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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1925

Page

8

Waterloo Hawks Open Six Game Road Trip at Burlington

Waterloo loses 7 to 1 to Dubuque in a rough game as Arch ie Kelsey aims for the league strikeout record. Spurbeck starts and Dixon supports with House Ketlenbeil and Spurbeck in rotation while Jim Crotty handles relief. The Hawks commit seven errors and struggle at the plate before heading to Ottumwa for a Memorial Day doubleheader.

Dubuque Hawks Burlington Recs Island Archie Kelsey Dixon Messrs House Ketlenbeil Spurbeck Trurn Jim Crotty Ottumwa Fong Waterloo McGuire Walker McDermott Hird

East High to Host Large Interscholastic Track Meet

An interscholastic track and field event organized by local businessmen and Waterloo Playground Association will be held at East High athletic field on Saturday afternoon June 6. Twelve NE Iowa high schools have signaled intentions to compete with more hoped to join. no preliminaries, 17 events scheduled starting at 1:30 p m.

Waterloo Playground Association East High Athletic Field Iowa East High Feld

Simpson and Felsing Capture Sunnyside Class Titles

Arthur Simpson won the Class A handicap golf title at Sunnyside Country Club defeating Cropper 1 up in the final. Charles Felsing edged Wiebenstein in a tight final to claim the PB championship. Charles W. Kline beat Shane in the Class title match 3 and 2 after Shane advanced from Memorial.

Arthur Simpson Sunnyside Country Club Cropper Simpson Charles Felsing Fa Wiebenstein Charles W. Kline Shane C. E. Ransier

Record-Setting No-Hit Double by Luther Pitcher

Luther College pitcher achieved a remarkable feat by throwing two no hitters in one game against St. Olaf College and also defeating Upper Iowa University in Northfield Minnesota. The event set a new record for the region and drew attention from local fans.

Dubuque, Ta Pttsal Luther Police Phte St. Nal College Northfield Minn Upper Iowa University

Fragmented Verses and Local News Snippets Mixed

A collage of verse about fashion and romance sits alongside jagged clippings on robins, cigars, a Des Moines birthday-clothes driver, and oddities from Cedar Rapids. Tiny sports notes mention Joe BeGinnity and Groft with scattered game chatter and local intrigue.

Robins Des Moines

Standings and results from yesterday’s baseball leagues

Mississippi Valley League results list Moline 4 Marshall Town 1 Cedar Rapids 5 Burlington Rock Island 17 Ottumwa Dubuque 7 Waterloo 2 National League results Boston 6 5 New York 2 4 Brooklyn 10 3 Philadelphia 4 1 Pittsburgh 7 Chicago 2 St Louis 9 Cincinnati 1 American League results St Louis 8 5 Cleveland 4 4 Boston 3 1 New York 2 6 Detroit 8 Chicago 1 Washington 11 Philadelphia 2 American Association Louisville 5 Toledo 4 Columbus 6 Indianapolis 4 St Paul 6 Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 6 Minneapolis 3 Western League Omaha 6 Des Moines 2 Denver 1 Lincoln 6 St Joseph 8 Tulsa Oklahoma City 7 Wichita 4

Moline Marshal Town Cedar Rapids Burlington Rock Island Ottumway Dubuque Wterloo Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Washington American Association Louisville Toledo Columbus Indianapolis St. Paul Milwaukee Iinsas City Minneapolis Omaha Des Moines Denver Lincoln St. Joseph Tulsa Oklahoma City Wichita Pet Marshalltown Waterloo Moline Ve Zee Ottemwa Sau A IL Ubuque Sues T. Bet Ree Brooklyn Lt Pote St. Louie Ac Ata Eli Ashington Ag Thawewee Wee Vel BOS Detroit Weld St. Paul Teas

Miss Edith Wangler Wins Handicap Meet at Sunnyside Club

Miss Edith Wangler wins the handicap meet at Sunnyside Club with a score of 58 from a gross 58, setting a new high handicap record for the event. Mrs Jon Clark placed second with a gross 61 and handicap 21. About twenty women golfers competed as several matches tied and some tournament entries were saved.

Edith Wangler Sunnyside Club Kaith Wansler Yesternay Jadins Jose A Hanteap Miss Waneler Jon Clark Wa Tenn Tadiew

Richter Tops Bees and Buns in One-Sided Win

Burlington was limited to four hits off pitcher Richter as the Bunnies swept the series 5 to 1. Bohannon’s sensational left field catch highlighted the game, with Rich ter getting the win and Sexauer Haugen taking the loss.

Cedar Rapids Burlington Richtter Bunnies Bohannon Burlington Maloney Ss . Speer Stoecker Cf Crawford Farr Buftmin Rt Dobbyns Wages Haugen Ru Wilison Speer Richter Sfaugen Fansher and Olmstead

Rock Island Triumphs in Card Game Victory

Rock Island beat Ottumwa 11 to 6 in a baseball rubber with Farber shining. Farber's three hits including a triple and two doubles led the Rockets offense amid a 16-hit assault. details note miscues and misc details from the 12-3 innings.

