Junior City Tennis Meet Opens Saturday at Sunnyside
Waterloo youth tennis players prepare for the Junior City Tennis Meet with entries closing at 1 p m tomorrow. An estimated field of 30 will compete starting Saturday afternoon at Sunnyside Country Club courts noted as top state play venues. Pairings and seeds to be announced after entry close. doubles draw to follow singles.
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Rockne Predicts Big Ten Title Contenders for 1924
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame coach, predicts Nebraska will present the nation's best showing at the Big Ten race. He singles out Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan as top rivals and discounts Iowa Purdue Indiana Northwestern Ohio State. Rockne praises Wisconsin coach Iran and Michigan’s Yost and Illinois Zuppke as formidable figures for the season. Notre Dame aims for a winning 1924 campaign with new sensational plays.
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Hemsworth Named State Tennis Tourney Official for 1924
Dr. L. C. Hemsworth of Waterloo has been named sectional vice president for the 1924 Iowa state tennis tournament set to begin August 11 in Des Moines. He expects Waterloo players to compete and notes the meet may be the largest yet with entries already streaming in.
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Des Moines
Hemsworth
Waterloo
Iowa
Standings Of The Clubs In Early Baseball Leagues
American League shows New York 9 beat Chicago 4 and Cleveland 4 over Washington 2 with Detroit 4 Philadelphia 3 and St Louis 3. Boston 6. National League lists New York 5 over St Louis 12 to Cincinnati 12 and Brooklyn 2, Chicago 4 over Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh and Boston 1. American Association notes Milwaukee 9-8 and Minneapolis 7-2, totals for several cities. Western League figures include Wichita 7, Des Moines 3, Denver 9, Oklahoma City 4, Tulsa 9, Lincoln 6, Omaha St Joseph with wet grounds.
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Yankees Boost Lead in Full Game Over Cobb's Men
Yankees extended their lead in the American League flag race by defeating the Athletics 9 to 4, while Detroit tied the score with Babe Ruth’s 32nd homer and won 4 to 3 in 11 innings. Cleveland’s Shaute allowed 2 runs to beat Washington 4 to 2. Philadelphia’s Nehf hit two homers in a 7 to 3 win over the Cubs, and Pittsburgh beat Boston 5 to 1 as Brooklyn trails Reds by a game and a half after their latest loss.
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Rain Delays Postponement Halts Morning Baseball Games
Mud and rain across the Mississippi Valley halted yesterday's slate as about 100 players took a paid day off. All games but Waterloo Ottumwa were postponed at noon with rainchecks issued for today's doubleheader. Kettenbiel to start the opener with Willoughby listed for the second, while Ted Kiel and Willard Dill were top bets for Mattick's squad. M. H. Sexton tours the circuit as league president.
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Tex Rickard Bets $100,000 Insurance on Firpo Wills Fight
New York July 30 1 Tex Rickard promoter of the coming bout has placed $100000 insurance on the Firpo Wills clash and Lloyds now lists two $60000 policies for Firpo and Wills with Rickard as beneficiary to cover any loss if the Sept 11 match fails to come off.
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Grundy Center Nine Wins Ball Tourney
Grundy Center won a two day baseball tournament defeating Eldora 8 to 1 in the final. Brown pitched well, Caberneth hit two triples and a double, Jacobs and O Rourke added triples. White of Eldora had a three bagger. Wellsburg defeated Parkers 6 to 0 in the other afternoon game as Hapkine pitched well for Parkers but faults behind him hurt.
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Toledo to Get Indian Izaak Walton Chapter
Cherokee Iowa July 30 D D Conger Grove field worker for the Izaak Walton league will go to Texas to organize the only Izaak Walton league chapter in town Dr Jacob Breid superintendent of the Sac and Fox at that place reports that the Indians are much interested have undertaken reforestation on a considerable scale and are unanimously in favor of restoring and conserving natural conditions.
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New York Commission Maintains Tendler Ban Statewide
New York officials refuse to lift the ban on Lew Tendler, Philadelphia lightweight, despite an appeal from manager Phil Glassman. Tendler remains suspended for a bout with Mickey Walker, who was disqualified for refusing to meet Dave Shade.
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Hawks and Rivals Rally in Weekend Baseball Circuit
The Hawks faced doubleheaders through the circuit as yesterday’s forced vacation ended and today’s results sparked shifts in standings. George Denison the Bunny pitcher who beat the Hawks Monday again bested Waterloo twice, marking his fifth straight win Monday. Cedar Rapids calls out umpire Harmon amid criticisms. Marshalltown shows strong leadership under Frank Boyle. Ansons’ hitters challenge rival clubs. Fred Jackson, former Dubuque shortstop, sold to Cleveland’s Southern league club for five homers, two triples and 11 doubles this season. he reports to Cleveland after the season. Lefty Irvin of Rock Island likely to miss a week with a shoulder injury. Preston Gray’s indefinite suspension shocks Valley league fans despite a steady season. the Island leaders and umpires clash at Douglas Park Sunday.
