Board Moves to Settle With Brown Over Executive Contract
The Iowa High School Athletic Association board met in closed session to seek a settlement with executive secretary George A. Brown regarding his $4,000 contract. A $6,000 severance was discussed to terminate his agreement with two and a half years left. Brown, who requests resignation, could not be reached. The meeting also touched on an audit request by class A schools and a new rule to assume innocence until proven guilty in eligibility cases. Board members include O C Warner, Ted Saur, KC Vanorden, LL Peterson, and FJ Moore.
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New York 11 Dodgers 2 in National League tilt
New York defeats the Dodgers 11 to 2 behind strong hitting and solid fielding. Crossett, Rolfe, and Gehrig led the offense while Harris and West shut down Dodgers rally attempts. Games details include Runs Batted In by Selest and others, with New York building a commanding lead early and coasting to the win.
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Entries For 500 Mile Auto Classic To Close Tonight
In Indianapolis AP. Entries for the 500 mile speedway race on May 31 reach 32 with entries due by midnight tonight. Speedway officials expect at least 30 more, with postmarks accepted up to midnight Saturday. Former winners Louis Meyer and Bill Cummings are entered, as is Fred Frame who may drive if a car is available. Kelly Petillo also has entered with Floyd Roberts as driver. Joel Thorne has entered seven cars and will drive one himself.
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Missouri Beats Iowa State 3-2 In Opener
Missouri pitcher Mason limited Iowa State to three hits and ten strikeouts as Iowa State stranded thirteen runners. The opener ended 3-2 in favor of Missouri with Kellar Ming and Johnson contributing for Missouri.
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White Sox Suspend Johnny Whitehead
Chicago White Sox pitcher Johnny Whitehead was suspended indefinitely without pay by manager Jimmy Dykes. Whitehead, overweight this spring, failed to attend a Cleve practice, drawing threats to use him as trading material and send him to the minors. Also announced was the outright release of catcher George E. Skoronski to Dallas in the Texas league.
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Raiders Face intra squad game and Columbia College Dubuque
The Raiders could not play an intra squad game on Friday as Cap Crossley planned to run his hopefuls through a full nine inning stretch. Hayes, Rossbath, Van Fleet, Waldo, Elston, Masters and Olson are named among pitchers for the upcoming games including a Sunday clash with Columbia college of Dubuque at 245 PM after a 2 PM start for today.
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Ruffing Put On Ineligible List By Yankees
Red Ruffing, once a 20 game winner for the Yankees, is placed on the ineligible list for failing to report within ten days of the season start. He rejected a 15,000 dollar contract, wants 16,000, and says he may sign with a semi pro team unless a deal is made or he is traded.
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Iowa Tennis Team Beats Illinois 5 0 in Champaign
Iowa swept five matches to win 5 0 as doubles were halted by darkness. Notable results include Frank O Connor defeating Bill McCoy 8 6 1 6 3 and O Connor edging McCoy in a long three set affair. Other singles results involve Fleming O Connor Stansbury and McColum with varied scores.
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Seven Teams Joined Eastern Iowa League in Lowden Meeting
Seven teams formed the Eastern Iowa league at a Lowden meeting this week. The clubs are Tusbon Mechanicsville Clarence Lowden Wheatland Calamus and Dixon. League rules were set and will be approved at the next gathering in May, with schedules to be announced then.
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Local College and Pro Teams Postponed Matches On Wet Grounds
Amid wet grounds several games from Toledo to Minneapolis were postponed. Teams include Columbus, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, and St Paul with players Calfman Johnson Relber and Tresh Macon Chervinko Joupavilte Marrow Nserces Sharp Terie Uresswell Zuber Kleinhana Stine and Artic noted in lineups.
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Standings and Results in Early Baseball Action
American League standings show New York at 5 2 24 Philadelphia 3 3 500 Detroit 4 2 667 Chicago 3 5 000 St Louis 2 2 86 Cleveland 4 3 571 Washington 2 6 250. Friday results include Poston 15 Philadelphia 5 and Washington 4 New York 4 Detroit 4 Cleveland 2 410 innings. St Louis at Chicago postponed due to rain. Saturday matchups include Chicago at Detroit and Washington at Philadelphia with others. American Association listings show Milwaukee 4 9 727 and Louisville 4 Indianapolis 0 with St Paul at Minneapolis postponed.
