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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1928

Page

19

Palmer Oliver Tie For Marble Prelim Scoring 30

Harold Palmer of Emerson school and Lor en Oliver of Lawndale playground tied for high points in a marble prelim with 30 each. Other Emerson scorer Robert McDonald 24 and Rayal Johnson 15, Lawndale Leonard Price 17 and William Anderson 16. City tourneys continue at Lincoln park Saturday 1 30 p m sponsored by the city recreation department and Waterloo Evening Courier.

Harold Palmer Emerson School Loren Oliver Lawndale Playground Dale Wilcox Sloane Wallace School Robert McDonald Rayal Johnson Loren Olver Leonard Price William Anderson Lincoln Park City Recreation Department Waterloo Evening Courier Edison Whittier Gates Park Fat's Pond West Junior High

Des Moines Radio Schedule Highlights and Nosy Concerts

Thursday radio line up across Des Moines features Max-Wall Wood orchestra at 6 PM and performances from Hoover Sentinels Maxwell House Coffee Hour Halsey Stuart Co Medierude minstrels and a Chimes concert. Weather reports Davenport signals and a baseball scores segment accompany varied music and vaudeville acts from Paul Ash and Dreamship.

Des Moines Rial P. Max-Wall Wood Dodge Bros Hoover Sentinels Maxwell House Coffee Hour Halsey Stuart Co Medierude Minstrels Woc Davenport Hodge Brothers Daxwell Halsey Stuart Pete and Goldie Rose Maiden Herb Heuer

Friday radio and market calendar from Des Moines update

A fragmented listing outlines a Friday schedule including phonograph records at 10:30 A M and 11:10 A M, market reports at 12:08 P M, studio programs through the afternoon, and various orchestra and musical fare featuring La France, Bernie Schulte, Crescent, and others. It notes cattle and weather market items and a Cubs versus Brooklyn baseball game.

la France Orchestra Ave Bernie's Orchestra

Home Run Leaders This Season Listed

Projections list Lou Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, Hack Wilson, Frank Williams, Goose Goslin, George Kelly, Ote Bottomley, and Bill McKinnon as top candidates for most homers this season in a ranked field of standout sluggers.

Lou Gehrig Ffoncrs Hornsby Hack Wilson Ey Williams Frank Frisch George Kelly Ote Bottomley Goose Goslin

Fans vote on whether Gehrig or Ruth will lead home runs

In a fan poll from a home cartoon, AL Demaree reports ask fans if Lou Gehrig will outpace Babe Ruth this season. Ruth weighs 226 pounds now, down from 254 at his 59 homer year, and may need to gain weight to retain power as fans choose their dark horse. IL will announce the result once votes are tallied.

Louw Gehrig Gehtig Ruth Dark Horse

Freshman Wins Steeplechase on Iowa Course

Byron M. Turner of Anita won the University of Iowa steeplechase over a 9 mile 6 furlong course with a 6 37 time. Thomas Kelly of Parnell placed second, William Everingham of Fort Dodge third, and Russell Allen of Iowa City fourth, all freshmen. Walter Wagner of Homestead was the top varsity finisher in fifth as Turner earned the Cedar Rapids trophy for the first freshman across the line.

Iowa City Byron M. Turner Anita University of Iowa Turner Thomas Kelly Parnell William Everingham Fort Dodge Russell Allen Walter Wagner Homestead Cedar Rapids Wagner Ida Grove

Iowa City Athlete Accepts Newton High Post

Bruno G. Marehi, a University of Iowa coaching graduate, has been named director of physical education at Newton High School and will serve as assistant football basketball and track coach. Marehi is a former Iowa track standout and previously assisted in the UI department of education.

Towa City Bruno G. Marehi Iowa City University of Iowa Newton High School Marchi Iowa University of Iowa Department of Education

Dempsey Not Thru With Ring Fights Back By Dancer’s Claim

Johnny Jennings, a dancer who helped train Jack Dempsey for Tunney, says the fighter can still win and will not quit the ring. He recalls Dempsey’s speed in sparring at Lincoln Fields and notes his conditioning alongside golf feats and club records.

