Yankees Defeat Athletics. Ruth Hits Two Homers in Big Win
New York Yankees seize first in the American League by beating the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to 3 before 60,000 fans. Babe Ruth belts his fifth and sixth homers of the year, Lou Gehrig also homers, while Pennock, Walberg, and Quinn hold the mound in a high-scoring affair. The Chicago White Sox extend their win streak to six with a 7 to 6 victory over St Louis as Syd Clancy delivers the deciding single with two on.
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Boley
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Tee
Walberg
Nireh
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Roth
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Quinn
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Balla
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Sisler
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Barnabe
Connally
van Gilder
Jones
Sin Bet “van Gilder
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Jones. O'Rourke
Dineen
Nailin
van Graflan
Harold Turner resigns as Iowa Falls coach
May 2 report states Harold Turner, coach of Iowa Falls High School, has resigned after successful seasons in football and basketball. He outlined his future plans, ending his tenure with the school.
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Waris
Harold Be ‘Turner
Iowa Falls
Turner
Local sports results mix of track, baseball and racing
Des Moines Wakonda polo team opened the season defeating the Fourteenth Cavalry 12 to 6. Gowrie Bayard rider Jess Booth led amateur marks in the Good Fellowship shoot with 143 of 160, Joe Kautzky 141. Demons beat Oklahoma City West 6 to 5 behind Frei Ortman. University of Iowa defeated Northwestern 9 to 6 in baseball. Luther College beat Platteville Normal 90 to 40 in track. Burlington High over Fort Madison 64 to 62 in meet. Jack Ross won a 30 mile auto race at Reby speedway in 25:25 4-5. Cantlon won 10 mile in 8:09 2-5. Thornton dog track carded nine races. Harry Hooper appointed manager of the Mission club by Pacific Coast league. Kozeluh defeated Najuch in foreign tennis match 6-4 6-4 6-1. Fall River’s team won the United States championship, beating Holly Carburetors 7–0.
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Frei Ortman
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Platteville
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Harry Hooper
2A Mission Club
Hooper
White Sox
Bill’ Leard
Duffy Bowie
Tris Speaker
United States
Holly
Detroit
Senators at Home Defeat Red Sox 6 to 0 in Washington
Washington beat Boston 6 0 before 10000 with Goose Goslin hitting two homers and Speaker scoring. Lisenben allowed two runs in early innings as the Senators outhit the Red Sox 9 to 6 and never trailed. Lundgren relieved Russell after two innings and PSU pitched four more, while Goslin and Myer contributed key plays in the win.
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Woodmen Lose to Brandon in Season Opener 2 0
Waterloo Modern Woodmen fell 2 to 0 to Brandon in the opener as Brandon tallied twice in the fourth on three hits. Brandon pitcher Winsor fanned 12 and allowed only two hits, while Olds of the Woodmen struck out one and yielded seven hits. Makinster caught for the Woodmen.
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Dunkerton High HurlER Shuts Out Orange No Hit No Run
Dunkerton Ta May 2 K Rice Dunkerton high school pitching ace shut out Orange consolidated school without a hit or a run here in a seven inning game Friday Winning by a score of 4 0 A three base hit by Carnes and doubles by Cowlishaw and Magee highlighted the winners Batteries Dunkerton 1K Riese and Rice Orange Myers Lichty and R Peterson Unipire Matthias
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Unipire
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Hawks and boxers pace busy season across towns
The Hawks sign Chester Guppy to play under manager Jimmy Shollenberger at Marshalltown while Johnny McCann returns to Bee status after a Des Moines farm. Lou Rollinger heads to St Louis for a Thursday bout, as Clyde Drury and Albert Knipp prepare for a classic at Electric Park. Cedar Rapids adds outfielder George Sopp, and veteran Stanley Casper joins the Bunnies. Drayton Drake relays draw Drake alumni to Des Moines and Oklahoma City, with graft woes and several boxing bouts highlighting the local sports week.
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Jimmy Shollenberger
Marshalltown
Lou Rollinger
Tom Pivaci
St. Louis
Missouri City
Clyde Drury
Albert Knipp
Electric Park
George Sopp
Fowlerville
Mich
Cletus Dixon
Hawks
Cedar Rapids
Stanley Casper
Bunnies
Saginaw
Michigan Strate League
Baseball pays final tribute to Borchert former Waterloo man
Milwaukee May 2 Baseball paid respects to Otto Borchert president and owner of the Milwaukee Association team. He was buried after Masonic services at the Elks club where he died suddenly Wednesday night during a speech to about 700 boosters on the eve of the home season. Shenesaw M Lands commissioner Ban Johnson and other league officials attended.
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Wis
Otto Borchert
Milwaukee Association
Elks Club
Shenesaw M. Landis
Ban Johnson
Pitt Professors Seek High Rooms for New Cathedral
Pittsburgh, Pa May 2 University of Pittsburgh faculty behaved oddly when plans for a 29 story cathedral of learning were announced. Professors rushed to the chancellor's office requesting classrooms high up with southern exposure. Officials realized the south side would overlook Forbes Field, home of the Pittsburgh National League baseball club.
