Qualifying Play In City Golf Tournament Starts Monday
Johnny Vavra trains for the Cedar Rapids city golf event as more than 100 players enter the qualifiers at Country club Kenmore and Ellis courses. The favorite Vavra, runner up in the state, faces strong threats from Glenn Darrow Heinie Jensen George Alt and others as 48 medalists are chosen to form a 32 player championship flight with rounds set through September and tentative final date. Entries are accepted through the tournament committee at Country club Kenmore and Ellis.
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Johnny Vavra
Country Club
Kenmore
Eliis
Glenn Darrow
Heinie Jensen
George Alt
George Taylor
Bob Safely
Charles Burkart
Lloyd Knolk
Joe Stoddard
Ellis
All-Star Players Round Into Form For Grid Classic
The all American team preparing to face the Chicago Bears at Soldiers Field August 31 is taking shape. Purdue coach Noble Kizer reports fast progress after two workouts and may hold a scrimmage early in the week. Standouts include Aaron Rosenberg Ed Krause and Chuck Bernard with Fritz Febel invited to join. The Bears train Sunday as Halas demands rules allowing forward passes from any point behind the line to be in force, while Kizer opposes this for risk to college players.
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Chicago Bears
Soldiers Field
Noble Kizer
Purdue
Aaron Rosenberg
Southern California
Ed Krause
Notre Dame
Chuck Bernard
Michigan
Kizer
Fritz Febel
Bears
George Halaz
Halaz
Collegians
Hicks Upset Bears In Marengo Softball Race
Special to The Gazette reports Hicks from Sticks upset the Bears in Marengo's softball race. The Bears lost late as Marengo hosts kitten hall week closes with Third Ward losing 12 to 8 to Mohawks and standings tightening.
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Bears
Marengo
Third Ward
Mohawks
Lucky Strkes
Mia Cbs
Lucey Sives
Brar Mull
Cba Rural Robins
Ofice
Tigers Rally Falls Short in Game One Loss to Boston
In a doubleheader, Cleveland outhit by Philadelphia, with Willis Hudlin holding the A’s to four hits as a late rally fell just short. Earl Averill starred in game two with five hits, three doubles, a triple and a single, while Hal Trosky homered for Cleveland.
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BYU Knickerbocker
Athletics
Willis Hudlin
Earl Averill
Hal Trosky
Split double header in Washington ends with two tight games
In a Washington split, the White Sox beat the Senators 4-3 at Grimm Stadium in game one as pitchers Jones and Tietje held Washington to four hits. In the twilight second game Kinzy limited Washington to five safeties with eight walks, while Washington rallied with two runs in the seventh and another in the eighth to win 4-1.
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Grimm Stadium
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Tietje
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Real estate transfers Cedar Rapids two transfers recorded dates 1934
Rw C Fothom transfers lot 2 block 1C R Imp Co s 2 add to O H Seaver for $1 and valuable consideration dated 6 25 34 Namsha Realty and Invest Co transfers to Charlies H Estes and Lucille B Estes as joint tenants at 50 Northview add Cedar Rapids with subs to inc as created by grantee to which grantor makes no covenant dated 8 13 34
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Imp Co
Cedar Rapids
Namsha Realty and Invest Co
Charlies H
Lucille B Estes
Northview
Subs
Inc
Grantee 'O
Campbell Wins Canadian Amateur Title Again in Dramatic Finish
Albert Campbell 20 from Seattle defended his title by defeating Ross Somerville of London Ont in a 36 hole final at Laval sur le Lac Que Somerville entered as a four time Canadian champion and US amateur winner Campbell trailed early but tied at the 28th hole then sealed the victory with a 10 foot putt on the 36th as the two battled to a standstill through most of the day Campbell shot 72 68 140 while Somerville finished 72 70 142 in a historic final
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Albert
Scotty) Campbell
Seattle
Dominion
Ross
Sandy) Somerville
London
Ont
Campbell
Somerville
United States
Dodgers Triumph Over Pirates on Grimes Birthday
In Pittsburgh, the Dodgers defeated the Pirates 6 to 2 as Burleigh Grimes, pitching seven innings of near perfection, allowed only one hit before tiring in the ninth. Brooklyn pulled away with a late surge, aided by Paul Waner’s homer and Cuccinello’s two-run double, while Van Mungo piggybacked seven frames before Grimes’ exit.
