Owens Sets American Broad Jump Record at Drake Relays
Jesse Owens of Ohio State defied wind and a sprained ankle to jump 26 feet 15.5 inches, breaking the American broad jump record on his Drake Relays qualifying attempt. Iowa's 880-yard relay team also set a Drake record in the qualifying heats, with a 1 minute 26 second effort. Other notable qualifiers included Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Arizona, Notre Dame, and Indiana.
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Standings and results from Friday to Saturday baseball
Standings show Cleveland and St Louis leading, with Detroit Boston New York Chicago Washington Philadelphia and others in pursuit. Friday results include Detroit over Cleveland and Washington over New York Philadelphia over Boston. Saturday schedules list St Louis at Chicago and Detroit at Cleveland among others.
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Keokuk Grabs Drake Relays 440 Yard Relay Win
Keokuk edged Grinnell by a narrow margin to win the 440 yard class B relay at the Drake Relays. Grinnell later took the 280 yard class B relay, with Sage anchoring for the victors. The meet featured multiple events and preliminaries across track distances.
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Track meet results show Owens wins broad jump title
The relay finals saw Fresno State Teachers win the college half mile relay with Hunt Levis Hyter Holtz and Carleton second. Petty of Rice Institute led discus with 145 feet 6 inches, followed by NC State 143 1, Indiana 140 4, Oklahoma A and M 136 1/2. Detroit won distance medley and Kansas State Teachers swept sprint medley. Owens set a new broad jump mark, while Drake and Kansas State Teachers posted notable placements.
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University of California At Los Angeles
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Babe Didrikson Heads to Texas Golf Final Showdown
Babe Didrikson Mildred, hailed as unmatched in Olympic trials and basketball, advances to the finals of the Texas Golf Association tournament in Houston. She clinches a one up win over Mrs. R. E. Winger with a 10-foot putt in a rain-soaked match and will face defending champion Mrs Dan Chandler of Dallas in a 36-hole final.
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Penn Relays Sprint to World Mark in Record Carnival
About 3,000 athletes opened the two day Penn Relays carnival in Philadelphia with nine meet records including a world mark. LSU star Jack Torrance set a 62 ft 4 in 12-pound shot put while Michigan State’s Tom Ottey anchored a record relay. Glenn Hardin and Buddy Blair highlighted LSU wins in hurdles and hop, step and jump as Michigan, Pennsylvania and other schools posted top times and marks.
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Major Leagues Box Scores Boston Brooklyn
Box scores show Boston and Brooklyn with runs and hits across multiple innings including key players Mallon Frey and Zachary delivering RBIs. Pitchers Zachary and Prankhouse split duties with wins and losses noted.
Big 10 Race Tightens As Teams Fight For Title
In the Western conference rhythm the Big Ten baseball chase tightens with five games on Saturday. Iowa lost to Northwestern in 12 innings, Illinois remains ahead with 3 wins 1 loss, Michigan can tie by beating Wisconsin, Ohio State and Indiana meet at Bloomington, and Minnesota starts conference play next Friday at Northwestern.
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Town State Beaten By Missouri Nine
Irving Tietze drove in Lavert Laehon with the deciding run in the ninth as Missouri edged Town State 3 to 2 in a Friday game. The Tigers overcame a 2 2 tie after the opener of the two game series, with Tietze hitting for the decisive score and No. 3 starter contributing relief pitching.
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Lavert Laehon
Innning
Cornhuskers sweep Iowa State in tennis 6–0
AMES Iowa State College fell to Nebraska in straight sets as the Cornhuskers won all six matches and lost only two sets in the weekend clash. Nebraska dominated the net with strong serving and precise returns over the two-day meet.
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Northwestern Nips Iowa In 12th 3-2
Heni koff delivers a 12th inning run to break a pitchers duel as Northwestern defeats Iowa 3 to 2. Pedersen and Gosser held the hitters in check until a late miscue and two-out hit produce the decisive run in Evanston.
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Gopher Nine Beats Luther 6 3 in Pre Conference Victory
Minnesota's baseball team earned its sixth straight pre conference win by defeating Luther College 6 to 3 in Minneapolis. Crim mings exited after an early inning rally as Luther struggled to plate runs.
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Wrestling results from ISU show diverse bouts across cities
International News Service reports from New York Philadelphia Salt Lake City and other venues. Samms Nichol of San Francisco threw Hans Schacht of Germany. Curley Donchin of New York defeated Bill Rudy of Chicago. Chief Little Wolf of the Navajo Tribe threw George Zaharias of Oklahoma. Koen Savoldt of Three Oaks Michigan and Jar Dern of Salt Lake City drew Ole Anderson of Minneapolis. Pat OShocker of Salt Lake was disqualified.
