Braddock Signs To Battle Baer On Long Island In June
James J Braddock signed for the world heavyweight title fight with Max Baer to be staged on Long Island in early June. Braddock, a former dock worker, expressed confidence predicting a 20 to 1 upset after the third round. Manager Joe Gould and promoter James J Johnston anticipate a gate exceeding 250 000 to 300 000 with state approval and training camps to follow.
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Bacr
Long Island
New York
James J. Braddock
New York-Pennsylvania
Jersey
Max Baer
Carnera
Baer
Joe Gould
James J. Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Long Island Bowl
Ancil Hoffman
New York State Athletic Commission
Calmar High Opens Its Season With 12-1 Win
Calmar High opened its baseball season with a 12 to 1 victory over Monona amid walks and errors. Calmar collected nine hits to Monona's two as Schlitter fanned eight and Hinaker matched with five walks. The schedule includes Marquette at Calmar and a Winneshiek tourney among other games and opens through May 25.
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Calmar High
Monona
Schlitter
Hinaker
Monona Boys
Marquette
Decorah
Winneshiek
Fort Atkinson
Plan County Baseball Meet At North English
Special to The Gazette Marengo Iowa county's 1935 baseball tournament will be at North English. The Schoolmasters club set pairings for two trophies in a Mil lersburg meeting. Wednesday April 24 schedule includes Victor vs Williamsburg, Marengo vs North English, Parnell vs Amana or bye, Millersburg vs Ladora or bye. Thursday features morning and afternoon winners advancing to finals at 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. with championship to follow.
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Gazette
Marengo
Iowa County
North English
Schoolmasters Club
Millersburg
Victor
Williamsburg
Parnell
Amana
Ladora
Washington High School Tiger Trophies Preservation Plan
Washington High School plans to preserve sixty four cups, thirty-nine statuettes, twelve plaques and banners in a future Washington Room at Franklin or McKinley High School. The collection includes Grinnell and Clinton relays cups, a 1921 Chicago university basketball inscription, and trophies from seventeen schools including Drake, Iowa, Kansas, Grinnell, Coe, and Wisconsin.
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Washington
Franklin
McKinley High School
Tigers
Pas F
Grinnell
Clinton
University of Chicago
Coe
Cornell
Drake
Iowa
Kansas University
Buena Vista
Knox
Chicago
Marquette
State Teachers
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Marion
Pennsylvania
Railroads Use Vast Supply of Tie Cars and Rails
More than 95,000,000 wood ties are used annually by the railroads of this country. About 3,000 ties per mile are laid, highlighting the scale of track building and maintenance across the network.
Worrying Over Sports Heroes As A Profitable Niche
Henry McLemore argues that sports writing thrives on hero worship and cynicism alike. He observes fans' endless fretting over stars from Lou Gehrig to Babe Ruth, noting athletes are often just ordinary people doing a job for pay.
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New York
Annette Kellerman
Leeward
Lou Gehrig
Hell
Babe Ruth
Babe
Omaha to open 31 day race meet on May 30
Omaha Neb AP authorization by the state racing commission last week sets a 31 day meet from May 30 to July 4 with purses totaling 110000 to 120000. Nebraska resumes racing after six years as Ak Sar Ben prepares facilities for the return of the sport under state rules and fairgrounds and civic groups run the meets.
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Omaha
Neb
State Racing Commission
Nebraska
Joe Meyers
Broken Bow
Gene Rossiter
Harington
J. B. Watkins
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ak-Sar-Ben Racing Board
King of Sports
Decorah High Baseball Beats Harmony In Extra Inning Win
Decorah High School opened the season with a 5 4 victory over Harmony on their home field. Decorah overcame being out-hit and out-pitched, winning in the 8th when Rima doubled and scored on Omdahl's single. Preus struggled with seven walks but struck out 11 for Decorah. Harmony pitcher allowed 12 hits and four runs, fanning 12.
