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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1928

Page

15

Hawks Win Over Plows Again In Second Scrap

Waterloo tops Moline 5 to 2 at home as Gepson limits Plows to nine hits and Waterloo stays tied atop the league with Rock Island and Ottumwa. Wolf struggles with eight walks, while Gepson shines with two walks allowed and late-inning control. Stok and Ottumwa also mentioned in the day’s local baseball action.

HAWKS Cletus Dinen Moline Larry Gepson Waterloo Stok Rock Island Ottumwa Birds Frank Lamanski Bill Speas Dubuquets Paul Graham Wolf Gepson Walczak Skinner Manchester Walczek Frost Kernan Serre Grant Steinecke Pentecost Dixon

Luther College Opens Tennis Season With Columbia Team

Luther College begins its tennis season May 9 against Columbia of Dubuque with a largely rebuilt squad. Coach David T. Nelson reports no lettermen returned, six from last year gone, and early favorites include Chillickson and Halderson. A late selection will follow an elimination contest as practice continues and a six-match schedule unfolds across Dubuque Decorah Oskaloosa Stimpson and Ta Crosse.

Aearter Decorah Luther College Columbia Dubuque David T. Nelson Chillickson Morrisonville Wis Halderson Turmo Amundson Shafland Alven Nelson Norsemen Decorals Penn Oskaloosa Stimpson Ta Crosse

Yesterday's Homers Highlight MLB Totals Across Leagues

A fragmented recap lists players from both leagues with homer totals and team notes. Names such as Rath Yankee, Foxx Athletics, Hale Athletics, and Dugas Yankees appear amid a muddled enumeration of leaders and totals.

Total Yankeeer Oo Yeeros E Tanser Athletice Foxx Hale Duges Yankees Hauser Martane

Jest at Moment Jest at Moment Chicago supper clubs padlocked

Fragmentary OCR from a Chicago paper notes unrest as clubs face closure amid crowds and crime fears. Scattered lines reference gangsters, bombs, gunfire and public safety, plus stray letters and jokes. The readable slivers hint at a citywide crackdown while personal notes and mini puzzles float through.

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French Flyweight Champion Invades U S Market

Paris May 5 Emile Spider Pladner the French flyweight champion has defeated European rivals except England's Johnny Hill and will join the growing colony of French boxers in the United States. He is managed by veteran Louis de Ponthieu and is a protege of Frank Erne.

Paris Emile Spider Pladner Europe Johnny Hill England United States Vetera Louis de Ponthieu Frank Erne

Ruth Powers Yankees Past White Sox in 10–4 Victory

The New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 10 to 4 at New York. Babe Ruth hit his sixth homer of the season with a double and two singles while Jumping Joe Dugan cleared the bases with a first inning grand slam. Pennock pitched effectively and earned his fifth straight win as Chicago collected 18 hits.

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Dash Sensation George Simpson Dominates Buckeye Relays

Dash star George Simpson of Ohlo Suite won the 100 yard dash at Penn and Ohio relays on a muddy Buckeye track, tying the national intercollegiate mark of 9.6 seconds. He also anchored the victorious half mile relay squad haying strong performances at both carnivals.

George Simpson Ohlo Suite Penn Ohio Buckeye

Penn Athletes Dominate U S Olympic Points List

Penn athletes have the most points for the United States in Olympic meets, per an Intercollegiate A A A tabulation in the Olympic Journal. The standings show Penn 141, Michigan 87, Purdue 60, Princeton 62, Harvard 51, Chicago 47 1 2, Syracuse 38 1 4, Yale 40 1 2, Cornell 28 1 2, Illinois 33 1 4.

New York May University of Pennsylvania United States Olympic Journal of the Intercollegiate A. A Penn Michigan Purdue Princeton Harvard Chicago Syracuse Yale Cornell Tllinois Dartmouth Southern California Stanford Missouri Columbia Wisconsin Penn State Oregon Notre Dame Georgetown Williams Baylor California Indiana Vermont Brown Wesleyan Bowdoin

Denver University Captain Ineligible Over Academic Credits

Captain Ed Haynes of Denver University track is ruled ineligible for failing to meet Classroam credits last semester. A serious loss for the team, he held the Rocky Mountain conference 100-yard dash record and finished second in the 44-yard dash at the A A U games in Lincoln, Nebraska, last summer.

Denver Cole Ed Haynes Denver University Lincoln Neb

Ruth Pressing Swing Sparks Baseball Golf Contrast

A golf pro notes Babe Ruth swings with full force while golf favors a lighter touch. The piece contrasts baseball and golf swings, citing Ruth and players like Jigger Stats, highlighting differing approaches to hitting and power in each sport.

Babe Ruth Ruth Bell Isis

Kowicz Wins City Sweepstakes Bowling Tourney

Kowicz led with six games over 200 at Waterlow alleys, totaling 1,275 for first place. Al Manahi ran second with 1,173 as other scores featured Gorman Amey McFar Jane Smith and several others in the city event.

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MacDonald Promotes Putting Remedy System

Chicago golf pro Bob MacDonald, famed for long drives and weak putting, claims a system to fix the flaw. His method stops the putter on the back swing, looks at where the ball rested after a stroke, and listens for the ball to drop into the cup. He asserts it works.

Chicago Bob MacDonald MacDonald

Ames Wins Over Tigers on Track

Ames edges Missouri 691 3 to 612 3 for first track win in five meetings. Glenn G Briggs of Lamont won the javelin with a throw of 173 feet 101 2 inches as Iowa State clinched the victory yesterday.

Ames Iowa State College Missouri Towa State Missouri Tracksters Glenn G. Briggs Lamont Towa

Babe Ruth Boosts Swat Average with Sixteenth Homer

New York May 4. After a slow start Babe Ruth heated up against the White Sox, collecting four at bats with four hits, plus his sixth homer of the season. Joe Hauser of the Athletics, replacing Lou Gehrig in the Babe’s rivalry, also slugged a hit. Ruth now has five homers this season.

New York Babe Ruth White Sox Joe Hauser Athletics Lou Geltig

Giants Beat Reds 11 to 7 in Cincinnati Showdown

The New York Giants thrashed Cincinnati 11 to 7 as seven pitchers worked and 32 hits were collected. Pid Purdy suffered a sprained ankle sliding into a base in the third inning. Major contributions came from Lindstrom Terry and Jackson with multiple hits and runs.

Associated Press New York Giants Cincinnati Reds Giants Pid Purdy New York Abrhpoae Roush Lindstrom Terry Jackson Harper Welsh Hogan Barnes Chaplin Faulkner N Weiss Crim Lan Pu Kolp Kelly Jablonowski Bain Ott Allen Callaghan Dressen Hargrave Imo Ford Roush Crits Walker Haverage Luque Baze Ghaglin Fnone Edwards Luquetert Gineinnati Time Wilson Reardon Moran

Lomski and Latzo to meet in Brooklyn light heavyweight bout

New York May 5 Promoter Humbert Puga has arranged a 10 round light heavyweight bout in Brooklyn on May 30 between Lomski of Aberdeen Washington and Latzo of Scranton former welterweight champ The winner will face Tommy Loughran the champion Fugazy reports

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