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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1932

Page

8

Bunnies Edge Islanders 2 1 in eleven innings in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids defeats Rock Island 2 to 1 in eleven innings behind Joe Kinney pitcher and bat. Kinney tied the score with a third inning single and drove in the winning run in the eleventh, while Struss limited Cedar Rapids to seven hits as Rock Island managed eight. Kinney’s two hits and pitching strand powered the Bunny victory, keeping Cedar Rapids within a game of league leader Davenport.

Ock Island Cedar Rapids Rock Island Joe Kinney Joe Seghi Kinney Struss Bunnies Islanders Davenport Keokuk Speran Clan Rocks Yuncer Dickshot Speran Bloebaum Esrey Schroeder Senne Corbelli Bloebaumer Indians Redmond Bunny Kinsley

World Records Fall as Metcalfe Tolan Rematch Promised

Olympic meet produces eight new records including Tom Hampson’s world and Olympic mark in the 1 498 series as America stacks unofficial scoring and Laurus races. A Mexican rider suffers a possible skull fracture in the pentathlon event, while George Hill wins the 5 000 meters heat and other heats shape the track program.

Lieut Herbertio Anguiano de la Fuente Mexico Lindman Sweden Mayo United States

Phillies Beat Pirates 11 to 6 in Four-Game Sweep

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11 to 6 in a high scoring game, four homers for each side, with Klein Heathcote Lee Mallon Comorosky Waner among the hitters. The win extends Philadelphia’s streak to five while narrowing the Pirates’ lead to six games.

Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates Chuck Klein Hal Lee Les Mallon Cliff Heathcote Don Hurst Comorosky Paul Waner Phils Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs

Edward Gordon Wins Broad Jump at Olympic Trials

Edward Gordon a former University of Iowa track star and 1928 Olympic contender won first place for America by outclassing the international field in the Olympic broad jump event.

Gordon University of Iowa Edward Gordon America

Keokuk tops Davenport 10 3 in series opener

Keokuk offense rips 16 hits off two Davenport pitchers as Dave Pruett stars with a multi hit night and solid pitching. All Keokuk players record a hit as the Indians took the first game of the series 10 to 3.

Indians Pruett Keokuk Davenport Dave Pruett Schinski Dore Eeene Bradford E Touhey Bradtaga Keokuk Patton Kalbitz Olx Reider Kice Eae Bolt Pruett Ord Pruett Pru A. Ehc Aa Colom

Tuesday’s Results From Local Games

Reported scores show Sitbavenser Dubuque 2, Waterloo I Burlington 5, Moline 4. Cedar Rapids travels to Rock is Daokuk while Rainer Sursers Dubuque faces Waterloo in a high confusion set of results.

Cern Pone R. Island Waterloo Sitbavenser Dubuque Waterloo I Burlington Moline Cedar Rapids Rock Daokuk Rainer Sursers

Briton Hampson Wins Olympic 800 Meters In World Record

Tom Hampson of Britain surged to the Olympic 800 meters title at Los Angeles with a 1 49.8 world record. Alex Wilson of Canada finished second, Phil Edwards third, Eddie Genung fourth. Americans Ned Turner and Charles Hornbostel placed fifth and sixth as Hampson broke the world mark of 1 50.6 and the Olympic record of 1 51.8.

Hampson Alex Jison Canada Notre One University Erick Sverenepon Sweden Naoto Tai Japan Lympic Stadium Los Angeles Tom Hampson Alex Wilson Phil Edwards Eddie Genung Britain Ned Turner Charles Hornbostel

Nats Beat White Sox Rookie In 4 1 Victory

Errors cost Chicago starter Bill Chamberlain his first start as Washington defeated the White Sox 4 to 1. Chamberlain allowed four hits in eight innings with no runs earned. The article also covers multiple Olympic style track results and records set by Stella Walsh, Saling, Copeland, Gordon, Hill, and others, along with performances by Edwards, Wilson, Hampson, and Eastman.

Chicago Bill Chamberlain Chicago White Sox Washington Senators

Olympic Track Program Listed For Wednesday

Los Angeles reports Wednesday events for the Olympic track program with finals and semifinals scheduled. Men pole vault discus and 200 meters lead the afternoon, followed by hurdles events for both genders and sprints in late slots.

