Pitchers Dominate Major League Action In Sunday Games
An 14 game Sunday showcase featured standout pitching from Bob Bowman Curt Davis Lou Fette Bob Feller Tommy Bridges Ted Lyons and Whitey Moore on multiple teams. Bowman blanked the Dodgers 12 0 in the opener and Fette shut out the Pirates 1 0 as the Bees won. Feller held the Senators to 2 runs in a 11 2 Indians victory while Bridges and Lyons led their clubs to wins as the Tigers and White Sox extended streaks. The Giants suffered a ninth straight loss to the Cubs and the Red Sox surged past the Browns 13 5 and 11 3.
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Bill White
Associated Press
Bob Bowman
Curt Davis
St. Louis
Lou Fette
Boston Bees
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Tommy Bridges
Detroit T Igers
Chicago
Ted Lyons
Cincinnati
Whitey Moore
Bowman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ernie Kay
Davis
Dodgers
Flatbush
Fette Blanks Pirates
Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fette
Pirates
Chuck Klein
Elbie Fletcher
Milt Shoffner
Feller
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Indians
Ken Chase
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
Lyons
Yankees
White Sox
Yanks
Red Rolfe
Reds
Lonnie Frey
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Thompson
Red Sox
Browns
Giants
Polo Grounds
Cubs
Bill Lee
Claude Passeau
Harbert Wins Trans Miss Final In 36 Holes
Chick Harbert of Battle Creek Michigan defeated Eddie Kingsley of Salt Lake City 2 and 1 to win the Trans Miss golf championship at the Broadmoor Colorado Springs. Harbert opened with a morning par round and set a front nine course record aided by eight birdies and unusual events including a movie cameraman and a cocker spaniel.
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Colorado Springs
INS
Chick Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Eddie Kingsley
Salt Lake City
Broadmoor
Michigan
Kingsley
Harbert
Bob Carrothers Wins Three Tennis Titles
Des Moines AP report says 17 year old Bobby Carrothers from Coronado California won three Missouri Valley tennis titles including junior and men's singles and a share of the men's doubles with Ink. He defeated Frank Mehner and Tom Chambers in singles and teamed with Ink to beat Chambers and Mehner in doubles. He and his partner head to Indianapolis for the Indiana state tournament.
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Des Moines
Bobby Carrothers
Coronado
Calif
Harpernk
San Diego
Indianapolis
Ind
Carrothers
Frank Mehner
Salt Lake City
Tom Chambers
Los Angeles
Ink
Chambers
Mehner
Night games open at Ellis Park with crowd of 2500
Mayor Frank K. Hahn pitched the first ball to Nevin Nichols as Ellis Park unveiled its new lighted diamond. Waterloo teams swept both games with Wa terloo Coca Cola beating Chevrolet 4 0 and Cities Service Oilers winning 7 6 in nine innings. Al Truax Don Neessen stood out for the visitors while Whizzer White led the local effort. Sunday afternoon John Deere defeated the Post Office 4 3 in a defensive 9 inning clash.
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Frank K. Hahn
Ellis Park
Nevin Nichols
Playground Commission
Waterloo
Whizzer White
The
Maccabees
Cities Service Oilers
Oilers
al Truax
Don Neessen
White
Bill Green
Coca Cola
Chevrolet
Louie Hays
Craig Seeley
Jack Curley
Gordon Camp
Post Office
John Deere
Waterloo Boys
Brandkamp Stars In A A U Swim Showdown At Jefferson
At Jefferson municipal pool the Iowa A A U championships yielded three new state records as University of Iowa stars Chuck Brandkamp and Al Armbruster swept events. Brandkamp set 200 yard breaststroke and 100 yard freestyle marks while Armbruster clocked 6 05 2 in distance breaststroke and won 150 yard backstroke and 220 yard freestyle earning top scoring honors. Betty Colvin defended titles in diving and 110 yard backstroke.
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Jefferson
INS
Iowa A. A. U
University of Iowa
Chuck Brandkamp
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
al Armbruster
Iowa
Dave Armbruster
Brandkamp
George Poulos
Marshalltown
Paul Tempel
Fort Dodge
Gene Kershaw
Walter Maciejewsky
Armbruster
Carl Ahlgren
Des Moines
Betty Colvin
Waterloo
Crowd Packs West Liberty Harness Meet at Fairgrounds
About 1 000 spectators attended the Eastern Iowa Racing club harness racing meet at the West Liberty fairgrounds. Races included the 12 Pace with Jimmie Moki ridden by Robert Bell and other top entries, plus the Trot and additional heats with drivers from Marshalltown Anamosa Fort Dodge and Cedar Rapids, times around 2 08 to 2 16.
