Giants May Finish Anywhere From First To Fifth
The New York Giants face an uncertain season with four top starting pitchers questions marks due to past injuries. If Hubbell Schumacher Castleman Melton return as hoped the rotation could be elite, else pennants slip away. Catcher Danning is strong while Whitehead’s return remains in doubt. position battles and emerging rookies fill the rest.
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Whitney Martin
A. P
Aton Rouge
New York Giants
Carl Hubbell
Harold Schumacher
Clyde Castleman
Cliff Melton
Harry Danning
Burgess Whitehead
Loras dominates with Marty in state final run
Loras academy of Dubuque wins the state Catholic high school championship with Mickey Marty scoring 39 points across two games. He nets 20 against Our Lady of Victory and 19 in the final against Central Catholic Ot tumwa, including all five overtime points. The piece notes strong district tourney play at Coe gym and growing crowds past 1,200.
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Loras Academy of
Dubuque
Columbia
Mickey Marty
Loras
Our Lady of Victory Academy of Waterloo
Marty
Central Catholic of
Ottumwa
Cinderella Man victim of Miami highway prank
Joe Gould recalls Braddock's Miami encounter after a late airport welcome. A drunken driver tailgated and attacked Braddock and Gould, with Braddock defending himself and delivering a right hook that felled the assailant. The piece notes Braddock's former boxing stature and ends with justice finding the Cinderella Man among 125 million people.
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New York
United States
Miami
Joe Gould
Mike Jacobs
Joe
Tommy Farr
Jim Braddock
Braddock
Midwest
Des Moines
Havana
Gould
Florida
Jim
Cuba
Little Joe
Justice
Memories of Mel Harder and the Dubuque pennant bid
A reminiscence recalls Mel Harder pitching for Dubuque in the Mississippi Valley League circa 1926 27 and a league rule banning player options. Dubuque won the pennant despite Harder’s opt‑in controversy, with Leiser as a driving but costly magnate. The piece also notes President Harry Johnson of the Raiders recovering from influenza.
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Mel Harder
Yankees
New York
Cleveland
Dubuque
Belden Hill
Cedar Rapids
Fred Leiser
Bill Speas
The
Bunnies
Hill
Leiser
Harry Johnson
Raiders
Baseball coaching links and Henrich Gehrig speculation
The piece notes Lieb's Loyola exit and Gonzaga hire, with Lieb seeking Gonzaga’s job and potential meeting with his former team. It also reports a lingering rumor of Tommy Henrich learning first base as a prep to eventually replace Lou Gehrig, who has played over two thousand consecutive games and turns 36 next June.
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Whitehead
Alben Glossup
Cincinnati Reds
George Myatt
Tom Hafey
Knoxville
Frank Lee
Bob Leeds
Newark
Giants
Tom Lieb
Loyola University
Los Angeles
Mike Pecarovich
Gonzaga University
Lieb
Gonzaga
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Lou Gehrig
Lou
St. Petersburg
Tommy
Gehrig
Jock
Case of Jock Sutherland vs University of Pittsburgh
Los Angeles columnist Henry McLemore argues the Sutherland resignation case is evenly balanced. He praises Sutherland’s coaching and integrity while noting Pittsburgh’s shift toward emphasizing athletics over academics, concluding neither side has a strong case.
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Los Angeles
Jack Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Jock Sutherland
Panthers
University
Vadly
Stephen
Imited Press
Center Point Boys Down Central City and Cedar County
Center Point boys won their thirteenth and fourteenth games of the season by defeating Central City 41 to 24 and Cedar County 34 to 11 at Lowden. The Center Point girls led 20 to 18 late but lost 32 to 26 at Lowden.
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Specal
Gazette
Center Point
Central City
Lowdon
Cedar County
Center Point Girls
Lowden
Man Seeks Upholstery Work in Want Ad Section
Advertisement directs readers to look under classification 10 in the Want Ad section for upholstery or furniture repair services offered by a man.
