Raiders Defeat Sioux City In Dramatic Ninth Inning
The Raiders defeated Sioux City 8 to 7 before an overflow crowd of about 2 500 at Hill Park in a tension filled final. Red Van Fleet delivered a pivotal play in the ninth with two outs as Lead faced him with two strikes and a potential homer in a rain interrupted game.
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Lawyers May Get More Than Boxers
Brundage calls a meeting of the U S Olympic team aboard the S S Manhattan to plan the march past the stadium in Berlin and consider a new American salute. Training resumes. Wykoff Metcalfe Stoller and Draper top a 400 meter relay squad. Smallwood and Hanna face minor health issues but remain in contention.
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Standings and Friday Results From Cedar Rapids League
Standings show Cedar Rapids 401.000, Omaha 2 1 .667, Waterloo 22 .500, Des Moines 11, Sioux City 7. Friday Cedar Rapids defeated Sioux City 8 to 7 as Des Moines beat Omaha 11 to 0 amid rain. Saturday schedule lists Des Moines at Cedar Rapids, Omaha at Waterloo, Sioux City at Davenport.
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Raiders Meet Des Moines In Late Season West Clash
The Raiders host Des Moines at Hill Park tonight at 9 p.m. seeking to defend first place in the second half of the split season. The earlier report that Omaha would be the opponent was corrected.
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Raiders Fall as Webb-Thomas Cannon Fires Out Leach at Plate
In a high tilt at Cedar Rapids, Gasaway leaped for a long drive and Leach sped home. Webb fired a throw from deep to catch him at the plate. Bancroft had sent Leach around third as Thomas blocked the plate for a five-step out, resolving a tense ninth-inning scene.
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Baseball Standings And Friday Scores From The League
New York leads with 56 wins and 28 losses. Washington sits 44 and 40. Cleveland 7 and 38, Chicago 42 and 40, Boston 28 and 53, Philadelphia 28 and 53, Detroit 4 and 39, St. Louis 25 and 56. Friday results: New York 9 Detroit 4. Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 1. Boston 2 St. Louis 1. Chicago 16 Washington 5. Upcoming: Detroit at Boston. St. Louis at New York. Cleveland at Washington. Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Tensions
The standings show Chicago 51 30.630 and St Louis 51 32.614 with New York 43 41 .512 and Boston 40 44 .476. A sequence of results lists Brooklyn 5 5 and Philadelphia 4 6 among others, with upcoming games Philadelphia at Chicago and Boston at St Louis. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. New York at Cincinnati.
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Standings and scores from a midweek basketball report
St Paul leads with 57 39 record and .594, Columbus 50 47 .515, Milwaukee 53 39 .576, Minneapolis 50 45 .526, Toledo 40 56 .417, Kansas City 49 45 .521, Louisville 37 58. Results include Kansas City 5 Columbus 4, Minneapolis 6 5 Louisville 4 3 with Indianapolis game postponed due to rain.
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Cedar Rapids Nine Triumphs Over Sioux City Behind Van Fleet Win
Cedar Rapids defeated Sioux City 8 to 7 with Van Fleet earning the win. Luby homered for Cedar Rapids with notable hits from Cressley Leach and Vusich. De Forrest, Thomas, and Crossley drove in runs as Elston and Zahn allowed runs in a tight pitching duel. Umpires Williams and Whitford worked the 2 10 time game.
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National Amateur Qualifying To Be In 32 Districts
The United States Golf Association anticipates a record entrant field in the 1936 national amateur championship qualifiers. 32 districts host tests on Aug 11 to accommodate nearly 1,000 players. top 200 advance to Sept 14–19 at Garden City Golf Club, New York. Automatic qualifiers include former amateurs, the British champion, and Walker Cup members. Five new centers added Des Moines Indianapolis Huntington Birmingham Richmond. Nashville and Minneapolis districts eliminated.
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San Francisco boxer Ray Actis outpoints Carmen Barth
In a San Francisco bout, Ray Actis 165 outpointed Carmen Barth 165. The score stood 18 rounds to none as Actis prevailed in a tense match held at the local venue.
