Indians Draw in Opening Contest at Keokuk Park
Keokuk and Dubuque opened the Mississippi Valley league season with a 6 to 4 Dubuque victory in six innings. Manager Ben Dimond and a Dubuque player were ejected for protesting calls by umpire Ollermann. Sparsely detailed box scores note hits by Speraw Garlick Dimond Schinski and others as Dubuque holds lead going into final inning.
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Umpira Ollermann
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Soperese
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Iessesaseeer Shaffo
P.eeseeses Russell
Tb . Patterson
C Eckert
Jefhen
Keockuk
Dellerman
Babe Ruth Snuff Tale On Field And Links
By Al Demaree veteran pitcher recounts Babe Ruth as a heavy snuff user, Copenhagen preferred, with offhand snuffing on golf courses and in crowds. Game notes list bases, hits, errors, and pitching lines from a Chicago Boston matchup, including Gyengros as winner and Jones as loser, with umpires Kiem and Magerkurth.
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Maranville
Stephenson
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Hornsby
MacMile
Bush
James
Maranvlle
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Boston
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Jones
Cyengros
Leverett T
Kiem
Magerkurth
Major Leagues and Leaders May 13 Associated Press
National league leaders include Batting Stephenson Cubs 418 Runs Doubtful Cards 24 Hits Frisch Cardinals 34 Doubles Frisch Grantham Triples Frisch Cardinals 5 Homers Giants 7 Stolen bases Swanson Reds 8 Pitching Grimes Pirates wins. American League leaders list Jameson Indians 495 Runs Gehringer Tigers 31 RBIs Heilmann Tigers 28 Hits Gehringer Tigers 43 Doubles Alexander Tigers Kam White Sox 11 Triples Gehringer Alexander Tigers Hamners Gehrig Yankees Stolen bases Averill Indians Johnston Tigers Pitching Uhle Tigers 6-4 record.
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Manchester Hotel Lease Transferred to Local Owner
Manchester May 16. The Park hotel long run by Mr and Mrs George Master is leased to Mrs Frank J Keiser who has led the Delaware school this past year. She will take possession June 1. Mrs Master’s ill health prompted the change in operation.
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Frank J. Keiser
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Lyons Tops Red Sox as GiSox Win on Comeback
Ted Lyons returned from a two week illness to pitch a complete game beating the Red Sox 4 to 3. Wille Kamm drove the attack with a single and two doubles while Reynolds added a homer. Art Shires, fined 100 and suspended for sassing manager Lena Blackburne, was announced before the game.
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Wille
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Metzler
Kamm
Glaney
Reynolds
Mannefield
Cissell
Aagai Crouse
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Pot
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Abrhpore Rothrock
Carron
Abe Keneee Todt
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Carroll
Clancy
Taitt
Williams
Mostil
Picher
Ruffing
Crouse
Regan
Tadt
Carrell
Lett
Amophes
Dineen
Nalin
Yankees Fall to Indians for Fourth Straight Loss
In Cleveland on May 16, Lou Gehrig hit his eighth homer of the season but the Yankees suffered a 7 to 3 defeat. Joe Shaute earned his third straight win for the Indians as manager Miller Huggins shuffled the lineup.
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Lou Gehry
Yankees
Indians
Joe Shaute
Miller Huggins
Mitchell Hurls for Cards as Phillies Fall 4 1
Mitchell, veteran spitball pitcher, allowed 11 hits as the Cardinals beat the Phillies 4 to 1 in Philadelphia. Barney Friberg homered, doubled, and singled as St Louis halted Philadelphia’s attack. Friberg, Mitch ell, Hafey, Southworth, and Frisch fueled the offense with key hits and runs batted in.