Jack Dempsey Ring Dancer Gene ‘Tunney Tunney Soldiers Field Dempsey Lincoln Fields Til Riviera Theatre Johnny Jennings Mary Jennings Chicago Tn Dempsey Jennings Riviera Byrnes Park Jones Farrell Cruikshank Bobby Jones Johnny Farrell Bobby Cruikshank Public Links Jackson Park Tex Rickard Leo P. Flynn Dack Buffalo Jack Leo Flynn Jimmy DeTarr Jerry Luvadis

Illinois Trackmen Prep for Saturday Dual With Hawkeyes

Illinois track team in intensive workouts this week aiming for top form for the outdoor conference dual opener against Iowa in Iowa City on Saturday. The Illini defeated Notre Dame last week and expect continued strong showings.

Illinois U Hawkeyes Champaign URJ University of Tilinois Iowa Iown City Tllinois Notre Dame

Iowa and Michigan track meets highlighted by top contenders

Reports from winter indoor results show Iowa placing second in the conference meet and Michigan as an added attraction for prep athletes at the Illinois interscholastic meet in May. Other notes cover Dubuque injuries, player trades, and local boxing and baseball developments across Des Moines, Marshalltown, and Burlington with manager actions and upcoming events.

Iowa Michigan Towa Tollinois Evanston

The Crossing Cop Finishes Dead Heat For Third

The Crossing Cop by J Graham Hunter and Louis Perrella finished in a dead heat for third place in 6 30 24.

J. Graham Hunter More, Okla Louis Perrella

61 Still Running in Marathon Race at Indiana Border

Butler Indiana May 10 The Pyle cross country caravan crossed into Ohio with sixty one runners still in competition heading toward Wauseon forty two miles east They have completed two thousand five hundred seventy nine point seven miles since leaving Los Angeles Marathoner Phillips Granville Hamilton Ontario won yesterday s 41 point eight mile lap from Ligonier in six hours thirty eight minutes and twenty two seconds John Salo Passaic New Jersey finished second in six hours one minute fifty five seconds Peter Garguzzi Southampton England Andrew Payne Clare Count

Butler Ind Pyle Ohio Indiana Wauseon Los Angeles Phillips Granville Hamilton Ont Ligonier John Salo Passaic N. J Peter Garguzzi Southampton Eng Andrew Payne Clare

Frederika High School Presents Program For National Music Week

Pupils at Frederika High School showcased a national music week program in Frederika Indiana on May 10. The concert featured orchestra and chorus numbers with vocal solos by Vivian Grover and Henry Wendt, saxophone accompaniment by Roland Bacon, and a string trio including Naomi McClain Rendall Gallagher and Leoma Wilkinson.

Courier Frederika, In Vivian Grover Henry Wendt Roland Bacon Naomi McClain Rendall Gallagher Leoma Wilkinson

Thompson Heads Iowa U Batsmen

Clayton Thompson of Hawarden leads four University of Iowa players with batting averages above .400 in five Western Conference games. Thompson hit safely eight times in 17 at bats and owns Iowa’s only home run of the conference season against Indiana. Capt. Herbert Terry Cresco and Adolph Sachs Salem tie for third with .432 averages, while Willis Glassgow and others fill out the lineup as Iowa nears the conference race lead with a .278 team average and .936 fielding mark. Forty-seven hits produced 30 runs.

Courier Special Iowa City Clayton Thompson Hawarden University of Iowa Otto Vogel RTI Indiana Kenneth Blackford Bonaparte Herbert Terry Cresco Adolph Sachs Salem Willis Glassgow Carl Nelson Carl Heinzel Herbert Rath Francis Mulroney Alton Smith Towans Sachs Thompson Iown Michigan

Cardinals overpower Phillies 7 to 1 in St. Louis win

St Louis defeats Philadelphia 7 to 1 as Frisch drives in two with a first inning double and Hafey belts a fifth inning homer. Littlejohn wins in his season debut, allowing six hits while Thompson yields three. The Phillies stranded runners and were unable to mount a sustained rally, while St Louis builds on early leads with key hits from High Frisch and Hafey.

St. Louis Cardinals Phillies Frisch High Hafey Littlejohn Thompson Philadelphia Bahpore Sothorn Leach Ring Friberg Kelly McGraw Abrhpore Douthit Wee G Bottomley Batley Blades Manes Theveno Ubblejohn Iso Odol St. Louisese Hugs Batved Thevenow Mancusa of McGraw Mts Moran Wilson Rearson

Jurado Leads British Open Play as Americans Tie for Second

Jose Jurado of Argentina led the British Open after the second round at Sandwich England with a 145 aggregate. Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen, both Americans, were tied for second with 148.

Jose Jurado Sandwich England Walter Hagen Gere Sarazen

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