Drake Relays Set April Starters Lead By Littlefield At Drake
Clyde Littlefield Texas coach will be the official starter for the twenty sixth Drake relays to be held April 26 and 27 in Des Moines. Pitch Johnson says Mile Vih relationship Detroit. Entry lists show wide national representation with Pacific coast schools Fresno State and UCLA among early entrants and Texas Abilene Christian North Texas State Teachers leading the south entries.
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Uhlysis Sourh
Pete Welch
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Pacific Coast
Fresno State College
San Diego State Teachers College
University of California At Los Angeles
University of Texas
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North Texas State Teachers College
Arizona
Milton Zori
North Carolina State
Penn
Cornell
Iowa State Teachers
Luther
Dubuqué University
Iowa Wesleyan
Graceland
East High
Sioux City
Grant High
Cedar Rapids
Relays
Marengo High Clinches 9 8 Win Over North English
Marengo high school built rallies with runners on base to edge North English 9 to 8. Jack Beilstein had two of Marengo’s three hits as Lloyd Milling and Lincoln Bartusek played solid defense at second and third. The team’s lineup remains in flux ahead of the town county tournament at North English next week as grades and late arrivals affect infield eligibility.
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Gazette
Marengo
Marengo High School
North English
Jack Beilstein
Lloyd Milling
Lincoln Bartusek
Parnell
Ted Stanton
Paul C. Evans
Harold Reynolds
Iowa Valley league names corrected town list
A Tuesday report on the Iowa Valley baseball league misnamed a member. The correct member is Walford rather than Walker. The four towns entered are Nor way Conroy Walford and Amana with Fay Davis of Watkins as temporary chairman.
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Iowa Valley Baseball League
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Walford
Norway
Conroy
Amana
Fay Davis
Watkins
Central City Beats Alburnett 5 to 4 on Alburnett Diamond
Central City defeated Alburnett 5 to 4 on Alburnett’s diamond Tuesday afternoon. Schueler and Schmickle were the Alburnett battery. Blount and Bolton worked for Central City. Schueler fanned ten and walked six while yielding three hits. Blount gave up ten hits, three walks, and eight strikeouts. Alburnett will host Toddville Friday afternoon.
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Central City High School
Schueler
Schmickle
Central City
Blount
Bolton
Toddville
Conesville High Blank Wilton 5–0 in Home Win
Conesville Iowa Conesville high school baseball pitchers Kennedy secured his second shutout in two starts as the Conesville team defeated Wilton 5 to 0 at home. The win showcases strong pitching and offense for the Conesville lineup.
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Conesville High
Wilton
Gazette
Conesville
Conesville High School
Wilton High
Kennedy
American Legion Junior Loop Opens April 27 Schedule Released
The American Legion Junior Loop opens April 27 with Cities Service and last year’s champions West High land at Daniels park. Marion starts at home April 30 with 4:30 p.m. starts. Saturday games 2:15 p.m. unless doubleheaders shift first game to 1:15 p.m. The schedule lists dates through June 13 covering matches among Cities Service West Highland Roosevelt Armstrong's Marion and Three Minutes at Daniels park.
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West Highland
Daniels Park
Marion
Roosevelt
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Armstrong’s
Daniels Ark
Danels Park
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Armstrong's
Belle Plaine To Hold A Registered Shoot
Belle Plaine Iowa will stage a registered shoot next Sunday starting at 1 30 pm. The event features 100 sixteen yard targets and fifty handicap targets.
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Belle Plaine
Tipton to Host Triangular Track Meet Under Lights
The Tipton field will host a triangular track meet Thursday evening with Mount Vernon Tipton and University high schools. Both meets start at 7 15 p m with county teams competing in the other event on Tuesday April 23.
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Tipton Field
Mount Vernon
Tipton
University
Down Swing Technique And Common Golf Faults
The article explains a golf swing where initial hip and shoulder turn pulls the club back while the hands lag. It warns that breaking the wrists early causes the clubhead to lag and the hands to outrun the clubface leading to a slice. It advises correcting this fault to improve play. It ends with a note on a South American laurel tree yielding an inflammable liquid in certain seasons.
Weather and crowd notes hit Cubs and Reds openers
The article reports Chicago’s opening at Wrigley Field drawing 15,500 in frigid conditions against a forecast 42,000, with a $25,000 loss vs expected turnout. It also notes Cincinnati drawing 27,400 for the Reds Pirates opener amid record cold, and St Louis attracting 2,500 for Browns Cavaliers.
