Dizzy Dean Predicts Cardinals Pennant Chase
Dizzy Dean proclaims the St. Louis Cardinals will win about 95 games while the New York Giants fail to reach 100, naming Cubs as the main danger. He projects 40 wins between himself and Brother Daffy, plus boosts from other pitchers, and notes strong Cubs and Reds opposition ahead.
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Pirates
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Phillies
Braves
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Brother Affy
Willie Walker
Bill Hallahan
Bud
Jess Haines
Diz
Traer High Prevails In Quad Track Meet With 65 Points
Traer High wins the Tama county quad track meet at State Juvenile field with 64.5 points while Toledo 38.5, Tama 26.3, and State Juvenile home 13. Event results list winners from Traer, Toledo, Tama, and Juvenile home in sprints jumps and throws led by Traer stars like Franklin, Wilson, and Dean.
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Traer High
Toledo
Tama
Traer
State
Crabtree
Vorba
Seelock
Adsmak
Ward
Franklin
Wilson
Lane
Home
Dean
Beatty
Larsen
McLeod
McQueen
Yet
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Whee
Hill
Ourth
Clark
Goodwin
Checker
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Orrd
Wise
Wig
Paties
Wondy Traer
Tam
Nivenile
MelLeod
Fee
Barlow
Any Raer
Zeller
Dee
Berren
Cubs Idle As Rain Delays Schedule In Chicago
The Cubs have not played this month due to persistent rain. Pitchers Len Warneke Bill Lee Larry French and Tex Carleton have all been sidelined since late April, leaving the team idle as the stormy spell continues.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Len Warneke
Bill Lee
Larry French
Tex Carleton
Western league opens with mixed results across four hosts
The Western league began its thirty sixth season with four opening games. Cedar Rapids won 9 8 over Rock Island as Joe Klinger drove in the winning run in the ninth. Des Moines defeated St Joseph 7 2 behind Howard Taylor. Keokuk edged Davenport in the ninth after late rally. Sioux City lost to Omaha 8 5 as McCue Parker and Liska starred.
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Cedar Rapids
Raiders
Rock Island
Joe Klinger
Islanders
Red van Fleet
Bill Phebus
Blue Sox
Sioux City
Cowboys
Omaha
McCue
Parker
Ad Liska
Packers
Iowa News in Brief Highlights Local Obituaries and Events
Independence notices Mary E. Merritt 81 dies at sister’s home. burial in Oak Grove. Belle Plaine wedding Mary Christina Lamb to Milroy Novak at Congregational parsonage with Elsie Lamb and Leonard Novak as attendants. Sigourney high school events include baccalaureate May 19 and graduation May 24 with plays, banquet, and awards led by staff and dignitaries.
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Independence
Mary E. Merritt
Emma J. Farris
Farris
E. Hamlin
Oak Grove Cemetery
Massachusetts
Elizur D. Bancroft
Maine
Charles E. Merritt
Merritt
M. A. Bancroft
Minneapolis
The
Presbyterian Church
Belle Plaine
Mary Christina Lamb
George Lamb
Milroy Novak
Mary Novak
Chelsea
Vinton Lee
Elsie Lamb
Leonard Novak
Novak
Sigourney
Memorial Hall
E. K. Schneider
John Harlan
Benjamin Schwartz
Muscatine
Supt
Rufus Hoffman
H. M. Neal
James McElwee
D. A. BR
Grace Kemp
Raiders Triumph Behind Bocek Homer In Opening Win
Cedar Rapids hosts a Texas league call up Milt Bocek homers in his Raider debut for the Raiders at Hill Park. Cap Crossley leads the attack with three hits and a run scoring effort as Rock Island tallies five early runs and settles for a 9 run total on the night.
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Cedar Rapids
Cardinals
Dallas
Raider Regalia
Hill Park
Crossley
Raiders
Red van Fleet
Bill Gould
Rock Island
Islanders
Gould
van Fleet
Vicory
Cap Crossley
McLarnin Survives Thirteenth Seat Echoes Plane Crash
New York AP reports Jimmy McLarnin rode seat 13 in Sky Chief No. 13 from Albuquerque to Kansas City for his May 28 welterweight title defense against Barney Ross. The second section crashed in Missouri killing Senator Bronson Cutting and four others. McLarnin remained shaken but training continued.
