Be( ) Butternut and John Beck Sponsor Junior League Teams
John Beck Athletic Goods and Butternut Bakery enter as sponsors for junior league teams. The season features 10-game schedules at Daniels Park with weekday 5 p.m. and Saturday 1 p.m. starts. Coaches, rosters, and schedules list multiple schools and sponsors for a busy spring season.
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Daniels Park
John Beck Athletic Goods
Butternut Bakery
Beck’s
Hubbard Ice
Franklin High School
Butternut
Bupane Gas
American Legion
Monticello High Fielding Ten Lettermen For 1940 Season
Monticello high opens with ten lettermen returning from the district tournament squad. Coach Emil Klumpar hopes for a strong season as pitchers are tested. Standouts include Chuck Ross Bob Siebels and Jim Bone with infield kept intact and new faces adding depth. Schedule highlights Davenport Oxford Junction Olin Marion and district state tournaments set through mid May.
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Gazette
Monticello
Monticello High School
Emil Klumpar
Chuck Ross
Bob Siebels
Jim Bone
Lawrence Reiken
Dick Abel
Bob Buel
Phil Schneider
Letterman Stan Schrader
Allstate
Bone
Ralph Bender
Ken Sheppard
Jack Becks
Chet Collins
Davenport
Oxford Junction
Olin
Marion
Central City
Manchester
Boxing Gossip and Promoter Push Across Major Cities
Boxing world chatter covers Tony Galento rejecting 7500 to box Lem Franklin in Chicago, taking a Washington bout with Buddy Baer amid weak gate prospects. Jim Braddock's manager seeks a world match for Cinderella Man, while various fighters face upcoming bouts in Newark, New York, Seattle and Philadelphia with noted managers and promoters shaping schedules.
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Tony Galento
Lem Franklin
Chicago
Buddy Baer
Washington
D. C
Tony
dJce Gould
Jim Braddock
Col Stoopnagie
Lee Q. Murray
Ted Morgan
Lester Bromberg
New York World-Telegram
WMCA
New York
Eddie Blunt
Alberto Lovell
Buenos Aires
Low Nova
All-Iowa Fair Bills Championship Rodeo Here May 29-31
Cedar Rapids hosts the Midwest Championship Rodeo at the All Town fair grounds with five performances May 29 through June 1. Cowboys and cowgirls compete for cash purses in saddle bronc, bulldogging, calf roping, bareback riding and a wild horse race as C A Studer of Canadian Texas attends to record purses.
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Qedar Rapids
Charles Moore
All Iowa Fair
Middle West
Southwest Rodeo Association
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Cedar Rapids
C. A. Studer
Tex
All Town Fairgrounds
America
Pendleton
Ore
Echoes from the Great Outdoors in Forest Field
Forester column urges families to fish with valid licenses as the old ones expired April 1. Crow shooting interest grows. chubs prove good eating. Tips cover gear care, birding hikes, spring fires risk, and prep for fishing season. An Iowa incident note clarifies no Springville target range.
Trout Planting Plans Delayed By Road Conditions
Superintendent E T Rose of state fish hatcheries near Decorah awaits settling of side roads to begin planting more than 30000 trout maturing in rear ing ponds this year triple last year’s distribution. A surplus of fingerling trout from Strawberry Point was moved to Decorah and wintered well. The fish will be planted in Winneishiek county streams with posting to curb excessive fishing.
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E. T. Rose
State Fish Hatcheries
Decorah
Strawberry Point
Winneshiek County
Fifty Candidates Report For Manchester High Baseball Practice
Manchester high school opens practice with fifty recruits including four lettermen and two reserve lettermen under Coach Leonard Cole. Four games plus the county tournament highlight the season as the team builds from a strong returning nucleus and promising recruits.
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Manchester
Manchester High School
Leonard Cole
Bob Timmons
Earl Steffens
Bob Leighton
Cliff Barker
Joe Behan
al Eberhardt
Bob Miller
Roger McIntosh
Junior Rector
Dean Young
Jim Cloud
Bob Peterson
Wilsons
Howard
Harold
McIintoshes
Bob
Roger
Gregor Barnd
Mickey Barnd
Cole
Upper Iowa 1941 track team features four lettermen
The 1941 Upper Iowa University track squad centers on four returning lettermen: Jack Grant Independence LeRoy Krumrey Charles City Russell Fetzer Victor and Bud Walters Oakland. Coach George Wells lists a seven-meet schedule starting April 17 with a Dubuque dual and includes Drake Relays and conference events.
