Ottumwa Packers Win Mississippi Valley Pennant in 1926
Ottumwa manager Pat Harkins leads the Packers to the Mississippi Valley League pennant with a season full of steady climbing from June onward. Al Bauer starred with 23 wins as Ottumwa clinched first, while Rock Island and Waterloo contend for remaining spots. Doubleheaders close the season with Ottumwa ahead. Red Worthington and others provide final exhibition appearances as teams end the campaign.
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Pat Harkins
Hia ‘Wachot
Ot ‘Tumwe
Leset
Packers
Jergue
Rock Island
Waterloo
Buran
Moline
Harkins
Mr. Bauer
Ottumwa
al Bauer
Mississippi Valley
Down
Joop
Waterloo Hawks
Dan O'eary
West Side
Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Anderson
Red Hamilton
Sol Fleury
O'Leary
Stanton
Worthington
Hasrics
Red Worth-ington
Mke
Criles Gay
Charles Abbott
Clarke
Hawks
Rain Delays Fall County Golf Title Qualifiers
Wet weather halted qualifiers for the annual county tournament at Byrnes Park, delaying play until conditions improve. Fred McClain won the Courier cup last year and aims to defend the title as qualifiers proceed under clear skies.
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Byrnes Park
Knights of the Ball and Club
Fred McClain
Ttis al
Sunnyside Country Club
Lou Rollinger Prelims Ahead of Dempsey Card Fight
Lou Rollinger, who beat George Bourland in a 10 round bout Friday, heads toward a Dempsey Tunney card in Philadelphia. Manager Larney Lichtenstein says word from Dempsey is pending and hopes to secure Rollinger for an Oct 4 Bout against Carpenteri, with training ongoing in Los Angeles and in the local gym.
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Lou Rollinger
George Bourland
Philadelphia
Lou
Larney Lichtenstein
Los Angeles
Larney
Dempsey
Carpentier
Legion
American Legion
Roliinger
Negro
Cedar Falls Teams Start Gridiron Recruits In Early Week
Cedar Falls Ia Sept special Cedar Falls teachers college and Cedar Falls high school begin football drills this week as seven candidates seek spots on the Teachers College eleven. Head coach Charley Denton trains a largely new squad with two returnees Horace Leonard and Gerald Baxter from last year.
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Cedar Falls
Hothbe
Kave
Charley Denton
Cedar Palls High
Denton
Horace Leonard
Gerald Baxter
Motorboat Races Set Today in Detroit Harbor
Detroit Mid Sept 6 Anq motorboat racing classics of the year the Harmsworth trophy on the 130 mile international sweepstakes were carded for decision this afternoon in the tenth annual motorboat regatta. The sweepstakes is a marathon water event for displacement boats. Ten boats nominated nine qualified at over 45 mph. The first heat of the Harmsworth trophy race scheduled for 4:80. Gur Wood's Miss America V defender and record holder and two other members of the American team the Miss America I and II race against the French challenger Excelsior France. The Harmsworth trophy event is a 30 nautical mile race.
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Detroit
Anq
Gur Wood
Corher
Will Rae
Excelsior France
Newark Sells Fonseca to Cleveland Team
Lew Fonseca star second baseman of the Newark club in the International League has been sold to the Cleveland Indians. Manager Fred Yarshell said cash and players will change hands for Fonseca who has major league experience with Cincinnati. Cleveland still must arrange a replacement for Fonseca next season. he will finish the season with Newark Bears and join Cleveland after Sept 10.
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NS. Y
Lew Fonseca
Newark
Cleveland Indians
Fred Yarshell
Burchell
Fonseca
Cincinatti
Sareheli
Cleveland
The
Bears
Indians
Fishermen Hook 25-Pound Pike During Minnesota Lake Trip
Two Nebraska anglers on a Minnesota lake battle a 25 pound pike that yanked the boat and tangled oars. A passing boat’s offer of dollars to tow the fish highlights the unusual catch as the writers note public trout streams and Wisconsin white pine history.
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Nebraska
Minnesota
South America
Connecticut
Promoter Mullen Stakes Lively Cubs Park Show Tonight
Chicago tonight features a 19 round main event with Tray Ryrehel defending home turf against Pete Sarmiento. Promoter Jim Mullen also offers three additional 10 round bouts plus a semiwindup between Farzo and Spug Myers.
