Murray and Diagonal Win in Prep Tourney District Tilt
Southern Iowa class B teams Murray and Diagonal led Friday district play as Murray defeated Tracy 56 to 18 and advanced, needing further wins to reach Ottumwa state hopes. Diagonal blanked Kirkman 31-19 while other Friday results kept 1934 finalists alive in Council Bluffs Spirit Lake and Storm Lake battles.
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ES Moines
Murray
Diagonal
Iowa
Tracy
Danville
Ottumwa
Cedar Falls
Renwick
Troy
Leote
PtGey
Veit
OL Te
Kirkman
Council Bluffs
Ledywrd
Lake View
Storm Lake
Magnolia
DeSoto
Redding
Iowa School For the Deaf
Hormick
Terris
Hull
Rembrandt
Spirit Lake
Hubbard
Williams
Freshman Girls Win Marengo Cage Meet
Freshmen captured the MHS girls basketball tournament title with a 25 to 13 victory over juniors. The freshmen showed speed and floor work, feeding teammates and shooting well, with standout plays from Joyce Meyers and Jean Fetzer.
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Marengo
the Gazette
MHS
Joyce Meyers
Jean Fetzer
Hamas Still Shaken After Schmeling Bout in Hamburg
Berlin dispatch reports Steve Hamas remains badly shaken by the beating at the fists of Max Schmeling in Hamburg last Sunday. A former physician to President Von Hindenburg denies concussion claims and says Hamas is not suffering brain injury.
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Berlin
INS
Steve Hamas
Max Schmeling
Hamburg
Sauerbruch
von Hindenburg
Hamas
Wrestling Results by the Associated Press
Chicago region saw Everett Marshall from La Junta Cola defeat Mahomet Yousiff in two falls. Gino Garibaldi of Hats defeated Joe Duseks in two falls. Toronto bout had Ernie Dusek defeat Vic Christie two falls. Washington match pitted Dan O’Mahoney against Ireland with Grobmler defeated.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Everett Marshall
la Junta Cola
Mahomet Yousiff
Turkey
Sinden
Gino Garibaldi
Hats
Joe Duseks
Omaha
Toronto
Ernie Dusek
Vic Christie
Glendale
Calif
Washington
Dan O'Mahoney
Ireland
Fred Grobmler
Town
Tuo Steadht
National President Opposed To Cutting Admission Prices
St Louis AP Ford Frick president of the National League said he would oppose any admission price cuts in major league ballparks. He noted baseball did not raise ticket prices when other amusements did and favored lower prices for children within existing baseball law.
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ST Louis
Ford Frick
National League
Frick
Sam
Boys District Scores From Associated Press Round One
District playoff results list first round scores across classes A B C D at multiple sites including Roone Council Bluffs Davenport Mason City Ottumwa Spirit Lake Storm Lake Waterloo and Waterloo area with teams such as Marshalltown McCallsbore Clarinda Leon Mantua Creston Magnolia DeSoto Redding Town School for the Deaf Diagonal Kirkman Davenport Si Maquoleta Martello Preston Charles City Elkader Goodell Lime Springs East Sioux City Sioux Center Spirit Lake Roland Pocahontas Paton Storm Lake Ledyard Lake View Hubbard Hornick Hull Rembrandt Dinsdale Hawkeye New Hartford Alburnett among others.
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Associated Press
Roone
Marshalltown
McCallsbore
Granger
Council Bluffs
Clarinda
Leon
Mantua
Barnard de
Sioux Center
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake
Roland
Pocahontas
Paton
Ledyard
Lake View
Hubbard
William
Hornick
Terrid
Hull
Rembrandt
Boxing results wrap from AP report
In Kansas City Joe Ghaouly outpointed Eddie Cool 13 to 81. Philadelphia mobdy Pacho beat Harry Carlton in Hartford. Los Angeles defeated Jersey City in a separate bout.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Joe Ghaouly
Louis
Eddie Cool
Philadelphia
Nartford
Conn
Mobdy Pacho
Los Angeles
Harry Carlton
Jersey City
Michigan Doped To Capture Big Ten Swim Title
Michigan aims for a second Big Ten swimming championship in two weeks at Champaign Illinois with prelims Saturday and finals Saturday night Illinois and Iowa seen as main threats. Favorites include Chuck Flachmann of Illinois and rivals from Northwestern Ohio State Chicago Indiana Iowa Michigan.
