Waterloo Wins and Loses in Doubleheader With Bees
Waterloo defeats Burlington 13-5 in game one before dropping the nightcap 6-2. Key plays include Circle's homer and multiple Waterloo hits while Burlington relies on Parker Nowack Stock and Grant to spark offense. Saints: McKain and Christianson pitched for Waterloo and Burlington respectively, with late homer by Stemig aiding the Bees.
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Waterloo
Barney Bornholdt
Cletus Dixon
Hawks
Burlington
Sunny Pat Harzins
Ottumwa
Harold McKain
Birds
Bees
Spot Grant
Nateway
Cleveland
Ransom
Dixon
MckKain
Pentecost
Circle
Andre
Christianson
Tising
Village Sheik Noted In Local Gossip Column
A light verse section describes a fashionable man from Waterloo dubbed the village sheik, praised for his appearance but criticized for his nightlife. Other items mock cafe scenes, aid from Red Cross, and a cobbler’s rent woes, with notices on Saxophone recruits and a visiting columnist.
Waterlo o base hits spark win in 12 innings
Two base hits by R Grant Oglesby Young, Nowack with three base hits Stock homerun stemig stolen bases Nowack 2 sacrifice Young double plays Young to Nowack to Oglesby bases on balls off Tising 6 struck out Hamilton 8 in 2 1 3 innings Grant 4 in 12 3 hit by pitch by Circler, losing pitcher Hamilton Umpires Rapp and Donahue Time 452.9
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McKaint
Pentecost
Circle
Andre
Spot Grant
Ransom
Waterloo
Serre
Cleveland
Parker
Burlington
Nowack
Stock
Naleway
Grady
Christianson
Felder
Hawks
Young
Steinecke
Hawk
Dixon
Robert Grant
Tising
Oglesby
Hamilton
A. Stemig
Grant
Nateway
Reichle
If Grady
McKain
Mechain
Ranson
Donahue
Rapp
R. Grant
Burlington— Young
Vevesene
Qplesby
Sore
Tisune
Ef Nelson
Bells
Detroit
Mich
Marty McManus
Jimmy Dykes
Deviveros
Tigers
Athletics
Philadelphia
Sam Gray
Tiger
Walberg
Stoner
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Abrhpore
Fothergill
Heilmann
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Wit
Wingo
Soloway
Hale
Manush
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Lamar
Simmons
Bishop
Holloway
Rowland
van Graflan
Brooklyn
Dazzy Vance
Cardinals
Johnny Schulte
Frisch
Bottomley
Webdt
Schulte
Schuble
H. Bell
Clark
Sherdel
ABR
Statz
Carey
Felix
Wweeneenaeges
Herman, Butler
Flowers
Deberry
Vance
Meusel
Lowls
Toporcer
Catey
Partridge
Reinhart
Dempsey predicts three round win over Sharkey
White Sulphur Springs New York July 18 Jack Dempsey forecast a knockout in the early rounds against Jack Sharkey in their Thursday bout not longer than three rounds. He added he could go 15 rounds if necessary to win the decision and boasted he was as agile as Babe Ruth in the ring. He spoke confidently from his camp while tapering his training to a fighting form.
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White Sulphur Springs
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Dempsey
United Press
Babe Ruth
Firpo
Tunney
Philadelphia
Davis J. Walsh
Maloney
Madison Square Garden
Tom Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Gibbons
Coney Island
Gehrig ties Ruth with 30th homer in Yankees win
Lou Gehrig ties Babe Ruth for most homers in the Yankee Ruth race with No. 30 as New York defeats the Browns 5 to 4 in St Louis. Meusel followed with a homer, tying the game earlier after Ruth fanned, Gaston held the Yanks to five singles until two outs in the eighth.
