Waterloo Hawks Fall as Cedar Rapids Stings Defeat
Waterloo drops to 3 1 in Cedar Rapids game, 3 to 1, with Leavens and Lindner pairing on a tough mound. Hartley and Dixon spark Cedar Rapids in third as Waterloo’s offense stalls after five straight losses. Bert Weeden seeks turnaround as fan faith remains high amid slump through early September.
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Joe
Waterloo
Bert Weeden
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
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Leavens
Bunnies
Mel Geldrick
Brown
Horace Storm
Dan Liténer
Buns
Cooper
Makeever
Dixon
Lindner
Cedar Rapida
Dan
MecGulfrick
Bert
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Jordan
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Potts
Sloeper
Gedar Rapids
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Hissier
Shem
Cedar Rapids Wins State Track Meet Point Victory
Russell Sweitzer of West High placed third in the half mile at Ames State Meet where Cedar Rapids High won with 25 1/2 points. Cedar Rapids set four state marks led by Sioux City and Grinnell records and West Des Moines swept golf and tennis. East High was disqualified for entry issues.
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Russell Sweitzer
West High
Nuter
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Weisley
Abel
Waterloo Ladybut
Afa- Son
Athletic Board
Denison
Louis Kresensky
East High
Cedar Rapids High
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West Des Moines
Fort Madison
Sioux City
Cuhel
Meeter
Hawarden
Rimefort
Grinnell
Aiscus
Stowe
Council Bhiffs
Phillips
University Kish
Iowa City
Stotts and
Coggeshall
Mitchell
Tabor
Deering
East Des Moines
North Des Moines
Ottumwa Triumphs Over Dubuque 9-5 to Finish Series
Ottumwa wins the final game of the home series vs Dubuque 9 to 5. Oster allows a five-hit first inning rally, but Ottumwa answers with a four-run eighth inning to clinch the series and end with multiple players contributing hits and runs.
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Ottumwa
Dubuque
Otumwa
du Duque
Oster
Cardinals
Es Ek
Armstrong
Connephan
Cyensros
Arrhwioar
Young
Mann
Mpires
Deweese
Pederson
Laws of Golf Q and A by Innis Brown from 1923
Reader questions on golf rules are answered by Innis Brown. The column discusses retrieving balls from hazards by returning to the edge, smoothing loose sand at tees, and penalties for unusual bounces in a match play scenario with practical rulings.
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Golf
Innis Brown
Conyright
Sol Metzger
How to Detect Swaying and Swing Technique
Harry Vamlon describes a technique to produce a solid shot. The clubhead leads, arms follow, and the body rotates from the hips while the head remains steady until the club is behind the head. On the downswing the clubhead leads again, arms follow, hips unscrew, and the speed created yields the follow through.
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Harry Vamlon
Jim Barnes
SAFE OR OUT by Charles Dbd White
Reader questions baseball rulings with umpire calls and rule references. The column discusses a batter grabbing dirt and a balk scenario, noting no runners on base and the need for consistent officiating. It invites readers to send queries to Charles D White with an SASE for replies.
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Wil
Bint Ami
Tod
Hatter
Derby stars head east for Belmont meeting
Kentucky derby standouts Louistriile-Zer Martingals and Vigil travel by special car toward the Belmont meet. New York tennis champion Mrs Sion Mallory heads to England for the British championships and a possible rematch with Suzanne Lengien. Milan Italy sees Erminio Scalla claiming the European heavyweight boxing title by defeating Vandervoort. Racing bets total 1988 with Derby wagers at £555,662. Havana boxing bout ends without decision as Johnson Thompson clash yields $504 fine for stalling. Cuban road race Manuel Fivera wins blue ribbon event. three drivers, two mechanics and a guard injured.
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Zer
Martingals
Vigil
New York
Sion Mallory
England
Mis
Suzanne Lengien
Milan
Erminio Scalla
Italy
Vandervoort
Louisville
Havana
Charh
Manuiel Fivera
College Baseball Scores From Early Weekend Action
Michigan VI defeated Minnesota Town 2 to 1 while Chicago beat Northwestern 4 to 1. Yale topped Notre Dame 5 to 1 and Brown beat Cornell 6 to 3. Dartmouth 4 Campion 4 and Columbia 3 Beloit ?
