Coe Grinnell and Cornell Face Triangular Meet At Vinton
The Cedar Rapids area prep track season centers on a four meet at Coe College with Coe Grinnell and Cornell competing in a triangular. Elslager sprained an ankle and will miss the meet jeopardizing Coe hopes as the Midwest conference race looms next week. Wilson and Roosevelt lead local squads in the Vinton high school preliminaries and Cedar Rapids schools aim for a top finish.
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Grinnell
Cornell
Vinton
Franklin
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Roosevelt
Ames
Forest Rutgers
Beloit
Forest
Vernon Eislager
Vernon Elslager
Deluxe
Elslager
Cicero
Kohawks
Dick Barker
Anamosa
Eldora Training School
Skeota
Lisbon
Manchester
Marion
Montezuma
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Toledo
Tracer
University High
West Branch
Williamsburg
Viewing the Field On Jesse Owens Career Peak
Leo Lucas reviews Jesse Owens high school and college marks noting six world records three in each level. He cites 9.4 seconds for 100 and 20.3 for 220 as unsurpassed prep and college times, plus 26 feet 8.5 inches broad jump. Weekend district meets and eight baseball tournaments loom as spring peaks. Al Kane of Iowa State Teachers shines with a 16 1 victory and two grand slams.
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Jesse Owens
East Tech High
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Negro Wonder
Chicago
Ohio State
Owens
George Simpson
Hubert Meier
Iowa State
Frank Wykoff
Southern California
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
Ann Arbor
Ames
Manson
Giants Stumble as Terry Faces Early Season Pressure
A prolonged slump has the New York Giants near the National League cellar under Bill Terry since 1932. Arm injuries to aces Hubbell and Wal Schumacher hamper pitching while rookie and aging arms struggle to deliver. The piece surveys top performers across the league, highlighting Ted Williams and Jim Tabor with the Red Sox, McCosky of the Tigers, and Yankee prospects as the season unfolds.
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New York Giants
Bill Terry
John McGraw
Giants
Gotham
Terry
McGraw
Carl Hubbell
Wal Schumacher
Hub
Hal
Starry Gumbert
Melton
Hubbell
Ifal
Gumbert
Skeeter Webb
Cleveland
Webb
Jim Shilling
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Jim Tabor
O.K
Frank Croucher
Mark Chrisman
Detroit
Tigers
Barney Mec-Cosky
Croucher
Chrisman
McCosky
Browns
John Berardino
Red Kress
Don Heffner
John Henry Kramer
Woodrow Rick
Yankees
Keller
Gallagher
Williams
Merrill May
Philadelphia
Eddie Miller
Boston Bees
Yankee
May
Newark
Miller
Kansas City
Whitlow Wyatt
Brooklyn
Manuel Salvo
Cubs
Gene Lillard
Freddie Watchinson
Toledo
Spillville Withdraws From Northeastern Loop
Spillville withdraws from the Northeastern Iowa league and is succeeded by Lansing. The schedule remains as originally announced.
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Spillville
Gazette
Decorah
Lansing
Webster High Captures North Keokuk Trophy in 8-4 Win
Webster High defeated South English High 8-4 on the South English field to claim the North Keokuk county trophy. Webster outscored South English 8-4 as the trophy was awarded after the game.
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Webster High
South English
Webster
South English High
North Keokuk
Wartburg College Wins Two Straight Over Penn
Wartburg College defeated Oskaloosa 13 to 4 in an Iowa conference baseball game, extending a two game lead over Penn. The win came Thursday in Waverly as Wartburg built a solid offense to secure the victory.
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Wartburg College
Waverly
Penn
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Europeans In Chicago For Gloves Bouts
Chicago to host Golden Gloves action Friday night with 21 000 expected in capacity crowd. European champions meet Chicago boxers across weight classes from 112 to heavyweight including Moon vs Lehtinen Nardecchia vs Ellis Dowdall vs Pleasant Pauli vs Reeves Raadik vs Kinney Musina vs Allen Lazzari.
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Chicago
Golden Gloves
Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc
Willie Moon
Olli Lehtinen
Finland
Chester Ellis
Kansas City
Guido Nardecchia
Italy
Roy Lewis
Muncie
Ind
Patrick Dowdall
Ireland
John Pleasant
Egisto Peire
William Pauli
Detroit
Eric Agren
Sweden
Jimmy Reeves
Cleveland
Anton Raadik
Esthenia
Ragon Kinney
Hartman
Ark
Luigi Musina
Altus Allen
Nemesio Lazzari
Pesek Remains Lincoln Wrestling Champion After Win
Nebraska wrestling king John Pesek defeated Wladek Zbyszko in a match billed as the world’s championship before 3,300 fans. Pesek won a $1,000 purse and kept his unlost Lincoln mat record, though he lost a single fall. Zbyszko, 41, outweighed Pesek by 40 pounds. It was their fourth meeting, last in 1922 in Kansas City.
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Lincoln
Neb
John Pesek
Nebraska Wrestling King
Wladek Zbyszko
Pesek
Zbyszko
Kansas City
Wapsie Valley League Sunday Schedule Reported
Special to The Gazette outlines May 14 games: Alburnett at Lafayette, Corvon at Springville, Teddylife at Winthrop. The standings show Alburnett and Toddville near the top with Winthrop, Springville, and Lafayette trailing.
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Alburnett
Lafayette
Corvon
Springville
Teddylife
Winthrop
Wi Pet
Corron Tae
Alburnette
Toddville
Winthrop Cp
Toledo High Captures County Track Title
Toledo high school won the county track meet with 66 points on Wednesday. Tracr a placed second with 53, followed by Juvenile Home with 36, Mon tour with 6, and Gladbrook with 1.
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Toledo High Captures
Toledo
Toledo High School
Tracra
Montour
Gladbrook
Phillies Rookie Catches 78-Pound Baseball From City Hall Tower
Philadelphia AP report says 24 year old Dave Coble caught a ball dropped from 521 feet at City Hall after Franklin Institute physicists computed its speed. Coble nearly fell to his knees under the enormous impact as teammates Brack Young Millies watched. eight prior throws missed before his successful catch.
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Philadelphia
Dave Coble
Phillies
William Penn Tower
City Hall
Franklin Institute
Coble
Gil Brack
del Young
Walter Millies
Young Coble
Iowa U Golfers To Meet Illinois Next Saturday
Iowa City's University of Iowa golf team, in its best year, faces Illinois next Saturday in a Big Ten showdown. The Hawkeyes already defeated Minnesota, 1938 champion, and Northwestern, last year’s runner up, in a season that marks their final home meet.
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University of Iowa
University of Illinois
Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Northwestern
Edgewood Triumphs 14 5 Over Colesburg in Tuesday Game
Edgewood defeated Colesburg 14 to 5 on Tuesday afternoon with Harlan Beatty belting a home run for Edgewood. Edgewood had 11 hits and committed two errors while Colesburg had five hits and three errors. Edgewood batteries were Sharp and Beatty. Colesburg pitchers were Kuhlman and Koeneke.
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Edgewod
Colesburg
Harlan Beatty
Sharp
Beatty
Kuhlman
Koeneke
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