Tigers Subdue Indians in 8 2 Victory
Detroit grabs first place in the American League by routing Cleveland 8 to 2 behind a two-doubles barrage from Hank Greenberg and strong hitting from the lineup. Elden Auker held Cleveland to ten hits and two runs until a seventh inning burst, while Ralph Winegarner’s pinch double plated the second Indian run.
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Leveland
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Indians
Yanks
Washington
Detroit
Tigers
Boston
Thornton Lee
Mickey Cochrane
Lee
Elden Auker
Hank Greenberg
Auker
Ralph Winegarner
Cleveland
Galatzer
Cochrane
Avert
Grainger
Mc'pbell
G'bere
Trosey
Goslin
Q Ordale
Rorell
Serger
Fox
OK 'Bocker Ss
Owen
Phillips
Pearson
Twinegarner
Greenberg
Hale
Gehringer
Rogell
Trosky
Winegamner
Campbell
Knickerbocker
Winegamer
White
Gehringrer
Innines Pearson
Nitcher —Lee
Kolis, Donnelly
Dinneen
Davenport Edges Rails? 4 to 3 Loss to Bluffers
In Davenport Iowa AP Red Evans of Council Bluffs allowed eight strong innings before tiring in the ninth as Davenport rallied late but fell 4 to 3 to the Rails. Evans yielded four runs on nine hits while his team had several late threats against the Bluffers bullpen.
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Davenport
Red Evans
Council Bluffs
Bates
Om Predus
Mia
Evans
Erett
Lacan
Lamarre
Cennen Zwacs
Barton Polly
Biulis
Phebus
Ureces
Cacy
Clayton
Stewart Triumphs Then Falls to Hal Rumberg in Wrestling Card
Stewart defeats Moon then loses to Hal Rumberg as local promoters face crowd unrest over Bobby Stewart’s no show. Fans demand a third bout while Singel orders him to return, Stewart falls to Rumberg in a fast match, and Myslajek and Nazarian wrestle thirty minutes as the opener.
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Stewart
Moon
Hal Rumberg
Sol Slagel
Cedar Rapids
Bobby Stewart
Bowe
Singel
Oto
Moen
Dkablo
Ted
Fat Boy
Boxing Results From Various Cities With Notable Upsets
A round up of recent fights shows Tony Canzoneri winning a non title decision in Chicago while Freddie Miller stops Seaman Watson in Liverpool. Joe Knight defeats Donald Red Barry in Savannah and Lorenzo Pack stops Al Beres in Detroit. A new government order makes air training compulsory for 5 million Soviet youths connected to communist groups.
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Associated Pruissy
Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
Baby Facho
Los Angeles
Walter Hunt
Starr
Tex
Litte Slake
South Bend
Ind
Drew
Lorenzo Pack
Detroit
al Beres
Newark
May Mareh
Steve Roberts
Liverpool
Ens
Freddie Miller
Cincinnati
Chamion
Seaman Watson
Engand
Savannah
Joe Knight
Cairo
Donald “Red” Barry
Washington
D. C
Ruth shoots 81 in Westchester meet
Babe Ruth made his golf tournament debut in the Westchester Country Club invitation, shooting 81 in heavy rain. He trailed medalist William Tobin of Plandome by nine, ahead of Dick Chapman for a time and signaling possible entry into the national amateur at Cleveland.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Cleveland
Westchester Country Club
Dick Chapman
Chapman
William Tobin
Plandome
Traer Softball Team Beats Waterloo Club 16 to 6
Traer Kubik Transfer kittenballers break slump with a 16 to 6 win over Waterloo Wood Products at Dennis Field. Ted Joens fields a tight defense holding Waterloo to one run until the last inning as Traer belts four home runs and commits several errors. In the preliminary game, Traer Juniors defeat Tama 13 to 5.
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Traer
Kubik Transfer
Wood Products
Waterloo
Dennis Field
Ted Joens
Tama
Golf Elbow Bend Hurts Swing Speed and Distance
Instruction highlights how keeping the left elbow firm at the top of the backswing maintains shoulder and mid-body rotation for power. Elbow give reduces wind-up and zip on the downswing, with a note to request Horton's monograph. Also a brief 1935 copyright line and a stray science line about fleas and typhus fever.
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Horton
the Gazette
Cubs Gain on Giants Licking Reds in Series Opener
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 5 to 1 to move within a game of second place behind the Giants. Cubs rode two Reds errors and timely hits by Hack Hartnett and Galan to win their 19th of 22, with Stan Hack contributing two RBIs and Bill Jurges driving in a run.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Cardinals
St. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
Reds
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Larry French
Jim Bottomley
Ival Goodman
Ernie Lombardi
Stan Hack
Gabby Hartnett
Frank Demarce
Hartnett
Kiki Cuyler
Demarce
Lew Riggs
Augie Galan
Phil Cavarretta
Bill Jurges
Don Brennan
Paul Derringer
Galan
Bill Herman
O Myers
Rings
Herman
Cuyler
O Cavata
Bot'ley
Olfarbett
G'dman
Demareer
Lomb'rdi
Klein
Kam'sis
S'Hack
Byrd
Olturgessis
Der'ser
French
Erickson
Brennan
Derringer
Myers
Fixes
Cavarretta
Lombardi
Hack
Jurges
Senators Hand Yankees 9 3 After Linke Injury
Washington Senators topple the New York Yankees 9 to 3 as Ed Linke sustains a head injury. Whitey Hayes limits the Yanks to eight hits in seven innings for the win amid two Heinie Manush homers. Detroit gains a clear margin in the standings.
