Great Derby Preview Makes Two Horses Front Runners
Louisville May 13 Churchill Downs looms for the world as Blue Larkspur and Clyde Van Dusen head the field for the Kentucky Derby. Rain threatens and track conditions vary from fast to soupy. Other contenders include Naishapur Voltear Karl Eitel Windy City and Minotaur with possible late changes as scratches may alter the lineup.
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Davis J. Walsh
Louisville
Churchil Downs
Four Corners
Churchill Downs
Milions
Clyde van Dusen
van Dusen
Bradley
Naishapur
Voltear
Karl Eitel
Windy City
Minoteur
Boris
Hiram Kelly
St. Ignatius
Paul Bunyan
Natshapur
Minotaur
Ble
Larkspur
Malshapur
Etther
Karl Etta
Prospects and pride in Davenport Hawks and local baseball
A crowd pleaser of notes on Charley Jamieson and Ray Chapman echoes, with Umpire Ormsby incident, Spot Grant return in new uniform, and fans urged to honor him. Davenport awards and opening day prizes to Tony Berka, 2 Milwaukee lad. local Park hosts ladies day and a Dubuque scout visit. Kenkirk misspelled as Diamond, Johnny O Shea now with Columbia, state league talk. Bradley Morey and Bet on Larkspur ratio. Bradley money rides on wooders.
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Cleveland
Charley Jamieson
Charley
Ray Chapman
Ormsby
A& Pop
Jamies
Tony Berka
Davenport
Berka
Milwaukee
Spot Grant
Hawks
Waterloo
Hawk's Nest
Spot
St. Eve
Dubuque
State Teachers College
Luther
Cedar Falls
Bradley Morey
Larkspur
van Dusen
Bradley
Lnarkspur
Witdhers
Moline Beats Davenport 5 2 In Opener Of Series
In a Mississippi Valley league opener May 14 Moline defeated Davenport 5 to 2. Frank Bryant started for Moline with a shaky early innings showing, while S Walczak led Davenport with three base hits. Parker added two base hits for Davenport and Bryant worked 8 innings with 1 earned run charged to him. Umpires Geeham and Price. Time 1:58.
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Davenport
Moline
Frank Bryant
Hemsle
Parker
Hinz
Trager
P Tana
Lao
Fiewry
Hendee
Th Boaie
Orf
Davenport Beeen
Goa
Walezakt
Walevak
Ehnde Wick
Robinton
Mtegrer
Derk
Senien
Achwaths
Mirher
Vaughn
Dareifier
My Mevant
Terick Mut
Hi Hevant
Rein
Byrd
Bee
Halls
Bryant
Reis
Tivel
Geeham and
Price
Tinn
Rock Island
Warner
Smith
Bunnies
Cedar Rapids
Bates
Grant
Storme
Esleege
Dempsey
Varner
Wee
Brundage
Suockcon
Andra
Deewes Lorenteen
Judnick
Olson
Strusa
Cerar
Jedster
Nempity
Stapleton
Sorme
dJucnick
Homerun
Stockton
Fiener
Worth
Genini
Roel Tsid
Rott Tonek
Littas
Kerpsey
Pites
Dea
Struss
Warner Sman
Claan
Galin
Fot
Ibs
Olwon
Ummite
Ryop
Dubuque Tops Burlington In First Of Series 8 To 7
Dubuque rallied from a five run deficit to defeat Burlington 8 to 7 in the opener of the series. The Bees led early but faded as the game wore on amid a 24 minute delay due to rain and a sloppy field.
