Iowa and Minnesota Face Weekend Series for Big Ten Title
The University of Iowa and Minnesota baseball teams enter a crucial weekend series in Owatonna to decide Western Conference title hopes. Both squads boast six wins and one loss in the Big Ten, trailing undefeated Michigan. Key hitters include Mark Klonowski for Minnesota and Don Gugler for Iowa. series may become a doubleheader if Saturday's rainout is rescheduled.
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Owa City
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Michigan
Otto Vogel
Hawkeyes
Gophers
Grossman
Minneapolis
Mark Klonowski
Thirteen Iowans To Take Part In Big 10 Track Meet
Thirteen University of Iowa track and field athletes head to Columbus Ohio for the Western Conference championship. Iowa hopes shine in javelin with Mark Panther defending his title while several competitors enter events across sprints hurdles relays and field events.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Columbus
Hawkeye
Iowa
Mark Panther
Andy Dooley
Francis Cretzmeyer
Wilson Briggs
Eugene Skinner
Eliot Waples
Jimmy Lyle
Paul Nelson
Robert Nelson
Floyd DeHeer
Homer Harris
Bush Lamb
Ray Latham
Begin Play For Iowa Prep Baseball Title
Gov Clyde L Herring to throw out first ball as the Iowa state high school baseball tournament opens. In the lower bracket Anthon vs Rodman and Fayette vs Nevinville, upper bracket North Des Moines vs Roland and Maquoketa vs Pleasant Plain scheduled.
Police Softball Club Beats The Firemen 11 to 8
In a CC F league game at Ellis Park the Police Softball Club toppled the Firemen 11 to 8 as Mullins slugged two homers amid 18 team hits. The upset also saw Speck Collogan’s Parks defeat the City Barns 6-4 and Quaker Oats edge John Brauls 4-3 in the Industrial league.
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Ellis Park
George Stefan
Bluecoats
Mullins
Post Office
Court House
Speck Collogan
City Barns
Quaker Oats
John Brauls
Skelly Oil
Chevrolet
Dearborn Brass
Penick
Ford
C. Cc. F
Mekola
Hanna
Novak
Holland and Gaskill
Jones and Smith
Kee and
Neilsen
Parks
H. Stark and
Sweet
Womacka
D. Collogan
Tobin Faces Vakturoff in Cedar Rapids Main Event
Farmer Tobin meets Ivan Vakturoff in the Memorial Coliseum main event tonight at 8 30 PM as part of Eddie Jennings weekly mat show. Also on card Jules Strongbow versus Darna Ostapovich and Tommy Marvin against John Freberg with other matchups featuring Bear claws Chewicki and Rowdy Joe Cox unavailable.
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Farmer Tobin
Ivan Vakturoff
Jules Strongbow
Darna Ostapovich
Tommy Marvin
John Freberg
Memorial Coliseum
Eddie Jennings
Tobin
Vakturoff
Cedar Rapids
Earl Wampler
Lou Plummer
Florida
Wily John Freberg
Chicago
Frolic Club Beats Coe Collegians 3 1 in Softball Thriller
Frolic Club defeats Coe Collegians 3 to 1 at Frolic Field as Havlik and Hayes drive two runs in the fourth inning after Oberfell’s first inning run. Dunbar’s pitching earns the win with solid field support.
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Frolic
Coe Collegians
Coe College Collegians
Oberfell
Quinn
Havlik
Tommy Hayes
Dunbar
Marble Shooters Invited to Eastern Town Tournament
Eastern Iowa youths under 15 before July 1 may compete in Cedar Rapids area event. Report to The Gazette sports department by 1 p.m. Saturday for a 2 p.m. start. One entrant per school, prize includes a trip to Lake Geneva Wisconsin for the Western championship.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Sports Department
Iowa
Lake Geneva
Wis
the Gazette
Leo Durocher and baseballs fiery chatter across eras
A nostalgic column by Earl Red Pepper highlights Leo Durocher as a gifted fielder and multi talent figure in sports while tracing Philadelphia Phillies player trades involving Chuck Klein. It also surveys racial progress in boxing sprinting and baseball and notes roster shifts in an upcoming minor league realignment.
