Big Ten and Notre Dame Open Football Practice Amid Hopes
The 1936 Big Ten season opens with Minnesota favored alongside Ohio State as camp begins. Northwestern, Michigan, Purdue, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Chicago show strength. Notre Dame faces quarterback and center gaps but has a large candidate pool for positions.
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Veenker Seeks Backfield Talent For ISU 1936 Season
Ames Iowa UP coach George Veenker opened ISU football practice as he seeks capable backs to support a stronger line. With three weeks to prepare for the October 3 Big Six opener against Nebraska he weighs candidates including Tommy Neal Elwin Snell Darrell Johnson Everett Kischer and others as potential passer and kicker to replace Fred Poole.
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Used Car Bargains Hit Classifieds For Smart Buyers
A Classifieds page touts affordable used cars with bold offers and quick deals. Customers are urged to browse the listings for chips, wheels, and price cuts targeting budget shoppers.
Giants Split Cubs Lose As Cards Win
Yankees clinch American league pennant as Giants split with the Cubs and Cards win in Boston. Gehrig homered with bases loaded, Pearson pitched eight hits in the first game, while the Cardinals outlasted the Bees in fifteen innings. Cubs split with Phillies. Dodgers edge Pirates. White Sox hold second.
Raiders To Face Waterloo In Two Jousts Tonight
The Raiders meet the Waterloo Hawks in a doubleheader tonight in a key pennant race. With Rock Island's loss, the Raiders sit 1.5 games from second place and the final runner-up berth may hinge on the three game series with the Hoods starting Friday at Hill Park. Jim Hayes and Howard Taylor are slated for mound duties.
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Wrestling card features Harden in Cedar Park semis
Georgia hillbilly Rube Harden advances to the wrestling semifinal in Cedar Park tonight at 8 30 with Eddie Jennings pairing him against Jack Reeder of Hot Springs Ark The main event matches Bull Martin of Omaha versus Lord Albert Mills of London England Ed Kruml faces Jack Hader and Sailor Jack Arnold referees
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Perry Keeps Lead in National Tennis Meet Semis
Fred Perry moved closer to the finals at Forest Hills by beating Henry Culley in straight sets 6-3 6-2. Earlier Kay Stammers and Bitsy Grant upset seeded players in a day of upsets.
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Glenn Morris to Tour after Olympic Decathlon Win
Glenn Morris world’s greatest athlete returns home in Denver before a thirty city tour to showcase his Berlin decathlon win and world record. The tour begins September 17 in New York with other Olympic stars, Morris plans no pro football play and seeks a movie contract. over 10 000 attend Glenn Morris day at Denver University stadium.
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Iowa Team In National Softball Tournament
The national softball championship starts Friday at Soldier Field in Chicago with Toledo, 1935 titleholder, facing St. Louis in the opening game. The event closes Monday with men’s and women’s finals. First round pairings in the men’s division include Minneapolis versus Waterloo, Ia.
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Lone Tree High Announces 1936 Football Schedule
Lone Tree High released its 1936 grid slate under coach JM Alsip. Games include West Liberty at home Sept 25, Wilton Junction away Oct 2, West Branch away Oct 9, Wellman away Oct 16, Morning Sun away Oct 23, Kalona away Oct 30, with E L Dickinson as superintendent.
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Demons edge Rock Island 3 2 as Wolfe falters late
Des Moines defeats Rock Island 3 2 with Gayle Wolfe holding the Rocks to three hits through eight. In the ninth Catchings reaches on a bunt, Wilford and Asbell drive in runs, and Keyes beats out an infield hit to load the bases before Wilson scores the winning run on a single. Spadafore homered and added another RBI for Des Moines.
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Davenport Blue Sox blank Sioux City in shutout finale
Davenport Blue Sox win 6 to 0 over Sioux City in the final game of the series. Willoughby dominates with five strikeouts and ten Blue Sox hits including a homer by Kampouris. The game features key putouts by Morgan Prevost and strong fielding for a decisive victory.
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Major League Box Scores Totals 50104515
Totals show 51 11 45 26 with Boston and St Louis games. notable RBIs by Durocher Ogrodowski Berger and Phelps, home runs by Moore and Walker. multiple double plays and errors noted across three games.
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Des Moines, Davenport Lead In Skins Standings
Standings show Des Moines 28, Davenport 35 in the WAEW league with Cedar Rapids Waterloo in contention. Results Wednesday: Cedar Rapids Waterloo postponed. Des Moines beat Rock Island 3 two. Davenport topped Sioux City 6 to 0. Games Thursday include Cedar Rapids at Waterloo, Rock Island at Des Moines, Sioux City at Davenport. Notable scores: New York 4 Cincinnati 2. St. Louis 3 Boston 1. Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 7. Chicago 10 Philadelphia 3.
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Stanford Faces Strong But Not As Potent 1936 Team
Howard H. Jones weighs Stanford's return to form as 1936 season nears. He notes replacements for several stars from 1935 while predicting strong backfield and line depth under coach Tiny Thornhill. Jones argues the Indians may stay powerful though unlikely to surpass last year's championship squad.
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Sonnenberg and Levin Victors in Regional Wrestling Card
In Portland Oregon Gus Sonnenberg 210 from Beetee defeated Howard Cantonwine of Owas. In Brooklyn Dave Levin 200 beat Szabo from Hungary. Mixed notes mention Lois Obispo and Calit Yukon Jake unsure.
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Yanks Clinch American League Pennant in First World Series Bid
The Yankees clinched the American League pennant with an 11 3 victory over the Indians, leading by 18 games after the first game of a doubleheader. Monte Pearson sparked the win by yielding 8 hits, while Lou Gehrig homered in the second game as New York celebrated its eighth AL title and first since 1932.
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Standings and results from a midweek basketball slate
The New York Knicks led by 92 points against Cleveland while Chicago beat Boston 3 to 2. Washington posted 11 wins and Detroit 4 losses with St. Louis and Philadelphia games postponed due to rain. Remaining schedules include Washington at Detroit and New York at Cleveland.
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Kiwanis Club Gives Free Baseball Night To Kids
Kiwanis members will distribute about 300 free tickets to boys and girls for Friday’s game at Hill Park. Chairman Charles Bode arranged five tickets per member to ensure youngsters gain admission without charge. The program targets underfunded youths and doubles as an educational effort to boost interest in Western league baseball.
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Factors that cause quitting at the golf ball
The passage explains two factors that lead to quitting at the ball and one that increases the issue. Occasional players have untuned muscles stretched by the club’s speeding head at impact and resist the sudden pull. With practice, proper bracing and body rotation can smooth the swing.
Milwaukee And Indianapolis Win In A. A. Playoff
Milwaukee defeated Kansas City 4 to 1 at Milwaukee behind six hit pitching by Hamlin as the league champions scored three runs in the eighth. Indianapolis beat St. Paul 8 to 1 at St. Paul, pushing nine hits across and tearing open the game in the eighth with a four run spurt including Eckhardt’s triple and Riddle’s homer. The same teams were set to play again Thursday.
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Walter Johnson Hosts Republican Rally at Germantown Farm
Baseball great Walter Johnson will host a Republican rally at his Germantown Maryland farm for Maryland and District of Columbia Republicans. Senator L J Dickinson of Iowa will be the guest speaker at the Friday afternoon event.
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