Gomez May Get The Call Against Hubbell In Series Opener
The World Series opened with Giants and Yankees fans placing bets as Gomez was favored to start for the Yankees against Hubbell in game one. New York led in ticket demand with sold out Polo Grounds sections for the first and possibly sixth games.
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el Senor Goofy
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Tony Lazzeri
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Tony
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178 Women Begin Play In National Golf Tournament
Summit New Jersey United Press reports 178 entrants from the United States Canada Britain and Australia begin the 40th Women’s National golf championship at Canoe Brook Country Club with medal play to cut to 64. Defending champion Mrs Glenna Collett Ware has opted out to devote time to her children. Leading favorites include Pamela Barton 19, Patty Berg, Marion Miley, Dorothy Traung, Maureen Orcutt crews and Charlotte Glutting. The field features a record par 71 with last year’s best 80s by Glutting and four players posting 80s in final practice rounds.
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Canoe Brook Country Club
Glenna Collett Ware
Philadelphia
Pamela Barton
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Ware
Marion Miley
Lexington
Dorothy Traung
San Francisco
Maureen Orcutt Crews
Coral Gables
Fla
Charlotte Glutting
South Orange
Mat card set for Memorial Coliseum Thursday night
Promoter Eddie Jennings announced the matches for the upcoming mat card in the Memorial Coliseum. Lee Henning of Cresco faces Pat McGill in the semi windup, Andy Moen of Fergus Falls tackles George Harden, and the main event features Earl Wampler of Scanton versus Tommy Marvin in a two out of three falls bout with a ninety minute time limit to settle a historic dispute.
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Eddie Jennings
Lee Henning
Cresco
Pat McGill
Andy Moen
Fergus Falls
Minn
George Harden
Earl Wampler
Scanton
Tommy Marvin
Marvin
Choice Battles On Saturdays Program
Week two of the 1936 college football season features major matchups across the East Midwest South and West with top teams like Yale Minnesota Notre Dame Ohio State Navy Army Pitt Harvard and California set to play. Several intersectional games highlight the schedule along with state rivalries and conference openers.
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Gophers
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Ithaca
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Davidson
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Pitt
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Ozzie Simmons
Michigan
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Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
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Nebraska
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Oklahoma
Tulsa
University of Colorado
Iowa football opens with tough road tests this week
Des Moines area schedule shows Coe at Drake and Iowa facing Northwestern in Evanston. Iowa State travels to Lincoln to meet Nebraska while Grinnell hosts Iowa State Teachers. Drake matches Coe, Penn visits Buena Vista, Central goes to St Ambrose, Tarkio at Simpson, Dubuque at Upper Iowa, Western Union at Luther, Cornell at Lawrence, South Dakota State at Morningside.
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Cubs and White Sox city series talk and notes
Tribune columnist Warren Brown argues the Cubs should have won the pennant. He praises pitching staff Warneke Lee French Davis and Carleton, catcher Gabby Hartnett and infield Demaree Jurges Herman. The piece cites stories from Branch Rickey and notes on Dee Moore Lazzeri Sutherland and looming Tigers changes.
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Lee
French
Davis
Carleton
Gabby Hartnett
Bill Jurges
Billy Herman
Frank Demaree
Cubs and Cardinals Tie For Second In NL
The Cubs defeat Dizzy Dean 6-3 behind Lon Warneke to finish tied for second with the St Louis Cardinals as both leagues conclude the 1936 pennant chase. The Giants lose 8-3 to the Dodgers while the Yankees and Senators top the American standings.
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Murderers’ Row
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Freddy Fitzsimmons
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Dizzy Dean
Lon Warneke
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Washington Senators
Sox
Browns
Nats
Feller
Tigers
Major League Box Scores Totals 203 167 Totals 291518 8
One out in sixth when game was called because of rain. Detailing errors, hits, and pitching lines for Cleveland and Boston as rain halted a contest in the later innings.
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Frey
Hasset Whitehead
McCarthy
Marthy
Milwaukee Edges Buffalo in Little World Series Tilt Two
Lin Storti hit a ninth inning homer with a man on to tie the game and added another shot in the eleventh as Milwaukee beat Buffalo 6 to 5 to take a 2-0 series lead. Luke Hamlin likely to pitch for Milwaukee with Carl Fischer slated for Buffalo as the series heads to Buffalo.
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Brewers
Buffalo Bisons
Luke Hamlin
Carl Fischer
Bisons
Buffalo
Lin Storti
Columbus Junction Beats Mediapolis 6 0 In Friday Football
Columbus high school defeated Mediapolis 6 to 0 Friday afternoon at Mediapolis. Halfback Clifford Tisor scored the touchdown in the first quarter. Brighton will play here Friday afternoon. The Southeastern Iowa Athletic association elected Wayne D Allen Morning Sun superintendent as president and Wilbur Smith Mediapolis secretary treasurer at a meeting of heads of schools at Morning Sun Friday evening.
