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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1934

Page

2

Martelle And Sharon Reach Class B Finals In District Cage Meet

In Cedar Rapids district play Martelle and Sharon advanced to Class B finals by beating LeClaire and Preston. Sharon piled up 51 points against Preston, while Martelle led LeClaire 31 to 20. Class A Friday night features Davenport vs DeWitt and Washington vs Iowa City.

TUN Cedar Rapids Martelle Sharon Martelle Trims LeClaire Preston Artelle Davenport DeWitt Washington Iowa City Martello Martelle LeClaire Sievers Rhodes Mohr Coe Iowa

District Scores and Round Results From Iowa Playoffs

Reported district scores from Creston Estherville Mason City Des Moines Oelwein Osceola and Waterloo list Class A and B first rounds and semi finals. Key matchups include Harlan over Creston 34 28 and Roosevelt over Webbster City 39 16 with other results across multiple towns and schools.

Harlan Creston Clarinda Atlantic Diagonal Dow City Kiron Henderson Ida Grove Onawa Stennett Maloy Des Moines Ames Adel Roosevelt Webster City Jewell Boxholm Tracy Murray Minburn Cambridge Estherville Sac City Orange City Milford East Sioux City Cherokee George Lawton Linn Grove Plover Terris Rinard Mason City Algona Belmond Ledyard Grafton Oelwein Randalia Farmersburg Elma Delhi

Dutch Poll To Manage Sioux City Ball Club

Sioux City AP report says E R Dutch Zwilling agreed with the new Sioux City Western league club and will sign within days. Zwilling managed St Joseph to a pennant in 1933 and Kansas City in 1929, also winning the little world series that year.

Sioux City E. R Zwilling Fred Ring Friar Zwilling St Joseph Kansas City

Tigers Face Cedar Rapids Tourney After Conference Finish

In a team photo, graduates Bax ter Miller Blahnik Johnson Wilson Nicholas Nance Kinch Hruska Reyna and others left the Tiger squad, while Olmstead and Rickey have moved from the sophomores to the varsity. Washington plays Iowa City tonight in the Cedar Rapids district first round of the state basketball tournament after finishing second in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Baxter Miller Blahnik Johnson Wilson Nicholas Nance Kinch Hruska Reyna Hightower Smith Sharp Sandburg Forrestal Lowe Floyd Tiger Olmstead Rickey Washington Iowa City Cedar Rapids Tigers the Gazette Davenport Mississippi Valley

Dick Williams Named Leader of U S Cup Squad

R Norris Williams 2nd of Philadelphia is chosen to lead the United States entry for 1934. The former Davis cup player and 1921 24 captain replaces earlier leadership as the cup selection committee and president announce the move to bolster training and preparation to reclaim the trophy from England. Williams brings long experience from 1913 to 1927 and recent national results.

New York United States Lawn Tennis Association R. Norris Dick) Williams Philadelphia America Walter Merrill Hall England Williams

Froschauer To Lead Illinois Quintet

Frank Froschauer of Lincoln Illinois was named captain of the Illinois 1934 1935 basketball team. The four letter winner and forward on the All Star Big Ten team chosen by conference coaches this season led the Wolverines scoring.

Champaign Ill Frank Froschauer Lincoln University of Iinois Froschauer Associated Press Wihini

Hedges to Lead Cedar Rapids Football Schedule

Horace Cap Hedges will officiate a packed fall slate starting Sept 28 with Coe and Upper Iowa, then Nebraska Minnesota at Minneapolis, Iowa, Nebraska, Grinnell, Drake, Ohio State, Northwestern, Army, Illinois, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Army in venues including Lincoln Des Moines Evanston Urbana and New York. The schedule signals Hedges' high esteem as a top official. The Herrick brothers story notes six brothers playing across Webster high school teams over seventeen years with J C finishing this spring. The Franco American tennis tour reaches mid point with receipts totaling 75723 dollars and distributions leaving OBrien with about 15144 dollars and Tilden and Vines sharing 30 289 dollars, with exhibitions to follow in several cities and an expected 50000 more. For Cedar Rapids baseball, the manager’s name remains undetermined as Denver vs Western league issues delay announcement until next week. Iowa intra squad news notes many veterans plus promising freshmen vying for spots with spring reports suggesting strong competition for varsity berths next fall.

Horace Cap” Hedges Cedar Rapids Coe Upper Iowa Nebraska Motre Dame Army New York Hedges Roy Sorden Webster Herrick Brothers Wayne Worth Kenneth Donald Dale J. C Herrick University of Iowa Russ Fisher Crayne Hoover Bill Seel John Gallagher Fred Radloff Jerry Foster Bernie Page

Thistlethwaite Named Richmond University Director of Physical Education

Glenn E. Thistlethwaite of Carroll College Wisconsin is appointed by University of Richmond president F W Boatwright as director of physical education and coach in three sports. He will begin September 1 and replace Frank M. Dobson who resigned, taking on football basketball and track duties.

