Western League opens May 15 with 126-game slate
The reorganized Western league released its 1934 schedule. Opening day May 15 features Davenport at Des Moines Cedar Rapids at Rock Island St. Joseph at Topeka and Sioux City at Omaha with home and away pairings in each city. The season runs in two halves ending Sept 9 with a championship series between half-winners.
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Peka, Kan
Dale Gear
Davenport
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
St. Joseph
Topeka
Sioux City
Omaha
Avitty
Sionx City
I It Club
Rock Island Topeka
Tar Gazette
Aus. Il
Case Best
Topbea Lessorses Ccces
Jogafe
Aue
Aus
É Bioue City
Ie Bas
Uee
At. Joseph
Une
Theuly
Invitations Sent For State Y Swim Meet In Iowa
Iowa City announces invitations mailed to eighteen YMCA organizations for the state championship swimming meet on April 14. Coach Dave Armbruster states the program includes twenty five events across senior junior A B and intermediate divisions. Davenport and Des Moines are defending champions after a tie for first last year.
Fast turnover in big league pilots
The 1934 baseball season opens with many new managers across both leagues. Eight of sixteen clubs changed managers in the past year. Notable hires include Mickey Cochrane and Bucky Harris in the American League and Frankie Frisch in the National League. Connie Mack remains the longest serving at 33 years with the Athletics.
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Chicago
Ill
Pilots
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Bucky Harris
Red Sox
Walter Johnson
Indians
Rogers Hornsby
Browns
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Bob O'Farrell
Reds
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Charles
Casey) Stengel
Dodgers
Bill McKechnie
Boston Braves
Bill Terry
Giants
Gibson
Pirates
Connie Mack
Athletics
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Joe Cronin
Senators
Manchester Plans New Kittenball League for 1934
Manchester reorganizes the kittenball league with six teams for the 1934 season. Games set four evenings weekly with postponed and intercity games on the fifth evening. Play starts late April or early May, weather permitting, with Arthur May as head of the city organization and John Cooney as secretary treasurer.
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Manchester
Arthur May
John Cooney
Thrill Park
Walter Hagen Plays Baseball At Tiger Camp
Walter Hagen arrives at Detroit Tigers spring training in Lakeland Florida and joins batting practice with Mickey Cochrane and Luke Hamlin. The golf star proves flashy at the plate and mocks cigaret ads while the Tigers’ veteran shows a sharp defense. A stray note warns to check spring shackles.
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Lakeland
Fla
Detroit Tigers
Walter Hagen
Mickey Cochrane
Luke Hamlin
Tiger
Mkey Cochrane
Hagen
Haig
Firpo
Marberry
Ageh
Monte Whipls
Big Fred
Fred
Martely
Cochrane
Walter
Mick
Sioux City Club Plans Spring Training in Fairbury
Sioux City Western league baseball club will train at Fairbury Nebraska. Club manager Dutch Zwilling completed arrangements. Training starts April 26.
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Sioux City Club
Fairbury, Neb
Sioux City
Fairbury
Dutch Zwilling
Clinton Heads State Track Field Meet Entries
Iowa City notes seven schools with forty six athletes in the state interscholastic meet. Clinton, the defending champion, fields eighteen entrants as Carl Nelson is unavailable. Other schools listed include Grinnell DeWitt Rock Rapids Holstein Belmond and Guthrie Center.
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Iowa City
Clinton
Everett Scherich
Carl Nelson
Grinnell
DeWitt
Rock Rapids
Holstein
Belmond
Guthrie Center
Olivet Crows Edge Shellsburg 33 25
Olivet Crows of Cedar Rapids defeated Shellsburg Merchants 33 to 25 on Friday night. Shellsburg led early, but Olivet surged to an 11-4 first quarter advantage and held leads 12-7 at halftime and 24-14 after three periods.
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Shellsburg
Jya
Olivet Crows
Cedar Rapids
Shellsburg Merchants
Crows
Franklin Cagers Trip 3 Wilson Five 26 24
Franklin Cagers beat Wilson 26 to 24 in junior high basketball. Jorden led Franklin with five baskets and two free throws. Usher contributed five field goals for Wilson. Box score provided.
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Franklin
Wilson
Jorden
Usher
Elma Cage Team Holds Post-Season Practice
The 1935 Elma high school basketball team conducted post season drills as weather delayed baseball. A game will cap the session between the 35 squad and graduating lettermen led by Captain W. Frank. Tate leads returning players with eight graders and four freshmen vying for spots.
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Elma
W. Frank
Weers
Schroeder
Eiffler Boys
Tate
Cook
Garmen
Cummings
Don George Ready For La Ditzi In Cedar Rapids Show
Former heavyweight champion Don George, Michigan graduate and 1928 U S Olympic member, returns to Cedar Rapids for a Wednesday coliseum bout against New Yorker Rudy La Ditzi the "Butcher Boy" while two wrestling preliminaries and one boxing match set the card. George has defeated top challengers including Gus Sonnenberg and Ed Strangler Lewis on his path to the title, and faces a rugged reception from fans who favor the popular Villain Mack in earlier appearances.
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University of Michigan
United States
America
Don George
Rudy la Ditzi
New York
George
George Mack
Gus Sonnenberg
Ed “Strangler
Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Mack
la Ditzi
la Dizzi
Ile
la Dusi
Tiny Roebuck
Baron Ben Ginsburg
Arthur von Saxon
Ed Wirth
Tlinois
Chuck Wright
Johnny Cole
Oelwein Gridders Prepare For Spring Football Practice
Oelwein high school football candidates begin spring drills mixing wrestling and indoor workouts to stay conditioned for outdoor practices. Coach George W. Lee will lead line drills with only Rhinos guard and Leverington center as returning veterans. Twenty five candidates will train this spring as Delwein high schedules eight games against Charles City New Hampton Waverly Cresco Decorah Independence Manchester and East Waterloo in Northeast Iowa conference play. An airline pilot must undergo a rigid exam every six months.
