Cedar Rapids Seeks Western League Entry At Thursday Meeting
Western league reorganized with Denver and Pueblo dropped. Davenport and Rock Island awarded franchises. Cedar Rapids Sioux City and Peoria to be considered for final eight club circuit at Des Moines Feb 28. Cedar Rapids leaders push community backing and finance to join class A league.
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Denver
Pueblo
Colo
Davenport
Rock Island
Date Gear
Topeka
Des Moines
Sioux City
Peoria
Cedar Rapids
Denver Owner Plans Legal Fight Over Western Loop Setup
Bears president Milton L. Ansenger vows to petition Judge Wow Graham and seek protection of rights after the Western league voted to drop Denver. He claims he paid for a 1923 franchise and is prepared to take the case to Commissioner Landis if needed.
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Bears
Wow Gramham
Durham
National Association of Minor Leagues
Landis
Second Round Ends Thursday In Local Ping-Pong Tourney
Cedar Rapids ping-pong tournament progresses with all second round men’s singles by Thursday noon and first round doubles by Thursday night. Tuesday results show Boonton Bell post win in mens doubles 21 16 21 11 and several men’s singles matches including Van Horn Crawford 21 18 21 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Doug Boonton
James Bell
Amons Houser
Don Houser
Paul van Horn
Wiliam Crawford
Gerald Ireland
Dean Barnhiser
al Keyes
KV Murdoch
Sid Leibsohn
WP Elwood
Seord
Marvin Pope
G Switeer
Dour Boynton
Horace Archter
Umpire Beans Reardon Suffers Jaw Infection
Umpire Beans Reardon suffers a jaw infection after a Wednesday illness in Los Angeles. The National League umpire reportedly refused to discuss his condition and did not attend a hospital visit to talk with officials.
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Tos Angeles
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Hawkeye Scoring Race Tightens After Slump
Iowa City recap shows Moffitt holding lead in Hawkeye scoring race with 123 points. Barko and Howard Bane advance, Bowes improves, while tight contest centers on Mackree, Bastian, and Coburn over recent meets.
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Iowa City
Howard Mom Powe Cote
Jeba Barko
Howard Banba
Barkoa
Lenox Junior College Beats Maquoketa Five
Lenox junior college defeated Maquoketa five 40 to 28 at Hopkinton. Arthur scored early for Lenox and P Gromm led Lenox with key points while Jeper held Maquoketa scoreless in stretches. The victory advances Lenox to the next round of the tournament with a next game set for Monday or Tuesday on the Lenox floor.
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Maquoketa
Hopkinton
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Meor Amend
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Thrieer
Wrestling results with scattered match details
The report lists several wrestling bouts with incomplete names and scores including Dusck versus Jagat Singh and Omate against Smith Tegas, noting two out of three falls in some matches and outcomes for others. The fragmentary text references locations and participants such as Texas, Omaha, and Burns with unclear results.
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New York
Rudi Dusck
Omate
Jagat Singh
Tart Smith
Simms Tegas
Hush Nichols
Texas
Storane
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AL Karaticis
Chiraey
Relieve Carey as Dodgers Manager in Brooklyn Shakeup
NY report details Carey removal as Brooklyn Dodgers manager by Judge Meckeey with Robert Quinn stating no replacement named yet. Charles D Casey Stengel rumored as possible interim coach as Cabal players and others considered for post.
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Max Cares
Brooklyn Dodgers
Steve Meckeey
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Robert Quinn
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Charles D .Casey Stengel
Goerdale
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Yankees
Adolfo Luque
Robinson Ties For Medal In Florida Tourney
In Ormond Beach Florida Opal S Mill of Kansas City and Lucille Robinson of Des Moines tied for medal honors in the qualifying round of the Women s South Atlantic Golf tournament. Robinson posted a 19 on the day, including a 35 for the back nine. Virginia Van Wie, Chicago the defending women's champion, qualified with 81 after going out in 40 and returning in 41.
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Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Bernice Lippitt
Albany
O. S. Hill
Kansas City
Matherine Beach
Montclair
Kathleen Garnham
Lond England
Aes
Englewood
N. E
Florida
Mary Rogers
Arthur A. Jones
New York
Marian Miley
Lexington
Ralph I. Goodwin
Cincinnati
Lillam K. Zech
H. C
Iowa Basketball Attendance Nears Ninety Thousand
Iowa fans are expected to see the Hawkeyes on home court this season, with ten home games totaling 77400 at present and near sellouts anticipated for the closing weekend. Reserved seats and advance tickets drive demand as overall attendance approaches 90000.
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Craterie
Iowa City
University of Iowa
ONO
Nore
Sature Castle
Hawkeye
Minnesota
Independence Juniors Trim Ellsworth In Low-Scoring Win
Independence Juniors defeated Ellsworth 40 to 28 in a tight game, with Ellsworth leading early and the Independents rallying to take a 22 to 21 edge by the fourth. Independence reserves beat Brandon 21 to 18 in a separate curtain rower.