Rock Island Ottumwa Cardinals Farber Leaney Mattick Leland Hranton Mattlex Iber Mush Dersay

Judge Refuses Court Intervention in Wrestling Title Bout

Chicago May 27 The judge refused to grant an injunction to stop ads for Ed Lewis vs Wayne Mann in Michigan City, saying courts should not decide who is champion. Zbyszko argues he defeated Munn for the title in Philadelphia. referee Bates testified he ruled in a prior match.

Associated Press Chicago Hugo Friend Stanislaus Zbyszko Ed Lewis Wayne Big) Mann Michigan City Zbyszko Munn Lewis Philadelphia Zbyazko Joe Stecher St. Louis Lyszko Walter Bates Lewis Munn Kansas City Strangler

Winning Ticket on Manna Hits 450000 Prize

Hy United Provs London May 27. A first prize for the Calcutta sweepstake winner of the Faelish derby was estimated at 450000. James Carew of Liverpool held the ticket on Manna, one of the favorites. G E Stewart, from Bombay, drew the ticket on Runnymede and refused 500 for it. The ticket on the Frenchy coll Prolemy II was drawn by a London man.

Hy United Provs London James Carew Liverpool G. EK. Stewart Bark Bombay Prolemy II

Giants Fall to Braves in Twin Losses

In a day of major league action the Giants were swept by the Boston Braves 5 to 2 and 5 to 4 while Brooklyn moved closer to a pennant with two wins. Ty Cobb joined the 1000th extra base hit club and Babe Ruth watched the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Red Sox.

Associated Press New York Giants Boston Brooklyn Vance Grimes Philadelphia Vanes Crimes Pittsburgh Cardinals August Herrmann Cincinnati Ty Cobb Honus Wagner Tigers Chicago Ruth Yankees Babe Ruth Red Sox Shackler Senators Vangikder Denforth Browns Indians August Hermann Reds Pete Donohue Max Carey Pirates Cubs George Sisler

Joe Knipp Faces Cedar Rapids Opponent at Electric Park

Albert Knipp trains his brother Joe for a six round bout with Scrapper Thompson, Cedar Rapids welter, at Electric Park tonight. Two prelims precede the main card with Ralph Alexander refereeing.

Joe Knipp Cedar Rapids Albert Knipp Joe Scrapper Thompson Electric Park Will Brown Ralph Alexander Alvin Belaw Alvin

Bath Enters Finals of Company Golf Tourney

George Rath has reached the company golf final at Limoyside Country Club for Bath Packing. He will face the Rob Harkin-Tahn Stoke winner in the rechampionship after a 16-player field. The next matches are expected in the coming days.

George Rath Limoyside Country Club Bath Packing Compenny Rob Harkin-Tahn Rechampionship

Manager or fighter the old question in sports

The piece discusses whether a manager makes the fighter or the fighter makes the manager. It cites Keu Manone, Mickey Walker, and connections to boxers and baseball figures like Connie Mack, Frank Chance, Pat Moran, and teams such as the Phillies and Reds to weigh how much credit belongs to leaders versus teams. Fans’ opinion on this question is invited.

AL Demaite Althoda Frank Chance Chicago Cubs Yanks Phillies Cincinnati Reds Pat Moran Chia

Hawks стартing new semipro league move and standouts noted

The Hawks players face a spring move to the Southern Minnesota semipro league after a brief Ottumwa trial. A 15 to 0 Moline win over Marshalltown was replayed due to a ruling, while Borman impressed on debut and Fred Roseberg and Fred Conkey join new teams with strong reputations.

Heck Gate Mason City Boosters Ottumwa Minnesota Fred Roseberg Philadelphia Watsoners Heig & Iylg Fred Conkey Peoria

Helffrich defeats Nurmi in Nurmi's final American race

Twenty thousand fans watched Alan Helffrich of Penn State defeat Paavo Nurmi in Nurmi's final American appearance. Helffrich won the half mile in 1 minute 56 4 5 seconds, just behind Ted Meredith's 1916 record, finishing about ten yards ahead of Nurmi.

Associated Press New York Paavo Nurmi Alan Helffrich Penn State Flash Helffrich Ted Meredith Nurmi Helffitch

Golfers Qualify for Play in Open

Leading U S golfers gathered at Lido for eastern qualifying for the national open tourney. Kirkwood Kerrigan and McLean broke 70 while Jones Brady McLeod and Hacéry shot par 72. Cyril Walker the title holder is not expected to qualify.

Assaeciated New York United States Lido Jos Kirkwood Tommy Kerrigan George McLean Bobby Jones Mike Brady Freddie McLeod Welter Hacéry Cyril Walker Worcester

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