National League Clubs Face Offseason Shakeups in 1940s
National League teams eye player moves amid widespread discontent with current rosters. Giants pursue a center fielder while Reds add Werber at third, Cubs reshuffle infield and outfield, Cardinals seek shortstop and pitching help, Bees and Pirates adjust infield and catching, Phillies gamble on Scott and May. A season ripe for trades and surprises. clubs ready to deal.
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Pat Robinson
New York
INS
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Terry
Bob Seeds
Frank Demaree
Polo Grounds
Reds
Bill Werber
Athletics
Giants
Zeke Bonura
Senators
Punch
Manuel Salvo
Carl Hubbell
Hal Schumacher
Cubs
Dick Bartell
Chicago
Steve Messner
Phil Cavarretta
Augie Galan
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Orengo
Sacramento
Tom Sunkel
Morton Cooper
Boston Bees
Pirates
Ray Berres
Phillies
LeGrant Scott
Merrill
Bell
Jan Hus I O F Softball Teammates Set Practice Game
The Jan Hus I O F softball team will meet the junior IO O F team in a practice game at Ellis Park Sunday at 9 30 am. All those interested are asked to be present.
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Jan Hus
Bruins Take 3-1 Lead In Stanley Cup Rivalry
The Boston Bruins hold a 3-1 lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the best of seven series and look favored to win the Stanley Cup. After a 2-0 win in game four, odds shifted to 4-1 for Boston as they head toward game five in Boston.
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Toronto
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Bruins
Leafs
Boston
Coe Home Meet Opens Saturday At 2 O Clock
The annual Coe home track meet starts Saturday at 2 PM on the Coe track. Feature events include sorority relays and local school high school relays with Prof. George W. Bryant as referee. Captains listed for each class and sorority relay captains named. Preliminary qualifiers in 100 and 220 yd dashes announced along with expected hurdles event next day.
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Coe
Sorority
George W. Bryant
Charles Ralston
Harley Moore
Lloyd Patterson
John Altfillisch
Everette Stoutner
Alpha
Fred Verink
Ferris Howland
Jim McFadden
Moore
Roberts
Elslager
Norris
Pastor to Fight in Detroit May 12 at Olympia
Detroit set for heavyweight bout as Bob Pastor primes for May 12 clash at Olympia with Dusky Roscoe Toles likely his opponent Promoter Jack Kearns announced after finalizing terms with Jimmy Johnston manager of the New York mahor securing either 7500 dollars or 30 percent of the gate for the event.
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Detroit
Bob Pastor
Roscoe Toles
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Jimmy Johnston
New York
Mawor
Olympia
Norway and Palo Diamond Teams In Game Friday
The Gazette lists spring high school baseball games for Norway and Palo. Schedule includes April dates at Blairstown and Walford with a county tournament at Blairstown on May 1 and 2, followed by games on April 18 21 26 and May 9.
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Norway
Palo Diamond
Palo
Blairstown
Heere
Walford
County Tournnament
Buchanan Defeats Johnson 23-3 in Softball
Buchanan grade school softball team beat Johnson 23 to 3 Thursday night. They will meet again next Thursday at Johnson for the rematch.
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Buchanan
Johnson School
Johnson
Louis Handlers Take No Chances With Jack Roper
Los Angeles AP Joe Louis prepares for the defense against Jack Roper at Wrigley Field. Managers Julian Black and John Roxborough guard against mistakes and warn Roper after the bell. Louis weighs around 203 pounds and aims to fight at 199 to 201 pounds. Roper’s camp reports a minor facial cut from a Wednesday workout.
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Los Angeles
Joe Louis
Jack Roper
Louis
Roper
Julian Black
John Roxborough
Black
George W. Blake
Max Schmeling
Joe
Schmeling
Wrigley Field
Eleven Iowa Athletes Seek Coaching Posts
Iowa City AP reports 11 University of Iowa athletes plan to enter coaching next fall after graduation. Coach E. G. Schroeder released the list including Ray Walters swimming, Carl and Fred Teufel track, Bob Allen football and swimming, Dale Roberts pole vault, Vernon Ekfelt wrestling, Marvin Kaplan and Chuck Sprague baseball, plus graduate students Dick Anderson James Lyle and Emil Klump er seeking coaching careers.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
E. G. Schroeder
Schroeder
Ray Walters
Carl
Fred Teufel
Bob Allen
Dale Roberts
Vernon Ekfelt
Marvin Kaplan
Clayton County League In Operation Again
The Clayton County baseball league was revived in Elkport with Ernie Smock elected chairman. Members include managers of eight clubs Edgewood Elkader Elkport Garnaville Guttenberg Littleport McGregor CCC Osterdock. The season opens May 7 with a 14 game schedule to be set at the next board meeting.
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Elkader
Clayton County Baseball League
Elkport Opera House
Ernie Smock
Garber
Edgewood
Elkport
Garnaville
Guttenberg
Littleport
McGregor CCC
Osterdock
Brandon Teams Open Season With Pair Of Wins
Brandon high school opens baseball with a 34 to 4 girls win at Mount Auburn. Brandon batteries Smith and Pardon. Mount Auburn pitchers Coots and Greenwall. The Brandon boys prevail 8 to 1 behind Weart and Brooks. Mount Auburn duo Bremer and Ladding on the mound.
