Runyon and Dempsey clash over Joe Louis future
Damon Runyon argues with Jack Dempsey over Joe Louis as a heavyweight threat. He recalls Louis’s early career, contrasts body versus jaw damage, and predicts Louis will surpass Schmeling with more experience and tougher campaigns.
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York
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Dempsey
Joe
Columbus
Jack
Gunboat Smith
Georges Carpentier
Luis Angel Firpo
Gene Tunney
Flynn
Wild Burt Kenny
Andre Anderson
Louis
Finis
Schmeling
Joe Gans
John Arthur Johnson
Benny Leonard
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Mickey Walker
Phil Brubaker
California
Sharkey
Mark You
Braddock
Dysart Defeats Marengo Net Squad in Tennis Match
Dysart's tennis team overwhelmed Marengo Sunday in Marengo Iowa winning 6-1. H Swift was Marengo's lone singles winner while Dysart swept all three doubles matches in a competitive showing featuring Swift Schmidt Tompkin and Eddy Zahrt among others.
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Marengo
Dysart
H. Swift
Wilson-Colvin
Swift-Schmidt
R. Tompkin
F. Eddy
L. Tompkin
R. Browns
Doubg Or teen-Schmidt
Golvin-Swift
Jas Tompkin
R.N. Zahrt
J. Zahrt
Davenport Sinks Omaha Hoods 7 to 3 in opener
Davenport snapped a slump by defeating Omaha 7 to 3. Nick Polly went 5-for-5 with five singles, while Prather drove in three runs. Wolff allowed eight hits and Papish five as Davenport turned three double plays and built a late lead. Omaha led 2-0 before Davenport tied it in the fifth and pulled away with three tallies in the seventh and one in the eighth.
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Davenport
Omaha
Blue Sox
Nick Polly
Prather
Roger Wolff
Wolff
Papish
Polly
Rye
Prevost
Ciee & Ecb
Doljack
Wine
Scarrett
Denning
Prerost
Spadafore
F. Hall
White
Sioux City Cowboys Beat Des Moines 9 5 to Break First-Place Tie
Sioux City Cowboys topple Des Moines Demons 9 to 5 in opening game of the Western league series. Bucklin pitched a steady nine innings as Luby and Smilgoff homered and key three-run hits fueled a three-inning scoring burst. Des Moines drops into a tie for first with Davenport remaining sole leader.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Cowboys
Demons
Davenport
Luke Bucklin
Norwood Corpe
Hugh Luby
Jim Smilgoff
Corpe
John Tomek
Hal Turpin
Bucklin
Luby
Menke
Leach
O Keyes
Vanc
Leghi
Asbell
M’n'han
Tierney
Blak'n'y
Piet
Smilgoff
Wilson
Tomek
Harris
Rear
Ore
Sindee CH Yo
Blakeney
Catchings
Keyes
Schinski
Iyi
Monohan
Smilcoft
Seghi
Tupe
Monahan
Uime Pires
Cady
Collins
Marengo Club Beats Conroy 8 to 1 in Iowa League
Marengo pitcher Lefty Sturm fanned 20 across the game with Vogt behind him as the Marengo club topped Conroy 8 to 1. Marengo batters collected ten hits to Conroy’s two in the Iowa county league contest. Batteries: Sturm and Vogt for Marengo while Leahy and R Simms worked for Conroy. There are six teams in the league: Marengo, Millersburg, Williamsburg, Conroy, North lish and Amana.
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Gazette
Marengo
Sturm
Millersburg
Millers
Williamsburg
Conroy
North Lish
Amana
Stier North Tagiee Pemaent
Rish
Ent
Carl Heinze
Gus O'Donnell
Cubs Fall to Reds 4 3 in Seventh Inning Collapse
Cincinnati Reds scored all four runs in the seventh inning as Paul Derringer drove in two and four Chicago errors aided the rally. Cubs tied it with two in the eighth but could not complete the comeback before a packed 33 468 crowd. Curt Davis took the loss after seven innings.
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Cincinnati
CinciNnati Reds
Chicago
Cubs
Reds
Paul Derringer
Goodman
Scarsella
F. Herman
Hack
Lombardi
Campbell
Cavaretta
Chapman
Scearsellas
Kampouris
Derringer
Cuyler
Riggs
O’dea
Gil
W. Herman
Galan
Gill
Cavarretta
Jurges
Curt Davis
Henshaw
W. Her
Dea
Man
Maree
Byrd
Her
Etta
Belle Jurges
Simbardi
Davis
Lillard
Chapman Henshaw
Theve
Ouris
Pew
O'Dea
Herman
Demare
Myers
Scarsella Leon
Opie Syisler
Moran
Magerkurth
Brooklyn Golfers Edge Marengo 16 to 14 in Tight Meet
Brooklyn golfers defeated Marengo by 16 to 14 in a close Sunday match at Brooklyn. Notable Marengo scorers included H Reynolds and Dr Galbraith, while Brooklyn contributors featured E Gannon, Chittenden, Knerr, and Edwards.
