Southern Calif. Favored To Win Eastern Track Title
USC, led by Dean Cromwell, enters the fifty-ninth I G 4 A track meet at Harvard with 20 athletes and top hopes for 40 to 50 points. California eyes runner up with 13 men, while Stanford with four entrants is pressed to claim third amid Harvard and Cornell.
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Southern Calif
Dean Cromwell
University of California
Stanford
Franklin Field
Harvard
Cornel
Trojans
Roy Draper
John McCarthy
Jimmy Cassin
Ross Bush
Francis Benavidez
Bob Fowler
Tom Moore
del Fishback
George Mackey
Glenn Randall
Norman Fitzgerald
Paul Jacques
Hugh Thompson
Jack Mauger
California
Phil Reynolds
Phil Levy
Johnny Mottram
Sam Klopstock
Monona Defeats Farmersburg In Memorial Day Baseball
Monona scored 12 to 1 against Farmersburg in a Clay county baseball league game at Monona Memorial Day. The victory was reported by The Gazette with McGregor listed among the players.
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Eperin
The
Gazette
McGregor
Monona Memorial Day
Monona
Farmersburg
Jacobs Reaches Quarter Finals at French Tennis Meet
Helen Jacobs the U S champion advances to the quarter finals of the French hard court championships in Paris a field of top world ranked stars including Perry Boussus Crawford McGrath and von Cramm remain in contention for the men and women titles.
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Helen Jacobs
Paris
United States
Miss Jacobs
Peggy Scriven
England
Fred Perry
H. W. Austin
Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath
Australia
Christian
Krejci And Trinity Split Pair Of Tilts
Krejci Brothers and Trinity Methodist split a double header 1 to 0 in the first game and 3 to 2 in the second. Al Harford pitched a three hit shutout to lift Krejci in the opener while in the nightcap Trinity Methodist prevailed 3 to 2 with Harford relieving in the fifth.
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Krejci
Trinity
RH Krelel Brothers
Trinity Methodist
al Harford
Yomacha
Wiliams
Macnamara
Yu Krejel
Palo Nips Van Horne 7-3 for East Central lead
Palo defeated Van Horne 7 to 3 to take the East Central league lead. Van Note allowed five hits with ten strikeouts while Palo collected nine hits. The locals scored in the fourth seventh eighth and ninth innings. Palo plays at Center Point Sunday and seeks a July 4 game.
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The
Gazette
PALO
van Horne
van Note
Center Point
State Classic track meets forecast record bids in Cedar Falls
Preliminaries open as Iowa colleges contest two day state track and field meet in Cedar Falls. Iowa favorites Iowa and Drake show depth with noted stars Mark Panther and Linn Philson among top contenders. Schools Cornell Coe Iowa Wesleyan Parsons Simpson also field teams as 150 athletes compete toward finals Saturday.
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Ins
Iowa
University of Towa
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Iowa State Teachers College
Drake
Missouri Valley
Bulldogs
Mark Panther
University of Iowa
Will Linn Philson
Texas
Panther
Harlan
Cornell
Coe
Iowa Wesleyan
Parsons
Simpson
Lager Team Bows To Boone In League Set
A rough first inning allowed Paul Kindler to feed the Patty Ann's of Boone two quick scores and Boone defeated Heinie Jensen's Old Style Lager softball team 6 to 3 in an Iowa Softball Association game played Thursday at Boone. The loss was Lager's second in a row with one win.
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Paul Kindler
Patty Ann
Boone
Heinie Jensen
Iown
Baseball day sets attendance and derby records across majors
Major league crowds topped 268000 for eight holiday games led by 63000 at Polo Grounds and 40430 at Forbes Field. Belmont Park attracted 35000, and 155000 watched the Indy 500. The Boston Braves stumble with 25 losses, while Ed Brandt Frankhouse Betts and Cantwell anchor pitching as Giants and Reds expected strong races.
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Detroit
Tigers
Browns
Navin Field
Cubs
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Giants
Dodgers
New York
Polo Grounds
Boston Braves
Tribe
Ed Brandt
Fred Frankhouse
Huck Betts
Ben Cantwell
Babe Ruth
Braves
Reds
Phillies
Bill McKechnie
Hal Trosky Slumps But Powers Still Shine For Cleveland
Hal Trosky struggles with consistent hitting this season with a .234 average while his 32 base hits include eight doubles two triples and six home runs. Cleveland plans to keep him in the cleanup spot as manager assesses his eye and form ahead of Sundays game against Doc Crandall and the Des Moines Demons.
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Hal Trosky
Norway
Cleveland
Hal
Doc Crandall
Des Moines
Hill Park
New York Giants
Bunnies
Belden Hill
Doc
Athletic Park
Ninth Street
F Avenue West
Deadly First Curve At Indianapolis 500 Claims Driver
Henry McLemore recalls the chaos at the Indianapolis 500 pace start and the first turn where Car No. 45 driven by Clay Weatherly went over the wall. The crash leaves Weatherly dead and his mechanic with a broken back as officials announce the fatal accident.
