New York and St. Louis Lead Grapefruit League Standings
In the 1939 grapefruit circuit final week, the Yankees and Giants top the major league totals while St. Louis Browns post the best major league average at 8-5-2. Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals push for the NL flag amid strong showings against both major and minor league foes.
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St. Louis
Giants
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
N‘ York
New Yorkers
Little Fellows
Yanks
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Boston Bees
Phillies
Pirates
Cubs
Cardinals
Reds
Bees
Red Sox
Tigers
Senators
Church League Finals Set With Marion Presbyterians in Senior Title
The Church league season ends Monday night on the M C A floor with two finals. Marion Presbyterian, the Senior division champions, face Trinity M E Seniors at 8:30. On the west side John Huss M E Pioneers meet St Paul Mohawks at 6:36.
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Thomian
Marion Presbyterian
Trinity M. E
Eldon Coffman
Johnson Beeson
Lloyd DeJong
Richard Derflinger
Leslie Miller
C. A. Garrison
C. V. DeJong
Richard Holzworth
C. M. Robinson
John Huss
M. E. Pioneers
St. Paul Mohawks
Frank Stastny
Joe Chmelicek
Harvey Hillmer
Leonard Sanker
Charles Basker
Jess Smith
Robert Ennis
Martin Fitzgerald
Richard Jedlick
Iowa Football Officials Named by Big Ten Board for 1939 Schedule
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Iowa Prof E G Dad Schroeder announces Big Ten officials selected for seven 1939 Iowa football games Referees umpires field judges and head linesmen are named for Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Purdue Notre Dame Minnesota Northwestern games Officials for the South Dakota opener will be chosen later.
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Iowa City
E. G
Dad” Schroeder
University of Iowa
Big Ten Board
Iowa
South Dakota University
Schroeder
Indiana
Birch
Vick
Knight
Lipp
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Getchell
Schommer
Kearns
Wisconsin
Madison
Gardner
Steger
Purdue
la Fayette
Lane
Morton
Wyatt
Notre Dame
Masker
Harness racing revival sparks in Iowa's Gedney era
The Gazette launches a weekly sulky column as the Eastern Iowa Racing Club revives harness racing scenes at Independence Gedney hotel and surrounding venues. News notes include 1920s roots, modest fan interest, and a string of summer meetings from Central City to Manchester.
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Eastern Iowa Racing Club
Central City
Independence
Elkader
Monticello
West Liberty
Waverly
Manchester
Practical Harness Racing in the Midwest Limits and Rules
EIRC members promote eight weekend harness races to boost the sport as a fairground attraction. The column explains pacers and trotters, mile and half mile records, and the three heat format with purses divided by heat. It notes eligibility by earnings into classes and the governing bodies A T A and U S T A.
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EIRC
Middle West
Iowa
Billy Direct
May E. Grattan
Winnipeg
Dan Patch
Spintell
American Trotting Association
United States Trotting Association
Harness racing column invites reader questions this summer
Readers and horsemen are urged to write to this column. We'll attempt to supply answers to the questions you may wish to ask. Feed trough dope from the horsemen will find its way into print. We aim to get the sports fans acquainted with the harness racing game and with the horses which will be seen on eastern Iowa tracks this summer.
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Iowa
Cincinnati Smokes Red Sox 13 to 5 in Major League Tilt
Cincinnati overwhelming Boston 13 to 5 as Ruffing Bruer and Dickey spark the mound with strong relief. A Joe Gordon homer highlights New York’s action while other lines show scattered minor leaguer at bats and varied scoring through the innings.
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Yankee
Joe Gordon
New York
Little Rock
Ruffing
Bruer
Dickey
Katz
Harris
Braale
Crouse
Perraioli
Wallers
White Sox top Indians 6 2 in exhibition clash
John Rigney and Clint Brown limited Cleveland to five hits as Chicago won the game 6 to 2. Bob Feller started for six innings allowing two runs while the White Sox scored the decisive runs off John Humphries.
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New Orleans
John Rigney
Clint Brown
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Bob Feller
Hase
John Humphries
Cleveland
Browns Nip Cubs In 10 Inning Slugfest
Harland Clift hit two homers with a man on base and Jack Berardino added another, powering the St. Louis Browns to an 11 to 10 win over the Chicago Cubs in ten innings. Clay Bryant slugged a four-base hit for Chicago as eight runs crossed in the Cubs' big fifth.
