Dubuque Falls to Second as Rock Island Tops Sprasmohire 11–9
In Dubuque Iowa on September 1 Rock Island beat Sprasmohire 11 to 9 to pull into second place, one game behind Waterloo. The slugfest featured five pitchers, with Stroner Speer and Peden among the hitters for Dubuque and Caraway on the mound for Rock Island.
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Brozovich
Rock Island
Sprasmohire
Waterloo
Poae Walsh
Cccansaens
Schwartz
Stroner
Grimes
Speer
Peden
Cunningram
Tveeeerse DS
Veneck
Poy
Seeeae
Caraway
Erdpees
Worth
Armstrong
Hickssoss
Crabtree
Wo Lee Eens
Garney
Ib Ws
Gibeke
JO c
Petterson
Ronay
S.erapotucret
Spess
Homerun
Jackson Winstown Shoe Hurling Title
Des Moines September 1 Frank Jackson Lamont retained his horse shoe title by winning the state tournament at the fairgrounds yesterday He won 14 games and lost one Other top finishers were John McCoy Des Moines Harry Reese Lake City and Gus Zimmerman Sac City
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Des Moines
Frank Jackson
Lamont
Fairgrounds
Jackson
John McCoy
Harry Reese
Lake City
Gus Zimmerman
Sac City
Major League Leaders Summary for August 31
National League leaders include P Waner Pirates batting 262 and 195 hits with 110 runs. Williams Phillies 42 homers and 23 Wilson? 27 doubles. Stolen bases Frisb Cardinals 35. Pitching Benton Giants 13-4. American League leaders include Hellmann Tigers batting .393 and Gehrig Yankees 128 runs and 183 hits with Combs 183. Triples Manush Tigers 17. Homers Rath Yankees 43. Pitching Hart Yankees 18-5.
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P. Waner
Pirates
L. Waner
Hite
P. Warner
Williams
Phillies
Wuilson
Guhr
Frisb
Cardinals
Benton
Giants
Hellmannn
Tigers
Gehrig
Yankees
Ruth
Combs
Yartheas
Byrne
Indians
Manush
Tipers
Rath
Biden
Sisler
Browns
Hart
Pirates Lead After September Start In NL Race
By DAVIS J. WALSH Pittsburgh trails Chicago by one game as four clubs chase the pennant in a tense National League battle. The columnist notes the schedule favors Pittsburgh while Cubs and Cardinals face tougher stretches, with Giants and Pirates shaping the late-season drama and standings likely to shift by Sept. 10.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Britain’s 16-year-old tennis prodigy Faces Helen Wills
Betty Nuthall, a 16-year-old British schoolgirl, reached the U S Women’s championships final at Forest Hills but lost to Helen Wills 6 1 6 4. She is praised as a future world champion and the era’s strongest English tennis prospect in a decade.
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Betty Nuthall
Great Britain
U. S
Forest Hills
Helen Wills
Hawks Face Weekend Doubleheaders and Busy Schedule
The Hawks prepare for two Saturday and Monday doubleheaders against Burungton and Antons, promising a tough weekend. OBrien of Ot. fumea and Grant of the Hawks led hitting, while Bob Shanklin and Rock Isited were noted strikeout leaders. Denver of the Western hints at season conclusions.
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Bishons Cafeteria
Obrien
Fumea
Grant
Hawks
Bob Shanklin
King of the
Vancy
Rock
Denver
League notes and player movements from early baseball trades
Shanklin started out like a winner for Denver. Red Worthington, formerly with Syracuse, homered and collected a triple and two singles in five at bats for the International League club. Charley Abbott also with Syracuse. Manager Fred Mollwitz of Moline was fined $50 and suspended for the season by President Beiden Hill but reinstated after meeting. Lefty McClelland was sold to Los Angeles and released. Ottumwa refuses $700 from Oklahoma City for Collins. Collins proved to be Fay Thomas of the Giants, Ottumwa property, with Giants asked to pay $3,500 if they want him. Oklahoma City had bought Collins for $1,000 plus $300 down.
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Red Worthington
Syracuse
Charley Abbott
Fred Mollwitz
Moline
Beiden Hill
Umps
Dubuque
Mollwitz
Cedar Raunds
Hill
Lefty McClelland
Hurter
Oy Ottumwa
Los Angeles
Packers
Angels
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Club
Oklahoma City
Collins
Fay Thomas
New York Giants
Sii Ottumwa
Giants
Thomas
Colins
Auto Plate Sale May Reach 15 800
Black Hawk county advances far on 1927 automobile licenses with 15 800 plates available. W F Jeffrey notes three months remain and compares issuance to 1926 figures. First 1927 plate No 15388 issued. Dec 1 sales begin for 1928 plates.
