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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1935
Page
20
AP reports Detroit Tigers president Frank J. Navin bets 55000 on a World Series bid, funding Navin Field upgrades at 300 per hour to host baseball's classic. He cites 1934 costs at 65000, reduced this year by bleacher work, and notes pitching as a key World Series factor.
More than 2,000 University of Iowa alumni and fans will gather for Iowa football day at noon rallies in 46 cities. The opening-season broadcasts will feature Coach Ossie Solem Capt. Dick Crayne and Prof. C Updegraff from the key luncheon with four state radio stations airing the talks.
Pennsylvania Governor George H. Earle urged withdrawal of the United States from the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Speaking at an athletic celebration he condemned the Hitler regime as oppressive and demanded a German shift to fair governance before American athletes compete. He also criticized Soviet Russia for subversive activities aimed at undermining democracy.
Marvin Nelson of Fort Dodge Iowa won the five mile race for a $2,750 purse at the Canadian national exhibition. He finished 10 yards ahead of George Young of Toronto with a time of 2 32 45. Both swimmers were neck and neck early with Young cramping later and slipping back 25 yards.
In Chicago on Saturday the Big Ten coaches and officials met to discuss season rules with emphasis on increasing use of lateral passes. The rules committee made no major changes this year.
New York teams Card Cubs Giants all win as Pirates beat Dodgers 13 to 0. Dizzy Dean stars for St Louis in 6-4 victory. Augie Galan key for Cubs, Galan belted winning homer. Giants edge Reds 7-5 in ten. Browns sweep Senators 11-8 and 2-1 behind Clift and Ivy Andrews.
The Raiders crushed the Keokuk Indians 12 to 1 behind Howard Taylor's eighteenth win and a four hit performance by Milt Bocek who clouted two homers including a 370 foot shot. Cap Crossley, Jim Peyton, and Kenny Blackman also contributed as Keokuk’s only run came in the second inning. The Raiders mounted offense with thirteen hits and will play two more games this weekend before the pennant chase.
Barney Ross welterweight champion stopped Baby Joe Gans of Los Angeles Negro in the second round of a ten round bout in Portland Oregon. Ross floored Gans with a left to the stomach in the opening round and again after the second round began. Gans fought above the limit, so no title bout.
Eleven lettermen and forty four candidates report to Coach Clark Shaughnessy for the opening 1935 football practice at the University of Chicago. The captain is Jay Berwanger, with Sam Whiteside moving from guard to center and Bob Perrott shifting from guard to end.
Forest Hills, N Y AP provides that after a four day rain break the combined national singles championships will resume Saturday With Wilmer Allison of Austin Texas and Gene Mako of Los Angeles set to resume their fourth round match Allison leads 6 2 6 0 2 3 Four other third round matches are also scheduled to be played
The box scores show Saint Louis and Brooklyn with various players contributing hits and runs. Key names include Medwick, Durocher, Collins, and Frisch for St Louis, and Hafey, Jensen, and Waner for Brooklyn, with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati also noted in the day’s listings. The records include errors, extra-base hits, and pitching notes, indicating a multi-team baseball slate with competitive scoring and late rallies.
New York AP report says hunters will have the best duck season in six years as North American nesting grounds show strong counts. A survey by More Game Birds in America Inc. estimates over 40 million ducks in Great Lake regions and Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with gains in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
CHICAGO (UP) Kenesaw Mountain Landis the baseball commissioner said he would convene a conference of leading American and National league club owners late next week to discuss World Series plans. He noted the NL race is very close and he will wait as long as possible to call the meeting.
Tracy Cox and Barney Ross scored knockouts in Indianapolis and Portland while Jack Gibbons defeated Apck Hibbard in Kalama Falls. Maxie Mesembeam and Tiger Jack Fox fought to a draw in Spokane and Chino Alvarez outpointed Relampare Sacuera in Tampa. A stray line notes a dog barking at 5900 feet.
Standings show Bt. Joseph, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Keokuk with varied records and Fridays results include Des Moines at Bt. Joseph and Keokuk at Cedar Rapids. Saturday games set Keokuk at Cedar Rapids and Des Moines at Bt. Joseph with several noted matchups across the league.
Acting Braves President Charles F. Adams warned stockholders the Boston club may not complete the season and could lose its franchise. He said transfers of control to bidding groups have failed and appealed for immediate financial aid to avoid further losses of assets.
Des Moines Iowa AP Jack Beynon the 1934 Illinois quarterback was named Drake University's assistant to Coach Vee Green He will begin next Tuesday and also attend Drake law school while coaching and serving as a basketball assistant to Bill Williams Beynon was named a key passer and a three year Illini football standout during his visit with Drake athletics officials
I H Bartlett of the Michigan department of conservation clocked a big buck at 35 miles an hour over about a half mile as it fled along a road near Houghton Lake Forest before veering into the timber. The test addresses how fast a deer can run.
St Josephs Saints defeated the Des Moines Imps 8 to 4 to clinch second place in the Western league. Eddie Decuir hit an inside the park homer as St Josephs built early offense, while Des Moines could not muster enough offense against Bonetti and the Saints bullpen.
Hawk eye Sports association presents a light heavyweight wrestling show at Shrine temple Monday at 8 30 P M Charles Pappas of Rock Island meets Tiger Hill of Fort Worth in the main event Charles London of Canada faces Francis Cooper of Cleveland in the opener Joe Turner of Cedar Rapids battles Glenn House of Joplin Bul Topaz of Australia meets Joe Zehentner of Dubuque Referee Frank Marcus a former US Navy heavyweight champion oversees the event with over 2500 seats available and tickets from 25 to 55 cents Reserved ringside at 65 cents
Billy Bartush of Chicago defeated Farmer George Mc Leod of Nebraska two straight falls. Chief Little Wolf of North Dakota defeated Jack Donovan of Boston one fall. Bill Davidson of Cheyenne defeated Clarence Miller of Newark Ohio by disqualification.
Lawson Little Jr of San Francisco faces Rufus King of Denver in the opening round of the United States Amateur Championship at Cleveland Country Club. A record field of 207 golfers competes in 79 matches starting Monday morning, with pairings including Ouimet versus Yoder and Goodman against Haskell.
Conference officials discussed possible attendance records as Kansas City hosts the Big Six session. Nebraska coach D X Bible noted increased advance sales at Nebraska and Oklahoma with star Biff Jones, while two new rules for game day operations were proposed by Kansas secretary F C Allen. A decision on indoor track site was postponed to December.
York area report says William J. Schall kept 35 dogs at home with neighbors complaining. A state animal husbandry agent found dogs on tables and chairs to separate them and 25 of the 35 lacked licenses. He faced alderman on harboring unlicensed dogs charges.
Los Angeles police said no law prevented keeping a lion as a backyard pet and granted owner Waldron permission to keep the months old cub after neighbors voiced no complaints. The animal was kept with the owner's back yard and no objections were recorded.
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