Dubuque Closes Gap With Hawks In Iowa League Race
Dubuque tied for first with Waterloo after a 10 to 1 win over Rock Island as Fisch pitched well. Carney hit a homer and multiple players contributed in a game featuring Dubuque's steady offense and strong defensive plays.
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Dubuque
Rock Island
Waterloo Hawks
Fisch
Spearmen
Hawks
Poae Walsh
Schwartz
Stroner
Grimes
Kook
P .S
Patterson
Po O.s
Sess
Ceeeeee
Bock
Homerun
Carney
Crabtree
Brozovich
Hicks
Worth
Marshalltown
Burlington
Adolph Stemig
Bee Terday
Race Lington
Oglesby
Bee
Young
Nowack
Gredy
J. Stemig
A. Stemig
P Tising
HPOA
Bengel
Sholly
Eunes
Ane Cotelie
Eencane
Romerua
Wack
Jacaway
Cotelle
Werte
Stock
Shelly
Pepper
Runes
Pepper Grady
Stemig
Uimapire
Moline
Bunnies
Herrmann
Secord
Cedar Rapida
Bartlett
Madura
Doetie
Green
Gasper
Burris
Remiek
Witerat Fi
Etta
Emery
Gretsick
Swanson
Weve Nee Wilson
Cone
Andrus
Boenecke
Menchester
Manchester Andrus
McKay
Manchester
Adamson
Atolen
Wilson
Casper
Berrmann
Ty Grezsiek
Wircraft
Grezsiek
Grezsick
Donahue
Wilkinson
Local youth sets nonstop bicycle endurance record
Robert Moore aged 18 rode 211 miles in 30 hours five minutes starting Monday 9 a m from Coburn's sporting goods. He finished at 3 05 p m Tuesday near Evening Courier office after brief rests and meals given by friends. He broke a prior 26 hour 20 minute mark by Robert Northey and was aided by Elex Solfra and others.
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Robert Moore
J. E. Moore
Michigan Avenue
Evening Courier
Coburn
Sporting Goods
Bridge Street
Robert Northey
F. L. Northey
Kingbard Avenue
Hudson
Cedar Falls
Lincoln Park
Elex Solfra
Bates Street
Fights Tonight Feature Wins Across Nation in Quick Card
AP reports last night’s boxing results across multiple cities. Jimmy Slattery beat Maxie Rosenbloom in Hartford while Lew Tendler, Jackie Horner, and Joe Kuhns posted notable victories in Philadelphia Scranton and Allentown. Other winners included Monte Mani, Walcott Langford, Johnny Hill, Dan Davis, and Mickey Cohen with several draws and knockouts shaping the night’s activity.
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Associated Press
Hartford
Conn
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Maxie Rosenbloom
New York
Joe Schlecker
Pacific Coast
Freddy Ulman
Philadelphia
Lew Tendler
Willie Greb
Scranton
Andy Divodi
Brooklyn
Charlie Rosen
Jersey City
Jackie Horner
Louis
Johnny Howard
Plainfield
Wee
Allentown
Joe Kuhns
Reading
Frankie Nelson
Wilmington
Del
Boston
Monte Mani
Nebraska
Leo Gates
North Adams
Mass
Walcott Langford
Chicago
George
Drew
Troy
N. Ye
Portland
Ore
Joey Sanger
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Joe Modi
Charles O'Leary
Seattle
Denver
Colo
Mickey Cohen
Palifvore
Memphis
Mexican Flyweight Champ Rubio Wins Five Straight KO
Gonzalo Rubio, 19, Mexican flyweight champion, scores five consecutive KOs in the U.S. while not understanding English ringside chatter. He has 20 knockouts in 61 bouts, with a recent loss to Speedy Dade for the flyweight title noted as his only blemish.
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San Francisco
Cal
Gonzalo Rubio
Speedy Dade
Manila
La Porte City Gun Club plans Sunday shoot
A trapshoot will be held at La Porte City gun club grounds Sunday, Sept. 4, starting at 10:30 a.m. The program includes six 25 target events with 82 option on each, divided four ways. Targets cost $3. A gold medal and merchandise trophies will be awarded. Shells sold on site. Bim Castle cashier and Charles Hummel manager.
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la Porte City Gun Club
Bim Castle
Charles Hummel
English Women Tennis Team Sails Home From Cup Defeat
The British Wightman cup team sails home on the Cunard Berengaria after failing to take the cup from America. Betty Nuthall, defeated by Helen Wills in the U S singles final, leads with Kitty McKane Godfree, Gwendolyn Sterry, Joan Fry, Ermyntrude Harvey, and manager Major Dudley R Lacombe.
