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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1934

Page

6

White Sox explode for 18 hits in 20-10 rout of Indians

Chicago bats surge after early slump as Al Simmons leads with three hits and a homer. Cleveland pitchers see 18 hits and 20 runs surrendered at Comiskey Park. Sox win boosts morale and briefly shifts AL race dynamics. Yankees beat Washington. Tigers fall to Browns. Cubs edge Pirates in 12 innings. Giants blank Dodgers.

Associated Press Chicago White Sox Cleveland Comiskey Park White Sox Simmons Sox Monte Pearson al Simmons Sam Jones Chicago Indians Joe Hoving New York Yankees Washington Detroit Tigers St. Louis Browns Charley Ruffing Yankees Lynwood Rowe Tigers Cubs Giants Bob Kline Frank Higgins Lou Finney Philadelphia Athletics Boston Chicago Cubs New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Guy Bush Gabby Hartnett Brooklyn Dodgers Fred Fitzsimmons Cincinnati Reds

Muscatine Muskie promote revival of semi pro baseball schedule

Muscatine fans will see the Muscatine Muskies host Davenport Western league club at League Field as part of a three week run featuring a strong slate of events. Clete Dixon will send a Western League caliber team planned to challenge the Blue Sox and local viewers can expect intense action in coming weekends.

Muscatine Ball Muskies Davenport River Front Blue Sox Cletus Dixon Davenporters Mus Ikites

Heaviest Week of Spring Faced by Iowa Sport Teams

Iowa City reports the first week of spring events for the University of Iowa with six days of competition across tennis baseball track golf and tennis squads. The baseball team opens Wednesday at Luther College Decorah with a four game stretch followed by road matches versus Carleton Minnesota and Northfield as the Big Ten rival visits. The golf team also travels north to face Carleton and Minnesota while the tennis team hosts Illinois in a Big Ten match. Wisconsin and Northwestern track teams join Saturday’s triangular meet in Iowa City, the lone home outdoor track event for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa City University of Iowa Chicago Luther College Decorah Carleton Northfield Minnesota Big Ten von Illinois Wisconsin Northwestern Hawkeyes

Baer Promises Not to Think in Carnera Fight

Max Baer declares he will not think during his heavy title bout with Primo Carnera on June 14 in New York. He plans to surprise the champ with a scowling start and a knockout in four to five rounds, insisting his natural ability will win without strategic thinking.

Max Baer Primo Carnera Edward J. Neil New York Dr. Jekyl Mr. Hyde Maximilian Adelbert Baer Carera Primo Jekyl and Hyde Ancil Hoffman Max Buddy Atlantic City

Chicago and New York Lead Early Standings in Dense Summary

Standings show Chicago and New York atop a cluttered table with teams such as Boston Pittsburgh Detroit Philadelphia Washington Louisville Indianapolis Minneapolis Kansas City St Paul Columbus and Milwaukee listed with varying records. The fragmentary tally hints at early season positioning and points, but lacks complete results or dates.

National League Monday Scores Highlight Baseball Results

In a high scoring day the Chicago nine defeated Pittsburgh 8 to 6 in 12 innings while Brooklyn edged New York 6 to 5 and Philadelphia beat Boston 5 to 4. The blocked format preserves a compact snapshot of results.

Chicago Pittsburgh New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston

Baseball Scores and Schedule From The Evening Slate

The results list shows St. Louis 10 over Cincinnati 6 and New York 7 over Washington 4 with Philadelphia 6 Boston 2 and Chicago 20 Cleveland 10. Remaining games include St. Louis at Detroit and Cincinnati at St. Louis plus Brooklyn at New York and Chicago at Pittsburgh. American Association standings show Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 5 Columbus 7 Toledo 0 Louisville 7 Indianapolis 3 St. Paul 10 Minneapolis 2 with Toledo at Columbus and Kansas City at Milwaukee among matchups.

