Attendance at Olympic Games Sets High Attendance Record
Attendance in Los Angeles during the opening days tops 160000 as 105000 attend the opening ceremony 50000 watch track events and 10000 view weight lifting and fencing. With two weeks left the record may near 200000 set at Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928. Cycling starts at Rose Bowl and wrestling debuts as track field swimming and rowing draw crowds.
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OS Angeles
INS
Paris
Amsterdam
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Olympic Auditorium
Olympic Stadium
Eddie Tolan
S. A
Takayoshi Yoshioka
Japan
Helmuth Loeriig
Germany
Daniel Joubert
South Africa
Ellen Fott
New Zealand
Percy Willams
Benny Leonard Nearing Welterweight Title Shot
New York AP report says Benny Leonard, 37, agreed to meet welterweight champion Jackie Fields in Madison Square Garden’s Long Island Bowl on September 12. Fields’ manager Jack Kearns was expected to accept after talks with Garden officials. Leonard had just defeated Billy Townsend in ten rounds to seal his claim.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Jackie Fields
Benny
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Long Island
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Leonard
Billy Townsend
Houser Leads Trap Shoot at Cedar Rapids Gun Club
James Houser was high gun with 44 of 50 in Sundays trap shoot at Cedar Rapids Gun Club. G Kearns and T Wohl tied for first in the 25 point event with 19 each. Chicken shoot starts next Sunday at 9 a.m. and regular practice Fridays after 4 p.m.
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James Houser
Cedar Rapids
Czechoslovakian Star Wins United States Pro Title in Chicago
Karl Kozeluh the Czechoslovakian racquet star captured the United States professional tennis championship in Chicago defeating Hans Nusslein in straight sets 6 2 6 2 7 5. He reached the final by beating William Tilden II in the semifinals.
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Chicago
INS
Karl Kozeluh
United States
Hans Nusslein
Kozeluh
Willam VT Tilden II
Bohemian Irish Ball Supremacy Set for Cedar Rapids Clash
The time honored championship between the Irish and Bohemians in baseball may be decided in Cedar Rapids on August 14. The Cities Service Irish meet Pete's Service Indians with both teams set to be spiked up for the key game, per Irish headquarters.
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Bohemians
Cedar Rapids
Service Irish
Pete
Service Indians
Three-Minute Oats Defeat Cardinals 10 to 2 in Open Game
The Three-Minute Cereal team beat the Cedar Rapids Cardinals 10 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Harbert and Crowley pitched for the oatmen, limiting the Cardinals to three doubles, while Holtenbeck and Weir yielded the 21 bases via 13 singles. The second game with Robins was rained out after two innings with the score 0-0. The cereal team travels to Teddville next Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids Cardinals
Harbert
Crowley
Cardinals
Hollenbeck
Weir
Robins
Teddville
State Semi-Pro Baseball Meet Nearing Finals
Des Moines area hosts three Monday night games to decide semi-finalists in the state semi-pro tournament. Charles City faces Des Moines Daniels Brothers, Orange Kist Des Moines vs Boone's Chicago and North Western, and Yale meets Colfax. Ottumwa defeated Carlisle 5 to 2 on Sunday before rain halted play.
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DES Moines
INS
Charles City
Daniels Brothers
Orange Kist
Boone
Yale
Colfax
Ottumwa
Carlisle
Curtis Grants Thorpe Olympic Pass In Presidential Box
Vice-President Curtis orders a pass delivered to Jim Thorpe allowing him to attend all Olympic events except the opening ceremony. Thorpe, famed all-around athlete, will view the games from the presidential box due to Curtis's action. Both men are of Indian descent.
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Los Angeles
Jim Thorpe
Charles Curtis
Thorpe
Jim
Eldora Mann Wins Legion Golf Title Over Iowa City Ace
In Fort Dodge Monday the Iowa American Legion golf championship concluded with L. F. Walcott of Eldora defeating G. Frohwein of Iowa City 3 and 2. Walcott reached the final by beating C. L. Mullen Fort Dodge 1 up, while Frohwein beat L. C. Wilson Ames 3 and 2 in the semis amid heavy rain. Frohwein was medalist with 149 for 36 holes.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa American Legion
L. F. Walcott
Eldora
G. Frohwein
Iowa City
Legion
Wolcott
C. L. Mullen
Frohwein
L. C. Wilson
Ames
Little Eight Leaders Sweep Sunday Contests
West Union defeated Alpha 16 to 5 while Waucoma beat Hawkeye 6 to 3 Clermont topped Westgate Fiji and Elgin beat Arlington 0 6 all in first division games. Standings remained unchanged with every first division team defeating a second division opponent.