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University of Pittsburgh
Cathedral of Learning
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Pitt
Forbesfield
Pittsburgh
Trapshoot Scheduled at Waverly on May 12
Waverly Gun club will sponsor an all day trapshoot here Thursday May 12. The program includes seven 20 third events with 1 entry and two cent targets. Purses are divided among five events. Contestants may shoot for targets only if desired. Bim Castle of Charles City will cashier the shoot.
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Waverly Gun Club
Bim Castle
Charles City
East High Golf Team Defeats Grundy Center Club
East High wins at Sunnyside Country Club as Chester Coburn defeats Van Wingster. Bil Collins beats Winslow 5 and 4, Russell Witz downed Clark, 4 and 3. Coburn 88, Collins 89, Pitz 93 over 18 holes.
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Grundy
Sunnyside Country Club
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van Wingster
Bil Collins
Winslow
Russell Witz
Clark
Coburn
Collins
Pitz
Bees Beat Anson Bees 9-4 in Practice Game
Three Burlington pitchers Ferrer Peterson and Tis ing held Marshalltown to one hit and struck out 13 in a Sunday practice game. Beesa won 9 to 4 as Burlington fielded nine errors charged against them and nine losses were handed to the visitors.
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Ansons
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Marshalltown
Mississippi Valley L Eague
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Peterson
Tising
Hali
Daily Quiz Answers From Various Radio Stations
A fragment listing radio stations including KFRX WRAF WIZ WA and WLAG plus city mentions Atlanta Havana Denver and Montreal. Names Andrew White and Graham McNamee appear among scattered items. references to Phillips Cariin and Travatore suggest scrambled or damaged OCR.
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WRAF
Wiz
Atlanta
Havana
Cuba
Andrew White
Graham McNamee
WLAG
Denver
Colo
CRAC
Jia Presse
Montreal
Qut
Phillips Cariin
Waust
Travatore
Major League Leaders From the Season Update
Baseball leaders list the top hitters pitchers and baserunners across the leagues. Key figures include Hornsby and Meusel with standout stats for Giants and Yankees, along with Meadors Ruether and Ruether's Yankees pitching highlights.
Loughran Stribling Headline New York Boxing Season
New York May 2 A summer boxing season opens in the city with 10 round A bouts at Ebbets Field featuring Tommy Loughran and Young Stribling in a third meeting described as a grudge match. The winner could get a shot at the 175 pound title with other heavyweights and plans for two Maloney Sharkey bouts aiming to secure a Dempsey Paulino survivor fight for Tunney in September.
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Philadelphia
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Ebbets Field
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Jack Delaney
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Mike McTigue
Loughran
Tex Rickard
Jim Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Maloney
Yankee Stadium
Dempsey
Paulino
Tunney
Rudi Wagner Claims Heavyweight Title in Dortmund
Rudi Wagner won the heavyweight championship in Dortmund by knocking out Hans Breitenstraeter. The record notes his footwork as the skill that helped him rule 118-pounders from 1903 to 1906, highlighting the notable shift in era with this knockout victory.
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Germany
Rudi Wagner
Hans Breitenstraeter
Ex Bantam Champion Turns Referee in Local Ring Scene
Richmond California May 2 Frankie Neil former bantamweight champion of the world continues in boxing life now as referee of weekly club contests. His long career keeps him close to the ring and he enjoys the referee role while staying connected to the sport.
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Cal
Altho
Frankie Neil
Weil
Plumbers Hear Kennedy Lewis at State Convention
Frank Kennedy of Chicago and J. C. Lewis of Des Moines spoke at the Town State Association of Journeymen Plumbers annual convention at Hotel Russell Lamson. A per capita tax rose from 24 to 50 cents. George White Ray Powers and T. M. Woodruff spoke at the banquet. Dubuque chosen for next convention with new officers to be elected.
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Chicago
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J. C. Lewis
Des Moines
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Russell-Lamson
Lewis
Iowa Federation
George White
Fort Dodge
Iowa Association of Journeymen Plumbers
Ray J. Powers
T. M. Woodruff
Waterloo
Rialto Theatre
Alexander Frank
Dubuque
Cortese to Broadcast From WGHP Tuesday
Remo Cortese, an Iowa native and noted singer, will broadcast a program at 8 p.m. tomorrow from WGHP in Detroit, Michigan. Cortese recently visited friends in this area and at Waverly.
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Iowa
WGHP
Detriot, Mich
Cortese
Waverly
Clothing aid for flood victims urged by Illinois Central
Relief drive led by W Scott Williams seeks clothing and money for flood districts. 120 boxes of used clothing have been sent via passenger trains to the south. Y M C A and various Illinois Central stations accept donations. Waterloo employees contribute most after Chicago. Total cash from western and eastern Illinois Central lines up to April 29 amounts to about 9,701.95 dollars. France to teach German to residents of Alsace and Lorraine, Prime Minister Poincare announces.
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