Babe Ruth Ends Regular Career This Season
Ruth confesses his legs can no longer support the pace and admits he will quit as a regular after this season. He hints at possible roles with the Yankees or a move to management, trades, or exhibitions as his career winds down.
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Ruth
York
Babe Ruth
King of
Swat
Yankees
Jacob Ruppert
Babe
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Ruppert
Yan- Cs
Ag Coun Kenener
Tipton Trotting Record Broken at Cedar County Fair
Special to the Gazette reports a new Cedar County fair trotting track record topping 2 11 2 from 2 21 2 as J Sergeant of Tipton owns the horse. The event features Mech anicsville vs Clarence 11 2 victory with saddle horses parading before the grand stand and the racing card listing Purse events and times.
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Gazette
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Clarence
Cedar County Fair
J. Sergeant
Calumet Can
J Sergeant
Etta Bell
B.b. Nobt
Bell
Toledo
Peter Gratton
Be. Schmitz Brothers
Vinton
I Sseseerves
Lally Oakley
Mrs F C Byers Defends Title In Country Club Meet
In the annual women’s championship at the Country club twelve contenders compete in match play. Defending champion and medalist Mrs F C Byers leads off against Miss Frances Allen in the first round. Several players including Mrs D M Taylor, Della Mae Nash, Mrs H E Hunter and Betty Neuzil advance byes to round two.
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F. C. Byers
Frances Allen
lMirs
D. M. Taylor
Della Mae Nash
H. E. Hunter
Betty Neuzil
F. C Byers
Labor Day Golf Program At Country Club
A Labor Day golf program has been arranged at the Country Club with prizes across events. Awards include low gross and net for 18 holes, low gross foursome, and low gross two man team, plus prizes for most threes and highest score. Blind bogey sweepstakes carry a 50 cent entry fee.
Carruthers Triumphs Over Yessler in Cedar Rapids Tennis
Jimmy Carruthers defeated J A Yessler 7 5, 6 1 in a quarterfinal at Cedar Rapids Tennis Association courts. Bell Raymond sparked a clash over venue, later rescheduled to play on Thursday. Also listed were doubles and singles results across men, women, juniors, and mixed events.
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Cedar Rapids
Carruthers
Yessler
Bell Raymond
Raymond
Bob Netolicky
L. D. Dennis
Willard Hayes
Wes Netolicky
Rogers Brothers
Maurice Crone
Duane Blackwell
Margaret Biederman
Marion Hunting
Esther Yothers
Jean Eddy
Betty French
Phyllis Rogers
Larry Dennis
Dave Brown
J. A. Wessler
Bell Downing
Wayne Rogers
Marian Hunting
Country Club Defeats Olivet Presbyterian in Diamondball Playoff
Country Club defeated Olivet Pres byterian 9 to 3 in the first game of the diamondball playoff on Wednesday. Burlingame fanned 16 batters while Morgan had 4, as the winners totaled 14 hits to Olivet’s 4, though errors fueled much of the scoring.
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Country Club
Olivet
Olivet Presbyterian
Burlingame
Morgan
Olivet Presbyterians
AB Lawrence
McElwaine
Ee Hayes
A . Eye
Suits
Alton
Anes
Bacham
Evans
Richardson
Rih
Falr'nson
Meron
Mann R . Purlingam P . Stall
Long Island club claims Huey Long was ganged
Writer cites Huey Long’s claim of being ganged in a Long Island club, while Philadelphia’s ex fighter owner comments on subjective versus objective truth in fights. The column also covers Connie Mack ordering pitcher Earnshaw from the Phillies and analyzes Birkofer’s rise, Giants pennant droughts, and Muskogee’s poor Western league record.
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Huey Long
Long Island
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
New York
Joe Walcott
Boston
Louisiana
Philadelphia Jack
Hooey
Guttenberg Five Dominate M V All-Star Nine of 1933
Guttenberg provides five players to the Maquoketa Valley league 1933 all star squad with Cascade Monticello and Independence also represented. The first team posts a .345 average excluding pitchers led by Thenhaus Schweikert Oldham Pintz and Finch among others. A second squad carries a .335 mark with Larson Sacagling Bailey Fenelon Koelker Crees Wilson Weber Rubly and Meredith among selections.
