Kentucky Derby Set for Record Crowd at Churchill Downs
Derby eve notes a forecast unsettled weather and a possible record crowd over 75,000. Cavalcade and Time Clock are the Brookmeade entry favored at 5 to 2 with Mata Hari at 7 to 2 as possible repeat winner. Blue Again withdrawn leaving 13 possibles and a crowded field of notables arriving for the race.
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Churchill Downs
Cavalcade
Robert A. Smith
Brookmeade
Renartad Neruniensee
James L. Sendall
Bradley
New York
Chicago
Birmingham
Florida
Phiadelphia
John F. Curry
Tammany
Joe Wiedner
E. R. Bradley
Paul Whiteman
James Farley
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Hal Roach
Col
C. J. Pettijohn
Kentucky Colonels
Blue
Col. Bradley
Bazaar
Bender
Quasimodo
Prince Pompey
Thomasville
Howard
Wisconsin Favored In Iowa Track Meet
In Iowa City Wisconsin faces Iowa and Northwestern in the last meet at old Iowa field. Wisconsin hopes to repeat its indoor win with Peast Krueger Janicki Rotter Rubow as key scorers while Northwestern relies on Duggins Farley Olson and Jens. Iowa bets on Cretzmeyer and Captain Sidney Dean supported by Panther Moulton Gordon Campisi and other contenders. The triangular meet marks the final use of the field before next season's events move to the new track near the stadium.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Iowa
Badgers
Tom Jones
Peast
Krueger
Janicki
Rotter
Rubow
Badger
Duggins
Farley
Olson
Jens
Hawkeyes
Francis Cretzmeyer
Sidney Dean
Cretzmeyer
Mark
Panther
Graham Moulton
Beverly Gordon
Leo Campisi
Towa
Diamondball Tourney Set for Wyman in Columbus Junction
A tenball tournament will be played at Wyman on Saturday with eight teams in afternoon and evening sessions. New national softball rules will be enforced and a trophy will be awarded to the tournament winner.
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Wyman Columbus Junction
Wyman
Triangular Meet at Coe Saturday Sparks Freshman Events
Six teams Coe Cornell and State Teachers converge on the Coe oval Saturday morning for a six-school triangular track meet. Rivalry heats include hurdles broad jumps high jump weights and pole vaults with notable duels among Osburn Stookey Kraft and Waresh Cedarholm. Afternoon events carry 25 cent adults 15 cent children admission.
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Coe Oval
Coe
Cornell
Hild
Nichols
Petch
Vorhees
Osburn
Stookey
Kiefer
Price
Kraft
White
Myers
Pole Vauters
Cook
Claypool
Saccaro
Waresh
Cedarholm
Roosevelt Licks Cereals in Protested Junior League Victory
Roosevelt Hotel nine defeated the Three Minute Cereals 6 to 4 in a Junior Legion game amid protest over an ineligible player. Key hits by Klinger and Moravec followed by a deep center round-tripper widened the lead after Roosevelt trailed 4–3. Next game: Saturday at 2 p.m. vs West Highland.
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Klinger
Stastney
Roosevelt Hotel
Three Minute Cereals
Roosevelt
Farmer
Usher
Moravec
Cereals
Rogers
Zisko
de Aene Haere
Exigers
Ers
Rietz
Kinch
Hotel
West Highland
Neusel Favored Over Loughran In Garden Bout
Walter Neusel, a blond German heavyweight, is an 8 to 5 favorite to beat Tommy Loughran in a ten round main event at Madison Square Garden. Neusel, 25, weighs about 197 pounds to Loughran’s 184, bringing youth, height and power to the ring.
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New York
Walter Neusel
Tommy Loughran
Madison Square Garden
Ans
the Garden
Philadelphia
Primo Carnera
Neusel
Loughran
Alberts Diamondball Team Seeks Games in Cedar Rapids Area
The Alberts Diamondball Team seeks games with teams in Cedar Rapids or nearby territory. A Sunday match is desired. Communicate with Sid Leibsohn at 22731 or 6157.
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Alberts
Jis
Cedar Rapids
Sid Leibsohn
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter on Baseball Pace
Earl Red Peppers notes Detroit’s shaky start and Cochrane’s pennant forecasts. He cites Cubs lefthanders, Browns and Indians strengths, White Sox power, and varying pitching seesaw as spring training winds down. Derby boast prompts a jokey edge about paper picks.
