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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1935

Page

2

Open League Softball Plans For Season Start

The Softball Association prepares for opening day with a 20 game schedule running into September. Umpire chief Tom McAllen returns, eligibility checks to curb ineligible players, and a new transfer rule enforced by executive action. Schedules drawn April 22 before opening day. Cedar Bopics district hosts state leagues and city teams compete for county honors.

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Qutra and Thomson To Play Here At Kenmore Golf

Cedar Rapids area golf pageant heats up as Ohn Date, renowned open champion, and partner Jimmy Thomson prepare 18 hole exhibition matches at Kenmore amid spring course upgrades. Tees, bunkers, and approaches are being revamped while clubhouse facilities await favorable weather and May operations.

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Illinois Beats Ohio State Nine to Five in Opener

Illinois defeated Ohio State nine to five in Champaign in a Big Ten baseball opener. Hale Swanson pitched well for Illinois, limiting the Buckeyes to three hits, including a homer by John Proscuyak. Ohio State’s offense totaled two runs on two walks and eight hits.

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George Dawson Wins Midwest Amateur Golf Meet

George Dawson of Chicago captured his third straight Midwest Amateur Golf Championship at French Lick Indiana by carding 71 for the final 18 holes and finishing the 36 hole event at 146 three strokes ahead of Wilford Webb of Racine Wisconsin. Webb led after the first 18 holes with 73. Mrs Harley Higbie of Detroit won the women's section with a low gross score of 93 95 188.

French Lick Ind George Dawson Chicago Wilford Webb Racine Wis Webbe Wehrle Harley Higbie Detroit

White Sox defeat Bruins 3 to 2 in tight finish

In a tense game the White Sox edged the Bruins 3 2 with Foxx hitting two homers and Finney, Moses, Berry, Coleman contributing. Benton and Jorgens paired on the mound for a pitching duel, while Cetin earned the win and Collins took the loss as umpires Wasser and Stark watched.

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Hardy Hombres Headline This Week's Program

The Coliseum card features Cliff Olson and Sun Jennings in a fireworks filled show though none are title contenders. Olson impressed the local crowd with a 30 minute draw against Jack Zarnas last Thursday, dominating much of the action and pushing Zarnas to seek cover in the final minutes.

Olson Jennings Hal Rumberg Rumberg Frankie French Renwick Iowa Nazarian American Legion Cliff Olson Sun Jennings Jack Zarnas Zarnas

Dogs Train to Lay Signal Wire in War Zones

During the World War era dogs were trained to lay signal wires through dangerous zones aiding communications. Trainers emphasized discipline and reliability as these canines navigated desolate fronts to establish crucial lines of contact.

Cedar Rapids Club Rescues Game Fish Near Chain Lakes

Cedar Rapids Fish and Game Restoration club reports nearly five hundred game fish rescued from ponds and bayous near Chain lakes during April. Fish were netted and placed in the Cedar River in two life saving trips amid high water and cold spawning conditions. Members plan more operations, seek unused five gallon cream cans for transport, and aim for a permanent headquarters with May meetings at the Moose hall.

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Notable trout catches in Cedar Rapids area last week

Max Fry of Cedar Rapids landed a 19% inch rainbow at Spring Branch near Manchester on Monday. Frank Hefron of Marion caught a brown trout April 6, about a quarter inch shorter. Both fish weighed near three pounds, with worms used as bait.

Max Fry Cedar Rapids Spring Branch Manchester Frank Heffron Marion

Bass catching by fly rod near Cedar Rapids described

Fred Payneer prefers casting for smallmouth bass within sixty miles of Cedar Rapids using a fly rod. He fished Washington and Oregon streams for trout, but not Iowa. His best bass was 22 and a half inches, weight five pounds seven ounces, caught in the Cedar River north of Palo in October 1928 with a Col. Fuller fly. Lou Dennis shared the trip. The piece invites readers to submit fishing yarns and photos to The Gazette sports department.

Fred Payneer Cedar Rapids Washington Oregon Iowa Cedar River Palo Col. Fuller Lou Dennis Fred

Italian City Rome Largest City in Italy Population 972000

The article notes Rome has a population of 972 000 and is described as the largest city in Italy. It mentions names and teams in an odd exhibition baseball context with fragmented OCR data. The readable fact emphasizes Rome’s population and status.

Rome Italy

Rookie Crop Plentiful In Majors This Season

EW YORK AP Major leagues open 1933 pennant campaigns with one of the largest rookie contingents in years. Dozens of hopefuls join lineups. many debut at first base while outfields favor rookies across both leagues. Teams like Reds, Braves, Cubs, Cardinals, Giants, and Yankees rely on new talent, with notable debuts from Mize, Cavarretta, Hooks, Dahlgren, Mueller, and Ruth in their new leagues.

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California Bear Track Team Defeats Michigan in Dual Meet

California’s Golden Bears defeated Michigan 76 to 54 at Berkeley in a dual meet. Wills Ward, Michigan star, scored 17 points in four events to win meet honors, winning the hurdles in 14.8 seconds amid a damp wind on a soggy track.

Berkeley Calif University of California Golden Bear Middle West Michigan University California Wills Ward Michigan Tom Moore Ward

Luther Defeats Carleton College Nine 11 to 4

Decorah AP Luther opened with 11 runs in six innings to defeat Carleton College 11 to 4. Grangaard started Luther’s scoring with a single and later scored on Nelson’s hit as Luther raced ahead. Matteson Raudenbush Lunder Raabe Bergan and Munch Olmetm contributed in the early offensive burst while Carleton scored two in the seventh and two in the eighth.

Decorah Luther Carleton College Grangaard Nelson Carleton Sie Matteson Raudenbush Lunder Raabe Bergan Munch Olmetm

Tire replacement trends cut tire needs by nearly fourfold

Thirty years ago the average motorist needed four replacement tires a year. Today he requires only 1 to 1.4 new tires a year.

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