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Gard Yette
Upper Iowa University
Jack Grant
Independence
LeRoy Krumrey
Charles City
Russell Fetzer
Victor
Bud Walters
Qoclwein
Upper Iowa
Dubuque
River City
George Wells
U.S U
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Luther College
Decorah
Drake
Des Moines
Luther
Beloit
Winona
Lorisfield
Grant
Indianola
Walters
Fetger
Krumrer
al Hader
Shellbrun
Ind
Lyle Patterson
Lakota
Cruck Billings
Fayette
Bill Ochs
Garwin
Don Ferguson
Atlantic
Burton Mitchell
Hawkeye
Clinton 4-H Team Wins District Title
Clinton county captured the 4-H district basketball crown at Marion High School, beating Poweshiek 25 22 in the final. Ralph Myatt earned tournament MVP with 28 points, after Clinton defeated Scott 37 19 and Jones 40 24. Poweshiek had led 10 3 early. Linn halted Benton 22 21 in OT thanks to Harold Thomas.
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Poweshiek County
Clinton County
Marion High School
Ralph Myatt
Clinton
Poweshiek
Scott
Jones
Myatt
Maquoketa
Scott County
Jones County
Linn County
Cliinton
Benton County
Harold Thomas
Golf King Chapman Loses Draft Appeal
Greenwich golfer Dick Chapman, national amateur champion, loses his 1-A draft rating appeal. Chapman argued hay fever and physical defects justify limited service, but appeals board rules unanimously against him. Order number 588 listed. he is expected to be called for military duty soon.
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Bridgeport. Conn
INS
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Chapman
Dodgers Face Training Strain As Exhibition Pace Quickens
The Dodgers confront a crowded exhibition schedule with a depleted roster and daily travel as spring games begin nine days before opening day. Len Durocher hesitates to use Pee Wee Reese for relief, while Joe Medwick remains a standout as Brooklyn tests depth and endurance.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Ball Park
YORK
No 1 Road Company
Len Durocher
Durocher
Pee- Wee Reese
Leo
Dodgers
Joe
Medwick
Dodger
Brooklyn
Brooklyns
Cuba
Traer Golf Club set for season
Traer Golf Club reelected R J Smith as secretary treasurer and H R Allaben as president at the annual meeting. New year committees include membership development program and breakfast with named members. Dues remain $15 couples $10 single men $5 single women $7.50 rural couples.
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TRAER
H R. Allaben
Traer Golf Club
R J. Smith
George Yordy
C E Naylor
R Cottrell
Frank Thomas
John Steffen
L. H. Geyer
A J Norton
James Farsupper
L. L. Sawyer
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Roosevelt Hotel
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Tom Seabrook
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Russell Schamberger
Jack Carter
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Ray Duthbert
Carl Matter
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George Schrader
Henry Sorensen
Giles Joyce
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Dick Farmer
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Bob Tordik
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Joe Louis
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Red Cochrane
Newark
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Seattle
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Los Angeles
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Ray Robinson
Jimmy Tygh
Philadelphia
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Johnny Dundee
Ae Canzoneri
Charley Jones
Sammy Angott
Dave Castillioux
Louisville
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Charley Burley
Harry Bobo
Smoky City
al Buck
The
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Mr. Big
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Max Baer
Art Rooney
Barney McGinley
Mike
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Woodlawn
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Oscar Rankin
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Teddy Yarosz
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Lou Brouillard
Tommy Freeman
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Mello Bettina
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Springville
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Portsman McAndrew
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Swanson
King Chapman
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Agaa
DODGE
Plymouth
Handler Motor Company
Anamosa
Frazer Motor Company
Hello Plaine
Raleigh
Center Point
Hendryx Motor Company
Clutter
Hawkeye Motor Co
Mechanicsville
Lynch Motor Sales, Inc
Mount Vernon
Smith's
Ralph Frank van Horne
Wilson Motor Company
Vinton
Williamsburg
Midway Motor Company
Whitney Martin
O’meara
Raglan
O'Meara
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