Gehrig Leads Majors With .390 Average For Yankees
Lou Gehrig holds the lead as the majors top hitter with a .390 average for the Yankees in weekly stats. Bill Dickey follows at .375, with Luke Appling third at .370. Gehrig also leads in home runs with 23, runs 97, and hits 115, as New York dominates team batting at .309 while Detroit leads fielding at .976.
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River Swims Set for Ninth Annual Cedar Rapids Meet
Cedar Rapids and area swimmers will race a one mile course in three events at Ellis park river pavilion next Saturday at 2 30 p m. The ninth annual Cedar Rapids Y M C A river swims are open to amateurs fifteen and older in Linn county with no entry fee. Awards include a Gazette statuette for the men’s winner and Red Cross Linn County and Dr Dawson E Grim trophies for boys classes A and B.
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Will a Woman Win the Grand American Handicap Shoot
Dayton Ohio AP reports that two women, Marie Kautzky Grant and Lela Hall, hold top averages in trap shooting and will compete in the Grand American Handicap at Vandalia August 24 to 28. Hall, last year’s women's champ, is famed as a premier feminine shotgun artist and often performs best under pressure.
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Wampler Marvin Bout Headlines Next Mat Program
Earl Wampler and Tommy Marvin clash in the main event at Cedar Park open air arena next Thursday night in a one hour main event. Marvin uses a feared jaw hold and Wampler seeks a decisive victory after rough weeks. Supporting matches feature Dapper Lee Henning versus Alford Johnson and Jack Hader versus Fred Ebert.
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Riverside to Stage Softball Tournament
Riverside firemen plan a Sunday softball tournament on August 2 with eight local teams competing for 35 dollars in cash prizes. First place 20 dollars second place 10 dollars and third place 5 dollars. St Mary's parish women will serve a dinner that day.
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Kiefer Triumphs In Backstroke At Olympic Trials
Adolf Kiefer, 18, of Chicago, wins the 100-meter backstroke at Rocky Point Pool in Warwick Neck R I, clocking 1 07.5 to gain a Berlin bound spot. He leads all the way by a yard over Albert Vande Weghe as Taylor Drysdale takes third, with teammates Zehr Beebe Reike Willey also named among runners.
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Vavra Narrowly Misses Cobble on Waterloo Green
In a close finish at the Iowa Amateur in Waterloo, John Vavra flirted with a win, missing a two-foot par putt on the twenty-seventh as Billy Hall prevailed. Vavra’s near-miss keeps the Cedar Rapids favorite in city golf chatter and prompts reflection on the final moments.
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Golfers endure another misfortune as putt misses
The article notes a failed crucial putt causing sleepless nights for golfers. Johnny was poised and deliberate but observer Tait Cummins claimed the attempt was off line from the start, a common setback for players at all levels.
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Johnny Hall Narrowly Trails By One Hole
The text notes that Had, if he had won the hole, would have started the back nine one down. He already pulled back from four down at the end of eighteen, and that extra hole would have likely discouraged Hall slightly.
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Golf Drama Clips Vavra Irony With Missed Two Foot Putt
The text recalls Vavra taking the morning round with a spectacular chip from off the green to reach a birdie, then missing a two foot putt on the next hole, underscoring the emotional impact of a clutch miss.
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Mrs R J Vorkoper Breaks Kenmore Course Record Again
Mrs R J Vorkoper retains the Kenmore course record for women with an 83, one stroke under her previous joint mark with Edith Estabrooks. She carded four sixes yet offset them with birdies on holes 3 and 12 to finish 40 43 83.
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Crack Schukei's Of Waterloo To Meet Frolics Tonight
The Schukei's Chevrolet softball team of Waterloo will play the Frolic club at Frolic Field tonight at 8 00 p m. The visitors won the 1935 national championship at St Louis Missouri. Most players have played together eight or nine years and they have suffered one defeat this season. Either Al Linde Jr or Harold Speck will start on the mound. Al Linde Jr is regarded as a top softball pitcher with a 32 4 record last year. Speck has pitched for four years.
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Local Net Team Beats Marengo 6-0 In Tennis
Cedar Rapids club routs Marengo 6-0 on local courts. Singles winners: Chuck Roberts CR over Swift M 6-2 6-1. Carl Kerwin CR over Colvin M 6-1 6-4. In Wasta CR over Dick Brown M 6-1 6-2. Dwight Lupton CR over McCune M 6-0 6-1. Doubles winners: Chuck Racer Jack Miller CR over Brown McCune M 6-0 6-2. George Hogan Carl Fredrickson CR over Swift Salvin M 10-8. only one set played.
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Monticello Tourney Draw Sets Night Pairings
Sam Rhatigan announces the Monticello softball tournament drawings for July 16 17 and 19 at the public school grounds. Twelve teams compete with Thursday evening matchups Kenwood versus Stuhlers and Clarence versus Schlitz, plus Jim's Cafe versus Maquoketa and Anamosa versus De Molay. Byes for Earlville Franklin and City Club Coggon lead to Friday night play. Sunday has semifinals at 6:30 and 7:30, a 8:30 consolation, and 9:30 final.
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