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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1934
Page
2
Cleveland and Lloyd Brown combined to defeat New York 5 to 1. Brown limited the Yankees to three hits as the Indians narrowed the gap to one and a half games behind the leaders. Gehrig homered for the visitors in a muted offensive showing.
Western League standings show Sioux City 4 3 and Topeka 3 3 with Davenport Cedar Rapids and Des Moines near .500. Monday results Cedar Rapids beat Rock Island 7 2 while Des Moines at Davenport postponed due to rain. Tuesday games include Des Moines at Davenport Omaha at St Joseph Sioux City at Topeka Rock Island at Cedar Rapids. several rain postponements noted. In American League action, St Louis Browns rallied to a 12 11 win over Philadelphia after a late Brown surge and Foxx homer.
The Williamsburg baseball team defeated Conroy 10 to 7 at Conroy diamond on May 20. Conroy pitchers Leahy Kuhnle Carson and Simms fanned ten, while Williamsburg pitcher Cook fanned eight. Conroy led 6-0 until the seventh inning.
Atkins nine defeated Van Horne on the local diamond Sunday by a score of 15 to 7. Batteries for Atkins were Schirm and Schanbacher with Fritz for Van Horne. Berry and Denba Berry allowed seventeen hits and Schreight. Next Sunday Atkins plays Todd ile or Atkins. Any club wishing to bank games call or write Ervin Keiper Atkins.
Raiders defeat Islanders 7 to 3 in Cedar Rapids before about 3,000 fans. Red Van Fleet pitched well and got solid support from Bill Jackson Tommy Leonard Harold Anderson and Jerry Standaert as Oakland hitters supplied timely bursts. Burris and Leonard delivered key runs while Islander miscues helped widen the gap late.
In a tense game, Mizeur started a sixth inning rally with a single. Standaert's sacrifice set up Larson's forced play. Jackson lined a go ahead double as Smith and Standaert produced runs. An eighth inning error sparked a parade with Burris driving in two and Leonard homering. The sequence ended with a double play to end the threat.
AP reports Thomas Jefferson High School field incident leaves 14 year old George Stiles in critical condition after an eight pound shot strikes him in the back of the head. Another eighth grader, Robert Evans, says Stiles walked into the ball’s path as he released it.
Ed Whitehill of Cedar Rapids pitched a two hit game for the Colony Demons against Newhall Sunday. Heintz hit a home run and Wendler slammed two homers as the Demons won. Whitehill is brother to Earl Whitehill of the Washington Senators.
Special to The Gazette. Oelwein won 10 to 3 over Fayette to claim first place in the Big Ten league. The Oelwein bats produced 12 hits as Rath struck out 11 for Oelwein while Learn fanned two for Fayette.
Michigan sophomore Charles Kocsis won the Big Ten golf championship at Kildeer Country Club finishing 72 holes in 283, one under par. Teammate Woodrow Malloy was second at 294, Minnesota’s Pat Sawyer third at 304. Michigan edged Minnesota for the team title with 1,228 points.
DECORAH AP Luther college scored heavily in the first two innings and took advantage of errors and walks to defeat the University of Wisconsin 11 to 5 Monday. Luther added runs in the fourth and sixth innings as Wisconsin’s pitching faltered. Batteries Tomek Williams Vaicek Ross Crimmings Nelson Munch. Umpires Ellis Hanna.
Joe Judge, recently released as Red Sox first baseman, was named manager of the Baltimore Orioles replacing Frank McGowan. The announcement by Baltimore club president Charles H. Knapp marks the culmination of two years of Judge’s unsuccessful efforts to stay in Major League Baseball.
The All-Amana nine defeated Millersburg 9 to 4 on the local diamond. Myers held the opposition in the late innings, yielding five hits and fanning fourteen. Zuber homered and singled while H Racemigi added a triple and a single as Amana heads to face the Amana Demons on the Middle diamond on Decoration Day.
Coggon baseball team beat Center Point 11 to 6 in the season opener on the local diamond. Davidson allowed eleven hits for Coggon while Hemphill gave up ten hits for Center Point. Coggan will play at Walker next Sunday and then on Decoration Day back on the local diamond.
Dodgers rally to beat the Chicago Cubs 5 4 in 12 innings, dropping Chicago from the NL lead. Lon Warneke allows only Hack Wilson’s pinch homer and a late error seals the loss as Augie Galan’s triple helped fuel the Cubs' briefly renewed advantage.
New York AP reports Joe Duckey Medwick delivered a ninth inning bases loaded triple to beat the Giants 7 to 4. Lefty O'Doul nearly fielded the ball, brushing Mel Ott as it dropped. Rookie pitchers Paul Dean and Al Smith pitched evenly until the decisive stretch.
National League action shows Cincinnati topping Boston 10 4 as Hafey and Lombardi drive in six runs while Reds pitcher Der-Yinger earns his first win. Cardinals struggle with Bowman and Hallahan as Frisch touts a fast improving club likely to contend. The pennant race remains wide open with teams lacking expected pitching depth early in the season.
IOWA CITY AP Bruce Grove of Tulsa Oklahoma a star distance swimmer was elected captain of the 1935 University of Town swimming team Monday Grove an all American in two events has one more year of intercollegiate competition
Harlan Poo heavy hitting right fielder of the Oakland club in the Pacific Coast League was reported sold Tuesday to the Cincinnati Reds. Oakland owners would not deny the report, which allegedly involves cash and two players. Pool's batting average this season stands at .350.
Cap Crossley the Oklahoma City Texas League outfielder is released to Davenport Iowa by Jack Holland owner of the Oklahoma City club. Crossley will leave for Davenport Wednesday after joining from San Antonio at the season start.
Iowa City AP report says Iowa right fielder Tiny Clausen homered in the fourth inning to power a 8 to 2 win over Carleton. Hawkeyes build early lead and hold off Carleton offense. Clausen's blast sparked Iowa's offense and secured the victory for the Hawkeyes.
Calmar High shutout Lawler 25 to 3 as Barr dominated on the mound allowing three hits and striking out five. Calmar pushed across 237 runs in sixteen games, extending their scoring spree in a one sided baseball win.
In Paris England edged France 3 2 in the annual team series to secure the Davis Cup doubles win. Fred Perry and George Patrick Hughes defeated Jacques Brugnon and Antoine Gentien 9 7 5 in the deciding encounter, giving England the decisive victory.
The Associated Press boxing results list multiple verdicts and scores across venues in Miami Milwaukee Sioux City Boston New York and other cities. Fighters named include Red Parry Talt Littman Sammy Tise Johnny Owens Patay Perroni Tom Falco and Joey Rossi with outpoints, stoppages, and draws reported from cities such as Washington Philadelphia Milwaukee and New York.
United Press reports chaotic inning by inning counts featuring teams like St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Louisville and Indianapolis. Notable pitchers Greer Gooch Hargrave Richmond and Hargrave appear alongside batters Peterson Braxton Erickson and Sprinz. Final tallies show varied runs across multiple frames with a close Kansas City clash noted.
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