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Elsworth
Ellsworth
Independence
Independence Reserves
Brandon
Dodgers Release Pitcher Joe Shaute After Bad Season
Brooklyn Dodgers announce the unconditional release of 23 year old left handed pitcher Joe Shaute. In a major league career with Cleveland and Brooklyn he pitched in 350 games, winning 99, losing 107. He appeared in 41 games last season with three victories and four defeats.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Shaute
Yatcher
Closeland
Brooklyn Shinaute
Marengo Defeats Parnell in County Tournament
Marengo routed Parnell 30 to 12 in the county tournament game. Galligher was absent for Parnell as Marengo built a decisive early lead and dominated the matchup.
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Parnell
Galligher
Ay Euard
AM Turesneo
Cumanus Chaar Ptens Bs
Cedar Rapids Chamber Meeting on Cedar Rapids Baseball Link
Citizens urged to attend a Thursday meeting at 7 50 pm in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss Cedar Rapids joining the Western League. Officials favor the idea, which would bring visits to Des Moines Omaha St Joseph and other cities and invite league teams to play locally. Financing is the main hurdle to joining the reorganized minor league.
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Len Lapt
Des Moines
Omaha
St Joseph
Topeka
Davenport
Rock Island
Gear
Cedar Rapids
Peoria
Sioux City
King Thompson
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Sioux Cut
Chamber of Commerce
Young Men's Bureau
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Harry Johnson
Hy Henry
W. S Bartlett
St. Joseph
Layton Moves Into Three Cushion Lead
Layton seized sole first in the three cushion billiards race by defeating Bozeman 48 to 27. Bozeman dropped to fourth as Layton built a commanding late run, including a key seven-point stretch and a one-point foul penalty against Bozeman in frame thirty-one.
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Johis Laston
Seda
Wedreday
Jas Bezveman
Teta
Cals Lawton
Bozemar
Fornian
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Bozeman
Layton
Jay
Benner Quintet Defeats Skelly Five 42 to 9 in Industrial League
Benner Tea broke a season-long slump with a 42 to 9 victory over the Skelly Oilers at Quaker Gym Tuesday. Krumboltz led Benner with multiple field goals and a key free throw while Leonard scored all of Skelly’s points in the first half.
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Record Of Hawkeye Teams Since Fall Passes .666 Mark
Iowa City Iowa The University of Iowa athletic teams have won 25 games lost 11 and tied 2 since September Despite four conference basketball defeats the Hawkeyes overall win rate exceeds two thirds The basketball team has 12 wins The swimming and wrestling teams are unbeaten while the grapplers are tied twice Five football wins and three losses are included in the record
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Wisconsin Boxers to Meet Iowa and West Virginia Squads
Wisconsin boxing will host Iowa on March 17 and West Virginia on March 24 in Madison. Manager George Downer announced the matches, with WVU's status as 1938 Eastern Intercollegiate champions a conditional factor dependent on their pursuit of another title.
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Stanwood and Ojin Split Double Header
Stanwood win over Ojin in one game while Ojin rebounded to beat an opponent 73 to 20. The night featured a split double header as Stanwood closed its basketball season with a 14 to 1% margin in one result.
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Ojin
Wenceslaus Five Licks Monticello In Extra Period
The St Wenceslaus Red Hawks beat Sacnsi Heart of Monticello 20 to 16 in overtime after trailing 14 16 at the end of regulation. Panek scored six field goals in his final home game and Lahey led Monticello with nine points as Wenceslaus pulled away late. The St Wenceslaus girls defeated Monticello 24 to 13 with Havlicek scoring 14 points.
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Terry Maps Out Plans For Giants Training Camp
Miami Beach April 1 1934 Bill Terry World champion New York Giants manager arrived from Memphis to inspect the new training field. He announced two daily drills will start after March 1 with shorter sessions in hot weather. He expressed regret over John J McGraw currently in a New York hospital and praised McGraw as the greatest manager.
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Bill Terry
New York Giants
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Marengo Athletes Hold Mat Tourney
Marengo high school staged its first wrestling meet in school history with six of eight matches won by fall. Final results include Myon Rathen at 85 pounds, Lloyd Schumaker at 105, Doe Dahnk at 120, Harvey Burger at 135, Richard Schumaser at 458, Bob Beilstein at 155, Bob Besteno at 165, and Bil Rowland at 175 pounds with several falls and one draw or decision.
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Marengo High School
Leon Samuelson
Myon Rathten
Eldon Schumaker
Lloyd Schumaker
Doe Dahnk
Ervin Heller
Harvey Burger
Lester Sp
Washington Tops Sigourney 26 to 21 in Rough Affair
The Washington high school team defeated Sigourney 26 to 21 in a Monday game. Kupka scored all his points in the first half while Eicher added two late field goals for Washington. Knight led Sigourney with 8 points as Woodford and Kadel also starred for the opponents.
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Sigourney
Kupka
Eicher
Woodford
Knight
Kadel
Boxing Roundup From AP Spars in Various Cities
Sporadic bouts listed with results from cities including Minneapolis St Paul Tampa New Orleans and Oakland. Fighters like Art Lasky Toni Lopez and Eddie Finan are noted with points draws defeats and outpoints amid scattered summaries and score references.