Andrews Hemsley Detroit Howe Hogsett Cochrane Washington New York Ruffing and Dickey Jorgens Iehill Russell Thomas and Berg National League St. Louis Cincinnati Derringer Benton Brennan Stout Lindsay Kolp O'Farrell J. Dean Grimes Rhem Davis Delancey R. H. E. Brooklyn Brooklyn Mungo, Perkins and Lopez Fitzsimmons and Richards Philadelphia Boston Cantwell Barrett and Spohrer Holley and Chicago Pittsburgh One Cesses Eise Sco Ees Cleveland American Association Milwaukee Kansas City Columbus

Locatelli and Serody Triumph In Ring Action

In Philadelphia Cleto Locatelli defeated Benny Bass by unanimous decision. Harry Serody edged Lew Feldman in New York while Paul Pirrone won over Ken Overlin in Norfolk.

Associated Press Philadelphia Cleto Locatelli Italy Benny Bass Harry Serody Lew Feldman New York Paul Pirrone Cleveland Ken Overlin Norfolk

Little Muskies to Compete in Circuit Games

Muscatine high school track and field, about 20 athletes, will travel to Ottumwa for the Little Six outdoor meet at Bulldogs arena this year replacing Burlington. Ottawa hopes to upset as Mt. Pleasant and others are represented. Otumwa favored. Strouse and Cornthwaite injuries may weaken the squad.

Ottumwa Field Muscatine High School Ottumwa Bulldogs Burlington Fairfield Muscatine Washington Mt. Pleasant Muskies Charles Strouse Strouse Iowa City Ed Cornthwaite Rock Island

Major Heroes Spark Wins For Cubs Browns and Phillies

Fred Fitzsimmons blanked the Dodgers with five hits. Gabby Hartnett drove in three for the Cubs including the deciding run with a homer a double and a single against the Pirates. Paul Andrews of the Browns stopped the Tigers with eight hits. Bill Ruble’s tenth inning single produced the winning run for the Phillies against the Braves.

THE Associated Press Fred Fitzsimmons Dodgers Gabby Hartnett Cubs Pirates Paul Andrews Browns Tigers Bill Ruble Phillies Braves

Rifle Club Heads to Moline for Inter-State Shoot

The Muscatine Rifle Club will send a team to Moline to compete with Rock River Mo line Aledo Milan Geneseo Davenport Wilton Monmouth and Galesburg in an indoor range match. The 20 shots per man at 50 feet event forms part of the inter-state regional indoor league.

Muscatine Rifle Club Moline Rock River Aledo Milan Geneseo Davenport Wilton Monmouth Galesburg Charles Kautz Clarence Nolan Muscatine

Young Corbett Wins By Kayo in Terry Bout

Fresno’s Young Corbett, stripped of his welterweight crown, KO’s Young Terry of Trenton in the third round to stake a claim at middleweight. The Italian southpaw, previously stopped in one round by Jimmy McLarnin, dominates after two earlier rounds as a crowd-pleasing comeback performance in a scheduled ten rounder. The dramatic body shot finished Terry after a heated exchange, with Corbett leading on points before the stoppage.

San Francisco Young Corbett Fresno Young Terry Trenton N. J Jimmy McLarnin Terry Corbett

Marble Champs Crowned at City Tournament Opens

Three school marble champions were crowned as the annual city tournament opened under the Y M C A with Grafil club members in charge. Bernard Bell won at McKinley, Oran Hoffman at Lincoln, and William Laughlin at Jackson, qualifying for the city finals Saturday. The event continues this afternoon with matches at Franklin Garfield and Jefferson.

Grafil Club Bernard Bell McKinley School Oran Hoffman Lincoln William Laughlin Jackson Franklin Garfield Jefferson

Y M Kittenball Entries Extend to Tonight

Y M C A city kittenball league entries stay open tonight to receive five or six late entrants. Previously entries were to close Monday night. Scheduling for the five city leagues will begin once all entries are received, said A J Lindley association physical director.

Y. M. C. A. City A. J. Lindley Association Mr. Lindley

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