Big Ten Gridders Scrimmage In Heat Across Camp Sites
Big Ten coaches pressed through extreme heat directing scrimmages and drills at Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, and Notre Dame. Players faced blistering sun while refining offense and defense amid adjustments and player returns.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Purdue
Bernie Bierman
Mal Elward
Elward
Indiana
Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Northwestern
Cats
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Minois
Notre Dame
Ilinois
Norway Opens Baseball Season With 9-5 Win
Norway high school opened its fall season by defeating Walford 9 to 5 in a game marked by four Walford errors in the fifth inning that allowed seven unearned runs. Both teams had five hits as play stayed tight through the early innings.
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the Gazette
Norway
Norway High School
Walford
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter
Three of Iowa's ex coaches eye 1939 with optimism while Eddie Anderson braces for tough weeks ahead. Southern California's Jones Syracuse's Solem and Northwestern's Ingwersen loom as strong rivals with deep backfields and solid lines. Northwestern faces a brutal slate including Oklahoma and Notre Dame.
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Iowa University
Dr. Anderson
Howard Jones
Southern California
Ossie Solem
Syracuse
Burt Ingwersen
Northwestern
Iowa
Ira Tubbs
Jones
Solem
Ingwersen
Ninth Inning Home Run Lifts Lowden Past Calamus
Elmer Stokes connected on a ninth inning home run to break a 3 3 tie with Calamus high, giving Lowden a 4 3 victory. Melvin Wiebel pitched a four hit game with thirteen strikeouts as Lowden earned its first win of the season. Stoke Wiebel Battleman Underwood and Dircks each added a hit.
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Gazette
Owden
Elmer Stole
Calamus High
Lowden
Melvin Wiebel
Stoke
Wiebel
Battleman
Underwood
Dircks
Five Lettermen Report For Shellsburg Nine
Shellsburg coach K. E. Mott fields twenty boys for basketball this year. Five lettermen return: Louis Robbins Bob Schlofelt Jim Thomas Don Peacock and Richard Brattler. Schedule lists matches with Bent Palo Mount Auburn Urbana Atkins Newhall Atkins with home and away dates in September and October.
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Shellsburg
K. E. Mott
Louis Robbins
Bob Schlofelt
Jim Thomas
Don Peacock
Richard Brattler
Bent
Falo
Palo
Mount Auburn
Urbana
Atkins
Newhall
Toddville shuts out Alburnett 9 to 0 in baseball
Special to the Gazette reports Toddville high school defeated Alburnett Thursday by nine runs. Marvin Andrews pitched for Toddville, securing the win with strong pitching and shutout defense.
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Ine Gazette
Toddville
Toddville High School
Alburnett
Marvin Andrews
Indians pound Kansas City as Millers rout Louisville
The Indianapolis Indians beat the Kansas City Blues 13-1 on Thursday night to pull three games in front of the pennant-winners. The Minneapolis Millers toppled the Louisville Colonels 16-1 behind Herb Hash’s five-hitter and 21 total Millers hits. Jim Wasdell hit two homers, with one each by Denning and Storti.
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Louisville Colonels
Louisville
Lloyd Johnson
Indianapolis
Blues
Herb Hash
Millers
Colonels
Wes Flowers
Ted Olson
Fred Shaffer
Eels
Flowers
Jimmy Wasdell
Denning
Storti
Cornell Squad Braces For Two Daily Drills
Rigorous drills twice daily are yielding results for Cornell's grid squad under Coach Dick Bayker. Early practice injuries surface as Gene Tornquist sustains a forehead bruise and Art Boettcher injures a knee. Newcomers Bill Watson from Rockford and Dave Hoare from Chicago join a 23 man Purple squad.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Dick Bayker
Gene Tornquist
Art Boettcher
Bill Watson
Rockford
Ill
Dave Ho
Major League Leaders
American League leaders include Williams driving in 132 runs and Foxx with 35 home runs for Boston. Hits leader Rolfe of New York with 196 and doubles leader Rolfe with 42. National League batting champion Mize of St Louis at .953, Herman of Chicago with 99 runs, McCormick of Cincinnati with 177 hits, and Slaughter of St Louis with 45 doubles.
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Bowling results from G. K. R. Gas League and others
No. 2 team beat No. 1 with 2924 and 2839. high individual Rebelski. No. 5 beat No. 6 2204 to 2182. high individual Smith. No. 3 toppled No. 4 2315 to 2184. Miller 531 high, Day 203. Oil and Auto League results list multiple matches with high indivduals. various teams listed with scores and top scorers across several leagues including Ladies' Recreation and Business & Professional.
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R Gas Co
Three Top Fighters In Each Class Rate As Title Contenders
The National Boxing Association announced that only the top three in each class are recognized as logical title contenders. Heavyweight list places Galento Nova Pastor as top three with Paychek and Baer following. sixth to tenth include Farr Burman Strickland Reddish and Toles.
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National Boxing Association
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Lou Nova
Bob Pastor
Joe Louis
Pastor
Johnny Paychek
Max Baer
Tommy Farr
Red” Burman
Maurice Strickeland
Willie Reddish
Roscoe Toles
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