Cedar Rapids Raider fans vote for six popular players
A $130 prize pool will be awarded to the six most popular Cedar Rapids Raider players chosen by fan ballots. Voting runs during home games at Hill Park from the upcoming Sunday through July 5, with awards on July 8. Ballots cost a single admission and names are counted nightly by judges Tait Cummins Walter Nesper and L. D. Burgus.
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Cedar Rapids Raider
Harry S. Johnson
Hill Park
Tait Cummins
Walter Nesper
L. D. Burgus
Rock Island
Waterloo
Braddock and Louis Net Receipts From Title Fight
Gross receipts for the Braddock Louis heavyweight championship totaled 715 400 74 dollars. After deductions for taxes and rights the net was about 525 000 dollars. Braddock’s share reached 262 000 dollars and Louis 110 000 dollars with roughly 100 000 in promoter fees.
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Chicago
Braddock-Louis
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Braddock
Louis
Jacobs Renews Louis Contract and Signs Braddock Deal
CHICAGO AP Mike Jacobs the New York promoter of Tuesday night’s heavyweight title bout announced a five year exclusive rights contract with Joe Louis the new champion after he defeated James J Braddock in the eighth round. Jacobs also signed a three year contract with Braddock guaranteeing action for the dethroned champion and both fighters will be paid even if they do not fight.
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Chicago
Mike Jacobs
New York
Pny
Joe Louis
Brown Bomber
James
J. Braddock
Jacobs
Braddock
Smith medalist in Trans-Mississippi with 70
Reynolds Smith of Dallas won the 37th Trans-Mississippi golf tournament at Cherry Hills with a 36 34 70 two under par amid a wind whipped day. Walter Belevins of Kansas City finished second at 71, while Jimmy Manion and Paul Jackson shot 72.
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Reynolds Smith
Dallas
Texas
Cherry Hills
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Walter Belevins
Kansas City
Jimmy Manion
St. Louis
Paul Jackson
Oklahoma
John Dawson
Chicago
Cain
Dawson
Major League Batting Leaders From Uni ver Prega Almanac
A list of top batting figures features Medwick of the Cardinals Gehrig of the Yankees and Hassett of the Dodgers with runs batted in and runs scored leaders. The text also notes home run leaders with DiMaggio Greenberg and Foxx among the prominent names, and ends with a brief unrelated historical remark on ancient China.
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Yankees
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Tisers
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Dodgers
Vaughan
Pirates
di Maggio
Aerevawe
Greenberg
Teers
Deseerare
Selkirk
Ceese Vee Foxx
Red Sox
Tigers
Bonars
White Sox
Caroline
Galan
Quaker Oats Team Tops Fifth Week of Industrial Golf
The Allied Industrial Civic Golf league completed week five at Kenmore with fourteen teams in contention. Standings show Quaker Oats No. 3 and Mall Manufacturing No. 1 among the leaders, while others like Plant-Cheate and Gusher Oats No. 3 posted notable results.
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Kenmore
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We Lea
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le Cea
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Ford
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Wampler to Meet Kuss in Thursday Cedar Park Show
Earl Wampler of Scranton Iowa, titleholder, faces Otto Kuss former Indiana University star heavyweight in a top bout on the weekly mat show at Cedar Park Air Arena organized by Eddie Jennings. Also slated are Dick Raines and Scotty Dawkins in a violent double feature and Arnold Barta vs Stanley Myslajek as the opener. Jimmy Beat of Marion to referee.
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Cedar Park Air Arena
Earl Wampler
Scranton
Iowa
Otto Kuss
Indiana University Star
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Kuss
Arnold Barta
Nebraska
Stanley Myslajek
Minneapolis
Jimmy Beat
Marion
Crow bounty plan faces curbs in Lorain County
About 600 crows were slated for elimination by Lorain county Fish and Game asst with a $100 bounty fund to kill 1000 birds at 10 cents each. The plan hits a snag because law would require a 25 cent bounty, limiting pay to 400 birds.