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West Union
Alpha
Waucoma
Hawkeye
Clermont
Westgate
Fiji
Elgin
Arlington
Coggon Tops Center Point In Ninth In 8 7 Win
Coggon wins a tight baseball game 8 7 over Center Point in the ninth inning. The Forristal and Johnson battery led Coggon and they will play at Alburnett next.
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Coggon
Center Point
Forristal
Johnson
Coggon Battery
Alburnett
Real Estate Transfers Cedar Memorial Park to Korteling and Buser
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Assn transfers lot 77 section Evergreen to George Korteling and Higley Land Co transfers two lots in Clarendon Hills add C R with easement and maintenance rights along rear line for estate and utility lines to Frank L Buser. Transaction dates 4 27 1931 and 7 23 1932 with nominal sums.
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Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
George Korteling
Evergreen Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Higley Land Co
Frank L Buser
Clarendon Hills
Add
C. R
Grantor
Valcon
How to Play and Win in Contract Bridge Grand Slam Notes
A Cavendish club discussion traces a six hearts contract and the chances of a grand slam. It explains bidding paths from one club to two hearts, a Small Slam, and how an Ace of clubs lead and a knave mislead can influence the outcome. The piece analyzes how Ace King Knave yields two honor tricks, with commentary on symmetry and redeal risks.
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Cavendish
New York
North
South
East
West
Weightlifting crowns fall to foreigners in 1932 Olympics
In Los Angeles, 1932 Olympics weightlifting crowned new champions from Czechoslovakia France Germany and Czechoslovakia with Skobia Hoetin Ismayr Duverger Bouvin gy. France leads team standings with 36 points followed by Germany and Czechoslovakia.
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Los Angeles
Jaroslav Skobia
Louis Hoetin
Rudolf Ismayr
Hene Duverger
Raymond Bouvigny
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Austria
Denmark
Argentina
New Zealand Cyclist Claims Arf Dozen Aigs Cure Appendicitis
Roland Gordon Foubister, a New Zealand cyclist, believed an arf dozen aigs and ice cream would cure appendicitis after a mishap caused pain and a possible rupture. He escaped a California hospital to seek a cook in Olympic Village and was soon back on the road. The report also notes Chinese casualties in Shanghai with 214 officers and 4,060 men killed and 688 officers and 1,154 men wounded.
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Los Angeles
Roland Gordon Foubister
New Zealand
Young Foubister
California Lutheran Hospital
Foublster
Olympic Village
Shanghai
Golf Action: The Left Wrist in the Swing
Chester Horton presents a focused analysis on the back swing emphasizing the left wrist action as the key to a proper wind-up. He urges golfers to let the hands swing the club rather than push it and hints at a forthcoming monograph on pitching offerings.
Alburnett Wins Over Walker In Short Game
Alburnett topped Walker 7 to 0 in a six and one half inning Linn county league game halted by rain. Seven Walker errors behind pitcher Kelso and seven Alburnett hits produced the score with Walker gathering four hits off Etzel.
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Walker
Kelso
Alburnett
Linn County
Etzel
Hawthorne Opens 29 Day Racing Meeting In Chicago
Hawthorne, Illinois oldest track, started a 29 day season with eight events. Thoroughbreds from Whitney Coe Widener and other major stables assembled at the track. The meeting features two rich stakes the Hawthorne Gold Cup and Hawthorne Handicap.
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Chicago
INS
Hawthorne
Illinois
Whitney
Coe
Widener
Olympic boxing looks to future of professional sport
By Jack Dempsey los angeles ins never before have olympic bouts carried such weight for pro boxing. managers push youths for dollars, keeping veterans and inexperienced fighters from real training. the tenth olympiad may yield champions who challenge current professionals and reshape the sport.
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Los Angeles
INS
Olympia
St Kilda lacks post office stamps sent by drifted letters
St Kilda, an Outer Hebrides community, has no post office. Letters with proper postage are placed in tins tied to sheepskin buoys, cast into the sea, and drift until recovered.
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St. Kilda
Hebrides
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