Grimm Sees Cubs Chance to Top Cards in 1936 Season
Chicago Cubs manager Charlie Grimm returns to town and declares the goal to beat the St. Louis Cardinals. He praises the Cards and notes Parmelee may rebound, cites Warneke, Lee, French, and Root, and forecasts a strong year for Augie Galan Klein and the lineup.
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Tex Carleton
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Close Registration for National Sports Round at YWCA
The YWCA invites all women and girls to join the National Sports Round health and recreation program. Registration closes Wednesday Feb 19. The event promotes badminton and ping pong as hobbies, with emphasis on participation over scoring and six weeks of social activity.
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Nichols Tournament May Be Postponed For Weather
Nichols Iowa plan an independent boys basketball tournament set for February 19 to 22 may be moved to the week of March 1 if weather and impassable roads persist. Teams already entered will receive refunds if the event is not held. Twelve teams are listed including Nichols Lone Tree Morning Sun Wilkin son’s Superior Dairy Davenport Sharon Aces Racine’s Iowa City Elks Ina Mae’s Henderson’s Freeze Inn Muscatine West Liberty. Others expected to enter include HiHwatters Mt. Pleasant Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids West Branch Central Oilers Burlington and Ainsworth.
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Mixed boxing and wrestling duel tops Cedar Rapids card
Art Shires and Lou Plummer meet in a ten round mixed bout at Memorial Coliseum with boxing gloves for Shires and wrestling rules for Plummer. Each round lasts three minutes with a final fall ending the match. The program follows two preliminary wrestling bouts as plans for more card details are pending.
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Strawberry Point Cagers Roll Past Edgewood 34-16
Strawberry Point high school boys beat Edgewood 34-16 on their home floor for their third straight win. The game featured heavy fouling with three Strawberry players and one Edgewood player fouling out. The second team won 27-8, remaining undefeated.
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Clayton County Cage Meet Opens At Monona
The Clayton County high school basketball tournament will be at Monona high school gym February 20 21 and 22 with twelve teams. McGregor and Luana hold the best county records while Elkader the defending champion ranks strong. Opening Thursday at 6 30 p m features Edgewood vs Strawberry Point Guttenberg vs Luana Monona vs Volga City and Elkader vs McGregor.
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Benton County Basketball Meet Opens This Week
The Benton county basketball tournament resumes after a postponement due to cold weather and blocked roads. It runs February 20 to 22 at Keystone gym with opening games Belle Plaine vs Garrison Norway vs Newhall Keystone vs Urbana Mount Auburn Vinton Blairstown Shellsburg and Van Horne receiving byes. Semi finals and finals are set for Saturday.
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McGregor Downs Guttenberg In 28 To 4 Victory
McGregor Downs Guttenberg 28 to 4 on home court as Staples led McGregor and Yohe topped Guttenberg scorers. McGregor reserves won 45 to 22. Last regular games before Clayton county tournament at Monona. In Winona Lake Indiana officials note legal nuance about eating ice cream at the counter versus buying for take home.
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Babe Ruth in St. Petersburg Seeks Quiet Life and Baseball Return
Babe Ruth, aging star once idolized, now lives quietly in St. Petersburg. He spends his days golfing, reading papers, and considering a baseball return or a possible later business venture while planning an Olympic Games base ball trip to Germany.
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Cubs Pay Players by Performance Under New System
Chicago Cubs owner Phil Wrigley implements a basic salary plan where players earn a set minimum plus boosts for hot stretches and declines when slumping, basing pay on current year performance. Only Augie Galan and Chuck Klein are noted for boosts, with most others receiving one to three increases.
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