Nation’s top track stars head to national meet this weekend
The National Collegiate A A championships come to California with Brutus Hamilton skeptical any world records will fall. Jesse Owens from Ohio State is favored in sprints and wide field of challengers chase records in the 100 and 220 yard events, while others like Neugass Wallender Shoemake Grieve and Peacock contend for best times in key races.
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Brutus Hamilton
University of California
Hamilton
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Owens
Herman Neugass
Tulane
Harvey Wallender
Texas
Carson Oemake
Oregon
Bob Grieve
Illinois
George Anderson
California
Eulace Peacock
Temple
Softball Games Listed For Grundy Center Teams
Grundy Center schedule shows the Grundy Cafe team vs Grundy Independents on Friday evening. Ivester faces Lincoln Center in the night cap. Earlier games were postponed due to the raid. Monday features the Waterloo Chambers corporation versus Smiths Grain, with Grundy girls and Morrison girls opening the doubleheader.
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Grundy Independents
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Lisbon Softball Team Prepares for Mount Vernon Trip
The Lisbon kitten ball team organized by manager Maurice Gamble plans to face nearby towns. They will travel to Mount Vernon on Thursday night for a scheduled game.
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Moody II Seeded Fourth In Wimbledon Meet
Wimbledon opens with English players atop seed lists for both sexes Entries reach 128 in men 96 in women Top seeds include Perry von Cramm Crawford Austin Wood Menzel Boussus Round Sperling Jacobs Moody Wills Mathieu Stammers Scriven Haptigan
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Helen Moody II
Wimbledon
England
Fred Perry
Baron G. von Cramm
Germany
Jack Crawford
Austin
Wilmer Allison
Sidney Wood
New York
Roderick Menzel
Czechoslovakia
Christian Boussus
France
Dorothy Round
Eng
Hilda Sperling
Helen Jacobs
California
Helen* Wills Moody
Mme
Rene Mathieu
Kay Stammers
Peggy Scriven
Joan Haptigan
Ausalia
Resume Qualifying Round At Kenmore In City Tourney
Freezing rain and low temperatures kept players from completing the Kenmore course in the city golf tournament preliminaries. Charles Burkart said Thursday that qualifying must be finished by Saturday as sunlight and warmer weather were expected to draw many entrants.
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Charles Burkart
Club
East Side
Johnny Vavra
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CCC And Canoe Lead Cow Pasture League
Decorah CCC and Canoe clash this Sunday as leaders in Winneshiek county Cow Pasture league, following last Sunday wins. CCC blanked Trout Run 9 0 with McCormick and Spinner on the mound, while Canoe beat Ossian 3 1 behind Otteson Halvorson. Red Oak edged Decorah 3 2. Nordness beat Calmar 5 4. Other matchups include Calmar vs Red Oak Ossian vs Trout Run Nordness vs Decorah and London to host family pool bathing facilities.
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Decorah CCC
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Babe Ruth Finally Located After Mystery Break
New York AP reports Babe Ruth has been found after three weeks of mystery. He rises when he pleases and spends days golfing on Long Island courses, reading box scores, and enjoying meals and cards. He earns 20000 a year and hopes to return to baseball, possibly as a manager or owner.
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Boston Braves
Braves
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West 88Th Street
Bobby Jones Undergoes Appendix Operation
Braves legend Bobby Jones, retired golf champion, was hospitalized in Atlanta after an appendectomy procedure. Dr Lon Grove reported his condition as satisfactory and that Jones withstood the operation well.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Lon Grove
Bobby
Iowa Valley League Schedule Sets Sunday Matches
All league games were rained out last Sunday leaving Norway and Atkins undefeated with 4 wins each. Next Sunday's games feature Amana at Walford, Norway at Newhall, Keystone at Conroy, Atkins at Watkins. A league meeting postponed to next Tuesday will be held in Norway due to heavy rains.
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Japanese parliament members measured tallest and heaviest
Arthur MacDonald of the Washington Medical Association collected height weight and neck measurements of Japanese lawmakers. Sasutaro Fujio stood six feet tall as the tallest member Ikkaku Sakamoto weighed over 225 pounds the heaviest and Hiroshi Nakaigawa had the thickest neck.
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Arthur MacDonald
Washington Medical Association
Washington
Sasutaro Fujio
Ikkaku Sakamoto
Hiroshi Nakaigawa
Red Grange dominates as backfield coach and scoring icon
The piece details Red Grange's career with 237 games 4 013 carries 32 820 yards 531 TDs and 3 366 points noting his defensive prowess later. It critiques Milt Bocek for fielding lapses and previews Carnera Louis fight odds and a possible all New York World Series raising regional concerns about a single city hosting the event.
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Red Grange
Chicago Bears
Grange
Back Swing Guide Puts Emphasis On Body Turn
A golf instructional note describes a fixed rod metaphor to improve the back swing. It explains upper body turn, hand position away from the head, winding the torso, and right leg brace with forward lean to avoid weaving. Chester Horton offers No 2 Library for Golfers booklet through The Gazette.
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the Gazette
Pennants Awarded In Y M C A Softball Leagues
The Y M C A diamondball season closed with four section pennants awarded. St Paul Black Clouds won the Friendly Indian section while Blackhawks captured the junior Pioneer division. Oliver Roughriders took the senior Pioneer title by beating Westminster. First Presbyterian earned the Comrade championship by defeating a St Paul team. Umpires were Cliff Teeple John Lockwood and Franklin Wilson. British railways used 14,000,000 tons of coal in the last 12 months.
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British Railways
Louis 6-5 Choice To Trounce Carnera At Yankee Stadium
New York Tuesday night features Joe Louis in a highly anticipated bout against Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium with over 400 press witnesses and an expected gate over 500000 dollars. Promoter Mike Jacobs projects strong advance sales, while betting odds moved to 6-5 Louis as crowd forecasts push national interest beyond prior title fights. Louis, a 21 year old rising challenger, faces questions on his first big stage performance against the Italian strongman and the potential implications for future title challengers.
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Edward J. Neil
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Corn Griffin
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Braddock’s Rise From Docks to Heavyweight Champion
The piece chronicles James J. Braddock defeating Corn Griffin and building a comeback after unemployment. It covers his path to the title, including key bouts with John Henry Lewis and Art Lasky, and notes a government relief repayment and a planned family future.
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Braddock
Griffin
Jimmy
Gould
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Madison Square Garden
John Henry Lewis
Art Lasky
Raiders Open Series With Daytime Games This Weekend
The Raiders and Davenport will start their series Saturday at three o'clock afternoon. Two games follow Sunday with a 3 PM start and an 8 15 PM night game.
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Davenport
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