Pirates banking on former Cubs to fuel pennant bid
Pittsburgh manager Pie Traynor bets on a bold mix of ex Cubs players Babe Herman Guy Bush Jim Weaver plus youngsters Darrell Blanton Mace Brown and ex Giant Johnny Salveson to lift the Pirates to their first NL pennant since 1927. He cites a strengthened lineup and improved spring showing as signs the club can compete.
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Bernardino
Calif
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Pie Traynor
Bucs
George Gibson
Traynor
North Pole
Guy Bush
Jim Weaver
Babe Herman
Larry French
Freddy Lindstrom
Pie
Bush
Weaver
Herman
Buc Garden
Paul Waner
Brother Lloyd
Forrest Jensen
Big Jim Weaver
Cub
Primo Camera
Darrell Blanton
Albany
Mace Brown
Tulsa
Kansas City
Johnny Salveson
Bill Terry
Crew
Montreal
Charley
Lucas
Red
Little All Set to Open Golf Campaign
W Lawson Little Jr the top amateur of 1934 plans a tour to defend his National and British titles and chase the British Open. He will start with the Masters at Augusta then Pinehurst and Washington before sailing for England around April 27 to prepare for the British Amateur in May. He aims to return for the U S Amateur in September.
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Palo Alto
Calif
W. Lawson Little, Jr
Stanford University
Stanford
San Francisco
Little
Augusta
Pinehurst
N. C
Washington
D. C
England
City Handball Championship Opens With Three Classes
Three classes of the city hand ball championship begin play Monday evening at the Y M C A courts. Preliminary Class B results include Wing over Buchan 21 2 21 0 and Motter over Hrbek 21 3 21 6. Semis set for March 28 and finals on March 30 with medals for top two in each class.
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Richard Wing
Warren Buchan
Forrest Smith
Joe Rust
E. H. Motter
Rudolph Hrbek
Milo Savel
Dr. Dawson Grim
Sam Abrams
Carl Lindsey
Herbert Thorne
George Wilson
James Wilson
Charles Racer
Ed Hollander
T. C. Yarnall
Bob Kutchera
A. O. Ambroz
Don Steffa
Joe Estes
Ariel Cross
James Castagna
Chester Petranek
Horace Achter
Irving Graver
Bob Dorsey
Final Games For Church League Cage Championships
The YMCA Church league closes with games this week. Trinity Methodist Silver Fox Pioneers meet Saron Lutheran Vikings Tuesday at 7 p.m. followed by Oliver Presbyterian Comrades vs First United Pres. On Wednesday Central Park Presbyterian vs Sinclair Memorial Comrades to decide east side. Friday finals at the Y determine Pioneer and city crowns with 7 p.m 7 45 p.m and 8 30 p.m. over 700 boys and 73 teams participated.
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Trinity Methodist Silver Fox Pioneers
Saron Lutheran Vikings
Oliver Presbyterian Comrades
First United Presbyterians
Central Park Presbyterian
Sinclair Memorial Comrades
Trinity-Saron
Oliver Presbyterian
First Presbyterian
Brucker Reassumes Role With St. Joseph Saints This Season
Earle Brucker will manage the St. Joseph Saints again this season after guiding the Western league club to a pennant in the second half of last season. Owner Frank Haley announced that Brucker has agreed to terms to lead the club.
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ST Joseph, Mo
Earle Brucker
St. Joseph
Saints
Frank Haley
Brucker
Canada and New Zealand lead in vehicles per capita
Canada and New Zealand have more motor vehicles per person than any nation except the United States. Scientific farm experts note most hawks and owls are beneficial to agriculture by killing pests.
