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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1944

Page

13

Softball Association outlines plans for Open league

The first general meeting in city hall heard Softball president Archie Baker discuss plans for a fast Open league and a balanced men division. Teams named include Wilson and Company, Eagles, Collins Radio, LaPlant Choate, Quaker Oats, Armstrong's, Beck's, Coop Dairy and Church of Brethren. YWCA Girls league headed by Mildred Ferris expected to boost participation. meeting set for Friday April 14 at 7 30 p.m. in city hall to elect officers and review eligibility.

Archie Baker Softball Association Wilson and Company Eagles Collins Radio LaPlant-Choate Quaker Oats Armstrong's Beck's Coop Dairy Church of Brethren Y.W.C.A Mildred Ferris Y.M.C.A RED Crown Commercial League Lincoln Commercial League Barney's Paint E. Eagles No Smulckett's Sli Hawkeye Motors Inh Knout Oe High Sneberg Pautlson Constr Loorf Mace High Hradec Little Bohem O Tech Montilion High Gutan Oe Harris Cutlery Windsor Motel Ene Prown Furs Yaget's High Crooks Dhee Air High Striney Eddy Paper Games Lincoln Booster League Fisher Drugs James Wic Hitch Adams Food Center City Classic League Web Whitney Watts Tavern Honey Mead Welch-Cook-Bears Ennoineers High Harmony Afl Ne Weigh Kibbie High Breges Knight Is Pythias Rock Island Lines Ives Frans Ugh Shaw High “Debridee American Legion Teagt Laplant Choate League Signal Corp Office Paratroopers Stendup Big Ace High Armeree Arebelsk Inles Eaton Philips League Ate ate 764 824 =B10—2398 Team i 753 165-2260 Team 3 823 T56—2383 i Sigh Sproulik Igh “Wwashburn iMegh Gable Tone Mead Leags Tran Boasard Crumbougsh Novak Wish L. Nezerka Nelson Minh James Parnatroopers A Lincoln Ladies Beret Duster Eros Ash G. Frasinger Ist Victory Teague Iftah Mikesell Ection Siebke & Taylor Comins Pitrikers Weston Ralston Buford Mercer Jia Grinders Balster Furn Eapinnt Rippers R&r Ieh E. Ryan Borsthel Collins Chargers U'Plant Sharp Chanters Mie Lamb Sale Br E. Parsons Mish & Hesbnacher Gor Link Belt Gy Collins Parlor City Leary L. ' High Meyers Yona Ster RED Crown Clive Leas Electric Motors Fish Krumholz Lynch Pane Uster Town Engineering O'Meara Clothing Martin’s Oss Figh Gearhart Cc R Co-op Dairy Brardstych Lammers LaPlant Choate Ee Ae Gas 'Eagles Cloves Farmers Ousuarry P Hunt iWigh Wagner Ningorn Smoke Shop Whson Marines Ag Douglas Starch van Winkle Newland Seagul Redmond High Swift Il J Gardingis Comra Ald Igh Sandrol Popek Nee Cg, I Engineering CO League Vernon Sundhalm Universal Engineering LE oOan High McCabe Gs High Salome I Armstron Ave Virginia Ay Ont Tit Stith High Northcott Weehs WW Lab Paramount Phey Ilgh Strothey Little Flower Shop Borschel BO Rineain Alloys Tigh Nezerkand Smulckoff's Pabst R. Wosck Mis— Oig Lincoln Azies H. Green Mary Ann's R. Laird Kreb Witwer Vondrao Merchant's Bank Ear Jewelry Inn. E. Bew Business & Pepressionall Wonen Roosevelt Hotel Ase M. Pollltz Newman's J. Vondra Turner Co Patterson W. Ahrens i Clark's Clothing Sand D. Haskins Ladies Recreation League Cities Quaker Lab En A. Mratlic Bren 'Eabblt L. Tepte Ed Veelon Tigh A. Phillips Hight L. Nezerka

State High School Cage Tourneys Bring In Big Totals

Boone AP Iowa High School Athletic Association figures show sectional district and sub state basketball tournaments grossed 76005.40 with a net of 67452.70 after tax. Sub state receipts led by Cedar Falls at 4963.80 and Davenport at 2556.85. Regular coaching school set for August at the Y camp near Boone.

BOONE Iowa High School Athletic Association Cedar Falls Laurens East Waterloo Davenport Iowa City Y Camp

Y M C A Presents Annual Swim Review Friday Evening

Fifty Y M C A swimmers will take part in the annual swimming review to be presented Friday at 7 30 p m. Highlights include warfare aquatic skills, water safety methods, Sea Scout demonstrations, girls and women's drills, and honors for the 1943 Y River Swims champions. Free learn to swim courses announced for all.

Y.M.C.A James Graham Nate Worcester Lions Sea Ship Richard Brague Sally Henry Beulah Detweiler Neil Ross Roy Hoff Ray ,Yeakle Bud Jones Shirley Long Gloria Powers Rose Uynanek Edward Klouda Henry Shimek

St Joseph Aspirin Promises Quality at Low Cost

The advertisement proclaims St Joseph Aspirin as the world's largest seller offering quality at a low price. It touts 36 tablets for 20 cents and 100 tablets for 35 cents, urging readers to buy now.