Richmond F W Boatwright University of Richmond Glenn E. Thistlethwaite Carroll College Wisconsin Frank M. Dobson Thistrthwaite

Ames Basket Five Trips Keystone 43-23

KEystone The Sheldon Mann Cardinals a Ames professional basketball team defeated the local independent team on the home floor Wednesday evening 43 to 23 The Cardinals were named third best team in the state and include two local players Al Heitman and Ervin Harder Heitman named center on the first all state team.

Keystone Sheldon-Mann Cardinals Ames Cardinals al Heitman Ervin Harder Iowa State College Heitman

District basketball district finals loom as favorites push on

More than twenty five teams chase state berth as district tournament advances to semis across eight cities. Defending champion Dunkerton faces Geneseo in a class B final setup at Cedar Falls while Grinnell OsKaloosa and Des Moines Roosevelt pace toward the finals with decisive wins.

Des Moines INS Cedar Falls Dunkerton Garwin Waterloo Roosevelt High Webster City Ames Roosevelt Adel Murray Minburn Jewell Cambridge Algona Mason City Belmond Ledyard Grafton Oelwein Randalia Elma

Tournament Topics By Dick Everett. Finals preview notes tight defense

The article analyzes the Sharon Preston finals with Martello as favorites. It details score gaps, season records, and player Rhodes at 13 points per game totaling 325 for the year. Attendance and expectations for Class A round assess the tournament atmosphere and official roles.

Martello Sharon Rhodes

Foxx Signs One Year Deal With Athletics At 18000

Jimmy Foxx, reigning batting champion, signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Athletics for 18000 dollars, an increase of 3000 from 1933 and 7000 above the original 11000 offer. A rider tied extra pay to attendance. Foxx had demanded 25000 earlier and even threatened to quit baseball.

Sami Beach Fla Jimmy Foxx Friday Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Foxx King Athletics Grove, Earnshaw Waleberg Bishop New York Yankees Babe Ruth

Giants Rip Macks In Opening Fracas At Miami Beach

New York Giants rookies sparked a 3 to 2 comeback win over the Philadelphia Athletics in the first exhibition game of the season at Flamingo Park. Trailing 2–0, Bill Terry’s club erupted in the ninth with Weintraub Martin Danning and Leiber delivering four hits and three runs. Athletics outhit 8 to 6, three pitchers used by both sides, crowd over 3,000, unofficial season opener. Connie Mack’s club saw Kennedy Benton among pitchers.

Miami Beach Fla New York Giant Philadelphia Athletics Bill Terry Weintraub Martin Danning Leiber Aston Benton Philadelphia Oklahoma City Phil Weintraub Homer Peel Joe Martin Blondy Ryan Travis Jackson Johnny Verger Harry Danning Henry Leiber Adolfo Luque Athletics Clydell Castlemann Nashville Vernon Kennedy Lou Finney Jimmy Foxx Kennedy Roy Cramer Finney Connie Mack Philadelphians Giants Flamingo Park Maturak Benton Madjeski Schumacher Castlemann Luque Richards

Baseball Campouts and Spring Training Notes Across The States

In Bradenton the Cardinals holdouts include Ernie Orstad George Watkins Flint Roem and Paul Dean missing from the second squad. In Miami the Giants and Athletics open the exhibition season with Bill Terry and Connie Mack guiding lineups and Blondy Ryan at short. In Tampa Dazzy Vance impresses for the Reds during spring drills. In New Orleans Putiak works on finger protection while Steve ONeill coaches him on timing his right hand.

Associated Press Bradenton Fla Cardinals Ernie Orsatd George Watkins Flint Roem Paul Dean Tampa Fila Dazzy Vance Cincinnati Reds New Orleans Putiak Cleveand India la Gete Steve O'Neill Pytlak

Boxing Results From Various Cities Across the Nation

Across multiple U S cities fighters sparred with mixed outcomes. Mack Peterson stopped Ben Foord in London England while Tommy Bashara defeated Johnny Cras in Norfolk Virginia. Clyde Chastain and Wilson Dunn drew in Dallas Ponca City and Tehex. Johnny O Keefe and Leonard Bennett fought to a draw in Tacoma and Detroit respectively. Harvey Massle outpointed Chuck Reed in Muncie Indiana. Additional bouts in Evansville and Chicago feature wins by Bille Frink and Don fa Rue with draws and no decisives.

Associated Press London Mack Peterson England Ben Foord South Africa Syracuse Drew Tacoma Wash Johnny O'Keefe Garfield N. J Leonard Bennett Detroit Evansville Jack Sharkey Minneapolis Bille Frink Muncie Harvey Massle Cincinnati Chuck Reed Chicaxo

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