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Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Browns
Ruth
Meusel
Gehrig
Chicago
Gaston
New York
Abrhpore
Combs
Saber
Morehart
Boenig
Dugan
Collins
Hocker
P Foore
Gerber
Sissavenriecae
G&sion
Vavarrevnneese
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Bennett
iSisler
Iboo
Williams
Rice
Adams
O'Neil
E. Miller
Oneill
Betes
St. Louis Vc
Cscs
Eei Ease
O'Rourke
Harris and Krause Clash in Electric Park Bout
Kid Harris from Buxton faces Ray Krause of Oelwein in a six round main at Electric Park on Wednesday evening. Harris returns after a 15 second KO in his previous park appearance. Krause earned fans by outpointing Walter Moody in a winter bout. Bob White meets Kid Williams in the semiwindup and Irish Halligan fights United Kid in the opener.
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Kid Harris
Buxton
Electric Park
Ray Krause
Oelwein
Harris
Park
Jack Schepal
Krause
Walter Moody
Rock Island
Bob White
Kid Williams
Irish Halligan
United Kid
Golf as champions play bogey format explained
Bogey is a British origin form of match play based on the hole by hole bogey target. Handicaps align with strokes on the card and players avoid the pressure of medal play by counting only the hole lost rather than an entire round.
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Britain
John McGraw to Be Guest of Honor in New York
After 25 years directing the New York Giants McGraw will receive a jubilee at the Polo Grounds before a Giants Cubs game. A parade from Times Square leads to an onfield program with Broadway stars, chorus girls, and a trophy bearing a McGraw likeness.
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John McGraw
New York
New York Giants
John J. McGraw
Polo Grounds
Giants
Chicago Cubs
McGraw
Baltimore Orioles
Times Square
Girl to Represent Great Britain in American Boat Race
Miss Betty Carstairs of Cowes Isle of Wight has been chosen with Johnston Noad to represent Great Britain at the international motorboat races in Detroit in September. She won England’s top motorboat honors last year with her boat Newg and faces male competitors who know much about the sport.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
England
Betty Carstairs
America
Miss Carstairs
Johnston Noad
Great Britain
Detroit
Major League Leaders by the Associated Press July 17
National League leaders include Paul Waner of the Pirates leading in batting hits and doubles with 385, 126, and 25 respectively, and Pie Traynor notched a 75 runs. Pitcher Hal Hill of the Pirates won 13 and lost 45. In the American League Gus Gehrig led with 401 batting average and 14 hits, Babe Ruth and Gehrig tied for 30 homers, and Ruether of the Yankees went 8 1.
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Hornsby
Giants
Williams
Phillies
Frisch
Cardinals
Hill
Simmons
Athletics
Gehrig
Yankees
Burns
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Pet
Kb. Z. L. Pet
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R. Island
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C. Rapids
Moline
Ottumwa
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Cedar Rapids
W. L. Pet
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadel
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Detroit
Wash
Washington
Wee Aee
Tulsa
Amarillo
Wientta
Srsi Okla
City
Denver
Omaha
Luisa Veces
OK Homa City
Weta
Ted Lincoln
Cooenes
Shomana Seeweswenn
Madigon Garden heat hurts Sharkey in skylight regime
DAVIS J. WALSH analyzes the heat at Madison Square Garden and a skylight regimen blamed for weakening Sharkey. He recalls Tom Gibbons in sun and heat, notes Shar key’s poor outdoors track, and questions the camp’s thinking and training methods.
Trapshoot at La Porte City July 26
Announcement for a trap shoot at La Porte City on Tuesday July 26 starting 10 30 a m. The program includes six 25 third events with $3 2 option each, split into four equal monies. Shells on grounds. Bim Castile cashier and Charles Hummel manager.
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la Porte City
Bim Castile
Charles Hummel
See Big Fight Dempsey Sharkey Report By Wire
Boxing fans unable to attend the Dempsey Sharkey bout in New York Thursday evening can hear a blow by blow report via three leased wires. The Waterloo Evening Courier will relay these accounts by megaphone to readers, with the big bout expected to begin about 8 p.m. Waterloo time.
