Thomas Keeps League Afloat Amid Red Ink Struggles
Central Association director Lee Thomas is credited by Pat Harmon with keeping the circuit solvent as Rockford costs and travel drained funds. The league relies on club dues, gate receipts, and an all star game payoff, while Thomas’ $2,500 salary and expenses loom as a potential assessor vote.
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Central Association
Lee Thomas
Lee
Neck of the Woods
Pat Harmon
Cedar Rapids
League
Thomas
Rockford
Cincinnati Reds
Leitz
Zilm
Robertson
Brewer
Foster
Melgaard
Meek
Snuggs
John Poliak
Joe Patanelli
Dale Hess
Burlington
Clinton
Blackhawks Open Home Season at Clark Stadium
Burlington Junior College hosts Kemper Military Academy in the season opener at Clark Stadium. Coach Paul Siglin’s re worked squad, after a 13 6 loss to the Monmouth Bees last week, shows potential with players including Danny McBride Jim Galvin Jerry Hargitt Jerry Franklin Art Wachutka Jess Beardsley Jack Batty Murray Tompkins Jake Dent Roy Martin and Gaylord Treadway guiding the offense and defense.
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Burlington
Blackhawk
Burlington Junior College
Clark Stadium
Kemper Military Academy
Paul Siglin
Monmouth Bees
Burlington Grid
Hawks
Danny McBride
Jim Galvin
Jerry Hargitt
Jerry Franklin
Art Wachutka
Jess Beardsley
Jack Batty
Murray Tompkins
Jake Dent
Roy Martin
Gaylord Treadway
Midgets Race Night Highlights and Bowling Scores Update
A night of fast midget racing at the fairgrounds saw Dick Ritchie clock 16.71 in the Frederickson Special, but he finished third as Lloyd Thurston and Johnny Hobel led the final. In bowling, Fischer-Drebenstedt and J. C. Penney split wins in the Women’s Classic, with high series by Lucille Strauss and Kay Lambertz, while Marion Wachutka topped her division with a 526 series delayed by state-wide practice gaps.
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Holland Tunnel
Fairgrounds
Dick Ritchie
Frederickson
Ritchie
Lloyd Thurston
Johnny Hobel
Thurston
Luzabelle
Ray
Fischer- Drebenstedt
J. C. Penney
Ann Matsch
B. Prusia
Helen Bowman
Oetken
White House Dairies
Lucy Duncan
Lucille Strauss
Witte Drug Store
Bock’s
Bea Mullin
Melva Moerke
J. &. Schramm
Wischmeier Motor
Sis
H. Sandberg
Sandberg
Mississippi Inn
Ideal Cleaners
P. Hull
Lida’s
Shoppe of Beauty
Lincolnville Cafe
Kay Lambertz
Marion Wachutka
Marion
Ethel Robinson
Eklund
Lela Osback
Burlington Bank & Trust Co
Bowling scores highlight Saturday and midweek leagues
In Saturday morning Nite Hawk league the Pepsi-Cola team won two from K. R. Market as Veg Webster posted a 500 series and Sis Moerke led losers with 464. Pete Bertls hofer’s Blackhawk Cafe team won three from CIO No. 2 with a 513 series, while City Lines beat J. I. Case Co. 3-0 as Dick Weisel tallied 437. CIO No. 1, led by Kenny Dilsaver at 469, won two from Coon & de Boer Firefighters. Moose A and B leagues saw high scores from A Fuhrer 604 and Harry Hyter 514 respectively, with varied victors. Major league at Oliva’s featured Don Pease Co. with a 2781 series and Glen Michaels 579.
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Mohnike Insurance Agency
Ann Niewoehner
Veg Webster
Pepsi- Cola
Sis Moerke
Pete Bertlshofer
Blackhawk Cafe
CIO
Dick Weisel
City Lines
J. I. Case Co
Dutch Wischmeier
Kenny
Moose
Harry Hyter
Harry
A. Fuhrer
Mose Robinson
al Schwarz
M. Miller
Dick Lind
Willis Tucker
Elwood Campbell
Sam Wegman
Ralph Kupferschmidt
Ernie Westgate
Ray Johnson
Jerry Gerlack
Panther
Carpenter
Breuer
Wachutka
Oliva
Don Pease Co
Glen Michaels
Michaels
Milt Astfalk
Stock Cars to Return Sunday at Fairgrounds
The Midwest Midget Auto Racing Assn brings stock car racing to the Fairgrounds Sunday with 25 entries. Time trials at 12 30 pm and the first race at 2 pm precede a high risk show of flips and crashes while safety rules keep driver injuries rare but cars suffer frequent damage. The 5 000 seat grandstand is expected to fill with spectators watching the spectacle of fenders and frames.
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Fred Frame
Wild Bill Cummings
Fairgrounds
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Assn
MMARA
Jerry Draper
Davenport
Macomb
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Little
Monmouth
Dent
Bees
Tomkins
McBride
Blackhawks
The
Arion
Arion Club
Marshall
Iowa
M. A. Thielbert
S.marshall
Doris’ Tavern
Hes FM
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