Hargrave to Manage Cedar Rapids in Western League
Eugene Bubbles Hargrave, former Cincinnati Reds catcher, signed to manage Cedar Rapids this season. He will also serve as playing manager and aims to build a winning club despite no players under contract yet. Training starts April 27 with season opener planned for May 15.
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Bubbles
Hargrave
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul
Johnson
Eghteen
Tru-Art
Bubbles” Hargrave
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Walter James Vincent Maranville
Rabbit
Boston Braves
Ghostston
Braves
Rabbit Sige
Honus Waener
Tommy Loughran Father's Heart Attack Death
Philadelphia reports John J. Loughran aged 62 died of a heart attack possibly triggered by a trip to Miami where he witnessed his son Tommy Loughran's defeat. The funeral follows as details emerge from the ringside scene.
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Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
INS
John J Loughran
Tommy
Milami
Carera
Theoder Loughran
Omroe
Laugretan
Tommiss
Three Ring Champs Active This Week in Non Title Bouts
Maxie Rosenbloom Barney Ross and Vince Dundee headline a boxing week with no title on the line. Rosenbloom meets Gordon Fortenberry in Orlando and Walker Smith in Macon. Ross defends against Kid Morro in Oakland in an overweight bout. Dundee faces Joe Kaminski in Holyoke in a non title fight. Also Tony Canzoneri meets Alberto Arizmendi in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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New York
Maxie Rosenbloom
Barney Ross
Vince Dundee
Rosenbloom
Gordon Fortenberry
Cocoa
Fila
Orlando
Fla
Walker
Cyclone) Smith
Macon
Ross
Chicago
Frankie Klick
Kid Morro
Manila
Oakland
Calif
Dundee
Joe Kaminski
Nanticoke
Holyoke
Mass
Los Angeles
Tony Canzoneri
Alberto
Baby) Arizmendi
Eight Teams To Participate In Alburnett Meet
Alburnett Independents sponsor a boys basketball tournament in the school gym this week. Eight teams Palo Toddville Springville Midgets Urbana Central City and Troy Mills compete with season tickets at 85 cents. Bill Guthery of Troy Mills is the umpire.
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Gazette
Alburnett
Alburnett Independents
Palo
Alburnett Hawks
Toddville
Springville
Midgets
Urbana
Central City
Troy Mills
Alburnett High School
Bill Guthery
Ruth Begins 21st Major League Season
Ruth starts his 21st major league season with the Yankees facing 7:2% Bambino watch and a creaky back as he returns to action in spring training. teammates Hoyt and Lary are uncertain as the camp opens and conditioning begins.
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Ruth
Ory
Lym
Paso Robles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Portland
Western Sustained By W G Bramham
W G Bramham president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues said the association upheld the Western league action in dropping Denver and Pueblo. The circuit added Davenport Rock Island Cedar Rapids and Sioux City to form an eight club league with Omaha St Joseph Des Moines and Topeka. Denver and Pueblo were kept out for 1933 under a moratorium but hoped to re enter if financial issues could be resolved.
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Durham
N. C
W. G. Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Denver
Pueblo
Cole
Milt Artenger
Teague
Davenport
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Topeka
Ky Laffoon Wins First Money In Atlanta Tourney
Ky Laffoon, a Denver pro, won $500 with four consistent rounds 73 72 72 69 to total 286 in Atlanta. Johnny Golden was second at 292, with Charles Lacy and Henry Picard tied for third at 295. Dick Metz led after three rounds but finished tied for fifth at 296 alongside Paul Runyan. amateur Tommy Wright led amateurs with 312.
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Atlanta
Young Ky Laffoon
Denver
Coloradan
East Lake
Johnny Golden
Noroton
Conn
Charles Lacy
Lakeville
L. I
Henry Picard
Charleston
S. C
Dick Metz
Deal
N. J
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. J. Star
Metz
Tommy Wright
Knoxville
Hallenbeck and Leibsohn Reach Davenport Semis in Palmer School Doubles
Local ping pong players Sid Leibsohn and Harley Hallenbeck must return to Davenport tonight for the doubles semi finals in a Palmer school sponsored tournament. The event drew 330 entrants from the Tri Cities area with noted players like the Hainline brothers and Robert Bell competing. Leibsohn advanced to the quarter finals in singles before a semifinal doubles run.
