Rich Of Red Sox Emerges As Prime Rookie Prospect
Rich of the Red Sox, a 22 year old from North Carolina, is hailed as the top pitching prospect by an American League umpire. The article notes a rich crop of rookies across teams including Ted Williams, Jim Tabor, Buddy Rosar, Marvin Breuer, Joe Gallagher, Keller, Roberto Estalello, Roberto Ortiz, Walter Masterson, Alex Alexander, Dee Miles, Bill Naval, Tom Drake, Tom Sunkel, Morton Cooper, Ken Raffensberger, Bus Ter Adams, Eddie Miller, Pete Reiser, Manuel Salvo, Tom Hafey, and Wes Levengood among others, highlighting depth in rookie talent and farm systems.
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Woodrow Rich
North Carolina
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Boston Red Sox
Rich
Gomezes
Groves
Newsoms
Bowes
Jimmy Foxx
Futilly
Bill Dickey
Marvin Breuer
Joe Gallagher
Keller
Roberto Estalello
Washington Senators
Roberto Ortiz
Walter Masterson
Philadelphia
Alex Alexander
Carrasquel
Athletics
Dee Miles
Bill Naval
Miles
Naval
Mile Rock
Detroit Tigers
Freddy Hutchinson
Seattle
Toronto
Barney McCoskey
Beaumont
Tigers
Cleveland
Tom Drake
New Orleans
St. Louis
Tom Sunkel
Morton Cooper
Ken Raffensberger
Buster Adams
Joe Orengo
Herman Franks Orengo
Franks
Adams
Miller
Boston
Bees
Eddie Miller
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Terry
Manuel Salvo
San Diego
New York Giants
Tom Hafey
Knoxville
George Myatt
Giants
Viewing the Field: Army, Iowa District Sports Roundup
On Feb 11 eight teams from the United States Military Academy contested intercollegiate events seven wins and one loss. Army fell to Cornell in wrestling 19 9 while others claimed victories in basketball swimming fencing boxing polo gym and rifle.
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United States Military Academy
Army School
Midwest
East
Army
Dick Barker
Cornell
Iowa Cagers May Play In Twin Bill Dec. 30
Marquette athletic board weighing a two game bill for December 30 in Milwaukee with Wisconsin versus Nebraska and Marquette versus Iowa. tentative consent from Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska depends on athletic boards approval.
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Iowa
Milwaukee
Marquette University Athletic Board
Bill Chandler
Marquette
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Frey to Open Gym in Iowa City
Bill Frey, athletic trainer at the University of Iowa, plans to open a men's gymnasium in Iowa City by mid July after his university contract was not renewed. He was the third coach dismissed from Irl Tubbs staff. Pat Boland remains, seeking a position in physical education. Tubbs has gone to Florida. Ernie Nevers signs with the Chicago Cardinals. The article notes the earth travels 584,600,000 miles around the sun.
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Iowa City
INS
Bill Frey
University of Iowa
Frey
University
Irl Tubbs
Pat Boland
Tubbs
Florida
Ernie Nevers
Chicago Cardinals
Reds Triumph Over Red Sox 7-4 In Eighth Inning Rally
In Macon, Cincinnati Reds grab a 7-4 win over the Boston Red Sox after a decisive five-run eighth inning. Key moments include Joost’s triple and Harry Craft’s inside-the-park homer fueling the surge, overcoming Ted Williams’ earlier homer and Sox pressure.
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Macon
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox
Reds
Berger
Ted Williams
Sox
Ray Davis
Gamble
Joost
McCormick
Goodman
Harry Craft
Boston
Cincinnati
Auker
Rich and Desautels
Moore
da Vis
Lombard
Record Holder An Also Ran In Bowling Meet
Al Brandt of Lockport New York led Niagara Hotels with a 771 as he returned to the lanes in Cleveland The 771 is the second highest three game total in ABC history Larry Shotwell Covington Kentucky the only man to beat Brandts total with a 774 in 1930 rolled 576 in singles after 527 and 565 in team and doubles Frank Lackhouse Wally Enright Chicago set a 1300 doubles score Eddie Eggerding Cincinnati moved to fourth in all events with 1016 Carmel Dragotta Fred Pukall Allentown Pa posted 527 a new doubles high Their 1226 aggregate fell short of the high ten slate but they beat the former mark by one pin.
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Cleveland
al Brandt
Prince
Lockport
N. Y
American Bowling Congress
Niagara
Larry Shotwell
Covington
Brandt
Frank Lackhouse
Wally Enright
Chicago
Lackhouse
Enright
Eddie Eggerding
Cincinnati
Carmel Dragotta
Fred Pukall
Allentown
Charley Reinke
Rudy Reipel
Racine
Wis
Keglers
Marion Presbyterian, Trinity M E Lead Church League Finals
In the YMCA Church league senior semifinals Marion Presbyterian beat Westminster 33 to 29 and faces Trinity M E in the finals Monday at 8 30. Trinity M E Comrades defeated First Reformed Comrades 36 to 33 and will meet St Paul M E Monday at 7 30. Pioneer championship game pits John Huss M E against St Paul Mohawks.
