Babe Ruth Signs Three Year Contract With Boston Braves
Babe Ruth signs a three year contract with the Boston Braves in a hotel suite ceremony before about thirty club officials and reporters. The slugger will serve as player manager and second vice president while the Braves seek his big bat to boost National League attendance. George Selkirk is chosen to replace Ruth in right field with Bullet Joe Dugan and Ben Chapman in the outfield to support Earle Combs.
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Vinton Defeats Dysart In Low-Scoring 38-2 Game
Vinton high school topped Dysart 38 to 2 in a slow pace contest. Vinton led early and extended the advantage as key players anchored the defense and offense through the second half.
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Veoman Stops After Car Tits Boy But Fails To Give Name
An unclear OCR fragment mentions Veoman and a car incident with a boy but omits a proper name. The text references multiple scattered names, places, and codes with no coherent narrative or identifying details. The readable portions hint at an event or obstruction but lack verifiable facts.
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Washington and Mason City Ready for Key Finale
Washington aims to tighten in the Mississippi Valley Conference with a home test against Mason City, while Grant faces West High at Waterloo. Mason City brings one win over Washington and seeks another, while Washington hopes to gain a share of second and secure fourth for Grant. Coaches Rust and Winter push hard as both teams prepare with defensive focus and lineup changes.
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Iowa State Mat Team Edges Hawks In Overtime Duel
Iowa State wrestling defeated Iowa in four overtimes by one fall with a 15.5 to 105 score. The meet featured two decisions for each side and three overtimes, with Walt Smith of Iowa State scoring a 9 34 advantage at 133 pounds.
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Wrestling Results From the Association Press
In Massachusetts Dan Mahoney defeated Len Macaluso in two straight falls. Desmond stormer Tetin D0 defeated Pd White. Marlon Ala n Craich tall. In Massachusetts Al Mereler Sprine field Vass drew with Nick Lutre. California unknown results noted.
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Gold Medal meet opens with three in quarterfinals
Three pre tournament favorites advance in the YMCA Gold Medal meet as Iowa Light and Power, YMCA Dormitory, and International Harvesters win to reach round two. Lighters beat Crows 38 32, Dormitory edge Clark's Clothiers 31 29, Harvesters top Rude Auto 28 25.
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Bronko Nagurski to Feature in Legion Show At Coliseum
Bronko Nagurski Chicago Bears fullback headlines a Legion mat night in the coliseum in a one hour time limit bout against Jack Wonder from Kansas City. Arthur Shires known as What A Man will referee the main event reuniting Chief Bear Claws and Casey Berger. The card also features John Paul Jones of Fort Worth and Buck Weaver of Nashville in a thirty minute match.
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American Davis Cup Team to Open with Six Players
New York report lists Wilmer Allison Sidney Wood Jr John Van Ryn as invited to the US Davis Cup squad for 1935 with three youngsters Donald Budge Gene Mako and Frankie Parker under USLTA supervision The six are likely to appear together in Americas first match against China and may be sent to England for European zone play Allison may play singles or doubles with Van Ryn
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Boston Fans Favor McKechnie Retention As Braves Manager
Boston fans favor Bill McKechnie to remain Braves manager despite Babe Ruth’s high ambitions. Columns argue Ruth could be a strong on field asset but is an unknown as a manager, with many supporting Ruth as a brain trust only, while McKechnie is praised for leadership and track record.
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College Basketball Scores From A P Esque Meet Report
State Drake Fresh 31 Ottehall Motors Newton. Ambrose Columbia Buena Vista Wayne Normal 37 Washburn 43 Creighton 32. Vale Harvard 21 Navy Marshall 26 Western Reserve John Carroll 22 Kent State 4 Heidehwere 4. Mount Union Otterbein Denison 20 Brown MIT Princeton 14 DePaul Western State 95 Mount St Mary 45 Delaware 2. Missouri Mines 29 South Dakota Missouri Valley 5. Omaha 24 Pitt Temple Westminster 4 Virginia Junior 4 Duluth St Thomas 13 St Marys 31 Lawrence 31 Miami Ball State Teachers 31 Farham 22 Shurtlely New Mexico Arizona US 28. Lam // High School Stamond 34 Quimby 3 Shannon City Lorimar 44 Shannon City 2 seconds
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Coe to Face Knox in Final at Home Friday
Knox, leaders of the Midwest conference, travel to Coe Field House Friday for the season finale against the sixth place Kohawks. A Knox win or Saturday at Cornell would clinch the league title. Coe evaluates Elmer Keith’s health before final lineup.
