Major League Baseball Opens Amid Hopes and Shifts
Major league baseball returns with night games and a Babe Ruth shift to the Boston Braves signaling renewed prosperity. Opening day draws big crowds across eight sites as Presidents and stars attend, with the Cardinals Cubs Yankees and others shaping pennant chances in the new season.
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Roosevelt
Washington Senators
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Ford C. Frick
New York Giants
Carl Hubbell
Bambino
Bam
St. Louis Cardinals
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Dean Brothers
Lon Warneke
Ruth
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Pirates
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Senators
Bucky Harris
Cleveland
Indians
Browns
St. Louis
Casey Stengel
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Yankees
Lew Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
George Selkirk
Riley Parker
Rock Island
Dayton
Bubbles Hargrave
Raiders
Twin Cities
Tommy Taylor
Harry Johnson
Louisville
C. A. Beers
Rock Ispend
Tommy
White Sox Beat Cubs 5 2 In Exhibition At Comiskey Park
The White Sox defeated their Crosstown rivals the Cubs 5 to 2 in an exhibition at Comiskey Park before about 8,000 fans. Vernon Washington hit a homer off Larry French in the first three innings as Chicago took a 4 run lead. John Whitehead and Joe Vance limited Cubs to two runs in the final six innings. The two teams meet again at Wrigley Field on Sunday.
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White Sox
Cubs
Comiskey ‘Park
Sox
Larry French
Cub
Vernon Washington
Charley‘ Root
John, Whitehead
Joe Vance
Dallas
Wrigley Field
Giants
Cleveland
NEW York
Schumacher
Clyde
Castleman
Thidians
New ‘York Giants
Polo Grounds
Monte Pearson
Ron
Pearson
Lloyd Brown
Newhall High Opens Season With 6 4 Win Over Norway
Newhall High defeated Norway 6 to 4 in Newhall opening the baseball season. Holland pitched for Norway allowing seven hits and two walks. Lieb led Newhall with three hits and four walks, while Werning and Lieb contributed two hits each.
Lyons High Victorious At Eastern Iowa Relay Carnival
Lyons High won the eastern Iowa relay carnival with 4714 points as Vinton took second with 2414. University High, Mechanicsville, and Tipton followed. Notable winners included Linnell Kerr in high jump and St Patrick’s crews in 440 and 880 relays. Adams of Lyons won the mile run in 5:00.5, with Kegert of Mechanicsville and other place winners listed across events.
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Lyons High School
Iowa
Vinton
University High
Tipton
Linnell Kerr
Carigg
Connors
Burger
Duane
St. Patrick’s
Iowa City
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Lyons
Lelntbaugh
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DeWitt
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J. Patricks
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Toledo
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Clarence
Monticello
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Branwood
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Spooner
Goodertn
Kerr
Swift
Rowe
Graham Mediapolis
Lenz
Carige
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Clar- Shee
Pierce
Gilchrist
Foerster
Focentain
Graham
Mediapolis
Bilers
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Jones
Ryerson
Huski
Dieh
Helaht
St Paul Beats Sioux City 10 to 2 In Opener
St Paul walloped Sioux City Cowboys 10 to 2 as they prepared for the season opener. Five Sioux City pitchers were touched for runs while Fette Stratton and Fenner, and several Saints players contributed in a decisive win with solid batting and timely scoring.
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Kemp
Hemenway
Timm
Anderson
Nejmiller
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Rock Island
Topeka
Keokuka
Senators
Iowa State College Romps Over State Tutors in Season Opener
The Iowa State College baseball team defeated Iowa State Teachers 15 to 2 in Cedar Falls in the season opener for the Panthers. Iowa State broke open the game with runs in the third through fifth innings and added a three‑run burst in the ninth. Ten errors aided the Cyclone scoring.
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Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers
Panthers
Cyclone
Sports Scores Snapshot From Regional Contests
Minnesota defeated Nebraska 20 to 5 while Cornell upset Princeton 15 to 10. Dartmouth edged Pennsylvania 5 to 3 as Iowa State beat Iowa State Teachers 15 to 2. Washington College won 8 to 6 against the University of Maryland, Purdue triumphed 4 to 51 over Butler, Luther topped Carleton 11 to 4, Illinois leapt to 53 over Ohio State 2, Wisconsin beat Bradley Tech 10 to 5, and Michigan defeated Navy 3 to 1.
