War Admiral Favored In Sixty-Third Kentucky Derby
War Admiral of Man O' War fame opens as 8 to 5 favorite for the Kentucky Derby with a $50,000 purse. The field features pompoon reaping reward and others while weather and weights may decide the outcome. Several top rivals show mixed form as post positions near.
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War Admiral
Henry McLemore
United Press State
Otisville
Louisville
Ol’ Big Red
Admiral
Chesapeake
Maryland
Pompoon
Wood Memorial
Dellor
Three D
Heelfly
Col. Bradley
Brooklyn
Milky Way
Case Ace
Coe
Garwin High Defeats Tama In 14-2 Baseball Victory
Garwin high school beat Tama 14 to 2 on Tama field in a loosely played game. Garwin pitcher Rapen Kamp allowed only 2 hits while Garwin collected 11 hits and scored 9 runs in the sixth inning. Batteries Garwin Rupenkamp and Sleikers Tama Quigley and Dunlap.
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the Gazette
TAMA
Garwin
Rapenkamp
Rupenkamp
Sleikers
Quigley and
Dunlap
Grinnell Pioneers End Four Week Spring Drills
Grinnell College Pioneers wrap four week spring football drills with a full length scrimmage Saturday between two picked teams. Coach Guy Lookabaugh announced the session closer as the drills conclude.
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Grinnell
Guy Lookabaugh
Grinnell College Pioneers
Roosevelt Juniors Defeat Smulekoff Team By 13 To 1
Hotel Roosevelt's 1936 American Legion champions opened defense with a 13 to 1 victory over Smulekoff Furniture Juniors. Red Kenney limited Roosevelt to six hits. Bob Stastny hit the season's first homer. Wayne Bruce allowed one earned run through four innings before fielding errors noted.
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Hotel Roosevelt
American Legion
Smulekoff Furniture Company
Hotel Nine
Red Kenney
Smulekoff
Bob Stastny
Wayne Bruce
Roosevelt
Rinderknecht
Kenney
Bruce
Roosevelt Hotel
Smulekeoff's
Kojaska
Carney
Pruch Ab
Mil Merit
Hubert
Farmer
OlGorecline
Stastny
OP Riftner
Stafford
Quasset
Janos
Dole
Woolwinec
Tir'd
Macek Ss
Phillips
Hachrf
Cccsaece
Bmuiekoff Furniture
Misatans
Macek
Corsello
Pfiffner
Guase
Tastay
Ae. Wallad
Pield
Fraeh
Bek
Ield
J Menney
Inderknecht Enney
A. Smulokott
Renney
Enney
Wile Kenney
Luther Nine Tops Buena Vista In Lopsided Win
Luther College Norsemen defeated Buena Vista 28 to 2 in Decorah. Olson earned the win with strong pitching while Gossman Skale Morem and Hanson led the offense with multiple runs batted in and home runs amid a high error count by Buena Vista.
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Luther
Buena Vista
Decorah
Reque
Norsemen
Forde
Ol Sutton
Ealle
Ol Brown
Leather
OlKeister
Skale
Mikel'n
O!taylor
Goss'n
Ball
C. Lar
Oldhr't
Hanson
Han
Crimmings
Stutton
Christiansen
Kelster
Thompson Y
Harris
Broddard
Gossman
Keister
Morem
Johnson
Stoddard
Olson
Rune
L. Larson
Olever Greenbank
Iowa Valley League Opens Play Sunday
The Iowa Valley League starts its third season on Sunday May 9 with games in Newhall Walford Blairstown Atkins Norway and Van Horne. The Newhall band will provide music and the mayor will throw the first ball. All games begin at 2 30. Admission is 25 cents for men and 10 cents for ladies.
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Walford
Iowa Valley League
Blairstown
Newhall
Atkins
Keystone
Norway
Watkins
van Horne
Davenport High Edges Maquoketa 5 4 in Extra Innings
Maquoketa high school faced Davenport in a midweek baseball game and lost 5 to 4 after two extra innings. Glen Henton pitched for Maquoketa with Paul Romer catching. Maquoketa travels to Preston Monday and hosts the district tournament the following week.
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Maquoketa
Davenport
Glen “Red” Henton
Paul Romer
Preston
New Basket Coach Named at Anamosa High
Harold Sweet, a successful two year basketball coach at Early High, will coach basketball at Anamosa High next season. The move names Sweet as Anamosa’s new basketball coach.
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Anamosa
Harold Sweet
Early High
Anamosa High
Schmeling plans to press boxing claim in New York
Max Schmeling maps a New York fight with Jimmy Braddock after missing the Hindenburg voyage. Joe Jacobs demands Schmeling reach New York by May 4 to present his side to the boxing commission, prompting water travel instead of air.
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Max Schmeling
America
Jimmy Braddock
New York
Joe Jacobs
Boxing Commission
Jacobs
Schmeling
Max
Baseball Books On Sale Three More Days
Baseball fans have three more days to purchase baseball books at ten dollars and seventy cents or eight hundred dollars for twenty grandstand seats at Hill Park. Books are available at Curry's Beluden Hill's Lyman's Niagara cigar stores or from Pete Bailey at Merchants National Bank. No books will be available after Monday evening.
