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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1926

Page

16

Hawks Edge Bunnies In Close 10 8 Victory

Waterloo Tlanks triumph 10 8 over Cedar Rapids Bunnies in a tense Valley League game. Key hits by Rice Mather and Worthington fueled a late surge as Hawks rally from early deficit. Pitchers Smith Tradino and Williams held steady, while solid defense and timely doubles produced the decisive runs.

Jim Grant Hawks Cedar Rapids Watterson Bunnies Rock Iskind Momlay Cletus Dixon Grant Luther Dixon Bimety Noble Riss Worthington Waterloo Tlanks Fred Beck Lunnies the Birds Beck Ascot Moses Quine Gru Kuecks Wir Preston Gray Reek Island Pete Groft Red Wiederqust Mawk

Fragmented OCR note with weather and climate ramblings

A garbled OCR fragment discusses weather, climate, and historical references. It references May weather, a volcanic eruption, and political notes, but the text is largely incoherent with incomplete sentences and mis-typed phrases.

Rapshoot Scheduled at Ackley on May 16

Ackley Indiana hosts a rapshoot Sunday May 16 sponsored by the Ackley Gun Club. The program includes seven 20-yard events, a tank rabbit system, four equal purses, and $25 in added money. Shot to begin at 10 a.m. with Pred Whitney and Deg Maines handling cashiering.

Ackley Ackley Gun Club

Semipro baseball opens Sunday with four city teams

Two Waterloo semipro squads head for foreign diamonds Sunday. The Minois Central railroad nine meets Fort Dodge, while Bath Packing challenges Vinton independents. Fort Dodge Hodge fielding strong lineup and Plasier expected to pitch. Rath’s squad also aims for a win as Vinton’s last year’s crowd pleaser returns.

Waterloo Minois Central Railroad Feld Fort Dodge Bath. Packing Company Vinton Vinton Independents I. G.-Fort Dodge Fort Hodge Western Lawn Plasier Rath

Ted Canty Announces Big Ten Track Meet Broadcast

Iowa City May 28 and 29 will host the Big Ten track meet with Ted Canty of the Illinois A. A. Go. delivering the official results as they come from judges. Canty, known for breaking news at the finish line, will relay world and conference records to the public.

Ted Canty Iowa_City Illinois A. Go Long City Ted

Izaak Walton League at Manchester May 17 Organizing Meeting

Manchester May 3 Special The Izaak Walton League plans a May 17 organizing meeting led by Edward Hroby who has over 195 signatures on the charter petition. Judge George Wood and others are expected and after speeches the group will adjourn to Plaza theatre for courtesy pictures by W A Dutton. Knox Defeats Coe College 5-0 in baseball with Morton Armstrong stellar on mound and ten hits by Knox team.

Manchester Edward Hroby George “Wl Wood Gani War den Albert Plaza Theatre W. A. Dutton COE Ginesburg Knox Coe College Morton Armstrong Armstrong Kohawks

Preakness Stakes Preview and Derby Entry Possibility

Pimlico May 10 test for Kentucky Derby as horses enter both three year old classics. The article notes May 15 Louisville start for the Preakness and discusses entry timing, historic Upset in 1924, and the chance to see form before the Derby. It highlights owners and bettors eyeing the two races and the potential for horses to run in both events.

Pimlico Dealar Eis Vinita Stuart Louisville Luridain Law Pimlion Pitas

State and Tutor Tance Meet on Slate Next Week

Waterloo high school track athletes brace for a busy weekend with two meets. The state meet at Drake University Des Moines and the Cedar Falls Teachers College Invitation clash at Cedar Falls. Local performers who medal at the district carnival gain eligibility for Des Moines. Coaches John Tieldt Ford Ralph Sarfi West will send eligible runners to the Des Moines session. The Cedar Falls meet draws northeastern Iowa cinder artists led by West High repeat efforts. Expected entrants include Marshalltown Grant Washington Cedar Rapids Jampton East West Charles City Waverly Cedar Falls and possibly Dubuque L. I. Mendenbath head athletics at Tutor Institute calls the 1226 classic the most successful in history with records likely to fall next weekend.

Waterloo Satrday Drake University Des Moines Cedar Fally Independence John Tieldt Ford Ralph Sarfi West Bes Moines Teachers College Iowa West High Cedar Fall Marshalltown Grant Washington High Cedar Rapids Jampton East Charles City Waverly Cedar Falls Dubuque_ i L Mendenbath Allielics Tutor Institute

East High Tennis Team to Meet Little Tutor Four Monday

East High tennis squad faces Teachers College high netmen in Cedar Falls on Monday afternoon with both singles and doubles on the card. The Orange and Black quartet beat the Little Tutors in all three matches last week, and the East High lineup features Stevenson, Ritz, Bickley, and Watchinson.

