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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1934

Page

2

Burlington And East Sioux City Reach State Semi Finals

East Sioux City beat Elma 28 to 13 to advance to the Towatushino Wasstt ball tournament semi finals while Davenport and Burlington exited in the second round after Davenport led early but fell to Burlington 21 to 18 in a rough, low-scoring contest.

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Boxing Makes For Trusting Friends at Dempsey Gala

A chaotic account of a promotional meeting at Rockefeller Center for a Dempsey event. Negotiations touched pay, venue, travel, and prizes, with promises of tickets, records, and ad wording. Participants included Mussolini references, Garden officials, and various promoters, all aiming for a smooth promotion and agreeable site.

Local church league scores and standings listed

Fragmented OCR shows scattered team names and partial scores from a YMCA church league. Readable items include Kenwood Creek and Rosa teams with unclear results. No complete games or dates present. summary limited to listing ambiguous team fragments.

Public notice outlines new proposed rate sedi

The tan-eding public is informed of a proposed rate change. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but the notice indicates an official review or vote on pricing adjustments. Read as a utility or municipal fee proposal affecting residents and local businesses.

Gehrig Hits Opening Grapefruit League Home Run

In St Petersburg Florida Lou Gehrig powered the Yankees to a 6 to 4 exhibition win with the first homer of the Grapefruit League. The star slugger cleared the right field fence to push New York ahead and spark the rally as the Yankees defeated their opponents in Friday's game.

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Long Tree Tourney Round Two Review

Fragmented OCR summary of a round in the Long Tree Tournament. Mentions players and rounds with unclear phrases and many garbled terms. Pacing and results are not discernible from the noisy text.

Clarence Girls Lose To Grundy Center 22 To 13

DES MOINES UP reports upset results in the girls high school basketball tournament as several teams advance in eight district contests. Notable games include Mystic defeating Fearar and Grundy Center posting a 33 to 12 win as survivors reach second ground contests tonight.

Clarence Grundy Center Des Moines Hilshers Berapade Giacmuetap Oshan Moines

Hollander Tops Bartunek For Handball Crown

Hollander defeated Bartunek 21-20 21-12 to win the city handball title at the Y. In B class Don Steffa won by default over Don Houts, while Bob Janda secured class C with a 21-9 9-21 21-6 win over C. J. Wasta.

Ed Nollander Vincent Bartunek Don Steffa Don Houts Houts Bob Janda C. J. Wasta Hollander Bartunek Janda Wasta

Walsmith's Black Swimmers Triumph In Dual Meet

In a Y M C A pool practice dual, Black team captain Walsmith led a 39 to 36 upset over Cyril Noon’s White squad. Top performances included Stark winning the 220 freestyle and 100 yard backstroke, Noon taking the 100 yard freestyle, and the Black medley posting 1:58.4.

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Lott Stoefen Meet Bell And Lowden For Doubles Title

New York reports that the doubles final of the national indoor tennis championships will pit Bell and Bowden of New York against Stoefen of Los Angeles and Lott of Chicago. Bell and Bowden advanced after their opponents withdrew due to a death in the Kurzrok family. Stoefen and Lott beat Shields and Wood in four sets to reach the final, as Manein of Newark prepares to defend the singles crown against Stoefen on Saturday.

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Alburnett and Central City Triumph in Tourney Play

Alburnett Hawks and Central City quintets advanced in the Independent basketball tournament last night. Alburnett defeated Urbana 46-33 as Central City edged Sprr in a tight 29 to 28 contest. Semi finals set for Friday with Cartes City and Springville awaiting.

Sprr Alaburnett Central City Alpurnett Hawks Urbana Cartes City Reeta Alburnett Asa Vasres Atta Springville

Indoor Track Season Closes With Star Studded Cards

New York indoors wrap up at Madison Square Garden with the nation’s top sprinters, distance runners, and field event specialists in the Knights of Columbus games. Glenn Cunningham leads a strong field that includes Gene Venzke, Johnny Follows, and Bernie McCafferty as 16,600 fans are expected. Top events feature the mile, 60-yard dash, 600 yards, pole vault and high jump with several season-best hopes and ongoing rivalries shaping the closing night.

