Magnates Reject Road Show Term for World Series
New York owners dismissed a 15 game extended World Series and a road show plan as impractical. Ed Barrow labeled it all wet while Clark Griffith called it a farce and Leo Bondy branded it a hippodrome. Only Branch Hickey found merit but deferred to current decisions.
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Jack Guenther
New York
United Press
Joe Williams
New York World Telegram
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Louisville
San Francisco
Omaha
South
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
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Los Angeles
Kansas City
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Ed Barrow
Yankees
Clark Griffith
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Leo Bondy
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Rickey
Branch Hickey
Cardinals
Alva Bradley
Landis
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Whirlaway
Sam Snead
Joe Louis
Lana Turner
America
Peoria
Needles
Tombstone
Morrow
Camille
Walker
Owen
Leo the Lip
Cuba Size Compared To Pennsylvania
The article notes Cuba covers about 44 000 square miles roughly matching the area of Pennsylvania. The comparison highlights Cuba’s land area in relation to a U S state.
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Cuba
Pennsylvania
Motorcyclists to Compete In Three Classes July 4
Three Hawkeye Downs classes A B and C will race on July 4 with time trials starting at noon. Top prizes include 60, 40 and 20 dollars for Class A, B and C respectively in a full day event tied to Davenport riders Kenny Fuller Chick Reagan and Ed Putnam. Admissions are 50 cents adults 25 cents children. rain date Sunday.
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Hawkeye Downs
George Clifford
Americcan Motorcycle Association
Davenport
Clifford
Kenny Fuller
Chick Reagan
Ed Putnam
Hanford Post
The
American Legion
Mertes Assigned To Seahawk Base
Bernard J. Bus Mertes star Hawkeye halfback is assigned to the Iowa City pre flight training base after enlisting in the navy He is expected to be eligible for the base Seahawks football team next fall and will hold aviation machinist third class rating.
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Des Moines
Bernard J
Mertes
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Navy
Seahawks
Army and Pro Teams To Play Football Series This Fall
East and West army football teams will meet professional squads to aid the army emergency relief fund. Grantland Rice announced the plan with War Football fund as sponsor. Coaches include Major Wallace Wade and Lt Col. Bob Neyland. Schedule lists games against Redskins, Cardinals, Lions, Packers, Giants, and Bears in August through September.
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INS
Army
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Grantland Rice
The
War Football Fund
Rice
John Kieran
George E. Warren
New York
John Reddy, Jr
Major Wallace Wade
Duke
Alabama
Robert “Bob” Neyland
Tennessee
Clark Shaudi
Roy Moore Named Coach at Creston
Creston board of education named Robert E Johnson head football coach at Creston high school and Ros B Moore head basketball coach. Johnson, last three years coach at Story City, attended Town State college. Moore, a graduate of Illinois Normal, coached seven years at Monticello Iowa.
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Creston
Robert E Johnson
Creston High School
Ros B Moore
Board ,of Education
Johnson
Story City
Town State College
Moore J
Illinois Normal
Monticello
Grand Circuit Opens at Goshen With Five Fillies
The Grand Circuit starts at Goshen New York on Wednesday featuring five three year old fillies for the $4,000 Coaching Club Trot ting Oaks. Races run the rest of the week and July 8 11 before moving to Roosevelt Raceway. Several state venues are canceled due to army occupancy of grounds.
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Coaching Club
Roosevelt Raceway
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Old Orchard
Saratoga
Milwaukee
Louisville
Reading
Delaware
Ohio
Lexington
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Springfield
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