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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1927

Page

5

Watson errors in inte and rivals win

Ottumwa Iowa July 17 Watson miscue at first base in ninth inning of the second game cost Ottumwa a doubleheader split with Marshalltown. The Ansons tied the score then edged ahead 6-5 to win. Earlier Ottumwa won game one 5-4 on three straight singles in the tenth. Rock Island and Dubuque also split a doubleheader in separate notes.

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Tilden Defends National Clay Courts Title in Detroit

Detroit Mich July 18 William T Tilden II begins defense of the national clay courts singles championship. He faces a youthful field including Junior Coen of Kansas City Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis and Clarence Peck Griffin of San Francisco among the seeds.

Detroit Mich William T. Tilden II Junior Coen Kansas City Tilden Johnny Hennessey Indianapolis Clarence “Peck” Griffin San Francisco

Hawks and local baseball figures in early Valley league

The piece notes Bunny outfielder Kewpie Lewis batting .360 for Chattanooga in the Southern Association and praised as a solid fielder and consistent hitter. It details fan behavior toward Rock Island players, club finances for shortstop fills, Duck Creek etc, plus Hawks manager Cletus Dixon’s rib injury from a collision and various boxing promoter Maurice Cohn plans for August events at Watering Ball Park.

Kewpie Lewis Chattanooga Lewis Mauice Cohn Clear Lake Mason City Globe-Gazette Maurice Cohn Waterloo Iowa Tex Rickard Barside Earl Blue Paul Bekenhead Watering Ball Park Cohn

Golf notes from Waterloo expect lighter crowds on Sunday

Waterloo golf saw its lowest Sunday turnout this year as vacations and trips kept players away. Those who played posted solid scores amid hard, dry greens, with Bobby Jones praised for his British Open win and Kirkwood exhibitions eyed for Byrnes Park. Elderton set a Sunnyside course record, while Lamson and Enicore contend for club and county titles ahead of the Courier meet at Cedar Falls and Sunnyside.

Bobby Jones the Kirkwood Joe Elderton Sunnyside Brrnes Park Cedar Falls

Burroughs Nature Club Notes Post Questions on Nature Topics

The column invites readers to send general nature questions to the Nature Notes Dept and promises answers in the column. It cites Houghton Mifflin Co. copyright 1927 and offers nature subjects for discussion and learning through the paper’s questions-and-answers format.

Burroughs Nature Club Houghton Mlfflin Co Nature Notes

Answers in Tomorrow's Nature Notes

Answers to previous questions discuss sparrows near a farm, parrots, and the monarch butterfly. The piece notes sparrows usefulness around a farm, the discovery timeline of Arizona’s petrified forests, and cicada song signaling warm weather, with ecological details and historic phrasing.

Arizona

Towa Queries Answers One of Mahaska's Wives

Burlington, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Fort Dodge, Keokuk, Sioux City appear in a report listing places and names. Burling Antone TeClair and CG. A. Crosser are cited along with references to Mahaska's wives in a sparse OCR fragment.

Burlington Des Moines Cedar Rapids Fort Dodge Keokukot Sioux City Burling Antone TeClair CG. A. Crosser Mahaska

Mandell defeats McGraw to keep lightweight title

Sammy Mandell of Rockford, Tennessee, defended his world lightweight title with a ten round decision over Phil McGraw of Detroit at University of Detroit stadium. The event drew more than 15,000 fans despite a rain postponement. Mandell earned $50,000 to McGraw's $7,500. Floyd Fitzsimmons promoted the match. Also in Detroit sports, Wray Brown won his second straight Missouri Valley tennis title by routing Junior Coen, while Millicent Baehr and Lottie Hagemeyer captured the women's doubles and Hagemeyer with Fred Josites won the mixed doubles.

Detroit Mich Sammy Mandell Rockford Phil McGraw University of Detroit Mandell McGraw Floyd Fitzsimmons Wray Brown St. Louis Neister Missouri Valley Junior Coen Kansas City Bill Tilden Millicent Baehr Lottie Hagemeyer Beryl Broyles Emma Tobin Hagemeyer Fred Josties Baehr Karl Kammann

Brown Wins Over Coen and Annexes Omaha Net Crown

Omaha, Neb July 18 Brown wins over Coen and annexes Omaha net crown as he takes the lead early and keeps ahead throughout the match. The outcome solidifies Brown’s position in the local net standings with a decisive victory over Coen.

Brown COEN Omaha

Webber and Hummel Hit 98 Percent In Skeet Drill

A lively matinee at Waterloo Gun Club Saturday featured Nic Webber and Charlie Hummel each breaking 49 of 50 targets. The pair fired with precision as Lambert led other shooters with a 93 percent score.

Broke Witty Bae Limbert Sutcliffe Smith Hise Poyel Elei Algis Jones Wagner Bee Abbott Wate Webber Webber Wetness Pay As Hummel Cc. White On Hartman Brown Wae Ween Davis Aa Purcell White Wets Waterloo Nic Webber Charlie Hummel

Farm Bids Fail To Meet Reserve On Smith Land

Auction of 62 acres near Hudson paving failed as bidders were unwilling to bid high enough. William Holland, the auctioneer, could not secure a sale for the two tracts totaling 47 acres south and 15 acres north of the paving near the Eph Hoover farm.

Hudson Austin E. Smith William Holland Eph. Hoover

Former light heavyweight champ Berlenbach faces Conley in 10 rounds

New York veteran Paul Berlenbach the former light heavyweight champion will box Bill Conley in a 10 round match tonight at the St. Nicholas rink.

New York Paul Berlenbach Bill Conley St. Nicholas Rink

Senators Whip White Sox 7 4 as Lyons Slumps

Washington drove Ted Lyons from the box in the fourth inning and upset Chicago 7 to 4. Speaker led Washington with two doubles and two singles, totaling 17 hits for the visitors, while Walter Johnson held the Sox in check in key moments.

Chicago Washington Ted Lyons Tris Speaker Walter Johnson Sox Altho He R.H Poa E Rice Harris Speaker Judge Goslin Seeeee Ruel Bluege Reeves Sree Johnson Abrhfpore Metzler cl S Peck Ccecseereeewses Barrett Eseccuse Clancy Sesenceevse Falk Wf c Kamm Berg Ward McCurdy Lyons Barnabe

Chicago City Tennis Championship Upset by Hennessey

In Chicago for the city tennis championship the outsider Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis defeated Emmett Pare 6-3 6-3 6-2 to claim the title. The win marks a historic upset in the tournament.

Chicago Chicago City Johnny Hennessey Indianapolis Emmett Pare Detroit Eddie Kane Samm Mandell Mandell Phil McGraw

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