Major League Season Opens With Wholesale Player Changes
Edward J. Neil notes a mass of new faces across both leagues as 1934 opens. National league outfields see shifts, with most clubs using players from last summer, while American league outfields largely recycle 1933 rovers. Several clubs reshuffle infielders and managers, with the Giants trading George Davis to St. Louis and other teams reworking key positions. The St. Louis Browns prep for spring travel and a four game set with Brooklyn before returning home.
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York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Rovers
Athletics
Washington
New York Giants
George Davis
St. Louis
George Watkins
Polo Grounds
Davis
Joe Medwick
Ernie Orsatti
Jack Rothrock
Buster Mills
Rochester
Cubs
Chuck Klein
Kiki Cuyler
Babe Herman
Riggs Stephenson
Tut Stainback
Koenecke
Dodgers
Ethan Allen
Henry Dana
Phillies
Wes Schulmerich
Chick Fallis
Len Koenecke
Brooklyn
Johnny Frederick
Danny Taylor
Buzz Boyle
Hack Wilson
Adam Comorosky
Pirates
Reds
Chick Hafey
Johnny Moore
Waner Boys
Freddy Lindstrom
Pittsburgh
Braves
Wally Berger
Randy Moore
Hal Lee
Bob Worthington
Joe Mowry
Goose Goslin
Tigers
Jonathan Stone
Carl Reynolds
Boston
Ruth, Combs and Chapman
New York
Porter, Averill and Vosmik
Cleveland
Cramer, Johnson and Coleman
Philadelphia
West, Campbell and Garrs
Simmons, Haas and Swanson
Chicago
West Palm Beach
Flin
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Browns
Orlando
Fla
Sophs Favored To Win Coe Home Meet
Sophomores lead the field as Coe College hosts a large home meet with preliminaries already run. A key sorority relay and strong entries in 440 and 880 yard dashes promise a competitive afternoon beginning at 2 30 p m with Professor George Bryant as starter and referee.
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Sorority
George Bryant
Hild
Prohaska
Walker
White
Hallenbeck
Gage
Petch
Stookey
Sophs
Hahn
Rohde
Schneider
Frosh
Shuge
Cosner
Grage
Pottinger
Graham
Frash
Martin
Schwank
Saccaro
Cook
Claypool
Comstock
Jonns
Carr
Nichols
McLeod
Zoigas
Schure
Chi Omega
Belknap
Sauer
Hitchcock
Kappa Delta
Berry
Nicholas
Carson
Keith
Fox
Alpha Gamma
Critter
Carris
Hubner
Casner
Alpha X Delta
Edpitas
Menzer
Ete
Fiat
Schwartzen
Eastern Iowa League reorganized with nine towns represented
A Bennett Iowa meeting formed the Eastern Iowa Baseball League with nine towns including Bennett Calamus Clarence Durant Mechanicsville Stanwood Walcott Wheatland and Lowden. Dr L Rees of Bennett was elected president Otto Schneider of Massillon vice president and Arnold Koch of Lowden secretary treasurer. A new meeting set for April 24 will review eligible players and financial requirements before a May 6 season opener.
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Lowden
Eastern Iowa Baseball League
Bennett
Calamus
Clarence
Durant
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
Walcott
Wheatland
Dr. L. Rees
Otto Schneider
Massillon
Arnold Koch
Lowdon
Salary hoax over Johnson’s Cedar Rapids baseball service
An industrial worker warned of a $6000 salary for Harry Johnson as president of the Cedar Rapids baseball club, but the claim is debunked as he has received no pay in eighteen years. The piece also recounts Cubs vs San Antonio exhibition chaos and Lefty Grove’s sore arm amid trade talk with Eddie Collins commenting on the Boston Red Sox deal with Connie Mack.
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Harry Johnson
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
The
Bunnies
Belden Biw
John
Son
Waterloo
Lefty Grove
Boston Southpaw
Grove
Eddie Collins
Red Sox
Connie Mack
Greve
Ge Greve
Athletics
Collins
McKechnie Faces A Hard Job At Boston Braves
New York report notes Honest Bill McKechnie faces tough season guiding the Boston Braves. The club aims to regain fourth place despite injuries to Rabbit Maranville and an unsettled infield. Pitching staff led by Ed Brandt and Ben Cantwell.