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Chicago
Jim Mullen
Cubs Park
Tray Ryrehel
Pete Sarmiento
Sarmiento
Charley
Phil) Rosendere
Rychell
Mulies
le Roy
Farzo
N. D
Spug Myers
California
Sammy Mandell
Hoon and Olva to Mix at Electric Park
Waterloo fight fans are promised action as light heavyweight title hopefuls Jack Silva of Davenport and Billy Hoon of Muscatine clash in a six round bout at Electric Park. Semiwindup features Kid Spruce of Waterloo versus Kid Sparge of Mason City, with fourround opener headlined by Bill Boden and Kid Lee under referee Albert Knipp at 8:30 p.m.
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Waterloo
Electric Park
Jack Silva
Davenport
Billy Hoon
Muscatine
Iowa
Hoon
Silva
Muscatine Flash
Kid Spruce
Kid Sparge
Mason City
Bill Boden
Water Joe
Kid Lee
Hudson
Albert Knipp
Mary Browne to Turn Pro to Face Suzanne Lenglen
New York reports Miss Mary K. Browne will turn professional and compete against Suzanne Lenglen during Lenglen’s American invasion. Promoter Charles C. Pyle declined to disclose contract details. Browne, a former multiple national champion, has a storied career including 1913 titles and Wightman Cup captaincy.
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Suzanne
New York
Mary K. Browne
Suzanne Lenglen
Charles C. Pyle
Pyle
Miss Browne
America
Williams
Doreen
Philadelphia
Molla Mallory
Forest Hills
Russian Cossack Chorus at Plaza stage with Sergei Socoloff
A twelve member Russian Cossack chorus directed by Sergei Socoloff performs on the Plaza stage with English pieces like Swanee River and Dixie and Song of the Volga Boatman. The program also features film fare Up in Mabel's Room and a Mabel and Garry plot with fashion items and comic bedroom misadventures.
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Plaza
Sergei Socoloff
Ed Wynn
Mabel
Mabel Ainsworth
Garry
Marie Prevost
Mabely
Harrison Ford
Phyllis
Haver
Harry Myers
Sylvia Breamer
Fascinating Youth at Strand Promises Lively Winter Scene
Strand presents Fascinating Youth with 16 Paramount studio school players and a mix of youthful romance, behind the scenes glimpses, and an ice boat race set amid winter Adirondack scenery. Stars include Harry Carey in Driftin Thru. Cameos, Fables, and News reels shown. Classmates at Palace features Richard Barthelmess in a West Point filmed drama with cadet company.
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Strand Theatre
Paramount Studio School
Mayers
Greenwich Village
Adirondacks
Harry Carey
Rialto
Hiatto
Maizie
Buddy Rogers
Ivy Harris
Ralph Lewis
Palace
Richard Barthelmess
United States Military Academy
West Point
Madge Evans
Claude Brooke
Reginald Sheffield
Charlotte Walker
Beach Conke
James Bradbury
Henry B. Lewis
Corns
Thieves Switch Cushions In Water Street Dodge
R M McComb reported a cushion theft from his Dodge on Water Street between Fourth and Fifth. The thieves replaced the seat with an old worn cushion from a shed, leaving McComb with an uncomfortable ride yesterday.
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R. M. McComb
McComb
Water Street
Fourth
Fifth
Neavywoight wrestler to face Renato Gardini in Sept bout
Des Moines reports a Sept 13 showdown between neavyweight wrestling champion and Italian grappler Renato Gardini announced today. Other notes include umpire Pat Donohue joining the Pacific Coast League and high school football coaching changes at East High and Roosevelt High. Also mentions baseball results in a southwestern town tournament and upcoming workouts for Des Moines high school athletes.
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Renato Gardini
Inattle
Des Moines
Pat_ Donohue
Jimmy Dundee
Williamson
Billy Lyons
San Francisco
Joe Stecher
Riverview Park
Cornell Bluffs
Local Baseball Action and Various Player Moves
The report notes Tim Grant failing to repeat a Thured victory and Wians winning over former teammates. Hill Speas hits a homer, and Patterson makes a key stop on Clurey’s liner to halt a Watering rally. Waterloo’s Clarke has two singles and a hit. The score ends 4 to 3. Labor Day events at Locus Street include football practice with Greene as the opponent on Sept 27. The House of David nine tours Iowa and tries to sign Cy Williams. Cy declines and Hobinson is not committing. Shanklin and Trevant report to Denver for tryouts. Bunnies signings and price details noted. The Mississsippi Valley league closes its season under Teague.
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Tim Grant
Dubuque
Wians
Iis
Hill
Greene
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