Reds Triumph 10-3 Over Cubs As Larry French Breaks Hand
Cincinnati Reds rout Chicago Cubs 10 to 3 in the opener as Larry French suffers a broken right hand from a line drive. Ernie Lombardi delivers a prime blow driving in multiple runs while Derringer struggles, and Claude Passeau works six solid innings before Boston and Philadelphia score later in the day.
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Yanks win fourth in row as Gomez stymies Senators
New York Yankees beat Washington 6 to 1 behind Lefty Gomez five hits, stretching their lead in the American League. Cecil Travis injures knee sliding into third, taken to hospital for X rays.
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Dodgers Hold Off Giants In Pitchers Duel For 3 2 Win
Van Lingle Mungo outpitched Hal Schumacher as the Dodgers defeated the Giants 3 to 2. Randy Moore backed Mungo behind the plate with Babe Phelps out and the infield misplayed a late defensive sequence. Budd Hassett Johnny Hurdson and Jo Bucher contributed key hits for Brooklyn in a tense opening day victory.
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Oxford Junction Clinches County Baseball Title
Oxford Junction wins the county baseball meet with a 20 to 6 victory over Onslow after a 16 to 66 win over Olin and a 19 to 0 win by Onslow over Wyomme. The teams advance to the state district tourney, with Kenny Blackman noting a balanced attack of strong pitching and heavy hitting.
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French horse wins British race classic at Newmarket
Le Tsar, a French entrant, led the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket with Goya second and Midday Sun third. The winner paid 20 to 7 with the others at 25 to 1. American-owned Furay, the favorite, failed to place.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Wednesday
American League standings show New York leading with 4 1 record and Detroit St Louis and Philadelphia trailing. Wednesday games included Detroit defeating St Louis 5 6, and Philadelphia beating Boston 7 4 while Cincinnati and Chicago lost. rain caused postponements with multiple Thursday games listed.
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Max Stein Sets New All Events Bowling Record
Max Stein of Belleville Indiana set a new all events bowling record with a 2 070 total and 230 average across nine games at the national tournament. He led team 221 224 213 doubles 268 211 228 and singles 237 258 210 to surpass the previous 2 060 record by Gil Zunker of Milwaukee. He also surpassed Walter Ward in the recent all events standings.
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Bennett High Baseball Falls 1 0 to Wheatland
Special to The Gazette Bennett high school drops a 1 0 decision to Wheatland on Wheatland’s diamond Monday evening. Bennett heads to Durant Friday for Cedar County tournament action.
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Doyle Beats Levinsky In Twelve Round Wembley Bout
Irish tenor Jack Doyle toppled Kingfish Levinsky in a bruising twelve round bout at Wembley before 11,400 spectators. Doyle fought through a broken knuckle in the second round and won on points, extending British boxing prestige after Tommy Farr’s recent win. Levinsky, bloodied and battered, never went down, yet could not halt Doyle’s reach and outer movement. Jock McAvoy claimed the British light heavyweight title by KOing Eddie Phillips in the semi.
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Old-Time Pitcher Predicts Wealthy Owners Change Baseball
Ed Ruelbach, famed Cub pitcher, says the greatest change since his day is wealthier backers transforming the sport. He envisions bigger crowds, radio boosting interest, and future two-pitcher games as a normal practice. He cites Matty as the greatest pitcher and recalls Miller and Hug with sharp eyes for balls.
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Boxing results from various rings reported by AP
London reports Jack Moyle 216 from Ireland lost to King Levinsky 262 in a controversial match. New York reports Bernie Friedkin 27 from Brooklyn defeated Henry Hook 124 of Indianapolis by decision. San Jose notes George Hansford 27 Los Angeles outpointing Baby Tiger Flowers 130 of Omaha. Jersey City records Mike Reltoise 11 New York scoring a technical knockout against Freddie Foran 132 of Martford Connecticut.
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Raiders Guest on Strong Man Act At Memorial Coliseum
The 1937 Raiders baseball squad will attend the wrestling show at Memorial Coliseum Thursday night with Matchmaker Eddie Jennings inviting the team and President Harry S. Johnson accepting. Feature act Dick Mahan of Los Angeles, famed for rope choking stunts, will headline along with Mae Myers and other strongman displays. Hans Kampfer and Bobby Stewart lead the main event with Scotty Dawkins and Olaf Oleson opening. Reserved seats are at Lyman's.
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National Proxy Says Feller Needs Coaching
National League President Ford Frick urged major league coaching for Cleveland prospect Bob Feller calling him a great prospect yet wild and error prone and needing experience and instruction in the majors. He also suggested Tom Henrich’s release may signal broader minor league bottle up changes and praised several NL clubs as potential early leaders.
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Hornsby Aims for 3000 Major League Hits at 41
Rogers Hornsby, aged 41, returns to the St. Louis Browns as manager and second baseman. He seeks 88 more hits this season to reach 3,000 in the majors, confident he will play up to 100 games as long as he helps the club.
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Iowa Minnesota Dual Track Meet Opens With 51 Entries
Iowa and Minnesota enter 51 athletes for the season opener in Iowa City. Minnesota coach Jim Kelley fields 19 men, while George Bresnahan’s Iowa squad lists 32. standout Iowa candidate Bush Lamb leads javelin, while Minnesota brings R Hubbard Kansas relays broad jump champion and other notables.
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Braddock Selects Michigan Resort for Training Camp
Heavyweight champion James J Braddock chose the Golfmore summer resort at Grand Beach Michigan for his title defense training camp against Joe Louis. The site near Michigan City will host Braddock for about two months in a tented setup before moving to an outdoor ring.
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Coe Tennis Meet With Grinnell Postponed
The Coe Iowa tennis meet set for Tuesday was postponed because of rain. Next Saturday at 9 a.m. Grinnell will play the Kohawks on the local courts to avoid a clash with the afternoon home track and field meet.
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Coggon Ball Team Beats Delhi 7 to 1 on Local Diamond
Coggon Coggon defeated Delhi 7 to 1 on Monday at home. Faunt for Coggon allowed ten walks and three hits while his teammates collected sixteen hits off V. Rimmer and Fisher. This was Coggon's last game before the tournament.
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Three Des Moines Players Released In Initial Cut
Des Moines manager Del Bissonette released three players in the first cut of the 1937 squad. Carl Hilterbrand, outfielder, and pitchers Woody Fisher and Harry Ingram were sent to Superior, the Demon farm club in the Northern league.
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Slapnicka Teases Frick Over Feller Minors Joke
Cyril C. Slapnicka vice-president of the Cleveland Indians questions Ford Frick’s minors remark. He suggests Bill Terry should dock his Giants and argues Feller proved strong in spring and last season, challenging Frick’s player analysis and minor league logic.
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Brooklyn Manager Burleigh Grimes Fined For Umpire Row
New York AP Burleigh Grimes was fined 25 by National League president Ford Frick for his confrontation with Umpire Tiny Parker in Philadelphia. Grimes was banished from the game after protests and had earlier been ejected from a Brooklyn game in a dispute with Umpire Larry Goetz. Frick was out of town and had not acted on that incident.
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Berwanger to Coach Chicago Backs Next Fall
Jay Berwanger, 1935 All America halfback, former Maroon assistant, will again assist Coach Clark Shaughnessy. He will work with the varsity backs and help with scouting after spending 1936 mainly with the freshmen.
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