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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1934

Page

13

Buchanan wins medal in women’s trans golf meet, 77

Phyllis Buchanan defending champion from Denver tops qualifying with 77 in the eighth annual Mississippi golf tournament at Blue Hills. Lucile Robinson of Des Moines tied for third with 80, while Mrs. O S Hill of Kansas City shot 82 to contend for the fourth spot as 146 players compete and the cut lands at 92.

Phyllis Buchanan Ansas City Denver Richardson Creston Buchanan Blue Hills Club Fairways Aniela Gorczyca Fort Worth Texas Miss Gorczyca Lucile Robinson Des Moines O S. Hill Kansas City Ted Charles Newbold Wichita Leon Solomon Memphis Marion Miley Lexington Hill

Yankees Back On Top Open Series With Boston Today

New York moves ahead of the pack atop the American League and faces the Boston Red Sox to start a series. Yankee hopefuls aim to rebound after a brief slip to second place as Yale right hander Bronca, rookie from Yale, struggled in his latest major league outing. Brooklyn visited Worcester and lost 5 to 4 to Holy Cross after four errors in the fifth.

Yankees Boston Today New York Boston Red Sox Senators Ant New

Boxing Returns to Washington Gridiron Griffith Stadium

Johnny Risko the Cleveland heavyweight and Nate Brown will inaugurate legalized boxing in Washington Monday night at Griffith Stadium in a ten round bout. Congress passed the bill permitting boxing in the capital ten days ago.

Washington Johnny Risko Cleveland

Washington Pitcher Hurls No Hit Game in Tri County Opener

Kiesey pitched a no hit game for Washington against Wyman in the Tri County league opener. Washington won 6 to 5 with Kiesey and D Kiesey as the battery, aided by Humphrey and Davis. Wyman had two errors and seven hits. Crawfordsville beat Winfield 10 to 8. Columbus Junction defeated Wapello 3 to 2.

Bordal Gazette Washington Ta Stanton Kiesey Wyman Crawfordsville Winfield Columbus Junction Wapello Washington Kiesey D Kiccey F Humphrey H Davis

Retail Merchants Report Big Gains At Convention

Chicago officials report optimistic mid year progress from the National Retailers Goods association meeting. About 600 retailers nationwide describe earnings improvements of 10 to 40 percent in the year ending June 1 compared with the prior year.

Chicago National Retailers Goods Association

Goslin Sparks Tigers as Three Musketeers Lead Charge

Detroit climbs to within a half game of the Yankees after a western swing, led by Goose Goslin Charley Gehringer and manager Mickey Cochrane. Goslin has sparked the surge, hitting in his twenty eighth consecutive game and driving the offense with steady average above .300 as the Tigers gain momentum toward pennant contention.

Detroit Three Musketeers Goose Gogslin Charley Gehringer Mickey Cochrane Bengals Haat Tigers Yankees Goslin Johnny Stone Senators Gehringer Cochrane Goose Doran Np Rss EEE

Americans Fail to Take French Titles in Paris Finals

In Paris, Helen Jacobs and Sarah Palfrey lose the women's doubles final to Elizabeth Ryan and Mme Rene Mathieu 3-6 6-4 6-2. Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon win the men's doubles, while Borotra and Colette Rosambert capture the mixed doubles title defeating Ryan and Adrian Quist 6-2 6-4.

Paris America Margaret Scriven England Helen Jacobs United States Sarah Palfrey Boston Elizabeth Ryan Mme Rene Mathieu Miss Ryan Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon Jack Crawford Vivan McGrath Australia Borotra Colette Rosambert Adrian Quist

Chicago Board of Trade Member Bets $50,000 on Baer

A Chicago Board of Trade member has posted a $50 000 wager on Max Baer to defeat Primo Carnera in the heavyweight title bout set for June 14. Frank Stone, a Chicago broker, is the wager initiator and reported the deal on Monday.

Chicago Board of Trade Baer Chicago Chicago Board of Trace Frank Stone Max Baer Primo Carnera Stone

Umpire Pfirman Beaten By Unidentified Fan

Umpire Cy Pfirman of the National League arbitration was battered after a fist fight with an unidentified fan at the Polo Grounds following the Phillies Giants game. Pfirman sustained a black eye and facial bruises as a result of the confrontation.

New York INS Cy Pfirman National League Phillies Giants Polo Grounds

Center Point Merchants edge Walker Club 1-0 in tight tilt

Center Point Merchants edged Walker Club 1-0 as Strait doubled and scored on Miller's single in the fourth. Tunks earned the win with nine strikeouts and four hits allowed, with Strait doubling and scoring the decisive run. Kelso and Michaels pitched for Walker Club.