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NEW York
Washington Senators
Yankees
Yanks
Senators
Ed Linke
Jesse Hill
J. Millard
Whitey) Hayes
Chattanooga
Linke
Davenport
Jack Redmond
Red Kress
Ben Chapman
Heinie Manush
Johnny Bronca
Yankee
Detroit
Cleveland
Tigers
Washington
Crosettiss
Bronca
Hayes
Redmond
Lazzer
Manush
Rolfe
Selkirk
Stone
Crosetti
Powell
Haeyes
Chapman
Dickey
Gehrig
Kress
Myer
Kuhel
DeShone
Brown
Winening
Moriarty
Summers
Quinn
Frances Weepie Wins Oelwein Golf Tournament Title
Frances Weepie of Independence captured the Ladies Invitational golf meet in Oelwein with a 46 44 90. runner up was Mrs Herb Mucha of Waterloo with 45 46 91. The event drew players from Decorah West Union Waukon New Hampton and several other towns.
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Oelwein
Frances Weepie
Independence
Weepie
Herb Mucha
Waterloo
A. J. Bennett
Cclwein
Harold Smith
Gordon
Marion
O. W. Pohle
Osage
Don Kinkel
Waukon
H. J Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Amundson
Decorah
Clem Monen
New Hampton
Fred Campagna
Fred Osterholm
Waverly
C S. Cory
Lloyd Bennett
Dedlwein
Mabel Tabor
West Union
Sumner
Cedar Falls
Oclwein
Manchester
Kenmore
Big League Leaders from the United Press
Leading batters and home run leaders across the league are listed with figures for Vaughan Medwick Bucher Vosmik and others. Runs batted in and runs scored leaders are noted, along with top hitters Medwick and Gehringer.
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THE
United Press
Medwick
Cardinals
Gehringer
Tiaers
Martin
Giants
Saene
Terry
Herman
Cubs
Vosmik
Indians
Wrestling Results From Associated Press
Toronto wrestler Jim Browning 243 defeated Len Macaluso 200 in Verona Missouri in one fall. John Kazan 212 from Winnipeg won over East Aurora in one fall. The piece notes German consulates in thirty three cities across twenty states and territories.
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Associated Fress
Toronto
Jim Browning
Verona
Len Macaluso
East Aurora
John Kazan
Winnipeg
Union
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Panjama Canal Zone
Philippines
Plan Ticket Sale for Junior Meet in August
The American Legion announces ticket sales for the junior baseball regional tournament set for August 13 and 14. A two-session ducat costs fifty cents, single admissions thirty five cents, and kids pay ten cents daily with box seats at fifteen cents extra. Tickets go on sale next week, distributed by Legionnaires and possibly luncheon club members, with Legion posts and civic groups assisting. Teams will be state champions from Iowa Illinois Kansas and Nebraska, crown not yet decided.
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American Legion
Legionnaires
Iowa
Ilinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Raiders Demons Rained Out Now Rescheduled as Sunday Doubleheader
The Raiders opening road trip game in Des Moines was rained out and will be played as part of a Sunday doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. Jim Hayes may start against the Demons, while Crossley nurses a spike wound and Skeeter Webb heals a bruised foot.
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Raiders
Des Moines
Jim Hayes
Council Bluffs
Demons
Crossley
al Marchand
Sioux City
Skeeter Webb
Allison To Meet Austin In Davis Cup Opener
London AP report says Wilmer Allison will face H. W. Bunny Austin in the opening singles of the Davis Cup challenge round between the United States and Great Britain. Donald Budge will meet Fred Perry in the second singles.
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London
Wilmer Allison
H. W. “Bunny” Austin
United States
Great Britain
Donald Budge
California
Fred Perry
Allison
John van Ryn
George Patrick Hughes
C. R. D. Tuckey
F. C. Londen
Cubs Star Visits 13 Year Old Amputee In Hospital
Chicago Cubs star Phil Cavarretta visits Mike Pinto a 13 year old boy who lost a leg in a streetcar crash. The aspiring sandlot player clutches an autographed baseball as he beams despite his injury. Cavarretta gifts encouragement and a new keepsake baseball.