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LOS Wiles
Art Lasky
Minneapoli
Beuns Miller
Los Ameies
St Vepfersburg
Tampa
Lancey
St Petersburo
Toni Lopez
Terry Mee
Oakland
Anisonle Mess
Eddie Finan
New Orleans
Charles Mar
Moorhead
AL Christie
Legion card features Rudy La Dutai vs Jack O'Dell in headlining bout
The American Legion show in the coliseum Friday night will include three wrestling matches and a boxing bout. Headline is Rudy La Dutai of New York versus Jack O'Dell of Denver in a finish tussle.
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Rudy la Dutai
New York
Jack O'Dell
Denver
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Young
Strangler) Lewis
Los Angeles
Kid Ripley
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Mike Markoff
Whitey Garland
Dallas
Texas
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Eddie Jennings
Marion Edges Anamosa In Tight 19 17 Victory
Marion narrowly defeated Anamosa 19 to 17 on the local floor Tuesday. Shirley led Marion with 12 points as the Crimson held on in a tense final minute after a balanced first half and a low scoring fourth quarter. Westfall and Price contributed for Anamosa with 11 and 7 respectively as the game featured a stalling finish and limited scoring.
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Shirley
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Westfall
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Price
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Shirley Jedhe
Weiderman
Delaware Cage Tourney Opens With Six Teams In Delhi
Delaware County boys basketball tournament begins Thursday in Delhi with six teams Colesburg Manchester Earlville Buck Creek Greeley Dundee Oneida Hopkinton Delhi Officials include Referee Raymond Smith Coe College Cedar Rapids scorer FG Gosling Manchester and timer BJ Davis Delhi The opener features Delhi vs Hopkinton with winners meeting Oneida Friday Evening Semi finals Saturday afternoon and championship Saturday night
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Manchester
Earlville
Buck Creek
Greeley
Dundee
Oneida
Hopkinton
Omdals
Raymond Smith
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
F G Gosling
J. Davis
Oneida Boys
Oelwein Rout Nashua 67-16 in Northeastern Town Clash
Oelwein high schools crushed Nashua 67 to 16 in a Northeastern Town conference game. Oelwein used reserves while Nashua could not cope. Fayette beat Oelwein B 18 to 15 in the preliminary game.
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Sigourney Sizzlers Top Muscatine 55 29 in Home Win
The Sigourney Sizzlers defeated Muscatine 55 to 29 Tuesday night. Led by Strickler with 16 points, Sigourney pulled ahead with a big third quarter after a slow start to seal the win at home.
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Baldwin Tournament Second Round Results
The second round of the independent Baldwin basketball tournament was played Monday evening with Test Nation 27 Buck Creek 20 Baldwin 32 Springville 24 Martelle 34 De Witt All Stars 19 Mount Vernon CCC 24 DeWitt Merchants 22.
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Gazette
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Test Nation
Buck Creek
Springville
Martelle
DeWitt All Stars
Mount Vernon CCC
DeWitt Merchants
Miss Robinson Advances In Southern Golf Meet
In Amond Beach Florida Lucile Robinson of Des Moines defeats Jane Douglas of Beverly Hills after twenty holes in the opening round of the South Atlantic tournament. They posted 77 and 78 after eighteen holes in a standout display of play.
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Golfers Active in Other Sports Ranked
In Miami, Denny Shute ranks athletes from other sports by golf potential. Sammy Byrd tops the list, followed by Arnold Statz, Johnny Indrisano, Babe Ruth, George Lott, Pony McAfee, Ellsworth Vines, Mickey Cochrane, Harold Thurber, and Johnny Weissmuller. Ruth is praised for power but noted as erratic. Byrd is closest to pro-level form.
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George Herman Ruth
George Lott
Pony McAfee
Ellsworth Vines
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
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Weissmuller
McGraw Shows Improvement in Poisoning Battle
John McGraw, hospitalized in New Rochelle, NY, was reported improved after doctors issued bulletins noting progress from uremic poisoning. The updates followed his serious condition earlier this week.
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New Rochelle, NY
John McGraw
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Lary Joins Gomez As Holdout With Yankees
New York report says Lyn Lary a fielder joined Lefty Gomez as a holdout refusing to sign until better terms. Lary sent back his unsigned contract while Charley Ruffing submitted his signed agreement amid holdout rumors.
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NEW York
Lyn Lary
Lefty Gomez
New York Yankees
Charley Ruffing
Yanks
Grimes Signs 1934 Contract With Cardinals
Burleigh Grimes, veteran pitcher, signs a 1934 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals to continue spitball pitching. With Urban Faber leaving the White Sox, Grimes remains the only major league pitcher licensed to use the spitter.
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INL
Burleigh Grimes
St. Louis Cardinals
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White Sox
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First Presbyterian Beats Sokols 22 to 13 in Tuesday Game
First Presbyterian dominated Sokols 22 to 13 on Tuesday. Box score shows consistent scoring from St. Presbyterian and several players, while Sokols struggled to mount offense.
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Sokols
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