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Poraham Michigan
Minn Town
Chitaga
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Yale
Brown A
Cornett
Dartnnuty
Campion
Colmubia
Beloit
Cornell
Athletics and Yankees Lead Early May Baseball Flurry
Six straight wins for the Athletics as they face the Tigers in Detroit after routing Detroit yesterday. The Yankees notch their seventh straight by beating the ChiSox 3 to 9, with Wallie Schang homering and Babe Ruth tallying three hits. Browns stop four game skid with 10 inning win over Washington. Coveleskie hits and drives in the only Cleveland run in a rain-shortened Boston game. Giants crush Cardinals 14 to 4 as Lee Dickerman earns his fourth straight win for Brooklyn. Cubs visitors Hartnett and teammates travel from Boston amid a surge of early season activity.
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Coveleskie
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Lee Dickerman
Athletics
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Philadelphia Athletics
Ty Cobb
Perrot
A.goood
Walter Johnson
Safed and
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Myatt
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Crow
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Cardinals
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Kelly
O'Connell
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Lomes
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Staiz
Callaghan
Friberg
Willard Seeks Heavy Battles at Age Thirty Eight
Los Angeles May 21 Jess Willard heavyweight boxer returning to Los Angeles after a two week stay says he is not worried about the New York boxing commission plan to bar him due to the 38 year age limit. He asserts Richard will handle the matter and boasts he beat Floyd Johnson and can defeat Jim Firno and Jack Dempsey if he has the ability strength and weight.
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Los Angeles
Jess Willard
New York Boxing Commission
New York
Lmit
Lam
Willard
Richard
Floyd Johnson
Firno
Dempsey
Standings and results from yesterday's baseball games
The recap shows American League scores with New York 3 Chicago 2 and Cleveland 1 Philadelphia 8 Detroit 1. National League results include New York 14 St Louis 4 and Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 2. Saturday's Mississippi Valley League and American Association games feature Cedar Rapids vs Waterloo 1 1 and Indianapolis 14 St Paul 9 with several rain affected or incomplete results.
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Cleveland
Bagton
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American Teague
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Irago
Atda American Association
de Pet
St. Paul
Hawks and players shuffled in Midwest baseball circuit
The Hawks lose Ovid McCracken to free agency as Cedar Rapids parts with veterans while Rockford drops him. Brown of Waterloo earns attention for powerful hits, Murphy signs with Des Moines from Marshalltown, Spurbeck leaves Marshalltown for home amid illness, Worth joins Fort Dodge, Strub returns to St Louis, Walton cut by Dubuque, Keil of Ottumwa again faults in base running with a missed touch lingering as a talking point.
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Ovid McCracken
Cedar Rapids
Rockford
Pooch” Worth
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Vam
Red" Strub
Oy Hoyle
St. Louis
Carter Walton
McGinnity
Dubuque
Manchester Loses to Ryan 8 2 in Rough Tilt
Manchester, Ta May 21 Special Manchester baseball team fell to Ryan 8 to 2 after a rough seventh inning. Darrow Jenkins and Mason were hit hard while Stevenson finished the game on the mound for Manchester. Despite two losses to Ryan, local fans hope practice will yield a steadier, faster nine as ideal weather drew a good crowd.
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Ryan
Darrow
Jenkins
Mason
Stephenson
Altho
Waverly
Wavverly
Allinstine
Nashua
Almiglia
Warly
Davis Capeht
Cook
Fredericksburg
Little Hawkeyes Offer Good Ball in Opening Tilt
Tripoli opened the Bremer-Chickasaw league with a 11 to 10 win over Sumner in Tripoli. Eighman and Fergeman teamed for Tripoli while Carroll Wall and Wilharm aided Sumner in a thrilling contest decided in the final inning. Next for Tripoli is Nashua Friday night.
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Bremer-Chickasaw Baseball League
Sumner
Tripolli
Nashua
Waverly
Fredericksburg
New Hampton
Eighman
Fergeman
Carroll, Wall
Scott
Rourke
Rollins
Redding
Waterloo freshman wins Iowa U cross country race
Arnold Bender of Waterloo, a freshman in liberal arts, wins the annual spring cross country run at Iowa City, finishing the two mile course in 11 32. Everett Van Ness, another freshman, places second with Ralph Roberts of Buffalo Center third as the top upperclassman. Bender earns the Cedar Rapids traveling cup. Roberts receives the Ida Grove cup for his placing.
