American Walker Cup Team Favored To Beat British
Davis J. Walsh reports from Pine Valley that the American Walker Cup team is favored over Britain. He notes Pine Valley’s brutal layout and British inexperience on this course, citing players like Dunlap Goodman and Voigt as key match amps while predicting the Americans win despite a closer-than-expected contest.
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George Dunlap
Scotty Campbell
Charley Yates
Johnny Goodman
Johnny Fischer
Walter Emery
Reynolds Smith
Dunlap
Goodman
George Voigt
Ouimet
London
Hector Thomson
England
Harold Hilton
Ozzie Simmons Fault Highlighted by Iowa Coach
Ossie Salem, Iowa coach, cites Ozzie Simmons weakness in following interference as causing missed scoring chances. Article notes Simmons could have played for Indiana, and that break opportunities come when blockers lead, not when he runs solo.
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Iowa City
Ossie Salem
University of Iowa
Ozzie Simmons
Hawkeye
Ozzie
Indiana
Iowa
Oze Simmons
Solem
Iowa Sports
Salem
Simmons
Northwestern
Illinois
Raiders Face Tight Finish as Nine Key Games Loom
Cedar Rapids trails by 3 1/2 games with fourteen left as Davenport, Rock Island and Waterloo loom. The article outlines remaining schedules and the slim chance for the Raiders to overtake rivals, plus notes on historical MLB feats, Babe Ruth era context, and player updates including Hal Trosky and Red Rolfe.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Frankness
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Blue Sox
Waterloo
Hill Park
Terry Moore May Be Lost To Cards For Rest Of Race
St Louis AP reports manager Frankie Frisch believes Terry Moore may be out for the season with a damaged throwing arm from sliding into Al Todd. Frisch plans center field shifts with Pepper Martin, Jim Collins, and John Mize, while Stu Martin recovers from a leg injury.
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ST. Louis
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Moore
al Todd
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frisch
Red Bird
Pepper Martin
Jim “Ripper” Collins
John Mize
Giants
Stu Martin
Allen Reaches Final Half of Iowa Horseshoe Tourney
Des Moines Iowa UP Ted Allen defending champion from Alabambra California moved into the final half of the championship round of the Iowa horseshoe pitching tournament. Other contenders for the crown include Guy Zimmerman Sac City Iowa Charles Casey Jones Waukesha Wisconsin and Sam Gee Guide Rock Nebraska.
Wrestling Results by the Associated Press
Quebec bout results show Al Mercier 211 Rimouski and Kaplan 224 Brooklyn with notable finish. Tacoma report notes Ed Strangler Lewis 260 defeated Chic Little Wolf 222.
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Associated Press
Quebec
al Mercier
Rimouski
Sated Ibe Kaplan
Brooklyn
Stra
Tacoma
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Chic Little Wolf
McPartland Captures Medal in Caddy Tourney
Fifty boys competed in the qualifying round of the annual caddy golf tournament at the Country Club. Bill McPartland won the medal with a 74. Tom McLaughlin was second with 77 but is ineligible for the championship flight after his eighteenth birthday, moving to the veterans’ flight. Dale Smith placed third with 79, followed by Chuck Johnson 81, Mick Taylor 83, Denny Collins 83, and Jerry Dutrt 84. Sixteen play in the championship and first flights. others go to the veterans’ flight.
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Bill McPartland
Tom McLaughlin
Dale Smith
Chuck Johnson
Mick Taylor
Denny Collins
Jerry Dutrt
Schmeling Says Louis Foul Play Aimed to Fool Him
Max Schmeling tells Paul Gallico in the Saturday Evening Post that in the eleventh round of the 1936 bout with Joe Louis he suspected deliberate low blows from Louis and corner instructions. He says the perceived fouling forced him to gamble on a knockout, which he achieved in the twelfth round under New York rules that count a knockdown as a loss of the round if fouling occurs. Louis allegedly followed corner signals while Schmeling sought an immediate finish.
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New York
Saturday Evening Post
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Louis
Paul Gallico
Mercer to Join Beloit Football Staff as Assistant
Kenneth E. Mercer athletic director at Algona High School since 1932 has been named assistant varsity football coach at Beloit College in Wisconsin. A Simpson College graduate Mercer played pro football with the Philadelphia Yellow Jackets and New York Giants after earning his diploma and earlier served as Simpson’s head coach in 1930-31.
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Wis
Kenneth E. Mercer
Algona
Beloit College
Mercer
Simpson College
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
New York Giants
Simpson
Burr Oak Club Triumphs 11-0 in county championship
Burr Oak Club defeated Nordness 11 to 0 in the Winneshiek county league final. McMullen pitched for Burr Oak with Sheley catching, while Nordness was limited to three hits. Balik and Winger secured the Nordness batteries.
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Decorah
Burr Oak
Nordness
McMullen
Sheley
Balik
Cresco Defeats Ridgeway Nine 8 to 7 in Errors Tally
Cresco overcame being out hit 12 to 6 by taking advantage of Ridgeway errors to win 8 to 7 at Ridgeway. Cresco pitchers Bellis and Eiffler partnered with solid defense while Ridgeway’s Arneson Hovden and others struggled behind the plate.
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Ridgeway
Cresco
Bellis
Eiffler
Ee Arneson
Hovden
Forty Gridders Start Drills At Buena Vista
Forty players including five lettermen receive football equipment from Coach Al Dam ar at Buena Vista college in Storm Lake. The Beaver coach fields basic drills with more additions expected when practice opens officially on Wednesday.
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Buena Vista
Storm Lake
al Damar
Buena Vista College Monay
Beaver
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