Raiders Begin Six-Day Doubleheader Run At Home
Ollie Marquardt leads the Raiders in a six game in six days stretch starting with a 6 PM twin bill against Bloomington. Eddie Marleau to pitch opener and Roger Wolff second, with Cub scout night and a 6 PM start for the first game, 8 15 for the second.
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Eddie Marleau
Roger Wolff
Smulekoff
Corps of Smulekoff
Raiders
Bloomington
Drew’s
Wilson
Springfield Browns
Springfield
First Night Game In Chicago Slated For August Fourteenth
Chicago fans will see their first big league night game in Comiskey Park on August 14 against the St. Louis Browns. White Sox vice-president Harry Grabiner announced the $140000 lighting installation would enable night baseball with six planned night games, and 2000 box seats had already been sold by mail for the opener.
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Harry Grabiner
White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Comiskey Park
Grabiner
Bill Terry scouts $50 000 pitcher Beers for Giants
Bill Terry returns to the Giants in Cincinnati after a Memphis stop to scout Herman Beers, a lefty with a $50,000 price tag. The Giants face Reds ace Paul Derringer, while Dizzy Dean eyes sixth win and Atley Donald pursues his 13th straight victory. Joe McCarthy lauds Donald's nerve in the American League race.
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New York
Bill Terry
Giants
Cincinnati
Memphis
Herman
Harry Gumbert
Old Hub
Terry
Jimmy Dykes
Ted Lyons
Hubbell
Bill Lohrman
Hal Schumacher
Manuel Salvo
Cliff Melton
Coffman
Brown
Lynn
Reds
Paul Derringer
Dizzy Dean
Dodgers
Dizzy
Phillies
Atley Donald
Tigers
Paul
Trout
Yanks
Donald
Joe McCarthy
Yankee
Minneapolis Captures Lead In Association
The Minneapolis Millers took the lead in the American Association by beating St. Paul 8-0 to move four percentage points ahead of Kansas City as other teams were idle. Pitcher Hert Hash earned his fifteenth win with five scattered hits and a home run by catcher George Lacy highlighted the win, while Minneapolis hitters totaled seventeen safeties off Brown and Taylor. In Japan the silkworm provides livelihood for at least 18 million people.
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United Press
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Kansas City Blues
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Hash
Saints
Brown
Taylor
George Lacy
Parker and McNeill Withdraw From Meadow Club Meet
Parker and McNeill pull out of the Meadow club tournament delaying doubles play and risking the $1,000 silver kitchenware prize. Davis cup defense czar Walter L. Pate faces scrutiny as officials weigh disciplinary options and the possibility of omitting the pair from Tuesday’s doubles draw.
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N. Y
Meadow Club
Frank Parker
Don McNeill
Bobby Riggs
Parker
Walter L. Pate
Pate
McNeill
Seabright
Gene Mako
Wayne Sabin
Guensey
Prusoff
Henry Prusoff
Bitsy Grant
Atlanta Atom
Lisbon Softball Edges Frolic 8 4 at Frolic Club Field
Lisbon defeated Frolic club 8 to 4 Sunday night at Frolic club field. Africa and the Near East combined claim 813 movie theaters in the region.
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Frolic Club
Africa
Near East
Iowa Raiders face packed home slate and star bolo act
Eddie Anderson’s Hawkeyes era begins as 48 000 capacity Kinnick hosts Notre Dame on November 11 and Minnesota on November 18 with potentially sellout crowds. Bloomington pitcher Jim Hayes shines in Cedar Rapids exhibition while Ollie Marquardt frets over pitching depth for a 16 game home stand. Red Erwin set to perform a bolo act during Raider Booster Night, boasting a 24 241 strike world record and national tour. A 1 000 crowd watches a Marion pool swimming exhibition featuring top AAU and Olympic figures.
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Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Charles Galiher
Athletics
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Hawkeyes
Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Jim Hayes
Sacramento
Columbus
Clinton
Hayes
Ollie Marquardt
O. K
Raiders
Ollie
Red Erwin
Raider
Marion Pool
A.A.U
Local sports notes and college football chatter from Des Moines
A brief roundup notes four days at the Des Moines AAU meet, upcoming regular pool carnival, and potential fall plans for Tom Farmer and Dick Barker. It also highlights Northwestern football expectations with Bill DeCorrovant, Yankee confidence amid talks of a Cincinnati series, and a New York Armstrong Ambers boxing bid with a $20 000 return match guarantee.