East High Teachers College High Orange and Black Little Tutors Cedar Falls Stevenson Ritz Bickley Watchinson

La Porte City High Defeats Orange In Baseball Victory

La Porte City high school beat Orange township 11 to 4 yesterday. Towne and Turner led La Porte City with key hits while Weigle and Potenson pitched for Orange. Game details show uneven scoring and standout batting from La Porte City.

LA Porte City Orange Township Sneelal Towne Turner la Parle Weigle Potenson Orange

Schedule of Monday and Tuesday Football Matches

Rock Island travels to Waterton while Cedar Rapids visits Marshalltown Ottumwa plays at Dibune and Burlington hosts Moline in a day one schedule for Monday and Tuesday games across the region.

Rock Island Waterton Cedar Rapids Marshall Town Ottumwa Dibune Burlington Moline

Boxing Tourney Closes Tonight at Electric Park

Four-day boxing event concludes with four weight finals. Main bout features Big Ray vs Lou Moore, plus semi and prelim fights. Promoter Ralph Alexander predicts winners meet next Tuesday for another six-round match. results from last night show Kid Jehy, Lou Moore, Kid Spruce, Ray all winning.

Electric Park Big Ray Lou Moore Kid Spruce Colorert John McCraw Kid Lehr Kid. Lee Mike Bu- Ban Dakota Kid Ralph Alexander Toughy Taylor Oretwa Woul John McGraw Kid Kid Roberts Lou Foster Iollows Kid Jehy Eddie McKevitt Kid Rose Sunshine Kid Ray

Parsons Freshmen Win in Sloppy Wet Conditions

Parsons freshmen upset Wesleyan in a muddy barnstormer at home, beating them 201% to 3926. Meek led the Parsons squad as coach Brad Bradfield noted the performance amid disjointed play and rain softened field conditions.

Parsons Fresimen Monat Wesleyan Bradtey Meek Thea Somimyy Parsons College Bby

Yesterday's Homeruns and National Lumber Totals

Fragmented OCR listing names and numbers with multiple errors. Reads like a sports bulletin noting homeruns and national totals, with scattered team and player names and figures, but many garbled entries obscure precise facts.

Waterloo Youth Star Shines in Simpson Tennis Meet

Merle Stimson, a Simpson College sophomore from Waterloo and former Penn athlete, starred in the Simpson Penn tennis clash. He beat Roberts 7-5 7-5 in singles and teamed with Steele to beat Haas and Fieberts 6-3 6-8 in doubles. Stimson also plays golf and previously basketball at Simpson.

Waterloo Simpson Merle Stimson Simpson College Indianola Stimison Roberts Penn Steele Wil Haas Fieberts Stimson

OWI YWCA Free Swim School Set To Start Monday

Registration closes tonight for the annual free swimming school at the YWCA. More than 350 youths are expected to enroll for six lessons over two weeks with six lessons three times weekly under skilled instructors. Physical director S. W. Richardson notes swimming is valuable for health and safety and cites last year's figure of over 162,900 people taught.

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Hawks Rally as Groft and Moore Spark Indians Victory

The Hawks beat Des Moines 10 to 8 as Pete Groft and Specs Moore led Oklahoma City. Groft had a triple and single in five at bats, Moore homered and added three singles, while Moore played second base and Groft caught. Bradloff pitched two innings for Waterloo. Frank Bryant was assigned to the Islanders by Des Moines.

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Boxing and sports results from Hollywood to Des Moines

A mixed sports volley reports Mindell’s knockout of Glick in two rounds in Hollywood, Reaula credited with a points win in New York, college tennis sweeps by Northwestern and Marquette, Northwestern and Purdue baseball notes, a Chicago athlete facing academic issues, a legal dispute over a Mason contract in New York, and track meet results from Nebraska, Kansas, and Kansas State with Locke’s near record and Aggies’ performance.

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Tutor Ball Team Down Ames In Fast 60 3 102

Ames falls as Tutor team wins 3 to 2 in a nine inning game at Iowa State College field. Rider Young and Towne each collect three hits. Webber issues a bases loaded walk in the ninth for the winning run. Ames defense commits seven errors while Tutor pitchers strike out seven and allow two safe blows.

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Peacocks Set to Face Iowa Wesleyan on Monday

Upper Iowa College braces for a seven-game stretch in 20 days beginning with Iowa Wesleyan. The Peacocks, 3-0, seek to extend their unbeaten start as Larson dominates on the mound. Wesleyan brings a strong lineup as the two teams meet in Fayette with plans for a return visit later in the week.

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