Semi-Pro Baseball League May Hit Muscatine Soon
Muscatine may join a four team semi-pro circuit with Ottumwa Keokuk Burlington and Masca tine as organizers push for a Little Six league revival. Key figures include Emmett Mowery Ottumwa Courier Guy Carlton and Gibby Jacobs with plans to launch next week and grow membership while weighing Burlington’s Tri County conflicts.
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Keokuk
Burlington
Ottumwa
Mascaine
Quincy
Muscatine
Roaring Road Disciples Gather for Indianapolis 500 Race
Thousands flock to Indianapolis for the 1936 edition of the Indianapolis 500 at the 2 1/2 mile brick oval. Track cleaning and final adjustments occur as drivers prepare to race for $100,000 in prize money. Rex Mays leads qualifiers with 119.644 mph, with a field featuring Meyer Frame and Cummings among others.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
King Speed
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Cailif
Fred Frame
Los Angeles
Bill” Cummings
Rex Mays
Babe Stapp
Chet Miller
John Henry Lewis Returns to Ring in East Tonight
John Henry Lewis heads to Madison Square Garden for a light heavyweight bout after a win in Pittsburgh. He fights Charley Massare en route east for a second bout in three days, meeting Bop Godwin of Daytona Beach in New York tonight.
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John Henry Lewis
New York
Lewis
Charley Massare
Pittsburgh
Bop Godwin
Daytona Beach
Fla
Madison Square Garden
Yankees Still Surprise Team of Leagues
Yankees beat Red Sox 10-6 in a feverish series as Joe DiMaggio headlines the offense. Dodgers rally past Phillies while Giants fall to Bees. Cubs, Pirates, and Cardinals hold strong in close NL battles.
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Yankees
Indees to Play Two Games Here Over Week End
The Muscatine Independent baseball team opens a busy weekend at Weed park on Memorial day against Davenport Paramount at 1 p.m. Sunday they face Eldridge Merchants, strong semi pro club. Lefty Rosenberg or Phil Curtis pitch Saturday, with Bill Wallarab returning for Sunday. Kenny Huber catches both games.
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Muscatine Independent
Weed Park
Crack Paramount Club
Davenport
George Long
Eldridge
Merchants
Lefty” Rosenberg
Phil Curtis
Muscatine Club
Bill Wallarab
Kenny Huber
Indees
Ford Frick Fines Cubs and Reds Figures in Chicago Fight
National League president Ford Frick fined Capt. Woody English of the Chicago Cubs and pitcher Lee Stine of the Cincinnati Reds $25 each and coaches George Kelly and Roy Johnson $50 each for their fight in Thursday's game in Chicago. The article also notes Danny O'Mahoney defeated Rudy Laduzzi in straight falls in Worcester Massachusetts.
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New York
Ford Frick
National League
Woody English
Chicago Cubs
Lee Stine
Cincinnati Reds
George Kelly
Roy Johnson
Reds
Cubs
Chicago
Baseball Box Scores From Detroit Washington and Cleveland Games
In American League action the Detroit and Philadelphia battles produced six to five and five to seven scores. The Washington doubleheader saw Philadelphia win the first game seven to three and drop the second five to seven. Cleveland hosted St Louis as Knott Hemsley and Allen Sullivan led the battery for their teams in a nine to six result.
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Chicago
Kennedy
Evans
Sewell
Sorrell
Kimsey
Sullivan
Cochrane
Washington
R.H. FE
Philadelphia
Kelley
Hayes
Moss
Newsom
Russell
Bolton
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Wilshire
Turbeville
Deshong
Millies
Cleveland
St. Louis
Knott and Hemsley
Cleveland, Allen and Sullivan
Blind Bogey Golf Tournament at Mad Creek
The event is a blind bogey golf tournament at Mad Creek municipal golf course on Sunday. Manager Jim Twohib announced prizes for high and low scores, the bogey prize, and awards for the most consecutive 4s, 5s, 6s, and 7s.
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Mad Creek
Mad Creek Municipal Golf Course
Jim Twohib
Grace Lutheran Nine Wins Second Contest
In a Thursday night city kittenball league slate Grace Lutheran beat United Brethren 9 to 3 for its second Sunday School league victory. Ina Mae's Hants handed Huttig's Red Paint Store a 12 to 2 defeat at Oregon park while Red Paint Store outgunned Elks 304 11 to 4 at Oregon field. Griffin hit a long homer as Ina Mae's built a big lead with a five run third inning aided by four Huttig errors.
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Ina Mae
Hants
Huttig Outfit
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Red Paint Store
Elks 304
Oregon Field
Griffin
Homer
Huttig
Scotty Griffin
Barko
Miller
Warren Wintermute
Nolan
Red
Elks
W. L. Pet
Moose
Orecenseeeee Veees
Heinz
Sheen Journal Ei
Eeerreee Kenveseee & Postoffice
Baseball Leaders Cause and League Notes
League Leaders National Batting Terry Giants .431 Runs J Martin Cardinals 37 Runs batted in Medwick Cardinals 41 Hits Jordan Bees 61 Doubles Herman Cubs 19 Triples Riggs Reds 6 Home runs J Moore Phillies Stolen bases J Martin Cardinals 8 Pitching Gumbert Giants 50 American Batting Sullivan Indians 422 Runs Gehrig Yankees 50 Runs batted in Dickey Yankees 50 Hits Gehringer Tigers 62 Doubles Gehringer Tigers 16 Triples Dickey Yankees and Clift Browns 7 Home runs Foxx Red Sox 13 Stolen bases Werber Red Sox and Powell Senators 8 Pitching Grove Red Sox and Pearson Yankees 7-1 Washington Ernie Dusek 228 Omaha Neb defeated Joe Cox 228 Kansas City one fall
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Sox
Ruth and Company
Boston
Yankee
Wes Ferrell
Yanks
New York
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Boston Bees
Cardinals
Jim Weaver
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
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Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Odell Hale
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Phils
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I. Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
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Mancuso
Cantwell
Chaplin
Lewis
Lopez
Castle- Brooklyn
Philadelphia
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Ooman
Gabler
Brooklyn
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R. H.E
Terry
J. Martin
Medwick
Jordan
Bees
Herman
Riggs
Reds
J. Moore
Sullivan
Indians
Gehrig
Yankees
Dickey
Gehringer
Tigers
Clift
Browns
Foxx
Red Sox
Werber
Powell
Grove
Pearson
Washington
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Neb
Joe Cox
Kansas City
Muscatine High to Send Four in Fort Madison Relays
Four Muscatine high school track stars led by Ed Cornthwaite and Art Howe will compete at the seventh annual Fort Madison relays on Memorial Day at Fort Madison high school. Other entrants include Bob Barger and Bill Holzhauer, with a strong field from Iowa Illinois Missouri. Exhibition appearances by Ray Ellinwood of Chicago University and Helen Stephens of Fulton, Missouri highlight a program that starts preliminaries at 9 30 a m and runs all day.
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Fort Madison
Bob Barger
Musky
Bill Holzhauer
Little Musky
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Oskaloosa
Valley Junction
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Vinton
Springfield
Ill
Decatur
Deerfield Shields
Highland Park
Waldrum
Washington
Ray Ellinwood
Chicago University
Helen Stephens
Fulton
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al Miller
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E. Second St
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Mulberry Ave
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Ham Fisher
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