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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1936

Page

10

Seventeen Big Leaguers Have Played Every Game This Year

Seventeen major leaguers have played every game this season with only four holdovers from 1935. Gehrig, Suhr, Medwick and Camilli remain active from the prior list, while the rest have missed time or shifted teams due to injuries and trades. The pool includes players across the American and National leagues, with rookies joining the 1936 prospects.

Hicago Major League Association of Players Lou Gehrig Gehrig Gus Suhr Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Medwick St. Louis Cardinals Dolph Camilli Phillies

Plan to Organize Independent Grid Team

Plans to form an independent football team after abandoning entry in the Midwest league. A meeting is set at Heinie Groth's home 165 Twenty Fourth Street SE Thursday at 8 p.m. Call 5326 if unable to attend. Groth says a nucleus for a strong team is in mind.

Cedar Rapids Heinie Groth Twenty-fourth Street Groth

Independence couple Mary McDonnell and Orville Kopp wed

Mary McDonnell daughter of Mr and Mrs James McDonnell Independence and Orville Kopp son of Mr and Mrs John Kopp Buffalo Center were married at St Johns Catholic church Tuesday Father John Brickley Cresco officiating The couple left for a short wedding trip and plan to live in Buffalo Center after returning The bride is a St Johns high school and Mount Mercy junior college graduate The groom attended Buffalo Center high school and works with his father in the Buffalo Center lumber business

Buffalo Center

Mavericks Calves Named After Texas Ranch Tradition

Unbranded calves on S. A. Maverick's Texas ranch roamed freely, giving rise to the nickname Mavericks for the herd and its offspring.

Texas S. A Maverick

Pairings Set for Women's City Golf Championship

Match play begins today at Kenmore with 18 players. Top qualifiers Mary Frances Lee and Mrs. Howard Helscher led with 88, while Kathleen Carey and Mrs. How ard Boileau shot 89 to join the field.

Kenmore Mary Frances Lee Howard Helscher F. C. Byers Kathleen Carey Howard Boileau H. J. Robertson Howard Green David Turner Ralph Clements William Vesely

West Liberty harness races draw 7,000 to fair conclusion

In West Liberty Iowa more than 7,000 attended the seventy fourth annual fair as a cloudy sky and light rain ended the program. Three harness races were held with purses of 200 dollars added money and notable finishes by Flower Watts Josie Worth Loretta and Grattean Boy among others. World sugar consumption rose to a new 1935 high of 27,188,000 tons.

West Liberty Flower Watts B.m Pluto Watts Ney Correll Josie Worth Bay Harvest Worthy Elon Mitchell Loretta Glenn Hawkins Pi A Sree Ee

City Net Meet Advances Toward Weekend Finals

All divisions of the city tennis tournament move toward final rounds to be played Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the Country Club courts. Quarterfinals feature Fleming vs Turner, Roberts vs Kirwin, Woodward vs Seaton, and Lukanitsch vs Murphy among others. multiple first round and second round results listed for men and women singles and various doubles.

Chuck Fleming Hubert Turner Chuck Roberts John Gross Russ Knapp Merwin Woodward Bob Netolicky Chuck Racer Roy Lukanitsch Frank Murphy Dean Stauffacher Bernice Biederman Jean Wodtke Fleming George Hogan John Palmer Henry Parsons Paprete Woodward Duane Nichols Norris Hunt J. A. Vessier Max Everett Gable Blackwell John Carey Dick Kilian Mike Tousey Ed Wadsworth Gordon DeLay Helen Edgar Sonne Duane Pichoins Bert Ringsmuth Carl Kirwin

No-Hit Nervous: Taylor Falls Short Against Demons

Des Moines trounced the Raiders 15 to 3 while Howard Taylor pitched a near no hit game that ended in the ninth with two outs as Cedar Rapids saw a 3 to 0 victory by the Demons. Spectators varied from 300 to 2,700 as headlines focus on the Cardinals troubles and Be s broad baseball turmoil.

