterloo Hawks defeat Ottumwa 3-0 to extend their streak to five in a row. McKain allowed four hits in four innings, Porter held Ottumwa to no runs through six, Schultz and Dix spark early offense, and Steinecke scored on a risky grounder. Waterloo closes series with Ottumwa today then opens four-game set with Burlington.
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Harold McKain
Ottumwa
Cleveland
Packers
Waterloo
Burlington
Hawks
Bees
Ringside seats at Tunney Dempsey fight attract crowds
In a playful note readers discuss the Tunney Dempsey boxing match seating, noting ringside seats priced at 40 dollars will reach around 47 000 in sales. The lively reader commentary mocks the social scene and headlines about the fight. Also included are quips about egg consumption, dancing fines, and satire on newspaper management.
Nelson to Fight Yanger in Park Windup Tonight
Battling Nelson vs Joe Yanger headlines Des Moines boxing at Electric Park tonight in a six round or less bout. Kid Ray fights Kid Curley in a four round semi windup and Leo Ackerman with Chauncey Gameron die in the four round opener.
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Battling Nelson
Waterloo
Joe Yanger
Des Moines
Electric Park
Kid Ray
Kid Curley
Leo Ackerman
Chauncey Gameron
Penn College grid opens season with Pioneer squad
Oskaloosa Iowa August 31 Six games with members of the Iowa College conference are on the eight game schedule for the 1927 Penn College football team. The opener is Grinnell at Grinnell on September 24 and the season ends with Simpson at Indianola on Thanksgiving Day.
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Iowa Gollege
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Grinnell College
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Indianola
Simpson College
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Missouri Teachers
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Former Iowa weight athlete to coach Pueblo high
Iowa City Aug 31 INS E R Handy former University of Iowa hammer thrower named head football coach at Centennial High School Pueblo Colo Handy was an assistant coach there last year He competed on the Iowa track team 1922 24 placing second in hammer throw in Western Conference championships during his final two years in college
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Porter
Ottumwa
McKain
Hawks
Schultz
Dixon
Serre
Steinecke
Kernan
Pentecost
O'Brien
McKlain
Iowa City
E. R.handy
University of Iowa
Centennial High School
Pueblo
Colo
Handy
Colorado
George Bresnahan
Baseball Standings and Results From The League Dense Card
Baseball standings for the Mississippi Valley League and American and National Leagues show Waterloo, Dubuque, Burlington, Ottumwa, and Marshalltown in various spots with several teams. Yesterday’s results list Meline Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa Rocky Island Marshalltown Burlington and more with scores and abbreviations. The Cubs were swept by the Giants in New York, ending Chicago’s title hopes as New York surged.
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Meline
Dubuque
C Rapids
Burlington
Ottumwa
Marshown
R. Island
Cedar Rapids
Rocky Island
Marshalltown
Burlington American League
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New York
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Philadel
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Washton
Boston
Pick Letter That Made Best Team in Baseball Fans
A reader invitational page suggests alphabetical all star lineups with many named players. The piece lists a fan submitted W team including Wagner, Waner, Heilmann, Waner, and others, then invites further submissions as umpires and game details conclude.
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R. Carey
D. Kearney
Cardinals Drop Ball In Brooklyn Win Over Robins
Brooklyn, Aug 31 The Robins outhit Bill Sherdel 13 to 5 as Dazzy Vance pitched steadily to a 5 to 3 Brooklyn victory. Herman Bell relieved to check the Robins after early scoring, amid a mostly off color day for the Cardinals.
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Flatbush
Herman Bell
Stevenson Webb Regain Places on U S Polo Team
In a dramatic return to form, J Watson Webb 42 and Malcolm Stevenson 39 reclaim spots on the U S polo lineup, displacing Winston Guest 21 and J Cheever Cowdin. The veteran quartet, last seen defending the cup in 1924, meets Britain in the Sept. 5 Meadow Brook match as the International Cup campaign pivots on experience and youth.
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New York
America
J. Watson Webb
Malcolm Stevenson
Winston Guest
J. Cheever Cowdin
Webb
Stevenson
Meadow Brook
Final Golf Event At Sunnyside Sees 30 Women Compete
Thirty women golfers took part in the final day's program at Sunnyside Country Club yesterday. Twelve events filled the calendar with keen competition. A dinner followed the links program and prizes were awarded to winners. The club championship cup went to Mrs. Harry Schulte, who defeated Mrs. Arch McFarlane, the champion for the past three years.