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Cardinals
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Cincinnati
Reds
Pirates
St. Louis
Browns
Cleveland
Elgin High Opens Baseball Season at Clermont
Elgin high will start its baseball schedule Tuesday with a game against Clermont here. The rest of the schedule lists games against Fayette Hawkeye West Union Wadena Clermont and Fayette again with a possible game against Wadena. Lettermen returning include Evans Steele Cook Shaffer Kreuger Weibel Earl Meyer while Elmer Meyer Floyd Frieden Irvin Lyons left or graduated. Battery candidates include Evans Schneider Schup bach Wenger Roberts with Steele Weiler Shaffer Patterson as pitchers and Gruver Powell Haas McMillan Brabham Thomas C S Whitney as coach.
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Elgin High
Clermont
Fayette
Hawkeye
West Union
Wadena
West Union Wihere
Hawkeye Ithere
Clermont Ithere
Wheatland High School Forms Baseball Team Lineup
Wheatland high school baseball coach Doran Beitz announces the lineup. Players include Charles Parsons pitcher Donald Thompson catcher Gregory Parsons K M Horstman R R Horstman Gilmore Schanze Henry Gell Donald Peterson Stanley Fagerland Norman Bicknese Herbert Stoecker and Dale Klahn.
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Gazette
TLAND
Wheatland High School
Doran Beitz
Charles Parsons
Donald Thompson
Gregory Parsons
K. M. Horstman
R. R. Horstman
Gilmore Schanze
Henry Gell
Donald Peterson
Stanley Fagerland
Norman Bicknese
Herbert Stoecker
Dale Klahn
Ruth's Successor Over First Hurdle
Henry McLemore recalls George Selkirk quickly overcoming nerves as he fills Babe Ruth's shoes with the New York Yankees. Selkirk gains confidence after a helping crowd and key first hit, turning fear into a determined smile in Yankee Stadium.
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NEW York
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
No. 3
George Selkirk
Babe Ruth
George
Yankee Stadium
Shueyville Defeats Ely 3-0 In Pitchers’ Duel
Ely pitcher gave up three runs on four walks and two hits as Shueyville edged Ely 3 to 0. Kopecky pitched a strong game for Shueyville with nine strikeouts and scattered hits, while Ely’s aces struck out eight batters but drew walks to fuel the losing effort.
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Ely
Shueyville High School
Stable
Kopecky
Shueyville
Dysart High Opens Spring with 4–0 Win Over Gladbrook
Dysart High defeated Gladbrook 4 to 0 in the season opener. Dysart tallied six hits off Mahlistadt while Helm allowed only two singles in the shutout.
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Gazette
Dysart
Gladbrook
Mahlistadt
Helm
Four New York Fights Set by Promoters
The upstart promotion war between Madison Square Garden and Mike Jacobs' Twentieth Century club will stage four major boxing showdowns in New York. May 10 Tony Canzoneri defends against Lou Ambers at the Garden for the New York State light welter title. May 28 Barney Ross meets Jimmy McLarnin at the Polo Grounds for welterweight world honors. June 13 Max Baer fights Jimmy Braddock for heavyweight supremacy at the Garden Long Island Bowl. June 25 Joe Louis faces Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium under Jacobs.
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Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Twentieth Century Club
Cauliflower Brigade
Tony ‘Canzoneri
Lou Ambers
the Garden
New York State Athletic Commission
Barney Ross
Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
Polo Grounds
Jacobs
Max Baer
Jimmy Braddock
Garden
Long Island Bowl
Joe Louis
Detroit
Primo Carera
Yankee Stadium
Stanwood Red Sox Training Drills in Stanwood Ia
Stanwood Iowa report shows Ralph Gaul managing and playing first base for the Red Sox this season. Francis Moffatt heads the pitching staff with Ernest Gaul and others unsigned. John Grant serves as secretary. treasury stands at $50. Night games planned at the high school field and a baseball benefit dance set for April 29.
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Stanwood
Ralph Gaul
Stanwood Red Sox
Gaul
Sox
Paul Ostergaard
John Grant
Treasury
Francis Moffatt
Ernest Gaul
Raiders Ticket Book Sale Extends To May 10
About forty workers collected prospect cards at the Montrose hotel as manager Cap Crossley previews the 1935 Raiders lineup. The sale of baseball ticket books will run through May 10 to let fans assess the team before opening day May 7. Peter Bailey, treasurer, will report final totals. headquarters are in the Delavan hotel.
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Montrose Hotel
Peter Bailey
Crossley
Harrys. Johnson
Raiders
Delavan Hotel
French Munition Makers Perfect Time-Fused Scrap-Iron Shell
Early shrapnel was enclosed in wood or a sack, but French munition makers developed the time fused scrap-iron filled projectile that bursts over the enemy lines.
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