Sixteen Prep Teams Taper For State Cage Meet Opener
Sixteen contending high school basketball teams prepared for the state tournament at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls with practice sessions in Waterloo. Teams arrived Wednesday and settled into Hotel Russell Lamson while L L Mendenhall directed drills and scheduling. The event opens Thursday at 10 a.m. with East Sioux City versus Clarinda and continues with Class A and B matchups, including Grinnell and McCallsburg and night games featuring Independence Mason City Davenport and Forest City Murray.
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Aterloo
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Hotel Russell Lamson
Waterloo
L. L. Mendenhall
Teachers College
New Whartford
Ana
TIT Ls Cemenauaens Anu
Sioux City
Teachers High
Clarinda
Iowa
Grinnell
Little Pioneers
McCallsburg
Ledyard
Luana
Bronson
Washington
Independence
Mason City
Davenport
Sharon
Forest City
Murray
Phillies Edge Tigers 9 8 In Grapefruit Clash
The Phillies defeat the Detroit Tigers 9 to 8 in a grapefruit season game in Winter Haven. Larkin Wade and Reibher hit for Detroit while Curt Davis shuts down the Tigers late. Philadelphia pitchers struggled at times but held on for the win.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Larkin
Wade
Tigers
Johnson
Bowman
Pezzullo
Curt Davis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Reibher
Syl
Johnson Bowman
Perzullo
Davis
Todd
Wilon
Vance Chosen 1935 36 Northwestern Basketball Captain
Norman Vance of Logansport Ind was named captain of Northwestern University's 1935 36 basketball team. Letters were awarded to Lyle Fisher Fargo North Carolina Al Kawal Cicero Ill Vance Joss McAnally Greencastle Ind Elmer Blume Fort Wayne Hiram Bender Kokomo Ind Milton Rosenfeld Chicago Guy Mercer Oak Park Ill Al Wilkins Evanston and Del Pendergast Cissna Park Ill.
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Evanston
Ill
Norman Vance
Logansport
Ind
Northwestern University
Lyle Fisher
Fargo
N. C
al Kawal
Cicero
Vance
Joss McAnally
Greencastle
Elmer Blume
Fort Wayne
Hiram Bender
Kokomo
Milton Rosenfeld
Chicago
Guy Mercer
Oak Park
al Wilkins
del Pendergast
Cissna Park
Peters and Ford Chosen Co Captains of Notre Dame Five
Marty Peters of Peoria and Johnny Ford of Indianapolis were elected co captains of the Notre Dame basketball team for the coming season at the annual testimonial dinner. Peters led Notre Dame with 136 points this year and previously captained the Spalding Institute team in Peoria.
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South Bend
Ind
Marty Peters
Peoria
Ill
Johnny Ford
Indianapolis
Notre Dame
Peters
Spalding Institute
United States Holds 7 Percent of World Population Yet 70 Percent of Cars
The United States accounts for roughly seven percent of global population but seventy percent of the world’s motor vehicles. This stark disparity highlights the country’s high vehicle ownership relative to its population share.
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United States
Independence Braves to Challenge in Cedar Falls Finals
Independence High School basketball enters the state finals at Cedar Falls after a 21 game season with 20 wins. Led by Paul Griffith 226 points and captain Huber Plane 78, the team averages 30.5 points and 15.6 allowed, facing Mason City Mohawks in the opening game.
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Gazette
Independence
Independence High School
Cedar Falls
East
West Waterloo
Iowa
Mike Farrah
Cagers
Mason City
Paul Griffith
Independence Center
Huber Plane
Farrah
Winthrop
LaPorte City
Waverly
Gegepen
Marion
East Waterloo
Jesup
Manchester
Gegependence
Vinton
Janrion
Dependence
Alumni
Figevendence
Dunkerton
Bumner
Proper golf swing: let the club hit the ball not you
The text advises balanced stance and even weight during the swing. It stresses you do not hit with the club but cause it to strike the ball by a smooth, controlled swing starting from the top without early pressing, to avoid faults and speed.
Upsets Highlight Linn County Table Tennis Meet
The Linn County tournament at Marion High School opened with shocks as Sid Liebsohn falls to Harley Hollenbeck and Cedar Rapids rivals knock out top seeds. Gunner Nester from Cornell upsets Jim Bell to surge as a finals contender. play resumes Wednesday with quarterfinals Thursday.
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Linn
Marion High School
Sid Liebsohn
Cedar Rapids
Harley Hollenbeck
Bob Bell
Horace Achter
Liebsohn Motors
Hugo Birkhahn
Cornell
Ted Vernimont
Frank Janeba
Verne Balster
Marion
Ken Murdoch
Howerd Heathman
William Gray
Coe
Everet Laugh- Nn
Cornel
Charles Jones
C. R
del Liebsohn
C.R
Marold Turner
Ray Wernimont
Ted Wernimont
Horace’ Achter
Marvin Wright
Stan Kellams
H. O. Young
Gunner Nester
James ‘Bell
Co. _R
Joe Kaufman
A. R. King
Doug Boynton
C. RB
Gee
Marlon
Sid
Ernest Jurgenson
Dean Barnhizer
C v
Ray Werniment
Drew-Young
Bell Newton
Robert Bell
John Reddis
Angels Bar Major League Spring Training in Los Angeles Area
The Los Angeles Angels moved to end major league spring training in Southern California by closing territorial rights within ten miles of Los Angeles. This blocks venues like Pasadena where the Chicago White Sox were training. Cubs owner P K Wrigley declined to comment on the dispute involving Angels property.