Los Angeles

Diamondball results and undecipherable scores report

A garbled score sheet lists several near unreadable figures and team labels. The fragment references unnamed teams and inconsistent digits, offering no clear outcomes or standings.

Women’s City Golf Tourney Set at Kenmore Course

A Cedar Rapids women’s city golf championship is planned at the Kenmore public course to run parallel with the men’s event on the Ellis layout. Play begins Sunday with 7 flights based on 18 hole scores. cards close Aug 14, match play starts, and the final Aug 21决定s.

Cedar Rapids Kenmore Jo A Phies Agg Ona Kenmore Management Kene

Prairieburg Edges Marion in 7th Inning Rally Baseball

Prairieburg beat Marion 7 to 6 after a seventh and eighth inning rally. Marion led 5 to 1 in the second, scoring on walks errors and three hits. Jim contributed a key hit as the rally unfolded.

Edal Aireburg Prairieburg Marion Jim

Braves Rally To Top Cardinals In Ninth Inning

Boston Braves rally in the ninth to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 to 3 in a five game set. Wally Berger, Fred Leach, and Wes Schulmerich delivered key hits off Dean, while Socks Seibold earned the win after holding the Cards scoreless until the eighth. Ben Cantwell pitched in relief to seal the victory.

Boston Boston Braves St. Louis Cardinals Wally Berger Fred Leach Wes Schulmerich Dean Seibold Jim Collins Jim Wilson Jack Flowers Ben Cantwell Louis T. Louis Osebeks Reese Gelbert Flowers Berger Schulmerich Maranville di Clark Eri Urbanski Lindsey ST. Louis George Blaeholder Boston Red Sox St. Louis Browns

Giants Rally To Defeat Reds 3 2 On Ott Homer

Waite Hoyt held Cincinnati to limited hits but worked through trouble to lift the New York Giants to a 3 2 win. Mel Ott belted his 21st homer in the sixth to give the Giants the lead, with Lindstrom and Terry adding runs via a seventh inning rally after Lindstrom scored on a force out.

NEW York Waite Hoyt Giants Cincinnati Reds Benny Frey Mel Ott Lindstrom Terry

Brooklyn Rally Beats Cubs Behind Warneke Losses

Lonnie Warneke suffered his second loss in the series and fifth of the season as Brooklyn overcame a 2 1 deficit. Dan Taylor doubled to tie the game, Stripp sacrificed, and O'Doul lofted a fly before Hack Wilson doubled and Johnny Frederick drove in the go ahead runs with a pinch hit in the eighth.

Brooklyn Theee Lonnie Warneke Chicago Cubs Warneke Freddy Heimach Dan Taylor Stripp O’doul Hack Wilson Cuccinelli Johnny Frederick

Nine Conference Teams On Iowa's Major Sport Schedule

Iowa City special reports that for 1932-33 every other Western conference school will be met by the University of Iowa in football or basketball. Purdue and Wisconsin appear in both sports while Indiana Minnesota and Northwestern are set for football. Big Ten basketball rivals supplying two games each include Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State and Illinois.

Gazette Iowa City University of Iowa Purdue Wisconsin Hawkeyes Indiana Minnesota Northwestern Big Ten Michigan Ohio State Illinois

Understanding a Square Clubface in Golf Swing

The text explains that after removing inward tension from the left wrist the clubhead withdraws and if you return the clubhead to the ball without moving the wrists the clubface will be square to the ball. It argues this is the correct method to keep the face square throughout the swing and cautions against opening the clubface during the backswing.

Eta Gare

Chester Horton Guides Use of Sees Clubs in Monograph

An unclear fragment notes Chester Horton explaining how to use sees clubs in a monograph on a printed page. It references an envelope and a one extra Banwrerc, but details and context are missing. The readable text is fragmentary with no clear event or outcome.

Chester Horton

Stehno’s Three Hits Not Enough as Waterloo Falls

In Dubuque, Eddie Stehno had three hits for Waterloo but the Hawks lost 3 to 1. Pickett scored on McSwain’s second inning fly to center, and two other hits plus a sacrifice produced Dubuque’s other run in the fifth. Denson homered in the ninth to avoid a shutout.

