Hawks Start Final Series With Shelly's Ansons Sunday
Hawks win a doubleheader from Burlington Bees as Barney Bornholdt pitches two complete games. He defeats Burlington 4-2 and 6-2, lifting the Hawks to improve on past results and set up a three-game series against Marshalltown with a double bill looming on Monday.
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Shelly’s _Ansons
Ed. Reichle
Burlington Bees
Barney Bornholdt
Barney
Dubuque
Bees
Marshalltown
Fragmentary Clippings Reflect Diverse 1920s Topics
A jumble of short notes references aviation missteps, weather quagmires, lost currency in LeMars, Billy Sunday revival plans in Herrin, a shoe shop exchange on snake-skin footwear, and satire on Chaplin and Mencken. Includes a divorce statistic claim and a stray cigar of headlines.
Mississippi Valley League Baseball Standings and Results
Standings show Dubuque and Waterloo at .602 in two columns, Moline .539 and Burlington .571, with Ottumwa .360 and Rock Island .351. Yesterday’s results feature Marshalltown, Waterloo, Dubuque, Moline, Cedar Rapids, and others. several games incomplete or cancelled. American Association and Western League standings and scores follow, including Toledo beating Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Denver/Omaha/Demonstrations of varying records.
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Moline
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Ottumwa
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Island
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Washton
Cubs Lose Fifth Straight as Reds Shout Past Them
In Cincinnati on September 3 the Cubs were shut out 5 0 by Jakie May and the Reds. Cubs misplays produced all Reds runs while May limited Chicago to three hits. Percy Lee Jones worked seven innings but walked four. Adams Beck errors and Gonzales passed ball costly in fourth and eighth innings.
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Spornholdt
Adolph Stemig
Tising
Stemig
Sette
Finnerman
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Schultz
Dixon
Serre
Grant
Steinecke
Grady
Steinig
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Ransom
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Barney
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Oglesby
J. Stemig
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Nowack
Reichle
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Ef Dixon
Circlers
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Rensom
Swanson
Campbell
J. Stamig
Finnermann
Cseee
Eaee
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Major League Leaders via Associated Press
Nationwide baseball leaders as of September 2 include P Waner Pirates leading in batting runs doubles triples and hits with Williams Phillies and other Pirates stars close. Yankee Gehrig tops runs and hits. Ruth leads home runs. Hoyt Yankees top pitching with 19 wins and 5 losses.
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Phillies
W Wilson
Frisch
Cardinals
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Giants
Iowa Friends hold education day as Penn college grads
Oskaloosa Iowa Sept 3 education day was observed by the Iowa yearly meeting of the Friends church here yesterday. Fourteen students were graduated from Penn college at the summer school commencement. An increase of a half million dollars endowment during the past years was reported.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa Yearly Meeting of the Friends Church
Penn College
Pennant Contenders To The Finish Hawks vs Marshalltown Rally
Waterloo clings to pennant hopes as Sunday and Monday games with Marshalltown loom. Record crowds expected at both games. Frank Boyle lauds Cletus Dixon’s 1927 team as the best all around machine to represent the city, even surpassing the 1924 pennant winners.
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Birds
Gonfalon
Marshalltown
Frank Boyle
Cletus Dixon
Virginia league star brings record price for player
Richmond, Sept. 3 Earl Clark a hard hitting Richmond out fielder aged 19 has been sold to the Boston Nationals for 15000, the highest price ever paid for a player in the Virginia league. He hails from the same circuit that produced Pie Traynor Hack Wilson Kent Greenfield Bill Clarkson and Burleigh Grimes among others.
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Earl Clark
Boston Nationals
Clark
Pie Traynor
Pirates
Hack Wilson
Cubs
Kent Greenfield
Braves
Bill Clarkson
Burleigh Grimes
Giants
Cletus Dixon to Pilot Hawk Club Again Next Year
Waterloo's baseball manager Cletus Dixon will return as manager of the Hawks in 1928 after officers announced terms were set last evening. Since taking charge in 1924 Dixon has kept Waterloo in pennant contention, led attendance in 1924 and 1926, and helped boost the treasury by developing and selling young players.
