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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1935
Page
2
In a tense outlook for upcoming games the coach notes a scarcity of line replacements. The squad plans for Saturday contests while facing injuries and lineup changes from recent tough battles.
A Vinton racer secured second place in a regional regatta amid light winds and steady competition. Officials reported a close finish with the winner clocking a narrow margin ahead.
Franklin and McKinley high schools open the season Friday at Hillport in a four team round robin. Franklin Coach Rustard fields a squad fresh from a 12 6 loss to Dubuque with no serious injuries and aims to improve blocking for the home debut.
The report describes Battaglia defeating Leonard in a second round by a narrow margin. Details on venue and event remain unclear due to fragmented text. No additional verifiable names or organizations are readable from the source snippet.
A fragmented AP roundup names top World Series leaders with players such as Berg-Fes Tat, Gites, Herr, Ker, and others. The garbled text references stats like 385 and 375, with multiple city and team mentions, including Detroit and Chicago, amid unclear formatting.
Detroit residents commemorated the Tigers World Series victory with street celebrations as crowds cheered outside police headquarters. Patrolman Benjamin Ruxion recalled an Italian man near the information desk asking provocatively who won the war as torpedoes and car-borne celebrations erupted outside.
Joe Meyer who never played college football resigns after 16 seasons at Xavier University. He led the program to 84 wins, 43 losses and seven ties with an athlete director role, effective December 1. Meyer jokes about his path and reflects on key seasons and the challenges ahead for the program.
The Cedar Rapids wrestling card pushed to Friday night after Amelia Earhart’s appearance causes delay. Headlining JoAn Paul Jones of Texas vs Frank Speers of Georgia Tech. other bouts include Bobby Stewart vs Louis Thirest and Otto Kuss vs Frankie French Renwick. Hanford Legion withdraws sponsorship. Cedar Rapids Athletic Club now promotes.
A Green Bay veteran, 91 year old Manfred or spelling variants, critiques football as too rough after a game between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Pirates. The fragment mentions convalescence and a reluctance to continue, with brief notes on players and officiating.
A sprawling list of radio stations NBC CBS WABC WGN and others features names of broadcasters, singers, and programs. It notes broadcasts from WEAF WJZ WOST KMOX and more with mentions of orchestras choirs and soloists.
Detroit erupts after the Tigers win the world championship in a wild night. Goose Goslin drives game moment as 10,000 plus mob the streets and police struggle to contain the jubilant crowd.
Chicago manager Charlie Grimm expressed confidence that the Cubs, as currently built, can win the National League pennant next year and even pursue the world championship with added experience. He said he would not weaken the lineup to trade for a starter and planned to stay with the present group for three or four years.
The George G. Luckey post American Legion hosts a winter season card at Legion hall with two wrestling bouts and two boxing matches. Main event pairs Charley Pappas of East Moline and Texas Tommy of Dallas. semi final sees Wild Willie Williams against Dynamite Dan Rockford. Boxing matches feature Babe Cole versus Chuck Wrent and Don Schneck versus Ed Bers. Referees include Joe McLees.
Partial OCR notes describe a boxing card with names like Berth, Birze, and Green Ber Wine and Gta Thyra. The text is garbled but indicates Chicago area action and match results or weigh in details. No clear outcomes or complete names can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
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