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Leo Ernest Durocher
St. Louis Cardinals
Leo
Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Chuck Klein
Phils
Bruins
Phillies
Klein
Philadelphia
Philly
Curt Davis
Kowalik
Allen
Cubs
Davis
Wrestling results show Irish champion O Mahoney tops Rae twice
From the Associated Press results Danno O Mahoney of Ireland defeated Tommy Rae of Springfield Massachusetts in two straight falls in Holyoke. Joe Cox of Cleveland beat Ivan Managoff of California two out of three falls in Trenton New Jersey. Ali Baba of California defeated Walter Podolak of Syracuse New York in Chicago Illinois.
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Associated Press
Holyoke
Mass
Danno O'Mahoney
Ireland
Tommy Rae
Springfield
Trenton
N. J
Joe Cox
Cleveland
Ivan Managoff
California
Chicago
Ali Baba
Walter Podolak
Syracuse
N. Y
Pam Barton Wins British Women’s Golf Championship
In Southport England Pamela Barton 19 defeated Bridget Newell 7 and 5 in the 36 hole final to claim the British women’s golf crown.
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Pam Barton Licks
Miss Newell
Southport, Eng
Pamela “Pam” Barton
London
Bridget Newell
Father Long Heads Columbia Department
Rev. Harry H. Long of Columbia College is named director of public relations and athletic director in Dubuque Iowa. He succeeds G W Heitkamp who resigned in 1925. Long said Johnny Niemiec stays head football coach and a line coach will be hired to assist.
Littleport Defeats Elkader 11 to 8 in Home Baseball
Littleport high school defeated Elkader 11 to 8 on the home diamond Tuesday. Batteries for Littleport were Zapf and Reick. Elkader pitchers were Hommel, Bente, and Stranford.
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Littleport
Elkader
Zapf and Reick
Elkader, Hommel, Bente
Stranford
Wilsons Defeat Lighters 1 to 0 in M and J Fray
Wilsons shut out last year's champions 1 to 0 at Daniels Park in a tight early season mound duel between Melichar and Theisen. Benedict started the scoring with Ahrens driving in the run after a sequence including a steal of second and an error on a Theisen pitch.
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Wilson Company
Light Company
Daniels Park
East Side Park
Melichar
Theisen
Benedict
Thenhaus
Ahrens
Schneider
Stone
Nicks
Kieth
Fuller
Packers
Collogan
Iowa City To Hold Registered Trap Meet
The Iowa City Gun club sponsors the eighth annual south eastern Iowa zone registered shoot at the club grounds two miles south of Iowa City on Highway 161 next Sunday. Traps open for practice at 8 a.m. with the meet starting at 10 o'clock. Valuable trophies prizes and a consolation purse are included.
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Iowa City Gun Club
Iowa City
Highway 161
Amana Varsity Baseball Drops Season Opener to Norway Nine
Amana high school lost 4 to 2 on its home diamond Tuesday. Amana battery was Schneider and Seifert with Norway’s Trimmel and Montague earning the win and save.
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Amana High
Norway
Amana
Schnieder
Seifert
Trimmel
Montague
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Mike Schreck
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Tee Stanton Clausen
Klonowski Winder
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Hue
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Marvin Vs. Freberg
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Jimmy Braddock
Joe Louis
Leroy Haynes
Jack Trammell
John Henry Lewis
America
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Eulace Peacock
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Waterloo
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Red van Fleet
Jim Hayes
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Bud Cabble
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Frank Howard
Charley Clements
Marv Pelton
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Pelton
Crossley
Values
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Father Long
Columbia Department
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Kvach
Marion CCC Boys
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