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New York
America
Betty Nuthall
U. S
Helen .Wills
Kitty McKane Godfree
Gwendolyn Sterry
Joan Fry
Ermyntrude Harvey
Dudley R Lacombe
Thelon Wins Caddies Meet at Charles City
Charles City Aug 31 Ward Thelon won first honors in the caddy tournament at the golf links with a 47. Marvin Ripley was second with 50 and Dale Thelon and Marcin Sothern tied for third with 51. Dale won the playoff at the first hole. Four prizes were awarded including three golf clubs and $2.50 in cash.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Ward Thelon
Golf Links
Marvin Ripley
Dale Thelon
Marcin Sothern
Dale
Frank Donavan
Hawks Sign Ollie Finkler Back With Islanders
Ollie Finkler, Rock Island catcher released recently, is back with the Islanders after time with Waterloo in 1924. Waterloo leads tied with Dubuque for the league, .596, with potential shifts as remaining games decide the pennant. A dinner for club members is planned at Hotel Russell Lamson next Monday at 7 PM.
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Ollie Finkler
Rock Island
Islanders
Finkler
Waterloo
Waterloo Baseball Association
Russell-Lamson
Hawks
Dubuque
Spearmen
Althe
Butler County Fair
Allison
Cester Singsers
Waterloo Dubuque
Dempsey in Best Shape Says Rickard in Interview
Chicago based sports editor Davis J. Walsh reports T. Rickard endorses Dempsey's form ahead of the Tunney fight. Rickard asserts Dempsey looks better now than since 1923 and dismisses critics, noting public interest will draw West Coast crowds and calling out detractors as misjudging the boxer.
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Davis J. Walsh
N. S
Chicago
Mr. T. Rickard
Jack Sharkey
Gene Tunney
Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Lindbergh
HAWK PLAYERS TO JOIN SPENCER TEAM
Three Waterloo baseball players Jim Grant Spot Grant and Barney Bornholdt accepted offers to join the Spencer Iowa ball club after the Mississippi Valley league season ends next week. They will finish the year with Spencer where Jim Grant and Bornholdt will pitch regularly and Spot will play third base. Spencer has a strong Iowa club with manager Dixon and Tibbe Serre negotiating with Tom McCafferty for post season roles.
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Waterloo
Jim Grant
Spot Grant
Barney Bornholdt
Spencer
Points to consider before driving to the next hole
Jock Hutchison advises noting hole position relative to hazards and choosing the fairway portion that offers the clearest path to the green. He emphasizes weighing both the hazard layout and the open avenue to the target before teeing off.
Insanity Warrant Issued for Wolgast on Coast
Ad Wolgast former lightweight boxing champion was taken to a psychopathic ward in Los Angeles as doctors assessed his sanity after years of absorbing brutal blows. The 18 year earlier champion’s career included a 42 round Nelson bout and a later loss to Joe Gans. He had been viewed as eccentric by friends before his violence prompted the insanity warrant and examination.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ad Wolgast
Wolgast
Battling Nelson
Joe Gans
Nelson
Althe Wolgast
Champion Tunney Leaves Speculator Camp for Chicago Flight
Speculator New York Aug 31 Gene Tunney ends his training at the Speculator camp today after a bright showing with sparring partners. He will do road work after ring drills and depart for Chicago tomorrow afternoon, heading west for the fight.
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Speculator
N. Y
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Chicago
West
Gene
St Ambrose Football Schedule for 1927 Season
Davenport Iowa August 31 Five games with Iowa college conference opponents and games with Augustana Notre Dame reserves are listed in St Ambrose eight game football schedule for 1927. Opponents include Lombard Rock Island Wesleyan Luther Penn Notre Dame reserves Central Davenport and Upper Iowa with one open date November 5.
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Davenport
Iowa
Augustana
Notre Dame
St.Ambrose ‘College
Lombard i
Galesburg
Rock ‘Island
Wesleyan
Mt. Please
Luther
Penn
Open
Pevienport
Central
Upper Iowa
Fayette
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Fish
Bees
West High
Robert
Per
Chuck Wiggins
Billy Vidabeck
Wiggins
Gonzalo Rugio
Thelon
Cedar Rapids
Leo Kautz
Leo
Valley
Rickard
Mr. Rickard
Richard
Mr. Tunney
Charles Lindbergh
HAWK
Jock Hutchison
PL. S. A
Champion
N.Y
St. Ambrose
New England
Slim and
Lindy
Churchill Drug Company
Putore
Arre
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