Dizzy Dean Promises No Feud With Babe Ruth
Dizzy Dean assures Alan Gould there will be no feud with Babe Ruth. He admires Ruth and plans to strike him out in an exhibition game on March 20 in St Petersburg, Florida, as both stars join the National League showcasing their personalities.
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Dizzy Dean
Babe Ruth
Randenton
Fla
National League
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
George Herman
Babe
Ruth
St Petersburg
Mbm
Dean Brothers
Cardinals
Hatpues
Branch Rickey
World Champons
Ng Paul
Hallahan Walker
Ma- Tene
Officials Appointed for Prep Tournament Officials
Des Moines and surrounding cities prepare for boys sectional basketball tournaments with two officials per site. George A. Brown announced assignments listing officials for Albia Bedford Avoca Boone Britt Buffalo Center Burlington Charles City Cherokee Council Bluffs Des Moines Fairfield Ida Grove Leon Mason City Monona Osceola Ottumwa Pella Sigourney Sioux City Spokane and other sites with officials named by district to oversee Thursday starts.
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Des Moines
George A. Brown
State High School Athletic Board of Control
Albia
R L. Hunt
Bedford
John Warner
Diagonal
Avoca
J S. Mumper
Tabor
L. C. Sheppard
Albert City
Boone
K C. Starbuck
Grinnell
Walker
John Etchison
Mapleton
A. L. Fee Chew
Council Bluffs
A.M Merboth
Creston
C. M. Welch
Sioux City
Ray Lawson
W R. Fimmen
Bloomfield
T. R. McGeorge
Brooklyn
Marshall Watson
Harlan
Gilmore City
Hazen Gulden
Clarence Hall
Mmburn
Gowrie
R C Wood
Casey
Clear Chapman
Leonard Rossman
Perrs
Leo de
Esslinger
Jesup
Palmer
Leslie Shaw
Marshalltown
EM Spencer Dunlap
Wes Rock
LeMars Spit Lake
Storm Lake
Walter Barnard
Forest City State Center
Reuben Bechtel
Duke Williams
Stuart
Raymond Lamb
Phil Shaker
Des. Moines
Vinton
Wilbur Dalzell
Dubuque
Clarence Girls Meet Opens With Four Teams
The Clarence girls basketball tournament starts Thursday with Clarence vs Monona and Quasqueton vs Waterville. Clarence owns 17 wins and 10 losses, 636 points for and 3877 against. Monona is 17–3 with 474 points for and 387 games against. Quasqueton stands 11–2 with 754 points for and 330 against. Waterville is 18–1 with 681 points for and 322 against.
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Clarence
Carfncf
Ila
Monona
Quasqueton
Waterville
Des Moines
Aranst
Local Y Swimmers Meet Grinnell Fresh
The Grinnell Freshman swimming team and the Cedar Rapids Y MCA team coached by Francis Presser will meet in the pool here Thursday evening at 7 30. A small admission fee will be charged.
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Grinnell
Cedar Rapids Y McA
Francis Presser
Upper Iowa Beats Simpson 28 22 to End Iowa Schedule
Upper Iowa defeats Simpson 28 to 22 in Indianola to complete its Iowa conference slate. V. Tate and Murray sparked the win as the team led 18 8 at halftime. Herrington led Simpson with seven field goals and a free throw, while Simpson finishes the season at home against Luther.
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Indianola
Upper Iowa
Iowa
Simpson
V. Tate
Murray
Dale Herrington
Methodist
Luther
Upper Loga
Jay i Simpson
Fto
FeFrtrot
Jennings
Oshafar
Arthur
Herrington
Dobbs
O Wells
Tate
Sharples
McCoy
Mullery
Bowles
Carlson
Anderson G
Hebing
Toua
Eimpson
HacBrouck
Des Moines Y MA
Schmeling Near Peak for Sunday Bout Against Hamas
HAMBURG AP Max Schmeling and Steve Hamas reach top form for their 10 round fight Sunday. Schmeling seeks revenge for last year s New York defeat and has focused on roadwork to boost wind and stamina. His trainers say he is in the best shape of his career and will give Hamas a licking.
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Hambirg
Max Schmeling
Steve Hamas
Schmeling
Hamas
New York
Max
Berries Heads to Naval Academy Following Family Trail
Wil im D Berries of Louisville Kentucky, a three letter athlete, will attend Cochran Bryan prep school then take the academy entrance exam. Father Fred W Borries says Bill is the best athlete in the family, aiming to follow brother Buzz who earned many Navy insignias and Army-vs-Navy fame. Bill starred in football basketball and baseball.