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A.A.U
Tom Farmer
Wilson High
Dick Barker
Cornell
Northwestern
Bill DeCorrovant
Yankees
Cincinnati
New York
Armstrong- Ambers
Ballyhoo
Armstrong
Iowa
Bally
Observing fish and game laws guides responsible sport
The piece urges strict adherence to Wisconsin fishing and hunting rules to protect resources. It warns against keeping undersized muskies, taking trout from closed streams, or harvesting bass before seasons, and stresses throwing back legal catches and reporting questions to authorities. It reinforces voting to change laws if needed.
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Wisconsin
Fish Commission
Double by Pitcher Decides M and J League Game 7 6
Universal Crushers beat Cedar Rapids Engineers 7 to 6 as Al Sturm's two base hit in the fifth scored a runner with two outs. Sturm added a second hit and Seabrook allowed seven Engineer errors in a 25 minute start delay game.
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Cedar Rapids Engineers
Roy Olson
Heinie Heinze
Sturm
Tom Seabrook
Burli‘am
OlSchirm
Olson
Curran
Lahman
McGresor
Schueler
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Seabrook
Zisko
Woolwine
Heinze
Kotaska
Zuber
Field
Vavra Wins Opening Match In Country Club Tournament
Johnny Vavra defeated J H Bell 3 and 1 in the opening match of the Cedar Rapids Country Club tournament champion ship flight. Don Barnes Jr beat G O Fletcher 2 and 1 in the first flight while H V Jones ousted Howard Cherry Jr 4 and 2 in the third. W Darling Jr defeated Herb Killian 5 3 and A C Hoblitzell beat W Lyon 5 4 in the fourth flight.
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J. H. Bell
Cedar Rapids
Don Barnes, Jr
G. O. Fletcher
H. V. Jones
Howard Cherry
Decatur Acquires Hurler From Columbus Red Birds
Columbus Red Birds announce the outright release of pitcher Kenneth Miller to Decatur of the Three Eye League and optional release of pitcher Marvin Sunate to Springfield of the Western Association. Both had pitched for Mobile in the Southeastern League earlier this season, with infielder Frank Crespi joining the Red Birds from the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Columbus Red Birds
Kenneth Miller
Decatur Club
Marvin Sunate
Springfield
Mobile
Red Bird
Frank Crespi
St. Louis Cardinals
Strawberry Point Falls to Dubuque Koolmotors
Special to The Gazette Strawberry Point lost to Koolmotors of Dubuque here Sunday by 3. Dunsmoor allowed eight hits and struck out seven for Strawberry Point while Sprengelmeyer of Dubuque gave eleven hits and fanned six.
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Gazette
Strawberry Point
Koolmotors of
Dubuque
Dunsmoor
Sprengelmeyer
Decatur gains in Three-Eye standings with 5 1 win
Decatur defeated Evansville 5 to 1 as Bloomington also won, narrowing the gap to league leader Raiders to one and a half games while remaining half a game behind Springfield. Clinton and Moline split with New York Giants and Chicago Cubs affiliate games, Clinton falling 3 to 2 despite Merketa’s eight shutout innings.
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Bloomington
Commodores
Evansville
Raiders
Springfield
Clinton
Moline
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Merketi
Cubs
Gene Lillard
Shull Reaches Cedar View Final In Golf Tournament
Emil Shull advanced to the final round after defeating Dr T W Tuomey 1 up on the nineteenth hole in the Cedar View club event. Jelinek defeated Walt Hodge 5 and 4 in a third round upset. Other third round results include Shull beating Ed Taylor 6 and 5 and Tuomey eliminating Les Edmonds 2 and 1.
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Emil Shull
Cedar View
Dr. Tuomey
Les Edmonds
Bill Hughes
M. B. Trumbull
E. J. Lee
H. B. Garrison
Roosevelt Hotel Lions Seek State Title in Rockwell City
Roosevelt Hotel American Legion baseball team leaves Cedar Rapids by chartered bus for Rockwell City to play in their third straight state tournament. They open against Ottumwa, then face Sibley and Indianola as part of a tight schedule with an 15–0 record and a 17 game win streak. Manager Frank Tvrdik, Coach Jack Carter, and Mascot Frederick Brush travel with 14 players and Dick Jones plans to depart Wednesday.
