Challenger Harry Thomas Promises Knockout on Louis
Eagle Bend heavyweight Harry Thomas says he can floor Joe Louis again after a brief sparring match. He recalls a left hook that dropped Louis in Los Angeles and predicts a repeat when they meet for the title in Chicago Stadium on April 1.
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Joe
Minnesota
Louis
Eagle Bend
Minn
Thomas
Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Harry
Los Angeles
Nathan Mann
Max
Owls to Train in Greensborough Ahead of May Start
Clinton Three-Eye League team the Owls prep for spring drills in Greensboro North Carolina from April 10 to 21 before opening the season May 1 in Springfield. They travel to Evansville for a three game set then host the Decatur Commies on May 8. Manager Ollie Reurauardt works with Byron Pinney Robert Gage and club officials to field a strong squad after signing many players.
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The
Gazette
Clinton
Owls
Greensboro
N. Car
Springfield
Evansville
Ind
Decatur
Commies
Ollie Reurauardt
Clyde Sukeforth
Pres
Byron R. Pinney
Robert Gage
Former 9 Letter Man At SUI Suffers Asthmatic Attack
Denver AP report states C L Parsons sports editor of the Denver Post was placed under an oxygen tent Friday night for an asthmatic attack and showed improvement by Saturday. Dr Frank J Evans noted the condition serious while Parsons was a nine term athlete at the University of 2.
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Denver
C. L
Poss)Parsons
Denever Post
Frank J. Evans
Parsons
University of 2
Cornell Trackmen Begin Workouts For Six Intercollegiate Meets
Cornell trackmen under Judd Dean start preliminary workouts at Mount Vernon with a mix of seasoned and freshman prospects. Key losses include Fink, the Rhode brothers, Mitchell, Sandmeyer, St Clair, Sheets, and Rhoads, while Powell Higbie and others vie for jumps, throws, and sprints. The home schedule features three meets led by St Ambrose on April 30 and includes Coe and Town State Teachers and Beloit relays as the season unfolds.
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Sprein
Garvette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Judd Dean
Dean
Joe Fink
Ralph Rhode
Andy Mitchell
Parker Sandmeyer
Clyde St. Clair
John Sheets
Mervin Rhoads
Cornellians
St. Ambrose
Coe
Town
Armour
Chicago
Cedar ‘Alts
Avril
Ambrose
Beloit
Helolt
Wis
Iverty Yond Frosh
Coe-Tanchera
Texas Valley Declared Class D Baseball Circuit
Minor league headquarters announced Texas Valley league qualified as a class D circuit for the 1938 season. The Texas group includes Taft Harlingen Refugio McAllen Corpus Christi and Brownsville with Guy Airey of San Antonio as president. The Western and Three Sloops consolidated for the upcoming campaign keeping the national association at 37 circuits.
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Durham
N. C
Texas Valley League
Taft
Harlingen
Refugio
McAllen
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Texas
Guy Airey
San Antonio
Texas Valley
National Association
Finals In Independent Cage Tourney In Dundee Today
Dundee's Bombers edged Waterloo 50 49 on a late technical foul as the tournament advances to semifinals. Winthrop Delaware meet at 2 30 p m and Luana Dubuque at 3 30 p m with finals at 8 45 p m and consolation at 7 30 p m.
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Dundee
Winthrop
Delaware
Luana
Dubuque Star Brewers
Dubuque Brewers
Dan Patch
Art's Grocer’s of
Dubuque
Independence
Central City
Hopkinton
Iowa State Names Blahnik Cage Captain At Iowa State
Iowa State College athletic council announced twenty two major letter awards for basketball swimming and wrestling. Robert Blahnik was named honorary captain of the basketball team and George Haldeman captain of the swimming team. Several players earned major and minor honors across the three sports and spring schedules were approved with events listed at Ames East Lansing Columbia and other campuses.