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New York
Waterloo
Comebacks Appeal to Sentiment in Sports History
Public interest rises when former champions attempt a comeback. Grover Alexander’s world series heroics with the Cardinals sparked the imagination after a late-career fall from grace with the Cubs. Dempsey’s own comeback arc against Sharkey, Fitzsimmons, Rub, Sharkey, and Jeffries reflects the dramatic pull of old champions returning to top competition.
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Grover Alexander
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Waivers
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Gus RubHn
Tom Sharkey
Jim Jeffries
Tunney
Postpone City Meet to Allow Courier Golfers to Compete
Byrnes park course will delay the city golf tournament until the Courier county tournament ends. John Casey, Byrnes Park pro, said the move lets all golfers enter both events this year, improving past conflicts and participation.
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Byrnes Park
John Casey
Church league week features eight games in Cedar River park
Eight church league baseball games are on the schedule this week with Burton Avenue Baptist facing Northminster Presbyterian and First Brethren meeting Walnut Street Baptist at Cedar River park tonight. The first half ended in a tie between Grace M. E. and First Presbyterian. they meet Friday August 5 to decide who faces the second half winner for the 1927 church championship. Standings show Grace M. E. and First Presbyterian tied for top.
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Burton Avenue Baptist
Northminster Presbyterian
First Brethren
Walnut Street Baptist
Cedar River Park
Grace M. E
First Baptist
First M. E
First Presbyterian
Church of Brethren
Western Amateur Golf Meet Opens in Seattle Today
Western Amateur golf controversy opens in Seattle with 160 players in the twenty ninth tourney of the association. Qualifying spans 18 holes today and 18 tomorrow for the low 32 to survive the week. Notables include Chick Evans Knowlton Ames J W Hubbell and J J Werrick. Pacific Northwest hopes rise after weekend team victory 11 1 2 to 4 1 2 over the Midwest.
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Seattle
Wash
Chick Evans
Knowlton L. Ames
Chicago
J. W. Hubbell
Des Moines
J. J. Werrick
St. Paul
Pacific Northwest
Middlewest
Missouri State Golf Tourney Opens In Kansas City
Sixty four golfers were set to tee off in the annual Missouri open championship in Kansas City Missouri. Defending champion George O Connell of Shreveport Louisiana was paired with Smith Jones a Kansas City resident for the opening round.
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Kansas City
George O'Connell
Shreveport
Smith Jones
Kansas
Byrnes park club golf tourney kicks off with few matches
Johnston Defends as county engineer Del Johnston seeks a repeat title in the Byrnes park club championship opener. 16 players enter the championship flight and 18 in the second, with first round due by July 23 and second flights starting Sunday. John Casey, club pro, oversees the event.
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Byrnes Park Club
del Johnston
Russell Lamson
Lawrence _ Kilgore
M. Dickinson
Dickinson
Lamson
Gregory
Halverson
Nutt
Dixon
Zook
Wilson
Johnstorr
Miller
Cowal
Barrington
Cummings
Hazelman
Dallman
McKeller
Weigel
Pickworth
Williamson
Briggs
Swift
Wilford
O’neil
Moore
Cohn
Arthur
Stauffacher
Stolte
Daderscradt
Grings
Carson
Hoff
Howard
Bennings
John Casey
This Critic Sure Dave Shade Could Lick Jack Dempsey
Saratoga Lake New York July 18 Billy Shade claims he could knock out Jack Dempsey with calm confidence He weighs 65 pounds yet studies every punch and follows his father Dave Shade the noted California middleweight Billy predicts Dempsey will KO Sharkey but says his dad could beat Jack Dempsey without effort
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Jack Dempsey
Saratoga Lake
N. Y
Billy Shade
California
Tiny Billy
Billy
Dave
Dempsey
Hell
Sharkey
Jack
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