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American Legion
Rockwell City
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Sibley
Indianola
Roosevelt Hotel-Ottumwa
Legion
Frank Tvrdik
Jack Carter
Frederick Brush
Dick Jones
Fox hunting costs Britain up to sixty million annually
The pastime of following the hounds, fox hunting, involves an annual expenditure of from 50 million to 60 million dollars in Great Britain.
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Great Britain
Hartnett's Troubles Rise Daily In Three Eye League
Hartnett faces mounting issues as the Three Eye League schedule advances. Results show Decatur 5 Bloomington 1 and Chicago 7 Moline 4 in exhibitions, with upcoming matchups Bloomington at Cedar Rapids Springfield at Waterloo Evanaville at Moline and Decatur at Clinton.
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Pet. Co
Hartnett Faces Tough Rebuild As Cubs Hit Turmoil
Chicago manager catcher Gabby Hartnett contends with a fractured clubhouse and coaching rift as Larry French seeks more starts. Wrigley Field owner Phil Wrigley refuses to intervene while Hartnett doubles as catcher and struggles to guide the Cubs through internal dissent and pitching shortages.
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Gabby Hartnett
Ray Schalk
Chicago Cubs
Hartnett
Larry French
Dizzy Dean
Clay Bryant
Phil Wrigley
Earl Whitehill
Larry
Gus Mancus
French
Permitte
Losive
Wrigley
Baseball Standings and Schedule for City League
Standings show Cincinnati leading with 60 games won and 30 lost a .667 mark. Brooklyn 44 45 .494 St Louis 48 42 .633 New York 43 47 .478 Pittsburgh 46 42 .523 Boston 42 48 .487 Chicago 49 45 .522 Philadelphia 26 61 .299 No games scheduled. Philadelphia at Chicago. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. New York at Cincinnati. Boston at St. Louis.
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Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Phila’phia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Shimek Wins Opening Ellis Course Golf Match
John Shimek, a medalist, defeated Earl Baird in opening round action at the Ellis course tournament by four and three. In other second-flight results Cal Thayer beat W. H. Spurrier five and four, and Bill Kiekr edged Jack Andrews two up on the eighteenth.
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Earl Baird Monday
Ellis Course
Cal Thayer
W. H. Spurrier
Bill Kiekr
Jack Andrews
Montezuma Wins Poweshiek Golf Tourney With 1248 Total
Montezuma wins Poweshiek county golf tourney with a 15 man total of 1248. Grinnell places second at 1331 and Brooklin third at 1368. W McFarlin of Montezuma posts low individual score with 106 on 27 holes.
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Montezuma
Grinnell
Brooklyn
W. McFarlin
Brandon All Stars Meet Sunday In Buchanan County Showdown
Brandon, the Buchanan County league champions, will meet an all star team from the circuit Sunday at Quasque. The game pits the county champions against selected stars from the rest of the league.
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Brandon
Buchanan Co
Gazette
Quasqueon
Swisher Tigers Rally Falls Short 13 12 at Solon
Swisher Tigers, led by B Serbousek pitching six hits and a homer, dropped a 13 to 12 contest to Solon. W Pudil also homered for Swisher. The teams meet again Sunday in Solon.
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B. Serbousek
Swisher Tigers
Solon
W. Pudil
LaPorte Tigers Edge Black Hawk in 10th Inning Win
LaPorte City's Tigers defeated Black Hawk Sport shop of Waterloo 10 to 9 in the tenth inning Sunday. Gipccini reported the game to the Gazette.
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Gipccini
the Gazette
Laporte City
Tigers
Black Hawk Sport Shop
Waterloo
Joe Louis Competes In Golf Tournament
Detroit reports heavyweight champion Joe Louis played in a charity golf event on Monday. He set a 20 stroke handicap for himself and finished third with an official 74 but a 94 actual round, carding two birdies while three putting on six greens.
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Detroit
INS
Joe Louis
Joe
Softball Marathon Sets New World Record At Stenton
In Philadelphia at Stenton playground teams began a continuous 806 inning softball marathon from 3 45 Monday to 8 45 Tuesday night. The event ended with a victory for the field over Stenton 178 to 117, as crowds followed the record attempt.
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Stenton Playground
Ieeng
Stenton
Accidents In Rural Areas Show High Local Impact
The report notes that sixty seven percent of motor accidents occur in small towns and rural districts, with estimates indicating a substantial share of incidents outside urban centers.
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