National Open at Oakmont: Record Entries and Furrowed Bunkers
Golfdom notes a record field of over 800 for the U S Open at Oakmont near Pittsburgh June 14 16 with contenders including Walter Hagen Bill Mehlhorn George von Elm and MacDonald Smith who hopes to compete despite illness Oakmont’s famed bunkers are described as furrowed and trap like with white sand and deliberate sand placement.
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Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
MacDonald Smith
Walter Hagen
Bill Mehlhorn
George von Elm
al Watrous
Merion
Oakmont
Chick Evans
Chick
Heavy Champion Praises Sharkey Ahead of Title Bout
New York May 24 Gene Tunney lauds Jack Sharkey after watching him vs Jimmy Maloney saying Sharkey is as good as he has seen and could be a strong challenger for the heavyweight title. Tunney plans Adirondacks training at Speculator to prepare for a September bout with the winner of Sharkey Dempsey. He praises Sharkey as a faster superior boxer with a different style than Dempsey.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Jimmy Maloney
Gene Tunney
Sharkey
Dempsey
Tunney
Saratoga
Jest a Moment and Political Jests Across the Nation
A collage of quips and anecdotes wire through political snips and social jests. Observations touch on aging candidates, Hughes for Hall of Fame, Princeton car suspensions, Mussolini weddings, a wedding shower in Kansas, and public remarks about weathering storms with humor. The piece ends with a sharp cartoonish note on prewar excess and Lindbergh reception banter.
Rain Dominates Baseball Standings Weather Delays Games
Mississippi Valley League games postponed due to rain and wet grounds. National League results show Philadelphia 7 Brooklyn 1 and Cincinnati 4 New York at Boston with rain affecting other schedules. American League highlights Cleveland 9 Detroit 4 and Washington 3 New York 2 with Chicago 4 St. Louis 1. Associations feature Columbus 15 Louisville 9 and other scores. Western League lists Amarillo 10 Des Moines Tulsa 9 and Lincoln 0 forfeit, plus Wichita 6 Denver 1 Oklahoma City 7 Omaha 6.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Columbus
Louisville
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Kansas City
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Toledo
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Mississippi Valley League
Pet
Moline
Mecownne
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Selee
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Rock Island Os
Cedar Rapids
National League
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L. Pet
ART Chicago
Perenne
Maha
College baseball results with postponement noted
Town defeated Northwestern 8 to 4 as Tutner pitched for Upper Town but play was postponed due to wet grounds. Owkahome edged Washington University 6 to 4 in another college game.
Buyers to Drill Before Fang in Park Wednesday
George Bourland refuses to meet Chuck Burns in the American Legion May fight show at the baseball park Friday night. Jimmy Mahonney, rising light heavyweight, replaces Stourland in the card. Burns and Mahonney arrive Wednesday, work out at Lincoln Park, and are set for a strong main event. The Morrow McDonald bout, along with Krause Moody, adds action. tickets available at local stores.
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George Bourland
Chuck Burns
American Legion
Baseball Park
Jimmy Mahonney
Stourland
Mahonney
Jim Mullen
Chicago
Burns
Toledo
Windy City
Burns- Mahoney
Altho Legion
Waterloo
Texas
Lincoln Park
Ray Alvis
Eddie Shea
Chuck Wiggins
Morrow-McDonald
Morrow
Glen Sage
Middlewest
McDonald
Des Moines
Ray Krause
Oelwein
Walter Moody
Rock Island
Roxie Martin's
Leonard’s
National
Williams Cigar
Upper Iowa Ball Team Prepares to Meet Ames Outfit Thursday
The Upper Iowa Peacocks, after postponing their game with Tu rn er College for a week, prepare to face the Ames nine in Fayette. Ames shows recent improvement, beating Central 7 to 11 in 12 innings while Grotenhuis has powered Central to two wins over Upper Iowa this season. Pitching for Thursday is uncertain with Dorman possibly starting Lars on or Cayou. A United States Army signal corps dial rada phone innovation is noted in the report.
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Fayette
Tutner College
Upper Iowa
State College
Peacocks
Cyclones
Ames
Grotenhuis
Central
United States Army Signal Corps
Golf Association Bans Ribbed Face Clubs and Lines
The United States Golf Association barred ribbed face and punched irons used to backspin the ball. Rules limit club face lines to one sixteenth inch wide and spaced over three thirty-seconds inch apart. Dots faces must have no rough edges protruding.