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Brandon
Mount Auburn
Smith
Pardon
Coots
Greenwall
Weart
Brooks
Bremer
District Music Meet Results Monticello and Mount Pleasant
District music meet results list numerous soloists ensembles and groups from Iowa schools with multiple classes and events. Names include Marion Birmingham Arley Adams Leola Roller Glenn Gerdes Marjorie Bethel Howard Lynch Everett Frese Rex Vaube Robert Church. Marion Bragin ton Herbert Jones Earl Dunn James Pope Frank Tomlinson Janet Derflinger Harrison Wold Lyle Mattox Cloyd Cannon. plus bands chamber groups and vocal ensembles from Oelwein Keokuk Washington Fairfield Fort Madison and others.
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Monticello
Tubasolo
Charles Birmingham
Marion
Arley Adams
Arlington
Leola Roller
Manchester
Glenn Gerdes
Marjorie Bethel
Monona
Howard Lynch
Independence
Everett Frese
Norway
Rex Vaube
Dysart
Robert Church
Dwight Newman
Edgewood
Carol Burr
Alburnett
Merle Kratzer
Howard Stienbeck
Marion Braginton
Vinton
Herbert Jones
Earl Dunn
James Pope
Frank Tomlinson
Monmouth
Janet Derflinger
Harrison Wold
Elkader
Paul Vander
Springville
Belle Plaine
Volga City
Cloyd Cannon
Toledo
Richard Crouse
Dundee
Eleanor Maier
Juanita Olmstead
Vinton School For Blind
Betty McBride
Jean Turner
Patricia Mitchell
Mount Vernon
Priscilla Wells
Oelwein
Dubuque
Phyllis Leacox
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Dean Stucker
Roland Diehl
Roosevelt
Richard Solvie
John Elliott
Walter Giffee
McKinley
Ruth Fickle
Harlan Lang
George Garden
Maxine Shipton
Paul Mueller
Jean Preston
Cornet
Dick Brabbit
Betty Johnson
John
Gazette
Mount Pleasant
Wilton Junction
Ottumwa
Stanwood
Fort Madison
Danville
Mediapolis
Sigourney
Fairfield
Gayle Toland
Lone Tree
Leamon Kerr
Winfield
Albert Ford
Robert Caywood
Iowa City
Don
Village soprano and mezzo soloists honored in results
Listings show soloists from Lost Nation Sigourney West Chester West Liberty Winfield and other towns. Leatta Jorgensen Annette Turner Harriett Smith Greta Gunter Patricia Lauer Ellen Barker Evelyn Haesemeyer Juanita Christensen noted among class B C ensembles with Mount Pleasant Mount Union Stanwood placements.
District music contest results listed by class and location
Friday morning results feature numerous winners across vocal and instrumental categories. Top placers include Charles City and West Union in multiple events with students from Cresco Postville Decorah Cedar Falls and others. Classes span AA A B C with solos duets small groups and quartets earning first place in each category.
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Charles City
Clermont
Postville
Traer
Dike
West Union
Cresco
Osage
Riceville
Hudson
Ridgeway
Orange Township
Finchford
Waverly
Fayette
Junior Biggie
Waterloo
George Clark
Cedar Falls
Marvin Rohm
Decorah
Elvenna Allenstein
West Waterloo
May Lucille Fort
Rockford
Bert Kruse
Grundy Center
Paul Munson
New Hampton
Doris Cole
Cedar Falls Teachers College
Shirley Pecht
Harry Carter
Bernice Brandall
Rudd
Cornet Solo
Howard Owen
James Peirke
Dorothy Dawson
Robert Granger
William Wehrmacher
Gerhard Reints
Shellrock
James Woodruff
Florence Troxel
Maynard
Lowell Lapham
Frederick Stockton
Waukon
Laverne Hansmeier
Basil Rowland
Faayette
Herman Smith, Jr
Hawkeye
Dorothy Bryan
Gwendolyn Prestemon
Miriam Hansen
Frances Wemeldorf
Laura Jean Morrison
Kathleen Thompson
Anna Knaipe
Reinbeck
Randalia
East Waterloo
Nora Springs
Rural Football Standings Highlight Small Town Rivalries
In Fredericksburg St Ansgar Postville and West Union action unfolds with city teams facing off across a season slate. The schedule features key matchups in regional play drawing local attendance and community enthusiasm.
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Fredericksburg
St. Ansgar
Postville
West Union
Refuse To Scrap Czech Pavilion
New York reports Grover A. Whalen defying Prague by keeping the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair. He says discussions with Washington officials and officials in Chicago led to leaving the pavilion under Vladímir Hurban’s control, while U.S. recognition continues.
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New York
Prague
Grover A. Whalen
The
Fair Corporation
Whalen
State Department
Washington
F. H. LaGuardia
Edward Benes
University of Chicago
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Hurban
United States
ISU students present gavels to state leaders
Iowa State students Darwin J.son Decorah and Reuben Grell Ventura, members of the Industrial Arts society, presented walnut gavels carved from wood taken from the Old Capitol at Iowa City to Gov. George A. Wilson Lieut. Gov. B. B. Hicklenlooper and House Speaker John R. Irwin.
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Ames
Iowa State College
George A. Wilson
B. Hickenlooper
John R. Irwin
Darwin Johnson
Decorah
Reuben Grell
Ventura
Industrial Arts Society
Iowa State
Grell
Old Capitol
Iowa City
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