Stars Gather for Milwaukee Classic Amateur Meet
The 300 top track stars compete at Milwaukee in the Amateur Athletic Union jubilee meet with elite veterans and juniors set to clash for titles at Marquette stadium. Glenn Cunningham faces Archie San Romani and a star field including Beetham Woodruff Hamilton Hucker Zaitz and others as weather may shape record attempts.
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Milwaukee
MUR Naukee
America
Amateur Athletic Union
Cunninghams
San Romanis
Woodruffs
Peacocks
Seftons
Meadows
Beethams
Johnsons
Albrittons
Burkes
Walkers
Marquette University
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
Gene Venzke
Chuck Fenske
Chuck Beetham
Ohio State
John Wood
Palo Baseball Team Meets Quasqueton Nine
Palo and Quasqueton baseball teams meet on the Palo diamond Sunday afternoon in a regional matchup.
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Palo
The
Gazette
Palo and
Quasqueton
Plenty Of Choice Seats Remain For The All Star Game
Raider president Harry S. Johnson announced 1 000 grandstand seats for the Western league All Star game next Wednesday night between the Raiders and a selected team are on sale at loop cigar stores. All box seats and first three rows of grandstand are sold. 1 000 grandstand seats remain with guaranteed seating. Reserved and box seats must be picked up and paid for before game day or sold first come first served. 3 000 bleacher tickets are on sale at Lyman's and Belden Hill's cigar stores. capacity crowd expected.
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Harry S. Johnson
Raider
Raiders
Loop Cigar
Lyman’s
Belden Hill's
Vanderbilt Cup Race Seeks $70,000 at Westbury
Thirty racing drivers from several countries compete for a $70,000 purse in the 300 mile Vanderbilt Cup at Roosevelt Raceway Westbury N Y. Tazio Nuvolari won last year with ease as final qualifiers are set by fastest qualifying times announced Friday.
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Westbury
N. Y
Tazio Nuvolari
Roosevelt Raceway
Joe Engel Aims to Buy Chattanooga Ball Club
Joe Engel former Chattanooga Lookouts president and Washington Senators scout announced a campaign to purchase the Chattanooga ball club. He said the price would be about 150000 dollars and called it dirt cheap.
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Joe Engel
Chattanooga Ball Club
Chattanooga, Tenn
Washington Senators
Chattanooga Lookouts
Eleanor Powell Pushes Dancing as Olympic Event
Hollywood figures led by Eleanor Powell petitioned the American Olympic committee to include dancing at Tokio 1940. The group sought tap, wooden shoe and acrobatic dance, sending the request to Avery Brundage for consideration with endorsements from Howard Jones of USC.
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Hollywood
Eleanor Powell
American Olympic Committee
Tokio
Avery Brundage
Howard Jones
Southern California
Four World Champs to Fight on One Yankee Stadium Card
Mike Jacobs plans a landmark NY program at Yankee Stadium featuring four reigning champions. Marcel Thil defends middleweight title against Fred Apostoli in a 15 round bout. Lou Ambers meets Pedro Montanez for the lightweight crown. Barney Ross faces Ceferino Garcia for welterweight title. Sixto Escobar to defend bantam crown against K O Morgan or Harry Jeffra in a 15 round match. The date targets Aug 25 or 26 with guaranteed purses.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Yankee Stadium
Marcel Thil
Fred Apostoli
San Francisco
Lou Ambers
Pedro Monatnez
Barney Ross
Ceferino Garcia
Sixto Escobar
K. O. Morgan
Detroit
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Jacobs
Budge Wins All England Title in Straight Sets
Donald Budge 21 year old from Oakland California captured the Wimbledon singles crown by defeating Baron Gottfried von Cramm in straight sets 6 3 6 4 6 2 before Queen Mary and a large crowd. The American ace dominated the match with powerful serves and precise shots securing the first U S title since 1932.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Donald Budge
Oakland
Calif
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Ellsworth Vines
Budge
von Cramm
Two World’s Record Holders Race Here
Ben Shaw of Westville New Jersey and George Connor of San Bernardino California are entered in Cedar Rapids inaugural auto mobile races on July 11 at Frontier Park. Shaw holds current world records on half mile and mile tracks and aims to lower the Frontier Park mark. Connor drove a mile in 38.15 seconds on a dual purpose Illinois track last fall.
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Contest Board
American Automobile Association
Cedar Rapids
Ben Shaw
Westville
N. J
Miami
Fla
Ho Ho Bus
Langhorne
Frontier Park
Gus Schrader
Hankinson Speedway
Shaw
George Connor
San Bernardino
Calif
Connor
Red Garnant
Indianapolis
Six Big Races Carded For Winneshiek Fair
Winneshiek county fair runs Aug 18 to 21 with six races each offering 200 dollars. Two events per day include trot and pace races named Ossian Bee Decorah Journal Calmar Courier Decorah Public Opinion Hotel Winneshiek and Sugar Bowl Ice Cream with winning times listed.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Ossian Bee
Decorah Journal
Calmar Courier
Decorah Public Opinion
Hotel Winneshiek
Roosevelt Hotel District Meet Sets Junior Legion Tilt
Davenport and Cedar Rapids meet at Hill Park on Saturday for a single game district playoff to reach the sub state round of the Junior American Legion tournament. Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel adds Roy Olson at second base and leadoff, with Bob White in left field and No 4 in the order, while rest of the lineup mirrors the season. Admission 25 cents adults 10 cents children.
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Wayne Bruce
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Hill Park
Davenport Junior Legion
Wayne
American Legion
Bruce
Wilson High School
Davenport
Jones County
Roy Olson
Bob White
Oilers
Tom Farmer
Dick Lahman
Roosevelts Seek Eleventh Straight Win In City Title Bid
The Roosevelts aim to extend their season streak to eleven as they lineup Stastny at first Macek at short Hubert at third with Moose Jonos catching and Wayne Bruce pitching. They already own ten straight wins to claim the city title.
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Bob Stastny
Mike Macek
Emil Hubert
Moose Jonos
Wayne Bruce
Roosevelts
Al Smith credited with win after single pitch
In New York the left handed pitcher Al Smith earned an 8 to 6 Giants win over the Phillies with one pitch in relief. Wally Berger hit a pinch home run in the ninth to seal the comeback as Joe Moore caught the fatal fly. A second note reports a Louisiana oil well beginning to flow from 2.5 miles underground.
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New York
INS
al Smith
Polo Grounds
Wally Berger
Giants
Phillies
Dick Coffman
Joe Moore
Smith
Berger
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Boston College
Nebraska
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John Anderson
John Mottram
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the Gazette
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Ted Allen
Winneshiek Fair
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