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Skating Carnival Rescheduled for Sunday at Manhattan Beach
The Cedar Rapids Skating Association shifts the annual carnival to Sunday afternoon at Manhattan Beach. A program of races and fancy skating is planned, with entry ten cents to fund needed equipment as spring weather threatens the ice.
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Undefeated Cornell Wrestlers To Meet Missouri
Cornell's grappling squad with nine straight wins will face Missouri in Mount Vernon Iowa on Tuesday afternoon. The team has defeated Minnesota Michigan State Army Franklin and Marshall Nebraska and Iowa State Teachers under coach Dick Barker.
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Urbana Boys Beat Rowley 26 13 In Tuesday Game
URBANA The Urbana high school basketball team defeated Rowley there Tuesday 26 13 The girls game ended in a 22 22 tie at halftime and full time.
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McKechnie Ruth clash overshadows Braves season
Baseball column notes Bill McKechnie faces career upheaval as Babe Ruth joins Braves, with talk of a possible general manager move while Rabbit Maranville eyes a Tribe second base spot. Historical contrast highlights Ruth’s dominance against McKechnie’s managerial fate and Braves payroll excess.
Strike at El Paso Is Speedily Settled and Power Restored
El Paso workers at El Paso Electric ended a strike after failing to win union recognition. About 150 strikers and company officials set up a board of consideration to arbitrate disputes, with a return to the Rio Grande plant north of El Paso and possible state troop involvement noted in New Mexico.
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Stock Sale By Andrew Mellon Was Family Deal
The 1931 sale of $328 500 worth of Mellons stock was a transfer to the Ascolot company a holding firm owned by his daughter Mrs Ailsa Mellon Bruce. Howard M Johnson testified that the transaction was a book entry and that his daughters firm handled the sale. Mellon seeks a tax refund claiming overpayment and the government seeks $3 089 261 in penalties.
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Immaculate Conception, St Wenceslaus Advance In Catholic Meet
In Dubuque, Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids defeated Sacred Heart Waterloo 20 to 16 to reach the class A final. Columbia Academy Cedar Rapids routed St Patrick’s Cedar Rapids 25 to 11 to advance. St Wenceslaus Cedar Rapids beat St Mary’s Marshalltown 29 to 14 and meet St Joseph’s Bellevue after a 30 to 18 win. St Patrick’s Cedar Rapids rallied to beat Xavier Dyersville 20 to 18 in a thrilling game.
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Independence Wins in State Junior College Basketball
Independence, Mason City and Albia advanced to the third round of the state junior college tournament. Independence beat Estherville 24 to 22 and led 12 to 9 at halftime. Mason City edged Lenox 43 to 39 after trailing 21 to 20 at the break. Albia toppled Centerville 42 to 33 after taking the lead in the third period.
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Monticello Tops Anamosa Junior and Senior Teams
In Monticello the high school basketball squads defeated Anamosa. The junior team won 23 to 6 and the senior team finished 26 to 18 on Tuesday evening.
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Riverside Parochial Cagers Split Two Games
Riverside St. Marys high school teams split Tuesday night action with Conesville. First team won 30 to 23 in overtime. Conesville midgets defeated St. Marys seconds 16 to 10.
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Shellsburg Wins Doubleheader Over Palo High Teams
Shellsburg’s varsity beat Palo 41 to 17 and the junior team won 20 to 10. Coach E C Rector’s cagers stayed undefeated in Tuesday night action. Shellsburg closes its season Friday against Keystone.
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