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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1927
Page
12
Quasi poem and sports wire item mix recount a farewell on the morrow with a short staff announcement. Amid rhymes from Rhymes of a Cub and notes on 1928 return, baseball box scores show Ferguson and Littlejohn in a 13-3 Decatur game, plus Browns versus Cubs before a long Boston win streak ends.
George Herman Ruth hits his 54th homer as the New York Yankees sweep a two game set from the Chicago White Sox at the Polo Grounds winning 2-1 and 5-1. Ruth drives in runs, Meusel and Lazzeri contribute, and Miller Huggins’ club nears major league season records with eight games left.
National League and American Association standings listed Milw kee and Toledo with strong records. In a Washington at Cleveland game, Shaute battled hard for seven innings, Grant pitched well for the win while Braxton took the loss. Burns Sewell and Goslin starred with timely hits as the contest ended with a 6 to 2 final.
Under cloud over Eddie Moore of the Boston Braves he was fined 200 dollars for indifferent play against Pittsburgh. He faces suspension as the league reviews his conduct and possible punishment.
Tom Kerrigan holder of American Canadian and British Championships argues for packing golf clubs head down for travel. He says wrapping in medium heavy paper and placing them uncrammed in the bag protects heads better than head up packing, which can cause injury.
Rockford, Sept. 19. A new lightweight champion appeared here early Saturday when an eight and a half pound son was born to Mrs. Sammy Mandell wife of the lightweight champion of the world. He has been named Richard Samuel Mandell. Mother and son are doing nicely.
Iowa City report profiles Jess B Hawley and wife Louise Clark Hawley raising their twins Sunny and Luanne in outdoor, clothes free conditioning. The couple, former University of Iowa and Dartmouth coach and athlete, advocate early hardening to build resilience, claiming the babies have grown robust and weigh 25 and 20 pounds respectively at one year. Neighbors in St Charles Illinois comment.
Evanston Sept 19 There will be 303000 tickets for Northwestern home games this season. Tickets printed on special mill stock allow gatemen to tell counterfeit by tearing the stub to reveal a color insert. The face shows a drawing of McKinloe s campus while a stadium birdseye view dominates the background. A stadium diagram on the back gives seat instructions.
Major league leaders through September 18 show P Waner of the Pirates leading batters at .385 with 128 runs and 233 hits. L Waner of the Pirates tops runs and P Waner doubles as 16. Gehrig and Ruth pace Yankees in homers and RBIs, Ruth also leads in runs with 146 and has 20 triples. Hoyt of the Yankees leads pitchers with 23 wins and 8 losses.
A historical feature notes the surge of women entrants in the national championship at Cherry Valley New York comparing 1907 or 1927 eras. It recalls growing participation from 20 years ago and cites a rain ridden Philadelphia course where 12 of 22 scored under 90, highlighting progress in women’s golf and the shift from corsets and long skirts to capable play.
Fayette Iowa September 19. Prospects for a winning football team at Upper Iowa appear brighter after the first week of practice. Assistant Coach Lyons has full charge of the forward wall and has lined up material from the green stock. Julien, 190 pounds freshman candidate and last year’s star center on Austin High School, reported for practice. Back field positions show ready. First game set for October 7 against Buena Vista Beavers at home.
Northeastern Iowa Golf Association will close its season Sunday September 25 with New Hampton at Decorah and West Union at Oelwein. The Oelwein versus local team match will decide third place while Wauken trails in the standings. Cresco is projected to finish first with Decorah second. an October 2 Decorah tournament invites all members, with nine holes qualifying in the forenoon and the main rounds starting at 1 p.m.
East High drills in cool weather as they pace toward the Cresco game Saturday at Cresco. Coach Makeover plans to stress the aerial attack with backs led by Dickman Parsons Christians and Bingham. Ill captain Diekman may miss the opener. guard May Bell and centre Philips are penciled for key roles with Steeves and Gerber at tackle and end.
Des Moines reports open week for many high schools and several colleges. Drake, Iowa State, Coe, Simpson idle. Des Moines University vs Central College. Still College meets Parsons. Grinnell leaves MVC to face Penn. State Teachers to play St. Thomas in Minnesota. Ellsworth and Tabor cancel schedules due to finances.
Illinois Central shops baseball team closed its regular season yesterday afternoon losing to Cedar Falls Independents 8 to 6. Pitcher I Fagerland allowed nine hits and struck out 11 for Cedar Falls. Don Houck, former Valley league twirler, pitched for Cedar Falls and allowed 10 hits while fanning 11. The Witness Central management declared willingness to meet any nine in Waterloo for the city championship.
Chicago sports writer notes promoter Jim Mullen claims Dempsey’s rebuilt nose could melt under pressure and that Dempsey boxes with his mouth open while Tunney prepares. Promoter speculation aside, Tunney and trainer Eagan are said to be practicing intensely ahead of Thursday night’s bout.
Chicago reports Flynn smiles as betting odds on the upcoming bout with Jack Dempsey tilt to 6 to 5 them. Insiders note that Tunney’s perceived luck and Dempsey’s weakness earlier in the match influenced bettors. Flynn asserts Dempsey could still knock out the intellect of pagdom, while praising Tunney as a lucky champion who benefited from a night when Dempsey could not beat him.
Independence coach M S Nicholson has arranged the winter season schedule for local high school teams. The slate includes doubleheaders against Lamont, Maynard, East Waterloo, Jesup, Oelwein, Manchester, with games hosted both at home and away across December through February.
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