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Cletus Dixon
Hawk
Dixon
Hawks
Gonfalon
Waterloo Treasury
Fights Last Night Roundup From Cities Across U S
Associated Press reports last night boxing results from multiple cities. Winners include Chicaso Eddie Anderson in Wyoming on a foul over Tony Canzoneri and Frankie Genaro over Tommy Hughes in Ohio. Tommy Crowley over Redds Glanchard in Pittsburgh. Silvian Bass over Ray Mitchell in Baltimore. Tony Mandell over San Sanchez in Worcester. Davey Abdo over Tommy Ryan in West Springfield. Clyde Jones over Sparkplug Russell in Wilmington. Shifty Dando over Joe Lockhart in Evansville. Harry Forbes over Bert Waggoner in Petersburg. Rollie French over Paul Wangley in Sioux Falls. Tommy McGuire over Marian Haines in Sioux Falls. Sailor Burke over Kid Martin in Sioux City. Charlie Benson over Mike Garcia in Sioux Falls.
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Associated Press
Chicaso
Eddie Anderson
Wyoming
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Vkron
Frankie Genaro
Tommy Hughes
Cleveland
Tommy Crowley
Pittsburgh
Redds Glanchard
St. Paul
Philadelphia
Silvian Bass
Baltimore
Ray Mitchell
Lynn
Mass
Tony Mandell
Worcester
San Sanchez
Mexico
West Springfeld
Davey
Panama
Tommy Ryan
Buffalo
Clyde Jones
Wilmington
Del
Sparkplug Russell
Newark
Evansville
Ind
Shifty Dando
Columbus
Joe Lockhart
Harry Forbes
Bert Waggoner
Petersburg
Sioux Falls
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Labor Day Park Card Promises Action at Electric Park
Lou Rollinger faces George Truckanbott in an eight round main event at Electric Park Monday Labor Day evening in Fort Dodge. The card includes Ernie North versus Jimmy Smith in a six round semi, Kid Murphy versus Guy Parsonso in a four round bout, Kid Henry versus Kid Rose in another four round, and Joe Thomas versus Floyd Bowers in the eight round windup. The American Legion bill was postponed by rain to tonight. first fight begins at 9 p.m. for late shoppers.
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Frankie Day
George Truckanbott
Fort Dodge
Electric Park
Labor Day
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Iowa
Ralph Alexander
Waterloo
Ernie North
Jimmy Smith
Texas
Kid Murphy
Guy Parsonso
Kid Henry
Kid Rose
American Legion
Joe Thomas
Dubuque
Floyd Bowers
Conrad
Kid Roberts
Kid Harris
Polo meeting with unusual success as army golf substitute
Washington September 3 The army moves to popularize polo similar to golf with the British army long the polo backbone in the Empire. American officers are starting to show championship promise by winning the British American Military American Junior American Inter Circuit American 12 goal and Hawaiian championships. Leaders credited United States Polo Association Louis Stoddard Devereux Milburn Harry Payne Whitney and others for support.
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D. C
Empire
United States
Army
United States Polo Association
Louis Stoddard
Devereux Milburn
Harry Payne Whitney
Baldock to Defend World Bantam Title Against Smith
London reports Teddy Baldock the bantamweight champion will defend his world title for the first time this fall. A match is arranged by the International Sports syndicate between Baldock and Willie Smith the South African champion to be staged at the Royal Albert Hall by October.
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London
Teddy Baldock
International Sports Syndicate
Baldock
Willie Smith
Reve Albert Hall
Gehrig Drives Two Runs as Chicago Tops Cleveland
Gehrig hits two and Burns one homer in a 8 to 7 Chicago win over Cleveland. Reynolds, Sewell, Eichrodt, Clancy, Burns key with three base hits and two base hits respectively. Summa and McCurdy contribute, while Miller, Blankenship, Grant, and Cole rule the pitching and fielding notes.
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Weeee Rosing
van Reynolds
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Falk
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Zele
Tee Berg
Boone
Cale
Pirates Roster May Be Altered Next Year
By Davis J Walsh Pirates head into pennant race with rumors of major changes. Bernard Dreyfuss may ship out Hazen Cuyler Earl Smith and John Doe as Cincinnati and Philadelphia interest surfaces. Trade talks include Pete Donohue and Bubbles Hargrave with Rixey unlikely to stay. Rumors swirl about Rhem joining the Giants if McGraw pushes the deadline.
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Crutz
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Alexander
St. Louis
McGraw
Coach Ingwersen Arrives at Iowa After Vacation
Iowa City Sept. 3. The University of Iowa football staff returns from Minnesota fishing trip to overhaul the 1927 gridiron. Head Coach Burton Ingwersen and Assistant Line Coach Chester Meade arrived with Ed Walker of Stanford to instruct Hawk eye ends and backfield candidates. Rollie Williams aided a summer camp at Trout Lake. Frank Wickhorst, navy captain and all American tackle, expected daily to tutor the Unamen.
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Chester Meade
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