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Marion Presbyterian
Westminster Presbyterian
Trinity M. E
First Reformed Comrades
St. Paul M. E
John Huss
Boys Activities At Y Continue This Week
The Y M C A boys department stays open 10 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday during spring vacation. Regular classes run with an extra morning swimming period from 10 to 11. A hike for all members is planned Thursday afternoon April 4, leaving the Y at 2 pm.
Cleveland Indians on Brink of a Terrific Letdown
AP wire reports from New York say the Tribe under Alva Bradley faces a fractured locker room. Oscar Vitt and key players spar, with salary holdsouts and jealousy at catcher Pytlak and Hemsley complicating a strong, now faltering Indians roster led by Slapnicka and a wary public.
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New York
Giants
Indians
Alva Bradley
Cleveland
Oscar Vitt
C. C. Slapnicka
Cedar Rapids
Bradley
Vitt
Osmanski Begins Active Duty With Hawkeyes
William T. Osmanski known as Bullet Bill reports for Iowa Hawkeyes duties after a Holy Cross visit. He shows early football form in a suit, catching passes and sprinting, with possible return to Holy Cross to finish dentistry studies.
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Iowa City
INS
William T. Osmanski
University of Iowa
Osmanski
Holy Cross
College of Dentistry
Eddie Carroll to Fight Bolden in Des Moines Co feature
Promoter Pinkie George announced Eddie Carroll of Toronto will meet Nate Bolden of Chicago in a 10 round co feature for the April 10 lineup in Des Moines. The bout headlines a card featuring Frankie Covelli and Henry Huerta.
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DES Moines
Pinkie George
Eddie Carroll
Toronto
Canada
Nate Bolden
Chicago
Frankie Covelli
Henry Huerta
Nervy finish in masters as Snead edges Burke in close 1929 test
Henry Melemore reports from Augusta on the Masters where Billy Burke, Sam Snead, and Denny Guldahl contend into the final holes. Burke frets waiting for rivals while Snead’s 280 sets a record and Guldahl looms. Tommy Armour calls medal-play golf the most punishing on nerves.
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Augusta
Billy Burke
Snead
Little
Guldahl
Nelson
Tommy Armour
Feller Takes Rest as Indians Travel to Pensacola
Bob Feller stays in New Orleans resting after tiring outing with the Giants. Cleveland Indians head to Pensacola to meet the Pensacola team. Ossie Vitt says overtraining troubled Feller and warns players to hustle or face fines.
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NEW Orleans
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Pensacola
Fla
Feller
Giants
Ossie Vitt
Bob
Population boom in Soviet Russia projected growth
The birth rate surges in the Soviet Union with a current population of 168 million and an estimate to reach 300 million in twenty five years, signaling rapid demographic change in a single great nation.
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Soviet
Russia
Blades Says He'll Be Manager Of The Cards
Ray Blades, a longtime Cardinals figure, confirms he will manage the St. Louis Cardinals and run team affairs on the field with final say. He cites prior success with Columbus and Rochester and says he will listen to Rickey, Wares, Gonzales, and coaches but make decisions and bear responsibility. Blades, 42, has spent 20 years with Breadon and Rickey in various roles and recalls Frisch’s departure amid clashes with Rickey.
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Rogers Hornsby
Gabby Street
Bill McKechnie
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Ray Blades
Sam Breadon
Branch Rickey
Blades
Frisch
Grapevine
Rickey
Mr. Rickey
Buzz Wares
Mike Gonzales
Cards
Rochester
Columbus
McLeansboro
St Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Hawkeye Nine Beats Millsaps 14 to 9 in Open
The University of Iowa Hawkeyes defeat Millsaps College 14 to 3 in the season opener. Pitching by Hal Haub and Bob Stastny limited Millsaps to five hits and one run through six innings as Iowa built a big early lead with timely hitting and power.
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Jackson
Miss
University of Iowa
Millsaps College
Hawkeyes
Iowans
Hal Haub
Bob Stastny
Haub
Stastny
Manush
Iowa Track Squad Opens Outdoor Practices For Spring Meets
Iowa's track team will move outdoors for the first open air workout as coach George Bresnahan plans a gradual transition from indoor to outdoor surfaces. Ten to thirteen athletes will compete at the Kansas relays April 22 in Lawrence plus about twenty at the Drake carnival April 28-29 in Des Moines, led by the Teufel brothers Fred and Carl, John Graves, and Milton Billig in the mile relay.
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Iowa City
Kansas
Drake
University of Iowa
George Bresnahan
Iowa
Fred and
Carl Teufel
John Graves
Milton Billig
Industrial Softball League bans steel spikes
The Cedar Rapids Softball Association Industrial league prohibits steel spikes, reversing last year’s policy. Three outside players may play again, Open league players may compete in other leagues, and open pitchers cannot supply both pitcher and catcher for an Industrial team. The note ends with a sun position remark.
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Industrial League
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Association
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