Cedar Rapids Sends 65 Athletes to State Indoor Meet
Cedar Rapids area schools field 65 athletes among 219 entries for the class A state indoor track meet at the University of Iowa fieldhouse. McKinley leads entries with 21. Davenport and McKinley tied at 21 for favorites. Several Cedar Rapids runners miss due to illness and injuries affecting events including the 60-yard high hurdles. Final events: 440-yard dash 2-mile relay and pole vault in Saturday afternoon with night finals.
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Boudreau Hurt Again in Bluefield Game
Bluefield West Virginia reports Oscar Grimes also bruised his knee in the same game. Bou dreau of the Cleveland Indians escaped a worse ankle injury after a hard grounder struck his foot forcing him from the field. Ice packs helped, with the ankle injury described as minor despite a prior sprain fracture in Florida.
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Value of athletics in education cited
Prof Karl Leib defends sports as essential to education after addressing a 300 plus audience at the M C A bowlers banquet. He notes Iowa football scholars improved scholastic records, praises coach Eddie Anderson, cites Nile Kinnick, and honors bowling officials and league representatives.
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Iowa
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Legion Teams Open Season Saturday
The American Legion Junior baseball season opens Saturday afternoon at Daniels Park with a doubleheader. Armstrong vs Smulekoff at 1, Cities Service vs Hubbard Ice at 3.
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Washington Ball Team Reorganized With Senior and Junior squads
The Independ ent baseball club was reorganized Wednesday night and will sponsor a senior and a junior team. Max Raymond is team manager Ray Whitehead business manager Ted Dalton treasurer Jack Wood official scorer Albert Schulze grounds in charge. First practice Sunday April 14 with aim to compete by Sunday May 12. Blatfm erfield rented again this season. Those interested should contact Mr Whitehead. A benefit dance is set for Wednesday night April 24.
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Ray Whitehead
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Experts Split On 1940 National League Race
AP poll shows Cardinals edge Reds by seven points as experts favorSt Louis over Cincinnati with Dodgers, Pirates and Cubs in close contention. Phillies and Bees trail, voting spread across eight positions and 84 total points for the Cards and Reds combined.
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Cedar Rapids Entries in State Track Meet
Cedar Rapids and Franklin and McKinley entries compete in state track meet events. Teams list dash, hurdles, sprints, relays, jumps, and throws with named athletes such as Fontana, Carpenter, Beem, Geiger, Lehmkuhl, Multhaup, Rissell, Marks, Callinge, Fontana, Thorsen, Mors, Brown, Hauser, Dorsey, Battin, DuBois, Powers, Kifma, Luedemian, Dufois, Benesh, Swisinn, Markey, Geores, Henry, Pikes, Emerson, Collins, Gourley, Wooleyhan, Lemon, Nemecek, Loukets, Penningroth, Krizek, Brises, Purk, Collins, Shaheen, Berchenbriter.
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Anthony Fontana
Dickens
Bob Carpenter
Bob Beem
Jim Geiger
John &Ebern
Geiser
Don Lehmkuhl
Boo Multhaup
Fred Rissell
Richard Marks
Colburn Callinge
Wall Fontana Agate Ante
Martin Thorsen
Gene Mors
Louis Brown
Roy Hauser
Bob Bednasek
Viren Dvorak
Eugene Dorsey
Johnson
Gourley
Briges
Wallace
Johnson Lemon
Wooleyhan
Krizek
Gus Brown
Wallace Johnson
Dan Montague
Rodney Leland
Keith Shaheen
Harry Berchenbriter
Pirates rest ahead of opening day amid snow delays
The Pittsburgh Pirates paused for a long layoff in St Louis with games against the White Sox and Purdue canceled by snow. They finished pre season 14 wins in 20 against league rivals, including nine of 12 vs Athletics and three of six vs White Sox, while losing twice to the Cubs.
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Penn State Track Team Files Drake Relays Entry
Des Moines officials announced that Penn State has entered the Drake relays marking the first Pennsylvania team to sign up in the event’s 31 year history. The Drake Relays schedule spans April 26 and 27 with the Nittany Lions traditionally competing in the eastern track carnival.
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Red Crown Bowling Tournament Schedule Released
The Red Crown alleys Friday announced the weekend bowling lineup for the current tournament. Saturday features Doubles Smith Wrehl Rayman Novak McGuire Lreckle Birulis Loftis and Hyland Keapy with singles W Smith M Wright and Rayman. Teams listed include Laborers No 3 and several sponsors such as Cedar Valley Dairy Metropolitan Printers Champlin Refining Co and Heating Co. Sunday lists Doubles Dinnel Hampton Wolf M Farmer C Haddy S Haddy with Morningstar Platt Skorepa Unveitis Bachar and other entry names.
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Postville Baseball Schedule Highlights Seven Games
Postville High School baseball, an Upper Iowa conference member, announces a seven game slate. April 12 at Castalda, April 16 at Luana, April 19 at Fayette, April 22 at Menona. May 3-4 Adamaxer County tournament. May 10 Wauerton away, May 14 Lansing away, May 17 West Union away.
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Rain Delays Cedar Rapids Raiders Spring Training
Central City reports heavy rainfall halts Cedar Rapids Raiders workouts as Manager Ollie Marquardt frets over missing players Eddie Marleau Mike Bravo and three rookies Warkman Voiral and Frierson. The five absentees are key to the 1940 club and their reporting date remains uncertain.
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Central City
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Ollie Merquart
Marquardt
Eddie Marleau
Mike Bravo
Warkman
Voiral
Frierson
Rangers Seem Ready to Clinch Stanley Cup
The New York Rangers lead Toronto 3-2 in the final series after a 2-1 double overtime win. Neil Colville opened the scoring, Syl Apps tied it, and Murray Patrick clinched the game at 11:43 of the second overtime.
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Glenn A Williams Memorial Medal Named At Roosevelt
Roosevelt students vote to award a Glenn A Williams memorial medal each year to the athlete who best embodies his scholarship and character ideals. A five-member committee including the club, principal, and head coach will select the recipient at the final May assembly.
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Roosevelt
Waterloo
West Side
Glenn A. Williams
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Mrs. R. A. Youngblood Wins Bowling Trophy
Mrs. R A Youngblood won the Health Education league bowling trophy with a 498 total in the three game playoff and will receive the award at the Woman's Club general meeting on April 15. Ethel Campbell was second with 474. Other high scores included Martha Heins Pauline Corey 409 and Henrietta Jones 400. Jones had the year’s high average at 130.
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