Islanders Punish Two Hawk Pitchers in First Series Game
Rock Island toppled Waterloo 8 to 4 as Islanders pitchers held the Hawks to 8 hits. Eddie Rowe started for Waterloo, faced five runs before Dick Grant finished, while Rock Island benefited from five Waterloo errors. Swanson and Serre delivered key hits for Rock Island, with Frost sparking Waterloo but misked chances amid late-game scoring.
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Hunt Defeats Knipp In Five Rounds For Light Heavyweight Win
Des Moines light heavyweight Kenneth Hunt defeated Waterloo slugger Albert Knipp in a five round bout in Fort Dodge. Hunt, who fought from the second round with a broken bone in his hand, won by a wide margin to even the series.
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Des Moines
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Major League Hitters National League Leaders
National League leaders include Plater and Hornsby among batters with high averages. Waner and Grantham show strong counting stats for Pittsburgh, while Bottomley and Gehrig appear among top totals in runs, doubles, and RBIs. American League leaders list Gosin and Simmons, with Ruth leading RBIs and Foxx among top home run and run totals.
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Poems and Musings From a Local Page on Travel and News
A collage of verses and jottings parodies travel dreams and local concerns. It mocks grand tours and praises modest scenes like Brule and Manitou while noting public safety worries about a California addition and joking exchanges about ambassadorships and a failing battery.
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Chicago Owen golf championship attracts 200 players
In Chicago at Idlewild Country Club, more than 200 Midwest golfers gather for the Chicago Owen championship. The 72 hole, two day event mirrors last week's Western Open field except Johnny Farrell of New York, the 1927 winner, does not defend his title.
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Phils Win in St. Louis and Pubs Lose Aki
The fragment notes a baseball score with the Philadelphia Phillies winning in St. Louis and the Chicago Publics losing to Aki. It references Leo Diegel as Canadian Open and Shawnee Open champion with other golf related phrases. The text is garbled and mixes sports scores and questions about a waggle before a drive.
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Giants Pound Cubs in Polo Grounds Tilt
New York Giants rout the Chicago Cubs 4 to 1 at the Polo Grounds as Jim Faulkner limits Chicago to four hits. McGraw’s men climb to third place behind powerful Brooklyn and St. Louis in a busy standings update. Renowned hitters Hogan and Terrell contribute for New York in a game dominated by pitching.
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Cincinnati
Decide second place in S S loop tonight big series next week
Two games on the Cedar River park schedule set to decide second in the loop standings. First Presbyterian faces First M. E. in a postponed game, with the winner meeting Walnut Baptist in a special series next week. Baptist clinched the 1928 championship. Plymouth United Presbyterian beat Burton Avenue Baptist 11 to 10. Linden M. E. forfeited to St. Paul’s M. E. in prior results.
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Fights Last Night Across Multiple Cities
AP reports last night’s boxing results with several decisions and one draw. Kenneth Hunt outpointed Albert Knipp in Des Moines. Gammy Morgan defeated Mike Waters. Frankie Larrabee edged Mike Waters in Chicago. Battling Willard beat Jack Hanlon in Lancaster. Frankie Larrabee drew with Midget Fox in Coshocton. Gypsy La Hood won over Mut Snyder in Louisville.
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Mes Moines
Albert Knipp
Watertoo
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Benny Valgor
France
Gammy Morgan
New York
Chicago
Mike Waters
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Frankie Larrabee
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Horshie Wilson
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Packers Defeat Plows 2-1 In Series Opener
Semmi and Tote contributed base hits and stolen bases, While and Pieper drew walks, while Larson and Beam combined for strikeouts. Beam was credited with the win and arson was hit by a pitch. Larsen and White managed pitching duties as time ran 1:49 with Lister behind the plate.
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Speedball Gains Popularity as Mixed Sport
New York July 31 experts predict speedball will become America’s popular sport. A blend of football soccer and basketball, speedball is 11 on a side using a regulation soccer ball with kicking allowed on the ground and passing play. Scoring rewards a goal kick for three points a behind goal two points and a dropkick over the crossbar one. Columbia authorities say the game suits ordinary physical strength and is spreading from Michigan to campuses nationwide W L Hughes athletic director of De Pauw University promotes the sport teaching a Columba summer class attracting about 200 attendees.
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Golf talk leads to discussion of plane shooting
In a casual golf group including Frank Ball and Bobby Jones, the conversation ranges from swing theory to a World War I air action. Ball recalls firing on Richthofen’s plane during service, praising the German ace as brave. The piece ends with a statistic on U S divorce rates by region.
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Charlie Black
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Olympia
England
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Richthofen
Davis Cup Team Returns Home From France
The American Davis cup team leaves for home aboard the Paris tomorrow after a hard fought series with France. Big Bill Tilden, the top American ace, earned admiration for his brave battles against Cochet Laraste and Borotra, including a record straight set loss that will be remembered as a court classic. The French fans celebrate the Americans even in defeat and the photo of Tilden and Cochet shaking hands signals a bond formed through intense competition.
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Galloway Nine Defeats Mid-Continent in Four City Games
Galloway baseball team beat Mid-Continent Petroleum in four city league games at Byrnes Park last night. Winder Clark and Rice starred for the winners while Brian and Miller stood out for the losers. Galloway recorded five hits to Mid-Continent four.
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Scotch football team signs American star
Edinburgh July 31 The Heart of Midlothian association football club has signed young American football star J. B. Battles who plays center for the Boston club. He is the son of former Glasgow Celtic player Barney Fables and learned his football in the United States.
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Barney Baffles
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