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West Liberty
Fairgrounds
Eastern Iowa Racing Club
Pace
Jimmie Moki
Robert Bell
Marshalltown
Bell
Captain Makin
Lee Beebe
Anamosa
Underwood
Dr. G. Gehel
Cedar Rapids
Strong
Guy Watts Be. B. Steelsmith
Conrad
Sropere
Radium Maxey
Dr. Hanson
Vinton
Wees
Te Pac Mona Makin
Prank Pate
Dean
Joyce Mokin
Will’ Allen
Iowa Boy
Jerry Coleman
Fort Dodge
Coleman
Jean Graton
Ethel Strong
Central City
Rags Mokin
Ben McManikal
Junk
Neva J
Hardy Friend
House
Comedy on set as Binnie Barnes nearly loses wig
A light moment on a film set shows Binnie Barnes in a be spangled costume with a blonde wig snagging on a chandelier. Her wig dangles as extras watch, prompting her mock horror and a shouted claim of being scalped. The anecdote sits amid notes about acquaintances and industry chatter.
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Binnie Barnes
Binnie
Heifetz Views Film Screen May Adapt to Theater
Jascha Heifetz, after seeing a picture titled They Shall Have Music under big theater conditions, believes the screen might eventually be adapted for live stage use.
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Jascha Heifetz
Gossip Sparks Eyebrows Raise in Sensational Talk
NA MERKEL describes a chat with a top gossip as Una quips about excitement. The exchange notes eyebrows worn out after a fifteen minute hearing, capturing a light, comic moment from a 1939 copyright.
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NA Merkel
Una
Gum Arabic From Sudan Graces British Stamps
Gum used on British postage stamps is sourced from the Sudan and is praised as the finest gum arabic. Regular tests ensure its purity.
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Sudan
Theaters Preview Busy Week With Starry Lineup
Iowa screens feature I Stole A Million with George Raft and Claire Trevor and The Girl From Mexico with Lupe Velez. Paramount shows Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever starring Mickey Rooney. State offers Mutiny on the Bounty with Laughton Gable Tone and The Champ with Beery Cooper. Palace presents Stand Up and Fight with Beery Taylor and Beauty for the Asking. Rialto runs Streets of New York with Cooper and The Night Riders starring the Mesquiteers.
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Iowa
George Raft
Claire Trevor
Mexico
Lupe Velez
Donald Woods
Paramount
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Cecilia Parker
Andy Hardy
Charles Laughton
Clark Gable
Franchot Tone
Champ
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Palace
Robert Taylor
Lucille Ball
Patri Knowles
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Moore
Mickey
Rooney
Parker
Holden
Paramount Pictorial
Paramount News World
Bob Carrothers
WAPSI
Schueler
Plitschi
Eisel
Willer
Babbitt
Williamson
Caldwell
Ies
Winthrop
Cies
Ak Aeae
Swix
Buleren
Summers
Calvey
Singer
Ericksen
Wetterlin
Farmersburg
Halvorson
Barnum and
Hendrickson
Wilker
Mueller
Iowa Valley League
Atkins
Watkins
Harbert Schirm
Longfield
Hasselbach
Buf van Horne
Reese Taser
Pieper
Schmidt
Tod Werning
Barney Braet
Ras
Hi Ben
Frimmand
Germain
Rusk Euerbach
Blairstown
Alford
Delaware County League
Helm
Landis
Cashman
Macfanchester
Gearhart
Brown
Patton Dundee
Ting
Pepreeder
A DuBotsaw
L. Shaw
J G. Sh
Delaware
Rimmer
Sackett
Grimm
Vee
Little Eight League
Siam
Platte and Sell
Kuennen
Branton
Thornwood
Battle OF Music
Vette Kell
NBC
CBS
Henry Senne and His Orchestra
Ellis
Servise
Wolfe
Heat
Ge Sane
Tiibben
Sewell
Blackwell and
Gaddis
White and Alton
Coca
Chevrolet Greene
Lampman
J. Curley
cGuire
Fe. F
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Ollywood
Joy Hodges
Dick Powell
Ann Sheridan
Maxie Rosenbloom
Jimmy Cagney
Cagney
Jimmy
Lionel Barrymore
Heather Thatcher
Ilona Massey
Jeanette MacDonald
Alice Faye
Andy Devine
Akim Tamiroff
Sam Goldwyn
Robert Preston
Harry James
Twentieth Century- Fox
Frontier
Caventen
Tnt
Bailreades
Pathe News
Clark “Gable
Franchottone
Viri Hussey
Ian Hunter Cliff Edwar
Edad Orvali
Florence
Helen Broderick
Charles
Lucille
Beauty
UFF
Marjorie Weaver
Bellingham
Wash
Kenneth Schacht
Dick Arlen
Gertrude Dornan
Jack Haley
Edward Norris
Municipal Airport
Heifetz
Goldwyn
Sam
2Nd Ave. SE
Liberal
Cedar Rapids Gas CO
Third Street
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