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Camilli agrees to terms with Phillies
Dolph Camilli, Phillies slugging first baseman, ends holdout by accepting manager Jimmy Wilson approved terms. President Jerry Nugent offered a contract reportedly around 11 000 dollars, an 4000 rise from last year. Salary payday to begin once Camilli is declared fit to play and reports to the team within a week.
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Calmar Decorah Win In Winneshiek Tourney
In the Winneshiek tournament opener Calmar defeated Ridgeway 19 to 2 and Decorah beat Fort Atkinson 6 to 1. Moevlai reports from Decorah on Friday’s games.
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Crister Hortons Golf Grip Guidance
Golf instructor Crister Horton explains forward headway and left forearm pronation as common faults causing the club face to tilt and the ball to roll. He describes grip and stance corrections from grip to swing, notes editorials, and offers his booklet for practice steps and mailing details.
Giants hammer Dodgers as Hubbell shines in 11 2 win
Carl Hubbell hurled nine strikeouts over seven hits in an 11-2 Giants victory over Brooklyn. Mel Ott homered for New York as the revived lineup snapped out of a batting slump while Dizzy Dean won for St Louis and the Yankees dropped a 4-1 decision to Washington. Jim Ripple’s pinch hit helped lift the Giants, and Joe DiMaggio awaited his 1937 debut amid the season’s early pennant chase.
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U S Cup Cuppers Win Two From Japanese
U S Cup stars Don Budge and Frankie Parker delivered singles wins for the United States to take a 2 to 0 lead in zone eliminations of the Davis Cup. Budge defeated Fumiteru Nakano 6 1 6 1 and Parker beat Jiro Yamagishi 6 3 2 6 8 6 6 1, with Nishimura sidelined by a sore right arm.
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County Baseball Tournament Gets Into Full Swing
The county baseball tournament began with delays due to wet diamonds but resumed in the afternoon and continued through Saturday. Second round games are set for Saturday morning with semi finals in the afternoon and a final at 2 30 Monday. Central City pitcher Saw yer dominated, allowing one hit in five innings while fanning eleven as Marion faced seventeen batters.
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Australian Cup Team Beats Mexican Squad in Davis Cup Opener
Australia opened its 1937 Davis Cup campaign in Mexico City with two straight singles wins. Adrian Quist defeated Esteban Reyes 6-3 6-1 6-3, and Vivian McGrath edged Ricardo Tapia 6-3 6-4 6-4. A doubles victory on the following day would clinch the series and force a zone final likely against the United States at Forest Hills May 29-31.
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Three Die in Plane Crash During Stunt near Phoenix
In Phoenix Arizona two visitors and a pilot died when their private aircraft crashed during challenging stunt maneuvers at Rancho Grande near Mesa. Victims were Boger Miller 24 Beverly Mass Wells Point Mich Louise Stevens 19 West Manchester Mass pilot George Paul. The craft vanished into a valley 17 miles southwest of Phoenix after looping and barrel rolls from about 1000 feet. Paul ran a local flying school and was famed as a southwest stunt pilot. Miller and Stevens were summer guests at Rancho Grande with Mrs Stevens and relatives nearby.
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Tourists to Germany Rise in January 1937
National statistics show foreign visitors to Germany in January 1937 up 7 percent from January 1936. Overnight stays increased by 14 percent, despite January 1936's pre Winter Games visit surge.
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Defections Threaten Spanish Rebels Says Knickerbocker
London dispatch reports rising weariness among Franco's foreign allies six months after the national uprising. Defections from the rebels grow as Italy and Germany hesitate and Irish volunteers pull out. Madrid's siege continues with theEspana sunk and Franco facing waning support.
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Chemist Wallace Carothers Found Dead in Philadelphia Hotel
Dr. Wallace H. Carothers, 41, of Wilmington DC, former University of Illinois instructor, died in a Philadelphia hotel room Friday. Police found a bottle of poison beside the body and a squeezed lemon nearby. Carothers helped develop synthetic rubber and was on the research staff of the DuPont company.
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