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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1937

Page

5

Bryant’s tenth inning homer powers Cubs to split with Bees

Cubs edge Bees 10 7 in the nightcap as Clay Bryant belts a tenth inning homer for four RBIs after Lou Fette’s 5 hitter in the opener. Chicago remains atop the NL as Giants beat the Pirates, narrowing the lead.

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Johnny Jacobs and Ocie Trimble Vie For City Golf Title

Johnny Jacobs and Ocie Trimble will compete for the city golf championship at Kenmore. They open a 36 hole match at 9 30 with the second eighteen at 3 30. Trimble advanced on a default over Al St John while Jacobs beat Bob Stephenson 6 and 5 in the semifinals. The first flight winner was Herman Smith over Ed McPartland 3 and 1 after a 32 player field.

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Raiders Defeat Anamosa Prison Team 14 to 11

Cedar Rapids Raiders beat the Anamosa Reformatory squad 14 to 11 on Saturday with patched lineup. Fred Bergman and Russ De Forest pitched while Jiggs Galaway caught. Cal Lahman homered and Hendershot also connected. Raiders totaled eighteen hits including a Tatas triple and doubles by Gasaway Lahman and De Forest.

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Football Players Practice At Ellis Park In Cedar Rapids

Local football players invited to a 10 a m practice at Ellis Park to pursue entry into the North West professional football league. Heinie Groth leads the effort urging all players in the area to attend the first session.

Ellis Cedar Rapids Northwest Ellis Park Heinie Groth

Raiders Meet Hawks Tonight In Final Home Series

The Raiders open their last home series of the season hosting the Waterloo Hawks with first place at stake. Cap Crossley resumes control and Al Krupski is slated to pitch the opener against Waterloo in the three game set.

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Waterloo Beats Des Moines in 3 to 0 Game

AP report credits George Zahn with a brilliant 3 to 0 shutout, lifting Waterloo back to first in the Western League. He allowed five hits, the Hawks commit one error, and key hits from Backer Gamble and Kahny support the win over Des Moines.

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Cedar Rapids Raiders Lead Season Start In Western League

Savannah and Columbus in the South Atlantic and Pine Bluff in the Cotton States expect strong attendance while Cedar Rapids in the Western league, after years of rebuilding, leads the pennant race. The Raiders jumped from class D to A in 1934 and after injuries hampered 1935 they rose to contenders in 1937 with a fourte en game gap at midseason prompting a season split.

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Industrial Tennis Team Triumphs Over City Courts Club

The Industrial League tennis team defeated a city courts squad 8 2 in a Saturday match on Allied Industrial Civic league courts. Seven singles and three doubles were played with eight Industrial wins and two by the city side. Final series record: Industrial 2, city 3, two draws. Singles and doubles results listed with multiple sets close scores.

Industrial League Allied Industrial Civic League

Crossley to Lead Raiders Next Year

Cedar Rapids Raiders announce C. F. Cap Crossley will again coach the club in 1938 with Red Van Fleet temporarily in command during Crossley’s convalescence from a broken ankle. Crossley hopes to play and manage next season, plans to return to Quincy after the pennant race, and faces an uncertain timetable for full recovery.

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New Orleans Juniors Top Omaha in Eleven Inning duel

In a pitching duel that extended to eleven innings, the New Orleans Papooses defeated Omaha 8 to 6 in the American Legion junior baseball tournament semifinals. New Orleans advances to meet Fast Lynne of Mass next week.

New Orleans New Orleans Papooses Omaha American Legion Mass

Goodman Edges Billows to Claim National Amateur Title

Johnny Goodman, 27, Omaha, defeats Ray Billows, 24, of Poughkeepsie, 2 up at Alderwood Country Club to win the national amateur golf championship. Billows mounted a late surge but Goodman held on through a tense final stretch before about 5,000 spectators.

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White Sox Beat Senators 3 2 In Tight Comeback Victory

Chicago managers Jimmy Dykes and pitcher Ted Lyons teamed for a 3 2 win over the Washington Senators. Dykes hit his first homer of the year, Lyons pitched 7 hits allowed, and the series shifted to two games to one in favor of the White Sox.

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Standings and Results From Western League and Major Leagues

Western League standings show Waterloo 38 18 and Des Moines 36 23 with Cedar Rapids and Davenport also listed. Saturday results include Waterloo 3 Des Moines 0 and Davenport-Sioux City on a previous date. Sunday games featured Waterloo at Des Moines and Sioux City at Des Moines. Major league results show New York and Chicago atop the standings with detailed scores and upcoming games across divisions.

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Baseball Standings and Saturday Scores

The table lists teams including Columbus Kansas City Toledo Indianapolis Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee Louisville with records. Saturday results show Columbus defeats Milwaukee 6 3 and Kansas City beats Toledo 9 3 while Louisville loses to Minneapolis 2 1 and St Paul defeats Indianapolis 5 2.

Columbus City Toledo St. Paul Milwaukee Louisville Kansas City Minneapolis Indianapolis

Emory Collins Beats Schrader in Des Moines Auto Race

Emory Collins of LeMars Iowa shattered two world dirt track records at the Iowa State fair auto races in Des Moines. He won a five lap race in 1 48 05 over two miles beating Gus Schrader of Cedar Rapids and two others. Collins set a new mile record at 53 93 and already held the prior mile mark of 154 47 set last year. He also won the 12 lap national circuit event with a 5 51 99 time.

Des Moines Emory Collins LeMars Collins Gus Schrader Cedar Rapids

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