Record field of 33 cars for Memorial Day 500 race
Indianapolis declares the Memorial Day 500 field at 33 cars after a frantic Saturday qualifying run. Top speeds include Billy Devore 118.339 and Henry Banks 118.279 with Ralph Hepburn and Billy Winn failing to make the cut. pole went to Floyd Roberts with 125.681. Track officials expect record times if rain stays away and 150,000 spectators prepare for race day.
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Ndianapolis
Ind
America
Ina We Pacer
George Bailey
Detroit
Billy Devore
St. John
Kan
Henry Banks
Royal Oak
Mich
Cliff Bergere
Hollywood
Calif
Duke Nalon
Chicago
Charles Crawford
Indianapolis
Ralph Hepburn
Los Angeles
Billy Winn
Harry A. Miller
Winn
Hepburn
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Bill Cummings
Wilbur Shaw
Kelly Petillo
Jimmy Snyder
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Ronney Householder
Roberts
Russ Snowberger
Wilmington
Del
Rex Mays
Glendale
Tony Gulotta
Merrill
Doc” Williams
Franklin
Williams
Legion Players in M and J Make Good
Recent Legion Junior graduates are proving effective in the M and J league this spring. Quaker Oats and Cedar Rapids Engineers lead as former Legion players fill regular spots, with Roosevelt hotel squads contributing talent and several standouts from 1937 state champions appearing with new teams.
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la Plant-Choate
Cedar Rapids Legion
Quaker Oats
Legion
Cedar Rapids Engineers
Roosevelt Hotel
Frank Tvrdik
Bob White
Roy Olson
Bob Stastny
Quaker Oats, Engineers
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Three Games Carded In Maquoketa Valley Loop
Special to The Geretis Dyersville hosts Greeley while Monticello visits Worthington and New Vienna travels to Farley in a Maquoketa Valley League Sunday card. Standings and results follow.
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Maquoketa Valley Loop
Geretis
Dyersville
Maquoketa
Judge Landis Allows Cardinal Pitcher Option To Rochester
Baseball Commissioner Landis approved the St Louis Cardinals optioning pitcher St Johnson to Rochester in the International League while guaranteeing Johnson the same salary as in St Louis. Johnson had appealed after being released to Rochester and ordered back to St Louis. He said he would report to Rochester once the salary issue was settled. Henshaw also was released to Rochester. both men criticized their treatment by the Cardinals.
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Competition Keen in Softball Loops
Four Cedar Rapids Softball Association church league games are set for Monday as weather past delays persist. Eligibility rules are enforced with forfeits for ineligible players, and Open league action remains tight with several teams posting losses.
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Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Fred Winter
Traer Athlete Sets New Javelin Mark in State Meet
Traer high school junior Bruce Erickson set a state javelin record with 185 feet 2 3/4 inches at the state meet in Ames. He also finished second in discus and third in shot, earning 13 points to lead individuals.
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Clearfield
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East Des Moines
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Thunderbolts
Grinnell
Mike Kanellis
al Eddy
East Siders
Local matches listed including De Molay and Arm strong teams
Friday schedule features Armstrongs against Wilsons and Parks versus Rosenbaums. Other pairings include Grain Dealers versus Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias versus Z C B J, Maccabees versus Tri ton Club, Saron Lutheran versus Trinity Methodist, Drew's versus LaPlant Choate, La Plant Choate No 2 versus Armstrong's, Business Girls versus Armstrong's, and Light Company versus Speed er Machinery.
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Franklin High Boys Capture City Golf Championship
Franklin high school's golf team won the city prep championship at Kenmore with a four man total of 327, defeating Roosevelt which finished with 340. Roosevelt's Bernhard Stieger was low scorer among individuals with a 77.
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Kenmore
Roosevelt
Thunderbolts
Bernhard Stieger
Southern California Trackmen Win Meet
University of Southern California swept the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet at Berkeley scoring 64 3-5 points to win. Stanford took second with 40 7-10 and California finished third with 35 1-10 as USC dominated the event.
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Southern California
Berkeley
Calif
University of Southern California
Standford
California
Leonard’s knuckleball sinks Red Sox as Senators win
Dutch Leonard knuckleballs Washington to a 3 2 victory over Boston. Senators collect twelve hits off Young Jim Bagby in seven innings while Almada’s snag preserves the win. Foxx collects three hits for the Sox in a tight, rain-soaked game.
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Boston Red Sox
Sox
Jim Bagby
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Cramer
Bonira
Stone
Myer
Travis
Foxx
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Kaln
Fingerprinting caddies sparks debate on trust in golf
In Cleveland officials consider fingerprinting golf caddies to curb theft, but Gene Sarazen defends the practice as harmful and unnecessary. He cites caddying as an education connecting boys with reputable people and urges trust in the youth. The piece also highlights Iowa track results and school highlights.
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Ohio
Gene Sarazen
Connecticut
Sarazen
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Dub
Purdue Beats Indiana 4-0 To Close Season
In Lafayette Indiana Fur due University defeated Indiana 4 to 0 as the Big Ten leaders were shut down by a strong Purdue defense. Senior battery Carroll Mangas pitched four hits allowed and kept Hoosiers from advancing past third base while Harry Krause doubled with a third inning triple driving in two runs.
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Ind
Furdue University
Indiana
Boilermakers
Carroll Mangas
Harry Krause
Mangas
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Purdue
Golfdom's Mystery Player Attends National Open Meet
Denver report notes John Montague famed as a mysterious golfer will attend the national open June 9 to 11 as a spectator. Willie Hunter contacted a Denver hotel for reservations for himself Montague and George von Elm. It is unclear if Hunter or Von Elm will try to qualify.
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Denver
INS
John Montague
Hollywood
Montague
New Jersey
Willie Hunter
George von Elm
Hunter
von Elm
Old Iron And Rubber Derby At Hawkeye Downs Set
The Jaloppy derby returns to Hawkeye Downs on June 2 with four car classes from model T Fords to pre 1927 heavy models. Frank Stanek of Cedar Rapids leads entries with a Dodge, safety rules ensure exact finish placings via lap checkers, and tickets cost 35 cents grandstand, 25 cents bleachers, 10 cents for outside seating.
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Young Men's Bureau
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Hawkeye Downs
Derby
Hawkeye
Young Men’s Bureau
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs Hosts 26 Car Stage Race and Gold Cup
26 cars enter a four car Ascot style match race over five laps at Hawkeye Downs. The program includes a 25 lap Grand Prix handicap with slow cars starting first, and a 25 lap Gold Cup final for national title contenders. Electric Eye timing will be used with Martin Dethlefsin supervising. Officials listed include Referee Frank Byers and Starter Al Sweeney. An entries list features drivers such as Gus Schrader, Emory Collins, Buddy Callaway, and Ray LaPlante among others.
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Chicago
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Cedar Rapids
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Miller
le Mars
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Fla
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Houston
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St Louis
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Springfield
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Hoosier
Decatur
Bayliss Levrett
San Diego
Calif
Ray LaPlante
Duesenberg
Newark
Drexler
Lyons
Indianapolis
Quaker Oats Ready for North Liberty Clash Sunday
The Quaker Oats baseball team faces North Liberty today at 2 p.m. on the Daniels Park diamond. Don Martin and Ivan Reid will split pitching duties for the Quakers, with Bob White catching.
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North Liberty
Daniels Park
Don Martin
Ivan Reid
Quakers
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