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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1933

Page

7

Foxx And Klein Move Closer To Major League Batting Crowns

AP reports Jimmie Foxx near closing 1933 American League batting title with .357 average, 45 home runs, 149 RBIs, 373 total bases, and 203 hits. Manush leads in hits and triples, Gehrig in RBIs, while Lefty Grove and Earl Whitehill duel for pitching. In the NL, Chuck Klein nears batting crown at .373 as Spud Davis and Bill Terry trail. Pepper Martin leads in runs and steals.

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Marengo Opens Season With Montezuma High

Marengo prepares to host Montezuma in the season opener as coach Leo J. Samuel Sr. leads a full scrimmage. Last year Marengo, with more experience, defeated Montezuma 23 to 0. Schedule shows Sept 23 Montezuma here and includes Toledo, Brooklyn, Anamosa, and others with several open dates and a possible St. Patrick's Iowa City game.

the Gazette Marengo Montezuma Leo J. Samuelson Toledo Brooklyn Anamosa Sirourney Grinnell Belle” Plaine St. Patrick's Iowa City

I C Abandons Plans For Grid Team This Year

Immaculate Conception high school will cancel its six game football schedule for the current season. Athletic director Rev N C Barrett announced the move on the east side campus.

I. C Immaculate Conception High School N. C. Barrett East Side

Grinnell Drives On For Inaugural Combat With Coe

Grinnell Pioneers under coach Watt push two daily practices as six lettermen miss reporting for the fall season. Only six of twelve eligible lettermen have shown, leaving center and quarterback spots to be filled by inexperienced players Meeter or Trumbull at center and signaling duties shared by Fini and Bauer. 200 pound fullback Al Rose stands as the seasoned back, with the season opener set for the first day of school after registration.

Gazette Grinnell Coe Fuzz Watt Pioneers McKee Gould Morgan Rosenbloom Sutton Rose Meeter Trumbull Fini Bauer al Rose

Giants Name Bill Terry Likely Pennant Favorite

He is almost certain to win a pennant in his first full season as manager of the Giants but will have to live long to equal John McGraw’s record. Mac’s record as shown above speaks for itself.

Bill Terry Giants John McGraw New York Mac

1933 American men's tennis rankings preview

United Press draft ranking contrasts 1932 list with expected 1933 order. Notable shifts include Vines dropping, Grant rising from fourteenth to near top, Shields and Stoefen climbing, and Allison, Gledhill, and Van Ryn filling lower top ten spots based on recent results and notable wins amid a year of strong play abroad.

United_Prese New York Frank Shields Ellsworth Lester Staefen Wilmer Allison Cur Sutter Sidney H. Weed Bryan Grant Sidney Wood Lester Stacfen Gregory Mangia Gresory Mansin Wilmer Allison Keith Gleanill Keith Gledblil John van Ryn John van Ry Davis Jones Vines Allison Atlanta Grant Shields Frank Europe Stoefen Forest Hills Mangin Wood Crawford Gledhill van Ryn England

Colum bus Junction and Cotter Grid Cards

Colum bus Junction high school and Cotter high school announce football schedules. Teams and dates listed include Columbus Junction versus Lone Tree Wayland Mt Union Crawfordsville Cotter at Cotter and other matches through October with home and away designations.

Columbus Junction Cotter Colimbus Wyman Mt. Union Crawfordsville Wayland Olds

Kalona Golfers To Play On Wellman Links Today

Kalona golfers travel to Wellman to face the Wellman club in a dual match on the Wellman course this afternoon. The return clash resumes a series postponed three weeks earlier due to bad weather and features Kalona maskie wield ers in the lineup.

Kalona Wellman Links Wellman Wellman Club Kalona Maskie Wielders

Twenty-Five Hopefuls Try Out for Wellman Grid Team

Twenty-five candidates for the Wellman high school football team train under coach Wix Wehrle. Four lettermen report, including three backfield players, as the squad begins workouts.

Wellman Wellman High

Walford High Nine Defeats Oxford In Fall Baseball Win

Walford high school opened fall baseball with a 7 to 3 victory over Oxford. Walford collected eight hits to Oxford’s four as K Lee fanned nine and walked six for Walford, while Donahue struck out five and issued two free passes for Oxford.

Walford Walford High School Oxford K. Lee Donahue

Quaker Oats And Light Nine Meet For M. And J. Title

The M. and J. league championship is set for Bunny Park this afternoon as the Quaker Oats face the Light Company nine in a post season duel. Start is 2:30 PM with Holloway’s Holloway battery for the Lighters and Holmes and Garden likely leading the Quakers. Admission is 25 cents for men and 10 cents for women and children.

Bunny Park Quaker Oats Light Company Nine Cand Holloway Holmes

Wisgerhof Tops Batting in Marengo Ball Circuit

Wisgerhof from Third ward led Marengo diamondball league with a .591 average this season. Chantry of Go-Getters followed at .571, Ashby of Hot Shots and Hairman of Thrillers hit .500 each. Team title went to Bears at .299, while South Side and Third ward tied at .274.

Marengo D. Wisgerhof Chantry Ashby Hairman Bears

Cornell Opens Drill With 18 Candidates

Eighteen candidates reported to Coach Dick Barker at Cornell for the season’s first practice, with more expected before classes begin. The small squad prompts two Friday sessions as Barker shapes the team for a nine-game schedule and a Sept. 30 opener with Iowa State Teachers. Backfield depth is a major concern, with seven or eight backs and only three lettermen returning. New and returning linemen, ends, and backs are listed, including DeLoss Osburn at guard and John Cassidy at center. Additional players such as Raymond Bunch, Roy Bowman, and several sophomores vie for roles as drills continue.

Ount Vernon Cornell Dick Barker Barker Iowa State Leteermen DeLoss Osburn Perry John Cassidy Clinton Raymond Bunch Oregon Ill Roy Bowman Mount Vernon Charles Zoda Geneva Charles O’donnell Chicago Clare Hoffman West Branch Harold Pahlas Dubuque Kenneth Hribal Rockford Jetterman Charles Berve Rochelle Paul Weller Elizabeth Thomas Ray Oelwein Eldon Coffman Polo Harold Still Newton Benton Underwood Albion Ralph Reynolds Marion Laurel Morford Clarion Arthur Akestin Brockton Mass John Winnie Clear Lake Mason City College Harlan Daia Peterson Howard Senft Vinton

Howard Jones Returns to Power Plays at USC

AP report on USC coach Howard Harding Jones reshaping the Trojans for the fall season. Emphasizing blocking deception, tandem formations, and a shift from passing to power running, Jones plans to mix old 1931 power plays with modern formations to outmaneuver opponents.

Howard Jones LOS Angeles Howard Harding Jones University of Southern California Troy Trojan Jones

Freddie Atkinson Beats Pea In Six Rounder

Freddie Atkinson, local light weight, scored a six round decision over Johnny Per at East Moline Illinois Friday night. The colored boy won the nod after a hard fight.

Freddie Atkinson Pea Johnny Per East Moline Ill

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