Ross To Defend Title Against McLarnin Slugging Battle Ahead
Ross arrives in New York as advance tickets top seventy thousand dollars for the McLarnin title bout. The champion plans a relentless knockout strategy, while McLarnin shifts to a must-knockout approach, courting a heavyweight slugfest that could redefine the matchup.
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New York
Barney Ross
Ferndale
McLarnin
Ross
Tunney
Dempsey
James Archibald McLarnin
Carl Ashby Wins Northeast Iowa Open Title in Oelwein
Carl Ashby of Oelwein shot 295 to win the Northeast Iowa open golf tournament at Oelwein in 72 holes. Kim Gardner of Vinton, defending champion, finished second with 299. Weather was cold and rainy as Ashby claimed his third win of the summer after wins at Waverly and Waukon.
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Oelwein
Carl Ashby
Kim Gardner
Vinton
Ashby
Waverly
Waukon
Schmidtke
Gardner
Michener
Cooper
Marshalltown
Damon
Baker Conquers Baldwin To Win Decorah Title
Jay George Baker won his seventh Oneota Golf and Country Club championship by defeating Tom Baldwin two and one. Baker overcame a late deficit and squared the match on the thirty first hole after Baldwin led by as many as three holes at noon.
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the Gazette
Orah Jay George Baker
Oneota Golf and Country Club
Tom Baldwin
Ker
Baldwin
Baker
Marengo High Opens Football Practice
Marengo High School began football practice under Coach Paul C. Evans on Tuesday night. Of eighteen lettermen, eleven return, including nine seniors. key losses include Julian Bartusek Vette Kell Babe Zimmerman Bob Bellstein Mark Brown Bill Rowland James Dower Clyde Black and others. The squad will average about 145 to 150 pounds without the missing players.
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Marengo
Marengo High School
Paul C. Evans
Julian Bartusek
Vette Kell
Arthur “Babe” Zimmerman
Bob Bellstein
Mark Brown
Bill Rowland
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter Opinion Piece
Ossie Solem returns to Town City to coach the Hawkeye grid squad and questions whether sophomores can replace stars like Laws and Schammel. The column notes gaps at center quarterback right guard and right end while inviting candidates to claim openings. It also covers Cubs lefty Lamanski, boxing payouts, McLarnin Ross odds, a Superstition jinx, and a blunt close on Cedar Rapids Raiders season.
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Ossie Solem
Town City
Hawkeye Grid
Joe Laws
Zad Schammel
Tom Moore
Ray Fisher
Salem
Bennett Lowden Tie For League Lead In Pennant Race
Special to The Gazette from Lowden reports Sunday games mostly completed while Calamus at Walcott postponed due to muddy field. Lowden and Bennett share top spot as Wheatland and Walcott sit behind. upcoming schedule may include Aug 5 games delayed by rain.
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Gazette
Lowden
Iowa
Calamus
Walcott
Bennett
Wheatland
Id" Schluensen Meier
Detninger
Bennett Seeeowneeses
Stanwood
Miller
Bauer
Moffit
Eld
Grand Mound
Howard
Freese
Ales
la Barge
Olsen
Clarence
Dixon
Ovevens
Steffens and
Stansen
Gibson
Pres
Fet Lowden Poweressee Ree
Vvseeld Oe
Wheatland « Ae
Walcott Seeese
Calamus Eee
Softball Meet Opens At Frolic Field Tonight
Solon and Turner's mortuary diamondball teams open the night tournament at Frolic Field Twenty-first avenue and Second street at 7 15. Dearborn Brass meets Three Minute Cereals in the second game. Twelve teams entered with more possible. doubleheaders all week. Players urged to arrive early for scheduled start. Tomorrow night matchups include Alburnett versus Krejc Bros and K of C versus Trinity Methodist.
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Solon and
Turner
Twenty-first Avenue
Second Street
Dearborn Brass
Alburnett
Krejc! Bros
of C
Trinity Methodist
Tama High Gridders Face Gloomy Outlook for Season
Tama Iowa Tama High School football opens Tuesday with eight game schedule. Coach O E Wilcox says prospects look grim due to only six lettermen from last year and a largely inexperienced lineup. Returning keys include Barlow Porter Zellar Fox Ferneau and Dick Nelson with new ends and backfield to be built. Schedule includes Grinnell Reinbeck Colfax Brookyn Owen Belle Plaine Montezuma Traer Toledo.
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Tama
Tamea High School
O. E. Wilcox
Wilcox
Barlow
Porter
Zellar
Fox
Ferneau
Letterman
Dick Nelson
Grinnell
Reinbeck
W—Colfax
Brooklyn
Owen Ort
Belle Plane
Montezuma
Traer
Toledo
Local Swimmers Score Heavily At Iowa Falls Meet
Cedar Rapids swimmers led by Dick Westerfield and Bernard Rudin dominated Monday events at the new Iowa Falls pool. Westerfield won the 100 yard breaststroke and 100 yard freestyle, while Rudin topped the 40 yard back and 40 yard breaststroke. The Cedar Rapids relay team of Stark Rudin Powell and Sweitzer won the 160 yard relay with several podium finishes across events. Bil Warsmith, John Stark and others also posted strong showings in freestyle and diving.