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Brooklyn
Marengo
H. Reynolds
Dr. Galbraith
I. Zahrt
Galbraith
James
Klein
Schmitz
E. Gannon
Ed Chittenden
Knerr
Yg Armstrong
A. Edwards A. B. Leib
P. Harned
L. J. Hogan
Brandon Victor Queer Lamont Nine Edges Lamont 5 4 in 10th
Brandon town team defeated Lamont 5 to 4 in ten innings after a 4 4 deadlock in the ninth. The game played Sunday in Brandon, Iowa, featured a tight comeback for the victors.
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Brandon Victor Queer Lamont
the Gazette
Brandon
Brandon Town
Lamont
Koser of Iowa City Wins Kiwanis Golf Title
George Koser of Iowa City won the State Kiwanis club golf championship at Sunnyside in Waterloo defeating A. J. Weigel of Waterloo 4 and 2 in the 18 hole final.
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Koser
Iowa City
Kiwanis
Waterloo
George Koser
Kiwanis Club
Sunnyside Club
A. J. Weigel
Standings and results in Western League standings
Western League standings show Cedar Rapids and Waterloo with records of 21 27 and 9 5 respectively. Tuesday games include Waterloo 4 Cedar Rapids 2 and City 9 Des Moines 5. Upcoming matches list Davenport vs. Moines and several others across major leagues with several rainouts.
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Waterloo
Annes
Cedar Rapids
City
Des Ore
Omaha
Lou Lis
Ae Bes
Moines
Davenport
Standings and tonight mob games across major league teams
Standings show Chicago 41 24 .631 and St Louis 41 25 .621 with Cincinnati 35 30 .538, Boston 31 28 .449, Pittsburgh 38 29 .567, Philadelphia 22 45 .328, New York 37 30 .552, Brooklyn 22 46 .324. Evening schedule lists Chicago at Cincinnati, St Louis at Pittsburgh, New York at Boston, Philadelphia at Brooklyn with a night Chicago at Cincinnati.
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Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
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St. Louis
Ton
Washington
Philadelphia
W.L. Pet
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
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Brooklyn
Unclear sports standings snippet from midwestern teams
Fragmentary OCR shows team abbreviations and scores for Milwaukee Columbus St. Paul Minneapolis Indianapolis Louisville and Kansas City with win loss marks and percentages, but key context and dates are missing. The piece appears to be a standings table excerpt from a baseball or basketball ledger.
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W.L
W. B Pet
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
BAE City A
Indianap's
Minneap’s
Louisville
Kansas City
Wampler Takes On Alf Johnson In Cedar Park Open Air Card
Outdoor wrestling night at Cedar Park features Earl Wampler as headliner against Alf Johnson of Minneapolis after Johnson beat Tommy Marvin by foul. Semi windup offers Al Sparks versus Ray Richards, with Abe Kashey facing Frankie French in opening bout. Mike Nazarian to referee.
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Joe Cox
Cedar Park
Alf Johnson
Minneapolis
Tommy Marvin
Wampler
al Sparks
Ray Richards
Abe
King Kong
Kashey
New Jersey
Frankie French
Sioux City Seeks New Pilot as Berghammer Resigns
Sioux City baseball directors accepted manager Marty Berghammer’s resignation and said two former major league players are under consideration for replacement. If no decision by Thursday, catcher Jimmy Smilgoff would assume temporary charge of the club.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Baseball Club
Marty Berghammer
Jimmy Smilgoff
Wrestling results scattered across cities in AP report
The Associated Press wrestling results list bouts from Columbus Detroit and New York. Everett Marshall defeats Ali Baba by fall. Din beats Phul Ader Ba. The Black Panther posts a win in Land Maine. Steve Passas loses to an opponent in Hartford two falls to one. Johnsek defeats Demetral in Nebraska after an injury in the first fall.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Everett Marshall
Gorsane
Ali Baba
Detroit
PH —Din
New
Phul Ader
Three Oaks
Mich
Land. Me
The
Black Panther
New York
Steve Passas
Hartford
Conn
Allian' Neb
Johnsek
Ravenna
Neb
Bill Demetral
Chicago
Demetral
Baker 15 Confident Detroit Will Come
AP reports Delmar David Baker as acting Detroit manager expresses optimism about the Tigers. He cites four straight wins, improving pitching, and hitters Al Simmons and Hank Greenberg as keys, predicting a strong stretch ahead even after Cochrane’s exit and other injuries.