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Clarence Mitchell
Cardinals
Phillies
Barney Friberg
Philly
Benge
Collins
Peel
St. Louis
Friberg
Frisch
Mitchell
Hafey
Southworth
Bose
Thompson
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Watey
Wilson
Southern
Hurst
Gelbert
Bottomley
Lelk
Louis
Moran
McLaughlin
Quigley
Hagen Falls to Duncan in Yorkshire event rivals in close match
In Moortown England Walter Hagen American Ryder cup captain and four time British Open champion lost in the first round of the Yorkshire Evening News thousand guineas golf tournament to George Duncan of Great Britain. Duncan sank a 40 foot putt for an eagle at the home hole to win the match. Hagen had a half at the lip of the cup. Duncan has long been a bogeyman for Hagen in Ryder cup play. Other results include Joe Turnesa defeating Ernest Whitcombe at the nineteenth hole and Archie Compston beating Aubrey Boomer in 21 holes.
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Eng
Walter Hagen
George Duncan
Great Britain
Duncan
Hagen
Joe Turnesa
New York
Ernest Whitcombe
Archie Compston
Aubrey Boomer
Leo Diegel
al Watrous
Charles Whitcombe
Henry Cotton
Abe Mitchell
Fred Robson
Arthur Havers
Gus Faulkner
Herbert Jolly
Leslie Cotton
East Athletes Win Track Carnival on Independence Oval
Waterloo trackmen won a quadrangular carnival at Independence Oval with 41 points to take top honors. Independence edged Manchester for second with 18. Mike Wilkinson of Independence led scoring with 18 or 14 points from multiple firsts in pole vault and other events.
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Courtear
Independence
Midge Makeever
Waterloo
Betwein
Manchester
Mike
Wilkinson
Waterloo captures meet with record shot put and hurdling taps
In a windy meet Captain Steeves led Waterloo with a discus and relay showing while Waterloo set a meet record in the shot put at 4 feet 11½ inches. Douglass dominated the mile tying the meet mark as Sneedes posted a strong performance in the discus. The group posted ties in high jump and seconds in broad jump and 220 yard dash amid gusty conditions.
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Firs
Steeves
Waterloo
Douglass
Browns Rally Past Senators in St Louis Thriller
In St Louis on May 18 the Browns rallied in the eighth to defeat the Senators 3 to 2. Manush doubled Schulte tripled and Eress singled for the decisive two runs as Washington failed to respond after a late push. Bluege drove in two for St Louis while Schulte contributed two RBIs and the game featured a homer by Bluege and solid defense on both sides.
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Schutte
Homerun
Melilla
Cranin
Blue
W. Stewart
Umptres
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Graflan
Connolly
I Live at a Tie Pile Proud of It
A police report clips a drinking incident as two men are booked at the headquarters yesterday afternoon. One man, Ty, age sixty one, gives Oshkosh or Kokomo as his address and declares he lives at a tie pile and is proud of it while a search finds nothing on him.
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Oshkosh
Kokomo
Derby hopeful Karl Eltel clocks fast Kentucky workout
Louisville May 16 Karl Eltel son of Polymelian and Pinkie nominated to carry Alderman John J. Coughlin of Chicago colors in the Kentucky Derby turned in the season’s fastest workout. He ran a full mile and a quarter in 2 08 2 3 after a brisk mile gallop under jockey Bobbie Jones. Also notable were Minotaur in 1 49 2 5 for the mile and quarter 2 13 1 5 for the distance, Folking in 2 15 and Voltcar at 1 48 for the mile.
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Pinkie
John J. Coughlin
Chicago
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John R. Thompson, Jr
Folking
Teller Archibald
Chance
Nut
Admiral Garey Grayson
Charles T. Fisher
Voltcar
T P A and Auxiliary Friday at Moose Hall
The Travelers Protective Association Post F holds its regular monthly meeting and social at Moose Hall Friday night. The ladies auxiliary serves a pot luck supper at 6 30 p m and dancing and cards begin at 8 30 p m. A cornstalk paper book appeared.
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Travelers Protective Association
Post F
Moose Hall
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