Braddock to Join Nova as Seconds for Baer Bout
Braddock announced he will be one of Lou Nova s seconds for the 15 round fight with Max Baer at Yankee Stadium. Nova and trainer Ray Arcell arrive in New York with manager Ray Carlin. Max Baer bets $5000 of his purse on victory as betting favors Nova to exit with a knockout. Nova weighs 204 pounds and expects a punchy test, aiming for a knockout.
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Monarchs Open Season with 8-2 Win at Riverside Park
The Cedar Rapids Monarchs defeated the Swisher club 8-2 Tuesday afternoon at Riverside Park. The team rapped 11 hits with Tate, Baker and Wilson forming the battery. They travel to Worthington next Sunday for another game.
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Carr shines in inter-conference meet on Coe field
Earl Carr of McKinley dominates with 15.3 in the high hurdles and a 22 feet 14 inch broad jump to edge Harold Briggs. Cedar Rapids crews tally 36 points in a meet featuring javelin and broad jump podiums, with four relay wins and meet records as the event aims to become annual under Little Six guidance.
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Officials Criticized for State Meet Delays and Mixups
The piece criticizes late results in the high hurdles and overall state meet handling. It notes the scorer and announcer provided updates belatedly and cites the Ames East Des Moines mixup from last year. It urges moving the affair to a new Cee track or replacing officials.
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Memorial Day Major League Baseball Attendance Slips
Memorial Day double headers drew 252 809 fans, well below last year’s 313 340. The National League total rose to 135 305 from 123 965, while the American League fell from 207 275 in 1938 to 117 504. The Polo Grounds crowd for New York versus Brooklyn reached 58 296, with 10 000 turned away.
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Double K O Features Anamosa Boxing Show
In Anamosa the Golden Gloves finals ended with John Johnson and Al Bohell delivering a double knockout at 1 26 of the second round. Gray beat McGinty in featherweight, White won lightweight, O'Dea over Burton, Lewis over Barnes, Carr over Maxwell, Case over Rollan. Alex Fidler refereed all bouts. Red Childers and Casey Jones supervised.
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Hole in One Highlights Kenmore Golf Event
More than 300 players gathered at Kenmore links Tuesday with Glen Johnson scoring a hole in one on the fourth hole in a foursome with Mike Nolan Elmer Hightower and Duke Taylor. R J Meyer won a blind bogey event and other prize winners included E H Chapman Ralph Clements M J Dautremont and Andy Christy. A new winter tire with hundreds of deep rubber lugs grips slush and snow and can be buffed to reveal a fresh tread.
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Red Hawks Down Raiders in Waterloo Series Sparks Debate
Cap Crossley faced fan ire after leaving Brooks in during a heavy Waterloo attack as Cedar Rapids won 19-3. Raiders pitcher woes, managerial decisions, and high-scoring action highlighted the three-game stretch with Crossley under scrutiny while Ollie Marquardt kept quiet about team totals and league standings.
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Boxing Roundup From Across Cities
In Newark and nearby locales fighters scored knockouts and decisions. Cortlyn stopped Izquierda in Monterrey after 15 percent note. Williams KOed Gizzy in Pittsburgh. Mediate outpointed Anzalone in White Plains. Lamarr won by technical knockout over Santorella in New York. Rogers Grove Cemetery association conveyed a deed to Kubicek for lot 6 block 12 with a $5 fee dated 6-1-06.
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Evansville Maintains Lead in Three I Loop
Evansville Bees won two from Decatur 8-0 and 3-2 to stay one and a half games ahead of Clinton, who swept Moline 16-9 and 9-5. Decatur dropped to a tie for fourth as Cedar Rapids beat Waterloo, keeping Evansville and Cedar Rapids three games behind Clinton and four and a half behind the leaders. Springfield split with Bloomington as Bloomington lost 14-7 but won 5-4 in seven innings. Waterloo fell to Cedar Rapids 10-3 and 19-3, leaving Waterloo in seventh.
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Lions Hand Monona 2-0 In Memorial Day Tilt
Charles City Lions defeated Monona White Sox 2-0 in a Memorial Day game. The Lions showed solid pitching and timely hitting, with key plays by Wise Mack Hessenius Peters and Sunter contributing to the shutout. Monona remained 0-? as the scoreline stands.
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Ralston Named Honorary Coe Track Captain at Coe College
Charles Ralston elected honorary captain of the Coe College track team. Thirteen men received varsity letters including Wayne Baden Vernon Elslinger Walt Kinch Eldon Levis Leighton Mangels James McFadden Harley Moore Walt Nash Lloyd Patterson John Prasch Charles Ralston Carl Van Evera Wade Wehmeyer and manager Charles Hahn. Varsity tennis awards went to Russell Love Duane Nicholas Wayne Rogers and Merwin Woodward. James Cousins earned a varsity golf letter. Freshmen track numerals awarded to John Altfillisch Joen Davis George Hidinger Ferris Howland Irwin Nelson William Norris Everett Stoutner Arthur Van Wyk and Fred Verink.
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Freshman Tennis Winners McAllister Ball Rozek
Lester McAllister Richard Ball and James Rozek won freshman tennis awards while Warren Richardson was honored in golf at the same event.
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