Spring Grid Drill Opens At Cee With 39 Men Reporting
Coach Moray Eby announces 39 candidates reporting for six weeks of spring football at Cee. The roster blends promising freshmen with veterans, aiming for a fall squad of 65 to 70, including players from Cedar Rapids Decorah Atlantic Muscatine and Chicago with numerous first-year and sophomore athletes.
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Cee
Moray Eby
Eby
Sonnet
Ande Fehibata
Melche Kanegweh
Roger
Luther Burket
Ene
Dixon
Clem Carney
Howard Cherry
Ast Clark
J . Mystic
Bob Cozad
Or Rapids
Dunlop
Bob Dunlop
Orange City
Hs Fpormanek
Cice Foss
Maynard
Pel Gilkey
Columbus Junction
Robert Hanson
Chicago
Art Haas
George Hidinger
Ocl— Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Bob Hunt
Decorah
Frank Jennings
Nay Johnson
Atlantic
Don H
Cedar Ee James
James Freshman
Wayne Miller
Sat Moss
Retencine
Pwait N H
Muscatine
Royal Meshman
Humboldt
Richard Ball
Kenneth Satterthwaite
Uscatine
James Scott
Williamson
Robert Smith
Albia
George
Letterman
Jack Stone
Ignenn
Saint Paul
Carl Stromer
St. Louis Park
Art van Wyk
Sheldon Richard Keen
Algona
Patrick Casey
Jack Tighty
Evanston
Wake Kahler
Parochial Girls Enter Diocesan Tournament Pairings
In Dubuque Iowa sixteen teams begin the Dubuque diocese girls basketball tournament next Wednesday with Immaculate Conception defending. First round pairs include St Joseph's Holy Rosary St Mary Monticello Sacred Heart Cedar Rapids Cedar Isds Bankston Cascade St Martin's Farley St Joseph's Dubuque Immaculate Conception. Quarterfinals Thursday, semifinals Friday, final Friday night. Consolation for first round losers.
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Dubuque
Immaculate Concention of
St. J H
Joseph's
Dence
Dubuce
St. Columbkilie’s
Bankston
St. Clement's
Cascade
St. Martin's
Farley
St. Joseph's
Immaculate Conception
State Horseshoe Pitchers Assn To Be Formed Here
A meeting to form an Iowa Horseshoe Pitchers Association will be held Sunday at the Y M C A at one o clock. All interested in the sport are welcome. The local club sponsors hope other state cities will be represented.
Real estate transfers list multiple parcels and owners
A sequence of real estate transfers dated 1939 covers R J Hurka to Laura Dabinet, Mary Ferreter to Mary Waddell, George Wis lisel to Joseph Wis lisel, Anna Paul to Margaret Paul, Ralph Anthony to Earl and Marie Harper, Cora Vawter to C J Lynch, and Charlotte Knight to The Hedges Co. Each entry notes deeds, lot and block references, consideration of $1 and value, and dates.
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R. J. Hurka, Jr
Laura T. Dabinett
Mary Ferreter
Mary Ferreter Waddell
George Wisliss
Joseph M. Wislisel
Anna H. Paul
Margaret D. Paul
W.d
Winter
Holmes
Marion
Grantee
Grantor
George Paul
Ralph W. Anthony
Earl Kenneth Harper
Marie Harper
Young
C. R
Cora E. Vawter
C. J. Lynch
Valcon
Charlotte E. Filson Knight
Charlotte E. Filson
Hedges Co
Contract Awarded For Fish Transport Trucks
The Interior Secretary announced a contract for eight trucks with 1,000 gallon tanks to transport live fish for the salmon control program at Grand Coulee dam in the Columbia River. The aim is to transplant runs so fish reach spawning areas below the dam after five to six years.
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Washington
INT
Bureau of Reclamation
Columbia River
Grand Coulee Dam
Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Accident figures show safer flying in United States
Figures indicate the United States records fewer passenger deaths per passenger mile than Europe. American airlines carried more passenger miles than all foreign lines combined, yet twice as many passengers were killed on foreign lines.
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United States
Europe
American Air Lines
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