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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1928

Page

12

Yankees Rout Athletics In Double Victory At Yankee Stadium

New York fans packed the stadium as the Yankees swept the Philadelphia Athletics 5 0 and 7 3 to take the lead in the American League. A record crowd of 83 265 watched with paid attendance 81 622 and receipts 115 000. George Pipgras and Bob Meusel starred as New York strengthened its pennant push.

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Noisy socks and vanity in a mad age headline

A fragmentary news item frets over Sir Oliver Lodge wearing clocks on red socks at a full dress event and mocks vanity in madness. It wanders through absurd headlines about beauty parlors for the insane, a New York diarist purchase, and quips on fashion and crime.

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Former Waterloo Resident Wins Saskatchewan Horseshoe Title

G B Strayer, once from Waterloo and now in Drinkwater Saskatchewan, captured the provincial horseshoe championship at Regina on Labor Day, defeating W Mountegnay after 32 men competed in the singles tourney. several Strayer relatives still live in Waterloo. SCHANG OUT FOR SEASON. Detroit Sept 10 UP Wally Schang, St Louis American League catcher, will miss the rest of the season after x rays show a fractured ankle from sliding into home in the ninth inning.

G. B. Strayer Waterloo Saskatchewan Canada Regina W. Mountegnay Strayer Drinkwater Sask Florida Schang Toetroit Mich Wally Schang St. Louis

Standings and Scores From Baseball Leagues

National League standings show St. Louis leading with 53 wins and 6 losses, followed by Chicago, New York, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati. American League lists New York atop with 90 wins, then Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia. American Association and Western League tables follow with Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Toledo, Milwaukee, and others. Yesterday's results include games across leagues with several 3-3 and 4-5 outcomes.

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Guyler and Bush Share Honors In Chicago Victory

Chicago hosts a 2 to 0 win over Cincinnati as Guy Bush returns from a bullpen lapse to anchor the pitching. Cuyler and Stephenson drive in runs, while Bush fans two as the Cubs prevail. The Pirates topple St. Louis 8 to 7 behind Waner brothers and a late rally, with Grimes, Dawson, and Alexander contributing on the mound. Giants edged at Ebbets Field 3 to 2 as Powers errors set up Brooklyn’s ninth inning rally and Hendrick homered to tie the game.

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Unsung Hero Herman Brix Shines At Amsterdam Shot Put

Tacoma native Herman Brix, national shot put champion and former UW football tackle, starred in Amsterdam. He opened with a 51-6 effort, besting Emil Hirschfeld, then in the fifth round clocked 52-11 16, setting a world mark as part of a six-throw sequence where his averages topped the field.

Herman Brix Tacoma Wash Enoch Bagshaw University of Washington Herm Amsterdam Ralph Rose Pat McDonald Arlie Macks Bud Houser Harkanft Herb Schwarzie Mever Johnnie Kuck Kansas Los Angeles Athletic Club Emil Hirschfeld Kuck Krenz Robert Brix Hirschfeld Teuton Buck Johnnie Berm Brix Ray Puever

Two Prelims on Boxing State at Electric Park

The boxing program at Electric Park on Wednesday features two four round preliminaries before the main Bowers versus Corbett fight. Paul West of St Paul clashes with Harry Wiley Grinnell, and Jack Donath meets Whitey Dale of Wateron, with Red Corbett weighing about 1635 pounds and set to face Bowers in the headline bout.

Electric Park Paul West St Paul Harry Wiley Grinnell Jack Donath Whitey Dale Waterton Red Corbett St. Paul Bowers

Sunnyside Meet Proves Success at Sunnyside Country Club

Harold Jockumsen won the championship title after defeating Burr Lichty 2 up in the final. E Howard captured the Sunnyside Eight with a 2 up win over Ben Swisher Jr. Dunkelberg prevailed in the Waterloo flight with a 2 up victory over Wayne Raymond. Forty-four golfers competed, with Kilgore posting 77 for 18 holes in qualifying. All matches were nine holes.

Harold Jockumsen E. Howard Robert Dunkelberg Sunnyside Jockumnsen Burr Lichty AL Pee Lawrence Kilgore Howard Ben Swisher, Jr Carl Muller

Reinbeck, Dike, Gladbrook Nines Win in Corn Belt

In the Corn Belt league at Dysart a Dysart loss to Reinbeck 7 to 4 leaves Reinbeck, Dike, and Gladbrook triumphant. Dike edged Eagle Center 9 to 8 and Gladbrook shut out With 6 to 0. The season ends Sunday September 23.

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Ring Quarrel Draws In N Y U Star Lassman

In a postwar boxing tale from New York, promoters Gibson and Bronson seek star athlete Al Lassman of NYU to turn pro after Lassman, a 6 foot 7 captain of the 1928 NYU football team, shows speed and power but aims to finish his education first. Gene Tunney’s era and heavyweights are cited as the backdrop as Lassman weighs a boxing future.

Lassman

Ames Grid Practice Begins Next Monday

In Ames In Sept 10 In his final letter to candidates for the Iowa State college football team Coach Noel Workman warned the men that Nebraska would be played the third Saturday of practice and stressed the importance of reporting in good physical condition Practice in the Big Six conference gets under way Sept 17 Workman ordered his squad to meet at 10 am that morning.

Ames Towa State Noel Workman Nebraska Workman

Pirates Purchase Hawkeye Star Stroner From Wichita

Rock Island third baseman Jimmy Stroner, last season with Wichita in the Western league, has been purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates and will report next spring. Stroner is hitting above .300 for Wichita. The piece also notes Pinkey George, a former Black Hawk county flyweight, competing on the Pacific coast and a racing of bouts involving Speedy Dado and Sid Torres in San Francisco. Coaches Makeover and Sarit gear up football squads for season openers as scrimmages are canceled by heat. a practice game at East High is scheduled.

Jimmy Stroner Rock Island Wichita Pittsburgh Pirates Stroner Pinkey George Black Hawk County Pugizat Pactic Coast Dado Mipino Los Angeles George Sid Torres San Francisco Forres Aso Midge Makeover Ralph Sarit Saunday Wess East High

Shocker Major League Hurler Dies in Denver

Urban J. Shocker, 48, former Yankees and Browns pitcher, died in Denver after a two month illness from pneumonia worsened by heart disease. He began in semipro ball as a catcher, peaked with seven Browns seasons 1918 to 1924, won 13 games in 1927, totaled 189 wins 145 losses in 410 games, 979 strikeouts in 2,672 innings, and appeared in the 1926 World Series.

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Nebraska Faces Tough Schedule With Veterans Back

Lincoln Sept 10 The Cornhuskers of Nebraska brace for five Big Six games and four interconference contests as Coach Ernest Beary builds a heavy squad around returning lettermen Howell Holm Ashburn Warlet James Lucas McBride Munn Peater Richards Sloan Witte Zuver. Open with Ames Oct 6, Missouri looms as a key rival at Lincoln Oct 27, with Montana State Syracuse Pittsburgh Norman and Kansas State also on the schedule.

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Plant yields per acre surpass all others in food output

A fragment notes that no other plant provides as much food per acre as this one. It implies comparative agricultural advantage, highlighting exceptional productivity without specifying crop names, locations, or figures. The terse line suggests a broader discussion of plant efficiency in farming.

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