Tubbs Opens Work With Iowa Gridmen
Iowa City reports over sixty athletes reported to Coach Tubbs for the opening practice of the 1937 season. Tubbs vows Iowa will not have much this year but aims to restore esprit de corps with a mix of veterans like Homer Hargest and Bob Lannon and new outlooks under the revived athletic department led by Tubbs and Schroeder. Falcons of weight lines show averages near 200 pounds as the coach builds from tackles to centers with Nile Kinnick and Ed win McClain among early prospects for quarterback and backfield roles.
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Iowa City
Sr! Tubbs
Hawkeye
Ossie Solem
Tubbs
Schroeder
Iowa
Towa
Homer Hargis
Bob Lannon
Bush Lamb
Harris
Lannon
Henry Luebcke
Chicago
Floyd DeHeer
Frank Gallagher
William Heffley
al Schenk
Maeanst Tone
Willam Gallagher
Ostre Thase
Russell
Chinton Wherry
Oeza Simmons
Watkins Wins Amana Baseball Tournament
Watkins wins the Amana Baseball Tournament while golf theory notes and coaching chatter occupy the remainder of the page. The fragment references Chester Horton, Virdon style grips, and golf mechanics discussion, with mixed garbled text about players and technique.
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Watkins
Amana
Jacobs Loses to Jedrzejowska in National Tennis
Helen Jacobs, longtime champion, is defeated by Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 6-4 6-4 in the women’s national singles semifinals at Forest Hills. J Donald Budge beats Frankie Parker in straight sets 6-2 6-1 6-3 to reach the men’s final.
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Forest Hills
Helen Jacobs
West Side
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Miss Jacobs
Jedrzejowska
Strookes
J. Donald Budge
Oakland
Calif
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Iowa High School Tournaments Dates Set
Des Moines Iowa dates for the state swimming and tennis tournaments were announced by George A Brown executive secretary of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The swimming meet is set for Sept 18 at Iowa State College Ames which will also conduct the tennis tournament on Sept 25. Schools may enter two singles and one doubles team.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa High School Activities Council
George A Brown
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Board of Control of
the Athletic Association
Itowa State College
Ames
Brown
Towa State College
Swift Defeats Brown In Marengo Tourney
Swift defeats Dick Brown 6-1 in Marengo tennis tournament. Reported by The Gazette, the match featured Swift leveraging service accuracy and aggressive returns to dominate Brown, securing a decisive victory in the afternoon session.
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Swift
Brown
Marengo
Spreial
Dick Brown
Tiewn
Reputario
Deuce
Seatts Buckloane
One Thousand Iowa Fans Trek Seattle for Washington Game
Hundreds of Iowa supporters from the west coast travel to Seattle for the Iowa versus Washington clash. Seats were allocated and offered at the season’s highest prices, with many fans undertaking the long journey from Iowa City to witness the contest.
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Iowa
Washington
Towy
Renan
Porter
Seattle
Towa
Towans
West Coast
Iowa City
Iowa Basketball Men To Work In October
Iowa City The Gazette reports coach Rollie Williams will begin basketball practice mid October with six major players reporting for semi weekly sessions. Team includes Captain Sam Johnson Cedar Rapids Jack Drees Eau Claire Wir Ben Stephens Cambridge II Kenneth Suessens Burlineton and Joe Van Vossel dyke. Muscatine Iowa schedule opens against Carleton on December 9.
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Iowa City
Rollie Willams
Sam Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Jack Drees
Eau Claire
Wir
Ben Stephens Cambridge II
Kenneth Suessens
Burlineton
Joe van Vosseldyke
Muscatine
Iowa
Carleton
Dee
Washington Defeats Wyman Club 12-11 in Ten Innings
Washington Independent softball team edged Wyman 12 to 11 in a free hitting ten inning contest. Washington pounded twenty hits including two home runs one triple and five doubles while Wyman had thirteen hits with two home runs two triples and two doubles. Gipple of Wyman went four for five with a homer. Ostrus pitched for Washington before Edmondson relieved, holding Wyman hitless after the eighth. Washington travels to Birmingham Friday and next Wednesday hosts Wyman in what may be the season finale.
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Sprelal
Gazette
Washington
Wyman
Gipple
Williams
Ostrus
Edmondon
McAvoy
Washington Ostrus
Edmondson
Birmingham
Independents
Budge and Von Cramm Reach Net Finals at Forest Hills
Don Budge and Baron Von Cramm advanced to the finals of the national championships at Forest Hills. Budge defeated Frankie Parker 6-2 6-1 6-3, while Von Cramm rallied from two sets down to upend Bobby Riggs 0-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 6-2.
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Forest Hills
Don Budge
California
Baron von Cramm
Germany
Budge
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
Baron
Bobby Riggs
United States
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Poland
Anita Lizana
Chile
Miss Jedrzejowska
Helen Jacobs
Miss Lizana
Dorothy May Bundy
West Side Tennis Club
von Cramm-Riggs
Husky
Veteran Cardinal Hurler Is Victim Of A Concussion
Si Johnson, veteran St Louis Cardinals right hander, suffered a slight concussion when an line foul from Cubs Phil Cavarretta struck him in the dugout during pre game practice. He was rushed to a hospital and dismissed as able to accompany the team back to St Louis.
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Chicago
Si Johnson
St Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
Johnson
John F Davis
St. Louis
Davis
Wilson's Iowa Steel Clash Sunday At Ellis Park
A softball game is set for Sunday at 2 pm on diamond No 4 in Ellis Park. Wilson's meets Iowa Steel in a grudge battle as both teams were top contenders in city championship play, each winning a playoff game before a third game was forfeited to Wilson's after a dispute.
