Dixon Sees Western League Stronger 25 Percent This Year
Davenport manager Cletus Dixon predicts the Western League will be at least 25 percent stronger in 1936 and that his Davenport Blue Sox will rebuild accordingly. He notes major changes in infield and pitching, with the outfield likely intact and several new pitchers joining from Chicago, Dayton, Sioux City and Rock Island.
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Cletus Dixon
Cuit
Shaughnessey
Blue Sox
Sioux City
Dixon
Mills Stadium
Chicago
Bill Prince
al Picchota
Bill Phebus
Frank Tubbs
Frank Lamanski
Claude Willoughby
Philadelphia
Roger Wolff
Dayton
Emil Hemenway
Jack Volsoano
Rock Island
Otto Denning
Rudy Laskowski
Coe freshmen tennis team defeats Cornell 5 to 1
Coe College freshmen toppled Cornell yearlings 5 to 1 in a Tuesday tennis meet at Mount Vernon. Struyk of Cornell won the lone singles for the visitors, while Coe’s Nicholas Mitchell Rogers won three straight matches as the Kohawks dominated the rest of the lineup.
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Mount Vernon
Coe College
Cornell
Struyk
Purple
Kohawks
Woodward
Coe
Nicholas
Miller
Mitchell
Maloney
Rogers
Ee Reid
Clarence Prep District Meet Opens in Clar ence
Special to The Gazette Clarence Ia. the district high school baseball tournament opens Thursday at 1 pm with Clarence facing Guernsey. At 2 30 Maquoketa meets Central City in a likely feature game, while 4 pm Clutter plays the Johnson county winner. Quarter finals Friday semi finals Saturday with the title game at 2 30 pm. Umpires M B McCurdy and M G Cooper. manager K L Benner. Pairings list two brackets with several byes and matchups including Clarence versus Guernsey and Maquoketa versus Central City.
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Gazette
Clarence
Guernsey
Maquoketa
Central City
Clutter
Johnson County
M. B. McCurdy
North English
M. G. Cooper
Kalona
K. L. Benner
Zwingle
Williamsburg
Wilton Junction
Coe Falls to Iowa State in 5-1 Tennis Meet
Coe College tennis loses to Iowa State on local courts by 5-1. IS players Reyes, Kimoon, Brown, and Turner win singles. Doubles Graves-Rosenbrook defeat Everett-Turner 6-4 6-3. Brown-? defeat Carrithers-Roberts 6-3 6-2.
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Coe
Iowa State
Iowa University
Kohawks
Reyes
Carrithers
G.oon
Roberts
M. _Brown
Everett
Turner
Rosenbrook
Graves
Brown
Oakville High Wins Louisa County Tournament
Oakville high school defeated Wapello 5 to 4 in the final game of the Louisa county tournament played at Oakville. Morning Sun beat Grandview 9 to 3 in the consolation, with Carr and Thompson led Morning Sun while Holtrop and McGill starred for Grandview. Wapello earlier beat Grandview 19 to 2 and Oakville previously shut out Morning Sun 11 to 0.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Oakville
Wapello
Louisa County
Morning Sun
Grandview
Carr
Thompson
Holtrop
McGill
Winners Announced In Jackson County Meet
In Maquoreta Iowa Jackson County Rural Education Association announced meet winners. South Fork No 2 Clayton Hamilton teacher won the kittenball trophy. Watson Independent Earl Bock teacher placed second. Watson school won the field and track trophy with 47 points. Maple Grove 31, Grace Wylie 25, Wilton Keeney and South Fork No 2 20.
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Maquoreta
Charles F. Martin
Jackson County Rural Education Association
South Fork Township
Clayton Hamilton
Watson
Earl Bock
Watson School
Maple Grove
Miss Grace Wylie
Erry No
Wilton Keeney
South Fork
The Secret of Joe Louis Punching Power
Damon Runyon explains how Joe Louis blends mind and muscle for defense and offense. He cites Louis’s premonition of opponents’ moves, his exact timing, and superior coordination. The piece compares Louis with Dempsey, Tunney, and boxing greats, highlighting anticipation and feints.
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Joe Louis
Damon Runyon
Universal Service
New York
Max Baer
Max
Louis
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Dempsey
Philadelphia
Night thief could face grand larceny in Kansas
The saying notes legal distinction in Kansas criminal law that daytime chicken theft is petty larceny while theft at night constitutes grand larceny.
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Kansas
American Women Tie British In Curtis Cup Match
In Gleneagles Scotland the American women edged toward retaining the Curtis Cup by a four to four draw with England plus one halved, as three two sums and one foursome each side provided a bitter contest in mist. Patty Berg 17 of Minneapolis lost in singles to Helen Holm, while Jessie Anderson earned a late victory for Britain over L D Cheney to seal the tie.