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County Tournament Enters Semi Final
Alburnett defeats Coggan 5 to 2 and Toddville beats Springville 11 to 5 in Linn County baseball action. Alburnett to face Ely and Toddville to meet Central City in Saturday semi finals with finals at 2 p.m. Ely's Sladek and Faunt key the opener. Central City batters Peet and Bolton anchor their win.
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Local Gun Club Opens Tomorrow at Cedar Rapids Airport
The Cedar Rapids Airways Gun club with 160 members will formally open at 9 am Sunday. Visitors may inspect the clubhouse and traps, with three new traps including one for beginners to practice at gentle angles and slow speeds. Frank Lightner is president and Frank Strookhiser manager. First registered shoot set for May 12.
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International Mat Tourney In Second Round This Evening
In Los Angeles the second round of the international wrestling tournament is set for Saturday night. Man Mountain Dean weighs 317 pounds and faces Jim Browning, former world champion, in the feature. Howard Cantondine of Des Moines meets Joe Malcewicz from Poland. Ten other matches fill the card. Preliminaries end Saturday with the tournament moving toward a champion next weeks.
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Sioux City Cowboys Defeat Borger 4 1 in Texas
Sioux City Iowa based Cowboys beat Borger 4 to 1 in Borger Texas. Towans set to play at LeFors Texas on Saturday.
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Dodgers, White Sox Stirr Major League Play: Headache for Belmont
Brooklyn and the White Sox surge into contention with hot bats and solid pitching. Dodgers win fifth in a row after Tom Zachary start falters, then Leonard shuts down Braves 5 4 to grab first place. Phillies and Giants tie 5 5 in 13 innings. Cubs beat Reds 3 2 amid brawl. Cardinals beat Pirates 3 2 in 11. White Sox 11 4 win over Browns. Indians top Detroit 11 3. Red Sox fall to Washington 10 5. Yankees spark 11 2 over Athletics. Virgil Davis delivers go ahead run in 11th for Cardinals.
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Braddock Ailments Said To Explain Losses
United Press reports Joe Gould attributes James J Braddocks boxing defeats in recent years to various ailments including sciatica fallen arches measles mumps chicken pox and other illnesses. Gould says Braddock was always healthy in condition and ready when he fights Max Baer for the world heavyweight title.
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Baer Triumphs in Exhibition Bout With Hunt
World heavyweight champion Max Baer boxed Babe Hunt in St Louis in a show billed as exhibition not a murder Baer hampered by a sore right hand clowned through the match lifting Hunt to the ropes and waving to spectators He later said fans understood the bout was not a serious contest and noted his hand was wrapped in a beef steak.
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International boxing results from Hollywood to Philadelphia
Jabs land across cities with wins by Hankinson Akron in Hollywood and Miller Milwaukee in Chicago. Heavyweights Rarer and Aunt score decisions in St Louis Ponca City Bobby Oaks follow. Cool wins in Philadelphia over Gibbs. Leto beats Cocoa in New Haven. Heffner stops Stubler in St Louis.
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Indianapolis 500 qualifying trials set to begin May 18
Indianapolis officials announced that the annual 500 mile Indy speedway race qualifying trials will start May 18. Aspirants must drive 25 miles at at least 100 mph using three gallons of gasoline. Cars qualifying on the first day gain track position precedence, with the final lineup depending on speed. trials expected to take about ten days.
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Ohio State routs Indiana 11 to 2 in conference clash
Ohio State pounded Indiana with 13 hits as Peters pitched a complete game to hand the Hoosiers their first Big Ten loss. Score by innings shows a strong early burst and late offensive surge for the Buckeyes.
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Wapello Tennis Club elects 1935 officers
The Shady Corner Tennis club in Wapello elected officers for 1935. President M. H. Barnes. secretary treasurer Mrs. Pettis. management committee Lloyd Haberichter, Howard Winder, and Eugene Nugent. Two courts will return to Franklin avenue, with dues payable to the membership committee or Mrs. R. D. McCullough.
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Standard Oilers blank Krejci 14 to 0 in rout
The Standard Oilers defeated the Krejci nine by fourteen runs Friday afternoon. Redell and Vesper pitched for the winners in a one sided ball game.
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Grinnell Wins Tennis Match In Cedar Falls Tie
Grinnell College tennis team tied 3 to 3 with Iowa State Teachers in Cedar Falls after overcoming a deficit to even the score following a Friday match.
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