Ransom's Ninth Inning Blast Lifts Waterloo Past Ansons 2 1
Eddie Ransom, Waterloo catcher, delivered a ninth inning homer to seal a 2 1 win over Marshalltown. He collected four hits in four at bats, including a double, while Harold McKain pitched well allowing five hits and three strikeouts. Dixon and White were ejected after a fisticuff and the Hawks head to Cedar Rapids for a nine game home stand starting Tuesday.
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Gourier
Marshalltown
Eddie Ransom
Waterloo
Hawks
Ransom
Dixon
Cooper
Dutch White
Ansons
White
Swanson
McKain
Harold McKain
Serre
Cleveland
Wente
Schino
A Dixon
Marshallstown
Abrh Poa
Bengel
Shollenberger
Kahn
Cscs Ae
Oe Cotelle
Wilkus
Witton
Rog Cooper
Peeks
Grant
Cotelle
Unque Donohue
Local Youth Kepler Graduates Cum Laude at Boston University
Tom Kepler, notable athlete from Iowa with Cornell football and track ties, has graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Theology. He earned Phi Beta Kappa level honors among nationwide graduates and previously coached at Dewitt High School and Rock Springs High School.
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Tom Kepler
Iowa
Cornell
Purple
Boston University School of Theology
Otis Tu. Kepler
Williston Avenue
Kepler
Phi Peta Kappa
Dewitt High
Rock Springs
Wryo
Boston ‘University
Chicago
Waterloo
Modern Woodmen Ball Team Wins Over Dike 2-1
Modern Woodmen, lodge No 2059, defeated Dike in a pitchers battle at K Yeaterday 2 to 1. Waterloo pitcher Olds held Dike to four hits while Makinster caught, Dike struck out three. Dike scored in the sixth, Modern Woodmen answered in the seventh and ninth to clinch the win. Modern Woodmen meet Grundy Center this afternoon.
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Modern
Woodmen
Olds
Waterloo Crew
Makinster
Smith
Dike
Grundy Center
Marchers and memories in wartime echoes
A nostalgic poem recalls marching to France and home again with cheers, honoring the khaki crew and blue, followed by scattered clipped notes on currency size, co ed grades, candy consumption, wreaths age limits, and weather, finishing with a flash photo caption.
Baseball Standings And Results From Multiple Leagues
Yesterday results show Waterloo 2 Marshalltown 1 Ottumwa 1 Cedar Rapids 5 Dubuque 1 Brooklyn 6 New York 2 Pittsburgh 8 Chicago 3 St Louis 11 Cincinnati 3 and St Louis 7-2 Cleveland 4-10 Chicago 6 Detroit 7. Saturday scores include Rock Island 5 Moline 7 and Denver 4 Des Moines 1 with rain postponements in several games.
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Marshalltown
Burning On
Ottumwa
Rock Island
Moline
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Des Moines
Denver
Oklahoma
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Amarillo
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Americana Association
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Toledo
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Oklahoma City
Amarillo Seed
Yankees Pile Up Runs to Defeat Red Sox 15 to 7
New York May 30 The Yankees defeated the Red Sox 15 to 7 at the stadium. Trailing 6 to 1 early, New York broke through in late innings piling up runs indiscriminately. Hartley and Haney homered for Boston while Ruth hit his 13th circuit drive and a sharp Flagstead catch highlighted the game.
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Red Sox
Hartley
Haney
Boston
Ruth
Flagstead
Qui Tobin
Towne
Rollings
Todt
Wae
Jacobson
Myer
Rothrock
Ae Hartley
Wiltse
Etter
Wingfield
U Macfarden
P Bradley
Russell
Carlyle
Abrhpore Comics
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Wen Venee
Todto Ae Meusel
Lazzeri
Thomas
Bradley
Buether
Ruether
MacFayden
Dugan
Rowland
Connolly
van Graflan
Five Peacocks Win Track Letters Cancelled Meet
Rain canceled Upper Towns final track meet of the season with Platteville Normal in Fayette Indiana. Five Peacocks earned letters this season: Capt. Robert McLesse Fayette John Rippe Brownsville Wayne Whitney Britt Cecil Duff Volga City and Beryl Martin Fayette. Starr fresh man 10 second hundred dash was ineligible for other meets but would have won a dash.