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Manchester
Guttenberg
Cascade
Monticello
Independence
Maquoketa Valley
F. G. Gosling
Thenhaus
Orr
Barnum
Schweikert
Oaulfield
Risk
Clark
Oldham
Pintz
Finch
Willenberg
Darrow Fires 65 in Kenmore Event Seven Under Par
Glen Darrow dominated the Kenmore course on Wednesday posting 65 strokes to finish seven under par. He birdied six, eagled seven and eight, and chipped in an eagle on eleven while paired with Cotton Johnson Kenmore pro Elmer Hightower and Johnny Powell.
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Glen Darrow
Kenmore
Darrow
Cotton Johnson
Elmer Hightower
Johnny Powell
Sports Jabs Roundup From Laurel to St Louis
The Associated Press reports several boxing results across cities including Laurel Maine Harald Harbor outpointing Joe Knight at 170, Cairo Georgia Billy Shekley defeating Roy Baller at 170, and St. Louis foes Dave Barry outpointing Howard Scott at 124 while Joe Park stops Slim Weaver at 13. Other listed bouts include Taabe Davis stopping Able Kirk in Pekin Illinois and additional action in Claremore Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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Associated Press
Laurel
Rob Godwin
Harald Harbor
Joe Knight
Cairo
Billy Shekleyv
Washington
Roy Baller
Miami Fla
Lowis
Dave Barry
St. Louis
Howard Scott
Claremore
Okla
Joe Park
Slim ‘Weaver
Arkansas
Taabe Davis
Able Kirk
Pekin
Davenport Club Refuses Postseason Series Over Pennant
Davenport president Paul Lagomarcino refuses to play the Mississippi Valley league postseason series claiming Davenport won both halves and would be unfair to fans. League president Dr C R Logan orders Rock Island to play or forfeit the championship with an $800 fine if the games are not played. Rock Island representative Charles Beers seeks the rules adopted last April requiring a splitseason winner meet for the title.
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Paul Lagomarcino
Lagomarcino
Charles Beers
Rock Island
C. R. Logan
Beers
Oelwein Club To Hold Invitational Golf Meet
The sixth annual invitational golf tournament will be held Sunday and Monday, Sept. 3 and 4, with 18 holes of qualifying golf on Sept. 3. The low sixteen advance to medal play for the championship, others forming flights. Prizes awarded to winners and runners up in each event plus a grand prize to the champion. Invitations sent to clubs in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Vinton, Manchester, Waterloo, and other cities.
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Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Vinton
Manchester
Waterloo
Summer
Regional wrestling meet names towns and defending champion
The meet lists participants from Independence Cedar Falls West Union New Hampton Waverly Cresco Waukon Decorah and McGregor. James Gardner of Vinton is the defending champion.
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Pendence
Cedar Falls
West Union
New Hampton
Waverly
Cresco
Waukon
Decorah
McGregor
James Gardner
Vinton
Zuber To Pitch As Cardinals Face Chicago All Stars
Zuber will start for the C A Cardinals in a Friday game at Bunny Park against the Chicago All Stars. The local club, largely drawn from M and J League teams, seeks to avenge a Hampton tournament loss. Gates open at 5 pm with 25 cent admission and 10 cents for children.
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C. 8. A. Cardinals
Chicago All-Stars
Cardinals
Chicago
Harney
Zuber
Hampton
Frank Turdik
Rivers and Mandell Set for Labor Day Title Bout
Windsor reports Canadian fans are steamed over the Labor Day clash between Sammy Mandell former world lightweight champion and Joe Rivers Cedar Rapids Mexican. Gene La Rue Cincinnati says Rivers in excellent shape and favored to win perhaps by knockout. Rivers impressed crowds in Windsor and Detroit training at an outdoor camp. Agreement lists 145 pounds with Rivers to spot Mandell several pounds.
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Windsor
Ontario
Sammy Mandell
Joe Rivers
Cedar Rapids
Gene la Rue
Cincinnati
Tommy Caldwell
Rivers
Joe
Detroit
Mandell
Yankees limp back to New York after disastrous road trip
The New York Yankees, once world champions and pennant favorites, arrive home war weary and battered from a rough western swing. Babe Ruth questions the crowd as the team slides eight games behind the Senators, prompting manager McCarthy to vow rebuilding and quick changes for next season.
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New York Yankees
Manhattan
Giants
Babe Ruth
New York
Washington Senators
Yankees
Ruth
McCarthy
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