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Gleneagles
Scotland
Ins
America
England
Little Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Glenna Collett Ware
Patty
Helen Holm
Troon
United States
Great Britain
Jessie Anderson
Miss Anderson
L. D. Cheney
Santa Monica
Calif
Wilson, Former Sioux City Pilot to Join Des Moines
Spencer Abbott manager of the Des Moines Western league club said the club has purchased Hack Wilson, a catcher who managed Sioux City last year. Wilson, sold an option by Sioux City to the Albany club of the International league, was recently returned to the Cowboys. Wilson will report here this weekend.
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DES Moines
Spencer Abbott
Hack Wilson
Sioux City
Wilson
Albany
Cowboys
Roosevelt Juniors Seek Friday Practice Ball Game
The Roosevelt hotel team from the American Legion junior league aims to schedule a practice game Friday around 5 p.m. Interested teams should contact Bill Kimball at 1310 Third Street SW.
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Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Bill Kimball
Third Street
Raiders Poised as Western League Strengthens Ahead of Season
Davenport report cites Blue Sox manager Cletus Dixon predicting a 25 percent gain in strength over 1935. Cap Crossley assembles a varied roster with key players at third base shortstop and right field, including Skeeter Webb and Frank Howard, while Alex Filbert and Rus sell De Forrest vie for infield and first baseman roles. Pitching staff features Taylor Hayes Van Fleet Mead Wrobel Elston Cabble and Matthews in a depth-rich outlook.
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Davenport
Cletus Dixon
Blue Sox
Raiders
Cap Crossley
University of Iowa
Crossley
Skeeter Webb
Frank Howard
Buck Ewing
Jiggs Gassaway
Marvin Pelton
Charley Gerlach
University of Wisconsin
Howard
Milt Bocek
Goldie
Howard Taylor
Jim Hayes
Iowa
Red van Fleet
Ralph Mead
Ad Wrobel
Rock Island Tr.o
Little Rock
Wrobel
Dick Elston
Kenneth Cabble
Jude Matthews
St. Louis Cardinals
Elston
Cabble
Matthews
Raiders Seek Stronger Team For Faster Progress
The piece contends the Raiders must be about 30 to 35 percent stronger than last season to exceed their fifth place finish from the previous year. It questions whether the team has reached that level but notes they are likely better equipped than at the same time last spring, though further optimism would be guessing.
Local Y M C A Veterans Enter National Volleyball Meet
The Y M C A Veterans volleyball team has entered the national tournament in Davenport on Friday. The event draws teams from across the United States and runs alongside the National Open and National Y M C A tournaments. Cedar Rapids will be represented by Roy Harger, spiker. with Dr Jack Skien and Rev Ralph Collis as other spikers. Passing will be handled by Dr R D Proctor, Dr W E Peschau and Jim Bell.
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Davenport
United States
Cedar Rapids
Roy Harger
Jack Skien
Ralph Collis
R. D. Proctor
W. E. Peschau
Jim Bell
Clarence High Beats Wheatland 9 to 1 in Baseball Game
Clarence high school defeated Wheatland 9 to 1 at home Tuesday afternoon. Tucker pitched four innings with nine strikeouts. Freshmen Long and Von Muenster finished the game for Clarence. Klatt and Lane powered the offense with two doubles apiece.
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the Gazette
Clarence
Wheatland
Tucker
Long
von Muenster
Klatt
Lane
Ossie Orwall Hired by Calmar Baseball Club
Calmar Iowa to open season with Ossie Orwall a former major league pitcher. Orwall will start the season against St. Lucas on Calmar’s home diamond.
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Ossie Orwall
Calmar Ball Club
Calmar
Calmar Baseball Club
St. Lucas
Wrestling Results by the Associated Press
New York Ali Baba 205 pinned Dick Shikat 227. Turkey defeated Germany 53:33. Philadelphia Yvon Robert 21% beat Chief Little Wolf 215. Colorado 29:59. Ed Strangler Lewis 245 pinned Olaf Oleson 225. Glendale California 6:18. NAVEN Conn Emil Dusek 213% defeated George Keverly 295. Greece two falls to one.
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Associated Press
NEW _YORK
Ali Baba
Turkey
Dick Shikat
Germany
Philadelphia
Yvon Robert
Montreal
Chief Little Wolf
Colorado
Strangler) Lewis
Glendale
Calif
Olaf Oleson
Milwaukee
NAVEN
Conn
Emil Dusek
George Keverly
Greece
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