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Courier Special Service
Fayette
Upper Town
Platteville
Starr
Cornell
Robert McLesse
John Rippe
Brownsville
Minn
Wayne Whitney
Britt
Cecil Duff
Volga City
Beryl Martin
Major League Leaders In Batting, Hits, and More
Associated Press roundup of leading stats through May 29 shows Farrell batting .392 for the Giants with 52 hits by Traynor and Frisch of the Pirates, and Grim totals including Meade Williams of the Phillies. Meantime Ruth leads in homers for the Yankees with 13 as Gehrig collects 49 hits for the Yankees.
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Associated Press
National League
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Giants
Nuns—Hornsby Giants
Traynor
Pirates
Frisch
Cardinals
Grantham
P. Waner
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Gehrig
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Goslin
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Iowa Fourth In Conference Track Classic At Madison
Madison Wis May 30 In deplorable conditions Minors won the twenty seventh annual Western Conference track and field games with 46 points Michigan 44 1 3 Wisconsin 35 1 2 and Iowa 25 The meet at Camp Randall saw two records set Leland Lewis Northwestern broke the shot put Big Ten mark with 47 feet 3 inches Capt Charles McGinnis Wisconsin and Bill Droegmueller Northwestern tied for pole vault at 13 feet 3 inches Their marks surpassed previous records The meet featured a close battle among Illinois Michigan Iowa Wisconsin and Ohio State with the outcome unsettled until the final event.
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Madison
Wis
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Camp Randall
Leland Lewis
Northwestern
Don Lyon
Illinois
Charles McGinnis
Bill Droegmueller
Dean Brownell
Ilinois
Ilingis
Ohio State
St. Louis Browns Turn Rare Triple Play vs Indians
St. Louis Browns pulled a rare triple play in the Sunday game against Cleveland. O Miller started by fielding a grounder from LeVsen, Dixon received the ball at the plate to retire Myatt, then Sisler to Dixon to force Tevsen at first, and Dixon to Sisler for the double play on Neis at home.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Jamieson
F Fonseca
I Burns
J. Sewell
L. Sewell
McNulty
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Hudlin
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P x Neils
O'Rourke
Melillo
E Miller
Steee
O Williams
O'Neill
Gerber
Beer
Gaston
P.a.e
Mellilo
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Summa
Hodapp
E. Miller
Burns
Shaute
Owens
Geisel
Ormsby
Abrh Jamieson
Fonseca
Ss Myatt
Neis
Hodano
Levsen
Serene Teense
Meyers
See Falk
Rice
G'Rourke
Adams
Browns
O. Miller
Dixon
Myatt
Tevsen
Bernie Neis
Illinois Central Shops Team Faces Cedar Rapids Here Today
Illinois Central shops baseball will host Cedar Rapids at League Park at 3 pm for its first home game. Southpaw Danny Lindner will start for the Watarootanam. Cedar Rapids is undefeated this season.
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Illinois Central Shops
Rock Island Shops
Cedar Rapids
League Park
Danny Lindner
Southpaw Curve
A Long Shot Is Not Always Best in Golf
The author argues that striving for maximum distance is a sin in golf. A controlled, well timed shot that travels down the fairway is more reliable than forcing power. Long hitters tire, misuse irons, and lose their edge. Play within one’s limits and hit naturally without draining strength.
Sabin Carr Sets World Mark in Vault Event
Sabin Carr of Yale shattered the intercollegiate A A A A track meet record with a 14 foot pole vault, a highlight in Stanford's lopsided victory at Philadelphia. Bates of Penn Stars also set a broad jump record at 24 feet 1 2 inches, Hines of Georgetown hit 205 feet 7 inches in the javelin, and Borah of Southern California won the 100 yards and the furlong as USC claimed fourth place.
