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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1925

Page

6

Waterloo Hawks Fall to Bunnies in Ninth Battle

Cedar Rapids June 17 A keen desire for rabbit steak marked Waterloo Hawks rally after a 6 5 setback to the Bunnies. Dixon starred with three singles four stolen bases and three putouts in center as Waterloo briefly led in the seventh before Ced ar Rapids edged ahead, then won when Valentine pitched a strong ninth. Groft Hettenbell and Archie Kelsey led Hawks with solid averages as the series moved toward Rock Island.

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Weather, oddities, and ads swirl in fragmented note

Fragmentary column items report rain soaked streets and thunder while stray lines mock a stockings claim and joke about dyes and defenses. The piece also mentions a Des Moines mattress stunt, a popularity contest, and an exchange promoting a five cent cigar with old pricing quips.

Islanders Win Behind Seven-Hit Stout Pitching

Marshalltown managed seven hits as the Islanders defeated them for a nine run lead. National and American league scores included Pittsburgh over New York 13 to 11 and Boston 7 to 2. Other results featured Cincinnati 3 over Brooklyn, St Louis 6 Philadelphia 4, and Detroit 3 New York 3 with mixed outcomes across leagues. Rain affected St Paul at Indianapolis while no Western League games were scheduled yesterday.

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Shenandoah Golfers Play in Bare Feet

Shenandoah Iowa on June 17 saw a humorous round where local leaders and guests played golf barefoot due to wet greens. President Herre Read and several notable figures joined at Southmoreland Country Club, leaving shoes behind after rain and using trainers for traction.

Shenandoah Herre Read C. W. Ambercrombis Rosere FL Garrison Company Fi Southmoreland Country

Burton Avenue Nine Defeats Grace M E In Fastgame

Burton Avenue Baptist baseball team won again at Cedar River Park beating Grace M E 4 to 1. Grace M E outhit the Baptists five to four but key hits by Burton Avenue kept their lead. Baptist pitcher fanned nine while Krause struck out five for Grace M E.

Burton Avenue

Poor Ty Cobb Smashes World Records Again

Ty Cobb, hailed as the Superman of baseball, shows relentless form as he likely shatters his own world records. The piece emphasizes Cobb’s dominance and the challenge his feats pose to rivals, noting an era of unprecedented hitting and record pursuit.

AL Rye Maker Tyrus Haymond Cobb Georgia

Schmidt Allows Bees Three Hits as Plowboys Tie Series

Burlington, June 17. Special Schmidt held Burlington to three scattered hits while Moline won the opener of the series 2 to 1. Hidden ball trick revived to force Andre out. Scoring, fielding details and lineups listed, with Beal and Huffman among Burlington players and Makeover, Smith, and Bartlett contributing for Moline.

Burlington Schmidt Moline Crawford Huffman Andre Moline Young Makeover Smith Bartlett Th Guppy Rf Andre Mot Parsons Sehmide Gurzak If Farm Beal Mann Maloney Hoetker Wilthy

New York Golf Star to Play Three Tournaments This Year

Willis MacFarlans, national golf champion, plans three year events at Youngstown Ohio Shawner Open Telaware Water Gap and Matoupallinn Open. He announced details at a Oak Ridge club dinner where he received a $5000 prize.

New York Willis MacFarlans Youngstown Telaware Water Gap Oak Ridge Chicagrin-Tfarry Frieda University of Letge Wester Frieda Westeray St Lesila William T.tilden Morneth Frankla Genara Gnorgia Marks California Tony Marulle New Orleans Johnny Klerch Cleveland

Giants fall to Pirates in ten as wash of defeats grows

The Giants, battered after five straight losses to Pittsburgh, dropped a 132 to 11 rout in ten innings. Glenn Wright homered in the tenth to seal the win as New York reels on a doomed cruise across the season.

Hawks and Minor League Moves Stir Rock Island Area Baseball

Outfielder Sturph from Chicago jumps Rocks while Kesslas handles Islanders for a day or two as Gray scouts Chicago sandlots for pitchers. Dewey Buchannan released by Cedar Rapids. Ottumwa pursues high touted Chick Mattick and Harry Rigsby. Parsons, from Late Forest, reports to Molina after a strong game. Swanson recalled by Minneapolis to Burlington as Jourdan breaks ankle. Venemon and Speer fined after Rock Island game. Papke warns dugout conduct as coaching line is cleared.

Sturph Chicago Rock Island George Kesslas Islanders Percy Gray Elmer Willngham Ottumwa Chick Mattick Ottumiva Harry Rigsby Marshalltown Jeatcher Venemon Speer Burlington Umpira_ Papke Speers Papke King

Celwein Nine Tops Independence In Baseball

Celwein defeated Independence 5 to 4 in a Sunday baseball game at Ta, with Smith the winning pitcher scattering three singles and keeping hits down. Celwein scored early, Independence tied in the fourth, then Celwein added four runs across the fifth sixth and eighth to seal the win. Batteries: Oelwein Smith Beck er and Independence Beard Bache.

Independence Tung Celwein Sundlay Smith Oelwein

Crisler Named Minnesota Football Coach

The St Paul Pioneer Press reports Fritz Crisler, longtime Chicago successor to Alonzo Stagg, will be the next coach at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The June 17 dispatch notes Crisler previously served as chief assistant at Chicago.

St. Paul, Minn St. Paul

Stars Entered in Clagoig at Iowa

Iowa City June 17 One world champion and many college high school stars enter the Midwestern A A U track meet at Iowa to be held Saturday. Hopkins will chase a world 220 yard low hurdles mark and run the 100 yard dash while Phelps Munn and others compete for state and conference records. Proceeds decide the number of men for the national meet in San Francisco. Columbus Ohio Eddie O Dowd bantamweight wins over Coulton of New Orleans in six rounds.

Iowa City Charles R. Hropkins Penguice Beebe Dalbey Carle Wiss Parsona Iowa Nebraska Frank Daily Harold Phelps Paul Jones Warry Rice Harry Dajne Orthel Roberts Lowell Phelps Elvin Handy San Francisco

Opening Round of Golf Tournament Nears End

Golfers compete in the first annual county tournament at Sunnyside Country Club under Courier sponsorship. Opening round ends Thursday with many matches played and upsets already seen. Second round sets for Friday to Sunday, semifinals next week, weather reportedly favorable despite recent heavy rain.

Peart Sunnyside Country Club Courier Tomor Byrnes Park Cedar Falls

Locke Honored as Grid Hero and Scholar

Gordon Locke, a Denison native and former University of Iona All American fullback, has been elected to the Order of Colt, an honorary scholastic society of the college of law, for ranking among the top five in class averages. Also honored were Edward D. Kelly, Harold B. Claypool, Dorothy ODonoghue, and R R Kent Martin.

Gordon Locke Denison University of Iona Order of Colt The College of Law Edward D. Kelly Emmatsbore Harold B. Claypool North English Dorothy O’donoghue Storm Late Kent Martin Shenandoah

Saucy Sue Wins Coronation Stakes at Ascot for Lord Astor

At Ascot on June 17 Saucy Sue owned by Lord Astor won the coronation stakes in the feature event of Royal Ascot's second day. It marked Saucy Sue's third consecutive victory this year as spectators braved cold weather and stylish crowds filled the paddocks. Lord Derby scratched Pharos the favorite for the royal hunt cup amid the day’s betting buzz.

International News Wire Ascot England Saucy Sue Lord Astor Lord Derby Pharos

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