Round-Up of Interesting Notes in Sports
A sweeping sports round-up highlights boxing talks in New York, managerial chatter by Casey Stengel, and various league moves. It notes Cornell track progress, the Boston Bees sting, and Dizzy Dean’s workouts against the Cardinals. Also mentions Sonja Henie at Mike Jacobs shows and Olympic stars visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Dodgers
Giants
Casey Stengel
Cornell
Carl Snavely
Boston Bees
Virgil Davis
Dizzy Dean
Jints
Brooklyn
George Davis
Jim Ripple
Harry Danning
Mark Koenig
van Single Mungo
Barney Ross
Dolly Stark
Connie Mack
Pete Naktenis
Duke University Southpaw
Pete
Yanks
Bill Dickey
Boston
Copley Plaza
Bill
Joe McCarthy
John Schulte
Ben Chapman
Sonja Henie
Mike Jacobs
Hippodrome
Sonja
Jeff Dickson
Paris
George Engle
Harry Greb
Schmeling
Louis
Asheville
N. C
Carl Maggert
Jim Bagby
Rocky Mount
Billy Southworth
Ashville
Southworth
Deak Morse
Caledonian Record
St. Johnsbury
al Bannister
Times
Gene Sullivan
Atchison
Kas
Globe
Western League Standings and Schedule This Week
Davenport leads standings with ten wins and two losses while Cedar Rapids and Des Moines trail. Des Moines defeated relavis City, Cedar Rapids beat Waterloo, and Omaha posted a nine win total. Tonight Davenport visits Des Moines and Omaha travels to Cedar Rapids, with Waterloo at Sioux City.
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Davenport
Sioux City
Des Moines
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Tribesmen Beat White Sox for Fifth Straight
Indians win fifth in a row 7-5 over the Chicago White Sox to pull to within half a game of the A L leaders. The day featured upsets across both leagues as stars DiMaggio and Hornsby highlighted Sunday action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Boston
Red Sox
Tribe
Sox
Chicago White Sox
Indians
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Pete Appleton
Connie Mack
Athletics
Washington
Daffiness Boys
Brooklyn
Bill Terry
Giants
Dodgers
Boston Bees
Phillies
Dizzy Dean
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Cubs
Ethan Allen
Pittsburgh Pirates
DiMaggio
Stuart Martin
Reds
Rogers Hornsby
Browns
Tyers
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Blanton
Birk
H. E. New
MacFayden
Lopez
Freitas
Hilcher
Lombardi
St. Louis
J. Dean
Ogrodowski
New York
Detroit
R. H. E. Rreeno
Hemsley
Crowder, Sullivan
Lawson
Hayworth
Cochrane
Aes
Hubbell
H. E
Philadelphia
Walter
Johnson and Wilson
Benge
American League
Grove
Ostermueller
Berg
Dickey
Hogsett
Bronca
Hadley and
Glenn
Kaffey, Knott
Tide
van Atta
R. H. E. Washington
Washington, Russell, Appleton and
Bolton
Dietrich, Wilshere, Flythe and
Hayes
Oss
Cleveland
Indees Sweep Weekend Baseball, 20-6 and 11-10
Muscatine Indees defeated Davenport Paramounts 20 to 6 at Weed Park in Memorial Day action, piling up 21 hits as Bramman struggled on mound. Sunday the Indees edged Eldridge Merchants 11 to 10 after a late rally in the ninth, with Wallarab going the distance and Zabel Marti tandem holding the line for Eldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Independent Baseball Club
Indees
Davenport Paramounts
Eldridge Merchants
Weed Park
Paramounts
Muscatine Club
Bramman
Paramount
Davenport
Bennett
Rosenberg
Curtis
Bill Wallarat
D. Zabel
Marti
Eldridge
Weatherholt
A. Vetter
A. Zabel
Wallarab
Ahpoa Legel
Huber
Mahraun
W. Tobias
Neeses
R. Vetter
Groth
D. Tobias
Beihl
Klindt
National Open Looms as Golf World Arrives at Baltusrol
The 1936 national open draws a large crowd with Johnny Farrell predicting 5,000 spectators for the early rounds and 15,000 for the final at Baltusrol Golf Club in northern New Jersey. Baltusrol Club and concessions prepare for a record gallery as 170 entrants begin play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltusrol Golf Club
New Jersey
Johnny Farrell
Baltusrol
Drake Trackmen Gain State Track Crown Over Iowa
Drake University wins the Iowa collegiate track and field state meet at Ames, scoring 60 3 4 points to defeat Iowa by 2 1 4. Iowa State places third, Coe fourth, Morningside last. New marks include Linn Philson high jump 6 ft 3 1 2 in and Norwood Mountain discus 146 ft 7 8 in.