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Tuirlington
Dubuque
Burlington
Bees
Bimcge
Veesescaes- Speraw
Garlick
Brock
Ford
Bhatt
Russell
Th Patterson
Dormer
Burlington— Young
Bengel
Co Hunter
Klumpp
If Borgman
Ef Renner
Vb Mincher
Intz
Weinks
Christie
Lehner
Stack
Hunter
Lutz
Young
Speras
Darmier
Bluege
Kennet
Winke
Lehner i
Atruck
Weinke
Christier
Dormier
Lut
Dallermann
One Legged Golf Trick Impresses at Pinehurst Practice
O B Keeler reports Al Houghton of Harper Country Club, formerly a top amateur, practicing golf on one leg at Pinehurst. Houghton claims 73 at Columbia Country Club and 60 at Manor Club, with a 68 in the North and South Open, noting putting as the toughest part of the single leg method and that the one legged stance yields shorter drives but fine line.
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Pinehurst Country Club
Houghton
Washington
Harper Country Club
Joe Kirkwood
Columbia Country Club
Manor Club
Bruins Star 16 Leading Batters Near Top in NL
New York May 14 AP with five weeks of campaigning behind them National league batting stars are hovering around .400. Riggs Stephenson leads with .418 followed by Frank Frisch .417 and Bob OFarrell .414. Barney Friberg .413 and Taylor Douthit .408 also near the elite. Frisch tops in doubles with 11 and triples with five. Swanson leads base steals with eight. Grimes has five victories to lead the pitching, Haines four and Hubbell two. Phillies top team batting at .298, Braves lead fielding with .74.
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New York
Riggs Stephenson
Chicago Mauler
Frank Men
Lwell Frisch
St. Louis
Bob O'Farrell
Barney Friberg
Philadelphia
Stephenson
Hack Wilson
Rogers Hornsby
Taylor Douthit
Frisch
Melvin Ow
Stoneray
Wh- Son
Chicago
Chick Hafey
Evar Swanson
Cincinnati
Smith
Douthin
St. Lewis
Gooch
L. Waner
Pittsburgh
High
Hendrick
Brooklyn
Grimes
Burteign Grimes
Jess Haines
Burleigh
Carl Hubbell
Guy Bush
Phillies
Cub
Braves
Cuubs
Nashua Track Meet to Feature Twelve Northeastern Schools
Twelve northeast town high schools will compete in the Nashua invitational track and field meet at the fair grounds on Saturday May 25. The program includes 15 events and two relays with medals cups and statues for winners. Schools entered include Cedar Falls training school and others.
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Courier
Washua
Northeast Town
Nashua
Fair Grounds
Cedar Falls
Cedar
Derby Day at Churchill Downs Captures Nation
By Al Demarer, former pitcher for the New York Giants, notes the fifty-fifth Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Millions listen by radio and fans at the track await results while players plan postgame chatter on the Derby winner. References to Imeyer, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, and others appear as casual mentions in this vivid era piece.
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AL Demarer
New York Giants
Churchill Downs
America
Genada
Imeyer
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
R. Bradley
Multiple Iowa towns listed with track meet prelims and finals
A notice lists Falls, Cresco, Charles City, Clarksville, Decorah, Grundy Center, Nashua, Riceville, Shell Rock, Waukon, and Waverly. It states that seven preliminaries will be run off at 10 a.m. and the finals at 2 p.m.
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Falls High
Cresco
Charles City
Clarksville
Decorah
Grundy Center
Nashua
Riceville
Shell Rock
Waukon
Waverly
Major League Baseball News and Player Marks
The Associated Press reports top MLB performances with Cubs, Tigers, and Yankees leading in batting, runs batted in, and hits. Key figures include Gehringer of the Tigers with 44 hits and Gehringer also among leaders in runs batted in, while Gehrig and the Yankees chase homers and Johnson steals.
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Otts
Stephenson
Cubs
Frisch
Gards
Grantham
Plecates
Prisch
Ott
Giants
Bwanson
America
Kamm
White Box
Runso Gehringer
Runx
tHellmenn
Tigers
Gehringer
Nouhies—Alexander
White Fox
Tripien
Alexander
Blue
Browns
Gehrig
Yanks
Hores
Johnson
Averiff
Indians
Uhia
Won & Josta
Singer Knocked Out by Fernandez at Madison Square Garden
Al Singer Bronx featherweight prospect suffered a third round KO at Madison Square Garden from Ignacio Fernandez. Fernandez, who had limited wins last year, knocked Singer with a hard left hook and dynamite right to the chin. Fernandez then faced medical care for a shoulder strain and was set to fight Tony Canzoneri May 28 at Queensboro Arena.