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Annapolis
Wilim D
Louisvill Ky
Naval Academy
Fred
Buss
Bill
Husky
Cochran-Bryan Preparatory School
Fred W . Borries
Army
Navy
College basketball scores and finals across Midwest
AP summary lists multiple college results with teams such as Simpson Duquesne Carnegie Tech Mount Union and Valparaiso, plus diocesan meet scores. District finals include St Ambrose Davenport 29 St Marys Muscatine 20 and St Elizabeth Harpert 17.
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Associated Press
Upper Town
Simpson
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Warnesburg
Washington and Jefferson
Mount Union
Muskincum
Baldwin Wallaee
John Carroll
Doane
St Marys
Muscatine
Elizabeth
High share of adults over 30 have defective sight
The report states that seventy five percent of men and women aged over 30 in the country suffer defective sight. It highlights a widespread vision problem affecting a large portion of the population and implies a need for eye care awareness.
Boxing legalization in Iowa faces promoter tax clash
Cedar Rapids boxing impresario Johnny Fryrear argues against legalizing boxing in Iowa as proposed. He says a new governing commission would add a 5 percent tax, totaling 17 percent with federal and state levies, threatening promoters and killing the sport in the state. He warns promoters would bear the tax, not the public, and doubts higher taxes will revive boxing.
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Iowa
House of Representatives
Johnny Fryrear
Cedar Rapids
B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Fryrear
Commonwealth
Towa
Boxing roundup notes mixed results from scattered cities
AP reports winners and losers across small bouts in Elizabeth Chicago Fargo St Petersburg and nearby locales. Tony Galento defeats Larry Johnson while Kid Rinpatoe stops Billy Norton in Fargo. Joe Lipps outpoints Izzy Sinker in St. Pete as Brackey and Freeman clash in Salamanca.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth
Tony Galento
Orange
N.J
Larry Johnson
Chicago
Fargo
N D
Kid Rinpatoe
Farco
Billy Norton
Johnny Freeman
Salamancae NY
Independence Meets Dunkerton At Oelwein
Independence and Dunkerton clash in a section semifinal at Oelwein with Griffith of Independence and Holdiman of Dunkerton leading a high level battle. Wayne Gaddis and other stars bolster both teams as the crowd expected near capacity packs the 1000 seat gym.
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Independence
Dunkerton
Oelwein
Schoolboy Rowe Aims For 25 Victories Next Season
Lakeland Florida AP says Schoolboy Rowe targets 25 wins for the upcoming season. The Tiger ace avoided promising more than 25 and cautioned against talking big like Dizzy Dean. Scrub teams led by Rowe and manager Mickey Cochrane played to a 3-3 tie in practice.
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Lakeland
Fla
Rowe
Dizzy Dean
Mickey Cochrane
Lone Tree Seeks More Teams For Tournament
Lone Tree postpones basketball tournament drawing until March due to limited team entries. Interested teams should contact Charles Gaeta to enter.
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Lone Tree
Thre Tesma
Communiic
Cate
Charles Gaeta
42 Begin Spring Grid Work at Coe
Coach Moray L. Eby opened the 1935 football workouts at Coe with 42 players reporting for spring drills. Practice, indoors and calisthenics only, will continue through March ending with a game, as listed players include Blackwell Brokaw Gable Miller Rollins Snedd Ray Smith Sammett and others.
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Moray L. Eby
Coe
Eby
Blackwell
Brokaw
Gable
Miller
Rollins
Snedd
Ray Smith
Sammett
Ditzler
Elka
Gurevich
Lockwood
Bernie Smith
Wilfong
Largent
E. McLeod
Wilson
Henna
Larson
Ziegas
Schwartzentruber
Starchevich
Nelson
Carruthers
Keith
P. Schneider
J. Schneider
Moore
Bristol
Bazos
Hubner
Pate
R. NecLeod
Martin
Bob Smith
Bernick
Carson
Galvin
Hunter
Goelz
Neary
Kamman
Wenceslaus Faces Sacred Heart in Postseason Clash
St Wenceslaus, winner of the Class B diocesan tournament, meets Sacred Heart high of Waterloo on home floor in a post season game. The event, delayed by weather and road conditions, was originally the season opener and will be preceded by St Wenceslaus eighth graders facing St Berchman’s of Marion.
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St. Wenceslaus
Dubuque
Sacred Heart High of
Waterloo
St. Berchman’s
Marion
Powers Elected Head of Civic Softball Loop
Glen Powers of the Fire Fighters was elected president of the city county and federal diamond ball league in a circuit meeting at the police station Tuesday evening. Land Duncan of the police team was named vice president and Howard Walsh of the same club was chosen secretary. Only four teams attended as the league seeks two to four more before scheduling. Police and firemen, city employees, and courthouse delegates were present. a second firemen’s team and the post office team did not attend.
