Des Moines Man Replaces W Earl Hall on UI Athletics Board
Walter L. Stewart of Des Moines is named to replace Mason City’s W Earl Hall on the University of Iowa athletics board. Hall resigned amid other duties after serving since 1928 and supporting the administration during the 1931 university inquiry. Stewart, a famed Iowa athlete and alumnus, was chosen from ten nominees.
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OWA
Walter L. Stewart
Des Moines
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
University of Iowa
Walter A. Jessup
Hall
Stewart
Robert Bannister
University Alumni Association
Iowa
Liberal
Ossie Salem
Drake
Burton Ingwn
Landis Says No Aid Planned for Minor Leagues
Chicago AP report quotes Kenesaw Mountain Landis stating no financial relief for minor leagues is forthcoming from majors. He notes many leagues have folded or struggle, adds major surplus funds would not be redirected, and previews a December minor league owners meeting in Columbus to confront the issue.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Congress
United States Treasury
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Mississippi Valley
Piedmont
New York State
Middle Atlantic
Columbus
Mike Sexton
Rock Island, Ill
Finns to Dominate Long Distance Runs
Alan Gould predicts Finland will sweep Olympic long distance events from 1500 meters to the marathon led by stars like Nurmi if he competes, with Lis and Iso-Hollo among Finnish favorites and Beccali challenging Italian 3 50 pace.
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Los Angeles
Finland
Lovelock
New Zealand
Thomas
England
Harlowell
Crowley
Cunningham
Poland
Paavo Nurmi
Jannusz Kusocinski
Argentina
Japan
Germany
Finn
Nurmi
Harry Larva
Tievo Loukola
Lauri Lehtinen
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Marttelin
Toivonen
Hallowell
Lehtinen
Ralph Hill
Oregon
Valley Baseball Tightens Talent Pool in Fast-Paced Season
The Valley league, now featuring top players from the defunct Three-Eye circuit, blends this talent with current Valley stars and has surged from Class D toward a Class B level. Notables like Slim Paulsen seek work as Cedar Rapids ace Johnny Vavra shines in golf and New York rumors place John McGraw to take Giants ownership.
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Valley Loop
Optic
Slim Paulsen
Valley
Burlington Mound
New York
Giants
Charles A. Stoneham
John McGraw
Stoneham
McGraw
White Sox make five trades to boost batting power
The Chicago White Sox acquired five players and sent five away in spring moves aimed at strengthening batting. Current averages show Leeds .249 Hodapp .217 Kress .245 Berry .210 Punk .228 among those kept, with Campbell .280 Cissell .298 Jolley .334 Watwood .260 Reynolds .302 as released. Grand team average sits at .230 while the five moved yield .295. Separately discussions begin about the city championship golf tournament to be held in Cedar Rapids with local courses urged to coordinate dates.
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White Sox
Leeds
Hodapp
Kress
Berry
Punk
Campbell
Cissell
Jolley
Watwood
Reynolds
Chicago
Sox
Bunnies Sign Davis and Senne as Donovan and Ziegler Depart
Manager Speran added Jim Davis and Walter Senne to bolster the lineup after releasing Ted Donovan and Jack Ziegler. Davis, Peoria’s nine win ace, joins on the mound while Senne, a left handed bat, hits .335 last season. Donovan exits citing Senge’s added punch. Ziegler leaves after nineteen wins last year, a Valley league high.
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Speran
Jim Davis
Walter Senne
Jack Ziegler
Ted Donovan
Davis
Senne
Peoria
Donovan
Senge
Ted
Ziegler
Bunnies
Vines Wins Shields Loses in Davis Cup Singles
United States and Germany split the first day of the Davis Cup tie in Idaris. Frank X. Shields lost to Gottfried von Cramm 7-5 5-7 6-4 8-6. Ellsworth Vines defeated Daniel Prenn 6-3 6-3 with a lopsided second set. Doubles are scheduled for Saturday.
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Idaris
United States
Germany
Frank X. Shields
Gottfried von Cramm
Ellsworth Vines
Daniel Prenn
France
Shields
von Cramm
Bernon S. Prentice
Roper Jailed For Leaving Scene Of Motor Accident
Clarence P. Roper former manager of the Dubuque baseball club in the Mississippi Valley League is jailed on a charge of leaving the scene after his car allegedly struck a 5 year old Negro boy.
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Dubuque (Ap
Clarence P. Roper
Dubuque Baseball Club
Mississippi Valley League
Colored Giants Seek Win Streak at Riverside Sunday
The Colored Giants aim to extend their winning run with a Sunday game at Riverside. On August 1 they meet the Tama Indians in a night game at Bunny Park, as organizers push to turn the event into a major attraction.
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Giants
Tama Indians
Bunny Park
Manchester Horseshoe Pitchers In 2nd Round
First round matches in the city horseshoe tournament under Barnyard Golf club auspices finished with twenty-eight matches completed or defaulted. Clair Darrow led with 36 points, George Harris next with 35 but was later eliminated. More than sixty entrants, five twenty-one point games in the elimination round await the remaining players.
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Barnyard Golf Club
Clair Darrow
George Harris
Entries Received For Iowa City Tennis Meet
Six players have filed early entries for the Mississippi Valley tennis tournament at the University of Iowa opening July 27. Registered are Dick Goeppel and Ronald Reddig from Rock Island Illinois, H A Kniss of Monmouth Illinois, John Curtiss a former Northwestern star, Ted Swensen of Cedar Rapids, and Viola Mitchell of Iowa City in women singles. The Netherlands plans to regulate patent medicine imports and sales.
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University of Iowa
Illinois
E. C. Schroeder
Hawkeye
Dick Goeppel
Rock Island
Ronald Reddig
H. A. Kniss
Monmouth
John Curtiss
Northwestern University
Twenty Five Pro Stars In National Net Meet
In Chicago a field of over 25 international tennis stars will compete in the U S professional championships at South Shore Country Club. Defending champion Bill Tilden is seeded first, Vincent Richards second, leading a strong national field.
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Chicago
U.S
South Shore Country Club
Bill Tilden
Vincent Richards
The Art of Pitching and Real Estate Transfers Mix Appear in One Notice
An old fashioned guide stresses fast balls for young pitchers while an adjacent real estate transfer list records property deeds in Linn County. Names such as Al Demaree appear with a note on an illustrated leafiet request, followed by a long sequence of lot transfers including J W Penn, Francis Darragh, Frank Hudson, M L Barker, and others with dates ranging 1931 to 1932 and dollar amounts.
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J. W. Penn
John W
Francis L. Darragh
Hus
Frank Hudson
M. L. Barker
Walker
Shff Linn Co
C. R. Bldg
Bever Park
C. R
Anna Pratt
Eliza Ann Pratt
Sutherland Dows
Anna E. Allen
Eliza A. Allen
Sheriff Linn Co
Marion
Trimble Sets 71 Record At Ellis Park Golf
Glenn Darrow faces strong opposition as Ocie Trimble breaks Ellis Park course record with a 71 in the Municipal tournament semi final. Trimble shot 36 on first nine and 35 on second, four under the prior best in the eleven round event.
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Glenn Darrow
Ocie Trimble
Trimble
Ellis Park
Etleven
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