Major Leagues Open Tuesday In Circus Day Atmosphere
Major league baseball returns next Tuesday in festive fashion with 16 clubs aiming for pennants. Detroit and Chicago favored, with Cardinals and Giants threats. Red Sox Yankees and Indians challenge. Dodgers rebuilt for opener against Giants. Reds and Browns reinvested. season hinges on Tigers strong lineup and pitching.
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America
Roosevelt
Washington
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Detroit
New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston Braves
Boston Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Browns
Reds
Browns
Hornsby
Jimmie Foxx
Tigers
Red Sox
al Simmons
White Sox
Mickey Cochrane
Don Ross
Marvin Owen
al Crowder
Jimmy Dykes
Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Charley Grimm
Jimmy Wilson
Philadelphia Nationals
Bill Terry
Raiders Drill At Springfield Camp
The Cedar Rapids Raiders begin early spring drills in Springfield Missouri with Cap Crossley as manager and more than twenty players reporting for camp. Five veterans will skip the trip to Springfield and remain for later joining in Hill Park workouts.
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Crossley
Diamond Brigade
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Cap Crossley
Raiders
St. Louis Cardinals
Hill Park
Jimmy Webb
Frank Howard
Frank Thomas
al Shipley
Red van Fleet
Harry Johnson
Webb
Howard
Shipley
Thomas
Houston
Elston
Cabble
Hari
Hayes
Unash
Columbus
Johnson
St. Louis
United States
Cardinals
Cornell Wrestlers Win at Fort Dodge
The article notes Cornell college wrestlers, Brand and Murray, advancing to Bethlehem finals after a U S semi final tournament in Fort Dodge. Brand wins the 34 pound class and Murray claims the 128 pound bout, with Natvig and Larson also advancing in other weights.
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Cornell
Fort Dodge
Brand
Murray
Bethlehem
United States
Cornell College
Natvig
Moore
Iowa
Larson
Iowa U
Moravie
Bellevue
Neb
Cheney
Iowa State
Johnson
Eagle Grove Athletic
Miller
Curran
Cherokee
Jare Bueghly
Bueghly
Moravic
Nating
Iowa University
Ison
Moore I Iowa Teachers
Hawkeyes Defeat Coe and Cornell in Indoor Outdoor Meet
Iowa's track team swept relay events to beat Coe and Cornell 78 to 69 in a windy combination meet in Iowa City. Floyd DeHeer led with 10 points from shot put and discus. Latham scored eight for Iowa.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Coe
Cornell
Floyd DeHeer
Iowa
Latham
Cretzmeyer
McKinley
Stookey
Hugg
Etsy
Harley
P. Nelson
R. Nelson
Keith
Carson
cKinley
Zimmerman
Iowa State Nine Downs Teachers in 11 to 8 Victory
Iowa State defeated Iowa State Teachers College 11 to 8 in Waterloo behind steady pitching by Scott who held the Teachers to seven hits. Blanchard struck out thirteen Cyclones but was in a fourth inning collision that tied the game at 5-5. Champlin and Werner homered for Teachers while Gustine and Johnson did for Ames. Gotham went 4-for-4 for State.
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Larry French
White Sox
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles
Comiskey Park
Monty Stratton
Sox
Mike Kowalik
Cub Youngster
Mule Haas
Zeke Bonura
French
Kreevich
Haas
Krevich
Washington
Grimm
Hartnett
Hack
Waterloo
Scott
Iowa State
Iowa State Teachers College
Gordon Blanchard
Cyclones
State
Champlin
Werner
Gustine
Johnson
Ames
Gotham
Fae
Blanchard and
Hutch
Minor league baseball surges as 1936 circuits rise
The piece notes a revival in minor league baseball from 12 leagues in 1933 to 25 or more in 1936, crediting promoter Joseph F. Carr and the return of night games. It compares past eras, recalls Frankie Whitney and Ad Wolgast, and discusses potential internal discord for Detroit Tigers players including Hank Greenberg and Al Simmons, plus salary tensions amid pennant hopes.
