Rock Island Opens Three Game Series in Waterloo
Rock Island travels to Waterloo to begin a three game set with the Hawks, led by pitcher Claude Willoughby and a hot offense. The May 4 report notes strong hitting by Freddie Schulz and Stuart Clarke, plus key plays by Hobart, Grant, and Dixon as Cedar Rapids falls 32 to 1 in the opening game. Rock Island’s roster changes include Lefty Irvin and Fred Radiog, with Jim Grant possibly limited today and Willoughby returning to form under pressure.
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Leading Batters Highlight 1924 Baseball Season Start
The tally of top hitters and base runners opens the 1924 season. Heilmann and Cobb lead American League sluggers while Sisler, Hornsby, and more star pitchers prop up the National League race. Hitting averages and stolen-base counts showcase early form as teams begin the campaign.
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College race results tease from South Bend report
A garbled college sports snippet mentions Iowa State and Ames with scattered names Bolten and Canty. It hints at a track or race event in South Bend with incomplete details on participants, results, and affiliations. The readable fragments suggest a collegiate meet with multiple colleges and athletes in contention.
Waterland Volleyball Team Beats Dubuque
Waterland varsity volleyball edged Dubuque with a straight-sets win at home. The match featured strong serving by Waterland reserves and late run of three consecutive points to seal each set. Gymnasium activities included exhibitions in Tarakchar work and pyramid building by Watering Y headers.
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Cardinals Fall to Schollenbergers in Second Game 6-2
At the Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls nearly 200 athletes from five states competed in the second annual event. Participants included Des Moines WHIVOTstt v Carleton Creighton University of North Dakota USD Morningside South Dakota State College and Buena Vista, with the Schollenbergers defeating the Cardinals 6-2 in the second game.
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Izaak Walton League launches national membership drive
Chicago May 2 Special The Izaak Walton League of America opens its most comprehensive national membership campaign to form new chapters and surpass a record 117 memberships set in March. Will Dilg founder and president says the effort aims to conserve natural resources through organization and cooperation with officials in Washington. Dilg notes Hoover supports sportsmen and urges readers to recruit one more activist to spread the cause, as bills for a Mississippi river bottom preserve move through Congress.
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Maher of 51 Golf Champions
Inside Golf columnist Chester G Horton discusses Maher of 51 Golf Champions praising Goil as a top teacher Chick Evens. He warns against rushing the swing insisting the club moves by motion alone and should be taken with a smooth, controlled tempo to maximize power and rhythm.
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Sioux City leaders pick McDermott to lead Cardinals
Veteran catcher Joe McDermott will helm the Cardinals as Grover Falk failed to secure the Sioux City managerial post. In other notes, Cedar Rapids star Feldman clashed with manager Groft over strikes, and Rock Island pitcher Van Goethen lies critically ill after ruptured appendix at Marshalltown hospital.
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LUIS VICENTINI EDGES MORAN IN 12 ROUND BOUT
Luis Vicente, a compact light weight with a strong punch, won a decision over Pat Moran in a long Madison Square Garden bout. Spectators and critics praised Vicente’s footwork and jabs, while Moran pressed with hard rights and clinches, keeping Vicente on the defensive throughout the 12 rounds.
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$55,000 Dixie Stakes Will Be Held Today
Baltimore, May 5. Renewal of the $35,000 Dixie Stakes, a Pimlico purse second only to the Preakness in added money, headlines the spring meeting. A notable list of three year olds and up contest the mile and three sixteenths route. Entries include H D P Weadley Kentucky senga Gon Chacoler Di Yrsie Rialto and others from McMillen’s Flintstone Nautical and Martingale in Casalen.
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Alexander Meets Braughle Before Tackling Johnson
Ralph Alexander of Paris signs for an eight round semi wind up with Ernie Johnson of New Orleans on May 16 at Rock Island under the Rock Island American Legion. The card features Mike Dundes against Fed Leonard in a 10 round bout while Jimmy Wolpin’s recent showing in Wisconsin draws praise from local scribes.
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Seventy Thousand Seat Olympic Stadium Planned
Davis May 4 The Olympic stadium at Colombes will seat about 50 000 when the first international games arrive. Original plans called for 106 000 but Paris budget limits reduced capacity. The Colombes arena will include a Tribune of Honor 10 000 seats Marathon Stand 19 000 seats Mandess stands 15 000 seats and four turns 2 000 plates for stands. The center Tribune of Honor will host presidents, deputies and senators. The press stand will accommodate 300 reporters and a general box over the finish.
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East West Track and Field Joust Slated Saturday
East and West High athletes prepare for a city rivalry meet to be held Saturday at Old Rose and Black athletic field. Both squads showcase sprinters, hurdlers, and field event contenders in a program featuring 120 yard hurdles, dashes, relays, high jump, shot put, and discus with multiple athletes from each school stepping into top events.
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Sarazen Winter Book Favorite In Kentucky Derby
New York May 3 Sarazen Mrs W OK Vanderbilts undefeated two year old of 1922 is favorite in the winter books to start in the Kentucky Derby May 17. After a decisive defeat by Bricatale Zev's three year old stable mate in the Sennabrook handicap at Jamaica yesterday trainer Hirsch of the Vanderbilt Stable said he would give the colt another test before sending him to Louisville.
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Punishment Ordered for Tech Ball Team Misconduct
Mitteburgh May 3 The Carnegie Institute of Technology varsity baseball team faces penalties after an investigations found a student knowingly played while ineligible in the first three games of the season. Recommendations include severing ties with a football star and altering coaching connections while remaining games are cancelled or rescheduled.
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