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Waterloo
College of Liberal Arts
Iowa University
Iowa
Iowa City
Bender
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Roberts
Buffalo Center
Wise Motor Team Defeats Dewar 11 to 6 in Loose Game
The Wise Motor company baseball nine beat the Dewar team 11 to 6 in Dewar yesterday. Waterloo’s pitchers Hermann and Adland saw errors by both sides. Next Sunday the motormen travel to Raymond to face a strong, undefeated Raymond squad. manager Red Dwyer still seeks a Decoration Day game on May 30.
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Wise Motor Company
Dewar
Waterloo
Hoffman
Adland
Motormen
Raymond
Red” Dwyer
Dar
Dike Defeats Grundy Center In Dual Meet
Dike high school track team edged Grundy Center 60.5 to 57.5 in a close dual meet Friday. The meet remained tight throughout with several near finishes as Dike prepares to travel to Cedar Falls for the Teachers College Invitational.
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Dike
Grundy Center
Cinder Path Artists
Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Western teams fail to crimp clubs of east
Davis J. Walsh surveys early baseball pennant races noting the West struggles to curb Eastern clubs. The Yankees hot streak in the West, six straight wins, and rivals like the Athletics and Dodgers show mixed results as the season unfolds. Giants, Pirates, Reds post uneven showings. Cubs stumble and Cardinals show faint form. Braves and Phillies meet varying fate.
Towa Track Stars Cup Collegiate
Iowa 91 1/2 points wins the annual state college track meet at Iowa Field on May 21. Ames 36 2/3, Grinnell 24, Coe and Drake 2 each, Cornell 2. Wind disrupted races as Charles Brookins failed to break his low hurdles record with a time of 7 24 3-10.
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Iowa City
Towa University
State College
Ames
Hawkeyes
Grinnell
Coe
Drake
Cornell
Iowa Field
Charles Brookins
Brookins
Shell Rock Dominates Butler County Track Meet
Shell Rock won the Butler County track and field meet with 58 points, Greene second with 46, Hartford third, Allison fourth, and Clarksville and Dumont tie for fifth. Records fell in shot put, discus, pole vault, and broad jump as Apfel of Shell Rock set marks in shot put and discus, Stapler of New Hartford cleared 10 feet 6 inches, Garner of Shell Rock hit 19 feet 8 inches, and Resslar led Shell Rock with 22 points.
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Allison
Shell Rock
Butler County
Greene
Hartford
Clarksville
Dumont
Apfel
Stapler
New Hartford
Resslar
Ebling
Avery
A Comic Strip in Type J P McEvoy Diary Unbreakable Spring
A diary style comic strip recounts the progress of a trunk named Unbreakable through mishaps with baggagemen expressmen and owners. The narrator describes being kicked, dropped, and transported in a cellar, vowing resilience while others jab at the trunk. The piece ends with a nod to Associated Editors.
Dempsey Wills Labor Day Bout All Fixed
Paddy Mullins, manager of Harry Wills, says the Dempsey Wills heavyweight bout is virtually fixed for Labor Day in a specially built arena near New York City. He notes 159,600 capacity, Dempsey at 17.5 percent of receipts and Wills at 12.5 percent, with potential gate receipts around a million and two hundred thousand if cap is reached.
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Paddy Mullins
Harry Wills
Wills
Jack Dempsey
Long Island City
Dempsey
Mullins
New York City
McTigue Offered Dublin Bout with Beckett for British Title
Mike McTigue world light heavyweight champion received a proposal to meet Joe Beckett in Dublin for the British heavyweight title on August 18. Joe Jacobs, McTigue’s manager, said an offer of 20,000 pounds was extended by Dublin sportsmen and awaiting Tex Rickard’s conference to decide if the Dublin fight would affect the Jersey City clash with Georges Carpentier on July 14.
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New York
Mike McTigue
Joe Beckett
Dablia
Mrade
Joe Jacobs
MecTigua
Jacobs
Dublin
Tex Rickard
McTigna
Georges Carpentier J
Jersey City
Rock Island Falls to Marshalltown in 5 2 defeat
Rock Island loses its third straight as Marshalltown and Rock Island clash for a 5 to 2 decision. The game travels through a sequence of hits and errors with Marshalltown getting 13 safe blows and Rock Island’s fielding contributing to the loss.
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Rock Island
Marshalltown
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