Cronin Predicts Foxx Will Break Ruth Home Run Mark
Boston manager Joe Cronin predicts Jimmy Foxx will near or break Babe Ruth's AL home run record this season. Cronin cites Foxx's new setup with the Red Sox and notes Foxx hit 36 homers in 1935. He adds Foxx must hit higher but believes no fence will stop him.
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Rasputin Tobin Featured On Mat Card Thursday
Rasputin Tobin headlines a Memorial Coliseum mat show with Karl Davis in the main event and Abe Kashey facing Ray Richards in a se yen showdown. Promoter Eddie Jennings boasts a top villain lineup and a lively card from a New Jersey native now based in Minneapolis.
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Fruth Roea Entering White Slope Meet
Fruth Roea a noted grid star from PP enters the White Slope Meet as a featured competitor. Details remain sparse but the event highlights Roea’s return and potential standings at the meet.
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Keystone To Entertain Benton Cage Tournament
The Benton Cage Tournament will feature Keystone, Von Horne, Narten, Shells, Libana and other teams. Coaches and players from local schools prepare for the event, with opening rounds set to showcase rising talents and competitive matchups across the conference.
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Riverside Public High School Cage Team Triumphs
Riverside Public High School defeated a local slate of rivals in a curtain raiser game at St Mars Bres. The win showcased the home team’s offense and defense as fans packed the arena.
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Snow Delays Warmth as German Winter Olympics Near
Snow blankets Garmisch Partenkirchen slowing preparations three days before the opening of the Winter Olympics. American bobsledders, urged by Avery Brundage, press for home sleds as officials debate equipment fairness amid tense discussions with German and Swiss committees.
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Cornell Leading in Midwest Race
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Cornell moved into first in the Midwest conference after sweeping Knox 45 35. Cornell leads with four straight wins while Carleton trails with three. Upcoming fixtures include Beloit Carleton Ripon Coe and Lawrence as leaders defend their standing.
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Marengo Girls Beat Iowa County Meet Opponent
Marengo’s girls basketball team won the Iowa county meet, improving on a season where they previously beat or held rivals under 20. The squad, led by strong offense, faced St Wenceslaus and Cedar Rapids schools, with standout scoring and a notable late surge in the tourney games.
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Grove Says Arm Is Set For Another Big Year
AP says Bohsya Grove, the Boston Red Sox southpaw, reports his pitching arm is fully recovered from lingering soreness and ready for a full season. Grove earned 20 wins last year and expects continued high velocity and impact as Boston eyes late September contention.
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Decorah Edges Waukon in Low-Scoring 1918 Bout
Decorah defeated Waukon 19 to 18 in a tight high school basketball game at Waukon Friday night. Bob Sampson, Decorah center, scored a basket and made a late free throw to seal the win amid fouling and free throws.
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Golden Gloves fans applaud amateur grit and legendry debates
The column recalls Ty Cobb and Hans Wagner in a hall of fame vote with Ruth. notes Gus Dobie leaving Cornell and taking Boston College job. reflects on boxing from Dempsey Tunney to Golden Gloves and amateur pride over professional money. It champions the tournament as a pure sport, not business.
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Sioux City Team Leads In Iowa Bowling Meet
Capital Laundry of Sioux City topped the team event with 2887 pins as the 22nd annual Iowa state bowling tournament moved into the singles and doubles phases at Midway alleys Davenport. Des Moines teams followed with Reds Barbecue and Manbeck Motor in second and third. doubles leaders were Simmons-Lytle and Hartzman-Arvidsen with 1305 and 1289 respectively. singles leaders included Chappie Bartley Davenport with 672 and F Miller Moline 649. Directors set the 1937 tourney for Des Moines Fifth Avenue alleys. George A Howard re-elected secretary.
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Pairings Set for Washington County Cage Meet
Special to The Gate announces Washington county basketball tournament pairings to be held February 20 21 and 22 at Crawfordsville. Matches include Wellman Ave Brighton Ainsworth versus Ka ea and West Chester in Riverside Crawfordsy ip bie.
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Three-I League Eyes Third Team as 6th Sought
Terre Haute Evansville and Peoria Decatur Bloomington ready to start. Fort Wayne or Quincy considered for sixth team to join the Three-I league. President L. J. Wylie to resign to run Decatur club. Executive committee to oversee league affairs if formed.
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McGregor Juniors Claim Clayton County Title
McGregor junior high cagers won the Clayton County junior tournament title in Guttenberg defeating Elkader in the finals 14 to 5. Team members included Jim O'Brien and Bob O'Brien as centers and forwards Walter Williams Ray Gross and Bill Noble as guards.
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Clermont Cagers Sweep Arlington In Double-Header
Clermont defeated Arlington in a Friday double-header here. The girls lost 6-35 while the boys led 17-4 at halftime and finished 32-12. Substitutions allowed second string players ample court time.
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Elkader Junior College Defeats Independence 29 to 17
Elkader junior college held the lead from early in the game to beat Independence junior college 29 to 17. Costigan led Elkader with 12 points while Miller, Independence center, had 9. Later, Luana High defeated Elkader High 28 to 18, with Witt and McNeil sharing top scoring with 10 each.
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Cobb And Four Others Go Into Hall Of Fame
Five great stars Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Honus Wagner will memorialize the Twentieth century in baseballs hall of fame at Cooperstown N Y. The voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America produced 996 votes with Cobb the top choice at 222 Ruth and Wagner 215 Mathewson 205 Johnson 189. Others like Tris Speaker Napoleon Lajoie and Lefty Grove gathered fewer votes, while Shoeless Joe Jackson received two.
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Pie) Traynor
Dobie Named Boston College Head Football Coach
Gil Dobie, longtime Cornell coach, is appointed head football coach at Boston College succeeding Harry Downes. Dobie resigned after 16 years at Cornell, where his 1935 team went winless as he moves to a new program. George P. Curley announced the decision.
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Allen To Direct U S Olympic Cage Affairs
CHICAGO AP Dr F C C Phog Allen Kansas university athletic director will serve as director of American basketball affairs in the Olympic games. Allen, a leading contributor to the game, was chosen at a meeting of the Olympic basketball committee Sunday. The head coach of the winning national playoff squad at New York April 3 4 5 will lead the Olympic team with the runner up coach named assistant.
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