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Grimes
Paul Waner
Tony Cuccinello
Len Koenecke
al Lopez
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East Leads 3-2 In Intersectional Net Championship
East takes a 3 to 2 lead over the West at Orange Lawn Tennis Club with Fred Perry of England defeating Jack Tidball of California 8-6 6-3 and partnering with Frank Wilde to beat Vernon Kirby and Roderick Menzel 6-4 6-? The day included Menzel as Western entrant, Lefty Bryan and Gilbert Hall key wins with McDiarmid tallying a doubles victory 6-4 6-4. Perry and Wilde to team in national doubles at Philadelphia.
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J tuPpi
Englind
Fred Perry
Orange Lawn
Perry
Jack ‘Tidball
California
Frank H D Wilde
England
Vernon Kirby
South Africa
Roderick Menzel
Czechoslovakia
Gilbert Hall
New Jersey
Robert
Lefty) Bryan
Chattanooga
Menzel
Manuel Alonso
New York
Fred McDiarmid
Texas
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Alonso
Hall
Tidball
Wilde
Philadelphia
Vines Triumphs In Pro Tennis Tour Opener At South Shore
Ellsworth Vines of California former national amateur champion won his opening match in the eighth annual national professional tennis tournament at the South Shore Country Club defeating Louis Volpe of Chicago 6 2 6 2 6 4 in straight sets.
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Chicago
Ellsworth Vines
California
South Shore Country Club
Louis Volpe
Big League Leaders Across Major Teams
Fragmented OCR lists top batters and players from various clubs including Gerrnge Tererie, Waner, Prater, and Riss Fors. Mentions teams such as Tigers, Pirates, Senators, and Giants with partial stats and scattered names.
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Waner
Frasky Indars
Cieenberg
Chebringer ‘Towers Werher Red
Gerria Varaeos
Terry Glents
Terry Giant
Chebringer Tigers
Waner Pirates Mangush Senators
Upper Iowa Schedules Seven Football Games
Upper Iowa's football slate shows seven games for the season with a non conference opener on September 29 against La Crosse Normal and a finale November 17 at La Crosse. The Peacocks face Buena Vista Luther Central Penn and Iowa Wesleyan alongside Central and Luther in the Iowa conference, a tough lineup for 1930.
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Pasette
Luther
Fayette
Central
Wesleyan Oat
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la Crosse
Spillville Wins Title In Turkey Valley Loop
Spillville clinches the Turkey Valley baseball league pennant edging Ridgeway by one game. Final standings show Spillville at 8 309, Ridgeway 4 97, with Be Aaneg and Ter oan close behind.
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Quasqueton Defeats Walker in Homecoming Contest
Quasqueton's independent baseball team beat Walker at the homecoming activity. The Quasqueton girls defeated Waterlon Watkins 16 to 3. They will host the Manly Eagles next Tuesday at 6 pm after a rain postponement.
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1934 Cornhusker Football Eleven Faces Veteran Gap
Lincoln AP Nebraska's 1934 Cornhuskers open with three intersectional games lacking experience as 16 seniors led by All American fullback George Sauer have finished. Only one first string starter, Franklin Meier, returns to rebuild under coach D X Bible. Schedule includes Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma and Kansas State with a Big Six title defense and a Thanksgiving clash.
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Trinity Team Beats Elks In Tight Game
The Trinity diamondball team defeated the Elks club in a close 3-2 contest. Mullins and Hahn took the loss on the battery for Elks while Trinity battery partners included ODeán Leonard and Huston McNamara.
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Yellow Cab Nine Seeks Tenth Straight Win At Ridgeway
The Yellow Cab nine will seek its tenth straight victory today at Ridgeway. The Cabmen have yet to suffer their first setback. Either Sturm or Mason will do the pitching.
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Moen and Wampler in headline match at Cedar Gardens
Andy Moen returns to Cedar Gardens Thursday to headline the Legion show facing Earl Wampler the Scranton coal miner. Pat Murphy rematches Milo Steinborn, while Barney Cosneck meets Mike Nazarian. The main event is one fall or sixty minutes with preliminaries set at thirty minutes.
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Joe Cox
Cedar Gardens
Legion
Minnesota
Earl Wampler
Scranton
Wampler
Cox
Moon
Pat Murphy
Don Goodin
Milo Steinborn
Barney Cosneck
University of Illinois
Mike Nazarian
Date Set For High School Harrier Run
November 10 was set for the annual interscholastic cross country championship to be run over a two mile course in Ganette. High school harriers will contest for individual and team honors and will attend the Purdue football game as guests. More than thirty schools and about 130 runners expected to enter.