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Sabin Carr
Yale
Stanford University
Stanford
Penn State
Southern California
Carr
Bates
Penn Stars
Hines
Georgetown
Charley Borah
California
Borah
Ralph Alexander and McCann Ready for Park Argument
Waterloo boxing fans look forward to an eight round bout in Electric park ring tonight with Ralph Alexander of Waterloo facing Jack McCann of Minneapolis. McCann has defeated Rocky Kansas Earl Blue and Mike Mandell and is a rising heavyweight, while Alexander is confident he can sap McCann's ambition. A four round semi windup features Kid Cameron versus William Morehead. Prelims include Mike Tunney and Chuck Carmen and another bout pairing Kid Henry Cedar Falls with Billy Anderson Oelwe.
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Waterloo
Ralph Alexander
Jack McCann
Minneapolis
Electric Park
McCann
Rocky Kansas
Earl Blue
Mike Mandell
Alexander
Twin City
Kid Cameron
William Morehead
Mike Tunney
Chuck Carmen
Kid Henry
Cedar Falls
Billy Anderson
Oelwe
Iowa Must Win Over Minnesota to Tie for Big 10 Flag
Iowa faces Minnesota in a Memorial Day baseball feature with the aim of tying for the Big Ten title. Iowa just beat Michigan 4 3 in Ann Arbor, boosting hopes while Illinois leads. If Iowa wins, Coach Carl Lundgren's Hawkeyes end their season on a high note and Minnesota would be eliminated as a contender. a Minnesota victory could force a three way share or clear the title race.
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Town City
Hawkeyes
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Illinois
Carl Lundgren
Hawks
Gophers
West High tops state track meet with vault title
Sidney Stetzel of West High won the pole vault at 11 feet 6 inches in the OWA Classic state meet at Ames. Pixley placed fourth in the 120 yard high hurdles, and the West High half mile relay finished third to total eight points, lifting West into a share of sixth as Carroll won with 163 4.
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West High
Ames
Pixley
West
Waterloo
Old Rose
Sergeant Bluff
Muscatine
Carroll High
Clarinda
Denison
Cedar Falls
Washington High
Chisox Outbat Tigers To Win In Final Series
Chicago clinches with 5 runs to 1 as Detroit lineup fades late. Key plays include three-base hits by Metzler Ward and Manush, a Hunnefield homer, and Whitehill heavy in relief. Pitchers Lyons Hankins Gibson split innings. Whitehill takes the loss. Umpires Evans Hildebrand McGowan. Time 2 10.
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Gibson
Bassler
Chicago
Detroit
Humefield
Heilmann
Falk
Metzler
Barrett
Ward
Manush
Hunnefield
Clancy
McCudy
Sbarrtt
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Whitehill
Gehringer
Tavener
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Hankins
Evans
Hildebrand
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Ted Lyons
White Sox
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McCurdy
Waedenes
Lue
Aad
Y Bassler
Teeneenweas Whitehill
de Reese
Wingo
Kansas high jumper aiming for world record mark
Jamestown Kansas May 30 Rus sell Minks an 18 year old high school senior may seek world honors in the intercollegiate high jump after a county meet at Concordia where he cleared six feet six and a half inches last year and shows consistency above six feet this year Osborn holds the world record at six feet eight and a quarter inches
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Jamestown
Kan
Russell Minks
Concordia
Minks
H. M. Osborn
Hawks and Bees Make Player Moves as Season Advances
Amarillo adds regular catcher Pete Mondino from Cedar Rapids after a prior Western league stint. Ottumwa signs rookie Parker Perry to center field, replacing Jack Frost. De Kalb Normal pitcher Leonard Thompson joins Rock Island, set to start in Moline. Burlington releases Frank Soborosch and signs Charlie Haugh after a tryout. Hawks beat Burlington 8 to 3, with strong late innings and key hits. Waterloo earns three wins two losses on road trip after defeating Marshalltown.
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Pete Mondino
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Amarillo
Tex
Leonard Thompson
de Kalb Normal
Rock Island
de Kalb
Kernan
Ed Reichle
Burlington Bees
Frank Soborosch
St. Louis
Charlie Haugh
Burlington
Haugh
Cane Rapids
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