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Joseph F. Carr
Columbus
Ohio
Carr
Florida State
Arkansas
South Atlantic
Alabama-Florida
Oklahoma State
Ohio State
Appalachian
Alabama State
Victor Celidonia
Fairview
N. J
Celidonia
Frankie Whitney
Cedar Rapids
Whit
Atlanta
Ad Wolgast
Wolgast
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Greenberg
Charley Gehringer
Tommy Bridges
Schoolboy Rowe
Gehringer
Bridges
Rowe
al Simmons
White Sox
Wisconsin Seeks Athletic Director After Shakeup
The Wisconsin athletic board interviewed six men and plans more talks to name a successor to Walter Meanwell after dismissals of Meanwell and coach Clarence Spears. candidates include Guy Sundt and Fred Evans, with others eyed from Ohio State, North Dakota and more as the regents pursue control over Big Ten athletics.
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Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin Athletic Board
Shahan
Walter E. Meanwell
Meanwell
Clarence W. Spears
University Board of Regents
John Golemgeske
Spears
Toledo University
Sundt
Guy Sundt
Wisconsin
Fred Evans
William Chandler
Marquette University
Clarence Rasmussen
Milwaukee Country Day School
Guy Lowman
Arlie Macks
Federal Rural Rehabilitation Service
Harold Olsen
Ohio State
Don Peden
Ohio University
Casey Finnegan
North Dakota
Howard Johnson
la Crosse State Teachers College
Elmer Henderson
Tulsa University
Catalina Island
Glenn Holmes
Oak Park
Alex Nemzek
Moorhead
Minn
State Teachers College
Oklahoma wrestlers dominate final Olympic team trials
Oklahoma college wrestlers have 24 places in the final Olympic team trials at Lehigh next weekend based on national tests from collegiate A A U and YMCA. Pennsylvania follows with 13 contenders, while New York Indiana Iowa Illinois each send seven. other states trailing.
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Oklahoma
Lehigh University
Oklahoma Grapplers
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
Iowa
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Kansas
Delaware
Ohio
Minnesota
Virginia
California
Toddville High Announces Baseball Schedule
Special to The Gazette reports Toddville high school releasing its baseball schedule. Eighteen boys reported to Gallup for practice on Monday.
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The
Gazette
Toddville
Toddville High
Gallup
College Sports Results and Meet Notes
College baseball scores show Boston Ravel academy six Iowa five and Ohio State three to Illinois five. Other results include Washington three over Western Mary-Ohio Wesleyan two Colorado College ten to three Denver one nine. Indiana University thirteen Carson-Newman ak twelve. In swimming Stanford forty six California thirty eight. Track results from Wichita and Winfield include Southwestern and Triangular meets with multiple times and placements.
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Iowa
Western Ilinois State
C. Illinois
Ohio State
Washington
Western Mary- Ohio Wesleyan
Colorado College
Denver
Colorado U
Greeley State
Indiana U
Carson-Newman Ak
Stanford
California
Wichita
Reas
Southwestern
Winfield
Kan
Reds Tie Tigers 5-5 In Rain-Shortened Game
Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers battled to a 5-5 tie after eleven innings when rain halted play. Jim Brennan held the Tigers scoreless from the sixth on, Al Simmons homered for Detroit, and Kampouris drove in two runs including his fourth hit before the game ended.
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Dayton
Jim Brennan
Detroit
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
al Simmons
Tigers
Rogell
Walker
Greenberg
Reds
Lombardi
Kampouris
Gehringer
Goodman
Senators Triumph 9 7 Over Albany Farmhands
In a 25 hit game marked by ten extra base hits the Washington Senators beat the Albany farmhands 9 to 7. Earl Whitehill allowed nine hits and five runs in six innings while Buck Newsom struggled. Jesse Hill led Washington with a triple and homer and Joe Kuhel added two triples. Smead Jolley collected five hits for Albany.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Albany
Earl Whitehill
Buck Newsom
Jesse Hill
Joe Kuhel
Smead Jolley
Indians Beat Giants 4 to 0 on Mixed Pitching
Cleveland Indians win 4 to 0 over the New York Giants behind a combined five hit effort from Mel Harder Willis Hudlin and Oral Hildebrand as they capitalize on six hits Saturday.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Mel Harder
Willis Hudlin
Oral Hildebrand
Rain postpones first Cards Browns game in St Louis
The opening game of the two game series between the St Louis Cardinals and the St Louis Browns was postponed due to rain. The clubs will reschedule for Sunday and Monday.
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ST. Louis
Browns
Yankees Dominate Dodgers 6 3 to Even Borough Series
New York Yankees halt a late Brooklyn rally then answer with a five run burst to beat the Dodgers 6 to 3. Lou Gehrig homer with the bases empty in the seventh.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Lou Gehrig
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