First Official Valley Averages Put Hawks on Top in Batting
Five local men hit above .200 as Waterloo tops league batting with a .524 team average for the season. Hawks lead club fielding at .948, seventh in the league. Batters above .300 include Stewart, Serre, Circle, Grant, and Cleveland. Thirteen pitchers earned wins, with Jim Grant and Red Hamilton each recording one win and two losses. Starr of Marshalltown leads strikeouts with 14.
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Central Wins 16-Inning Contest at Upper Iowa
Fayette Ia May 14 Central College and Upper Town played a marathon 16 inning game in which Central edged Upper Town 3 to 2 to even the two game series. Larson the Peacocks ace fanned 22 in six hits allowed while Grotenhuis struck out 21 and yielded six hits.
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Upper Town
Larson
Peacocks
Grotenhuis
Hawks Trade Schwartz and Mullwitz in Busy Baseball Day
Sammy Schwartz, first baseman from Moline, was released by manager Fred Mollwitz and quickly signed by Rock Island. Ollig Finkler suffered a broken leg with the Hawks in 1924, while Finkler broke a finger after a foul tip against the Islanders. Two Valley league games were rained out, and several others halted with late scores. Ottumwa piled five runs in the first inning on Ford as Packers sent five to the plate.
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Sammy “Schwartz
Moline
Fred “Mollwitz
Rock Island
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Schwartz
Ollig Finkler
Hawks
Islanders
Waterloo-Moline
Iowa track meet scene features college high school stars
Relay races and interscholastic events drew big crowds in Mason City and Iowa City as Iowa colleges compete in Big Ten duals and conference meet. Hawkeyes face Minnesota with strong weight events and sprint stars shaping the Iowa conference race. Prep meets across Coon Valley Blue Grass Central Iowa and other circuits augment the day’s card.
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Associated Press
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Minnesota
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Drake
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Dodgers Take Third Straight Game Over Reds 5-4
Brooklyn defeats Cincinnati 5-4 to sweep the series as Doak earns the win. Mays struggles in eighth inning after seven shutout frames, Aaron May hits a homer for the Reds. Brooklyn collects five runs in the decisive inning.
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Cincinnati Reds
Freshman Athletes at Ames Fight for Scholarship Plaque
Ames May 14. Four men contend for the annual scholarship plaque at Iowa State granted by the Double D honorary athletic fraternity. Marion Soulis of Clarion led the yearlings with an average of 94.3 in winter, followed by swimmer Roger Holm of Well, Minnesota, as the next top performer.
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Courier Special Service
Ameda Ta
Towa State
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Soulis
Clarion
Roger Holm
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Derby Day Battle for Turf Ranks as Kentucky Classic Opens
Kentucky Derby runs today at Louisville with 20 starters vying for turf history and a $65,000 purse. Osmand, owned by J E Widener and trained by Pete Coyne with jockey Earl Sande, is tipped as a top bet if luck stays even in the big field.
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Packers rally beats Cedar Rapids 2 1 in ninth inning
Ottumwa Iowa May 14 A ninth inning rally by the Packers gave them their third straight victory over the Cedar Rapids club here yesterday two to one Three singles in the final stanza off Schroeder brought in Govenat with the winning run Ottumwa tied the score in the fifth when Pocan walked stole second and scored on Watsons single The score:
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Local Track Honors Highlight High Point and Freshman Talent
Maurice Soulis, twin of the high point man at 94.1, edged Therbert Fritz of Davenport at 92.8 and 91.4 respectively. Last year Cedar Rapids’ Marvin Cisler received the plaque, while 193% John Thorngren of Boxholm led as the top freshman athlete.
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Therbert Fritz
Davenport
Marvin Cisler
Cedar Rapids
John Thorngren
Boxholm
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Major league leaders include Fothergill of the Tigers with a 424 batting average and Ruth of the Yankees with 29 runs. Hornsby leads in homers with six for the Giants, while Gehrig of the Yankees has four triples and Ruth eight homers. Pitching leaders show Collins of the Tigers with 4 wins and 0 losses, Pennock and Yost posting 4 and 0 for the Yankees.
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Colins
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Yost
Wild Duck Voices On U S Hunting Cruelty In Winter
A Pintail speaks for wild ducks trapped by fall and winter hunting across the United States. The drake describes constant guns at dawn to dusk, rest days baiting water with corn, and clubs that kill many birds. He warns that sustained slaughter will drive many species to local extinction.
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Fights Last Night Highlight Wide Ring Card
The Associated Press notes a slate of boxing results with multiple bouts won by decision and knockout. Notable finishes include Sid Terris defeating Stanislaus Loayza and Rio Wiley stopping Gerd Yoh, along with several other pairings across New York Illinois Kentucky and Ontario. A baseball note mentions four Big Ten games on tap with Michigan facing Wisconsin at Urbana and Ohio State meeting Northwestern at Madison.
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Teachers College Grid Candidates Open Practice 1927 Schedule Set
Cedar Falls May 14 The Iowa State Teachers College grid candidates begin fundamental drills under Coach Paul F. Bender as 16 lettermen from 1926 become eligible. Eight game schedule lists St Thomas and Parsons as key opponents with home dates at Cedar Falls and other campuses. A new football field and track will host future games.
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Parkersburg to clash with Ackley White Sox Sunday
Parkersburg baseball club will meet Ackley White Sox in the opening game at the Ackley ballpark Sunday afternoon. The two teams are great rivals, and a fast game is anticipated. The contest starts at 2 30 p m.
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Courier Special Service
Parkersburg
Ackley White Sox
Ackley Ballpark
Tutors Beat Monmouth 7-6 In Home Baseball Clash
Iowa State Teachers college edged Monmouth College 7-6 in a home game. Jon Roeder pitched superbly despite late danger, while Barnum led the Tutors with a double, two runs, two stolen bases, and a walk. Hardin and Webber contributed key hits as the Teachers rallied to pull ahead in the sixth and sealed victory in the eighth.
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Iowa
State Teachers College
Monmouth College of Monmouth
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Webber
Evanston Beats Northwestern 16 6 In Golf Duel
Evanston Illinois reporting that the Iowa university golf team defeated Northwestern by 16 to 6. Douglas McKay led Northwestern with the best round of the day at 76. In San Francisco two Pacific Coast league players posted perfect camp batting averages by varied means, while Ed Mulligan drew five walks in five at bats. In New York the boxing commission renewed the ban on Paulino Uzcudun over delays in reinstatement, potentially pushing Jack Delaney into Dempsey's comeback.
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