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Black Hawk County
W. F. Jeffrey
Oranges and Lemons Turn to Marmalade Profits
Dull fruit now earns 812 a ton through marmalade orange oil pectin and related products. Fruit once discarded is repurposed into multiple revenue streams.
Browns Annexe Two Victories On Detroiters
Detroiters fall to St Louis as Browns win 9 6. VanGilder records the win over Billings in a 1 51 game time contest. Whitehill and Stewart each fan one batter, Ballou fans three. Bases on balls favor Browns with Billings issuing seven free passes.
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Gerber
McManus
Gebringer
Blue
Adams
Sisler
Detroit
St. Louis
Billings
Ballou
Stewart
VanGilder
VanGraflan
Owens
Connolly
Browns
Tigers
Williams
Rice
R Warner
Ee Reeves
AE Manush
Fothergill
Hermann
Manus
Gehringer
Woodall
Sian
Stoner
Melillo
Wee Gerker
Bo Re
Ates
Jones
St Louis Annes
Warner
Hellmann
Blue Melilla
Emith
Whitehill
Smith
O'Rourke
van Graflan
Connally
Time
Abropore
Whitehill Naoee
Ruble
Wingo
Ifee Heilmann
Rt Astmeae McManus
Beede
Aee Gehringer
Bassler
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Manush
Depterete Heroes
Rourke
E. Miller
Dixon c
Shal Foley Sage
Teterere
Serst
van Gilder
St Louis
Adams O'Rourke
Homerun Rice
E Miller
Tilden and Hunter in Quarter Finals of Doubles Meet
Quarter finals in the national men s doubles at Longwood Cricket Club Brookline Mass find top teams in contention. Davis cup pair Bill Tilden and Francis Hunter face Nat Wiles and W M Washburn while Cochet and Brugnon meet George Lott and John Doeg in another top matchup.
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Longwood Cricket Club
Brookline
Mass
Bill Tilden
Francis Hunter
Wimbledon
Seabright
Newport
Nat Wiles
W. M. Washburn
Cochet
Brugnon
France
George Lott
John Doeg
Dick Williams
Bill Johnston
James Davies
Gerald Stratford
Luciene Williams
James Hennessey
Lacoste
Borotta
D2 Rounds Card At Electric Park Features Local Bout Card
The American Legion at Electric Park boxes offers thirty two rounds Friday night headlined by Joe Thomas of Oelwein versus Floyd Bowers of Conrad in an eight round main event. A double six round semi windup includes Promoter Ralph Alexander presenting Harry Smith of Nashua against Kid Roberts of Waterloo in one bout and Sven Beck vs Mike Tunney in another. Two four round bouts complete the card with Harry Burgess vs Kid Cameron, Kid Spruce vs Bob Lott, and Sig Bradford vs Kid Henry.
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American Legion
Electric
Park
Joe Thomas
Oelwein
Floyd Bowers
Conrad
Ralph Alexander
Harry Smith
Nashua
Kid ° Roberts
Waterloo
Dne
Contest
Sven Beck
Mike Tunney
Harry’ Burgess
Kid Cameron
Kid Spruce
Bob Lott
Sig Bradford
Kid Henry
Tunney Plans Global Tour After Dempsey Fight
Billy Gibson says Gene Tunney will tour the world after the September 22 bout with Jack Dempsey in Chicago. He will travel win or lose, with Eddie Egan as companion. Royalty-backed plans include a safari in Africa and an extended stay on the continent, still in embryo.
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Chicago
Billy Gibson
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Gene
Eddie Egan
Yale
Oxford
Gibson
London
Africa
Still College 1927 Football Schedule Mostly Open Dates
Five games have been definitively scheduled for the 1927 football season at Still College Osteopathy in Des Moines. Cancellations have left several open dates with a schedule that shows Trinity at Sioux City on Oct 22 and Western Union at Des Moines on Oct 28, plus games against Buena Vista Simpson and the Russour School of Osteopathy at Kirksville varying by date.
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Des Moines
Still College
Stil College
Trinity
Sioux City
Western Union
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Simpson
Indianois
Russour School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
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