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Hill Park
Curry’s
Beluden Hill
Lyman’s
Niagara Cigar
Pete Bailey
Merchants National Bank
Wapsie Valley Loop Opens Season May 16
The Gazette notes the Wapsie Valley league for 1937 has eight teams: Alburnett Center Point Coggon Lafayette Palo Quasqueton Walker and Winthrop. Officers elected: Al Schuler president Dr Fitz Benz vice president and H W McCright secretary treasurer. Opening games set for Sunday May 16 with Coggan at Walker Lafayette at Alburnett Palo at Quasqueton and Winthrop at Center Point.
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Gazette
Alburnett
Wapsie Valley League
Center Point
Coggon
Lafayette
Palo
Quasqueton
Walker
Winthrop
al Schuler
Fitz Benz
H. W. McCright
Coggan
Amana High Captures Iowa County Tournament
NORTH ENGLISH The Amana high school baseball team won the Iowa county tournament here Thursday defeating North English 6-3 in the final. Zuber pitched six no hit innings for Amana. In the first round Williamsburg beat Millersburg 14-4 and Amana defeated Victor 20-4. In the semi finals North English beat Williamsburg 17-7 and Amana beat Parnell 15-3.
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North English
Amana High School
Zuber
Amana
Williamsburg
Millersburg
Victor
Parnell
Buddy Baer Stops British Boxer In The Fourth Round
Buddy Baer a 242 pound challenger from the United States defeated Jim Wilde of Great Britain in Harringay stadium London in the fourth round. Wilde was floored three times in the first round and again after the bell before the referee stopped the fight.
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Buddy Baer
London
Max Baer
Jim Wilde
Great Britain
Harringay Stadium
Wilde
Baer
Max
Tommy Farr
Buddy
St Ambrose golfers trip Cornell team on Mount Vernon course
St Ambrose defeated Cornell 14% to 3% with no losses. Von Maur and Birkhahn tied 72 in No 1. Balluff and De Maur tied in singles. Balluff and Von Maur led SA to wins in two doubles matches.
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Mount Vernon
St. Ambrose
Cornell
Mount Vernon Country Club
von Maur
Birkhahn
Cor
de Maur
Balluff
Edwards
Emil Anderson
Coleie SA
Link
Owen
Coleman
E. Anderson
Viewing the Field by Leo Lucas on Iowa’s 1921 22 Hawks
Craven Shuttleworth recalls the 1921 22 Iowa undefeated football teams and the strong bond among players. He contrasts Gordon Locke and Aubrey Devine, plus Duke Slater’s exploits, and notes Yale scouting influenced Illinois to nearly upset the Hawks.
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Craven Shuttleworth
Iowa
Iowa City
Aubrey
Glenn Devine
Lester Belding
Duke Slater
Max Kadesky
George Thompson
Paul Minick
Chester Mead
Gordon Locke
John Heldt
Shuttleworth
Devine
Locke
Towa
Aubrey Devine
Hawks
Yale
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Illini
Local High School Track Squads Prepare For District Meet
Four local high school teams gear up for the district meet with events set for tomorrow. Wilson travels to Vinton for relays while Roosevelt McKinley and Franklin compete in a morning triangular meet on the Marion track.
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Wilson
Vinton
Roosevelt
McKinley
Franklin
Marion
Troy Mills Beats Brandon 21 1 In Baseball Clash
Troy Mills defeats Brandon 21 to 1 on Brandon diamond. pitcher Flasher of Troy Mills fanned twelve and allowed only one hit in the Wednesday game.
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Troy Mills
Brandon
the Gazette
Triangular Track Meet at Coe Saturday
Coe College Cornell and State Teachers prepare for a triangular track meet at Coe field on Saturday. Freshman events morning with varsity in the afternoon starting at 2 00. Teams include Coe, Cornell and Teachers with multiple sprint and distance races and hurdles listed for varsity and freshman squads.
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Coe
Cornell
Fresman
Rutgers
Cayron
Stookey
Elslawer
Weebury
Wedsbury
Careson
Reinfeld
Elslager
Carson
Vare Ality
Prasch
Fidler
Stonebraker
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Roosevelt Juniors
Davenport High
Red ‘Peppers
Earl
Raider
Sioux City
Cap Crossley
Crossley
Raiders
Jinks Keeney
Cap
Jiggs Gasaway
Jerome Hanner
Dean
Dizzy
OY Dis
Lingle van Mungo
Dodger
Mungo
Flatbush
Burleigh Grimes
Dodgers
Bill Terry
Skeeter
Webb
Columbus
American Association
Skeets
Pat Ankemann
Jack Davis
Wapsie Valley
Amana High
Iowa County
SAM Lee Jeweler—Dows Bldg
Nana
Taylor
Leo Lucas
Notre Dame
Johnny Mohardt
Slater
Mohardt
Fleet Monardt
Elsie Lindquist
Battin
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