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Des Moines Demons blank Omaha 11 to 0 win
Des Moines held Omaha to seven hits while offense pounded 18 hits led by Al Van Camp four singles Frank Piet a homer and a triple Jim Asbell a homer. Gebo struck out six for Des Moines as Cauble allowed four walks and two wild drives in the season finale.
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Two Collegians Reach Semis Of Western Amateur
In Omaha Nebraska two college golfers rose to the Western Amateur semi finals at Happy Hollow. Paul Leslie of Jefferson City Missouri LSU meets Johnny Lehman of Chicago while Bob Fraser Creighton University faces Dark Horse Grable Duvall of Kansas City. Leslie and Fraser advanced by dramatic performances including a 40-foot birdie putt and rapid early leads.
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Wakonda Club Qualifying Site For National Amateur
The Wakonda club in Des Moines will host national amateur qualifiers at Garden City N Y Golf Club September 14 to 19. Des Moines sectional trials August 25 feature 36 holes medal play. Qualifier count depends on the national committee after entries close and precedes the Iowa open at Wakonda by one day.
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Baseball game summary from a New York vs Pittsburgh page
Whitehead and Leiber drive in runs for New York while Ott and Mayo contribute two base hits. Ott also scores, and multiple double plays highlight the defense. Weaver and Hubbell work in relief as Pittsburgh falls 5 to 0 with Swift charged with the loss.
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Whip Like Golf Clubs For Smooth Swing And Poise
A veteran golfer explains that golf requires careful study and a sound grip. The club should be used like a whip with thumbs and forefingers applying slight pressure to the shaft, promoting a loose hand effect that helps the clubhead strike the ball crisply each time.
Yanks Tie Record in 9-4 Win Over Tigers
The 1936 Yankees tied a home run mark in a 9-4 victory over Detroit, sending the Tigers to fourth in the American League while Red Rolfe Gehrig and Dickey homered to equal the league record for homers in one inning.
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Sunny Jim Bottomley to Retire From Baseball
St. Louis Browns first baseman Jim Bottomley announced his retirement at the end of the current road trip due to a sprained back that has troubled him for two years. A high priced player since 1922, he rose from the minors to the Cardinals that year and says he saved about $100,000 and will spend two years on his 120 acre Bourbon Missouri farm for rest.
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Four Games Sunday In East Iowa Loop
Eastern Iowa league games are set for Sunday with Calamus visiting Lowden Mechanicville at Dixon Lisbon at Grand Mound and Wheatland at Clarence The standings show Lowden 8 1 889 Dixon 8 2 800 Grand Mound 5 3 625 Mechanicsville 5 3 444 and Clarence 0 8 000
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Chester Horton No 3 golf instruction booklet offered
Editor notes Chester Horton provides his No 3 booklet with valuable instruction on the golf swing for hands and arms. Include a return envelope and extra stamp, care of this paper. Copyright 1936.
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Wapsie Valley League Resumes Second Half Play
COGGON play resumes in the Wapsie Valley league season Sunday with second half games. Vacation was declared for three teams last Sunday while five teams battled for the first half title. Games listed include Urbana at Walker and Quasqueton at Winthrop with Lafayette at Palo and Coggon at Alburnett.
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Favorites Well Back In St. Paul $5 000 Open Meet
In the St Paul open amid sun wind and rain five leaders hold the first day lead with Ky Laffoon Abe Espinosa and Bill Mehlhorn posting 68 to top a crowded pack. Defending champ Light horse Harry Cooper and Horton Smith trail by five as 60 players pursue final 36 holes Sunday.
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Coggeshall Faces Pease In Iowa State Tennis Final
Iowa’s top player Coggeshall prepares to defend his state singles title against Gordon Pease of Texas in Des Moines. Coggeshall defeated Carl Smalley in three sets to reach the final while Pease beat Russell Ball. Coggeshall and Beckerman team up in the men’s doubles final against Ball and Smalley.
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Berwanger Crayne Lead All Star Football Team Race
Chicago star Jay Berwanger and Iowa star Dick Crayne topped a national collegiate all star ballot Friday night. The Cedar Rapids Gazette and 182 papers count votes to pick an all star squad to meet the Detroit Lions next fall. Berwanger leads halfbacks with 82 882 votes Crayne is second at fullback with 62 356.
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