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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1936
Page
3
The Yankees host a beefsteak dinner for the press at Jack Dempsey's as questions linger on signings and potential trades. The piece notes past speculative moves and cites Luke Appling as a trade target while previewing upcoming college and club basketball and the Dubuque City games with box score hints.
The Quaker Oats basketball team defeated the Dubuque City club in Dubuque last night by 42 to 34. They led early and never relinquished the advantage, with a 12 to 4 edge at the first quarter.
Robert “Lefty” Grove signed his 1936 contract and was granted a substantial raise over last season, announced by Boston Red Sox general manager Eddie Collins.
The Cardinals beat International Harvester 31 to 27 to open the second half of the Y M C A basketball league. Other results: Gas Company defeated Bishop’s 46 to 11 and Merchants Bank beat Z C B J 33 to 14. Friday Armstrong’s plays the Cardinals at 8 p m and Y Dorm meets the Harvesters at 9 p m.
Lou Daro, a leading west coast wrestling promoter, offers Max Baer a one year contract worth 25000 dollars or 20 percent of gross receipts to switch from boxing. Baer counters with 35000 dollars as talks continue with his manager Ancil Hoff man.
The Mid Western A A U swimming and diving championships will be held Friday and Saturday at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Nearly fifty entries from Iowa and Nebraska had been received by Tuesday with more than 100 competitors expected to submit blanks by Friday. Hawkeye coach and meet manager Dave Armbruster stated the event aims to uncover talent for America’s 1936 Olympic team.
Wisconsin regents harshly criticized a faculty controlled athletic board report on the athletic scandal and ordered an independent review. The inquiry targets university athletic director Dr Walter E Meanwell head football coach Dr Clarence W Spears and captain elect John Golemgeske amid tenure questions and leadership concerns.
Regents anger over delegated hiring authority triggers internal inquiry into all details as five coaches and the hiring power are scrutinized. The move follows prior claims by regents who assert control over personnel decisions.
Council Bluffs Iowa and Mitchell South Carolina will field teams in the Nebraska State baseball league this year. J R Carter of Norfolk Nebraska president announced that formal applications were accepted at a league meeting in Lincoln. The league now has six teams including Lincoln Beatrice Norfolk and Sioux Falls.
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