Des Moines Raiders Howard Taylor Demons Hill Park Harry Johnson St. Louis Cardinals Boston Bees Boston Cedar Rapids Frank Piet Demon de Forest Piet Taylor Walter Menke Menke

Marengo Beats Williamsburg 7-4 in Sunday Baseball

Marengo defeated Williamsburg 7 to 4 in a Sunday game in Marengo Indiana. Manager Melvin Vogt reported a season team batting average of .298. The independents have won 10 of 14 games, 8 of 9 in the Iowa county league. They will face Williamsburg again there on Sunday.

the Gazette Marengo Williamsburg Melvin Vogt Baseball Independents

Iowa Athletes Split Focus As Fall Practice Opens

Iowa City coaches outline autumn plans with football in the spotlight and basketball baseball and track squads preparing. Rollie Williams will lead a 20 game basketball schedule starting December 5 while George Bresnahan oversees cross country and track with W Ted Swenson handling the track team. Veteran gridiron players skip other sports and lettermen in three sports include Ken Suessen and Lowell Gosser among others.

Gazette Iowa City Iowa Rollie Williams Cagemen Michigan George T. Bresnahan Bresnahan W. Ted Swenson Floyd DeHeer Dick Bowlin Warren Haltom Homer Harris Orval Matteson

Coggon Defeats Walker to Sharpen Wapsie Standings

Coggon beat Walker 14 to 10, spoiling Walker’s hold on first as Bruce exited in the first inning and Kelso kept Walker to four runs. Other league results include Alburnett 11 Palo 3, Quasqueton 14 Lafayette 4, and Urbana forfeiting to Winthrop, leaving three teams tied atop the standings.

Coggon Walker Bruce Kelso Walker Boys Alburnett Palo Quasqueton Lafayette Urbana Winthrop Wapsie Valley League

National managers pick Giants to win

A United Press poll of eight National League managers names the New York Giants as the team to beat and likely league champions who would meet the New York Yankees in a world series. Casey Stengel Chuck Dressen echo the choice while Charley Grimm and Frank Frisch favor the Cubs and Cardinals. Bill Terry downplays the favor and cautions against premature boasts.

Roger Cramer Athletics Boston Gold Sox Detroit Tigers Hank Greenberg Luke Appling Chicago White Sox Red Rolfe Yankees Billy Herman Augie Gelan Cubs Joe Moore New York Giants Ethan Allen Phillies Cub Leo Norris John “Buddy” Hassett Jolly Brooklyn Dodgers Roy “Beau” Bell St. Louis Browns Rolfe Gehrig Frank Crosetti Lyn Lary Bell Detroit Charley Gehringer Goose Goslin Marvin Owen Bob Johnson Billy Knickerbocker Cleveland Suhr Association Pirates Woody Jensen Arky Vaughan Burgess Whitehead Giants Bill Terry Cardinals le Roy Parmelee Phil Weintraub Whitehead United Press Chicago Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Casey Stengel Chuck Dressen Cincinnati Charley Grimm Frank Frisch St. Louis Cardinals

Bierman and Clark to Debate All-Star Game Rules

Bernie Bierman head coach of the college all stars and George Patsy Clark leader of the Detroit Lions will meet Wednesday night in Chicago to discuss rules for the upcoming all-star game at Soldier Field next Tuesday. Bierman intends to push for the collegiate code.

Chicago Bernie Bierman Minnesota College All Stars George “Patsy” Clark Detroit Lions Soldier Field Bierman

Owens Given Royal Welcome at Home

Jesse Owens returns to Cleveland after Olympic triumphs to a thunderous crowd. The 22 year old Ohio State star waves from a car through streets lined with admirers as Gov. Davey and Mayor Burton laud his feats. A $500 gold stop watch is presented by the city.

Cleveland Jesse Owens Ohio State University Public Auditorium United States Berlin Charles Riley Jesse Riley Martin L. Davey Harold H.burton Owens Larry Snyder

Couple from Independence wed in Methodist ceremony

Miss Ina Oliver daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Oliver and Clinton Jakway son of Mrs Ma bel Jakway, both of Independence, were married at the Methodist parsonage Monday evening by Rev Floyd H Weed. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Eugene Oliver. The couple left for a short visit in Des Moines. Jakway works for Chanen Auto Supply Company.

Independence Ina Oliver Ray Oliver Clinton Jakway Mabel Jakway Methodist Parsonage Floyd H. Weed Eugene Oliver Des Moines Jakway Chanen Auto Supply Company

Hopkinton Triumphs Over Ryan 13 to 0 in Playoff Clash

Ryan Shamrocks suffer a shutout as Hopkinton defeats them 13 to 0 in the Sunday playoff game. Hopkinton quickly took command and held Ryan scoreless, ending the contest with a decisive victory for Hopkinton.

Ryan Hopkinton Ryan, Ta Shamrocks

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