Center Point Merchants Walker Strait Miller Merchants Tunks Merchants’ Battery Kelso and Michaels

American Association Night Wrap Involving Teams and Players

Fragmentary text lists many names including Logan Sprinz Hesse Gooch Nass Thompson Ericksons Perrin Garbark Fenner Stites Walkup Pensa Mioneapolis and references cities such as Indianapolis Columbus Milwaukee Kansas City. Contains scattered team references and brief match mentions.

Indianapolis Columbus Logan Sprinz Hesse and Gooch Louisville Toledo Yenner Nass Thompson Ericksons Perrin Garbark Paul Milwaukee FF Trow Fenner Stites

Western League Standings And Monday Baseball Results

Western League standings show St Joseph leading with 9 wins and 10 losses, Des Moines 17 11, Davenport 7 11, and Omaha 7 12. Cedar Rapids defeated Omaha 5 to 9, while Topeka beat Davenport 10 to 7 in eight innings. second game postponed due to rain. National and American League results list open dates, with Monday and Tuesday games across divisions and minor leagues.

Il Petl Wol St. Joseph Island Des Moines Pes C. Rapide Sioux City Davenpor Topeka Omaha Cedar Rapids St Joseph Rock Island Davenport

Italian Boxer Enzo Fiermonte to Fight Rosenbloom for Light-Heavy Title

Enzo Fiermonte, husband of Mrs. William K. Dick, has been matched by Jimmy Johnston to challenge Maxey Rosenbloom for the world light-heavyweight championship in a 15 round bout this September at Madison Square Garden. Negotiations followed after Fiermonte secured permission from his socialite wife to return to boxing.

New York Enzo Fiermonte William K. Dick John Jacob Astor Maxey Rosenbloom Jimmy Johnston Madison Square Garden Fiermonte Johnaten Flormonte Boston Johnston Rosenbloom Los Angeles

Golfer Call Your Shot Then Check with Chester Horton

A historic golf instruction piece explains swing basics focusing on club face alignment and swing path. It discusses left wrist positioning and body turn to avoid slices and emphasizes not forcing a square face early. The note promotes Horatio W aera’s pamphlet on fundamentals and requests a dime for costs.

Chester Horton

Saints Take Pair From Des Moines in doubleheader sweep

Saint Louis Saints rebound from a former tie with Des Moines to lead the league by sweeping a Sunday doubleheader in St Joseph Missouri. They won 6 to 4 and 4 to 2 as Al Gizelbach and Dick Tallamante were the opposing pitchers in the two games. Ralph Sams pitched the nightcap before Marleau finished.

ST Joseph Saints Des Moines Demons al Gizelbach Dick Tallamante Imps Ralph Sams Marleau Joseph Rsre Parland McCarter Beauchaine Rehman Tallamante Gizelbach Op Halls Izelbach St. Joseph Taliamante Brucker Traynor Teillamson Trayn Eboh Limpires Joseph AB McFarland MeIsaacs Carson Bates Griffin Williamson Vance Drefs Sams Marleau J. Dresses St Joseph Maines Osorek Loshits Namson Redman Naylor Williams

Winners In Irish Sweepstakes To Split Record Prizes

Dublin reports the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes will share 9 127 027 in prizes after the derby at Epsom Downs England subscriptions topped 14 373 825 and prizes include 18 firsts 30 000 each 18 seconds 15 000 each and 18 hundreds 100 each with £519 089 allocated to hospitals and a record number of prizes due to entries listed before final acceptances.

Dublin Epsom Downs England Alishah Joseph L. Metzler Aq Street Union City Denis Ege Earn

Barney Ross to Receive Royal Welcome in Chicago

Barney Ross returns from New York to a hero’s greeting in Chicago. He will be paraded to city hall, receive the key to the city, speak at events including the World's Fair and a Douglas Park celebration with Governor Horner and Mayor Kelly on the program. The west side Jewish fighter, rising from amateur to three world titles, will be tired after the 15 round victory over Jimmy McLarnin.

Chicago INS Barney Ross New York West Side Jimmy McLarnin Barney Douglas Park Henry Horner Edward J. Kelly

Klein and Foxx Stopped by Pitching staff in 1933

In 1933 Chuck Klein was held scoreless in 34 games and Jimmy Foxx in 27. Giants pitchers Carl Hubbell Hal Schumacher kept Klein at bay but Hermon Bell closed the door. Dizzy Dean failed to slam the door on Klein, while Jim Mooney did in two games. Foxx hit well against several teams and had limited shutouts against the Yankees White Sox and others.

AL Demaree Chuck” Klein Jimmy Foxx Carl Hubbell Hal Schumacher Giants Klein Herman Bell Dizzy Dean Jim Mooney Chuck Yankees White Sox Browns Senators Cleveland Yota Red Sox

Raiders Rally Past Omaha 9-5 Behind Dickshot's Power

Earl Coughlin reports Raiders defeat Omaha 9-5 as John Dickshot belts a first inning homer with bases loaded and a second inning double to drive in six runs. Grant Standaert adds four hits and drives in key runs as Raiders overcome injuries and shift in the lineup.

