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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1935
Page
2
Detroit Tigers win 6-5 and 5-0 against the Philadelphia Athletics to boost their pace in the AL pennant race. pitcher Sam Tamulis logged his 16th victory, aided by late offense as Detroit overturns a rough first game.
In the opener Cincinnati slugger Ival Goodman slugged a homer as Brooklyn pitcher Wat son Clark held the Reds to one run. The Dodgers crushed Cincinnati 10 to 1 in the nightcap behind a strong attack and late runs.
In Chicago the White Sox and Yankees split a doubleheader. The Yankees won 13 to 10 in the opener and the White Sox took the nightcap 4 to 3. Rip Radcliff belted his 10th homer in the seventh to seal the cap.
Special to The Gazette reports University of Iowa alumni rallies set for opening Hawk eye practice on Sept 10 across 22 Iowa counties. Bruce E. Mahan says luncheons will feature talks on Hawkeye prospects by Ossie Solem Dick Crayne and athletic staff, broadcast on four state stations. Cities include Washington Forest City Chariton Carroll Oskaloosa Onawa Des Moines Newton Mason City Sac City Ida Grove Storm Lake Estherville Sheldon Creston Shenandoah Sidney Osage Dubuque Manchester Harlan Orange City.
Lou Salica of New York defeated Sixto Escobar of Puerto Rico in a 15 round bout to claim the bantamweight world title. Judges and fans questioned the decision as Brig. Gen. John J. Phelan and boxing officials left ringside following the verdict. The AP scorecard had Escobar eight to Salica five with two even rounds.
In a loosely played game at the Vinton fair grounds the newly organized Vinton team overwhelmed Van Horne by 15 to 8. Ackerman led both teams in hitting as Louis Pieper pitched the final two innings for Van Horne and struck out five.
Eight teams competed in a municipal park kittenball tournament on Sunday. North English defeated New Sharon 6 to 1 in the final to claim the title, with participants including Williamsburg Sigourney Merchants Sigourney All-Stars Newberg Luther South English and North English.
The St Louis Browns routed the Washington Senators in a doubleheader, winning 10 to 6 and 17 to 1 to stretch their home victory streak to six. Ed Coleman slugged his 14th homer as the Browns pelted nine hits and capitalized on Washington’s wild pitching to dominate game two.
Lost Nation defeated Maquoketa CCC 7 to 5 on a Sunday afternoon. Diekman lined a three bagger in the fifth inning to spark the home team’s offense.
The page lists standings for Davenport, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City and others with win loss records and percentages, followed by Monday and Tuesday results including Cedar Rapids 7 Davenport 6 and Des Moines 7 Council Bluffs 10. It also shows upcoming games for Tuesday and Wednesday across several cities and league leaders such as St Louis Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Boston and Detroit with weekly results and schedules.
Jack Manders will start at fullback for the Chicago Bears against the Collegiate All-Stars at Soldier Field. The 210 pound South Dakotan earned the job with strong practice game showings against the Bears' second team. A crowd over 80 000 was expected as the All-Stars trained in secret sessions under lights to counter the Bears passing attack.
Des Moines routed Council Bluffs 9 to 1 as 13 hits fueled a five run fifth inning. Bonetti earned the win over Bucklin in a game that moved to St Joseph next but left team futures uncertain amid free agency talk.
The first of a two game series for the Eastern Iowa amateur loop half championship will be at the Harvest Home picnic in New Vienna on Wednesday. New Vienna Cubs face Colesburg Colts with the winner advancing to meet Worthington on Labor Day likely at Dyersville. The playoff is delayed due to a three way tie at midseason.
In a late season clash at Hill Park the Raiders defeated the Davenport Blues 7 to 5. A four run fourth and three run eighth swing set the pace as Shanty Moulder drove the decisive rally, while Jim Hayes and Jim Phebus labored on the mound amid ten hits and costly fielding miscues by both teams.
