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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1935
Page
2
New York beat Detroit 6 to 5 as Rowe held the Tigers to six runs while the Yankees surged in late innings to even the best of seven series. Hank Greenberg homered for Detroit but New York connected for timely hits to snare the victory.
Oelwein golfers dominated the season in the Northeast Iowa League standings. Team members claimed top honors across events and individual frames as the meet concluded with high scores and strong finishes for the Oelwein squad.
New York Giants beat Cincinnati Reds 6 5 in ten innings. Travis Jackson drove in Hughey Cruz with the deciding run after Hank Leiber tied the game with his 18th homer. Reds had earlier tied in the tenth on Riggs and Lombardi, with Ott homering for New York.
The report summarizes several boxing results with bouts in Miami Beach Pittsburgh New York Sioux City and Cedar Rapids. Notable scores include a decision over Bucky Sutton and a listed draw in Cedar Rapids. Names such as Bushby Graham Howells Littin and O Dowd appear among the fragmented results.
Western League standings show Davenport and Cedar Rapids leading with mixed records. National and American Association results list top teams, day’s scores, and upcoming games with Davenport, Council Bluffs, Keokuk, Sioux City, St. Joe, Cedar Rapids, and Minneapolis among noted clubs.
Eddie Jennings completes arrangements for a follow up wrestling show at Cedar Park Open Air Arena Thursday night featuring Bobbs Stewart vs Earl Wampler with Ernc Barker as referee. Lou Plummer faces Louis Thieze in a semifinal, Elmer Guthrie meets Mike Nazarian in the opening bout.
Conroy’s team defeated York Township 6 to 4 in seven innings and 4 to 2 in five innings on Sunday at home, recording a two game sweep.
Keokuk defeated Sioux City 2-1 in seven innings and 8-6 in the doubleheader. rookie pitcher Lyle Johnson scattered five hits in game one despite wildness, helped by a bases loaded double play. Sioux City led 1-0 in the first. Keokuk tied it in the same inning and took the lead in the fourth. In game two, the Indians again won after the first game was moved up to avoid a Legion celebration.
In Spirit Lake Iowa Mrs K D Stone of Des Moines and Indy Morton of West Okoboji led the women’s Okoboji open. Stone eliminated Lucile Robinson of Des Moines in a 2 and 1 victory and Morton beat Catherine Cuttell of Spencer 4 and 2.
St Joseph Missouri AP manager Earle Brucker's double in the tenth drove in the winning run as Saints edged Cedar Rapids 2 1 in ten innings. Swede Smith pitched well for St Joseph allowing six hits while Ralph Mead took the loss for Cedar Rapids. Brightwell tripled and scored in the eighth to tie, then Brucker delivered the decisive blow in the tenth.
In Vandalia Ohio, Lela Hall of East Lynn Missouri tied for the class B grand American title by breaking 198 targets at the grand American trap shoot. She won a 25 target run-off, while Dillie Craig and Dr L E Botts also stood with 198. Walter Beaver set a new world mark with a 635 consecutive targets string before a miss.
Iowa City report notes Northwestern Michigan state? Wait Northwestern will be the only Iowa football opponent with more major letter men than the Hawkeyes. Iowa has 19 veterans reporting Sept 10, Northwestern 26, Indiana 18, Minnesota 15, Purdue 16, Illinois 13.
Meg Genrse Ducette defeated the Black Panther in Detroit after a first round injury forced the Black Panther to withdraw from the second round.
Amos Alonzo Stagg, age 73, vows no retirement from football and plans to coach at the College of the Pacific starting Sept. 10. He recalls Chicago years, says he stays in shape with tennis, and believes his love for the game keeps him young as he eyes the 1935 season.
Chicago Bears coach George Halas drills the team on offense but the all star group led by Frank Thomas Doc Spears Charley Bachman and Slip Madigan steers defense to stop Bronko Nagurski and Beattie Feathers in the August 29 game at Chicago. Halas predicts an open spectacular attack while the Bears refine timing and coordination during scrimmage.
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