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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1939

Page

8

Vinton Relays Loom as 10 Schools Vie Tuesday Night

Anamosa East Waterloo and Wilson Cedar Rapids lead a field of 10 schools for the fourth annual Vinton relays. Traer Toledo Anamosa and other teams compete when the meet opens Tuesday night plus notable athletes Bruce Erickson Beardsley Vacik and Studt are among contenders for field and sprint titles.

Vinton Erickson Beardsley Anamosa Mechanicsville Vacik West Branch Studt East Waterloo Aikin Grundy Center Tyson Holland Reynolds Montezuma Boege Reinbeck la Barge Eslinger East Waterloo Wignall Traer van Dura Wilson Cedar Rapids Wood Toledo Thayer Wooten Becchelli Manchester Phillis Eldora Training School Wilson High Nashua Eldora Fred Cameron Vinton Relays Cedar Falls Iowa Training School Teacher's High Urbana Waukon

Armstrong Girls Win YWCA Basketball Championship

The Armstrong girls defeated Paris Academy 33 to 27 in the final to claim the YWCA girls basketball title. Eight squads with 75 players competed, and the lineup included Elinor Lockwood Christine Bjorton Betty Hopton Ellen Lockwood Martha Hubbard Margaret Sewell and Betty Snyder.

Armstrong Paris Academy Elinor Lockwood Christine Bjornton Betty Hopton Ellen Lockwood Martha Hubbard Margaret Sewell Betty Snyder

Upper Iowa Teams Drill for Spring Sports Schedule

Upper Iowa reports 15 lettermen for baseball and 17 for track under coaches Dorman and Wilkinson. Baseball opens April 21 at Fayette against Augustus Adolphus with a full schedule through late May, while track features seven returning lettermen and Clyde coaching distance events.

Gazette Fayette Doc Dorman Augustus Adolphus Earl Belles Kenneth Evans Elgin Vance Rimmer Delhi George Caswell Maynard Andrusyk Shellburn Ind Darrell Riddle Algona Spatcher Moore Volga Peterson Randalia Ray Kuehl Elkport Buell Centerville Caster Fairbank Fiffler Cresco Timm Thomas Clyde Wilkinson Grant Independence Carter Chamberlain Maywood Neb Welch Shafer Harmon Hampton Tate Manley Dash Augustus Adelphus Here Loras Plattville Carleton Simpson Suena Vista Warthure KCK Luther Dubuque Dubuq Tadianota

Rowley Girls Tenball Defeat Walker 7 to 2

Rowley girls tenball team beat Walker 7 to 2 on Thursday. D Haines and B Smith won for Rowley while Mollen eaux, Ross and Price played for Walker.

the Gazette Rowley Walker D. Haines B. Smith Molleneaux Ross Price

Lowden Hosts Cedar County Baseball Tournament

Cedar county high school baseball tournament will be held at Lowden April 21 and 22. The opening game Friday at 2 30 p m features Lowden vs Clarence, with the winner facing Bennett at 9 a m Saturday. Stanwood and Durant, byes, meet at 10 30 a m Saturday, with Saturday winners advancing to the 2 15 p m final. Dick Beall of Center Point will umpire.

Lowden Clarence Bennett Stanwood Durant Dick Beall Center Point

Calmar High School Baseball Schedule Released

Calmar High School announces its baseball schedule with games against Ossian Fort Atkinson Decorah Ridgeway Castalia Castalia Ossian and Castalia at Calmar from April to May including a county tournament and open dates.

Calmar High Calmar Osstan Fort Atkinson Ridgeway Decorah Castadlia Ossian Castalia

What Cheer Teams Triumph In Baseball And Track

What Cheer defeated Delta 15 to 0 with What Cheer pitchers Greene Strong and Elliott combining for the win. Oldecker and batteries for Delta. Thompson caught for What Cheer. What Cheer also won the track meet at Thornburg, 724 to 4214. Gut-

Greene Strong Elliott Delta Keep Oldecker Thompson Thornburg

Results of Local Bowling Leagues Special Meeting Called

All captains and members of the C. S. A. Bowling league are asked to attend a meeting Tuesday night at 7 30 p m in the bowling alleys. Potter wasps build vase like mud nests as nests.

C. S. A. Bowling League Dodge

What Cheer Athletes Shine in Meet Scoring

Knecht led What Cheer with 24 points as Thornburg won three events the discus, mile run and 880 yard relay. Karsten of What Cheer swept all sprint dashes.

Knecht Thornburg Karsten

Palo Shellsburg In Game Next Tuesday

Palo High School announces spring baseball schedule with games at Shellsburg and Atkins and a county tournament at Alburt in late April. Remaining fixtures include Norway at Palo and Center Point at Palo with venues to be determined.

Palo Shellsburg Shelsburg Norway Atkins Alburnett Center Point Tentave

Hawkeye Nine Opens Big Ten Play Against Purdue

Iowa and Purdue meet in two game set to start Big Ten play at home. Iowa relies on hot bats led by Art Manush while Purdue leans on pitching headed by Arnold Bredewater. Coach Otto Vogel plans to name starters closer to game time with Haub or Reid possible for Monday.

Purdue Iowa City Haub Reid Purdue University Hawkeyes Boilermakers Iowa Oss City University of Iowa Iowans Arnold Bredewater Otto Vogel Harold Haub Ken Reid Bob Stastny Keith Wymore Ted Frese Fred Hohenhorst Art Manush Ted Bud Stamm Manush Kantor W. Vogt George Winders Bratten Prasse Kocur Lybault Dickinson Smithson Mackiewicz Capt. Thompson Dean Stamm Art Bredewater de Vargo Warner

Watch comprises many parts and thousands of operations

A watch contains about 150 distinct parts and its production requires 3 700 separate operations, reflecting the complexity of clockwork assembly and quality control.

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