Major League pennant races open as Detroit and Cleveland clash
Baseball opens with eight teams in a 154 game stretch as Detroit faces Cleveland with Schoolboy Rowe and Mel Harder on the mound. White Sox meet the Indians and the Yankees clash with the Senators as teams unveil stars like Simmons and Farrell amid hopes of a pennant race.
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White Sox
Chicago
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Sox
Lefty Gomez
New York
Yanks
Washington
Buck Newsom
Boston
Dietrich
Philadelphia
Wes Ferrell
Simmons
New York Yankees
Joe di Maggio
Joe
McCarthys
Steve O’neill
Bucky Harris
Browns
Maquoketa High Opens Spring Grid Practice
Maquoketa High begins spring sports with about twenty five football players issued equipment for two weeks of practice. Coach Johnson leads grid work while Coach Frost plans baseball with around forty players and a few crossovers. no practice starts before 4 p.m. due to extra classes and makeup work from February vacation.
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Maquoketa
John Johnson
Aldo Frost
Russian Women Ski 1300 Miles Toward Tyumen in 31 Days
Ten young Russian women completed a 1300 mile ski trek from Moscow to Tyumen in Siberia in 31 days. They crossed the Urals despite difficult terrain and cold.
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Moscow
Tyumen
Siberia
Ural Mountains
Wisconsin Near Decision In Wisconsin Athletic Director Search
University of Wisconsin athletic board interviewed six more candidates for the athletic directorship and planned another session Wednesday as it nears a decision to succeed the ousted Dr. Walter E Meanwell. Names of several nationally known figures are mentioned as possibilities alongside local favorites like Guy Sundt.
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Ohio State
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
Don Peden
Ohio University
Wisconsin
Clark Shaughnessy
University of Chicago
Harry Stuhldreher
Villa Nova
Herbert O. “Fritz” Crisles
Princeton
Dana X. Bible
Nebraska
Lorenz
Guy Sundt
Meanwell
Sundt
Iowa to Send 10 Man Track Team to Kansas Relay Meet
Iowa coach George T Bresnahan named a ten man squad to compete at the Kansas relay meet in Lawrence. The Hawkeyes defend three championships and two meet records across relays and the javelin. Entries include sprinters Andy Dooley Wilson Briggs Eugene Skinner Orval Matteson Eliot Waples capt Francis Cretzmeyer Ray Latham Homer Harris Bush Lamb and Mark Panther.
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George T. Bresnahan
Tenman
University of Iowa
Kansas
Lawrence
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Andy Dooley
Wilson Briggs
Eugene Skinner
Orval Matteson
Eliot Waples
Francis Cretzmeyer
Ray Latham
Homer Harris
Bush Lamb
Mark Panther
Washington Gridders Open Spring Drills
Washington high school begins spring football practice under coach George Freshwaters with about thirty players, expected to rise to over forty. Three weeks of drills are planned with potential community games. Freshwaters takes over after Guy Carlton resigns as football coach and will focus on teaching duties next year.
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Freshwaters
Guy Carlton
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Hafey gives up comeback bid after sinus illness
Walnut Creek California AP report on Chick Hafey at 32 giving up plans for a baseball comeback. Hafey, once NL batting leader with the Cardinals, battles sinus problems and lost chance with Reds. He remains under contract to Cincinnati but doubts major league return, weighing minor league play. He maintains peak conditioning on his 26 acre farm.
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Calif
Chick Hafey
Cincinnati Reds
Hafey
Charley Dressen
Reds
Arizona
Cincinnati
Three I League declines 1936 season operation
The Three I League notified NAPBL president W Bramham it would not operate in 1936. Contracts not signed by players are voided making them free agents. Planned members included Decatur Peoria Bloomington Springfield NL and Terre Haute Evansville but a conflict over Peoria's Western entry prompted abandonment with five cities ready.
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Peoria
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Springfield
Terre Haute
Evansville
Ind
Standings in the American Association Standings update
Standings show W L Pett Ft Columbus leading with 01 000 and St. Paul, Minneapolis, Toledo, Louisville, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Kansas City all at 000. Monday's results list no games scheduled.
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St. Paul
Minn’apolis
Roledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Local Preps To Take Part In Two Meets This Week
City track talent heads to two invitational relays this week the State Teachers Relays at Cedar Falls and the Davenport relays in the river city McKinley Franklin and Wilson likely enter Cedar Falls while Roosevelt plans Davenport participation Clinton the indoor state champion enters the Davenport field faster competition expected due to large school entries over 300 students each event slated for next Saturday.