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Nebraska
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Frinceton
Dartmouth
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University of Maryland
Purdue
Butler
Luther
Carleton
Illinois
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Bradley Tech
Michiean
Navy
Washington Grant split four relays in annual meet
Grant and Washington high cinder relay forces split the honors in morning races. Grant won the quarter and half mile relays with D Christie Broussard Wishniewsky and Rappaport, while Washington captured the mile and two mile relays led by Hellenbeck Alt Spray Cozad and Bates Eby Rickey and Henton.
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Iowa City
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Broussard
Wishniewsky
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Cozad
Bates
Eby
Rickey
Henton
Brand Of Cornell Wins Title In Natl AAU Mat Meet
Oklahoma City AP reports six Oklahoma wrestlers advance to the finals with at least seven of nine national AAU titles in reach. Cornell’s Brand and Indiana’s Myers challenge Oklahoma favorites. Brand faces Ralph Raser for the 155 and Myers eyes Ernest Young as semi finals highlight.
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Ernest Young
Oklahoma Aggie
Earl Kielhorn
Cherokee
Frank Lewis
Wagner backs three pitchers and three hitters in NL ranks
The former Pirates star and current coach selects Dizzy Dean Carl Hubbell and Van Mungo as top NL pitchers and Paul Waner Bill Terry and Wally Berger as top hitters. The piece also notes Al Larson’s hitting prospects, season pace in the Western league, and various minor league shifts.
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John McGraw
Pittsburgh
Dizzy Dean
Cards
Carl Hubbell
Giants
van Mungo
Brooklyn
Paul Waner
Pirates
Bill Terry
Wally Berger
Braves
Wagner
Len Warneke
Cubs
TOWA BASEBALL NINE DEFEATED BY WESTERN MICHIGAN TEACHERS
Iowa City, AP Western Michigan Teachers defeated Iowa 10 to 3 after a sixth run third inning rally erased a 2-1 Hawkeye lead. Diez pitched seven solid innings with five strikeouts. Blackman allowed seven, with two Hawkeyes runs. Neuman Emery and Holes key for WMU. final score 10-3.
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University of Iowa
Western Michigan
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Iowa
Hawkeye
Michigan
Charles Blackman
Blackman
Lloyd Diez
Iewa
Neuman
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Bar'abo
Taylor
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Picker's
Stewart
Ol Murphy
Salter
O Nelson
Secory
Diez
Towo
Coo
Gecory
Barmabo
Harmabo Te Miller
Diex
Underwood
Nelson
Schreck
Hayden
Alburnett Baseball Team Drill Schedule Published
The Alburnett baseball team trained under Coach Clyde Wilson for weeks. Upcoming games include April 12 open, April 16 open, April 19 at Toddville, April 23 open, April 26 and 27 county tournament at Alburnett, April 30 hosting Central City, May 3 at Springville, May 7 hosting Springville, May 10 at Central City, with further opens on May 14 and May 17.
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Alburnett
Clyde Wilson
Toddville
Central City
Springville
Conesville Defeats St Mary's Iowa City In Suffered 3 0
Conesville high school basketball team defeated St. Mary's of Iowa City here Friday afternoon with a 3 to 0 score. Kennedy pitched for Conesville.
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Iowa Trackmen defeat Coe and Cornell in windy relay meet
Iowa City AP reports the Hawkeyes beat the Coe Cornell combined team 100 to 75 as Nelson Briggs Hugg and Owen led sprint relay in 42.5 and the half mile relay in 1 28. Dooley anchored the mile, Cunningham appeared in exhibition, and Cretzmeyer led individual scoring with 15 points. Iowa took 14 of 17 firsts with Cosner and Martin tied for pole vault.
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Estelle Lawson Wins Southern Women’s North-South Title
Estelle Lawson of Chapel Hill North Carolina became the first southern woman to win the 35 year old North South women’s golf tournament at Pinehurst. She defeated defending champion Charlotte Glutting of East Orange New Jersey one up in the final after a comeback on the back nine.
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Estelle Lawson
Chapel Hill
Charlotte Glutting
East Orange
N. J
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Miss Glutting
New Jersey
Athletics overpower Phillies in City Series rout
Connie Mack's Athletics pounded the Phillies 16 to 2 in Philadelphia. Sugar Cain Alton Benton and Johnny Marcum struggled as the A's rapped 17 hits including two homers by Jimmy Foxx. A's built a 5‑0 lead by the fifth, expanded to 11 on a six‑run sixth, then added four more in the eighth and another in the ninth.
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Alton Benton
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A’s
Jimmy Foxx
Phil Collins
Orville Jorgens
Joe Bowman
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Verger
Ryan
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