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Harley Hallenbeck
Davenport
Palmer School
Tri Cities
Hainline Brothers
Rock Island
Robert Bell
Cedar Rapids
Jack Cocker
Hallenbeck
Leibsohn
Charles RueMe
St Louis bowler leads all events in Peoria Classic
John Fitzgerald of St Louis topped the all events with 1339 in the 34th annual American Bowling Congress event in Peoria Ill. He posted 654 in the five man, 624 in doubles with Sam Kenney, and 561 in singles. Pabst Blue Ribbon of Oak Park Ill led the five man with 2710, opening 864 then 933 and 913. Four 600+ series appeared in squad one led by J Smolen of Cudahy Wis with 633, followed by M Feldman of St Louis 629, M Murphy of Oak Park 617, and A Theriault of Chicago 614.
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Peoria
Til
John Fitzgerald
St. Louis
Fitzgerald
Sam Kenney
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Oak Park Ill
J Smolen
Cudahy
Whs
M Feldman
St Louis
M Murphy
Oak Park
A. Therriault
Chicago
Oilers and Sioux Falls Lead 14-Game A A U Show
In Kansas City Missouri the national A A U tournament opened a 14 game day featuring 57 teams. Diamond D X Oilers of Tulsa and Sioux Falls college headlined Monday action after Sunday preliminaries saw Shells Cafe Washington and First National Building Oklahoma City advance while Tulsa Business College and M C A of Kansas City were eliminated.
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Kansas City
IUP
D-X Oilers
Tulsa
Sioux Falls College
Sioux Falls
S D
Shell
Cafe Five
Washington
Oklahoma City
Tulsa Business College
MCA of
Red Sox star brothers vow 45 wins in season
Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean, brothers of baseball fame, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals after a holdout. Dizzy predicts the duo will win 45 games together this year, offering to refund the money if they fail.
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Paul Dean
Dizzy
St. Louis Cardinals
Paul
Sam Breadon
Cardinals
The Right Way to Play Golf Fundamentals and Swing
A 1934 instructional note explains golf fundamentals as grip stance pivot and limb action. It argues that balance timing rhythm are not fundamentals and links bad shots to misalignment of the core fundamentals. It invites readers to request a monograph from Mr Horton to improve play.
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Horton
McMillin Orders Spring Practice At Indiana
Bo McMillin the new Indiana head football coach issued a spring drill call for Indiana University football candidates. He arrived in Bloomington from Kansas State and inspected the gymnasium field house and stadium. No decision announced on A J Nowack remaining as head coach.
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Bloomington
Ind
Bo McMillin
University of Indiana
McMillin
Kansas State College
A. J. Nowack
Fielder Jones Remains in Critical Condition
Fielder A. Jones the famed 1906 White Sox leader remained in critical condition at Good Samaritan hospital in Portland after a heart ailment struck him weeks ago. Attending physician Dr A L Berkley said the condition is critical though there is a chance of recovery.
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Portland
Ore
INS
Fielder A. Jones
Chicago White Sox
Good Samaritan Hospital
A L. Berkley
Michigan Favored To Win Big Ten Swim Meet
Iowa City reporters note a close Big Ten swimming and diving meet at the University of Iowa field house pool with 100 entries from nine conference schools. Michigan, defending champion for three years, is favored, followed by Northwestern and Iowa. Returning titleholders include Michigan's Jim Cristy and Dick Degener, Northwestern's Don Horn, and Illinois' Charles Flachmann. Wisconsin not competing.
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University of Iowa
Michigan
Northwestern
Iowa
Jim Cristy
Dick Degener
Art Highland
Don Horn
Charles Flachmann
Mllnois
Highland
Busby
Wilkie
Degener
Horn
Chicago
Minnesota
Finais
Indiana
Ohio State
Purdue
Wisconsin
Babe Didrikson to Pitch for Indians and Cardinals
Babe Didrikson begins a training week in Hot Springs Arkansas before heading to New Orleans to pitch for the Cleveland Indians next Sunday. She will then join the Cardinals in Florida for exhibition play. She defends professionalism and rejects marriage plans, saying she is too busy for pink tea and ballroom life.
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Ark
Ins
Babe Didrikson
New Orleans
Cleveland Indians
Cardinals
Florida
Babe
Ball Room
Cubs consider releasing Camilli as scouts note pitching limit
In Avalon California the Cubs weigh trimming their 24 man roster with Adolph Camilli likely to be released and a pitcher sent away. Chicago manager Charlie Grimm contemplates keeping nine hurlers while balancing roster size before the May 15 deadline.