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the Gazette
Decorah
Alvin Hancer
Lloyd Kjelstad
Harmony, Minn
Rima
Omdahl
Preus
Gazette Newsies Open 1935 Season With 18 3 Win
The Gazette Newsies defeated Time Check Sluggers 18 to 3 in their season opener. Elton Ross powered the victory with two home runs and a single. Time Check’s battery was Janda Gibson. Gazette’s pitchers were Hope Hibbon and Golad. For game inquiries call 2-1121 between 4 30 and 6 30 p m.
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Time Check
Elton Ross
Newsies
Janda
Gibson
The
Gazette
Hope Hibbon
Golad
Weather Delays Grinnell College Track Drills
Grinnell College coach Lester Duke reports weather holds up workouts delaying time trials. If conditions allow, mile relay will train for Kansas Relays April 20 and State Teachers meet. Eleven returning lettermen listed with events. schedule includes Drake Relays April 27 and conference meets through June 7.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Lester Duke
Kansas Relays
Bentley, Barnes
Anderson
Clark
Kansas
Gordon
Bensley
Barnes
McElveen
Garrison Hosts High School Baseball Tourney Dates Set
GARRISON The high school baseball tournament will be held here April 26 and 27. Supt. A. C. Gallup announced the draw with first round matchups Atkins Blairstown Garrison Keystone Mount Auburn byes Newhall Norway Shellsburg Van Horne Urbana Walford. Second round features Atkins Blairstown Garrison Keystone Mount Auburn winners. Semis Saturday at 9 and 10 30 a.m. Final at 2 p.m. with a consolation at 1 p.m.
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Garrison
A. C. Gallup
Garrison School
Atkins
Blairstown
Keystone
Mount Auburn
Newhall
Norway
Shellsburg
van Horne
Urbana
Walford
Waukon Junior College Opens Spring Grid Drill
Waukon spring athletics begin with Coach L D Orr leading the junior college grid squad practicing this week. Eleven lettermen fill each position, signaling bright prospects for the college football team. Coach Moffit starts warming up a twenty man high school track squad.
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Waukon
Waukon Public Schools
L. D. Orr
Moffit
Cage Letters To Tipton's Juniors Present
Tipton coach F W Wakefield awarded junior high basketball letters to an undefeated squad. Recipients included Bob Banks Wayne Miller Clarence Shaffer Arthur Fitch and Beryl Werl
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Tipton
F. W. Wakefield
Bob Banks
Wayne Miller
Clarence Shaffer
Arthur Fitch
Beryl Werl
Coe And Cornell Enter State Teachers Games
EDAR FALLS AP More than 500 high school and college track stars will compete for more than forty schools in the fourteenth annual Teachers college relays on April 20. Nine colleges and 133 high schools were invited to attempt to break 32 meet records. Coe and Cornell Iowa members of the Midwest loop led entries with 24 and 18 men respectively. Ralph Martin of Coe, former Traer star who holds the high school pole vault record, is expected to challenge for both college and high school records. While college marks may fall widely, prep marks may stand, notably Carl Nelson’s 100 yard dash record of :09.7 and Cherokee’s two-mile mark of 8:13.2 set in 1933.
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Edar Falls
Teachers College
Coe
Cornell
Iowa
Midwest Loop
Ralph Martin
Traer
Carl Nelson
Cherokee
Marengo Tigers Rally for 16 13 Baseball Win Over Blairstown
Marengo fielded a shuffled lineup in a Friday game beating Blairstown 16 to 13 as pitching changes and miscues spurred a wild seven innings. Beilstein Dye and MacDuffee led with two hits each while Carlton drilled a triple and Milling plus MacDuffee added doubles. Reynolds and Kruse may rejoin the lineup for Tuesday’s North English clash.
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Gazette
Marengo
Tigers
Blairstown High School
Lyle Hartz
Lloyd Milling
Lyle Dye
Francis MacDuffee
Dye
Jack Beilstein
MacDuffee
David Carlton
Milling
Campbell
Kinross
Harold Reynolds
Gus Kruse
Tiger
Cedar County Track Meet Set for Tipton Under Lights
Tipton will host the Cedar county track meet under flood lights on April 23 with Stanwood Tipton Clarence Springdale and Mechanicsville high schools competing. Mechanicsville won last year's event held at Tipton.
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Tipton
Stanwood
Clarence
Springdale
Mechanicsville
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