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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1926
Page
6
In a tense pennant chase, Hornsby’s Cardinals hold a strong lead while the Pirates rout Reds in a doubleheader. Cincinnati’s hopes dim as Chicago and St. Louis press on. Bravely, Brickell and Waner star for Pittsburgh, and Giants lose ground as Phillies upend Brooklyn.
Central Standard Time listings show a dense network of radio programs across stations like KFAB, KFDM, WOC, WLS, WEAF, WGN and many others. The page notes music, concerts, orchestras, lectures, and market reports from Davenport to Chicago, Pittsburgh to Detroit, with mentions of notable programs and personalities.
Marble Rock establishes a Walton League chapter with a charter membership of 35 to 40 and expects to exceed 50 within a month. Bert Willford of Waterloo was absent. Raymond Reis becomes permanent president and C. W. Huggett secretary treasurer. A social event closes the meeting after discussion of the group’s aims and challenges.
Des Moines hosts the Rock Island Lines annual athletic tourney on Saturday with about 502 contestants from 14 states. The program includes track and field, basketball, tennis, baseball, trapshooting, horseshoes, bowling and more, with top trophies and medals awarded. Rock Island officials James Goerman of Chicago and L C Fritch also expected to attend.
Dixon Hawks face Charles City for a two game set on Friday and Sunday at home to close the season. Waterloo Mississippi Valley league team tops pennant race and has sold two players to the St. Louis Browns. White Dixon and Worthington have appeared on the diamond this season. Dixon played Spencer here last year and the others with Eldora. Collegians will tour the western part of the state next week after completing the schedule.
Writings express a lifelong passion for rafting from a riverbound dream to a future trip. The author recalls past boat life on the Mississippi, imagines a raft journey on the St Croix, and describes raft gear and the tranquil, leisurely river passage.
Readable fragments show schedules for Wisconsin Purdue Illinois Notre Dame Indiana Northwestern Ohio State Iowa Minnesota and Missouri Valley teams. It lists opponents like Purdue at Navy Indiana Northwestern and Notre Dame games along with dates and venues across October to November.
Cedar FallsSept 9 With only two weeks of practice before the first game with St Thomas coach Paul Bender and assistants Dickinson Whit ford prepare the Tutor squad for contests with the dese wees the Town conference can offer Prospects on the hill are not especially bright as 10 of last year's lettersmen are missing Absence of Seidler Gemberling R ider Berryhill and Horton leaves the front rank in a depleted state while the backfield was completely shattered with the passing of the Harshberger brothers Ray Andrews and Dave Bates the latter an wbconference back There is plenty of line material available however with Drury all state end Cramer and Freshwater to battle for the flank Positions The center of the Inte will be taken care of by Welsh Tollefson Orr Alyers and Capt Macon who made the allconference squad two years ago In the early workouts Peterson Marshalltown Burkheiser Sanburn Raviin Nora Springs Palmer Washington Lautenbach Pella Kleuver Atlantic and Delzel Morn ing Sun have shown promise and should push the veterans for regular berths on the Varsity Two Veterans for Backfield Only two veterans have reported for the backfield C Andrews and Phelan New men are Flower Marshalltown Thompson Sheldon McClusky Woodbine Pretzel Grun ny Center and Gay Orr Colleza high while the 1st of reserves from last year includes Sindlinger Stark Pryor Crab tres Wagner L Thompson and Crochawscky All in all it looks liike some pret ty hard driving on the part of the coaching staff to shape up some real opposition for the St Thomas cadets
Los Angeles September 4 film director King W Vidor and screen star Eleanor Boardman married last night at Marion Davies Beverly Hills home. Vidor recently divorced Florence Vidor after a long separation once touted as proof couples of talent can live apart. BOY HIT BY AUTO. Des Moines September 9 John Ixon 11 was struck by a car late yesterday. his injuries include a fractured arm and broken ribs. condition serious.
National League leaders include Brown of the Braves with 180 hits and Cuyter of the Pirates with 54 runs. Holtomley of the Cardinals leads doubles, while Kremer of the Pirates has 17 wins as the top pitcher. In the American League Rams of the Indians has 191 hits and Ruth of the Yankees 124 runs. Gehrig of the Yankees has 20 triples and Mostit of the White Sox 24 stolen bases. Dauss of the Tigers has 11 wins as league pitching leader.
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