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Elyria
Lorain County Fish and Game Association
Braddock Louis bout analyzed by sport writer
In a rambling column Earl Red Peppers questions why James Braddock fought aggressively against Louis instead of using technique. He suggests Braddock may have known victory was unlikely over a younger champion in fifteen rounds and recalls events at weigh in and a Belle of boxing figures encountered at the Auditorium theater and Morrison hotel.
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Auditorium Theater
Braddock
Louis
Old timer praises giant fighter and historic lineage
The text notes a tall fighter at six feet seven inches with a .285 pound admission and remarks on Willard winning the championship from Jack Johnson, the first Black champion, and witnessing Joe Louis as the second Black holder of the crown.
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Willard
Jack Johnson
Joe Louis
Williamson, Rock Island Catcher In Hospital For X Ray
Elmer Speck Williamson second baseman for Rock Island in the Western league is in St. Anthony's hospital after being struck on the head by a pitch in the seventh inning of the first game of a doubleheader with Waterloo. X rays showed no skull fracture but he will be kept in the hospital for several days.
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Rock Island, Ir
Elmer “Speck
Williamson
Rock Island Baseball Club
St. Anthony's Hospital
Waterloo
Fairfax Man Scores 195 in State Trap Shoot
C. E. Heaton of Fairfax placed third in Class A at Rockwell City with 192. Bill Castle of Charles City led that division with 195. W. S. Hoon of Jewell won the AA class competition.
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C. E. Heaton
Rockwell City
Bill Castle
Charles City
W. S. Hoon
Jewell
St. Lucas Pirates topple Spillville 4 2 in Sunday game
St. Lucas Pirates defeated Spillville 4 to 2 on Sunday. Pitcher J Sevig and H Kuennen started for St. Lucas with Brohier catching, while Balik and Anderson formed the Spillville battery. Manager C Kuennen collected three hits for St. Lucas as Reisner had two hits driving in both Spillville runs.
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Des Moines Western League Officials Hold Closed Session
Western league president Tom Fairweather presided over a closed meeting here on Tuesday. The purpose was not disclosed but believed to involve matters of utmost importance.
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DES Moines
Tom Fairweather
League
Three Iowa Fresh Receive Awards In Three Major Sports
Three University of Iowa freshmen earned three varsity numerals for football basketball and baseball in the season just completed. Names include Nile Kinnick Erwin Prasse Lawrence Ben estone with many others earning two numerals in various combinations across sports.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Nilé Kinnick
Omaha
Neb
Erwin Prasse
Chicago
Lawrence Benestone
LaSalle
University of Iowa
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Paul Ross
Floyd Dean
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Walter Woods
Town Falls
Stanly Kvam
Cresco
Bill Kelly
Charles McCall
Fred Hohenhorst
Banford Cochrane
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Powhatan County Umpire Buckmann Deemed Deaf Mute
A local umpire named Buckmann who works most baseball games in Powhatan Virginia is described as deaf mute and noted for ignoring disputes during play.
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Buckmann
Powhatan County
Twilight Golf Inauguration Set For Kenmore Next Week
Kenmore hosts a twilight golf series starting next Tuesday guided by club pro Charles Burkart. A man and woman will play nine holes with scores recorded. the lowest gross wins. Events run each Tuesday at 6 pm with two blind bogey prizes. Burkart will enter the preamateur state meet at Clinton with Johnny Jacobs for $300 prize money.
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Kenmore
Charles Burkart
Burkart
Clinton
Johnny Jacobs
Marengo Seeks August Baseball Games
Marengo, eight Sundays planned, lacks last two August weekends. Manager Melvin Vogt announced future games including July readetores at Middle and 1t at Marengo, with Ba rney and Iowa City joining to replace North English and Williamsburg. Marengo holds two wins and two losses this season.
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Marengo
Melvin Vogt
Ratte Barney
Iowa City
North English
Williamsburg
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