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Iowa Falls
Dick Westerfield
Bernard Rudin
Cedar Rapids
Westerfield
Rudin
Stark
John Powell
Bob Sweitzer
John Stark
Bil Warsmith
Sweitzer
Powell
Decorah and Hesper Tie In League Race
Decorah defeated Burr Oak 12 to 6 to join Hesper in a northern division tie for the Winneshiek Cow Pasture league championship. The tiebreaker is scheduled for next Sunday. Canoe leads the southern division and will face the Hesper Decorah winner for the league title.
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Gazette
Decorah
Burr Oak
Hesper
Winneshick
Brooklyn Golf Team Defeats Marengo At Brooklyn Country Club
Brooklyn wins at home as C. W. Fowler posts 78 and Harold Reynolds 85 for Marengo while a dozen Marengo players compete in the Sunday match.
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Brooklyn
Marengo
the Gazette
Brooklyn Country Club
C. W. Fowler
Harold Reynolds
Palo Nine Defeats Walford 5 2 In Sunday Shootout
Palo Nine traveled to Walford Sunday and defeated the hosts 5 to 2. Moufry and Lewis starred for Palo. Van Note hit a long homer in the first inning. Walford will visit Palo next Sunday.
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Palo Nine
Walford
the Gazette
Palo
Moufry
Lewis
van Note
City Hall Notes Reflect August Gas Heat and Council Actions
City observers report Cedar Rapids gas heat content averaged 1 049.96 BTU per cu ft for August. Mayor Neill notes zoning limits halt sidewalk construction at 711 Second Ave SW. City awards 355 tons coal for winter at 477 per ton. Police receipts in August total 742.08 with 546.78 from fines. A $300 damage claim against the city was settled for 125. Peru issues decree banning wage cuts or layoffs of workers.
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Cedar Rapids
A. R. Menary
Second Avenue
W. J. Neill
Home Coal Company
Police Division of Superior Court
City Briefs And Personals Highlights Local Happenings
Bungalow canning school slated for Wednesday afternoon. A D O K K meeting planned for 8 tonight at Knights of Pythias hall. Haircuts 25c at Hanna Barber Shop. Miss Ellen Pulda, daughter of Mr and Mrs William F Pulda, 157 Dawley Street NE, is in Mercy hospital after an appendicitis operation Saturday. J R T Rives and Mrs Rives on a field trip through several states, returning mid September. Frank McCauley, 39, pleads guilty to petty larceny at Kresge store, fined 25 dollars plus costs, fine suspended on good behavior. W Q Hughes reports a stolen grip from his car containing contracts. Mrs Ella Knorr of Des Moines to speak at Foursquare Gospel tabernacle about drug habit recovery.
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Ellen Pulda
William F. Pulda
Dawley Street
S In Mercy Hospital
Frank McCauley
Kresge
Phillips Promoted to Foreman After Nolan's Death
Charles C. Phillips, formerly a ticket clerk for the North Western railroad and recently a delivery clerk at the local freight depot, has been promoted to foreman to succeed the late John Nolan.
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Charles C. Phillips
North Western Railroad
Rand
John Nolan
Mr and Mrs McAllen Return From Chicago Convention
Mr and Mrs Tom McAllen and their daughter Selma of 1353 B avenue NW returned from Chicago after three weeks where Mr McAllen attended the international convention of the Moulders' union as a Cedar Rapids delegate.
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Tom McAllen
Selma
B Avenue NW
Chicago
McAllen
The
Moulders’ Union
Cedar Rapids
Burns Reported After Kitchen Accident at St Luke’s
Mrs Zeta DeNio 37 was treated at 5 p m Monday in St Luke s hospital for serious burns to her left arm shoulders and legs. She was brought by ambulance from 931 Hull avenue SE after residents said she fell against a stove. No charges will be filed in connection with an automobile accident on the Sixteenth avenue bridge Sunday involving Mrs Pearl Avery and Joe Lopour with no injuries. An auto was badly damaged. Fire crews responded to a blaze at 311 ending at 6 16 p m Monday with papers burned.
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Addie H. Dunn
Avenue
Dunn
A Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Zeta DeNio
St. Luke's Hospital
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Pearl Avery
B Avenue NE
Joe Lopour
Thirteenth Avenue SW
Don Hines
Avery
Local fires and fines reported in Independence area
A basement fire on Sixth Street SE caused by a shovel striking a match confined damage to papers. Property owner Ray Williams. Police court fines included William Frame and associates for disturbing the peace, plus intoxication fines for several men. Elizabeth Levin won a bedspread contest at the Iowa state fair. Traffic violators faced fines for hydrant parking, double parking, and overtime parking. Bud Vayra received a suspended fine for reckless driving. Independence schools opened with four new instructors joining the staff.
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Sixth Street SE
Ray Williams
William Frame
Harry Brown
Eighth Avenue SE
Art Preston
Leslie Dostal
Ernest Sharron
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Walt Harvey
Benny Willams
James Hepburn
George Delane
Elizabeth Levin
Fourth Avenue SE
Hartman Furniture
Third Avenue SE
Garth Morgan
First Avenue E
Co. C. Schneider
Rockford Road
O. W. Rust
Forest Drive
Fred Hartl
Seventh Avenue
Bud Vayra
Thirteenth Avenue
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Seroco Auto Enamel
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Jimmy McLarnin
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Frolic Field
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Peru
Bungalow Canning School
Knights of Pythias Hall
Hanna Barber Shop
2Nd Ave
J. R. T. Rives
Order of Railway Conductors
W. QT. Hughes
Twentieth Street
Hughes
Ella Knorr
Des Moines
Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle
First Avenue
Knorr
Co. C. Phillips
Hercules
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