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Ames
Iowa State
Athletic Council
Robert Blahnik
Cedar Rapids
George Haldeman
Wendell Alan
Don Beresford
William Bliss
Robert Menze
Hilary Ryan
Blahnik
Allen Kilborn
Elvin Levine
Warren Maxon
Webster City
Albert Munsell
Des Moines
Royce Cox
West Des Moines
Guy Henderson
Clearfield
John Kirstein
Clarion
Jack Larson
Fort Dodge
Frank Linn
Shelby
Joseph Loucks
Cherokee
Kenneth Stewart
Burlington
Alfred Stoecker
Mason City
Don Allen
Eugene Armstrong
John Ferguson
Algona
George Hadelman
Balboa
Canal Zone
Harry Harris
James Noland
West Liberty
James S. Simon
West Allis
Wis
Robert Wempe
Alabama Poly
Michigan State
East Lansing
Missouri
Illinois
Columbia
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Minnesota
Nebraska
Grinnell
Towa
Carleton
Kansas State
Manhattan
Creighton
Healeys Capture National AAU Basketball Title
The Healeys of Kansas City Kansas defeated the Denver Safeways pass champions 40 to 38 to win the national AAU basketball championship on Saturday night in Denver Colorado.
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Denver
Colo
Healeys
Kansas City
Kan
Denver Safeways
Iowa all state basketball team honors spark mixed outcomes
The Iowa Daily Press association selects eight first team players from diverse sections with several finalists from non finalists, noting Diagonal’s champions earned the title despite no first team selections. Marshall Davenport of Marshall Des Moines earns second team honors for late season clutch play. A fan’s Des Moines radio misread spurred a boisterous but nonviolent crowd reaction during the Diagonal Franklin game.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Vic Seigel
Davenport
Jim Thynne
Sac City
Dick Brecunier
Waterloo West
Warren Radtke
Abraham Lincoln High
Council Bluffs
Paul Patterson
Albert Rudolfson
Rolfe
Norman Pederson
Ames
Milton Kuhl
Ida Grove
Diagonal
Franklin
Des Moines
Senators Top Blues In Grapefruit League Showdown
In Haines City, the Washington Senators defeated the Kansas City Blues 7 to 5 in a Grapefruit League exhibition. Washington built a two run lead by the eighth inning while Kansas City surged for four runs on Ray Phebus in the fifth and sixth, but the Senators held on for the win behind Ferrell Phebus Kohlman and R Ferrell Livingston Evans Piechote Crutchfield Yocke and Baker Breeze.
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Haines City
Fla
Washington Senators
Kansas City Blues
Kansas City
Ray Phebus
Davenport
Senators
Washington
W. Ferrell
Phebus
Kohlman
R. Ferrell
Livingston
Evans
Piechote
Crutchfield
Yocke
Baker
Breeze
Indians Triumph Over N Y Giants In Warmup
In New Orleans the Cleveland Indians knocked in nine runs to beat the New York Giants 9 to 5 in a spring exhibition opener. Hal Trosky powered the fourth inning with a three run homer, and Ken Keltner added a seventh inning shot after Lyn Lary and Roy Weatherly set up the rally. The Giants scored three in the fourth off rookie Tom Drake, aided by three hits and two errors.
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NEW Orleans
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Hal Trosky
Cliff Melton
Giants
Lyn Lary
Roy Weatherly
Ken Keltner
Dick Bartell
Keltner
Tom Drake
Lou Chiozza
Melton
Joe Moore
Bartell
New York
Tepinars
Cleveland
Gumberi
Mancuso
Frudun
Drake
Heving
Pytlak
Hemsley
DiMaggio to sign for twenty five thousand dollars
AP reports Joe DiMaggio will sign for 25000 dollars imminently as talks of a star filled baseball season swirl. The piece notes bets on opponents and potential matchups including Schmeling and Baer, with boxing, football and college notes scattered through the column.
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New York
Joe DiMaggio
Mike Jacobs
Germany
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Mike
Max
Joe
Maxie Baer
Dick Harlow
Harvard
U. of Wisconsin
Temple
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Asilton
Pop Warner
Iowa City Clamps Wilson High 76 20 in Opening Track Meet
Iowa City Little Hawks open 1938 track season with a 76 20 victory over Wilson of Cedar Rapids at the University of Iowa fieldhouse. Iowa City won nine of twelve events including the mile, pole vault, high jump, shot put and broad jump. Hensley led Wilson with three first places. Iowa City to meet West Liberty Tuesday night in the fieldhouse.