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Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Boston Braves
Bill McKechnie
Wilkinsburg
Redskins
Bill
Tribe
Boston
Cirecuit
Braves
Rabbit Maranville
Rabbit
McKechnie
Baxter Jordan
Pinkey Whitney
Bill Urbanski
Dick Gyselman
Tony Cuccinello
Dodgers
Gyselman
Johan Goldman
Montreal Royals
Wally Berger
Randy Moore
Red Worthington
Hal Lee
Ed Brandt
Ben Cantwell
Fred Frankhouse
Huck Betts
Bob Smith
Bob Brown
Local Checker Teams to Clash Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids
The Ottumwa checker team led by state champion Bobby Martin will meet Cedar Rapids in a YMCA match Saturday night at 7 30. Both teams are said to field six players and face strong opposition from Cedar Rapids.
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Ottumwa Checker
Bobby Martin
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Iowa
Michigan and NYAC Favored in Indoor Aquatic Meet
In Columbus Ohio the 1934 AAU senior indoor championships open with Michigan and New York Athletic Club as favorites. Michigan, runner up to NYAC last year, features nearly the same stars who competed a year ago. Michigan had won the national collegiate title recently.
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Columbus, O
New York Athletic Club
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
Michigan
New York A. C
Magnussen Elected to Honorary Medical Frat
Marcus Magnussen of Clinton former University of Iowa football captain and assistant line coach has been elected to Alpha Omega Alpha the honorary medical fraternity Magnussen a medical college junior captained the 1932 Hawkeye team and played center for three seasons earning all conference mentions
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Magnussen
Iowa City
Marcus Magnussen
Clinton
University of Iowa
Alpha Omega Alpha
College of Medicine
Hawkeye
Cedar Rapids Baseball Team Name Contest Grows With Submissions
The contest allows multiple entries per person with five days left. Entries postmarked by April 10 go to judges Ralph Clements Otto Ambroz and Harry Corot. First prize is a season ticket for sixty three games valued at $40.95. other prizes include twenty two game tickets and ten or five tickets for lower places.
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Cedar Rapids
Lkely
All Communications
Ralph Clements
Three Minutes Cereals Company
Otto Ambroz
Ambroz Advertising Agency
Harry Corot
Luberger Comny
West Side Park
Gazette
Tama Sophomore Girls Win Class Tournament Title
The Tama high school sophomore girls basketball team defeated the eighth grade junior high squad 16 to 12 to capture the class tournament championship this week. Crabtree scored 10 points for the winners. Junior high squad included Allen Weatherly Storm Weaver Culver Rugg Nelson Kubik Glendy. Rugg led juniors with 10 points. Senior and freshman results noted with brief scores. team coached by Miss Alpha Ladd.
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Tao
the Gazette
Tama
Tama High School
Crabtree
Bridges
Elliott
Hamiel
McFate
Griswold
D. Reider
Allen
Weatherly
Storm
Weaver
Culver
Rugg
Nelson
Kubik
Glendy
Miss Alpha Ladd
Sophomores Could Replace Veterans on Iowa Baseball Team
Iowa City Iowa sophomores may replace five veterans on the University of Iowa baseball squad. Coach Otto Vogel cited potential at shortstop third base and two outfield positions while veterans Schultehenrich Baker Schmidt hold clear spots. Prominent hopefuls include Stephens Weese Clausen Drizhal Frohwein Landrum with Ford set to return from injury for the opening home series against Iowa State April 13 and 14.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Otto Vogel
Hawkeye
Herman Schultehenrich
St. Louis
Glen Baker
Davenport
Dutch Schmidt
John Stephens
Gerald Weese
Danville
Ill
Marion Clausen
Oxford Junction
Harold Drizhal
Harry Frohwein
Sheldon
Dale Landrum
New London
Vogel
Trinois
Eugene Ford
West Bend
Ford
Iowa State
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