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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1934
Page
2
Kansas City's McSpaden holds a one stroke lead at the Iowa Open after posting a 74 in the opening round. Multiple players including Varra and other top contenders sit several shots back as gusty winds and treacherous greens challenge the field.
A chaotic game saw Des Moines defeat the Raiders 4 to 3 as both teams traded leads through multiple innings. Key moments included Cedar Rapids taking a late lead before Des Moines responded with decisive hits and strong pitching to seal the win.
The meet features Vavra posting a 70 in city qualifying. Other runners compete as riders and teams struggle for top times amid a crowded Cedar track. Names like Don Barnes Verne Marshall and Harald Rei show on the results board with notable scores.
Parmelee drove in a second inning homer to pace the Giants in a 3 to 1 win over the Cubs. LeRoy Parmelee, a young pitcher, spun a solid mound outing as New York ended Chicago’s lead in the series. A crowd of about 22,000 witnessed the decisive victory in frigid conditions.
A dated golf instruction piece explains body and clubhead movement during the downswing, emphasizing keeping the body and club together and rotating hips while the shoulders stay compact. It blends diagrams and coaching notes with oblique references to sports figures and a 1934 copyright line.
Sioux City left-hander Mac Thomas shut down Topeka, driving in a run with a double by Vezilich in the fifth and adding an insurance score in the seventh as Sioux City won 2-0 in a pitchers duel. Topeka managed only seven hits with no runs.
Lefty Bob Grove pitched well in lingering cold and mist as the Red Sox beat the Indians 8 to 2 in Cleveland. Grove limited Cleveland to seven hits, struck out three, and the Sox broke the game open with six runs in the sixth inning reclaiming momentum in the season finale.
Cubs manager Charley Grimm declares confidence as Chicago trails the champions by four and a half games with over 30 games left. He cites head-to-head potential and emphasizes heads-up baseball while noting internal doubts about the club and its future.
The University of Iowa announces two changes to the 1934 35 basketball schedule to finish at home. The Hawkeyes will end the season with Northwestern in Iowa City on March 4 instead of away games, Indiana moves to Bloomington on February 11, and several other date shifts keep most games on or near campus.
St Louis beat Washington 4 to 0 as Buck Newsom limited the Senators to three hits. Harland Chiff hit a homer and the Browns collected 11 hits off Bob Burke and Wallie Stewart. Stewart pitched the ninth, allowing a single to West who moved to third on Burns' misplay and scored on Pepper's fly. Washington left bases loaded in the seventh.
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