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Ames
Drake University
Iowa
Bulldogs
Franklin
Pitch) Johnson
State University
Hawkeyes
Iowa State
Coe
Sever
Iowa State Teachers
Grinnell
Morningside
Linn Philson
Drake
Eddie Gordon
Henry Canby
Australian Netmen Set to Seal Davis Cup Win
Australia leads the American zone final 2 to 1 as Jack Crawford is slated to face Wilmer Allison in today’s singles. Adrian Quist meets Don Budge in the decisive second singles with Budge tiring after the doubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cavagnaro
Philadelphia
Australia
Uncle Sam
Jack Crawford
Wilmer Allison
Adrian Quist
Don Budge
Oakland
Calif
Budge
Gene Mako
Crawford
Quist
Mako
United States
Allison
Two Loop Softball Contests Tonight
Two twilight softball games pace Muscatine tonight with Iaa Mae's Hants meeting the Moose at Oregon street diamond and Zion Lutheran facing Grace Lutheran at Jefferson field Both contests start promptly at 6 15 p m and feature local leagues and students in a busy evening of play
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Muscatine
Oregon Street Diamond
Iaa Mae
Hants
Moose
Zion Lutheran
Grace Lutheran
Jefferson Field
Meyer to Receive 20000 Prize for Indianapolis Victory
Louie Meyer of Huntington Park California will be awarded the $20000 first prize for winning the Memorial Day 500 mile race at Indianapolis. He lapped the field in a record pace of 109.069 mph, breaking the previous 106.240 mark set by Kelly Petillo. Runners up were Ted Horn Doc MacKenzie Mauri Rose Chet Miller Ray Pixley Wilbur Shaw George Barringer Zeke Meyer and George Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Calif
Lawson Harris
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Meyer
Kelly Petillo
Ted Horn
Los Angeles
Doc MacKenzie
Eddington
Mauri Rose
Dayton
Chet Miller
Detroit
Ray Pixley
Fullerton
Wilbur Shaw
George Barringer
Houston
Tex
Zeke Meyer
Germantown
George Connor
Muscatine Seniors Score in Ft Madison Relays Ninth Place Finish
Bob Barger led Muscatine High School with a 10.6 clocking in the 100 yard dash and a share of first in the high jump tied at 5 feet 11 1 2 inches. Ed Cornthwaite also excelled with a high jump co victory as Fort Madison hosted a strong Prison City carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
Deerfield Shields High
Chicago
Holzhauer
Musky
Bob Barger
Muscatine
Gilleard
New London
Bates
Keokuk
Cornthwaite
Brown
Plymouth
Dillon
Roosevelt High
Des Moines
Art Howe
Wolf
Fulton
McCannon
Fort Madison
Galloway
Hayden
Horace Mann
Buckman
Clark
Shanninghouse
Slee
J. Clark
Prost
Gray
Deerfield Shields
Monmouth
Ill
Washington
Bader
Grinnell
Klein
Dunn
Kirchner
Waldron
Wash
Noonan
Britt, Ta
Kramer
Estherville
Dickey
Hannibal
Galleard
Mangold
Jefferson
Moore
Naife
Britton
Burdett
Richardson
Lincoln
Jackson
Prash
Fryer
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Davis
Hendson
Pyle
Lee
Vinton
Crow
Beechman
Bleimehe
Carspecken
Baal
Roosevelt
Stewart
Fogelson
Schmidt
Deerfield
Starr
Washington, Ia
Barn
Stroyeck
Decatur
Turner
Shunick
Durmont
Harris
Repholz
Boehm
Fort Maison
University of Iowa
Bildig
Carl Teufel
Fred Teufel
Graves
Book
Paul
Murphy
Ottumwa
Shirley Julliet
Banghart
Freese Wins Biggest Prize in Golf Bogey Meet at Mad Creek
Prize winners were many at the blind bogey event held over Saturday and Sunday with 43 players. Herbert Freese received the top prize of merchandise at the course shop. Miller Hathaway and Ernie Tadewald tied for blind bogey honors by draw. Robert Rice earned medalist honors with 76 for 18 holes. Other prize dispersals included most fours tied Marl Rabedeaux and Lyle Mason, most fives tied Bob Peterson and Bob Kinnan, most sixes Frank Vorwerk and E C Kottmeir, most sevens Whitey Johnson, most eights Lawrence Flannery, and most nines G W Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mad Creek Municipal Course
Herbert Freese
Kenny Hathaway
Ernie Tadewald
Robert Rice
G. W. Cook
Marl Rabedeaux
Lyle Mason
Bob Peterson
Bob Kinnan
Frank Vorwerk
E. C. Kottmeir
Whitey” Johnson
Lawerence Flannery
Iowa Michigan Meet This Week in Title Tilts
Michigan and Iowa enter a decisive western conference baseball doubleheader in Ann Arbor with eight wins and one loss each. A sweep will secure the title for the winner, a split hands the championship to Illinois which finished 10 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan
Iowa
Ann Arbor
Illinois
Illini
Thompson Wins Geneva Golf Tourney on Memorial Day
Jack Thompson took first place in the obstacle golf event at Geneva Golf and Country Club on Memorial Day with F W Allen finishing second. Light participation noted. Club pro Jack Dryburgh announced next week’s schedule and an intercity women’s match with Iowa City Country Club set for Friday June 5. A crowd of Muscatine women expected to attend. A golf film by Jones Wethered and Vardon will be shown Wednesday after the stag dinner. Mrs. E L Emerson won a women’s putting contest, with Mrs. Roy Kautz second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Thompson
Geneva Golf and Country Club
F. W. Allen
Jack Dryburgh
Iowa City Country Club
Iowa City
Muscatine
Bobby Jones
Joyce Wethered
Harry Vardon
Professional Golf Association
E. L Emerson
Roy Kautz
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Eddie Brietz
Western League
Cincinnati
Brooks A
Cessesesctecs
Escersescase
Tribesmen
White Sox
Ch Cago
Ph \adelphia
Rhpoa Logel
K. Schriefer
Eseve
B. Schriefer
Il Weatherholt
Vetter
Rosenbere
P Curtis
Cleveland Indians
Louie Meyer
Tarbutus
DE Sap
Mad Creek Golf Club
Golf Supplies
Herb Freese
Senators
Tigers
Peter Olson
East Sixth St
Joe Palooka
Pet
Iowas
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Purdue Er
Ohio State
Northwestern
Geneva
Pirates
Sainte
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