Babe Ruth Extends Lead In 1924 Homerun Race
Babe Ruth hits his 29th homer of 1924 and widens his margin in the league home run chase. He also holds the top batting average around .379 with Chicago and Detroit stars like Heilmann and Cobb close behind as others juggle in the RBI and slugging races across the American and National Leagues.
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Rollinger to Fight in Des Moines Friday Night
Waterloo boxer Lou Rollinger is set as a principal on Tommy Ryan's Des Moines fight program next Friday night August 1 at the Auditorium. The promoter seeks opponents including Chuck Lambert and Lew Ritchie with possible clashes against Jack Chaffer or Rollinger. Des Moines prepares for the final show before the venue’s restructuring into a garage and another bout features Johnny Gannon vs Bobby White at Electric Park next Wednesday in Iowa's capital.
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Waterloo
Tommy Ryan
Des Moines
Lou
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St. Paul
Yan
Jack Chaffer
Omaha
Lew Ritchie
Incoln
Neb
Rollinger
al DeRose
Johnny Gannon
Rockford
Bobby White
Iowa
Bud Houser Sets New Olympic Discus Mark
Bud Houser of California, member of the American teams, wins the discus throw in Paris and sets a new Olympic record with a toss of 44,103 meters.
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Bud Houser
California
Paris
Georges Carpentier Fate Sealed by Tunney Bout Clash
United Press reports the July 26 bout in New York where Georges Carpentier collapsed in the fourteenth round against Gene Tunney. The Frenchman disputed his injury story, while witnesses at ringside described a low blow from Tunney that caused his agony and fall.
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New York
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Gene Tunney
Georges
Francois Descamps
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Tunney
Gene
Daugherty Ball Team Beats Dumont 6 to 5 at Celebration
Dumont Iowa July 26 Special Daugherty won from Dumont in an interesting game at Daugherty annual celebration Thursday by 6 to 5. Dumont had nine hits for 15 bases while Daugherty had five. Dumont used four doubles and a single to knock Monon from the box in the sixth. Pryor pitched well for the winners. Five Dumont errors in the infield helped seal the defeat. Daugherty benefited from five outside players while Dumont fielded nine players all from Dumont.
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Sunnyside Golf Tourney Starts Qualifying Round
The Sunnyside Country Club began qualifying for the annual club championship. More than 100 players are expected to qualify, with contestants divided into three flights by qualification. One round a week will be played, continuing to Wednesday evening and the finals set for Labor Day.
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Ralph Alexander to box Olson at Electric Park next Wednesday
Ralph Alexander 190 pounds returns to ring after layoff to meet Olson a 210 pound Marshalltown fighter in six rounds at Electric Park next Wednesday. Gannon and White will also headline a four round semi final with White seeking to outmatch Gannon as local fans recall their prior bouts.
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White
Marty Olson
Marshalltown
Waterloo
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Ralph
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Fangara
O'Hara Earns Narrow Win Over Milligan in Fort Dodge
In Fort Dodge Iowa on Sunday night Joe O'Hara the courageous middleweight outweighed the Bronx Milligan and outpointed him after ten rounds. O'Hara landed the cleaner blows and bridged the middle rounds to seize the decision with Milligan groggy in the later rounds. Fred Etzel stopped Jack Nelson in the second of an eight round semi windup while Watting Nelson shaded Toughey Connelly in six rounds.
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Chicago and St. Paul Golfers Battle for Western Title
Chicago faced St. Paul in a western golf championship at Winsdale. Albert Seckel, 1911 champion, and Clar rison R. Johnston, recent Minnesota champion, showcased long drives and sharp iron play. Seckel qualified with 148 strokes, seven over medalist Art Sweet, while Johnston was two strokes better than Seckel.
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Winsdale
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Art Sweet
Hawkeye Olympians Head Home August Twenty Sixth
Iowa City July 26 Coach George T Bresnahan states four Hawkeye athletes will depart for home aboard the Lavia han on August 26 and are scheduled to arrive later that day.
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George T. Bresnahan
Ameries September Update on Sports and Campus Plans
Ambiguous notes report that Ameries activity rotates around September. Mentions Wile and Hrookina starring for Amer in a recent game versus the British. Track men plan trips before a forthcoming journey. Conifer and Phalps resume university work when classes start in September. MV three with the seniors, Brode is graduating.
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Brode
Man Disappears While Watching Circus Trains
Jasper Stockwell, 66, left his daughter Mrs. Joseph J. Martin’s home at 8 a m to watch circus trains unload and vanished. Police and relatives found no clue to his movements. He is a widower living with his daughter for about three years, listed as a laborer, wearing a gray suit and brown oxfords, with little money. Two sons live in Cedar Rapids, but no contact yet. Police theorize he may have found work with the circus and left with the show last night.
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Gene
Tunney
Turner
Joseph J. Martin
North Barclay
Jasper Stockwell
Mr. Brackwell
Stoskwatl
Cedar Rapids
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