Major League Leaders Hampered By Key Injuries Across Leagues
Five of six leading teams face missing stars as catchers Rick Ferrell and Bill Dickey are sidelined. Gordon Lefty Grove and Bruce Campbell also out, while Rick Ferrell returns later. Cards rely on Brusie Ogrodowski. Cubs use Woody English and Gene Lillard.
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Yankees
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Tigers
Bill Delancey
Rick Ferrell
Bill Dickey
New York
Bill Jurges
Cubs
Lefty Gimez
Johnny Murphy
Lefty Grove
Bruce Campbell
Cleveland
Brusie Ogrondowski
Skeets
Dickey
Moe Berg
Arndt Jorgens
Joe Glenn
Jimmy Gleeson
Irving Burns
Hank
Greenberg
Detroit
Tipton High Coach to Begin Farming
Fred O Ekstrand, Tipton High School basketball coach for eleven years, is retiring from coaching to pursue farming near Mount Pleasant. He has long dreamed of farming and will be known as Farmer Ekstrand, directing his farm during the coming years. His teams were known for hard and clean play, earning respect from rivals and peers.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Tipton High School
Fred O. Ekstrand
Ekstrand
Mount Pleasant
Mr. Ekstrand
West Branch kittenball season opens next Tuesday evening
West Branch kicks off kittenball with six teams under Commercial club sponsorship. Tom Siler is kittenball chairman. Two seven inning games start at 7 30 each evening with league play on Tuesdays and Thursdays for about ten weeks. Monday and Friday nights used for postponed games. Wednesday and Saturday remain unused.
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Tom Siler
Cedar Park Friday Night Mat Show Cancelled
Cedar Park management announced the Friday night wrestling card was cancelled due to changes in arrangements. The Cedar Rapids Athletic Club, now running the arena, will host a double wind-up show with Farmer Tobin versus Jules Strongbow and Tommy Marvin against Karl Davis, while Nick Elrich faces Cliff Thiede in the opening bout. Weekly wrestling will continue at Cedar Park under the club’s sponsorship.
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Cedar Rapids
Farmer Tobin
Jules Strongbow
Tommy Marvin
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Big Boy” Davis
Nick Elrich
Omaha
Cliff Thiede
Long Beach
Calif
Coe Tennis Team Beats State Teachers 5 to 1 in Cedar Falls
Coe college loses only one singles match as it defeats Iowa State Teachers College 5 to 1 in Cedar Falls. Singles saw Garrithers over Reeves 6 1 6 1, Hoberts over McMabe 6 3, Iner over Miner and Desch over Everett 6 1 7, with doubles noting Carrinerss and others prevailing 2 6 6 3.
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Coe College
Iowa State Teachers College
Garrithers
Coe
Reeves
Maquoketa To Hold Golf Tourney Sunday
Maquoketa schedules its first golf tournament in two years at the local country club grounds for May 31. The event welcomes local members with both men and women players and a picnic dinner at noon after an early morning start. The club, reorganized two years ago, recently built a new clubhouse on the former fair grounds at the city’s east edge.
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Maquoketa
Local Athlete Wins Letter At Chicago
Athletic awards announced by T Nelson Metcalf UC athletic director include major letters for Baseball and Track to Joseph Kacena Cedar Rapids Fort Madison Richard Wasem and Jay Berwanger Dubuque Ta minor letters for Golf Jack Gilbert Fort Dodge Billings Mont and freshman numerals Track Harvey Lawson Fort Madison Ia.
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T. Nelson Metcalf
University of California
Joseph Kacena
Cedar Rapids
Jay Berwanger
Dubuque
Richard Wasem
Fort Dodge
Jack Gilbert
Billings
Mont
Harvey Lawson
Fort Madison
Raiders Rally Past Davenport In Baseball Thriller
On a May day in 1936 Cedar Rapids defeated Davenport 11 to 5 as a moment changed by a near double play. Skeeter Webb collected four infield hits but struck out thrice while Roger Wolff and Jim Hayes chased a hoard of Davenport runs with steady pitching.
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Raiders
Tommy Thomas
Nick Polly
Jim Hayes
Roger Wolff
Clarence Mitchell
Omaha
Mitchell
Brooklyn
Western
Waterloo
Hank Severeid
Hagen's 71 Sets Pace In $3,500 Open Meet
Walter Hagen led the True Temper open golf championship at Birmingham Michigan with 71 in the first round. Olin Dutra followed with 72 while Ralph Guldahl Harold Kelly and W B Barbour posted 73s. Several players scored 74 as high winds affected scoring.