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Chicago
Mickey Cochrane
Delmar David Baker
Detroit Tigers
Baker
Bengals
Cochrane
Detroit
New York Yankees
White Sox
al Simmons
Hank Greenberg
Spark Plug
Outfit
Alvin Crowder
Del
Yanks
Rowe
Philadelphia
Simmons
Greenberg
South English Edges Sigourney 3 to 2 in Local Showdown
South English defeated Sigourney 3 to 2 on the local field Sunday with the decisive run in the ninth inning. The win lifts South English into the league upper brackets after a tip top game.
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South English
Sigourney
Boxing Roundup of City Wins Across United States
In a rapid set of bouts, Frankie Blair defeats Frankie Samiti in Cam den New Jersey while Frankie Saia stops Frankie Britt in Indianapolis Indiana. Mike Ito stops Dick McClintie in Newark New Jersey and Tony Marine defeats Balthazar Sangchili in Pitts burgh. Seinen Casper Rosa wins in New York and Frankie Blair among others gains decisions in multiple cities.
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Associated Press
New York
Tony Marine
Pittsburgh
Noone
Balthazar Sangchili
Sr Marte
O Mit Aron
Dubuane
Franklie Samiti
Chicago
Fla
Frankie Saia
Memphis
Tenn
Frankie Britt
Inianapolis
Newark
N. J
Mike Ito
Dick McClintie
Harrison
James E Sullivan Trophy Awarded to L Little
Lawson Little Jr of San Francisco received the 1935 James E Sullivan memorial trophy for America's outstanding athlete at a Chicago luncheon. Avery Brundage praised Little for advancing amateur sports through his 1935 performances and prior amateur titles in the US and Great Britain.
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Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
United States
Great Britain
James E. Sullivan
America
Avery Brundage
Amateur Athletic Union
Junior Chamber of Commerce
William Bonthron
Princeton
Brundage
Little
Five Teams Tie for Wapsie Valley League Lead
Five teams shared first place after Sunday play in the Wapsie Valley league. Palo defeated Winthrop 12 to 6 in a high scoring game with Decker and Decker aboard for Winthrop and Mow bry, Booth and Kreuger for Palo. Alburnett beat Urbana 8 to 7 as Towne and Pflug nag starred for the losers and Alburnett. Coggon beat Lafayette 4 to 2, while Quasqueton routed Walker 17 to 5.
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Winthrop
Palo Boys
Decker
Battery
Mowbry
Booth
Kreuger
Alburnett
Urbana Boys
Towne
Pflugnag
Lafayette
Quasqueton
Walker
Crossley And Filbert Turn Down Van Fleet
Waterloo Hawks capitalize on Cedar Rapids five errors to win game one of the series 4 to 2 at Aterlo. Van Fleet strikes out seven for Cedar Rapids while Ludsick allows eight hits. Filbert leads Cedar Rapids with three errors and four hits despite the loss.
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Cedar Rapids
Gasaway
Howard
Omaas
Cbert
Taylor
Enee
Waterloo
Welleyn
Plummer
Cosbey
Decuir
Cedar
Javias van Fleet
Pets Sane
Beste Stoom
van van Fleet
Balis
Wild
Ladelen
van Fleet
Mas
Webb
Illiams
Weiderquist
Crossley and
Filbert
Aterloo
Waterloo Hawks
Red van Fleet
Raiders
Hawks
Johnny Ludsick
Demon
Marshall Slams Ali Baba To Win Wrestling Title
Everett Marshall of La Junta Colorado defeated Ali Baba in Columbus Ohio turning back the Turk’s heavyweight claim after 39 minutes 20 seconds with a body slam and cross body pin. A crowd of 8 763 paid over 20000 to witness the title change as Marshall claimed both world championship belts.
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Columbus
Ali Baba
Everett Marshall
la Junta
Colo
Dick Shikat
Germany
Madison Square Garden
Colorado
Marshall
Washington Holding Week Golf Tournament
A 72 hole event at Washington country club runs this week with finals Sunday. Three flights will award winners, listing players in each flight and noted officials and doctors among the entrants.
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Washington
Washington Country Club
Gene Tucker
C. R. McCutchen
Vic Weetobel
Gittera Morrises
al Moorman
Clow. L. Brookhar
Oucar Devis
Lo R
Phillics
William ‘Enue
Ralph Gibson
Jackee A
de Carene
Rohwedde
Davis
Pee
S MeGleers
Stan Pacer
Shilbusy
Tae Nd
Jack Westphal
Fairbank Falls to Aurora Team 2 to 1
On Sunday afternoon Aurora defeated Fairbank 2 to 1 on the Aurora field. Ripley and Myrton partnered at bat for Aurora scoring the goals.
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Aurora
Aurora Field
Ripley
Myrton
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