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Mike Pinto
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago
Mike
Chicago Cubs
Cavarretta
Phil
Cubs
Bachman Leads Coaches Poll in All American Selection
Charles Bachman of Michigan State has surged to a 4 000 point lead in voting to direct the college All American football team slated to meet the Chicago Bears August 29. Bernie Bierman of Minnesota trails in second with 86 120 points, followed by Frank Thomas of Alabama in third and Bo McMillin of Indiana in fourth.
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Chicago
Charles Bachman
Michigan State
Chicago Bears
Florida
Kansas
Bachman
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Robert Zuppke
Illinois
Clarence W. Spears
Wisconsin
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Jim Crowley
Fordham
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Standings and Friday to Saturday results in regional baseball games
The standings show Davenport Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs leading in the western group with varying win percentages while Detroit, New York and Chicago lead in the eastern set. Friday results include Council Bluffs 4 Davenport 3 and several rain affected games. The schedule lists multiple Friday Saturday and Sunday matchups across cities including Des Moines Keokuk Cleveland St Louis and Philadelphia.
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Davenport
C. Rapids
C. Bluffs
Keoku
Bt. Joseph
D. Moines
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Sronx City
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Joseph
Detroit
Boston
New York
Philaphia
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Louis
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cincinnat
York
Davis and Rugg Reach Mississippi Valley Tennis Finals
Ed Davis of Peoria Illinois and Dick Rugg of Waterloo win semi finals in Iowa City advancing to the Mississippi Valley tournament finals. Davis beats Ken Cline 6 1 6 3 while Rugg defeats Ken Black 6 3 5 7 6 1.
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Iowa City
Ed Davis
Peoria
Ill
Dick Rugg
Waterloo
Davis
Ken Cline
Rugg
Ken Black
Cline
Okerbloom
Black
Cedar Rapids
Martha Beardsley
Betty Butler
Des Moines
Men Cline
Town City
Iowa Cuy
Charles Okerbloom
Dick Rugs
Mynneriacy
Gantele Goepel
Rock Imand
Esther Yothers
Martha Beards
Alyce Beck
John van der Zee
Jows City
Cliffe Carle
Claude Douthett
Titus Evans
Dick Bugs
Dick Goepel
Rock Island
Dave Metz
Burlington
John Fletcher
Piscine Telford
Manhattan
Kan
Deault
Forrest Hainline
Chuck Fleming
Omaha
Neb
Elau
Dick Hainline
Jim Netolicky
Dick Ruge
Ken_ Cline
Forrest Haiinline
Til
College to Revive Gaelic Language at Rosary College
River Forest Illinois United Press report notes Rosary College to establish an Irish chair with Daniel Corkery of University College Cork to lead the revival of Gaelic for American students. Sister Thomas Aquinas announces the chair, receiving a telegram of support from President Eamon de Valera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary College
Dominican Sisters of
Real Estate Transfers in Cedar Rapids and Lisbon
United States bank transfers to Vilem and Anezka Popek as joint tenants with survivor rights in Cedar Rapids. Merchants National Bank deeds J L Drahos to Cedar Rapids couple with survivor rights in Central Park addition. Frank Zelezny to John Pocharovsky and H Cahill to Alberta Laker conveyances in Lisbon and adjacent areas.
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United State Bank
Vilem
Anezka Popek
Merchants National Bank
Gertrude Elsie Beranek
J. L
Mary Drahos
Central Park
Cedar Rapids
Frank Zelezny
John Pochobradsky
Drive Against Berlin Olympiad May Be Opened
US debate over participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympics grows as religious persecution in Germany sparks calls for a vote. Avery Brundage says the Games must stay on schedule and controlled by the international bodies despite pressure.
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Berlin
York
United States
Germany
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Amateur Athletic Union
America
Eins
Avery Brundage
Chicago
Paris
Melchior de Pignac
Japan
New York
International Olympic Committee
Billy Hall Wins West Okoboji Golf Title
Billy Hall a 16 year old from Boone captured the West Okoboji golf championship defeating Ed Shelledy the 1934 winner from Milford 2 and 1 in the final. Hall reached the final by beating Walt Thomas 3 and 2 while Shelledy eliminated Don Grosenbaugh 4 and 3 in earlier rounds. Judge A B Clark lost to C P Todd in a semifinal.
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Billy Hall
Clark
West Okoboji
Boone Lad
Ed Shelledy
Milford
Boone Boy
University of Iowa
Hall
Walt Thomas
Spencer
Shelledy
Don Grosenbaugh
Fort Dodge
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Ruth
Westchester
Waterloo Club
Chester Horton
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Conesville
Fredonia
Cotter
Columbus City
Dutch Ridge
Concord
Shellbarking County
Sandy Groye
Lone Oak
Legion
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Budge
Perry
Mr. Cavarretta
Bierman
Western League
National League
American Association
Mineapolis
Milwaukee
Indiapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
City
Louisville
Minneapolis & Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
George Kirkley
A. B Clark
C. P. Todd
Moville
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Chu Tate
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