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Indianapolis
Dead Man's Curve
Olivet Beats Kenwood in Doubleheader Split
Olivet softball ends a three-game skid with a 10 to 1 win over Kenwood Mer chants in game two. Kenwood had taken the opener 8 to 7 in ten innings.
Zone Trap Shoot Here Sunday at Cedar Rapids Club
The Northeast Iowa zone shoot draws marksmen from eastern Iowa to Cedar Rapids Airways Gun club. Competition starts at 10 am with practice at 9 30 am. only Northeastern residents can win trophies while all shooters attend. Prizes include motor luncheon set five zipper bags five Amana blankets and shells. high gun wins.
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Cedar Rapids Airways Gun Club
Iowa
Northeast Iowa
Wirth
Mitchell
Howard
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Chickasaw
Floyd
Cerro Gordo
Butler
Franklin
Bremer
Hardin
Grundy
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Jones
Lihn
Benton
Tama
Marshall
Frank Brookhiser
Cities Service Takes 8-1 Junior Legion Win Over Marion
Cities Service Oilers powered to an 8 to 1 victory over Marion in a Junior Legion game at Daniels Park. Pitcher Kallenberger struck out 13 as Cities Service piled up nine hits led by Kinch and Bowker with crucial runs in the first third and sixth innings. Marion managed only one run on two safeties amid errors by Lillies and Mounce.
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Koch
Oilers
Kinch
Bowker
Ee Cities Service
Marion
Mouncess
Hawker
Janda
Lillies
Stewart
O'Titus
Bednasek
Oi McCon'y
Horan
Oschuel'r.lb
Ringiand If
Skow
Swift
K'berser
O'Etzelp
Mounce
Titus
Marengo Falls to Victor Nine In High‑Scoring Game
Marengo was defeated 15 to 11 at Victor Memorial by Victor Nine after Arthur Zimmerman left the mound with two on in the seventh. Kempf led Victor with two doubles and a single, while Francis MacDuffee had four at bats for Marengo. The Tama Indians are set to play here Sunday.
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Marengo
Arthur Zimmerman
Kempf
Francis MacDuffee
Tama Indians
Vavra and Yarnall Share Medal Honors at Club Qualifiers
Sixty two golfers played the Country Club course on Decoration Day qualifying for the annual tournament a warm up to the Iowa Amateur the week of July 8. Vavra and Yarnall tied for medal honors with 74s Jensen was third with 76.
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Country Club
Iowa
John Vavra
Tom Yarnall
Yarnall
Jensen
R. H Pickford
Vavra
John Carey
Anamosa High to Lose Large Number of Star Athletes
The Anamosa high school graduating class includes nine of last year’s football stars and six of eight lettermen in basketball among fifty seniors. Notable players listed are Crabdall, Paul, Quinn, Mershon, McNamara, Allen, Ruhl, Weiderman, and Powers. The football team went nine games with seven wins and two losses, while basketball went 8-8 and reached the state sectional finals despite a small gym. Weiderman was named football captain and Mershon basketball captain. Coach McLees starts spring football practice and Assistant Coach Thompson oversees track candidates.
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Anamosa
Crabdall
Paul
Quinn
Mershon
McNamara
Allen
Ruhl
Weiderman
Powers
McLees
Thompson
Two Knockouts Highlight Anamosa Prison Bouts
Walton KOed Fry in the first round as part of an eight bout card and two wrestling matches at the Anamosa reformatory. Vandever scored a second round knockout by putting Lafoon down. Several bouts ended in points with Emery and others earning decisions. Alex Fidler of Cedar Rapids refereed all matches with inmates watching.
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Reformatory
Walton
Kayoing Fry
Vandever
Lafoon
Caruso
King
Burton
Pinney
Erwin
Ferguson
Burns
Parton
Malozek
Wilson
Lewis
Taft
Houser
McKinney
Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids
Manchester Loses to Masonville 14 to 3 in Memorial Day game
Manchester drops its second game of the season as Masonville defeats them 14 to 3. Key moments include Bob Stewart collecting three singles in four at bats and Albert Heiserman hitting two doubles. The locals used Gearhart at short and Kephart in right, with E Frank relieving Kellogg in the sixth after Masonville scored five runs. The Manchester schedule shows a game at Ryan airport Sunday and a meet with Hopkinton the following Sunday.
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Manchester
Masonville
Kepler
Beck
Kellogg
E. Frank
Rissler
Bob Stewart
Albert Heiserman
A. Heiserman
Gearhart
Stewart
Kephart
Hotel West Highland Juniors Meet Saturday
Roosevelt hotel and West High land Juniors of the American Legion junior league meet Saturday afternoon at Riverside starting at 2 30.
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West Highland
Roosevelt Hotel
West Highlands
American Legion Junior League
Riverside
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