St. Joseph

Fur trade and hunting notes from Iowa and beyond

The piece reports Iowa fur harvests totaling 979 315 pelts worth 2 961 462 55 with muskrats leading in both count and value and Alaska totals 291 108 furs valued at 2 048 942 90. It notes a trapper earning over 5 000 and hints at lively duck hunting plans and policy discussions at a national Outdoors Writers meeting in Columbus Ohio.

Iowa Gulliver Horatio Alger Alaska Outdoors Writers Association of America Columbus Ohio Rocky Mountains Illinois Pennsylvania Michigan Delaware Maryland Missouri Indiana Alabama Minnesota Dakotas Nebraska

Buddy Baer Plans Another Engagement After Accident

Buddy Baer hospitalized in Palm Beach Florida announced engagement to Ruth Eleanor Boynton Phillips of Lake Worth Florida and Dexter Maine. The wedding is set for September 9 upon finalization of his divorce decree. Phillips works at Morrison Field Army Air Base and is also ending a marriage.

Palm Beach Fla Buddy, Baer Ruth Eleanor Boynton Phillips Lake Worth Dexter Baer Joe Louis Ream General Hospitals Public Relations Morrison Field Army Air Base

Baseball's Turn To Try Unlimited Substitution Now

AP reports a proposal to introduce unlimited substitution in baseball. The idea mirrors football and basketball, allowing players to enter and exit freely to optimize fielding and batting. It could shift strategic decisions, give pitchers rest, and require scorekeepers to adapt to frequent lineup changes.

Whitney Martin NEW York Ray Dumont Willy Nilly

Fans Ready for Big Night in Stanley Cup Playoff

Chicago fans pack the 19,000-seat stadium for Game 3 between the Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens. Montreal leads series after two wins including a 3-1 victory marred by debris thrown from the stands. NHL president Red Dutton warned of a forfeit if such disturbances continue.

Chicago Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens Hawks Montreal Red Dutton National Hockey League Paul Thompson Canadiens

Honolulu Pro Grid Franchise Aims for Postwar League

Pittsburgh businessman Roland D. Payne says A F Brickner of Honolulu asked that a Honolulu team be considered for membership in a tentative pro football league. League leaders will decide at a later meeting whether to form a permanent organization and grant operation certificates to Pittsburgh St Louis Baltimore Washington Seattle New York Cincinnati and Philadelphia. The plan envisions league play after the war.

Pittsburgh Roland D. Payne F. J. Brickner Honolulu Payne St. Louis Baltimore Washington Seattle New York Cincinnati Philadelphia

New Mexico Preps Seek Wartime Fitness Certificates

New Mexico high school athletes will strive for certificates of physical fitness in a wartime program described as unique by O.0. Sabin secretary of the state high school athletic association. To qualify a youth must equal or exceed one of 17 events aligned with Amateur Athletic Union standards such as the 100 yard dash in 11.6 seconds the running high jump at 5 feet and the standing broad jump at 7 feet.

Gallup N. M New Mexico O.0. Sabin State High School Athletic Association Amateur Athletic Union

Joe Louis Arrives in Great Britain for Army Base Tour

Joe Louis reaches Britain to begin boxing exhibitions for the army invasion bases. He has not yet reached London and tour details are scarce. British fans hoped for a bout with Freddie Mills, but Louis is tied to troop morale duties under army special services.

London Sigt Joe Louis Britain Louis Freddie Mills Army Special Services

Plan World Wide Baseball Playoff Proposal Gathers Support

A plan to create a worldwide non professional baseball championship, proposed to unite national champions from 32 areas, received approval from high officials. Ray Dumont of the National Baseball Congress said games would be held in Washington and across Central and South America, Australia, and England by 1944. Eleven franchises will decide national titles, with the US finals set for Wichita August 11-23.

Wichita Kaw INS America Ray Dumont National Baseball Congress Dumont United States Washington inter-American Affairs South American Australia England Toronto Unt Canada Honolulu T H Havana Cuba Kingston Jamaica West Indies Guayaquil Ecuador Bucaramanga Colombia San Salvador Salvador Managua Nicaragua Frederiksted St Croix Virgin Islands Mexico City

Montgomery Ordered to Pre Induction Physical Next Wednesday

Philadelphia AP reports world lightweight champion Bob Montgomery, newly reclassified from 3-A to 1-A, must undergo a pre induction medical exam next Wednesday. The 25 year old fighter is married and has a 3 year old son.

Philadelphia Bob Montgomery New York-Pennsylvania New Jersey

Waner Confident of a Big Season at 41

Paul Waner, at age 41, insists he is entering a "really big season" with the Brooklyn Dodgers after 18 MLB seasons. He recalls his 1927 MVP year, notes aging eyesight but solid form, and cites expected pitching and defensive trends that should boost his hitting and longevity.

Bear Mountain Paul Big Poison Waner Pittsburgh Pirates Calvin Coolidge Jack Dempsey Brooklyn Dodgers Flatbush Flock Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Honus Wagner Eddie Collins Nap Lajoie Lloyd Keystone

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