Dickshot Standaert Earl Coughlin John Dickshot Raiders Omaha Rock Island Ace Elliott Bill Jackson Jerry Standaert Wetzel Umpies McNeely Lovich van Fleet Packers Indekofer Burris Anderson Lisle Evans Hassler McMahon

Boom Salem For Iowa Athletic Directorship

New York AP report previews a week of major league baseball with Pittsburgh Pirates dropping from first to fifth place after six losses in nine games while the Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers claim attention. Tigers lead in runs and hits with 58 runs and 96 hits in eight games, and Detroit commits only three errors. Braces and Cardinals top the NL in scoring and homer totals as St. Louis shows strong pitching with 26 opponent runs allowed in eight starts.

New York N. Y Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Braves Detroit Tigers Buccaneers Braves Pittsburgh New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals Detroit Tigers Eapd New-York Cardinals St. Louis Browns Boston Giants St. Louis Chicago Cubs

Hawkeye Athletics Director Rumor Swirls Over Lauer Resignation

OWA CITY AP report notes Dr. E H Lauer may resign as University of Iowa athletics director with August 1 departure looming. Unofficial discussions point to Ossie Solem as possible successor while board leaders plan study before action. Lauer joined UI faculty in 1919 and earlier led the extension division.

Owa City E. H. Lauer University of Iowa Ossie Solem Hawkeye Solem C. M. Updegraff Lauer Walter A. Jessup Salem Dr. Lauer George T. Bresnahan E. G. Schroeder Bruce E. Mahan Waters Burton A. Ingwersen Iews

M Nnder Candidature For G O P Chief

In Chicago hotel lobbies Republican leaders name a new national chairman amid the race lines for upcoming campaigns. Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa is a chairmanship candidate. Other contenders include Walter J Kohler James E Watson Henry Fletcher Walter E Edge and second choices William B Butler and John M Hamilton.

Chicago Hanford MacNider Mason City American Legion Everett Sanders Walter J. Kohler Wisconsin James E. Watson Indiavia Henry Fletcher Pennsylvania Walter E. Edge New Jersey MacNider William B. Butler Massachusetts Cooldge John M. Hamilton Republican State Committee

One Killed Three Shot In Jail Break

In Parchman Mississippi a prison break by twelve white inmates led to a gun battle with guards. One convict was killed and three others were seriously wounded during the fighting on Monday. Eleven of the twelve escapees were recaptured shortly after, with officials hopeful the remaining prisoner would be caught before Tuesday morning.

Upper Iowa Leads Alumni In Game Halted By Rain

Upper Iowa led the alumni 3 to 2 when the rain halted the day game in Fayette, Iowa. Mullen pitched four innings allowing no hits to the varsity, while Hungerford gave up seven safeties to the undergraduates as the contest ended in the fourth inning.

Upper Iowa Fayette Upper Town Varsity Mullen Hungerford Cushion Nedimovich Anderson

Riverside High School Commencement at Methodist Church

Riverside commencement exercises were held Friday evening at the Methodist church. Dr Edward Lauer of the University of Iowa spoke on facing the present as the high school chorus performed. Honors for perfect attendance went to several seniors and diplomas were presented by C S Cummings.

Riverside Riverside High School Methodist Church Margaret Jane Griffin EB. Fitzsimmons Velma Tobin Lela Mce- Creedy Edward Lauer University of Iowa Department of Athletics Fifty Voices Holt Joseph Dean Hartzler Junior Petsel Eleanor Robert Frost Lyle Luckey Rita Herring Genevieve Melvin Hartzler C. S. Cummings Board of Education W. N. Crozier Lara Wingler Velma Novy Maxine O'Loughlin Eunice Craig Lloyd Herring Clifford Eye Norbert Kephart Joseph Est

Five held for Cedar Rapids holdup after report

Rudolph Hadek reported a beating and robbery of 42.20 by five men. Police arrested Darrel Power William Rushford Roenne House Frank Beebe and Floyd Kinney minutes later as they headed into Cedar Rapids in House’s car near Prairie Creek.

Rudolph Hadek Twelfth Street SE Hadek Darrel Power Waubeek William Rushford Stone City Roenne House Frank Beebe Central City Floyd Kinney Bukacek Funcke Cedar Rapids House Prairie Creek G. K. Thompson Beebe H. B. Rupe First Avenue E Ely Rock Island Overhead Bridge

Car runs wild in Mechanicsville street scene

A parked car on a hill near the Pace hotel rolled downhill after brakes were released by a prankster. It struck the curb and bank before crashing into the yard of Mrs. Hattie Carpenter, narrowly missing several bystanders including Mrs. Carpenter her sister Mrs. Jessiah Hines and Mrs. Jess Baker who acted to pull people to safety.

Mechanicsville William Haas Pace Hotel Hattie Carpenter

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