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San Antonio
Tex
Harland Clift
Jack Berardino
St. Louis Browns
Chicago Cubs
Clay Bryant
Cubs
Chicago
Bryart
Kimball
Ighnett
Baker
Marcum
Coie
Re * Ona
Elwood Opens Baseball Season With 3 1 Win Over Welton
Elwood high school opened the spring baseball season with a 3 to 1 victory over Welton. Elwood collected five hits with Hamilton homering, while Welton managed a single hit.
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the Gazette
Elwood
Elwood High Schoo
Welton High
Hamilton
Welton
Norway’s North Cape Boasts Warm Stream Climate
Norway’s North Cape experiences a full stream climate with unfrozen water year round. The area lies far north of Labrador and well north of Alaska’s Yukon, despite its high latitude near the Arctic Circle.
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Norway
North Cape
Labrador
Pole
Alaska
Yukon
Coach Faces Need for Eleven 60 Minute Men
The doctor warned a longer period to gauge next fall’s team needs and staffing. He offered no optimism but noted a shortage of players capable of handling top opponents. Anderson summed up the outlook with a joke about needing eleven 60 minute men.
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Iowa
Anderson
Eagles Weigh Nagurski Return to Gridiron Trade
Philadelphia reports Bert Bell plans to trade for Bronko Nagurski. Bell would use Nagurski at fullback for one or two seasons before shifting him to the line, potentially replacing Dave Smukler, with Chicago’s Bears holding possible leverage. The deal hinges on Bears’ interest.
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Bronko Nagurski
Philadelphia Eagles
Bert Bell
Nagurski
Minnesota
Chicago Bears
Dean Detton
Jim Londos
Eagles
Pennsylvania
Camden
N. J
New York
Bell
Chicago
Bears
Bronk
Luther College Announces Heavy Spring Sports Schedule
Luther College outlines a busy spring program across baseball track and tennis with 35 contests. Baseball leads with seventeen games including six Big Ten battles against teams like Minnesota Iowa and Northwestern while other events feature meets at Decorah Des Moines and Dubuque campuses with opponents such as Gustavus Adolphus Upper Iowa and Coe College.
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Luther College
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Gustavus Adolphus
University of Iowa
Decorah
State Teachers College
Iowa State Teachers College
Decors
University of Iowa At
Iowa A
Northwestern University
de Omfay
Upper Iowa University
Faycoast
Debey
Coe Track Opens Spring Work Amid Roster Gaps
Coe College prepares for the annual home track meet with coach Forest Rutgers absent from practice due to illness. Key relay stars have left, leaving five lettermen and a small squad to fill sprint and relay duties for the Kohawks as they begin-heavy spring training.
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Forest Rutgers
Cedar Falls
Kohawks
Rutgers
Harley Wedgbury
Lowell Wedgbury
Vernon Elslager
Harley Moore
Harley
Managers Eye Substitutes In Baseball And Track Outlook
The article notes managers in baseball and track weigh reserves as spring exhibitions loom. Key meets include the Midwest conference championships on May 20 and the Beloit relays, with stars like Frank Croucher and Tony Lazzeri shaping lineups. It recalls 1937 Coe mile legends and Drake Cedar Falls races, while stressing depth over regulars for season success.
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Beloit
Frank Croucher
Detroit
Bureness Whitehead
Giants
Tony Lazzeri
Pete Coscarari
Brooklyn Keystone
Croucher
Bill Rogell
Tigers
YORK
INS
Wedgburys
Moore
Elslager
Des Moines
California
Cedar Falls
Don Gutteridge
Cards
Don Padgett
Lynn Myers
St. Louis
Gutteridge
Padgett
Enos Slaughter
Cleveland
Salters
Averill
Campbell
Indians
Jeff Heath
Roy Weatherly
Carl Hubbell
Harry Gumbert
Appling
Newsome
Hartnett
Herman
Demaree
Cubs
Cincinnati
New York
Mickey Cochrane
Fast Handball Meet Opens Thursday at Y
The North Central area handball championship at the Y M C A opens Thursday with finals Saturday. Top players from Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas compete including Don Steffa state Y champion and Harris Coggeshall state Open champion. Wisconsin entrants Elmer Sanger Clarey Ehlers Norman Dean are listed along with Lester Cooling from Dubuque and others.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Mason City
Des Moines
Don Steffa
Harris Coggeshall
Coggeshall
B. Jackson
The
Elmer Sanger
Milwaukee City
Clarey Ehlers
Norman Dean
Madaison
Lester Cooling
Dubuque
Bob Kutchera
Otto Ambroz
Charles Lebeda
Ty Rankinen
Henry Achter
Frank Healy
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