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United States Golf Association
High school track stars to compete in Ames Classic
Ames Iowa May 24 Three hundred fifty athletes from 185 town high schools will meet at Iowa State Saturday for the twenty second state high school track meet. Davenport leads with 14 qualifiers along with East High and Roosevelt High Des Moines Carroll and other scoring teams. The javelin is added as a new event this year and state records in sprints hurdles relays and field events are listed.
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Ames
Towa
Davenport
East High
Roosevelt High
Des Moines
Carroll
Fort Dodge
Greenfield
Eagle Grove
Cedar Falls
Washington High
Cedar Rapids
West Waterloo
Burlington
Fort Madison
Hansell
Marshalltown
Clinton
University High
Iowa City
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Hoyt
Cuhel
Washington
H. S
Wise
Winfield
Loftus
Hampton
Ottumwa
Tenney
West Des Moines
Washington H. S
Colfax
Cofton
Popes Lincoln H. S
Council Bluffs
Morris
Carle
Knoxville
Montezuma
Binefort
Grinnell
Clarion Defeats Dumont 3 2 in 10 Inning Baseball
Clarion Iowa May 24 Clarion defeats Dumont baseball in a 10 inning battle at Lake Cornelia 3 to 2. Pitchers Card for Dumont and Lefty Wilson for Clarion locked in a mud affected game with fast fielding and no errors.
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Lake Cornelia
Card
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Altho
Giants Use Scoreboard For Signals In Baseball
The New York Giants use a scoreboard based signaling system to convey pitch choices. The catcher signals the pitcher with three finger slews on all counts, with the real sign determined by whether the count is even or odd and by second or third signs during resets. The system relies on the display and timing to mislead opponents and ensure the pitcher’s call.
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New York Giants
Big Ten Mogguls Meet To Arrange Grid Cage Cards
Three hundred athletes and 40 coaches and athletic directors gather in Madison Wisconsin for the annual outdoor Big Ten track meet plus spring meetings. Officials expect coaches and staff from each school, with sessions at the state capitol and Camp Randall stadium hosting track events. Several 1927 outdoor champions return to contest. veterans include Rue and Lyon Illinois Burge Chicago Boyles Iowa Northrop Wester Michigan. Chinese paper mills use bark of pine and grasses for pulp after listing various plant materials.
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State Capitol
Towa City
Rue
Lyon
Ilinois
Burge
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Boyles
Towa
Northrop
Wester
Michigan
Camp Randall Stadium
Prance Favored to Annex Davis Cup This Season
New York May 24. Tennis analysis foresees France led by Lacoste Cochet and Borotra as a tough foe for the United States in the Davis Cup. Bill Johnston and Bill Tilden face questions of form and stamina with Tilden pursuing a late career comeback and Johnston needing support from partners to counter France’s strong lineup.
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New York
Bill Johnston
France
United States
Bill Tilden
Rene Lacoste
Henri Cochet
Jean Borotra
U. S
Tilden
Lacoste
Vincent Richards
Johnston
Frank Hunter
Borotra
Hunter
Davis
Dick Williams
Bristow High Team Wins Fifth Straight
Bristow Iowa May 24 Bristow high school won its fifth straight game by defeating Plainfield high 6 to 0. Bristow pitcher McNellus struck out 14. Folkerts had two hits in three at bats. Next Bristow faces Rudd in a rematch Friday at Bristow. Scores so far Bristow 29 Plainfield 3 Bristow 7 Aredale 3 Bristow 7 Aredale 2 Bristow 4 Rudd 2 Bristow 4 Plainfield 0.
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Buckeye
Indians
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Levsen
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Manush
Warner
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U Manush
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Deviveros
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Collins
Gibson
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Hawkins
Sewell
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O Lutzke
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Fonseca
Collins L. Sewell
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Tavener
Smith
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Q. Hawkins
Seisel Ormsby Evans
van Graflan
Wininge
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Myatt
Lutzke
Ab Levsen
Burnett
White
Spurgeon
Warnes
Weilmann
Tatathras
Jamieson
Homerun Burns
Blue Favener
Myatt McNulty
Warney
Bassler
Blue Gehringer
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Carrol
Saul Levsen
Or Carroll
Levsen Fins
Shaute
Whitehill Co
Hv Levsen
Gehl Inger
Carroll Losin
Ev Sen
Tevons Oral Givisel
van Graf Jan
Bristow
Bristow High School
Plainfield High
McNellus
Folkerts
Rudd
Plainfield
Aredale
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