Likely to turn job over to Bottomley in St Louis Browns shakeup
Rumors say Rogers Hornsby may be dismissed as Browns manager with Oscar Melillo or Jim Bottomley as successor. Browns face financial strain and low attendance while Hornsby kept club profitable in 1935, and a broader manager turnover is expected in 1937 across several clubs.
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Nea
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Oscar Melillo
Boston Red Sox
Jim Bottomley
Rajah
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Ane Browns
Phil Baill
Lewis B. von Weise
L. Carle McEvoy
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Melillo
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Casey Stengel
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Jimmy Wilson
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Joe Cronin
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Bill Terry
Babe Ruth
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Ruth
Ram
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Frank Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Kenwood Net Team Invades Marengo For Special Match
Kenwood club of Cedar Rapids travels to Marengo for a Sunday afternoon special match as top doubles Harold Swift and Harry Colvin form the No 1 team. Richard Brown teams with Kenneth Ike McCune as No 2 doubles, with a list of remaining competitors ranked for next week's play.
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Marengo
Marengo Tennis Club
Harry Colvin
Harold Swift
Colvin
Kenwood Club
Cedar Rapids
Richard Brown
Kenneth ‘Ike’ McCune
Irwin Zanrt
McCune
Harold Reynolds
Lou Diers
Roland White
Mervin Fetzer
Richard Zentmire
Franklin Eddy
Wayland Brown
Dirt Track Auto Racing Carded At Wapsie Valley Fair
CENTRAL CITY The final day of the Wapsie valley fair on August 8 will feature a dirt track race program with well known local drivers and cars. The entry list includes Dyall Trevelyan D O Special Daven Ralph LeGuire McDowell Harold Rheims Frante Ford St Paul Chet Edwards Dyall Special Gttumwa Tom Dyall L 22 Special Ottumwa Dwight Peck Peck Special Des Moines Les Lange Davenport 41 Mather Fronte Minneapolis 3peed Adams Miller Special Davenport Lilanstone Fronte St Paul Billy Donnshauer Don Special Hinbine Po
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Dyall
Trevelyan
D. O
St. Paul
Chet Edwards
Tom Dyall
Ottumwa
Dwight Peck
Peck
Des Moines
Les Lange
Davenport
Mather
Fronte
Minneapolis
Kalona Kitten Ball Team Prepares for Riverside Tournament
Kalona joins Richmond and Riverside in the Riverside tournament after two recent losses to Richmond. Riverside opens at 10 o clock with Kalona and Howels to follow. Upcoming games include Racine from Iowa City on Monday August 3 and a local all star event on Thursday August 6 featuring Red Yoder Bud Dawson Tingla and L E Strickler's teams.
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The
Gazette
Kalona
Richmond
Riverside
Katona
Howels
Racine
Iowa City
Red Yoder
Bud Dawson
Tingla
L. E. Strickler
Cums
Wilson Co Office Men To Play Pork Loaders Grudge Battle Wednesday
Frolic Field hosts a grudge game between Wilson Co Office Men and the Pork Loaders after the pork loaders beat the beef crew. The Frolic club faces Hills team in the following contest, continuing a busy local schedule.
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Frolic
Wilson and Company
Office Force
Pork Loaders
Ills
Frolic Club
Hills
Brown Goliath Beetle Of Africa Reigns Largest
The brown Goliath beetle from equatorial Africa is the largest among the world’s 100000 beetle species. It measures about four inches in length.
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Equatorial Africa
Dick Westerfield Plans Tank Affair At Iowa Falls Pool
Iowa Falls pool superintendent Dick Westerfield reports inquiries for the third annual North Iowa Open swimming meet to be held Sunday August 9 at the Iowa Falls municipal pool. Entries were mailed to 1935 contestants and state pool managers. Event aims for Midwest AAU sanction with medals awarded to top three in each event. Four classes include junior girls 14 and under junior boys 15 and under and senior women and men.
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Iowa Falls
Dick Westerfield
Midwest
Grover Alexander Hit and Run Victim in Evansville
Grover Cleveland Alexander former major league pitching star was found in Evansville downtown Saturday in critical condition from head injuries believed to be from a hit and run. Police said he was struck by a automobile and taken to a local hospital.
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Evansville
Ind
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Olympics Preview at Reich Field Harbors Global Sprint Show
Berlin hosts a 16 day meeting with nearly 5000 top colts and fillies from America, Finland, and Japan. Adolf Hitler opens the event as Josef Goebbels lines nineteen stake events. Predicted stars include Jesse Owens, Luigi Beccali, Archie Williams, John Woodruff, Glenn Hardin, and Luig Beccali with heavy betting on Owens in 100 and 200 meters.
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Henry McLemore
Berlin
Reich Sport Field
Adolf Hitler
Matt’ Winn
Churchill Downs
Josef Goebbels
Belmont
Ascot
Santa “Anita
Herman Goering
Herman
Jesse Owens
America
Owens
Archie Williams
Luigi Beccali
Italy
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
Jack
John Woodruff
Telegraphic Olympic Idea Heads for 1940
In a column by Harry Grayson, telegraphic Oscar style proposals reshape Olympic logistics for 1940. He suggests using telegraph operations to fund, monitor, and stage events and questions the traditional committee's control and overseas travel.
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Harry Grayson
International Olympic Committee
Pyle
Washington, D. C
Diogenes
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sappho
Bisagnano to Meet Jack Hader at Cedar Park Show
Al Bisagnano headlines the Thursday night card at Cedar Park, meeting Jack Hader of Kansas City. The Des Moines ace, former heavyweight, has drawn praise for his recent win over Tommy Marvin and will showcase his ring craft against the trendsetting slugger Hader. Bull Martin of Omaha faces Ray Richards in the semi windup as Lee Henning and Jack Sampson open the show.
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al Bisagnano
Tommy Marvin
Cedar Park
Eddie Jennings
Jack Hader
Kansas City
Bisagnano
Joe Savoldi
Jim Browning
Gus Sonnenberg
Madison Square Garden
Marvin
Alex Fidler
van Hader
Des Moines
Babe Carnera
Hader
Jennings
Bull Martin
Omaha
Midwest
Martin
Ray Richards
Chicago Bears
Lee Henning
Jack Sampson
Bierman Leads All Star Coach Poll For Sept. 11 Clash
Bernie Bierman the Minnesota coach dominates the nationwide vote to assemble a staff of former college stars for an all star team to face the Detroit Lions at Soldiers Field on September 11. Bierman holds 314,201 points with Elmer Layden of Notre Dame second at 148,499.
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Minnesota
Notre Dame
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Bo McMilin
Indiana
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Clark Shaughnessy
Lou Little
Columbia
Claude E. “Tiny” Thornhill
Stanford
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Ossie Solem
Iowa
H. O. Crisler
Princeton
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Junior Legion Finals Slated For Aug 5 to 7
Rockwell City hosts the Iowa American Legion junior baseball round robin finals with Bancroft Council Bluffs Eldora and Muscatine competing August 5 through 7. Matchups include Bancroft vs Council Bluffs Eldora vs Muscatine and Bancroft vs Eldora Bancroft vs Muscatine.
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Rockwell City
Council Bluffs
Muscatine
Bancroft
Eldora
Iowa American Legion
Gounell Et Bluffs
Beesons and Parksons Enter Wilton Softball Tourney
Two Cedar Rapids softball teams, Beesons and Parksons, will play in a Wilton tournament on August 9. Kelly Oilers of Iowa City also joins the field.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilton
Parkson
Beeson
al Ready
Kelly Oilers
Iowa City
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