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New York
al Singer
Bronx
Benny Leonard
Ignacio Fernandez
Madison Square Garden
Singer
Fernandez
Ife
Polyclinic
Tony Canzoneri
Queensboro Arena
Giants Rally Past Braves In tenth to Claim Third Game
Boston May 18 Giants beat Boston 6 5 after trailing to win the third game of the series. New York rallied in the tenth frame scoring four runs after Boston tied it in the ninth. Travis Jackson hit his sixth homer of the season as part of the decisive inning.
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Boston
John McGraw
Giants
Boston Braves
Braves
Travis Jackson
New York
Abrahpore Rosch
Vince BO
Lindstrom
Bisie
Harper
James
Smith
Glark
Dugan
Gago Magutra
Taylor
Jones
Fitzsimmons
Roush
Terry
Jackson
Homerun
Fulks
Mays
Jack
Jones A
Fitesimmons
Gooner
Pitzsimmons
Cooney
Moran
Quigtey
American Netsters Clinch Match with Canadian Rivals
The United States Davis Cup team clinched the first round in the American zone by winning three matches against Canada. The doubles team of John Van Ryn and John Hennessey secured the decisive victory, 6-1 6-1 1-6 6-2, over Dr. Jack Wright and Dr. Ari Ham. Wilmer Alison substituted for Hennessey in one match, with Van Ryn facing Wright in the other. The U S advances to meet Japan in Washington May 23 24 25. the Cuba-Mexico winner to the American zone final in Detroit May 4 31 and June 1. Cuba led Mexico 2-0 in their own tie as Vicente Banet and Gustavo Vollner defeated Ignacio Borbolia and Ricardo Tapia respectively.
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Montreal
United States
Canada
John van Ryn
John Hennessey
Jack
Wright
Ari Ham
Wilmer Alison
Fort Worth
Tex
Hennessey
Willard Crocker
van Ryn
Ja Nan
Washington
Detroit
Cuba
Havana
Mexico
Vicente Banet
Tgnacio Borbolia
Gustavo Vollner
Ricardo Tapia
Waverly Club to Stage Trapshoot
The Waverly Gun Club will sponsor a registered trapshoot this Sunday May 26 in Waverly. The meet includes six events of 25 targets each and is sanctioned by the American Trapshooting Association.
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Waverly, Inc
Waverly Gun Club
American Trapshooting Association
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Laureville Bechuns
BIG Money
Blue Larkspur
Weather Bureau
Ralph Dot
NeNevgat Myedhaw, Inc
Paul
Guy
Wes &S
Rube Goldberg
Gedar Rapids
Dubuque Park
O'Rourke
Cincinnati Reds
Kenkirk
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Johnny O'Shea
Columbia
Onicago
Uins
Lils Vingcenunt
Armando Santiago
Chicago Stadium
al Friedman
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Sioux City
Jackie Huds
Clyde Chastain
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International ‘News Services
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Picbers
Abe Te Waner
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J Frisch
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Douthit
Louis
Tamm
Tacec
Cleveland Jamieson
Clancy
Dehringer
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Foxx
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French
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Talec
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Milligan
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Willoughby
Green
Kenge
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Mat
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Whitney
Hendricks
Shell
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Clark
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Roy
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Emolt
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Halloway
Mans
Jorda
Magerkurth
Netsters
Waverly Club
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Philika Keeres
T Dackson
Glants
Bebe Ted
Philifes
Sas
Averiil
Indias
Srrroriene Schang
Svescheb Hertinsy
Dodgers
Ae Gilbert
Vere Ar Hendrick
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