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Sunnyside Country Club
Harry Schulte
Arch McFarlane
Simpson Eleven Opens at Crete
Indianola Iowa Aug 31 Coach Harry H Hoge Workman athletic director at Simpson college will return from Zanesville Ohio tomorrow to start final preparations for football practice on Sept 15. The opener against Drake on Oct 1 narrows to 14 days to shape the line and backfield. Veterans at ends and three quarters provide experience while Clarke may shift to tackle and Cooke of Creston competes for the other tackle. The 1926 backfield is led by Captain Chic McCoy with Hogen dor Fisher and Wilcox. Freshmen and reserves must supply a guard and center for the missing positions.
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Indianola
Harry H
Hoge) Workman
Simpson College
Zanesville
Workman
Drake University
Ruble
Clarke
Leslie Holladay
Cooke
Creston
Chumbrey
Hall
Winterset
Garbett
Melcher
Yackey
Kirkpatrick
Shelby
Chic McCoy
Hogendor
Colfax
Fisher
Wilcox
Corning
Indianapolis Ball Club Sold to Perry
Indianapolis August 31 James A Perry Indianapolis businessman confirmed the report that he purchased the Indianapolis American Association Baseball club from W C Smith sr of Norwalk Connecticut. The price was not disclosed Smith will return to Connecticut and sever his year connection with baseball.
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Indianapolis
James A. Perry
W. C. Smith,sr
Norwalk
Conn
Smith
Connecticut
Cobb Breaks Yet Another Major League Record
Washington reports Tyrus Cobb began his 23rd major league season at age 40. He is the longest serving player in baseball, with a career started in Augusta in 1904. Cobb has racked a string of records, including his 21000th run, 4000th hit, and 11000th at bat last Saturday against Detroit, as he prepared to face the Washington Senators in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
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Polo Grounds
New York
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Giants
Leslie Mann
Percy Jones
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Play Second Round Of Doubles Tourney Today
Chestnut Hill Mass Aug 31 With all the favorite teams still in the race the national doubles tennis tournament moves into the second round on the Longwood courts today. The upset in yesterday’s play saw Teizo Tabo and Ruki Miki of Japan fall to James Davies and Gerald Stratford 5 7 8 2 6 2 6 6 2.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
Longwood Courts
Teizo Tabo
Ruki Miki
Japan
James Davies
Gerald Stratford
San Francisco
Helen Wills to Close Season in Mixed Meet
Miss Helen Wills, who regained the American tennis crown by beating Miss Betty Nuthall at Forest Hills, will make her final championship appearance this season in the Brookline National mixed doubles. She teams with Francis T. Hunter of the United States Davis Cup squad as the draw opens at Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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Betty Nuthall
Forest Hills
Miss Wills
Longwood Cricket Club
Brookline
Mass
England
New York
Wills
Francis T. Hunter
United States
Helen Wills Captures American Championship Title
Helen Wills, 21, of California, won the American singles championship at Forest Hills, defeating Betty Nuthall of England 6-1 6-4 to claim undisputed world supremacy for 1927. The final featured drama as Nuthall won three games in the second set from a 4-1 deficit, signaling a rising threat within the next two years.
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New York
Helen Wills
California
Forest Hills
Betty Nuthall
England
Miss Wills
Althe
Betty
Miss Nuthall
D. R. Lacombe
Wills
Tragedy and Comedy Highlight Des Moines Park Exhibition
Des Moines August 31 Western league park event mixed humor and tragedy. Comedians Nick Altrock and Al Schacht entertained as Des Moines faced Denver in an exhibition. A 70 year old man, David Rourke, collapsed under the grandstand and died, attributed to a heart attack after refusing medical aid. Rourke long served as concessionaire and traveling secretary for the Omaha club.
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Des Moines
Nick Altrock
al Schacht
Washington Americans
Denver
David Rourke
Rourke
Omaha
Jimmy Slattery Now Claims Light Heavyweight
Hartford Conn Aug 31 In states under the National Boxing Association Jim my Slattery of Buffalo is light heavyweight champion after defeating Maxie Rosenbloom of New York in a 10 round bout here last night Tiger Flowers of Georgia challenged the winner New York Slattery s own state has no working agreement with the NBA and recognizes Mike McTigue as champion
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Hartford
Conn
INS
National Boxing Association
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Slattery
Maxie Rosenbloom
New York
Tiger Flowers
Georgia
Mike McTigue
Plan to Breed New Head on Bulldogs in London
Bulldogs with brick shaped heads drawn by a Bulldog club in London as a potential future standard. Members aim to lengthen the head to improve life expectancy and breathing, arguing the current nose placement is too far back causing a mashed in appearance.
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London
Bulldog Club
Major League Leaders in Baseball From August 30 AP
The Associated Press reports top players in batters, pitchers, and fielding across leagues. For the National League P Waner leads in hits and runs with Pirates. Williams and Wilson top homers. Benton's 13-4 record highlights pitching. American League leaders include Gehrig in runs and hits with Yankees. Crehrig doubles and Manush triples. Sisler steals and Hoyt’s 18 wins.
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