Associated Press boxing results from New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago Miami Beach Newark and Asbury Park show low Salica outpointing Sixte Escobar in Brooklyn while Al Gainer defeats Billy Metchell in Pittsburgh. Babe Marine stops Billy Celebron in Chicago and Frankie Meghes draws Rufus Miles in Miami Beach. Steve Malaike and Al Casimini draw in New York with Young Terry edging Jack Ennile in Newark.
Des Moines drops a seven run lead as Council Bluffs scores ten runs to seven. Ehlers earns the win over Turpin after a long relief effort, with key hits from Mayer Fleming McCue and Clem ents. Passo drives in the decisive run in the seventh.
St Joseph pounded 23 hits for 39 bases to rout Sioux City 16 to 5, tying the series at two games each before 1,800 fans. Williamson Brightwell and Brucker led with multiple RBIs as Monahan and Coscarart fueled the offense. Hemenway took the loss.
In Brookline Massachusetts Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn won a fifth set victory 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-1 to claim the national doubles crown over the young team Don Budge and Gene Mako. Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan and Enrique Maier beat Kay Stammers and Rod Menzel in mixed doubles 6-3 3-6 6-4.
The Robins Demons defeated Marion 6 to 5 at Daniels Diamond and edged Cedar Rapids Invaders 2 to 1 at Riverside. Lefty Miles pitched both games, facing Merrill in game one and Gable in game two.
A sweeping women’s golf upset map at Interlochen reshapes favorites as Betty Bauer and other top seeds fall early. Minneapolis players claim a quarter of the survivors as local stars drive toward the third round amid windy conditions and high drama.
University of Iowa football staff return to prepare for the 1935 season with Ossie Solem Bill Boeler and others guiding trials for tackle positions. Expected moves include Corney Walker Jaci Shea and Frank Gallagher to line roles, Eugene Liggett returning at center, and new end wingmen among hopefuls Bob Lannon Homer Harris Gordon Matson Frank Jakoubek Don Simmons John England. Seventeen major let ter players and five minor players from last year are projected.
Elizabeth Abbott of Los Angeles defeated Lawrence Sele of Chicago 6 and 5. Mrs Glenna Collett Ware of Philadelphia beat Bernice Wall of Chicago 4 and 3. Fritst Stifel of Wheeling West Virginia defeated Jean Bauer of Providence 2 and 1. Mrs Austin Pardwe of Minneapolis defeated Lilly Harner of Virginia Beach 8. Frank Goldthwaite of Fort Worth defeated Eva Sherb of Canton 5. Mrs O 8 WIN defeated Goldie Bateson of Milwaukee 7 and 4. Mrs Maureen Creal Crews of Coral Gables defeated Mrs Mont Retd of Cincinnati 4 and 4. Weatrice Barrett of Minneapolis beat Mrs Burt Weil of Cincinnati A and 1. Dan Chandler of Dallas defeated Mrs Hayes Dansingbars of Minneapolis. Patricia Stephenson of Minneapolis defeated Margaret Bushard of Culver City 3 and 3.
An all-star team drawn from Lowden Clarence Stanwood Bennett and Alamos will face Oxford Junction at the Labor Day celebration in Toronto on Monday afternoon September 2. A non league Lowden meets Bennett is set for Cedar County fair Tipton on Lowden Day August 30.
The Woodmen of the World nine played South English in a return game Sunday. South English won 9 to 7 marking their second victory. They schedule Har per on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Open air wrestling at Cedar Park arena promises a top season highlight with Ed Strangler Lewis possibly returning after strong showings this week. Matchmaker Eddie Jennings plans a setback to secure Lewis opponent as Louis Thesz and Bobby Stewart impress fans ahead of the big event. Lou Plummer vs Hal Rumberg also on the card as Plummer challenges the former champion.
A study notes that applying high intensity sound waves to milk can destroy about 99 percent of bacteria present in the liquid.
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