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Gazette
Oelwein
George W. Lee
Rhinos
Leverington
Delwein High
Charles City
New Hampton
Waverly
Cresco
Decorah
Chester Horton on Golf Pointing and Faces
Horton explains how pointing toward the ball guides the club face and its tilt affects slice or hook. He notes faults violate swing fundamentals and that pros can diagnose issues, offering corrections by returning to core fundamentals.
Luther Baseball Squad Preparing For Stiff Season
DECORAH- Luther College baseball candidates are training daily for a tough spring schedule highlighted by an April 6 opener against Missouri here. About 50 players, eight returnees, and new pitchers vie for spots under Coach Sig Roque with captain Eddie Albertson leading the lineup at short. Returnees Augie Luther and Chell anchor infield. Munch and Nelson back as veteran contributors. outfielders Ellingson and Devies provide depth as Northwestern Iowa and other foes loom.
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Gazette
Decorah
Luther
Missouri University
Sig Roque
Eddie Albertson
Lamberton
Minn
Norsemen
Augie Luther
Albertson
Chell
St. Paul
James Crimmings
Northwood
Elmer Nelson
Stan Munch
Fenton
Devies
Waukeeney
Kane
Les Ellingson
Norse
Munch
Nelson
Sig Reque
Forbes Bergan
Harmony
Herman Nilsson
Ben Raabe
Wilmot
G. D
Lefty Bradner
Hecla
Ellingson
Roy Nickelson
Lee Winger
Waukon
Northwestern
Iowa
Minnesota
Carleton
State
Upper Iowa
Three Veterans Work Out On Iowa Net Team
Three veterans are among the University of Iowa tennis candidates working out in the field house for the outdoor season starting April 21. Capt. Al Sieh Spencer Iowa City John Van der Zee Iowa City and John Fletcher Des Moines have won previous awards. Prominent sophomores include Frank Nye Shenandoah Thomas Miller Burlington and Lloyd Austin Joliet Ti.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
al Sieh
Spencer
John van der Zee
John Fletcher
Des Moines
Frank Nye
Shenandoah
Thomas Miller
Buriington
Lloyd Austin
Joliet
Delaware Legion Posts Plan Softball League
Representatives of the American Legion posts in Delaware county met in Earlville and organized a county Legion Kittenball league with Earl Klaus of Earlville as manager. Manchester will have two teams while Earlville Hopkinton Colesburg and Delhi each field one. Lyle Joseph will manage Hopkinton, J. C. Jones Delhi, and A. V. McFadden Manchester. The county Legion will sponsor junior teams with H. C. Snyder of Earlville as manager.
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Earlville
American Legion
Delaware County
County Legion
Earl Klaus
Manchester
Hopkinton
Colesburg
Delhi
Lyle Joseph
J. C. Jones
A. V. McFadden
H. C. Snyder
Simmons And Klein Renew Batting Rivalry In Chicago
The Chicago season opens with Chuck Klein and Al Simmons renewing their batting rivalry. Klein joins the Cubs after a winter trade while Simmons returns to the White Sox after leaving Philadelphia. Simmons aims to reach 2,000 career hits as Klein eyes the edge on the batting title.
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Hicago
Chuck Klein
al Simmons
Philadelphia
Chicago
Simmons
Shibe Parkers
Klein
Baker Bowl
Comiskey Park
Wrigley Field
Athletics
Cubs
Phillies
Sime Mons
Lea
Cub
Caminkey Park
White Sox
Duser
City Wrestling Meet Set At Y M C A In April
A citywide amateur wrestling tournament will be held at the Y M C A on April 13 under collegiate rules. Henry Miller announced the event open to all amateurs with eight weight classes and a 25 cent entry fee per class. Entrants may compete in two classes and entry blanks will be available later this week at the Y M C A.
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Y.M
Henry Miller
Iowa State
Hawkeye Teams In 19 More Dual Contests
Iowa announces nineteen Western conference duals for the 1934 season. The Hawkeyes begin spring with a tennis meet against Northwestern on April 21 and schedule eleven conference games for the baseball squad.
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Hawkeye
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Big Ten
Northwestern
Oelwein High to Open Track Drills Monday
Oelwein High will begin track practice Monday under Coach George W. Lee with about forty boys trying out. The team plans dual meets with Sumner and Decorah and two more likely to be arranged. The season opens with the State Teachers College relay at Cedar Falls and includes entries at Cresco for the state district meet and the Northeast Iowa conference meet on May 26.
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Gazette
Oelwein
George W. Lee
Sumner
Decorah
Oclwein
Cedar Falls
Cresco
Grinnell Plans Spring Grid Drill On April 1
Grinnell college to start spring football practice the first week of April. Coach L. L. Watt says sessions will run four weeks with all interested men reporting except varsity track players. Twelve lettermen expected for fall competition include Anderson Bauer Bradley Clark Finn Kingery Meet er Morgan Phelps Sarris Sutton and Trumbull.
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Gazette Grinnell
Grinnell College
L. L. Watt
Anderson
Bauer
Bradley
Clark
Finn
Kingery
Meeter
Morgan Phelps
Sarris
Sutton
Trumbull
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