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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1938

Page

3

Walker Cup Opens With U S Lead In 2 1 Victory

Britain leads in the biennial Walker Cup after Friday play as the U S wins two of the Scotch foursomes and takes a 2 1 edge.Results show Yates and Billows toppling Kyle and Stowe 3 2 while Peters and Thomson beat Goodman and Ward 4 2. Crawley and Pennink win 2 1 over Smith and Haas. Fischer and Kocsis halve with Bentley and Bruen.

Fischer Kocsis Goodman Ward Smith and Haas United States Britain U. S Y' Andrews Scotland Invaders Leonard Crawley Frank Pennink England Reynolds Smith Dallas Freddie Haas New Orleans Gordon Peters Hector Thomson Johnny Goodman Omaha Marvin Ward Olympia Wash Charley Yates Atlanta Ray Billows Poughkeepsie

University hosts ninth annual summer conference on physical education

More than 200 health and physical education instructors from colleges and schools will gather at the University of Iowa for the ninth annual summer conference on problems in physical education. Dr C H McCloy directs the event with seven UI faculty and three visiting speakers A O Anderson Gertrude Baker and L B Chenoweth. The program includes sessions by UI professors Eugene A Gilmore E G Schroeder and M E Barnes among others.

Iowa University of Iowa C. H. McCloy Physical Education A. O. Anderson St. Louis Gertrude Baker University of Minnesota L. B. Chenoweth University of Cincinnati Eugene A. Gilmore E. G. Schroeder M. E. Barnes University Department of Health

Coe College Announces 1938-39 Basketball Schedule

Coe College releases its 1938-39 basketball schedule led by Coach Forest Rutgers. Ten Midwest Conference games include pairings with Grinnell and State Teachers, plus a Christmas tournament in Marshalltown. Key dates cover December through February with double-headers against State Teachers and entrants from Grinnell.

Grinnell Marshalltown Coe College Forest Rutgers Maranalitown Ripon Lawrence Knox Cornell Beloit Carleton Monmouth

Seven Iowa Trackmen Plan Milwaukee Meet Showing

Seven University of Iowa athletes will compete in about eight events at the Central Intercollegiate championship in Milwaukee on June 10. Leading the Hawkeye contingent is the mile relay quartet Fred Teufel Carl Teufel Jim Lyle and John Graves. Iowa entries may include Fred Teufel in sprints and hurdles Bush Lamb John Collinge Carl Teufel Lyle Graves and Cameron Campbell in various events. The meet is at Marquette stadium. last year Iowa finished fifth with 1914 points. Bresnahan will then select the squad for the National Collegiate championships in Minneapolis June 17 and 18.

Iowa University of Iowa Milwaukee Wis George Bresnahan Hawkeye Fred Carl Teufel Jim Lyle John Graves Fred Teufel Minneapolis

Iowa Valley League Full Sunday Schedule Released

Special to The Gazette lists four games this Sunday in the Iowa Valley league. Van Horne visits ElALatowny Walford hosts Newhall Norway plays Atkins Keystone meets Watkins.

Iowa Valley League Walford van Horne Elalatowny Newhall Norway Atkins Keystone Watkins

Stagg Says Football Code Remains Sound at 76

Amos Alonzo Stagg, 75 turning 76, visiting the University of Chicago, says football is in fine shape with no need for rule changes. He notes coaching has improved, many strong high school programs, and plans to coach for years to come.

Chicago Amos Alonzo Stagg University of Chicago Chicago Maroons College of the Pacific California Okey Stagg Illinois

First Readable Softball Scores and 1901 Auto Show Note

Softball score fragment CHURCH RB Trinity MLE shows mixed innings with runners and players Lammle Harris Anderson Peter son. The first 6 cylinder automobile in the United States was exhibited in 1901 at the New York show. Notice of appointment of administrator Linn County Iowa May 3 1938 names Lumir Severa as administrator with Deacon Sargent Spangler attorneys listed.

United States New York Iowa Linn County W. Severn

Baron of Detroit Poffenberger and the Waddell echoes

The Tigers pitcher Cletus Poffenberger, nicknamed the Baron, is portrayed as a bright talent with a habit of missing games. Manager Mickey Cochrane defends him as harmless and future great, while a Detroit context recalls Bugs Raymond’s hard drinking legend to illustrate temperaments in baseball.

Cletus Elwood Poffenberger Detroit Tigers Chucker Rube Waddell Bugs Raymond Cletus Tigers Mickey Cochrane Poffenberger Tiger Mickey Cochrane Baron George Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Washington Yankees Indians

Raymond the Giants Pitcher and the Missing Baseballs

By Earl fore McGraw suspects Raymond used stolen balls to fund his drinking habit. A key allowed him to access the ball room where hundreds of balls vanished daily. Raymond admitted to the thefts and was noted as a talented but faded spitball pitcher.

Bugs Raymond New York Giants John McGraw Bugs Jong McGraw Raymond Giants Poffenberger

Star Chinese Athlete At Iowa Returns Home

Thomas Wu former pentathlon champion of the Far East returns home from the University of Iowa where he studied for a master's degree in physical education He learns his wife and four children in China are imperiled by the Japanese army and hopes to become provincial athletic director in Fukien province when peace is restored

Iowa City Thomas Wu Far’ East University of Iowa Orient China Fukien South China

A grown-up Louis to meet Schmeling in June bout

Joe Louis, now 24 and leaner at 205 pounds, trains at Pompton Lakes for his June 22 fight with Max Schmeling. He sparred 18 rounds and 50 miles of road work, insisting he can land more and take Schmeling’s rights this time. Louis recalls 1936 as a youth and notes he has become a grown man in the ring.

New York Joe Louis Henry Armstrong Max Schmeling Joe Pompton Lakes Armstrong Basher Dean Basher Schmeling Louis Max John Roxborough Jack Blackburn Lake= wood

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