West Side High Schools Eye Belden Hill Park Purchase
The school board building committee negotiates buying Belden Hill park adjacent to Roosevelt school to host Western league football, baseball and track. Owner Walter Barngrover willing to sell or lease. board aims for a 700 to 1000 dollar yearly income and plans to improve bleachers and facilities while maintaining current football use.
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Walker Center Point Tie For First Half Lead
Center Point defeats Toddville 6-8 to tie Walker for first in the East Central Iowa league. In a second half, Center Point won 3-2 over Toddville while Walker and Cedar Rapids kept second-half records with wins over Palo and Van Horne.
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All-Star Coaches Accept Duty for College All-Stars Game
The Chicago Tribune reports that all four coaches selected in the nationwide poll have accepted to lead the College All-Stars in a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 29. Frank Thomas of Alabama, winner with 7,317,821 votes, will arrive Sunday and begin drills Monday. Assistants are Charles Bachman, Dr. Clarence W. Spears, and Edward Slip Madigan, arriving soon, as 44 players travel toward Chicago. Buzz Berries, Navy star and Ensign, will fly from San Francisco to join the squad in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Charles Bachman
Michigan State
Clarence W. Spears
Wisconsin
Edward Slip Madigan
St. Mary's
Buzz Berries
Navy
Arizona
San Francisco
Lighters Beat Quakers 4 2 To Gain Lead in League Race
The Light company edged the Quaker Oats 4 to 2 at Daniels Park Wednesday. Theisen held cereal hitters to one single. Thenhaus delivered a two run double and two singles while Errors aided the Lighters. Quakers drop to third as Sinclair leads runnerup standings. Friday the Packers meet the Sports club to stay in the running.
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Quaker Oats
Theisen
Quakers
Thenhaus
Heck
Grove Laughs At Boys Who Observe They Never Come Back
New York INS reports Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox has little regard for the saying they never come back as the 1935 season unfolds. Grove teams with Wes Ferrell to fuel a strong Sox run, contributing to 32 of 52 wins. Once a pennant star with peak ERAs in 1926-30, Grove shows renewed form with prior years’ high totals cited and a Wednesday win over the Yankees 8-5 aided by Cronin’s ninth inning homer.
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Robert Moses
Lefty
Grove
Boston Red Sox
Wes Ferrell
Red Sox
Bostonians
New York Yanks
Joe Cronin
Legion Junior Baseball Playoff Set After Tie
Two teams meet in a decisive playoff for the State American Legion Junior Baseball championship after a tie in Rockwell City. Council Bluffs beat Black Hawk County 6 to 5, Cedar Falls protested, and Clinton beat Rockwell City 7 to 2. Topeka shut out Salina 12 to 0 in the first game of the title series.
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Council Bluffs
Cedar? Falls
American Legion
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
W. Bolt
Missouri River
DeGay Falls
Clinton
Topeka
Topeka American Legion
Salina
Cedar Rapids
Williams-Hunting takes Industrial League title with 15 4 win
Williams-Hunting softball clinched the Industrial League pennant by routing Dearborn Brans 15 to 4 at Ellis Park after ten runs in the first inning. Other scores included Blauts 5 Skelly Otis 4 and Standard Oil 9 Killians 4, with CCC play and DeMolay edge details noted.
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Hunting
Dearborn Brans Club
Ellis Park
Lumbermen
Jack Curley
Wine Nets
Trimble
Blauts
Skelly Otis
Standard Oi
Killians
Penick and
Ford
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Court House
DeMolay
CCC
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Blau See
East Ane
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Cline Oval
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Wccoll
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Mayank
Eagleston
Jones
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Walsh
Iowa Alumni To Observe Football Day Sept. 10
Iowa City Iowa alumni fans and coaches will mark the fourth annual football day on September 10 the date of the first grid drill in Western conference schools. The opening will be toasted at luncheon programs announced by Bruce E Mahan newly appointed alumni secretary.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Iowa
Bruce E. Mahan
Farroh Named Elgin High Coach Joining Staff
Alfred Farroh former Iowa football captain and Harold Perry of Galena Ill. join Elgin High School coaching staff as announced on Thursday Farroh previously coached at Independence Iowa and will lead the Elgin program alongside Perry.
