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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1936

Page

11

Five Cornell Wrestlers Qualify For Olympic Finals At Lehigh

Five Cornell wrestlers earned spots in the final U S Olympic team trials at Lehigh University Bethlehem Pa April 16 17 and 18 Ray Bunch senior heavyweight Gordon Ellison former Cornell grappler national amateur champ 1933 Dick Freeman 174 pound freshman from Vinton Robert Murray 123 pound Davenport plus Dale Brand 154 pound sophomore had already qualified Ellison Freeman and Murray placed in the top four in Chicago AAU meet Dunn Oklahoma A M defeated Bunch in the first round but Bunch beat two Big Ten opponents to finish second

Ount Vernon Cornell Lehigh U Bethlehem Ray Bunch Gordon Ellison Dick Freeman Vinton Robert Murray Pounder Davenport Chicago Dale Brand Roy Dunn Oklahoma A Bunch Cornell Batman Jordan Michigan Hank Indiana Ellison Sikich Zemen East Chicago Ricks M. Ellison Freeman Kozlowski Voliva Murray Carpenter Illinois Lifton East Ross Flood Byrd Purple

Iowa to Have 200 Legion Ball Teams

Iowa will form more than 200 American Legion junior baseball teams this summer with over 4,000 boys participating. Emil Levsen announced that the state champion will be decided around August 1 after two preliminaries, and Iowa’s district champions advance to regional and national junior tournaments.

American Legion Emil “Dutch Levsen Iowa Council Bluffs Iowa Daily Press Association Rapids Gazette Memr Levien

Cornell Wrestlers Enter Fort Dodge Sectional Tryouts

Five Cornell wrestlers will enter the Fort Dodge sectional Olympic tryouts Friday and Saturday. Howard McGrath at 145 pounds leads the squad with fifteen straight dual wins and eleven pins in two years. Also listed are Jim Watson 158, Ward Miller 134, Bob Murray 123, and Tike Miller 118 pound class competitors.

Mount Vernon Cornell Fort Dodge Howard McGrath Jim Watson Ward Miller Bob Murray Tike Miller

Western Association to Open With Six Clubs

Des Moines AP Tom Fairweather president said St Joseph Missouri and Fort Smith Arkansas will not be admitted and the Western Association will start with six teams. Hutchinson AP president G C Hipple telegraphed approval to add St Joseph and Fort Smith would make eight teams but St Joseph was dropped previously and Fort Smith seeks return. Current roster includes Ponca City Muskogee Bartlesville Joplin Springfield and Hutchinson.

DES Moines Tom Fairweather Western Association Baseball League St. Joseph Fort Smith Ark Hutchinson Kan G. C. Hipple Hutchinson Western Association Western Association

Friedman To Remain As C. C. N. Y. Coach

Benny Friedman former Michigan All American quarterback was reappointed head football coach at City College of New York. Friedman will start his third year at C C N Y this fall.

New York Benny Friedman University of Michigan City College of New York Friedman

Robin Hood name change links to Omaha underwriter

Larry Harlan secures financial backing from R A Crum, president of Robin Hood brewery, to underwrite the Omaha club now renamed the Robin Hoods, ending long Packers era debates and raising questions about league funding. Cricket-like notes on Giants manager Bill Terry reflect knee injury and possible limited play.

Larry Harlan Omaha Packers R. A. Crum Robin Hood Brewery Harlan Crum The Robin Hoods

Iowa Teams Open Outdoor Schedules This Week

The University of Iowa track and baseball teams begin their 1936 outdoor schedules this week. The tennis team faces Bradley Tech in the second dual of the year. Bresnahan's track squad meets Coe and Cornell colleges Saturday. Baseball plays Illinois College at Jacksonville Friday and Macomb Teachers at Macomb Saturday. Bradley Tech tennis meet will be at Peoria Illinois.

the Gazette Iowa City University of Iowa Bradley Tech George T. Bresnahan Coe Cornell Illinois College Jacksonville Macomb Peoria Iil

Training Camp Notes Bring Curve Ball Talk and Storm Delays

AP notes from Richmond to Columbia report Casey Stengel praising Casey Jeffcoat’s curve ball with Dodgers and a joke about his father. Giants in Alabama storm area with uncertainty of an exhibition. Al Smith may start against Indians if weather permits. A’s head to Clinton to play Presbyterian College while Mack recovers from laryngitis. Ferrell slated to pitch in Boston Bees game with Red Sox, Grove on mound to face Chattanooga. Ballpark conditions threaten a Columbia game with Cantwell Osborne and Reis likely to start if played.

Richmond Casey Stengel Dodgers George Jeffcoat Allentown Casey Jeffcoat Norfolk Elizabethton Tenn New York Giants Alabama Giants al Smith Indians Chattanooga Joe Cronin Wes Ferrell Red Sox Bees Boston Sox Lefty Grove Columbia S. C Cantwell Wayne Osborne Bobby Reis

Natural Golf Swing Promotes Fluid Ball Contact

Contrast between today’s simple, easy golf action and yesterday’s rigid efforts. Lowering head and shoulders hinders the club and body. standing straight with a natural stance allows muscle function to flow. Small deviations disrupt natural action and affect the ball. observe the left arm and knee for proper body turn.

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