Waterloo Eddie Stehno Dubuque Hawks Pickett McSwain Tigers Denson

Zuber Strikes Out 13 In Sinclair Win 4-2

Zuber set a season strikeout record with thirteen as Sinclair beat Killian’s 4-2 in Moline. Bees win opens series, tie for first with Packers in a three way standings shift. Zuber fanned three in a key third inning and the Bees scored on Blenkiron’s triple and Jackson’s single.

Zuber Sinclair and Killian Company Daniels Park Packers Third Street Boys Sinclair Bousek Vrba Eastwood C. Carter Killian C. Blackman Darrow Sinclair CO

Olympic Stars Feature Record Trophies at Games

Tom Hampson of Great Britain set a new 800 meters world mark at 1 49.8 to beat Ben Eastman by .2. Lillian Copeland of USC shattered the discus world mark with 133 2. Stella Walsh running for Poland clocked 11.9 in the 100 meters, breaking 12 seconds. George Saling of Iowa equaled the world record 14.4 in the 110 meter high hurdles.

Eastman Hampson Stanford Wilson Phil Edwards New York University Genung Powell England Otto Peltzer Edwards Wilnee Ge- Turner Hornbostel Theaith Sera Martin Peltzer Stella Walsh Cleveland Poland Miss Walsh Hilda Strike Canada Jack Keller Ohio State Lord Burghley Weightman-Smith South Africa Saling George Saling Iowa Lillian Copeland U.S. A Ruth Osburn Percy Beard Welscher Germany Gordon Edward Gordon University of Iowa Lambert Redd Chuhei Nambu Japan Ralph Hill Oregon United States Lauri Lehtinen Hill Lehtinen Great Britain U. S Turner United Press Tom Hampson Ben Eastman University of Southern California

Sunday Schools Ball League Forms Vacation Teams

Jones county Sunday schools organize baseball teams for vacation months with weekly games scheduled. Several schools have formed teams to date, signaling a growing youth league during the holiday period.

Sear Mamber Jones County

Sports schedule fragment shows teams and matchups

Fragmentary standings and upcoming games list Chicago at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Boston and other city pairings. The text includes incomplete scores and team abbreviations.

Cincinnati Philadelphis Ctsburgh New York Causai Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Louis Incinnati Boston

Unclear game results and schedules from Tuesday

Fragmentary sports brief notes show scores 36 to 74 for Washington and Chicago at Detroit rain postponements. Mentions Philadelphia St Louis and New York at Detroit with limited readable details.

Washington Chicago St. Leva Boston New York Detroit

Kansas City at Indianapolis Night Game Preview

Readable fragments indicate a night game between Kansas City and Indianapolis with mentions of St. Paul Columbus Toledo and Segecees Regge Toledo in unclear context. Key teams include Louisville Kansas City and possible scores like 61 51 57 67 330 380.

Louisville Kan City St. Paul Toledo Pearselnes Columbus Kansas City Indianapolis

Des Moines and St. Joseph Meet in Midweek Showdowns

The schedule lists Des Moines at St. Joseph and Pueblo at Oklahoma City with Denver visiting Wichita while Omaha travels to Tulsa. Teams Oklahoma City and St. Joseph hold road and home games as the midweek slate unfolds.

Okla City Wichita Denver sesiDes Oklahoma City Busbie St. Joseph & Des Moines Erie Des Moines St. Joseph Pueblo Omaha Tulsa

Cedar Rapids Country Club Tennis Championship Dates Set

The Cedar Rapids Country Club announces the annual tennis championships to start Wednesday, August 10, with four divisions: men, women, boys, and girls. Last year's men's champ J A Vessier faces Udell Leibsohn. boys champ Bob Stansbury must beat George Nehlis. Frances Eby may lose the senior women's title to Mrs James W Bell. Esther Yothers and Patricia Burkhalter lead the girls' field as Miss Yoth- fields read.

Cedar Rapids Country Club J. A. Vessier Stern Udell Leibsohn Bob Stansbury George Nehlis Frances Eby James W. Bell Esther Yothers Patricia Burkhalter Miss Yoth

Elgin Beats Arlington In Slugging Match 9-6

Elgin defeated Arlington 9 to 6 in a slugging baseball game. Pitching for Elgin were L. L. Kipple and Delson with battery. Umpire was Johnson of Central City. Arlington next faces Clermont at Clermont on Sunday.

Elgin Arlington L. L. Kipple Delson Bachtell Hungerford Bates Johnson Central City Clermont

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