Browns Tigers and Macken In Battle For Pennant
Davis J Walsh surveys early 1929 baseball standings with the Giants Cardinals Pirates Cubs and Athletics vying for top spots. He notes Detroit Tigers as a pennant possibility, Chicago Cubs as best bet in the National League, and predicts a tight race through October with Yankees and Athletics leading the American League.
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Pirates
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Giants
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Anakers
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New York Yankees
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Joe McCarthy
Illinois Iowa Schools Entered in Iowa Classic
Illinois and Iowa schools lead entries for the University of Iowa twentieth annual Invitation Interscholastic track and field meet on June 1. Harlem high of Brockford and Strahan provide initial competitors in sprints hurdles and high jump. About 560 athletes from roughly 500 schools expected. Davenport seeks repeat success after last year's 34% point win.
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University of Iowa
Department of Athletics
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Borkford
Tenois
Strahan
Davenport
Clarinda
Lenm
Tees Centered on West Union High School Baseball Extravaganza
West Union high school baseball champions from last Saturday’s state tournament in Dows Iowa visit for a banquet hosted by the Hawks. Star pitcher Buster Wollenberg, who pitched a no hit no run game, accompanies the team amid remarks from Spot Grant and others. The squad travels by car, with Berres, Dixon, Kernan, Seddle, Miller, and coach Spaid providing action and talk during the outing.
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Luc West Union High
Dows
Hawks
Baseball Association
Buster Wollenberg
Bodic Roomed With a Trunk for Two Years
The article describes Bodic living with a trunk for two years and mentions teammates and a Homer in a baseball context. It references Ruth and Bedie as roommates and notes a game sequence with a half period and an afternoon session.
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Tacts Shin
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Almeell
Bane
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Urink
Orien
Gehrig Chases Ruth for Slugging Crown as Babe Probes Lead
Lou Gehrig presses Babe Ruth in a slugging duel noting Gehrig outslugs Ruth in several categories over the past two years. The 35 year old Gehrig seeks a new record in consecutive games while Ruth maintains the power lead and base totals in this era battle.
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New York
George Herman Ruth
Henry Louis Gehrig
Gehrig
Columbia Lou
George Berman
Lou
Habe
Breat
Sligger
Columbia Star
Ruth
Babe
Everett Scott
Registered Shoot At Waterloo Gun Club Tomorrow
The Waterloo Gun Club hosts a four event registered shoot starting at 10 a.m. with 200 targets across six 25-target singles and 25 pairs of doubles. Options include S2. shells and lunch sold on site. facilities include a practice-only trap. cashiered by Bim Castle of Charles City.
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Waterloo Gun Club
East Side
Cedar Bend
Bim Castle
Charles City
Lott and Chicago University Tennis Team Whips Iowa
George Lott of the University of Chicago led a strong 8-1 Big Ten tennis win over the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Lott won both singles and doubles in straight sets, with Iowa’s sole singles success coming from Mitchell over Allison 6-3.
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Chicago University
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University of Chicago
United States
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Mitchell
Allison
Iowans
Bresnahan Lists 44 Men to Enter Evanston Events
University of Iowa will select 44 athletes from the entered squad for the Western conference championship meet at Northwestern. Former champions Henry Canby Vaughn Stevenson and George Baird highlight the list, with trials to determine Evanston team members. Captains Ruth Bryant and Donald Buzzard named for McKinley grade school baseball team.
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Evanston
Courier Special Service
Iowa City
University of Iowa
G. T. Bresnahan
Northwestern University
Hawkeye
Northwestern
Henry Canby
Indgar
Vaughn Stevenson
George Baird
Geneva
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Ferguson
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Laird
Depping
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Moulton
Gunn
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Cook
Stanter
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Kelly
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Saling
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Wilcox
Sexton
Farrow
Workhoven
Graig
Boyer
Farrah
Jerre
Canty
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Farcroh
Myers
Illehrist
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Porwald
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Stewart
Griswold
Farroh
Parroh
Aflichell
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Junk
Ruth Bryant
Donald Buzzard
McKinley
Lafayette Grade School
Fourteen straight wins for St Louis ace Jess Haines
St Louis Cardinals pitcher Jess Haines extended his unbeaten streak with a fourteenth straight win yesterday. He closed the 1928 season with nine straight victories and already has five wins this year without a defeat.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Policeman Leads In Pyle Derby Cash Chase
Odessa Texas May 21 Pi John ny Sahle of Passaio New Jersey and Pete Gavuzzi of England continued their fight for leadership of C C G Pyle s cross country race on a 95 mile jog to Monahans They tied for fourth in yesterday s 21 7 mile lap from Midland leaving Sala s trargin of 21 minutes 30 seconds unchanged Sam Richman of New York captured yesterday s jaunt in 25 24540
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Johnny Sahle
Passaio
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Pete Gavuzzi
England
C. CG. Pyle
Monahans
Midland
Sala
Sam Richman
New York
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Cedar Rapids ta Herbert Bibbling shaded Eddie Bal Latin of Chicago in a boxing card. Hank Burgess of Waterloo knocked out Kid Perry of Cedar Rapids. Caddy Kelly of Waterloo defeated Erle North of Cedar Rapids. Eddie Wolfe of New Orleans stopped Dot Davis of Chicago. George La Rocca of New York won over Jack Renault from Canada. Benny Touchstone of Florida beat George Neron of New York. Ted Morgan of Los Angeles outpointed Baby Sol Sarto of San Bernardino.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Benny Touchstone
Florida
George Neron
New York
Los Angeles
Cal
Ted Morgan
Baby Sol Sarto
San Bernardino
Oklahoma A&M Coach to Retire after Baseball Season
Johnny Meulbetsch longtime football basketball and track coach at Oklahoma A&M will retire at end of the current baseball season. He will take a year's leave with half pay, ending his tenure after many years of service in Stillwater Oklahoma.
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Cedar Rapids
Gregory
Spot
Adiamn
Cletus Dixon
Stillwater
Okla
U.ph
Johnny Meulbetsch
Trsehall
Oklahoma A. & M
Miaulbetsch
Wisconsin Club Holds Second in Loop Standings
Wisconsin sits in second place in the Big Ten baseball standings after yesterday's 1 to 0 win over Indiana. Michigan leads the conference, with Illinois and Purdue also on the schedule. Michigan faces Indiana next, while Wisconsin plans a game against Northwestern on Saturday.
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Wisconsin Club
Chicago
Wisconsin
Indiana
Wisconin
Michiguin
Stil to Quit Sports Program Des Moines Chronicle
Trustees debated whether Stil should withdraw from interscholastic competition and athletic programs. The board considered action against football and discussed college control, with Bisketoussel singled out as the only sport affected by a proposed restructuring.
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Bisketoussel
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