Helen Wills Favored in Cannes and Mentone Showdowns
New York dispatch reports London papers back Helen Wills to win the Cannes match against Lenglen, noting Wills’s powerful baseline drives and intense speed. In Mentone, Wills reaches the final with a 6-0 6-1 semifinal win over England’s B M Harvey and awaits Didi Vlasto or Senorita Alvarez for the title.
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Hoff Aims for Two Titles in 1928 Olympics
Norwegian pole vault star Chariley Hoff eyes both the pole vault and the decathlon at Amsterdam 1928. He recalls a 1924 heel injury that kept him from vaulting and missing Paris. Hoff expects Finland and Sweden to challenge the United States, with Norway relying on Kriegsman’s development program to supply a strong team.
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Des Moines U Plans Four Major Track Meets This Season
Des Moines University will enter teams in four key meets this season beginning with the Kansas Relays in Lawrence on April 17. The squad includes five strong 440 yard dash men and a premier miler, though there are no field event candidates yet. The school competes in two conferences, the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the North Central Conference.
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Osage Cage Team Records Strong Season and Cup Victory
The Osage basketball team posts 12 wins and 3 losses, capturing the Northeastern Town conference cup. They average 264 points for and 224 against, with several regulars graduating after a busy year featuring wins over Riceville Mason City Junior College Cresco West High and Charles City among others.
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Theatre Lineup Promises Star Casts and Broad Comedy
Tonight's stage listings feature Crystal and Plaza lineups with George O'Brien Madge Bellamy in Jayce and A Broadway Butterfly. Rialto showcases The Way of a Girl Eleanor Boardman, and Strand presents Woman Handled with Esther Ralston. Palace screens When Husbands Flirt with a comedy reel Toable Romeo plus vaudeville acts at Plaza.
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Iowa City and area Class A and B basketball scores
Iowa City beat West Liberty 21 to 16 while Davenport posted 19 in a mixed lineup at Muscatine. Wayland and Collins had overtime games with Newton Mingo and Belmond Clear Lake results noted along with Washington Cedar Rapids and other Class A B totals. A separate note from Charles City about a municipal swimming pool campaign was launched by the local legion post after last summer’s funding shortfall.
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City plans drawn for Elks proposition in early talks
The Elks lead as the first group to act on a proposition with plans drafted last summer by the city engineer, signaling early progress on the project.
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Piontu Co Worker Wary of Losses After Sudden Absence
A Piontu Co employee, Dea Moknes, Janis, Lomerbon Wont of lows, disappeared yesterday leaving colleagues in shock and management scrambling to confirm whereabouts and reasons for the sudden absence.
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