McCrary, Steingraber Lead Iowa Amateur Semis Clashes
Veteran golfers Steingraber Kraft and McCrary advance to Iowa Amateur semifinals at Cedar Rapids Country Club after 36 hole quarterfinals. Steingraber edges Hall in a dramatic clash, McCrary defeats O'Brien as Kraft tops Walker and Stimson dominates Reynolds to reach two late matches.
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McCrary
Stimson
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Art Steingraber
Sioux City
John Kraft
Oelwein
Bob McCrary
Des Moines
Merle Stimson
Waterloo
Walker
Kraft
Wise-Acres
Reynolds
Denmar Miller
Billy Hall
Boone
Steingraber
Bob O’brien
Dubuque City
Athletics At Troy Mills In The Market For Games
The Athletics will play at Troy Mills next Sunday. Teams seeking games should contact M. McDonald at 1210 Lincoln Avenue.
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Troy Mills
M. McDonald
Lincoln Avenue
Quakers Rally Past Sports Club In 12-7 Slugfest
The Quaker Oats beat the Sports Club 12 to 7 at Daniels Park. Devore doubled, Shirm belted a homer, and Koch added a three-base hit as Quakers pulled away with a big second inning and held on for the win. Next up Friday Penick and Ford meet Sinclair Co.
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Quaker Oats and Sports Club
Daniels Park
Devore
Sports Boys
Cereal Gang
Shirm
Koch
Cereal Boys
Loufek
McConnaugh
Quakers
Holmes
Thenhaus
Mason
Hansen
Penick and Ford
Sinclair Company
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Reed
Bbishon
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A. Shirm
Cronkite
de Vore
J. Thenhaus
Sturm
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Louffek
Wild piten-Louper
Umoplies
Lavel
Carter
Penick and
Ford
Sinclair Co
Muckrats Drain Lagoon Prompting City Repairs
In Cape Girardeau Missouri engineers spotted a near complete lagoon drain as muskrats created a hole. The animals were chased from the site and the hole was plugged to halt further drainage.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
Air passenger trip lengths rise from 1933 to 1934
The average distance of an air passenger’s trip increased from 367 miles in 1933 to 407 miles in 1934, indicating longer typical flights during the year.
Mead Not Sent to Duluth Raiders Cancel Deal
The Raiders called off a proposed farm transfer of Ralph Mead to Duluth in the Northern league after Duluth demanded part of his salary. If kept, Mead may force a change in the Raiders pitching staff, possibly replacing Johnny Hart. Mead struggled in Council Bluffs, lacking his past speed and curve as Tap Crossley noted.
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Raiders
Hari
Ralph Mead
Duluth
Cedar Rapids
Mead
Sioux City
Johnny Hart
Council Bluffs
Tap Crossley
Michigan Board Sanctions Risko Lewis Bout
The Michigan athletic board sanctioned a heavyweight bout between Joe Lewis and Johnny Risko. Promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons said Risko signed a contract and Lewis had not yet signed. Fitzsimmons aims for Detroit in September with Lewis training for a Chicago bout next month.
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Lansing
Mich
Joe Lewis
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Michigan Athletic Board
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Benton Harbor
Risko
Jimmy Braddock
Detroit
Brown
Louis
Fitzsimmons
King Levinsky
Chicago
Paul Hines dies at 80, first unassisted triple play holder
Washington AP reports Paul Hines, long credited with the first unassisted triple play, died Wednesday at Sacred Heart home in Hyattsville Maryland. He was 80 and had been in poor health. Hines made the unassisted triple play against Boston on May 8, 1878 while with Providence.
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Washington
Paul Hines
Sacred Heart
Hyattsville
Hines
Boston
Providence
Tee Shots and Turbulent Winds Mark Iowa Amateur Round
The Iowa Amateur tests patience as Bob McCrary dominates with deliberate play and a stiff wind disrupts scoring. Pearson laments rules after nine stymies while Miller and his brother Denmar exit as Jim questions luck and posing before matches. A late start and security worries at the Country club add to tournament tensions.
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Pat Pearson
Iowa City
L. E. Walker
Waterloo
Pearson
Jim Miller
Des Moines
Denmar
Jim
Gazette
Hal Chase
Trans-Mississippi
Bob McCrary
Iowa
McCrary
Ira Allen
Des Moines Star
Frolics Defeat North Liberty 7 to 3 in Softball Clash
Frolic club softball team led by McAllister beat North Liberty 7 to 3 on Frolic field. Ted Fay limited the visitors to scoreless four innings while Frolics collected nine hits including a Moore home run and McAllister and Lester Stodola each hitting triples. A return game is planned at North Liberty next month.
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McAllister
Frolic Club
North Liberty
Frolic Field
Ted Fay
Iowa City
Moore
Lester Stodola
Parmelee Wins to Arm Giants Past Pirates in 4 2
Roy Parmelee earned his tenth win of the season as the Giants defeated the Pirates 4 to 2 in a Western tour game. Parmelee allowed four hits and one costly wildness that tied the game 1-1 in the eighth. Mel Ott hit his 19th homer, Arky Vaughan added his 11th as New York pulled away with a four-run eighth inning.
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Pittsburgh
Roy Parmelee
Giants
Pirates
Parmelee
Bucs
Red Lucas
Bill Swift
Lucas
Mel Ott
Arky Vaughan
Cardinals Rally Past Phillies On Davis Double
In St Louis the Cardinals score two in the ninth to beat the Phillies 5 4. Virgil Davis delivers a two base hit after Bill DeLancey and Terry Moore score on his pinch hit double. Joe Medwick hits two homers for St Louis. Dizzy Dean secures his 14th win.
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Virgil Davis
Cardinals
Phillies
Dizzy Dean
Philadelphia
Bill DeLancey
Bucky Walters
Terry Moore
DeLancey
Moore
Davis
Joe Medwick
Ernie Orsatti
Johnny Vere
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Allen
Corsottirl
Martin
J.moore
Watkins
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T.moore
Wilson
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Deano
Durocher
J. Moore
Orsatti
Hasslin
Verger
Brooklyn
Clneione
Boyle
Myers
Slade
Fred Cuyler
Leslie
H'man
Taylor
Cu‘nello
Sulivan
K'necke
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Lopez
Phelps Byrd
Clark
Rels Genie
Vance
Jordan
Rooklyn
Cincinnati
Roy Frey
Pez
Frey
Herman
Goodman
Koenecke
Sullivan
Kiem
Pinelli
Loaine
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Tait Cummins
Billy Hill
Bobby Jones
Hail Sinks
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Hale
Osssue
Wits
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O’brien
Dubuque
O'Brien
Billy Cordingley
Mr. Kraft
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Phratt Im Ciivesseiences
Ottumwa
Downstate
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Indian Mound
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Reynolds Out
Ase & Reynolds
Ed Soboda
C.R
J. van Fleet
Fairfield
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Entont
George "Skinner
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Cal Manning
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Newton
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Bob Tenney
J Sams
Muscatine
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Harlant
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R. M. Boyce
Creston
Tru-Art
Quakers Thump Sports Club
Louis Risko
Michigan Board
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Billy Sulllivan
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