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Red Peppers Hot Sport
By Earl
Cochrane
St. Louis Browns
Hornsby
Cleveland Indians
White Sox
Yanks
Senators
City Barn Trips Firemen in 23 to 7 League Game
In a Thursday night league tilt at Ellis Park the City Employes exploded for 16 runs in the seventh inning to beat Cap Stefan's Firemen 23 to 7. Prior to the surge the contest was tight with a one run margin. All City players contributed hits and runs while two late third base calls favored City, demoralizing the Firemen. Undefeated teams after the first round include the Court House, City Employes and Cap Benish's Firemen.
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Cap Stefan
Ellis Park
Court House
City Employes
Cap Benish
Firemen
Oliver Presbyterian
Trinity Methodist
First Christian
First Baptist
First Evangelical
Kenwood Park
Local Prep Teams Ready for Grinnell Interscholastic Meet
Washington and Grant high schools travel to Grinnell for a Drake Grinnell dual with about forty players. Sixteen Panthers and twenty Tigers represent their schools as preliminaries start at 10 a.m. and finals at 2 p.m. The meet signals the state meet two weeks away in Grinnell with Ottumwa Oskaloosa and Des Moines schools among the top contenders.
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Washington
Grant
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Panthers
Tigers
Drake
Ottumwa
Des Moines
My Sullivan Knocks Out Ahern in St. Paul Comeback
My Sullivan scored his third straight knockout in a comeback campaign by stopping Goldie Ahern in the second round at the St. Paul auditorium. Ahern filled in for Ralph Kanable of Waterloo Iowa in the six round main event.
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ST. Paul
My Sullivan
Goldie Ahern
St. Paul Auditorium
Ahern
Ralph Kanable
Waterloo
Witwer Grocers Seek Baseball Games in Region
Witwer Grocer company ball team re organized to enter the M and J league and play under Blue Ribbon colors. They seek bookings with strong teams within fifty miles and request communications to Manager Charles Polansky care of Witwer Grocer company. The text also notes the emperor penguin spends life on ice and in water.
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Witwer Grocer Company
Charles. Polansky
Antarctic
Wrestling Results From Cities Highlight AP Sponsored Card
In Camden Joe Savoldi 200 pounds Es. Three Osks Mich defeated Rudy Dusek 215 in Omaha two falls to one. In Albany Jim Londos St. Louis defeated Len Macaluso East Aurora N Y 82 10 Macaluso unable to continue after first fall. In Toronto Joe Malecewicz 203 Utica N Y defeated Earl McCready 235 Amulet Sask 39 58 McCready unable to continue after first fall.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. J
Joe Savoldi
Osks
Mich
Rudy Dusek
Omaha
Albany
N. Y
Jim Londos
St. Louis
Len Macaluso
East Aurora
Macaluso
Toronto
Joe Malecewicz
Utica
Earl McCready
Amulet
Sask
McCready
St Joseph Saints poised for pennant drive with 1933 core
St. Joseph Missouri expects to contend for the Western league title with nine 1933 champions returning. New manager Wes Griffin teams with catcher Earle Brucker, strong pitching nucleus Herman Dress Gene Ledford and Buckshot May, plus reinforcements from Cleveland and Minneapolis and several infield and outfield veterans.
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Joseph
St. Joseph
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Wes Griffin
Dutch” Zwilling
Saints
Griffin
Earle Brucker
Herman Dress
Gene Ledford
Southpaws
Herbert “Buckshot
May
Moundsman
Andy Bednar
Harold Big Fire
Iowa
Jack Parham
Jerome
Dizzy
Paul Dean
Ralph Moreau
Muskogee
Frank Cash
Walter Carson
Howard McFarland
Charley Bates
Eddie Deculr
Gus MelTsaacs
Billy Jurges Suffers Appendicitis Before Cubs Game
Chicago Cubs shortstop Billy Jurges suffers a mild appendicitis attack before the game with Boston. Club physician Dr. John F. Davis says he is out of danger for an operation but will be kept under observation, likely back in the lineup by next Monday.
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Cubs
Bill Walker
Cardinals
St. Louis
Bruins
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Ralph Birkofer
Cedar Rapids
Heinie Meine
Boston Braves
Ed Brandt
Chicago
Chuck Klein
Babe Herman
Grimm
Billy Jurges
Chicago Cubs
Boston
John F. Davis
Jurges
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Iowa Light and Power Company
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Frank Sturm
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Mickey Cochrane
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