Drake Relays field brims with national track stars
Early entries for the 26th Drake Relays April 26 27 draw top competition from across the country. Notable names include Jesse Owens Jimmy Owens Sam Stoller Sam Allen and Bob Parke along with hurdlers pole vaulters and distance stars from Michigan Texas Iowa Notre Dame UCLA and others.
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ES Moines
Drake
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Jimmy Owen
University of Iowa
Sam Stoller
Michigan
Herman Neugass
Tulane
Chick Wallender
Texas
Roland Locke
Nebraska
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
George Saling
Sam Allen
Oklahoma Baptist
Allen
Sandbach
Purdue
Knappenberger
Kansas State
Haring
Emporia
Kan
Jack Baird
San Diego
Calif
State College
Connie Warmerdam
Fresno State College
Jess Petty
Husky Rice Institute
Bob Parke
Oregon University
Buddy Blair
Louisiana State
Mark Panther
Vincent Murphy
Notre Dame
Murphy
Linn Philson
University of California At Los Angeles
Shellsburg Softball Team Organized With New Managers
The Shellsburg softball team was organized last week with Richard Kibbie as manager and Carl Popenhagen as business manager. Local teams may schedule games by contacting Carl Popenhagen by phone or mail.
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Shellsburg
Richard Kibbie
Carl Popenhagen
War of the baserunners rages over Werber and White
In Sarasota the clash between Boston Red Sox standout Bill Werber and Detroit Tigers fast man Jo Jo White heads into a season of heightened rivalry. Both boast 1934 base stealing feats with 28 and 40 steals respectively, as they clash for supremacy on the basepaths.
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Sarasota
Fla
Bill Werber
Boston Red Sox
Jo-Jo White
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Werber
White
Detroit
Boston
Bag of
Bones
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
St. Louis
Joe Medwick
Red Birds
Marvin Owen
Tak
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Detroit Flyer
Bill Corum
International News Service
New York
Boston Braves
St. Petersburg
Bill McKechnie
Dazzy Vance Returns to Dodgers as Dazzling Asset
The veteran pitcher Dazzy Vance appears with the Dodgers after a long stint with the Braves and Robins era stars. Casey Stengel notes Vance still fires a lively curve and a usable fastball, offering relief and potential innings for the team.
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Arthur Charles
Dazzy" Vance
Brooklyn Robins
Robins
Max Kase
Max
Casey Stengel
Vance
Cretzmeyer Emerges As Iowa One Man Track Force
Francis X. Cretzmeyer, in his second year at Iowa, dominates as a one man track team scoring 86 of 356 Hawkeyes points in seven indoor meets. He competes in five events, excelling in none but collecting points in all, with 18 points in two meets and 16 in another.
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Paper Coop
Waterfront Park
Braves
Daz
Iowa City
Francis X. Cretzmeyer
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Cretzmeyer
Iowa
Eric Wilson
George Saling
Cretameyer
Grinnell
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Northwestern
George Bresnahan
Cretz
Emmetsburg
East Iowa Amateur Loop Expands to Nine Clubs
Dyersville re joins the Eastern Iowa league as the nine team loop includes New Vienna Bankston Farley Pleasant Grove Dyersville Epworth Worthington Peosia and Colesburg Earlville leaves. Otto Hess remains president Jim Naber named vice president Ralph Willenborg becomes secretary treasurer and league statistician Scoop Wilhelm named commissioner. Scheduling will be drafted for approval before the May 6 season start.
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Cial
Gazette
Dyersville
Eastern Iowa
New Vienna
Bankston
Farley
Pleasant Grove
Epworth
Worthington
Peosia
Colesburg
Earlville
Otto Hess
Jim Naber
Ralph Willenborg
Wilhelm
Dubuque
Willenborg
Wellman High Opens Spring Football Practice
Wellman High, Ke-Wash conference champion last fall, began spring grid practice this week. Thirty-six students signed up for the sport under the direction of Coach Herman McIntosh.
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Gazette
Wellman
Wellman High School
Herman McIntosh
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