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Mich
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Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
Ralph Guldahl
St. Louis
Harold Kelly
Detroit
W. B. Barbour
Cleveland
Billy Burke
Emerick Koscis
Lou Fesseske
Jackson, Mich
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Frank Walsh
Roosevelt Juniors Set Practice At Riverside Park
Roosevelt juniors will practice Friday at 4 p.m. at Riverside Park. A league game follows at 2 30 p.m. Saturday against the Hubbard Ice Club at the same venue.
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Riverside
Roosevelt Hotel
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Eliot Hall Date Book Vanishes At Radcliffe
The official date book at Eliot Hall Radcliffe College disappeared along with the electric wall clock and the dormitory breakfast gong. The date book logged each student departure and arrival times prompting a search suggested by female undergraduates near Harvard University.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eliot Hall
Radcliffe College
Harvard University
Memorial Day Auto Race field set with seven hopefuls remaining
Indianapolis AP report notes 32 of 33 starting spots filled as final trials proceed. Louis Meyer of Huntington Park California posted 114.171 mph for 25 miles after two blocks failed earlier attempts. Lou Moore of Los Angeles qualified at 113.996 mph. Mauri Rose of Columbus qualified at 113.890 mph. Russell Snowberger of Detroit crashed into the southwest wall and was eliminated with no injury but a damaged car.
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Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
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Lou Moore
Los Angeles
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Columbus
Russell Snowberger
Detroit
Iowa Nine Takes Off For Michigan Series
The University of Iowa baseball team tied with Michigan for the Big Ten lead entrains for an eight game road trip. They will face Michigan in a pennant deciding two game series at Ann Arbor Tuesday and Wednesday. Illinois holds ten wins and two losses and will claim the 1936 title unless Iowa or Michigan sweeps the series.
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Iowa and Drake Favored In State Track Meet
Preliminaries in the fortieth annual state collegiate track and field meet will be held at State field in Ames on Friday to qualify entrants in the hurdles and clashes. Finals start at 2 p.m. Saturday with about ten state schools. Iowa and Drake loom as likely leaders with Drake possibly dethroning the title-defending university team. Iowa State and Iowa State Teachers project a tight battle for third. Coe, champion of the Midwest circuit, also may contend for third. Parsons, Penn, Omningside and Western Union have filed entries but are not yet certain.
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Western Union
Grinnell and Cornell Enter Bid for Front Position
Grinnell and Cornell officials indicate interest in a front position but will refrain from competing before conflicting final examinations. Guidance suggests timing hinges on academic schedules and university priorities.
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Cornell
Wilson Baseball Team Seeks Games for Sundays and Holidays
Wilson's baseball team is in the market for games with Cedar Rapids or outside the city. Interested teams should contact Harry Yonkers at Wilson and Company regarding scheduling on Sundays holidays or twilight times.
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Harry Yonkers
Wilson and Company
Hazleton High Defeats Jesup 0 to 0 in Tue. Baseball Trim
Hazleton High beat Jesup 0 to 0 in a Tuesday contest. Jesup showed early spark but Hazleton pulled away as the game progressed for a decisive win.
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Jesup
the Gazette
Hazleton
Jesup High School
Paten
Glenn Klingaman Wins Eastern Iowa Marbles Title and Vacation
Glenn Klingaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Klingaman, won the eastern Iowa marbles championship at Greene Square, topping eight finalists from local schools. The McKinley student earned a Lake Geneva Wisconsin trip with a week’s all expenses paid provided by The Gazette, starting June 22, after defeating Maurice Rappaport in the finals 3-7 7-2 7-0 in three games.
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Wilson Beats Rock Island Nine 2-1 In Loop Tilt
In a brisk M and J league game at Daniels Park Wilson defeated Rock Island Nine 2 to 1. Debuting pitchers Kimball and Rhubly each allowed four hits with four strikeouts. Ahrens doubled in the fifth for Wilson and Schlneider scored on a misplay. Friday features Quaker Oats versus C R Engineers for boxing fans.
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Wrestling Results From Montreal By Associated Press
Montreal results from Associated Press report focus on wrestlers and outcomes. The text lists names and placements including Jack and Lee Angeles with partial details from a Montreal event.
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Lee ‘Angeles
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