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Alfred Farroh
Iowa University
Harold Perry
Galena
Ill
Elgin High School
Farroh
Independence
Raiders Plan Twin Seven Inning Games Friday Night
Raider president Harry S Johnson secures approval from Western League president Dale Gear to play two seven inning games Friday night after a rainout earlier this season. Managers expect a capacity crowd on ladies night with Taylor Gould and Eckart to start if rested. Eckart, a 1931 rookie once with Rosaley and Cincinnati, is about 26 and six feet tall.
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Harry S. Johnson
Dale Gear
Western League
Crossley
Taylor
Gould
Ollie Eckart
Raider
Janky
Eckart
Jim Lyons
Rosaley
Quincy
Cincinnati
Submarine tosser remark sparks Quincey break in debate
A brief line notes Crossley calling the big fellow a submarine tosser when he burst in at Quincy, signaling a disruptive interruption and a clash over speaking rules.
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Crossley
Quincy
Blondy Ryan Back In Majors To Save New York Yankees
New York Yankees shortstop Blondy Ryan, famed slogan maker, likely to join the roster within three or four days after being purchased from the Philadelphia Phillies for seven thousand five hundred dollars. Ryan, who rose to fame in 1933 with a bold wire to Bill Terry, joined the team after Frank Crosetti injured his knee and practiced at shortstop in Boston.
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Yankees
John Collins
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Ryan
Philadelphia Phillies
Joe McCarthy
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Yanks
Frank Crosett
Boston
Jabs and Knockouts Reported From Chicago Boxing Card
A garbled boxing recap lists multiple bouts with blurred names and results. Notable mentions include a win by Jos Jes Nedite over King Levine, Oscar Rankin outpointing Young Joe Abe in Detroit, Jorge Brescha stopping Jeanny Emery, and other fighters like Marek, Chicase, and Des Moines area contestants recorded with various outcomes.
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Chicago
Jos Jes Nedite
King Levine Hicase
Hed
Oscar Rankin
Say
Des Moines
Towa
Tony Cancelas
Tampa
Fla
Fan Atlas Wtzeinie
Pete DeCraase
Saith
Gerisan
Bysie Ela
Nappe
Ival Wilsen
Liu
Baer to Fight Louis Likely Sept 26 or 27
Promoter Mike Jacobs arranged a Baer Louis bout for late September possibly September 26 or 27 at New York or Chicago. Louis extended his win streak by stopping King Levinsky at Comiskey Park before ~40,000, while Baer trains in the East and awaits venue decision after Chicago promoters seek Soldier Field.
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Chicago
Max Baer
Joe Louis
Detroit
Mike Jacobs
New York
Jacobs
Soldier Field
Ancll Hoffman
Baer
John Roxborough
Louis
King Levinsky
Comiskey Park
Hoffman
East
Virginia Van Wie Retires From Tournament Golf
Virginia Van Wie, world number one and three time national champion, says she will play only for fun from now on. The Ligonier, Pennsylvania star announced she is tossing her national title on the market this year and tired of tournament play. Her career peaked in 1932 with her first national title over Glenna Collett Ware, then Helena Hicks in 1933 and Dorothy Traung in 1934.
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Ligonier
Virginia van Wie
Itm
Miss van Wie
Glenna Collett Ware
Helena Hicks
Dorothy Traung
Levinsky Earns Over Thirty Thousand From Brief Victory
Chicago report notes Joe Louis will cash a $47,061.80 check for two minutes and twenty one seconds of work. King Levinsky gains $31,374.40 from the net receipts of $156,872.70 as Louis and Levinsky split 30 and 20 percent. Attendance capped at 39,195 with gross receipts of $192,906.50.
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Joe Louis
King Levinsky
Louis
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