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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1934
Page
2
A crystal ball glimpse foresees the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals meeting in the World Series with Lefty Grove and Dizzy Dean in a symbolic opener. It also imagines champions across football golf tennis boxing and other sports for the coming year.
Oneida boys and girls edged Delhi teams on Delhi floor to split two games by one point. Close battles featured a late tie broken by a Oneida score as the decisive moment near game end.
Shellsburg Merchants defeated the Cardinals 43 to 30 in a rough opener. Key scorers included Vilar Roo and Beeboo with notable assists and rebounds from teammates.
The Coliseum hosts a belated Christmas wrestling night led by Legion matchmakers with Jack Hackenschmidt of Chicago vs Arthur Von Saxon in a best two out of three falls main. Supporting bouts feature Old Roughhouse Nelson vs Smiling Steve Savage and Vic Soldat against John Friberg in a thirty minute program.
Keswick high school basketball beat Webster High 26 to 13 on Tuesday evening. In the curtain raiser the Webster seconds lost to Keswick seconds 19 to 12.
Special to The Gazette details Marengo high school’s 1890s football origins. The pioneer squad bought its own gear including sleeveless jackets. three downs were used to gain five yards. only three players touched the ball on offense. Opponents included Grinnell Coe Iowa City Davenport. the Davenport game produced eleven round trip tickets for practice. Notable members Sanford Ringler and Leo Wilson, with later figures continuing the Marengo athletic line.
Tucson dispatch reports a 15 car special train pausing en route to the coast as the University of Alabama football team arrives for its Rose Bowl stay. Coach Frank Thomas plans light limbering exercises during the two hour visit and a program features Mexican orchestral and Indian dancers for team entertainment.
New Orleans hosted the approaching Sugar Bowl clash as coach Pop Warner and his 33 man squad prepared at Baton Rouge for a week of training on the LSU field. Tulane awaited their meeting with the opposing team in the classic on New Year’s Day.
Special to The Record. Andrew defeated Maquoketa 39 to 36 Friday night at SECURES BERENS led most of the game and contributed steady scoring while Persie Vieng and Eddie von Rhine added key points. The win is part of a series for Andrew as players recover from injuries and a hospital stay is noted for a team member.
Maquoketa High defeated Bellevue 33 to 16 in a high school basketball game. The contest featured strong defense by Maquoketa and efficient scoring from its offense, securing the win on the home court.
Thornburg five defeated Kinross with a 36 to 18 score in a local game. The report notes strong defense and key plays shaping the victory.
The Green Wave held a brisk home field workout described as a stiff scrimmage. Coach Warner said the team was in better physical shape after returning from Philadelphia and several key players shaking off colds showed improvement. The players praised the great climate as they stepped off the train into the southern sun, noting chilly but not cold conditions.
Cedar Rapids will host Victor Barna the four time world champion and Sandor Glanz of Hungary in an exhibition against an all star U S team led by Jimmy McClure and Coleman Clark. The event on January 11 aims to be a full championship style program with plans to handle the large expected crowd.
In a two game run this week the Wellman quintet beat the Alumni Five 24 to 11 and another close contest featured Rozers and Situiner delivering standout play. Details are scarce due to damaged text but the Wellman win is clearly noted with a 24 point tally.
The Lithon girls team won their game while the boys were beaten. The match details show the girls dominating the court with a clear win while the boys struggled in a high intensity contest.
Clarence dares Bennett Calamus and Lowden squads top the Wapsie Eight after last week’s results. Bennett edged Stanwood 26 25 in the feature game while Lowden beat Wheatland twice and Stanwood’s girls won late. Calamus split with Bennett and Wheatland split with Grand Round. Clarence remained undefeated by beating Wes Branch 33 23 in two non league games.
AP reports 1934 claimed at least fifteen sports figures from baseball, football, golf, hockey and racing. Notable losses include baseball names McGraw Robinson and Jones. golf figures Depew Mackenzie Kirkaldy. hockey goalie Gardiner. jockey Bellizzi. racing figures Waggoner and Vila. and Parke Davis in football history.
Cornell college wrestlers defeated the local Y M C A squad 29 to 5. The Purple matmen won eight of nine events, led by Ray Bunch in the heavyweight division pinning Gilmore Passick. Details show multiple matchups and forfeits across weights.
Wellman high five defeated the Wellman alumni 24 to 11 on their home court with a halftime edge 12 to 7. Lewis scored eight for the high school team while Brown added seven, Taylor led the alumni with five. In the preview contest the freshmen beat the sophomores 24 to 1 with Ross totaling thirteen and Yoder eight for the winners.
Hopkinton high defeated Buck Creek high 16 to 9 in a basketball game Thursday evening. Kirkwood led Hopkinton with eight points. A curtain raiser between junior highs saw Hopkinton win 20 to 4.
Winfield high school defeated Columbus Junction 35 to 19 on Thursday evening at the Moor. Kester of Winfield led with 22 points while Newman and James each scored 15 for Columbus Junction. Wr man will play here on March 2.
United States tennis officials consider not naming defending champion Wilmer Allison to the Davis Cup team for 1935. Sidney Wood Frankie Parker Gene Mako and Donald Budge top the list, with Bill Tilden and Walter Hall backing a youthful regrouping strategy over veteran stars.
The 1934 season spotlighted Dizzy and Daffy Dean as key pitchers for the St. Louis Cardinals, helping clinch the National League pennant and defeat the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. Mickey Cochrane guided the Tigers to the AL pennant, while Lou Gehrig led hitters and Lefty Gomez topped pitchers. Columbus won the American Association pennant, and Los Angeles dominated the Pacific Coast League halves.
Central City independents edged Troy Mills five 24 to 13 in a league game. Earlier Central City junior high beat Troy Mills Juniors 21 to 4, while Troy Mills Juniors also failed to score against the Independents in the first half.
Peoria Illinois reports 781 teams entered for the twelfth Brothers bowling tournament to be held December 27 to January 6. It is the second largest entry on record, behind 822 in 1931. last year saw 619 teams.
Strawberry Point suffered a 17 to 7 defeat as the alumni quintet led by Joe Barnes Fran cis Schmidt George Bowman and Mel Alderson built an early lead. Wareham Kamoss and the high school standout punch were limited. The girls alumni team then overwhelmed the high school girls 18 to 8 led by Lyons and Burke with Steward Huntley and Lang top locals.
The Y American handball league enters the second week with a tight standings race. Top players like Ambrot, Rankinen, Hollander, and Yarnalloo lead the table as teams battle for wins and position ahead of games scheduled for Dec 20 to 29.
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