Cedar Rapids eyes Western League bid in Cedar Rapids drive
A lunch meeting at the Roosevelt hotel produced broad support for applying to join the Western League. Cedar Rapids aims to raise about $12,000 to cover a $2,500 debt and restart after a year off. A Des Moines session will decide on expanding to eight clubs with Cedar Rapids joining.
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Primo Carnera Faces Tommy Loughran In Miami Heavyweight Fight
Primo Carnera, the massive Italian champion, weighs in with a substantial advantage in weight and height as he prepares to defend the world heavyweight title against American challenger Tommy Loughran in Miami on Wednesday.
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Hawkeyes Tie for Third With Win Over Minnesota
Iowa moves into a share of third in the Big Ten by beating Minnesota 33 to 30 before 7,000 fans. Iowa led 22 14 at halftime, but Minnesota surged in the second half to lead 30 29 before John Grim sealed the victory with two late field goals. James Baker led Minnesota with 12 points while Iowa’s John Barke had nine.
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Allen Hall Secures Second in U S Cup Tourney
In New York the Chicago player Allen Hall finished second in the national three cushion billiard championships. Welker Cochran took third after losing the runoff to Johnny Layton. Willie Hoppe of New York beat J N Bozeman Jr 50 to 44 in 40 innings to win fourth. Hall earned 1100 dollars plus 14 percent of the net gate receipts, about two thousand dollars total.
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Purdue Romps Over Wolverines 60 33
Purdue defeated Michigan 60 to 33 to extend its Big Ten lead. Emmett Lowery led Purdue with seven field goals and one free throw for 15 points, while Norman Cottom added 14. Purdue used twelve players as it dominated from the start, leading 33-22 at halftime.
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Iowa Tutors Trim Minnesota Matmen In Wrestling Meet
In Minneapolis the University of Minnesota squad lost to Iowa Teachers College Cedar Falls 19 to 11. Minnesota won two matches but Iowa Teachers took five of the remaining seven bouts, all by time advantage under two minutes, with several falls and time wins highlighted.
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Giants Open 1934 Training Season Under Miami Sun
The world champion New York Giants began their 1934 spring training in Miami Florida with twenty players including twelve pitchers. Manager Bill Terry expressed optimism about repeating as champions while catcher Gus Mancuso remained sidelined in Houston due to typhoid.
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Illinois swimmer sets Big Ten mark at Cincinnati meet
Chuck Flachmann of Illinois swam the 100 yard freestyle in 527-10 seconds to help defeat Cincinnati 52 to 22. His time was one tenth of a second faster than the pool and Western conference records.
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Iowa City Cagers Defeat Grant 27 to 20
Iowa City edged Grant 27 to 20 on Wilson Court. Marshall and Ballard combined for seventeen points to pace the Little Hawks while Grant struggled in the opening quarter and never recovered.
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Iowa State Tops Grinnell in Dual Track Meet
Iowa State defeated Grinnell 34 to 10 in Ames with wins in nine events. Grinnell swept the two-mile, while Iowa State posted top marks in pole vault, broad jump, and the twelve-lap relay. Notable: Pheiffer led Grinnell in the two-mile with 10 05.6, and Wessling Scott Guse Nelson won the 12-lap relay for Iowa State in 3 06.4.
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Virginia Van Wie Wins South Atlantic Championship
Virginia Van Wie of Chicago national women's golf champion defeated Mrs. O S Hill of Kansas City 5 and 4 in the 18 hole final to win the South Atlantic women's golf championship in Ormond Beach Florida. Van Wie showed steadier golf to claim her first 1934 tournament title.
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New Cedar Rapids Baseball Plans Stir Fan Interest
The Cedar Rapids baseball scene eyes a Western league entry with a new president and a new manager, possible playing manager candidate, and a fan contest to rename the Bunnies as plans unfold. Roy Van Mungo of Brooklyn draws praise as a fireballing 22 year old pitcher with potential to rival top NL stars.
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Nebraska Cagers Trip Iowa State by 26-21
The Cornhuskers secured fourth place in the Big Six with a 26 to 21 win over Iowa State in Lincoln. Whitaker led Nebraska with 11 points as Parsons and Whitaker hit late field goals to seal the victory.
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Cunningham Captures 1000 Meter Title in Indoor Meet
Gene Cunningham won the 1000 meter and set a world record with 3 52.3 at the National AAU indoor championships in Madison Square Garden before 16 000 fans. He overtook Bill Bonthron and edged Princeton’s Gene Venzke who finished third. Cunningham broke Venzke’s 1932 mark as Bonthron failed to chase.
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Des Moines Mails Out Contracts For 34 League Season
Des Moines Western league baseball club mailed contracts to sixteen players Saturday. Six former players were not re signed, including Manager Johnny Butler and catcher Cy Lingle. Iowa players Marshall Riegert Ossie Orwell and Jim Grant were among those receiving contracts.
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College basketball scores and track results across multiple games
A lengthy college sports recap lists numerous basketball results led by Syracuse 91 over Penn State 23 and Notre Dame 60 to 18, plus football style scores such as Iowa 33 Minnesota 38 and Washington State 14. Track events show Nebraska 74 Kansas State 31% and Grinnell 31. Wrestling notes Iowa State Teachers 19 Minnesota 11. Water polo shows Navy 24 Pennsylvania 13.
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Wisconsin Defeats Ohio State 44 38 In Close Battle
Wisconsin defeats Ohio State 44 to 38 at Columbus before 3,000 fans as Proboski and Knake lead the Badgers with 17 and 14 points. Ohio State rallies late but fall short, with Whitlinger Colburn Rosequist scoring for OSU and McDonald Hamann for Wisconsin. Referee Travnicek. Harvard umpire Reese.
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Cornell Beats Monmouth 30-29 In Narrow Midwest Rally
Cornell and Monmouth waged a tight Midwest conference battle as Monmouth led 16-13 at halftime. In the second half Cornell surged back to 29-25, then Ogburn tied it at 29-29 with 20 seconds left before Still was fouled by Ogburn and made the decisive free throw with ten seconds remaining.
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Navy Quintet Defeats Army Five 31 to 23
West Point report states Navy beat Army 31 to 23 in the twelfth renewal of the service schools series. Navy extends its series lead to seven wins to four and notches its tenth win this season after an early loss.
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Indiana routs Illinois 36 to 24 in Big Ten clash
Indiana led early and held on for a 36 to 24 victory over Illinois in Bloomington. Vernon Huffman sparked the Hoosiers with an early field goal as Indiana ran its conference record to five wins in nine games while Illinois dropped to five defeats in ten starts. Frank Froschauer led Illinois with ten points.
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Walker Predicts Cubs Pennant Chance For 1934
Chicago, UP. President William Walker announced the Cubs travel squad for Catalina Island training. He expressed confidence the club can dethrone the Giants with the addition of Chuck Klein and rookie pitchers Ward Lee and Joiner. Team members include Klein Cuyler English Jurges Wameke Hartnett Tate Phelps, with Nelson Goebel Seebold joining in Kansas City.
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