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Iowa City
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Stoefen And Lott Top Doubles Ranking In Field
In Philadelphia the defending doubles champions Lester Stoefen and George Lott head the American seedings for the national doubles tennis championships at Germantown Cricket Club. They face Frank Wilde and Fred Perry in a bracket that could reach the semis against S. Ellsworth Davenport and Robert Kelleher, while Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn hold second on the American list with Shields and Wood nearby in the rankings.
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Lester Stoefen
George Lott
Germantown Cricket Club
Chicago
Fred Perry
England
Frank H. D. Wilde
Vernon Kirby
South Africa
Roderick Menzel
Czechoslovakia
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Johnny van Ryn
Frank Shields
Sidney Wood
Berkeley Bell
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Wilde
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Harvard
Robert Kelleher
Williams
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N. J
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Johnny Dawson May Enter Iowa Open Golf Meet
Chicago amateur Johnny Dawson may compete in the Iowa open golf tournament in Des Moines on August 28 29 and 30. Don McGregor announced the plans while Hyperion club pro Charles Heaney said Dawson said he was arranging to participate.
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Chicago
Don McGregor
Charles Heaney
Hyperion Club
Alt's 72 Wins Medal In C.C. Qualifying Round
Borge Alt, a young Cedar Rapids golfer, shot 72 to win medal honors in the Country Club tournament qualifying round. John Vavra and Glenn Darrow tied for second at 74. Sixty four aspirants qualified as match play begins Monday in three flights with extended rounds planned to finish swiftly.
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Cedar Rapids
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Glenn Darrow
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Flash
Darrow
Ali
Manchester Racing Program 15 Ends In Feature Show
The Manchester racing card closed Saturday with trotting and pacing events attracting about ninety horses, the largest crowd in fourteen years. Jockey F Roosencrans escaped injury when his saddle slipped and he was dragged a distance while the horse finished last. Erwin F Dygert drove Hollywood Hunter to a 2 04 time in a mile exhibition. Multiple heats followed for pace and trot events with winners including Peter Duke Cherry the Great and The Redbird among others, plus a 59 second five furlongs race and a farmers mule race.
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Rosencrans
Erwin F. Dygert
Hollywood Hunter
M. Shattuck
Highland Park
Ill
Peter Duke
A. J. Shanklin
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Mymarion'’s Boy
A. Springer
A. Springer and Sons, Mineral Point, Wis
Cherry the Great
F. M. Huffatater
Lake Geneva
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My Marion’s Boy
Sia Man
A. A. Treaselere
Blue Earth
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McGregor Watts
J. Cox
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Herman Hartman
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Temme Sets West East Channel Swim Record
CAP BLANC NEZ, France. E H Temme swam the English Channel from South Foreland England to Cap Blanchez France starting 6 25 am and finishing 10 05 pm. His time 21 45 55 shorter than Debb’s 21 45 55 by six hours five minutes and trails Spacek’s east west record by nine hours 55 minutes. Webb’s 1875 Dover Sands to Sangatte record noted.
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Conroy Sluggers Blank Davenport Girls in Local Diamond
The Conroy Sluggers topped the Davenport girls team 7 to 0 on the local diamond securing their tenth win in fifteen games. C Leahy pitched for Conroy. The Sluggers next play Ladora on August 21 at home.
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Cities Service Plays Palo At Riverside Park
Cities Service junior basketball team faces Palo at Riverside Park this afternoon at 2 o clock. Teams wishing to book Cities Service can write Harold Rogers at 935 Eleventh Street NE.
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Observant Winner In Travers Stakes At Saratoga Track
Saratoga Springs N Y UP The Travers Stakes purse 14 650 featured Morton L Schwart s Observant winning by six lengths over six rivals on a fast track in 2 05 3 5 as Gay Monarch Collateral Roustabout Black Buddy Maine Chance Cleves and Gay Monarch filled the order. Vicaress easily won the Spinaway Stakes by Humphries in 1 12 4 5 for Belair stud. Best Play captured the North American steeplechase handicap.
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Rapids Chevrolet To Play Game At Vinton
Special to The Gazette reports the Rapids Chevrolet team will play a double header at the Vinton lighted diamondball field Sunday night. A previous game against the Monticello Midgets was canceled due to a dispute at the Jones County dam.
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