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Canada
New Zealand
United States
Llamsax
New Rules Change State Y M C A Swimming Meet Structure
The state Y M C A swimming championship adopts a four district competition format before the state meet to accommodate growth since 1930. Districts on March 30 in Des Moines Marshalltown Burlington and Cedar Rapids will feature Waterloo Clinton Dubuque and Cedar Rapids with top two finishers in each event advancing to the Iowa University meet April 13. State and district events divide into four divisions junior A B intermediate and senior with prelims at 2 p.m. and finals at 7 30 p.m. Local record holders include Walter Maciejewsky Bernard Rudin and Bill Brown in various events.
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Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Waterloo
Clinton
Dubuque
University of Iowa
Walter Maciejewsky
Bernard Rudin
Bill Brown
Franklin Cagers Sweep Wilson in Double Bill
Franklin eighth graders won 29 to 8 in the curtain raiser while the Franklin varsity extended its winning streak by routing Wilson 44 to 23. Standouts for Franklin were Gourley Miller and Currell with Krumm and Kupps delivering solid play for Wilson.
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Marie Warmbier
Peeseeses
Oennetee
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J. Garden
Starry Wees Everpeee
Nelson
Cees Gacee
Cristal Weddiris
Brammer Ee Ee
J. M Buchan Avedovich
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Kerres
Eepseves
Saat
Uakers
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Leehman Tyes
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Dale Wee
ISL
Hardiman
Orl
Wee Enntore
Aunt Jemima
C. Miller
Dunlop
Bureer Nees
Soenksen Ee
H. Snyder
Schmidt Rere
Hamilton Os
Nash
Merchants Nat. Bank League
Allison Oe
Manatt
Tait
Aod
Eam
Paul Seers
Spielman Ee
Wilson Cf
Franktlin
Broull Vest Ee Besenee
Reer Holmes Sees Deere
Peterson
I Stanek
G Hendy
J. Scolara
Aces
Fauerbach
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Wilson
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Funk
Umner
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Sila
T O'Rosenbaum
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Jennings
Novak
OlEddy
Mageeg
Welch
Kupps
Currell
C. M. St. P. Poeinker
Fer Ee
Pfeffer
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Kemler, Coc
Larkin
St. Am- Itandicap Pe
Toee
Milo's Market Clem Seee
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Hensley
Scolaro
Richardson
Opoe
A Club Rosale
Seabrook
Wulsan Sae
Driscoll Ome
Palumbo
Gregory
Franklin Cage Stars
Franklin
Franklin Varsity
Gourley
Miller
Steele Prime M A T Wrestler Headlines Cedar Rapids Show
Ray Steele a top national wrestler headlines a Legion-sponsored Friday night show in the Cedar Rapids coliseum. Tom Marvin meets Steele while Casey Berger tackles Ellis Bashara in an opening bout with Zarnas facing Jack Hader. Main event is best two falls out of three with two thirty-minute warmups. Alex Fidler directs the show.
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Ray Steele
Legion
Cedar Rapids
Steele
Tom Marvin
Jack Zarnas
Ohio
Marvin
Jim Londos
Minneapolis
Casey Berger
Ellis Bashara
Bashara
East
Berger
Zarnas
Jack Hader
Kansas City
Bronko Nagurski
Hader
Foxx Back at Catching to Spark A’s Postwar Revival
Edward J. Neil outlines Connie Mack s gamble on Jimmie Foxx returning as catcher to spark the Athletics 1930s style rebuild. Foxx s leadership and catching prowess are driving a young pitching staff led by Cain Marcum Diedrich Cascarella and Lieber as Mahaffey Wiltshire Caster vie for rotation spots. Copper from Lake Superior region is said to have appeared in pre historic Indian mounds in Louisiana.
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Myers
Fla
Jimmie Foxx
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Ufe
Jimmie
Connie
Foxx
Sugar” Cain
Johnny Marcum
Bill Died- Tich
Joe Cascarella
Alton Benton
Charley Lieber
Lieber
George Caster
Portland
Roy Machaffey
Vernon Wiltshire
Comeprise
Mahaffey
A’s
Lake Superior
Louisiana
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