Alsab and Shut Out chase Whirlaway in 1944 turf bids
The 1944 racing season shapes around Alsab and Shut Out as top money earners chasing Whirlaway’s record. Alsab with 349 815 leads late geldings, while Shut Out sits at 317 107. both aim to add eight $50,000 races, with Count Fleet sidelined by injury and Sun Beau recently gone at 19. The year promises big purses from the Massachusetts Handicap to the Westchester and Jockey Club Gold Cup, plus sire prospects for Shut Out.
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Forest Field and Stream fishing column Fenwick notes
Frank Powers writes of March winds and the fishing fever with Kay Beckman returning from the Missouri river. He cites blue geese and increased ducks, notes duck vs goose damage, warns license renewals, and previews opening dates for fishing seasons with light humor about locals and a Clar ence tavern owner.
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Ray
Y M C A Notes Lion Tail Twisters win volley ball title
The Lion Tail Twisters beat the Lion Tamers 15-5 6-15 15-10 to claim the Y M C A luncheon club volleyball championship. The card also lists B class handball results and YMCA badminton practice plans ahead of the state tournament.
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Y M C A Centennial Sports Banquet Set for April Thirteenth
Toastmaster Craven Shuttleworth and Dr. Forrest C Allen will headline the YMCA Centennial Year All-Sports Banquet on April 13 at the Chamber of Commerce building. A free basketball clinic by Coach Allen opens the day from 4 to 5 p.m. at the U gym for high school athletes.
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Gordie Pisarik
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Ralph Hussman
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Dennis Erger
Harold Thomas
Kenmore Course Opens April 15 Amid Pro Absence
Kenmore Golf Club plans an April 15 opening with Charley Burkart retiring from pro duties to join the armed forces. No new pro is named this year. Bill Frajman will oversee green maintenance as the club operates without a pro while Burkart serves elsewhere.
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Standout Cage Game on Tap On Y M Floor
Cedar Rapids fans will see Big Ten and state A A U caliber basketball on the Y M C A floor Tuesday evening April 11. The Bremer team of Iowa City meets Boyz Ontank from Des Moines with Danner Postels and Kitch among the lineup. The state A A U champions entered the Denver tournament. A 7 30 game features Link Belt Speeder against Quaker Oats. The Bremer Boyt Ontank clash follows at 8 45.
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Iowa University
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Quaker’s
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City Men’s Bowling Tourney Ends Today
Final shifts of the city men's bowling tournament will occur this afternoon and evening at the Red Crown alleys with doubles and singles starting at 2. The final team shift runs at 7. Current leaders are George Hawkins and J. Loufek in the doubles, Johnny Kline in the singles, and Lincoln Alleys in the team.
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Hawkeye Racing Club Plans Summer Meets
Hawkeye Racing club directors met in Manchester to map a summer schedule. The season opens June 4 at Independence with Sunday meets through June and July. Monticello is likely the second site. Entries close April 5 with 15 nominations already pledged for 2.26 and 2.18 pace or trot events, three-year-old colts, and free for all.
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Fred Ronan
Decorah
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Waterloo
Ten Cities Plan Transcontinental Pro Grid Circuit
Representatives of professional football interests in ten cities meet in Pittsburgh to lay the foundation for a postwar transcontinental grid circuit. Roland D. Payne, who arranged the meeting, said planners from New York Baltimore Boston Buffalo Washington San Francisco Los Angeles St. Louis Cincinnati and Seattle would attend.
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All-Star Y Teams to Play Allied Squads in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids sets Friday evening basketball program at the Y M C A with a girls preliminary between Y W C A All stars and Allied All stars at 7 p.m. followed by the main men’s game at 8 p.m. Frank Waldron’s orchestra will perform and a public dance rounds out the event. Committee members include Al Shank Donald Ludeman Mike O'Toole Ted Chermak Robert Heaton Richard Pepmeyer Gurney Day.
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al Shank
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