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Glen Powers
Leland Duncan
Howard Walsh
Springville Five Defeats Cardinals 57 to 51 in Close Contest
Beck's Independents beat Schrader's Cardinals 57 to 51 with Crisman and Keithly as top scorers for Beck's while Hallenbeck and Jones led the Cardinals. Beck's seeks additional games for the rest of the month.
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Springville
Cardinals
Beck
Independents
Schrader
Crisman
Keithly
Hallenbeck
Jones
Golf swing fundamentals from a vintage instruction fragment
The text outlines grip and posture cues for a golf swing. It emphasizes weight distribution, forward lean, and keeping the club in front of the body through the top of the swing. It notes differences between driver and irons and cautions against overly upright or head‑close swings.
Owen Of Iowa May Break Big Ten Track Record
Iowa sophomore Owen, national interscholastic sprint champion, ran 60 yards in :06.1 in a dual meet, beating the Big Ten record time of :06.2 and challenging the conference indoor marks set by Ohio State and Illinois. The meet in Chicago features a strong field including Jesse Owens and Sam Stoller as contenders for high-scoring performances.
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Hicago
Big Ten
University of Chicago
Jimmy Owen
Iowa
Ivan Fuqua
Indiana
Owen
Towa
Mapleswood
Missouri
George Simpson
Ohio State
Jud Timm
Illinois
Eddie Tola
Dean Renwick
Rodney Labz
Willis Ward
Michigan
Don Bennett
Ward
Jesse Owens
Ohio
Sam Stoller
Dave Barnes
Charley Hornbostel
Alma High School beats Sigel in state cage tourney
Alma High School in Effingham Illinois won its first round state scholastic basketball game against Sigel 33 to 18. The team, composed of six male students and eight girls, played with only four players in the final period after two males were fouled out.
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Effingham, Ill
Alma High School
Sigel
Alma
Carnegie Tech expands football coaching staff
Carnegie Tech adds four new mentors and part time help from Joe Bach. Howard Harpster remains head coach as Don Lovell resigns as line coach. Bach will coach the line in spring drills and scout in fall while guiding Pirates in the NL. Tom Davies joins as freshman coach with A C Irwin as assistant varsity coach. Joe Mihm and Cliff Doloway also named as backfield and freshman line coaches.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Joe Bach
Howard Harpster
Don Lovell
Bach
Duquesne
Carnegie
Pirates
Tom Davies
Pitt
University of Rochester
A. C. Irwin
Harpster
Tech
Joe Mihm
Cliff Doloway
Twenty Grand to Race in England in 1936
New York report says Twenty Grand former 3 year old champion of America will be shipped to England Friday to pursue a lift in lifetime winnings of 261,790. He is targeted for the Ascot gold cup and other major races of 1936.
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New York
America
England
Monona Hosts 21 Teams In Sectional Tourney
Monona Ia Preparations are complete for the sectional boys basketball tournament to be staged in the high school gym Thursday Friday and Saturday. Twenty one teams from Clayton Allamakee Fayette and Winneshiek counties compete for sectional honors with class A entries Elkader Waukon Lansing Decorah West Union Guttenberg Postville and Monona. Class B teams include Colesburg Elkport Volga City Ft Atkinson McGregor Harper Ferry Luana Clermont Elgin Waterville Farmersburg New Albin Garnaville and Marquette.
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Monona
Clayton
Allamakee
Fayette
Winneshiek
Elkader
Waukon
Lansing
Decorah
West Union
Guttenberg
Postville
Colesburg
Elkport
Volga City
Ft. Atkinson
McGregor
Harpers Ferry
Luana
Clermont
Elgin
Waterville
Farmersburg
New Albin
Garnaville
Marquette
Hawkeye Indoor Team Poised For Big Ten Meet
Iowa City AP The Hawkeye track squad aims to regain top status at the Big Ten indoor meet at the University of Chicago. Star sprinter Jimmy Owen, who recently bettered the world 60 yard dash mark, faces Jesse Owens in the short dash and low hurdles. Francis Cretzmeyer, Charles May, Eugene Skinner, Paul Nelson, and Captain Bernie Page are among Iowa’s strong point makers in high jump, hurdles, shot put, and mile events.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Inedoor
George T. Bresnahan
University of Chicago
Hawkeye
Jimmy Owen
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Owen
Missouri
Francis Cretzmeyer
Charles May
Eugene Skinner
Paul Nelson
Bernie Page
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