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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1936
Page
11
Some fifty college footballers ready to face the Detroit Lions in an exhibition at Soldier Field Tuesday evening before an expected 80 000 crowd. The All Stars are coached by Bernie Bierman with assistants Waldorf Layden and McMillin.
Chuck Fleming easily defended his city crown by defeating Dr. Bob Netolicky 6-0 6-0 6-3 in singles. In doubles Fleming and Roy Lukanitsch beat Netolicky and Larry Dennis 6-0 6-4. Veterans match saw L. D. Dennis topple Dr. Wes Netolicky 7-5. Margaret Biederman and Helen Edgar won 6-4 sets in a women-only arrangement.
Charley Grimm faced scrutiny from Chicago fans as Larry French faltered in the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader with the Giants. Mel Ott’s ninth inning homer erased a Cubs lead, and questions grew over why a pitching change was not made despite a string of hits.
Lloyd Axel of Denver Colorado sustained two cracked vertebrae in a crash at the Iowa state fair track Saturday. Doctors expect further X rays Monday and say his condition is good with release anticipated late this week.
McGregor defeated Pleasant Ridge 6 to 2 Sunday afternoon in McGregor Iowa. Raymond Bovee pitched for McGregor while John Peters, visiting in Monona, pitched for Pleasant Ridge.
Atkins beat Keystone 9-3 in the Iowa Valley league playoff opener. Schirm allowed seven hits for Atkins. Atkins scored three in the first inning with hits by Matter and Risch and three errors. Keiper and Schirm contributed further runs. Keystone added three in the fifth and two in the seventh as the visitors cleared with three hits in the seventh.
The seventh inning sparked Atkins to a 9 3 win as Hecht and Miller combined for strong relief. Key hits included two-base drives by Matter and Leheyony while Schirm and Heitman produced key RBIs. Miller and Hecht earned the pitching win with solid late innings and Schambacher was hit by a pitch.
The Waterloo Rock Island series opening tonight has been moved to Rock Island, announced by Frank Haley owner of Waterloo. The games scheduled for Sunday and Monday at Rock Island will be played in Waterloo.
In Brookline Massachusetts Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn meet Don Budge and Gene Mako in the final of the forty fifth National men's doubles tennis championship at Longwood. The veterans seek a third title to add to their 1931 and 1935 championships while Budge and Mako, the favored California pair, aim to upset them.
In Larned Kansas eleven men were arrested at a poker party. Police said the city profited from the game and all defendants pled guilty. Each man paid a ten dollar fine.
An advertisement urges readers to buy Goodrich Safety Silvertown tires featuring the Life-Saver Golden Ply. It touts enhanced heat resistance, reduced blistering, and fewer blow-outs, claiming longer, safer, trouble-free mileage at a lower cost than other premium tires.
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