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Los Angeles
INS
Los Angeles Angels
California
David P. Fleming
Angels
Pasadena
Chicago White Sox
P. K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Campbell Delays Return After Beach Tests
Sir Malcolm Campbell as hours pass on Daytona Beach after two slow acceleration runs says he will pack Blue Bird for England Thursday unless beach conditions change overnight. He notes the weather and surface are key to the final decision.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm Campbell
Bluebird
England
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Spring Training Stages
United Press reports games at Ft Myers Kissimmee and Tampa with results across multiple teams including Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati Boston Cleveland Portland Pittsburgh Chicago and Hollywood. Notable pitchers and lineups listed with final tallies and errors across the exhibitions.
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Ft. Myers
Philadelphia
Janesko
Sloan
Ranenow
Marcum
Lieber
Berry
Conroy
Kissimmee
Fla
Minneapolis
Baltimore
Johnson, Cuello and Crandall
Lohrman
Grabowski
Witting
Mackie
Cantleman
Leonardo
Luque
Mancuso
Richards
Welch
Wilson
R. Ferrell
Smith
New Orleans
Cleveland
Suche
Valle
Fernandes
Fish and Hell
Gatehouse
Perrin
George
Brenzel
San Bernardino
Calif
Portland
Pittsburgh
Bryan
Gourlay
Cronin
Hart
Swift
Padden
Deweese
Los Angeles
Chicago
Hollywood
Rieney
Lyons
Stratton
Fenner
Hile
Cano
Brown and
Desautels
Famed Sailing Rivals Plan Transatlantic Race
In Lunenburg Nova Scotia the Bluenose from the British North Atlantic coast and Gertrude L Thebaud of Gloucester Massachusetts plan a sequence of races. One event would be an Atlantic crossing with British waters races during a king's jubilee, and a return race home. The Royal Ocean Racing Club will stage foreign legs, with prize details still under discussion.
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Lunenburg
N. S
Bluenose
Gertrude L. Thebaud
Pride of
Gloucester
Mass
Atlantic
Royal Ocean Racing Club of Britain
Boxing Results From Multiple Cities Reported
The report lists several bouts with fighters and weights, noting knockouts or decisions. Stout Petrie 152 from Park Rapids defeated Johnny Moran 155 of Detroit in Fargo. Tony Cancela 193 of Tampa stopped Frankie Edgren 184 of Cheyenne in St Petersburg. Leonard Bennett 146 of Detroit defeated Al Lewis 145 of Seattle in Seattle. Frank Geesby 170 of Chicago knocked out Nash Garrison 174 of San Jose in Ban Jobe.
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Associated Press
Fargo
N. D
Stout Petrie
Park Rapids
Minn
Jeohnnny Moran
Detroit
ST. Petersburg
Frs
Tony Cancela
Tampa
Frankie
Cowboy
Edgren
Cheyenne
Wys
Seattle
Leonard Bennett
al Lewis
Ban Jobe
Calif
Frank Geesby
Chicago
Nash Garrison
Sam Jose
Sullivan, Irish Football Captain Elect, Is Dead
Joseph Sullivan, captain elect of Notre Dame’s 1935 football team, died in a New York hospital after mastoiditis and brain condition complications. The 22 year old tackle, son of Queens police lieutenant Timothy Sullivan, had been hospitalized in South Bend a week earlier and underwent two operations and multiple blood transfusions. He was a popular figure on the South Bend campus and had been expected to lead the Irish this season.
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NEW York
INS
Joseph Sullivan
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Sullivan
Timothy Sullivan
Queens
Notre Dame
Buddy Baer Faces 245-Pound Opponent in Oakland Bout
Buddy Baer the 235 pound brother of Max Baer meets Frank Connelly a 245 pound Fresno boxer in a six round semi windup in Oakland California on Wednesday evening. The bout is part of the undercard to the 10 round main event featuring Tommy Corbett and Andy Bundy.
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Oakland
Calif
Buddy Baer
Max Baer
Frank Connelly
Fresno
Tommy Corbett
Omaha
Andy Bundy
Remarkable student buoyed by special teacher
Keith Nisewanger an 11 year old in Council Bluffs Iowa spent months in a hospital but kept up with his studies. A special teacher assigned to him called him a splendid student and helped maintain his learning progress.
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Keith Nisewanger
Council Bluffs
Nin
Dizzy Dean Tops Babe Ruth In Florida Exibition Tilt
Jerome Dean won his first matchup against Babe Ruth as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 5 to 4 in St. Petersburg Florida. A crowd of 6 467 set a major league exhibition attendance record for Florida. Ruth faced Dean twice and did not record a hit in the five innings he pitched.
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Associated Press
Pepper Martin
Miami Beach
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Cardinal
Bill Terry
T. Petersburg
Jerome Herman
Dizzy
Dean
George Herman
Ruth
Boston Braves
Florida
Babe
Cardinals
Bill Hallahan
Worthington
Huck Betts
Boston
Joe Medwick
Durocher
Hallahan
Braves
St. Louis
J. Dean
Delancey
Betts
Smith
Hogan
Lewis
Iowa Cagemen Award Winners Highlight 1934 35 Team
Iowa City AP reporting seven major and seven minor letters awarded to University of Iowa 1934 35 basketball squad by the board in control of athletics. Also thirty eight numeral sweaters issued to Hawk Eye freshmen football candidates.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
John Burke
Muscatine
Ivan Blackmer
Albert Bobby
Farrell
John Grim
Fred Kunkel
Davenport
Sid Rosenthal
Chicago
Frederic Schwartz
Dubuque
Albert Buss
Keokuk
John Lindenmeyer
West Chester
Richard Moran
Rock Island, Ill
Ted Osmaloski
Toledo
Leslie Rudd
Glen Tangeman
Matt Walsh
Council Bluffs
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