Mangin Wins Indoor Tennis Title In Des Moines Final
Gregory Mangin of Newark defeated Clifford Sutter of New Orleans 6-1 6-3 3-6 3-6 2 in the final round to retain the indoor national championship before 3,000 spectators. Mangin showed power and courage, weathering Sutter’s late surge to claim the fifth set and the Iowa cage title as the iron man of the indoor game.
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Forest Hills
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Neighbors 12 Miles Away Just Too Close
Jeff Moore of Beaverhead warned in Santa Fe that Catron County New Mexico is becoming crowded after a family settled 12 miles from his ranch. He noted the county lacks railroad telephone or telegraph lines and no newspaper serves the area.
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Vegetables Played For Room Rent In Quincy
In Quincy Point Massachusetts Mrs Sarah E Stelfox owner of six houses offered rooms in her houses for rent at a dime a day with clean linen daily A parallel to the street corner dollar bill scam she found two customers on the first day One paid with vegetables and she announced she would accept commodities in lieu of cash
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British golfers named for Ryder Cup team draft
The British PGA has nominated twenty two golfers to form Britain's Ryder Cup team for June. Ten veterans Compston Duncan Davies Easterbrook Havers Hodson Joly Mitchell Robson and Charles Whitcombe. nine newcomers Alliss Barber Denny Dailey Green Kenyon Padgham Perry Seymour Twine Lacey and R A Whitcombe. Trial matches are skipped. a non playing captain and two reserves will be named later.
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Oxford Beats Cambridge In Annual Track Duel
Oxford defeated Cambridge 8 to 3 at White City Stadium London in a slow track meet. American C F Stanwood won high jump 5 ft 11 in and two hurdles events 220 yd 7 25 and 120 yd 15.4. Norman Hallowell and Oscar Sutermeister set meet records. Sutermeister 12 ft 7 in pole vault for Cambridge. Crowd of 8,000 watched under sunshine with Stanley Baldwin present.
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Way Out West Domino Contest Ends in Canyon Tex
In Canyon Texas a four year domino contest concluded with J. D. Gamble and Alfred Smith defeating Roy Wright and Bill Black after 200 sessions totaling over 1,100 games. Gamble and Smith won 620 games to 532 for their opponents.
Ants Sold as Snack in Tanganyika Market
In Mahenge Tanganyika native sellers offer ants in small packets for a farthing each. Locals tap parched earth near hills to summon swarming insects believed to signal rain, then scoop them up for sale.
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Hackenschmidt Seeks Fair Fight Ahead of Zbyszko Bout
In a letter to the sport editor Jack Hackenschmidt thanks fans for kindness and apologizes for past rough tactics after rib injuries in Cedar Rapids and a disputed match with Mack. He notes referee Fidler’s fair officiating and hints at a match in an alley. Promoter Fryrear adds Joe Rivers versus Young Terry as a main event pairing. Hackenschmidt arrives Wednesday and Zbyszko comes the day of the festivities.
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Coggan
Jackie O'Brien
Iowa City
Johnny Fryrear
Joe Rivers
Young Terry
Davenport
Maquoketa Valley League Eyes Bigger Membership
Manchester prepares for a fourth season of the Maquoketa Valley league with plans to add clubs. Cascade Monticello and Dyersville intend to stay, Guttenberg may join if more teams enter. A six to eight club slate aims to remove Sunday doubleheaders that upset the five club circuit.
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Walker Girls Rally With 18 Wins In Season
The Walker girls basketball team has won eighteen of twenty games this season led by star forward Beulah Kosina with 525 points. Coach Rita Houlihan guides a nine or more member squad including Marguerite Porter Phyllis Closson Bernice Faye Anna Buck Marie Schmitz Mildred Leaven Mary Cummings Lulu Carson and Dorothy Campbell through a strong season culminating in a Stanwood sectional meet win.
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Red Pepper Chatter on Jeby Dundee Fight and Irish Myth
After a disputed draw in the Ben Jeby versus Vince Dundee championship bout a canvass of 11 ringside reporters shows Dundee ahead on rounds. The column ponders Irish presence in boxing, notes Stagg leaves Chicago for Stockton, and surveys sports gossip from Ruth to Speaker and Stanford.
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Amateur cage meet deadlines set for Monday night
Entries for the state amateur basketball tournament to be held in Coe gym the week of March 27 are still being received. The deadline for entry requirements is Monday night to Ralph Johnson. Thirty-two teams are expected in class A and B divisions with extensive awards including trophies silver statues medals and gold basketballs for top players and teams.
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Little Four Baseball Loop Formed At Nichols
Lone Tree, Nichols, Letts and Conesville high schools formed the Little Four league at Nichols. A six game schedule per team opens April 14 with Letts at Conesville and Lone Tree at Letts. The season includes ten games in May and concludes with Nichols at Lone Tree on May 12.
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Dunkerton Downs Roosevelt 22 to 20 for Iowa title
Dunkerton, Iowa, led by Wally Gaddis, upset Roosevelt of Des Moines 22 to 20 in the final round of the Iowa high school basketball tourney. The 5,000 crowd saw Dunkerton become the first class B champion as Gaddis iced the win with a late steal and long shot.
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New York Hosts Two Heavyweight Showdowns in June
New York critics foresee a busy boxing week with Schmeling Baer at Yankee Stadium on June 1 and Carbner Sharkey at Madison Square Garden several weeks later. The public figures a possible $300000 gate for each, while the Poughkeepsie Regatta and golf Open move aside. The Sharkey fight draws extra interest as spectators seek the fates of the man mountain behind Schaaf’s ruin.
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Stagg Leaves For Spring Practice At Coast School
Amos Alonzo Stagg, longtime University of Chicago athletic director, leaves Sunday for College of the Pacific in Stockton California to direct spring football practice. He has signed as head coach and will return in May to remain through most of the summer before moving to California. A gala arrival parade is planned.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores From Florida and Nearby Venues
United Press reports exhibition games across Florida and beyond with mixed results. The NY ceos Newark and PhiladelphiaBoston clashes yielded high totals, while St Louis and Washington Cleveland produced tighter scores. Pittsburgh Chicago and New York Brooklyn contests also featured notable pitching and batting totals.
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Million Carrier Pigeons In Soviet Defense List
MOSCOW AP Osoaviakhim lists nearly 1 000 000 carrier pigeons as Soviet military assets bred and trained by amateurs under its supervision. The society runs over 200 lofts in factories and on state and collective farms and notes more than 20 000 amateur fanciers.
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French War Veterans Plan To Visit Here
Paris announces a July and August pilgrimage by French war veterans to the United States. They sail from Le Havre on July 31 and will visit the Chicago Century of Progress exposition and the American Legion headquarters in Indianapolis, returning the 1927 Paris American Legion visit.
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Monty Fuller Arrests Himself at Centralia Police Station
Monty Fuller, 27, drove his car into the police station doors during night duty, claiming he came to report a staged fight. Desk Sergeant Mike Greenleaf booked him as a drunken driver after disbelieving the tale.
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