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Moline Datty Dispatch
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Gopher gridder Lidberg to paint bridge as human fly
Minneapolis July 30 Carl Lidberg fullback on the Minnesota Gophers will take an unusual role this week as the human fly He is a welfare student and works as a painter and plaster contractor His contract to paint the high wagon bridged over the Mississippi River at Red Wing involves scaling 206 feet in the air with two assistants beginning the task immediately
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Carl Lidberg
Pike
Minnesota
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Red Wing Lidberg
Whitney to cashier big shoot again this year
Des Moines reports Fred Whitney of Des Moines a Winchester Repeating Arms official will serve as cashier at the Grand American trapshooting contests. He is slated to take the job again at Day ton Ohio during the 1924 tourney week at the Amateur Trapshooting Association grounds.
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Fred ©. Whitney
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Dayton
Doctor Wilbert Shalienberger to Visit Waterloo Hotel Russell Lamson
Dr Wilbert Shalienberger, a California specialist, makes his 295th Waterloo visit at Hotel Russell Lamson on Saturday Aug 2. The ad urges readers with chronic or nervous illnesses to consult him, noting thousands of successful treatments and inviting a friendly call even if not treating.
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Waterloo
Russell- Lamson
Waterloo Boy Visits Hood on San Francisco Tour
Rudolph Ward of 711 Riverside drive a Waterloo boy and U S S Idaho seaman joined an informal tour of the British battleship Hood when it stopped in San Francisco. Ward described being shown around the vessel and hearing crew humor as tea time arrived, noting the lime aboard to prevent scurvy. Also reported Adel golfer Charles Capper killed a robin with a drive on the local course.
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Charles Capper
Boxing and sports roundup across nations and cities
Partis George Cook defeats Paolino in 15 rounds. Saralento wins judge’s decision over Bobby Hughes in New Orleans. Lomardo knocks out Mike Ais Adam. Willson stops Jock Matone in six. Hagan beats Guilford in golf. Helen Wills to play exhibisyon matches in Seabright after Paris trip. Ethel Clayton wins Hawthorne handicap. Cyril Walker and Bobby Cruikshank defeat Chick Evans at Peoria 6 up. Chicago to stage Olympic contests at Staggfield Aug 16-17. Benny Lassa bout moved to Polo Grounds Aug 21. Hing George wins Goodwood Stakes. Lewie retains heavyweight title at Strangler Lewie vs Zbyexko. Uganda cotton output climbs to 90,000 bales annually.
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Jersey City
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Sunny Side golfers shine in state tourney rounds
Merle Stimson shot 76 in qualifying and bluebird Sunny Side action figures in Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge events. Bathie and George Taylor face Cruikshank and Walker in morning matches while 100 local golfers attend the Sunny Side program. Notable scores include McFarlane 79 and Garrison 75, with Garrison winning the president’s flight cup after an 80.
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George Taylor
Cedar Rapids
John Terry
Kenneth Lindsay
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Ames Grad Brask Named Rock Island High Basketball Coach
Rock Island Illinois July 10. The school board appoints Andreas C Brask of Sheldon Iowa as head basketball coach for 1924 25 Brask is Iowa State College Ames graduate with four letters in baseball and three in football He attended Illinois summer coaching school and has taught at Chemeah Washington Glasgow Montana where he also coached basketball.
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Sting May Be Fatal Near Shenandoah Farm
Suenandoah Va July 30 Ray Huffer a farm hand was stung by a bee at 11 am yesterday and rushed to Hand hospital where he lies unconscious with a serious condition. The sting occurred on the neck just below the left jaw on the John Bradishy farm.
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Golf swing shift helps timing at start of back swing
A golf instruction note suggests starting the back swing directly from the ball with minimal weight shift, moving the clubhead two to three inches back then around, to avoid an exaggerated or slow start. It warns against overthinking the shift and predicts a faster start with a balanced tempo.
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Ralph Alexander Versus Harry Olson Heads Waterloo Fight Card
Promoters stage a busy week of boxing at Electric and League parks with Ralph Alexander set to clash six rounds against Harry Olson. The card features Earl Blue versus Mark Moore in a best two of three, plus bouts including Johnny Gannon vs Bobby White and Leo Moore vs Bobby Frank in preliminaries.
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