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Jimmy McLarnin
Galway
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Points East
Barney Ross
Missouri
Bronson Cutting
McLarnin
Chicago
Jimmy
Dutra and Thomson Take Best Ball Exhibit in Waterloo
Olin Dutra the national open champion and Jimmy Thomson Australian open champion won a best ball exhibition at Waterloo municipal course. They beat local pros Alex Olson Sunnyside and C. V. Anderson Byrnes Park by five strokes. Dutra shot 69 and Thomson 74 while the Waterloo pair each posted 76.
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Waterloo
Olin Dutra
Jimmy Thomson
Municipal
Alex Olson
Sunnyside Country Club
C. V. Anderson
Byrnes Park
Dutra
Thomson
Chester Horton's Golf Instruction on Stance and Swing
The article outlines Horton’s golf method advocating an open stance with mashie and clubs below mashie range. It warns against rigid shoulders and promotes waist twisting with relaxed shoulders, increasing tension only as the swing reaches impact for a firm hit.
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Mashie
Bigourney Heninger Elected Head Of Junior Chamber
Ralph A. Heninger was chosen president of the junior chamber of commerce with Laurence Rhea as vice president Julius Graeber secretary and Charlies Dalby treasurer. Directors include Bernard O Rourke James Barlow and R G Yoder. Delegates to the Newton state convention Saturday include Harold Perdue Herbert Wickencamp Julius Graeber Ralph Goeldner and James Barlow. Yoder retire from presidency and seeks state group presidency. The association will send the high school orchestra to the national convention in Madison Wisconsin May 17.
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Madison
Wis
Chinese religious calendar marks many god birthday observances
In China about half the days in the year are devoted to birthdays of gods. Observances reflect a diverse pantheon and local rituals across regions.
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China
Roosevelt Juniors Defeat Armstrong Nine By 7-4 Score
Roosevelt hotel junior team beat Armstrong 7 to 4 in an American Legion tilt on the Daniels diamond. Pospial starred with two catches and two hits, while Severa contributed strong defense for the losers. Next game set for Thursday at 4 30 when Three Minute meets Cities Service on the Danefels diamond.
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Armstrong
American Legion
Daniels Diamond
Armstrong’s
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Severa
Cicil
Hotel Club
Pospial
Three Minute
Dane Fels
Airways Gun Club To Hold Shoot Thursday
The Cedar Rapids Airways Gun Club will hold a practice shoot at the club traps from 4 p.m. until dark Thursday. Seaplanes can rise from slightly rough water more easily than they can from a smooth surface.
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Cedar Rapids Airways Gun Club
Pirates Buy Blanton After Striking Rookie Earns Record
Pittsburgh owner proxy Bill Benswanger describes acquiring Cy Blanton from Art Griggs after spotting his minor league strikeout streak. Blanton, 25, had four wins with no losses in the season so far, leading to the purchase likely under $5,000.
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Pittsburgh (Ap
Bill Benswanger
Pirates
Cy Blanton
Pittsburgh Pirates
Darrell Elijah Blanton
Benswanger
St. Joseph
Tulsa
Art Griggs
Griggs
Blanton
Stanwood Hart Named Acting Mayor Amid Waite Absence
The Stanwood town council elected Morton D. Hart as acting mayor while W C Waite serves with the government in Cheyenne Wyoming this summer. The council votes to use PWA funds to buy additional lighting for Athletic Park.
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Stanwood
Morton D. Hart
W. C. Waite
Cheyenne
Wyo
PWA
Athletic Park
Four Iowan Graduates Initiated into Gamma Alpha Honorary
Four University of Iowa graduate students were initiated into Gamma Alpha on Tuesday night. The new members are William Furnish of Tipton Archie Carter of Fremont Donald Mallett of Des Moines and Ellis Scobey of Mount Vernon.
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University of Iown
Gamma
William Furnish
Tipton
Archie Carter
Fremont
Donald Mallett
Des Moines
Ellis Scobey
Mount Vernon
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