Majority Of Board To Support George Brown
Representatives of forty three class A schools pressed for the resignation of George A. Brown but faced a board majority backing his contract through Sept 1 1939. The meeting highlighted deep divisions over Brown’s leadership and the future of Iowa high school athletics.
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Johnston
Viewing the Field Promotes High School Baseball Push
City schoolmen favor installing baseball as a competitive sport with a likely modest cost. Davenport High School recently started, Cedar Rapids embraces it, and new leagues form as schools return to baseball as a major activity.
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Davenport High School
Blue Devils
Yankees and Cards Chosen By Writers For Pennants
New York Yankees top the American League poll with over four to one precedence. The St. Louis Cardinals receive sixty two votes to lead the National League, with the Giants second. Pitch ace Dizzy Dean and Len Warneke loom large in Card predictions. Cleveland Indians rise to third while Chicago White Sox fall to fifth.
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Len Warneke
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Detroit Buys Herman From Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati reports Floyd Baber Herman, a hard hitting out fielder, has died. The Reds announce his sale in a cash deal to the Detroit Tigers of the American League. The ace involved was not disclosed.
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Hawkeyes Spring Grid Practice Set to End May 18
Iowa head coach Tri Tubbs announced spring football drills will terminate May 18 after three months of workouts begun February 22 under the new regime. About 50 players have reported for drills as Tubbs and assistants prepare for the weed out process ahead of more intensive practices. The staff includes Pat Boland and Ernie Nevers as assistants.
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Pat Boland
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Henrich Becomes Free Agent Sign by Yankees to Fill In
New York Yankees sign Tommy Henrich the free agent outfielder who challenged baseball's rules after K M Landis declared him a free agent. The 346 hitter may back up Joe DiMaggio when the season opens Tuesday as Henrich aims to win a spot or be farmed out if DiMaggio recovers from tonsil surgery.
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Traer High Introduces Golf As School Sport
Special to The Gazette Traer High will add golf to its program with cooperation from the Traer Golf Club. Jake Daubert will direct classes at the local course. A tournament will be held later and Traer will enter the Town Cedar league meet, a spring event not previously joined.
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Reform urged in Iowa high school athletic board
Critics demand removal of executive secretary George A. Brown after a rift with the Hawkeye Athletic Association and calls for a full audit. Five board members face pressure to resign or reconstitute the Board to restore trust amid accusations of autocracy and favoritism affecting 892 high schools.
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Johnston
J. F. Saur
Fairfield
K C. van Orden
Mapleton
Warner
Iowa
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National League standings and results overview
Standings in the National League with winloss records and daily results. Monday outcomes show Philadelphia 2 3 Boston 1 0 in 11 innings. Tuesday schedules include New York at Brooklyn and St Louis at Cincinnati.
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Dr A J McLaughlin Ex Western League Chief Dies
Dr A J McLaughlin a 60 year old Sioux City physician and former Western Baseball League president in 1936 died Sunday after a stroke six weeks earlier He practiced in Sioux City for about thirty five years and is survived by his widow and a daughter.
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A. J. McLaughlin
Western Baseball League
Three Eye League Sets May 2 Opening for 120 Games
The reorganized Three Eye baseball league schedules a 120 game season starting May 2. Six clubs will begin with Clin ton Illinois vs Bloomington Indiana at Bloomington, Moline Illinois vs Terre Haute Indiana at Terre Haute, and Peoria Illinois vs Decatur Illinois at Decatur. A second opening on May 9 features Bloomington at Clinton, Terre Haute at Moline, and Decatur at Peoria using the Shaughnessey playoff system.
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Nagurski and Kampfer Lead Double Wrestling Card
Bronko Nagurski meets Al Mercier in the main event at Memorial Coliseum while Hans Kampfer faces Earl Wampfer in the semi windup. Johnny Marrs and Jack Reeder complete the card, promoted by Eddie Jennings.
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Bronko Nagurski
al Mercier
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Maquoketa Beats Baldwin High 11-10 In Close Opener
Maquoketa opens spring baseball with an 11 to 10 victory over Baldwin High in seven innings. Maquoketa pitchers Hinton Harrington and Romer faced nine Baldwin hits while Baldwin’s Hale and Kleis allowed eight.
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World’s most congested areas named in report
The Place de l Opéra in Paris tops a list of the world’s most congested areas with Park Avenue and 57th Street in New York ranking second.
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Athletics Defeat Washington 4-3 in Opener
Philadelphia rookie catcher Earle Brucker doubled in the tenth to drive in the winning run as the Athletics beat the Senators 4 to 3 in the American League opener before President Roosevelt and 32,000. Williams, Cascarella, and Smith pitched. Bluege, Stone, and Johnson produced key hits for Washington.
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First Of Pitching Duels Requires Eleven Innings
Philadelphia defeats Boston 2 to 1 in eleven innings to open the 1937 NL season as Morris Arnovich delivers a home run and the only scoring. Wayne LaMaster wins with 2 2 3 innings of relief after Sylvester Johnson and LaMaster combine for eight hits allowed on a tense doubleheader.
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City Checker Champion Crowned as Cedar Rapids Ends Tourney
J. W. Houser won the Cedar Rapids Checker club city title in a Friday finish. Seventeen members entered, fourteen completed, with Houser first, Percy Woolwine second, Robbie Kennedy third, R. E. MacDaniel fourth, and Ralph Kennedy fifth. The club will meet again Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Y M C A.
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Oil utensils with glycerine to prevent lubricant taste
To prevent food tasting of lubricants, coat the food chopper and other kitchen tools with glycerine.
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