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Rough Riders
Clinton
Iowa City
Cincinnati Opens 1936 Season With Fashion Flair
Larry MacPhail brings big league night baseball to Crosley field with a stylish staff. Pretty girls serve as official staff, wearing blue outfits and bellhop caps while selling cushions and scorecards. Managers and workers wear coordinated uniforms, including red pants for players at seven night games.
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Larry MacPhail
Crosley Field
Wisconsin Enters 34 Men In Drake Relays
Des Moines AP Wisconsin coach Tom Jones listed thirty four athletes for the Drake Relays on April 24 and 25 the largest entry to date. Wisconsin will compete in all events. Notable entries include Charles Fenske who won the Big Ten indoor mile in 4 16 Irvin Rubow who was runner up in the Big Ten shot put and Schlinger who placed third in javelin at Drake in 1935.
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Tom Jones
University of Wisconsin
Badgers
Wisconsin
Charles Fenske
Irvin Rubow
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Celebron Wins Technical Knockout in Welterweight Bout
Billy Celebron of Rockford Illinois earned a title shot at Barney Ross after a technical knockout over Cleto Locatelli in New York. An eighth round uppercut opened a severe eye cut, and Referee Artie McGovern stopped the fight in the tenth. Celebron weighed 146 to Locatelli 143.
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Billy Celebron
Rockford, Ill
Barney Ross
Celebron
Cleto Locatelli
Artie McGovern
Locatelli
Benton Athletes Gather in Vinton Banquet Feature
Nearly 200 high school coaches and team members from thirteen schools attended a banquet at the American Legion hall in Vinton. Rollie Williams, head coach at the State University of Iowa, spoke as guests were welcomed by local officials and letters were awarded to Vinton players in football cross country and basketball.
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Rollie Williams
State University of Iowa
J. Clive Cleary
Grace Miller
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Coe Squad Slated for State Teachers Relays Meet
The Kohawks join Simpson Grinnell Cornell and State Teachers at Cedar Falls for a 13 event program including eight specials and five relays. Trials will finalize definite participants as wind affects prior meet at Iowa City.
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Burt Ingwersen Brings Wildcats To Iowa City
Burt Ingwersen former Iowa football coach will bring Northwestern University baseball to Iowa City for Friday and Saturday events. He and Otto Vogel former Illinois classmates meet as coaching rivals for the first time. Other schedule items include golf vs Iowa State in Ames, tennis vs Grinnell and Coe College, the Kansas Relays, state YMCA swimming championships, and Olympic trials.
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Iowa
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Decorah High Opens With Harmony Minnesota Nine
Decorah high school will open its baseball season Friday hosting Harmony Minnesota on the local diamond. Coach Lloyd Kjelstad fields a seasoned squad with only four lettermen from last year Omdahl Williams Wohlford and Gjevre. Hancer aims to develop Omdahl as a pitcher with Christen and Ransome Bolson as other mound prospects. Williams handles backstop duties with Bernard Baltas and Bob Knowlton as substitutes. The team largely relies on sophomores and only two practices have been possible so far.
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Harmony
Bernard Baltas
Bob Knowlton
Berlin statisticians estimate one million Germans abroad
Berlin researchers estimate about 1,000,000 Germans live outside Germany. The figure reflects diaspora distribution across multiple countries and highlights migration patterns among ethnic German communities.
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Berlin
Indianapolis Five Wins Bowling Title
The American Bowling Congress tournament wraps up in Indianapolis with Falls City Hiaro of Indianapolis claiming team title and 3,089 in the five man event. Johnny Murphy leads all events at 2,006 while other leaders include A Slanina and M Straka in two man and C Warren in singles. Attendance forecasts surround four baseball games with Brooklyn at New York drawing 55,000 and Lonnie Warneke vs Dizzy Dean highlighted in St. Louis.
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Gil Dobie Injury Reported During Spring Practice
Newton Massachusetts AP reports Boston College coach Gil Dobie suffered a right shoulder injury during spring practice when he collided with players and fell to the turf. Dobie, formerly of Cornell, was directing scrimmage and officials say the injury could be a break or a dislocation.
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Gil Dobie
Boston
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