War Admiral Favored In Preakness Run At Pimlico
War Admiral heads an eight horse field for the Preakness at Pimlico with two other Man O War offspring Matey and Over The Top. Matey shown improving form after a Pimlico Futurity win and a recent season victory, while Over The Top slipped to third in the Chesapeake stakes. Early betting put War Admiral at 1-2 with Matey and Pompoon at 4 to 1 as track conditions favored a fast surface.
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Sixteen Grinnell Men Enter Conference Meet
Grinnell college track coach G Lester Duke will take sixteen athletes to St. Louis for the Missouri Valley conference meet. Traveling from Grinnell are Ted Applequist Des Moines Burke Powers Oskaloosa Fred Luther Clevin Harry Barker Sigourney Don Arnold Grinnell William Sampson Waterloo Paul Baichly Des Moines Roger Nelson Gowrie Ray Crossman Omaha Neb Rolf Warner Des Moines Harold Seeger Northwood John Hayward Davenport Lynn Schlotterbeck Guthrie Center William Blaikie Chicago Roy Jensen Cherokee and Robert Hagan Hollywood Calif.
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Grinnell
Officials Named for District Meet at Coe Field
District high school track and field meet at Coe field Saturday will host about 200 prep athletes from sixteen schools. Eric C. Wilson of Iowa City will be referee and starter, Fred Winter is clerk of the course, with a team of timers judges and scorers and preliminaries in the morning. The afternoon finals begin with pole vault at 130 and track events at 2. Admission is 25 cents.
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Iowa City
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Norman Bleakley
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Bert Jenkins
Leonard Paulu
Six Teams Enter Prep Tennis Meet Saturday
Six high school teams will compete in the fifth annual district tennis meet at the university courts in Iowa City. Start time is 9:30 a.m. Burlington High is favored to win, with East Des Moines Oskaloosa Grinnell Muscatine and Iowa City also entered. Dubuque and Franklin of Cedar Rapids did not enter.
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Elkport Defeats Colesburg In 19–5 Baseball Showcase
Colesburg hosted Elkport on Wednesday as the Trojans suffered a decisive 19 to 5 loss. Elkport dominated the game with strong offense and solid pitching, securing a clear road victory at Colesburg's home diamond.
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National league strength shifts to the west in early season
National league play opens with the west showing 2% wins to 14 for the east and the American league led by eastern power. Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati loom as NL contenders while New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington head the AL. The Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Dodgers surprise, with Brooklyn riding a five game win streak and the A's at top early in the season. Pirates pace the east swing, needing big efforts from hubs Hubbell and Mungo to slow them.
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Baseball Notes From Spring Training Circuits
A Sioux City Journal letter discusses conditioning myths about the Cowboys and Raiders in exhibition play, Northwestern's Lawson on the mound and outfield, Gehrig's slow start and DiMaggio at cleanup, Leo Durocher's discipline and a potential trade, Dolph Camilli’s holdout misadventures, and possible Giants interest as spring moves along.
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Viewing the Field and Track Scenes From Local Sports
From Dubuque comes word that Columbia will play Notre Dame Detroit University Creighton and Marquette next season with more possible games against Catholic University and De Paul in Chicago Thirteen of fourteen lettermen return for next year as travel looms The Coe track squad under Coach Rutgers faces a nine member team in a conference defense and the district meet attracts sixteen high schools and about 200 athletes Clinton high is favored though relays may decide winners Local real estate man Jim Yuill reflects on small schools adapting to modern play and the coming center jump change Indianapolis 500 sportsmanship award honors drivers mechanics and pit crews with Ira Hall in 1933 braving a spin to shield the crowd and cars from danger
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Alburnett Narrowly Edged by Dysart in District Baseball
Alburnett high school fell to Dysart 6 to 5 in Friday district action. Dysart leaders Raub and Paton led the play with steady defense as Maquoketa awaited, while Wheatland withdrew and Lost Motion joined Clinton county’s lineup. Keystone faced Oxford Junction. Colesburg forfeited to Brooklyn.
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Home painting services ad seeks skilled men
Classified ad asks for men who can paint homes, inviting readers to look under classification 11 in theWant Ads for work. The terse notice markets service and labor, reflecting a hiring prompt in a local paper.
Cities Service Beats Smulekoff Juniors 8 to 1 in Legion Play
Cities Service Oilers built a 4-0 lead and held on to defeat Smulekoff Furniture Juniors 8 to 1. Bob Adams earned the win with 2 hits allowed and seven strikeouts for Cities Service, backed by a 9-hit attack led by Adams White and Kenney for Smulekoff.
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Olin High Travels to Beat Wyoming High 11 0
The season opener on the local diamond saw Olin High defeat Wyoming High 11 to 0. The visitors dominated the contest in a decisive early season win.
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Hawkeyes Ready for Wisconsin Dual Meet Showdown
Iowa City Iowa University of Iowa track squad of 23 travels to Madison Wisconsin for a dual meet against the Badgers. Both teams boast strong sprint and distance units while pole vault high jump and distance events loom as top Wisconsin strengths. Iowa captains and key runners pace the squad as they eye victory in a long rivalry renewal.
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Atkins Home Opener in Walford Iowa Valley League
Walford games set for Sunday May 16 feature Newhall at Norway Keystone at Van Horne Watkins at Atkins and Walford at Blairstown. Winners from last week meet among themselves while losers do likewise. Atkins hosts the opener with the mayor delivering the first ball.
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Thirteen Kohawks Head North for Midwest Conference Meet
Thirteen Coe trackmen accompanied Coach Rutgers to the Midwest Conference meet at Carleton College field in Northfield Minnesota. Coe defends the title after winning the last two championships. The travelers include Carson Pate Larson Zimmerman Wedgbury McKinley Wilson Stookey Ralston Harley Cross Steele and Van Metre.
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Indiana Triumphs Over Michigan Nine 10 To 3
Indiana stays unbeaten in the Big Ten by defeating Michigan 10 to 3 in Bloomington. Hoosier pitcher Hosier allowed five hits and two strikeouts to halt the Wolverines, while Michigan starter Smith exited after giving up nine hits in the fourth inning.
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