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Iowa City High School
Wilson High School
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Fran Merten
Little Hawks
Hensley
West Liberty
Mensley Twite
Kimmel
Laughlin
Berk
Tiffany Ae
Fisher
Hish Hurdies
van Guta
Markovits
Hall
Mason
Justice
Lush
van Dura
Armstrong
Miller
Schuppert
Finch
Eastman
McGinnia
MecGinnis
Kerr
Kimimel
McLashlind
Arkovits
Ted
Washington U Captures 14th Valley Swim Title
Washington University swimmers won the Missouri Valley Conference meet with 64 points, the 14th title in 15 years. Grinnell placed second with 53, Oklahoma Aggies third with 30, and St. Louis University finished last with 17.
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ST. Louis
Washington University
Grinnell
Oklahoma Aggies
St. Louis University
Capital city without a stadium gets no vote on new arenas
Washington remains without a modern stadium as national projects fund venues from Greenville to Gardnerville. The piece notes local indifference and political resistance from figures like Clark Griffith while highlighting Washington’s growing population and sports ties to existing venues.
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PWA
Bureau of Fisheries
Washington
Greenville
S. C
Congress
Washingtonian
Constitution Hall
D.A.R
Fort Worth
Old Gardnerville
Nevada
D.C
Clark Griffith
Badger Star Sets Indoor Mile Pace at Meet
A detailed indoor meet report highlights Bert Nelson of Butler setting a 6 feet 5 inch high jump mark. Coe College contributions include a third in the one mile relay, and Charles Ralston placing in the 70 yard high hurdles as Western Michigan Teachers’ Kenneth Thompson wins. Wisconsin leads with guard Charles Fenske triumphant in the mile, while Illinois and Kansas State post multiple top finishes in sprints and relays.
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Butler University
Coe College
North Central
Coe
Charles Ralston
Kenneth Thompson
Western Michigan
Charles Fenske
Wisconsin
Walter Mehl
Ernest Klann
U of Kansas
Charles Mitchell
Kansas State
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Davenport
Chicago
Fagier
Lehman
Ilinois
Fay
Kansas
College
Bingham
Armour
Rikll
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Wayne
Gibbs
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Wood
Thorkelson
Sterrie
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Kossess
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Smith
Brombaugh
Hotchkiss
Robinson
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Hess
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Astern
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Mehl
Ainaworth
Frary
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Wiinels
Elsak
Bechel
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Drewyour
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Mehaffey
Diefenthaler
Tilois U
Wondy Thompson
Lindstrom
Anderson
Matchkiss
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Hathaway
Tors
Dew
Rote
Milton Padway
Charles Becher
Northern Lanois State Teachers
Aet
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Naperville
Detroit
Armour Tech
Milwaukee State Teachers
Minnesota
Glenpool Captures Camera Verdict In Hot Springs Race
Glenpool, owned by E. R. Moulder, won the fourth race at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs Ark over Busse Trumpet. Jockey J Carter pushed Glenpool to a hard stretch duel in muddy conditions as Transview finished third. Glenpool paid 19 90 as crowds of 8000 watched in rain and hail.
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Ark
Ins
Glenpool
E. R. Moulder
P. L. Kelley
Oaklawn
Oaklawn Park
J. Carter
Iowa Golf Team Opens 1938 Schedule With Illinois Match
The University of Iowa golf squad under coach Charles Kennett unveils a seven meet 1938 slate. The opener is April 30 at Champaign against Illinois, followed by a heavy three and a half week stretch including the Indiana Purdue Iowa triangular May 20.
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Sprelal
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Charles Kennett
University of Iowa
Illinois
Champaign
Kennett
Ayee Lawestert
Star Hurler Feller Aims to Speed Up Pitching
Continued from Page 1, the star pitcher Bob Feller is urged by manager Vitt to quicken his leg motion when runners on base. Vitt plans for Feller to pitch his turn like other staff members and not be treated as a Sunday pitcher. Feller, proud of his hitting, notes nine hits and nine RBIs last season and jokes about needing more hits and bunting skill. He accepts that losing close games happens when runs cross.
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Feller
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