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Clifford Tisor
Brighton
Southeastern Iowa Athletic Association
Wayne D. Allen
Morning Sun
Wilbur Smith
Local Speedster Wins Des Moines Class C Outboard
Henry Tiedge of Cedar Rapids wins the class C honors at the Des Moines outboard regatta with an average speed of 44.89 mph in the first heat and 45.44 mph in the second, beating Cedar Rapids rival Harold Ammons and then F. W. Wandell. Walter Van Horn of Des Moines takes class B, Glen Hafer of Spirit Lake wins the free-for-all over E. A. Horner of Brighton.
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Henry Tiedge
Cedar Rapids
Tiedge
Harold Ammons
F. W. Wandell
Walter van Horn
M. W. Fawcett
Glen Hafer
Spirit Lake
E. A. Horner
Brighton
Wilton Junction Beats West Branch 26 to 6 in Home Debut
Wilton Junction, Ia. scored four touchdowns to overturn West Branch 26 6 in their first home game of the season. West Branch struck first as Pedersen ran in for a score, but the locals surged ahead and never trailed again.
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Branch Rickey
Joe Cantillion
Washington Senators
Washington
Cleveland
Indians
Senators
Cantillion
Wilton Junction
West Branch
Pedersen
Cornell B Team To Meet Washington Eleven at Case Field
Cornell reserve and second string players travel to Case field to face Washington junior college in a 7 p m kickoff. Washington, after a 13 to 6 loss to Albia junior college and a 19 to 0 win over Elkader, seeks another strong showing.
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Washington
Gazette
Cornell College
Case Field
Albia
Elkader
Standings and Sunday scores from the league
Standings show New York at 10251 games pending details with Cleveland and Detroit prominent. Sundays results list Philadelphia 8 Boston 4 and Cleveland 9 Detroit 1 in rain shortened six innings. Washington 10 New York 5 with St Louis at Chicago rained out.
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Final Standings and Team Records Displayed
Final standings read as New York 63 17 0.597 and Chicago 87 67 .565. Philadelphia 3 100 .351 shows incomplete data. Brooklyn 87 43 5 appears with errors. The fragment references St Louis and Pittsburgh with .565 and .545 marks.
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Bears and Giants Clash In Action Packed Gridiron Weekend
The Giants lost 10 to 7 to the Pirates as Armand Niccolai’s late kick sealed Pittsburgh's win. Bears defeated the Eagles 17 to 0 in Philadelphia with Hewitt catching two TD passes. Iowa views Northwestern test after muddy open date with Grange and Haltom possible returns.
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Cliff Battles
Larry Siemering
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Eagles
Chicago Bears
Bill Hewitt
Jack Manders
Detroit Lion
Solon High Defeats Shueyville 27 to 12
Solon, Ia. Solon high maintained their unbeaten record by beating Shueyville 27 to 12. Due to cold weather Solon used K. Hofer and Dan Kelsey on the mound. Shueyville held pace for four innings but faded in the fifth as Solon pulled away and held them to one run thereafter. Solon will meet Oxford at Solon next Thursday.
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Shueyville
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Maynard Football Schedule Highlights October Matches
Maynard-Lettermen Grover Miehe Gene Brownell Jack Foss Dean Caswell Junior Schulz and Gearhardt Steege are out for the season. Coach Herbert Carris lists the coming games with West Union here October 2 and other dates including Wadena and Aengion.
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Grover Miehe
Gene Brownell
Jack Foss
Dean Caswell
Junior Schulz
Gearhardt Steege
Herbert Carris
West Ui
Wadena
Aeengion
Des Moines Marksman Wins State Skeet Title
Bernie Baker of Des Moines won the Iowa state all gauge skeet championship with 183 of 200 targets. Russell Boom of Rock Island was runner up with 180. Guy Ward of Ottumwa won the professional division with 187 hits over Max Evans. Mrs. Dudley Decker captured the state women’s title with 127. The state will be divided into four zones with headquarters in Davenport Des Moines Sioux City and Mason City. State officers elected include Wayne Cook president Dudley Decker secretary and others.
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Bernie Baker
Des Moines
Iowa
Russell Boom
Rock Island
Guy Ward
Ottumwa Marksman
Eee
Max Evans
Dudley Decker
Mason City
Sioux City
Wayne Cook
L. M. Ringold
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L. E. Dickinson
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K. E. Kelly
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R. E. Rippey
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Budge Defeats Perry for Coast Meet Tennis Crown
In Los Angeles Donald Budge of Oakland won the Pacific Southwest men's singles title by defeating Fred Perry of England in four sets 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-3. Grace Wheeler of Santa Monica upset Marble of San Francisco in the women's final 7-5 2-6 6-3. Perry sparked the match with a fan spat involving Harpo Marx but could not overcome Budge who was runner-up to Perry at Forest Hills.
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