Big Ten And Notre Dame Open Practice
Public relations chiefs of the Big Ten and Notre Dame announce the 1937 season as 600 players report for first practices. Minnesota and Northwestern emerge as early favorites, with Northwestern seeking to retain the title and Minnesota aiming to rebound after key losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Ten
Notre Dame
William Weekes
Hicago
Wn -Tta
Northwestern
Minnesota
Gophers
Wildcats
Elmer Layden
Men of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bernie Bierman
Gopher
Ed Widseth
Bud Wilkinson
Julie Alfonse
Bierman
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Badgers
Harry Stuhldreher
Stuhldreher
Bob Zuppke
Ilinois
Bo McMillin
Ann Arbor
Hunk) Anderson
North Carolina State
Harry Kipke
Iowa
Irl Tubbs
Iowa City
Homer Harris
Chicago
Clark Shaughnessy
Dykes Potter Sold to Sacramento Club
Dykes Potter, key Raiders pitcher, sold to Sacramento of the Pacific Coast league with a spring report to follow. If he fails in class AA he may return to Cedar Rapids in 1938. Sacramento has already acquired Red Van Fleet, part of the Raiders’ recent sales. Potter finished the season with 18 wins, ten straight victories, and 138 strikeouts, second in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dykes Potter
Raiders
Sacramento
Harry Johnson
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis Cardinals
Red van Fleet
Potter
van Fleet
Asheville
N. C
Rochester
Mike Chartak
Newark
New York Yankee
Sterling
Pacific Coast League
Weeks
Cap Crossley
Bell to Meet Jacobs in Handicap Final
J H Bell advanced to the Country club handicap final by defeating Dr J K Von Lackum 6 and 4 in the semi. He will face John Jacobs Jr in the championship. W R Dock reached the final with a 6 and over John Carey, opposing the Dunn vs Dr John E SE winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bell
J. K. von Lackum
John Jacobs, Jr
W. R. Dock
John Carey
Dock
K. Dunn
John E
A. H. Boileau
Don Barnes, Jr
Marvin Wright
Ed Soboda
Ed Wadsworth
Barnes
Harry Nehls
Mothers Trade Used Kids Clothing and Nursery Furniture
Mothers advertise selling outgrown children's clothes and nursery furniture to other mothers through inexpensive want ads.
Webb Career Rise and Cardinals Interest Highlight 1930s Notes
The piece recounts Skeeter Webb rising from farm and independent teams to major league potential with the St. Louis Cardinals. It notes his 1935 36 seasons with the Raiders and Cedar Rapids tied to Rickey's doubt, Webb's .300 plus hitting, temperamental myth, and a possible 1938 Cardinals shortstop role. Also mentions Potter sale to Sacramento with potential Cedar Rapids return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeeter Webb
Springfield
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston
Cards
Greensboro
N. C
Webb
Meridian
Miss
Cedar Rapids
Harry Johnson
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Skeet
Rickey
Johnson
Columbus
Baseball nickname for Bing Miller during A's and Red Sox era
The record notes that during his late playing years with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, Bing Miller earned the playful sobriquet Uncle Tom from fellow players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Miller
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Uncle Tom
New York Giants Top College All Stars 14 to 7 at Polo Grounds
The New York Giants defeated the Eastern All-Star college eleven 14 to 7 in a Polo Grounds game benefiting the Herald-Tribune Fresh Air Fund. Yale’s Larry Kelley and Army’s Monk Meyer were outshined by Bucknell’s Kobrosky and Bucknell’s Smith in a starless showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
New York Giants
Tost
Giants
Collegians
Polo
Herald-Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Yale
Larry Kelley
Army
Monk Meyer
Kobrosky
Smith
Buckwell
Kelley
Bronx
Softball Playoff Set At Ellis Park Tonight
The city championship playoff between Parks and Wilson will be played at 5:30 on diamond 3 at Ellis Park. Ralph Macnamara awards league trophies. Parks pitcher Ladd Womacka faces Wilson ace Harold White or Bill Driscoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Ellis Park
Parks
Wilson
Ralph Macnamara
Ladd Womacka
Harold White
Bill Driscoll
Jaloppy Race Pit Boss Named For Friday Show
Byron McKeely announced Walter Nesper will run the pits for the Jaloppy speed classic at the All-Iowa Livestock Exposition Friday with Harry Steele assisting. Drivers must report to the pits by 12 30 p m Friday and submit entry blanks and releases to the Chamber of Commerce before noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron McKeely
Walter Nesper
Harry Steele
Nesper
McKeeley
Chamber of Commerce
Retired year urged for Dizzy Dean by Rickey
In St Louis Branch Rickey urged a one year retirement for Dizzy Dean citing a troubled 1938 season after a toe injury and arm discomfort. Dean expressed readiness to stay with baseball or seek a trade if necessary and pointed to his disappointing form since the All Star break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis’ Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Gashouse Gang
Rickey
Cardinal
Dean
Diz
Cardinals
Earl Averill
Cleveland Indians
Dizzy
Philadelphia
Chicago
Red Bird
Cubs
O.ky
O.K
Cincinnati
Boston
Manpower Ad Seeks Applicants With Education and Skills
Advertisement seeks men dissatisfied with current positions who have fair education and mechanical ability. Requires character references and willingness to study in spare time at some cost. Details by writing Civ ing education occupation hours employed to Address Box 24-100 Gazette.
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Ramblers
South Bend
Lynn Waldorf
Don Heap
Fred Vanzo
Bernard Jefferson
Bob Swisher
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Inwood Smith
Charles Hamrick
Merle Wendt
Schmidt
Joe Williams
Bill Booth
Jim Strasbaugh
Jim Miller
Bob Maloney
Noble Kizer
Purdue
Boilermakers
Mal Elward
Kizer
Boilermaker
Cecil Isbell
Jack’s
Fred Cook
Shoe Dept
Goodyear Welt
Youths
Oxfords
Youth's School
Boys’ School
NEW Post Office
Sacramento Club
Cardinal Farm
Jacobs
BILT
Grips Athletic Club
Walter Athletics
aSc
Frome
Drew
Third Street
Thompsonshere
Red Peppers
Cap Cress
Wabee
Mikey
Fog
Leah
Bing
Texas
Red Sox
Benton County
Father Divine
Diz Dean Tame
Frisch
Frankie Frisch
Chicago Cubs
Sam Breadon
Graham
Sylvester Graham
Ymeara
Dartmoor
Kelko
O'Meara's
The
Glenburnie
New
Stetsons
O'Meara Clothing Company
Second Avenue Southeast
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