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Ellis Park
Wilson
Iowa Steel
Wilson's
Montague Exhibits Skill And Strength
Laverne Moore, long known as John Montague, is charged with robbery and faces trial next month in Elizabethtown. A veteran showman and alleged ringleader, Montague denies ties to accomplices, asserts legendary strength, and remains free on 25000 bond as the case proceeds. the scene includes a dramatic interview about his past, his golf prowess, and a confrontation with a reporter.
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Elizabethtown
Laverne Moore
John Montague
Gia Ordinery
Champton
Paul
Williams Dales
Bhae Oodaet
Alla
Agd
Pewee Ata
Pyar
Dreds
Hanida Dy
Tom
Montague
Roger Norton
Norton
Baroness Quits Third Husband in California Divorce
CHICAGO United Press reports Baroness Merry Fahrney Pickering Van Fiszner Berlangieri filed for divorce from her third husband, an Italian baron, on cruelty grounds. She, heiress of a fortune around 6 million, recounts language barriers and cruel acts. attorney notes she seeks quiet life away from publicity.
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Chicago
Merry Fahrney Pickering van Fiszner Berlangieri
Eugene Swigart
Harrison
Hugh Parker Pickering
Fank Sands van Eiszner
California
van Eiszner
Miss Fahrney
Max Baer
Pickering
Sioux City Man Wins Second Heat in Canadian Motorboat Race
TORONTO AP Fifty seven year old Jack Cooper of Kansas City drove Tops II to victory in the second heat of the world 225 cubic inch motorboat championship at the Canadian National Exhibition. He averaged 47.8 mph over ten miles after finishing sixth in the first heat. Delta, Gordon Adamson of Highland Park NL, finished second and Meteor, Harry Longnecker's Sioux City IA entry, placed third.
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Toronto
Jack Cooper
Kansas City
Cooper
Delta
Gordon Adamson
Highland Park
Finhed
Meteor
Harry Longnecker
Sioux City
Zeke Bonura Back On Hospital List
Chicago White Sox slugger Zeke Bonura was again listed as hospitalized after two days of attempting to play. Reports say he may miss the rest of the season as manager Jimmy Dykes criticizes his effort and conditioning. Bonura had earlier misplayed a chance from third, then stole home and strained a muscle. He later started at first base in St Louis but retired after two innings.
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Chicago
INL
Zeke Bonura
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Zeke
Zerke
White Sox
St. Louis
Bonura
Windsors To Meet Kents In Vienna
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are expected to meet the Duke and Duchess of Kent in Vienna toward month’s end, reports the London Daily Express. Controversy surrounds alleged court intrigues against the Windsor couple, with rumors of a “gang war” in England and claims the Duchess of Kent snubbed the Windsors in Austria.
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London
INL
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Duchess of Kent
Vienna
London Daily Express
Wallis Warfield
England
the Express
Duke of Windsor
Austria
End of Chinese Civil War Officially Declared
Shanghai date lines report the ten year civil war between Chinese communists and the Nanking government ended with a Chiang Kai-Shek led declaration of unity against Japan. Chu Teh appointed commander of the North China forces forming the Eighth Route Army. The merger dissolves the red army and Soviet regime while pledging a democratic system and continued resistance to Japan.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chu Teh
China
Suiyuan
Peiping
Red Army
Manchuria
Sianfu
Union of the Communists and
Chinese Communist Party
Kuomintang
National Party
Japan
Page Boy Makes Move Into NYSE Floor Membership
New York UP William J Denman 27 left his page boy uniform Friday and joined the NYSE trading floor as a full member after Herbert L Jones transferred his seat Denman who has been a page since 1929 is recognized for loyalty and merit and will become a trading partner at Graves Banning and Company Jones retires and selects Denman for the seat transfer Memberships at the exchange run about 90000 dollars placing Denman among the country’s elite on the trading floor.
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New York
William J. Denman
New York Stock Exchange
Denman
Exchange
Herbert L. Jones
Graves, Banning and Company
Stock Exchange
Jones
Washington At Practice For Town U Game
Washington preparations for a Pacific Coast Conference title defense at the University of Washington include two daily drills as 52 players train for a Sept. 25 intersec tional clash with the University of Town. Key lettermen return on the line with Waskowitz Johnston Newton Craver poised to fill gaps after last year’s backfield losses.
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Seattle
Jimmy Phelan
University of Washington
University of Town
Frank Peters
Dick Johnson
Vic Markov
Steve Slivinski
Bud Erickson
Rich Worthington
Art Means
Phelan
Logg
Haines
Cain
Nowogroski
Fritz Waskowitz
Jimmie Johnston
Chuck Newton
al Craver
Forty Candidates Join Iowa State College Grid Team
Forty football candidates answered Coach Jim Yeager's call for practice at Iowa State College in Ames. Early arrivals showed good condition as they ran signal drills and worked on blocking and tackling. The first team line, with Dee and Bock at guards, Anderson at center, Dishinger and Rushmore at ends, Shugart and Morin at tackles, led the group. Backfield performers included Waite, Bazik, Kiseher, Bliss, Lechtenburg, Griswold, Vickerstaff, and Darrow.
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Ames
Jim Yeager
Iowa State College
Yeager
Ile
Dee and
Bock
Anderson
Dishinger
Rushmore
Shugart
Morin
Waite
Bazik
Kiseher
Bliss
Rudy York sidelined by infected arm in Detroit
Detroit Tigers catcher Rudy York, rising star and home run threat to Joe DiMaggio, was hospitalized Friday at Henry Ford with an infected arm from a torn fingernail. Physicians expect a brief recovery, and York did not travel with the team to Chicago.
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Detroit
INS
Rudy York
Detroit Tigers
Joe DiMaggio
Henry Ford Hospital
Tiger
Chicago
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