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Calif
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Bs
Cubs
Hand
Grimm
Adolph Camilli
Sixteen Prep Quintets Begin Play Thursday in Iowa
Iowa's annual prep basketball classic will open Thursday with sixteen top teams at Iowa State Teachers College fieldhouse. Geneseo township consolidated school upset Dunkerton 33 to 31 in class B district play. Class A contenders include Roosevelt Des Moines Davenport East Sioux City Mason City.
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INS
Iowa
Little Dunkerton
Geneseo Township Consolidated School
Dunkerton
Burlington
Charles City
Clarinda
Davenport
Diagonal
East High
Soux City
Elma
Genesee
George
Grandview
Ledyard
Martello
Mason City
We. Roosevelt
Des Moines
Tracy
West Waterloo
Heavyweight Stock on the Upturn in Upgraded Ring Buzz
Pugilism's heavyweight division shows rising interest with three contenders Baer Hamas and Neusel. Madison Square Garden eyes a June title bout for Baer with Dempsey while negotiations for Hamas versus Neusel and other possible matchups swirl.
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United Presse
New York
Pugilism
Maxie Baer
Steve Hamas
Walter Neusel
Primo Carnera
Paulino Uzcudun
Tommy Loughran
Max Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
Baer
Maxie
Ancil Hoffman
Dempsey
Miami
Jack Dempsey
the Garden
Hames
Penn State Grid
Schmeline
Philadelphia
Neusel
Germany
King Levinsky
Chicago
Jimmy Johnston
Hamas
Charley Harvey
Harvey
Carnera
Neusel-Mamas
Aghren
32 Girls Teams In Running For State Cage Title
DES MOINES UP Thirty two girls high school basketball teams remain for the state title with sixteen to advance by Saturday night Aplington upset defending champion Hampton 37 to 26 Hillsboro and Mystic remain among the two 1933 finalists Play is set at eight district sites in Iowa with a new three game district round robin format and finals at Des Moines First round Thursday second Friday finals Saturday night district lists include Aplington Garnaville Sheffield Waterville Clarence Grundy Center Wellsburg Quasqueton Akron Dana Holstein Lake Park Armstrong Bede Mallard Silver Lake Laurel Melcher Victor White Oak Bonaparte Hillsboro Mystic Pleasant Plain Adel Copper Avoca Johnston Cumberland Lenox Griswold Northboro.
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Aplington
Hillsboro
Mystic
Sheffield
Wellsburg
Odebolt
Ayrshire
Centerville
Lynnville
Avoca
Griswold
Des Moines
Garnaville
Waterville
Clarence
Grundy Center
Quasqueton
Akron
Dana
Holstein
Lake Park
Armstrong
Bede
Mallard
Silver Lake Township
Laurel
Melcher
Victor
White Oak
Bonaparte
Pleasant Plain
Adel
Cooper
Johnston
Cumberland
Lenox
Northboro
Clarence Girls Ahead To Wellsburg Meet After Center Junction Victory
Clarence girls basketball team, winner of the Center Junction tournament, will compete in the Wellsburg meet this weekend. They face Grundy Center Thursday. Clarence beat Stanwood 37 35 in a two overtime thriller, led at halftime by 10. Calamus defeated Wheatland 44 39 in the consolation game.
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Clarence
Center Junction
Wellsburg
Grundy Center
Stanwood
Calamus
Wheatland
Thomas And Letourner Lead Six Day Bike Race
Bobby Thomas and Alfred Letourner led the field of thirteen teams in the thirty first International six day bicycle race in Chicago as 11 000 fans watched at the stadium. Three teams trailed by one lap: Reggie McNamara with Dave Sands William Peden with Tony Schaller and Charley Ritter with Jimmy Walthour.
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Sns
Bobby Thomas
Alfred Letourner
Edmund Lowe
Reggie McNamara
Dave Sands
William Peden
Tony Schaller
Charley Ritter
Jimmy Walthour
Vinton Triumphs Over Shellsburg 37 to 26 in Fast Game
The Vinton Independents defeated the Shellsburg Merchants 37-26 in Shellsburg. Shellsburg led 10-1 early, Vinton narrowed to 16-15 at halftime, and a 29-26 third quarter gave Vinton the lead. Wilson and Parzybok shared top honors for Vinton with 13 points each.
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Vinton Independents
Shellsburg Merchants
Vinton
Wilson
Parzybok
Cotter Defeats Wayland 36 to 11 in Tri-County Game
Cotter high school beat Wayland 36 to 11 in a tri county league clash at Cotter. In the nightcap Cotter won 19 to 12. Cotter leads the league with Ainsworth Crawfordsville Mount Union Olds and Wyman in the standings.
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Wayland
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Mount Union
Olds and Wyman
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