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Michigan
Champaign
Illinois Tank
Illinois
Iowa
Wolverines
Chuck Flachmann
Illini
Bill Bollinger
Northwestern
Renner
Baker Bryant
Ohio State
Charles Wilson
Jay Brown
Chicago
Hank Schneyderman
Indiana
Jack Sieg
Henry Hansen
Local KC Sends Eight Teams to National Bowling Meet
Eight teams from the Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus council will compete in the national KC bowling tournament in Peoria Illinois from Feb 23 to April 7. Cedar Rapids entrants include Palumbo Food Shop Scolaro captain and others. Cedar Rapids hosts the only KC bowling league in Iowa among 73 councils in the state. Clarence Rowland Cubs scout calls Reds camp cheerful and ambitious.
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K of C. Council
Knights of Columbus
Peoria
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Palumbo Food Shop
J Scolaro
T Seabrook
J. Rock
S. Palumbo
F. Sebetka
P. P. Dale
S Elias
Don Spaight
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange
M_ Rocco
J. Callan
J. Carney
L. Spaight
J. Newcomb
F. McComas
Lincoln Alleys
J. Novak
J. Burke
W. Grady
P. Stephan
L. Naso
J. Cunningham
Luberger Furniture
R. Kessler
J. Merrifield
P. Ford
R. Loufek
F. Douglas
A. Scolaro
Espinosa Sets 63 at 6,800‑yard Mexico City Course
Espinosa, an American pro, shot a world golf record of 63 on a 6,800-yard course at the Mexico City Country Club. He played with ex-President Abelardo Rodriguez and had nine pars and nine birdies on the 18 holes.
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Mexico City
al Espinosa
Abelardo Rodriguez
Espinosa
Baseball Camp Notes Highlight Spring Training
In Miami Beach Bill Terry seeks a first baseman understudy with Joe Malay showing two hits in a game against the Red Sox. St Petersburg reports Russ Van Atta and Dixie Walker impressing with limited action and outfield strength. Santa Monica covers Jimmy Dykes and rookies facing Los Angeles. West Palm Beach notes Red Sox and Browns drill double plays. Miami Beach quotes Frankie Frisch urging better effort from Cardinals. Lakeland previews Tigers vs Phillies Grapefruit League opener with rookies and Dan Dixie Howell in action.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Joe Malay
Joe
Red Sox
Terry
ST Petersburg
New York Yankees
Russ van Atta
Dixie Walker
van Atta
Walker
Santa Monica
Calif
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles
J. Dungan Rigney
Richard Bock
Monte Straton
Babe Phelps
Whitlow Wyatt
Angels
West Palm Beach
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Browns
Hornsby
Lakeland
Detroit Tigers
Phillies
Mickey Cochrane
Dixie Howell
Yannigans
Local League Playoff Bracket and Scores Across Sections
Scores show Saron Lutheran and Oliver Rough Fre Full Riders in a playoff Pioneer and Comrade League action with officials Strait and Lockwood. The field lists teams, players, and totals with a $67 500 settlement noted in a separate probate case involving Mrs Belle Daiches.
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Saron Lutheran
Oliver Rough
Sampson
FeFior E Zisko
Roth
Benton
Zisko
McLaughlin O OF Meyers
Johnson
Valenta
Peterson Oo
OJ Valenta
el Taylor
Willams
Anderson
J Forbes
Lockwood
Encel
Washington
Officsns
Strait Lockhaned
Pioneer_Lerazie
Kenwood Miootm Ist
Smth
Ployd
Shepard Oo
SkKrabbenhoft
Beenaseg
Nagurski Defeats Chief in Straight Falls at Legion Carnival
Bronko Nagurski pinned Old Chief Bearclaws twice in Cedar Rapids Coliseum last night, on the feature card of the Legion carnival. First fall lasted eighteen minutes eight seconds, second fall eight minutes two seconds. Preliminaries featured John Paul Jones, Casey Berger, Tom Marvin, and George Zarnas with rough exchanges. Art Shires refereed the main match.
