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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
12
Iowa City May 29 Hawkeyes vs Notre Dame in track marks final dual of the season. Capt. Chan Coulter Olympic veteran anchored Hawkeyes pace in 100 and 440 while Harold Phelps races mile and two mile for home team. Strong Irish sprinters Barr Layden challenge in dash events as Bresnahan seeks another outdoor dual win.
Ottumwa Iowa May 29 Pitcher Adams recently obtained from Omaha pitched Marshalltown to a 3 0 win over Ottumwa The Cards managed three scattered hits O Shea's batting featured and Ansons fielded well Box score shows Marshalltown with Schultz Quinn O Shea Hendee Lundeen Conrad Unger and others and Ottumwa with Tooney Marlett Willingham Smith Ford Groski Brandon Deran Johnson Welch Totals. Adams minor details indicate a strong pitching performance.
Cedar Rapids May 29 Jimmy Valentine won his sixth straight victory for Cedar Rapids, allowing Moline four hits in a 9 to 2 win. In 54 innings, the Bunny ace has permitted four runs, only two earned, with road support from Wson and Bohannan.
A golf expert notes whip in a club shaft should match wrist strength. Weak wrists benefit from a whippier shaft to aid timing, while strong wrists perform better with a stiffer shaft. The writer, ALK G. HSPLNOSA Ons of Americas Leming Professionada, prefers a stiff shaft for easier timing and direction.
Rock Island tied the series with Dubuque 6 to 4 as George Gerken homered to center in the fourth to even the game and added another RBI single. Armstrong contributed heavily with multiple chances, helping the Grays secure the win in an error-filled contest dated May 29 in Rock Island.
Cedar Falls May 29 Special Coach Bender closed spring football practice praising hard work this summer to prepare for fall season. Returning players include Harahbarger at quarterback, Joker Harshbarger in backfield, Ward, McDermott, Kaltenbach, Bates, Azeltine, Norton, Pippinger, Tollefson and Wolman, with several others promising a strong Pedagogs squad under Bender.
Norman Oklahoma May 29 With over 200 athletes from 10 Missouri Valley schools entered for the annual field and track meet preliminaries in field and track events set for this afternoon Nebraska 31 Missouri 28 Kansas 26 Oklahoma 23 Grinnell 20 Drake 19 Ames 19 Kansas Aggies 18 Oklahoma Aggies 8 Washington 8 Nebraska regarded the probable champion Grinnell Missouri Iowa State and Kansas also ready to contend for top places near the ten.
British Open golf title won by Robert Harris after a decisive victory over F. Fradgley. Harris sealed the victory with a large margin, achieving 13 up and 12 to play in England. The win transfers the championship to Scottish hands for the year.
Five hundred entry blanks were mailed to colleges, schools, and elite institutions in Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota for the Midwestern A A U track and field meet at Town City on June 20. Entries must be in by June 13. A large field is expected for 15 events. The squad for the district will be chosen from results.
Mehlhorn leads Chicago area qualifying with 137 over two days for the national open east qualifier. Among starters were Hagen, Farrell, Jones, Sarazen, and Mehlhorn, with 58 advancing to Worcester while Bobby Jones and Evans compete in eastern rounds.
Des Moines May 29 Richard Morgen of St Ansgar Ia for two years a member of Drake universitys track team has been chosen to lead the 1916 varsity cinder squad Morgen is a junior in commerce and his speciality is the quarter mile In the Missouri Valley Indoor meet at Kansas City this spring he turned increditable performances Robert Carle high jumper chosen captain for the Drake 1925 fresh track team home Knoxville best high jump 6 feet 3 inches Perry Fate former Yale All American football star in 1899 1900 inventor of a new bite which he asserts will fly higher with less wind than the ordinary He learned the toymaking art in the Flos coal for Blind at Evergreen 3d
The stag shirt, a versatile outdoor garment, is praised for wind and rain protection and easy wear. Once a lumberjack tool, it has entered sport shops and department stores, appearing in varied colors and strengthened shoulders, with designs for rain, warmth, and mobility. It suits automobile, canoe, horse, and hiking use, making it a summer staple.
Jim Maloney, light heavyweight from Louisville, was suspended indefinitely by the Kentucky board of athletic control for failing to appear at the Kentucky Derby eve fight with Sally Montgomery. Exhibition bout Paris Deampsey vs Carpentier set for July 12 in Louisville to raise funds for veterans groups. Prague Count Henri De Baillés-La Tour elected IOC president. Brooklyn results include Genurio, Smith. Wagner over Silvers. Leonard over Hausner. Pincus over Snyder.
Cincinnati struggles with five pitchers as Chicago rallies to 13 in a Cubs win. Giants beat Braves 7 6, Pittsburgh tops Curists 7 4, Pirates win two as Yankees split a doubleheader with Boston 3 2. Tigers beat White Sox 7 5 in 10 innings. Prothro of Red Sox injured sliding into second.
The Cedar Rapids squad for the meet includes 18 seniors and will feature the Hat Tor winner from last year. Mason City and Hullington also compete alongside Cedar Rapids in the event at the Cedar Rapids venue.
The new Paramount adaptation Men and Women stars Richard Dix and Clara Adams at Crystal Theatre with a plot of mistaken fortunes and a bank cashier romance. Also at Crystal, The Matriane Marker and a concert by a noted American musician highlight the program. Plaza Theatre presents Ike Tivang and the Ralshow Girls Revue plus a Tennessee partner stage reimagining tied to Lightnin. Rialto Theatre screens Oi Women Week featuring Tom Meighan in Orl Home Week, with Lila Lea and Charles Dow Clark supporting. Strand Theatre showcases Who Worry and the colossal Lloyd picture with John Addison towering at 8 feet 5 inches and 460 pounds.
A fragment notes a showing of the film Why Worry at the Palace Theatre for today and Saturday, with a playful remark about a Honda resembling a pair of Mame and a 20 pound raspberry.
Waterloo Maccabees baseball team prepares for a 3 p.m. tomorrow game against Parkersburg after a four game road winning streak. Parkersburg aims to avenge last Sunday's loss as holiday crowds arrive. A Dumont game is set for Waterlon in early June.
Chicago dates mark entries for the national interscholastic track and field meet at the University of Chicago on June 5 and 6. Over 100 schools already entered as of today with Iowa teams among those listed in yesterday’s submissions.
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