New York Madison Square Garden Knights of Columbus Cunningham America Princeton Bill Bonthron Gene Venzke Glenn Cunningham Venzke Johnny Follows Charles Hornbostel Indiana Glenn Dawson Tulsa Okla Frank Crowley Manhattan Frank Nordell Casey Bernie McCafferty Newark A. C Milton Sandler Ivan Fuqua Harry Hoffman Ny.u Loren Murchison Ben Johnson Columbia Jesse Owens Ohio State Sam Maniaci Ralph Metcalfe Joe McCluskey Keith Brown Yale John Collier Boston A. A George Spitz Walter Marty Fresno Calif Marty

Rowe of Tigers Sore Arm May Send to Beaumont

Lynwood Rowe of the Detroit Tigers had a medical exam in Miami revealing shoulder inflammation. If he cannot practice at the Lakeland camp, he will be sent to the Beaumont, Texas club for treatment, despite Dr Cecil Ferguson finding no arm trouble.

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Drake Leads Strong Drake Team in Iowa Indoor Meet

Special to The Gazette. Drake Grinnell and the University of Iowa contest the state indoor track title against Iowa State in the annual quadrangular at Iowa City. Drake fields a balanced lineup led by Stringfellow and Gallagher, with Cretzmeyer Moulton Schmidt and Dean key Hawkeye contributors. Coach Bresnahan aims for a rebound after last year’s fourth place.

Iowa City Drake Grinnell University of Iowa Iowa State Cyclones Town State Miller Guse Stringfellow Gallagher Philson Custer Hawkeyes Cretzmeyer Minnesota Moulton Schmidt Dean George Bresnahan

Big Ten Swim Meet Planned At Iowa University Pool

Final arrangements for the Big Ten swimming and diving meet at the University of Iowa field house pool are set. Preliminaries start Saturday with eight qualifiers per event, while diving semi finals occur in the afternoon and relays have no eliminations. Michigan is favored to win its fourth straight title, with Northwestern Iowa and Illinois following. 100 mermen from nine schools will compete. Wisconsin will not participate.

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Sixteen Teams Advance in Iowa Junior Amateur Meet

DES MOINES IA UP Sixteen teams remain in contention for the state junior amateur basketball title. Today’s Class A pairings feature Indianola against Burlington High Reserves Indianola Hi Y vs Oskaloosa Y Leaders and Ames Hi Y vs Y Dodgers of Des Moines. Class B matches include C club of Ames versus Mason City Roosevelt juniors Des Moines Yellowjacks against Oskaloosa juniors Newton freshmen versus Grinnell juniors and Ames Mascots against East Hi Warriors of Des Moines. Previous day results show Indianola 27 Boone Midgets 14 Osceola 34 Boone 6 and Indianola Hi 23 Newton 14 in Class A plus C Ames 22 Valley Junction 14 Ames Mascots 23 Ottumwa 10 and Newton freshmen 17 Stuart 13.

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Yankees Depend On Pitching To Win In 1934

Yankees rely on a strong pitching staff led by Lefty Gomez and Ruffing with young infielders like Red Rolfe joining the lineup. Joe McCarthy notes depth at all positions, contingent on improved pitching from Ruffing, Gomez, Allen, and Van Atta. Deivers Devens and MacFayden compete for the fifth starter spot as the staff fills out with Murphy Smythe and Uhle in relief roles.

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A U tourney semi finals set in Kansas City crowd tops mark

Four top National AAU teams reach the semifinals in Convention Hall with Reno Creameries facing Wyoming and Tulsa Oilers meeting the Olympic Club. Tulsa and Hutchinson advance by narrow margins as 10,000 fans attended the quarterfinals in record heat.

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Thirty Two Teams Enter Catholic Interscholastic Championship

Thirty two teams will begin tournament play in Chicago for the Catholic interscholastic basketball title. Pairings for the eleventh annual event will be drawn at Loyola University tonight. New entrants include St. Benedicts Shawnee Okla St. Johns Cathedral Milwaukee Columbia Academy Dubuque and St. Marys Menasha Wis.

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