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Bearclaws
Cedar Rapids
Bronko Nagurski
Bronk
John Paul Jones
Casey Berger
Tom Marvin
George Zarnas
Art “Whataman” Shires
Alex Fidler
Omaha to Train in Bartlesville Spring Camp
The Omaha Western league team will begin spring training in Bartlesville Oklahoma on April 20. Manager Paul McDermott leads a squad of 25 players who will stay 25 days with Frank Murrah serving as secretary of the Bartlesville club.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Frank Murrah
Paul McDermott
Canzoneri And Woods Fight In Chicago Ring
Tony Canzoneri former lightweight champion meets Chuck Woods of Detroit in a ten round bout Friday night at the stadium. The winner earns a title bout with Barney Ross and Canzoneri vows to avenge last month’s defeat in Detroit.
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Chicago
INS
Tony Canzoneri
Chuck Woods
Detroit
Barney Ross
Canzoneri
Woods
Capital Cherry Trees Likely to Bloom by April Fifteenth
Washington officials anticipate full bloom of the Japanese cherry trees around April 15. Albert Clyde Burton, assistant superintendent of parks, notes a flood of inquiries from railroads, bus firms, and tourism bureaus, signaling a record festival crowd for the second Cherry Blossom celebration.
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Washington
Albert Clyde- Burton
Clyde-Burton
National Parks Office
Statue of Liberty Visitor Registry Found After Forty Years
A National Park Service official uncovered a hidden visitor registry inside the Statue of Liberty. The 1,500 page book records signatures from visitors between 1890 and 1906, showing dramatic growth by 1934 with 1,262 visitors and 579 registrations in August. New York led state registrations in both instances.
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Washington
National Park Service
George A. Palmer
New York
Bridge Etiquette and a Hand Example From The Gazette
A feature on proper bridge etiquette stresses playing with simple natural rhythm and avoiding signals that reveal or mislead. It discusses a hand where declarer failed to reach the small slam due to misjudgment of card position and partner cues. Readers may obtain a free copy of Bridge Rules and Etiquette from Mrs Culbertson via The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Declarer
The
Gazette
Josephine Culbertson
Culbertson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
New Double Raise Forcing Game In Bridge Play
A 1935 bridge problem analyzes a north hand with strong trump support and 24 honor tricks. Declarer misplays a diamond line but a correct sequence drawing trumps, cashing clubs and hearts, and ruffing, could have yielded a make against preventive defense.
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North
West
Declarer
East
Hillsboro and Grundy Center Reach Semi Finals
Hillsboro and Grundy Center advanced to the state girls basketball semifinals in Biloxi by edging their opponents in tight second round games. Hillsboro beat Gilman 30 to 17 after a strong second half led by Miss Watson, while Grundy Center triumphed over Farrar 29 to 27 in a close thriller.
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Iowa
Grundy
Farrar Sextet
FS Movies
Hillsboro
Grundy Center
Gilman
Miss Watson
Hills
Farrar
Polk County
Wellsburg
Clarence Girls
Capt
Mae Miller
Girls Basketball First Round Scores From AP
Centerville led West Bend 16 to 3 in the first quarter but fell 16 to 3 as the final tally showed Manilla defeated Conway 27 to 0 while Johnston topped Wellsburx II 45 to 16 and Gilman beat Lediard 28 to 17. Merena Mulligan led St Louis with 13 points in the Palm Beach game as Hackett Coffman and Hemsley fueled scoring.
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Grundy Center
Qarry Farrarge
O Davey
Kerr
Hill
Meyer
IL Battles
Krurer
Clark
EA Billings
Simpson
Henry HasBrouck
Wellsboro Wo
Clarence
LP Miller
Harness
L. Lutterman
Kline Graham
Dot Kelly
Ol Ross
OA Kelly
Koolman
Kelly
Lutterman
Hein
Erickson
Stice
Kinsey
J Boren
Hawkins
Bailey
Tetals
Grundy
Johnston
Willoughby G
Kerr Meyer
E. Rastovac
E A Billings
Y Simpson
Ben Centerville
West
Nessen
Elswick
Snyder Miller
Margaret
Billings
Has Brouck
Associated Press
Centerville
West Bend
Conway
Waterville
Yarrar
Manilla
Grands Center
Wellsburx II
Stratford
Cumberland
Gilman
Lediard
Hillshoro
Holstein
Boston
St.Louis
Merena Mulligan
Hackett
Legett Thomas
Coffman
Hemsley
Grube
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Los Ang
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Stratton and Sewell
Shea Nelson
Buxton
Harris and Weltman
Miami
Woodrow Wilson
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Phoenix Sox
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