Cedar Rapids to host regional junior baseball tournament
The Cedar Rapids region will host a nine regional junior baseball tournament as part of the American Legion plan. Iowa Kansas Missouri state champions will compete with 200 plus teams in each state and Illinois clubs may number 400. The event runs mid August at Hill Park with leadership by Emil Levsen Ray Murphy Leonard Paulu and Homer Chailleux coordinating the plan. Major league support includes a $20000 donation to the program.
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Croke Rapids
The
American Legion
Emil “Dutch” Levsen
Iown
Ilinois
Kansas
Missouri
Hill Park
Ments
Iowa
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Middle West
Ray Murphy
Des Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
Legion
Levien
Leonard T Paulu
United States
Major League Baseball
Hanford Post
Homer Chailleux
Americanism Committee
Seven Iowa athletes win Big Ten titles and a national title
Special to The Gazette Iowa City seven University of Iowa athletes have won Western Conference championships and claim a national title this year. George Nissen Cedar Rapids national tumbling champion, William Busby Tulsa runner-up in national diving after winning Big Ten low board, Earle Kienhorn Mount Vernon 165 pound wrestler runner-up nationally, plus Eugene Wettstein Union City N J all around gymnast, Robert Larson Fort Dodge 135 pound wrestler, Vernon Derrer Mount Vernon 155 pound wrestler, and Bernie Page Newton indoor track quarter mile.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Keema
George Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
William Busby
Tulsa
Okla
Earle Kienhorn
Eugene Wettstein
Union City
N. J
Robert Larson
Fort Dodge
Vernon Derrer
Mount Vernon
Bernie Page
Newton
Twelve Teams to Play Softball at Maquoketa
Twelve teams will participate in the Maquoketa softball league with two withdrawals from last year. The Legion and Knights of Pythias replaced West Side Merchants and Highway teams. Franklin Davis becomes president, Burton Burleson vice president, Jack Tilton secretary, C. V. Phillips treasurer. The season runs June 4 to mid August with two games weekly on Tue Wed Thu nights.
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Maquoketa
West Side Merchants
Highway
Legion
Knights of Pythias
Franklin Davis
The
Loop
Burton Burleson
Jack Tilton
C. V. Phillips
B. S. Moyle
George Francois
Softball Umpires To Hold Meeting Monday
Thomas McAllen, umpire-in-chief of the Cedar Rapids Softball Association, announced that association umpires will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the playground offices of the city hall. All former umpires should attend and others may apply. Rules questions will be discussed and instructions issued as the season opens April 29.
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Thomas McAllen
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Association
McAllen
Frolic Club Softball Plans Practice and Two Teams
Frolic club diamondball team invites members to report for practice next Tuesday at 5 PM on Frolic field. Aiming to form class A and class B teams with Lester Stodola as business manager, contact 2328 J street SW to respond.
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William “Doggie” Holmes
Frolic Club
Frolic
Lester Stodola
J Street
Youth Breaks Leg In Maquoketa Grid Drill
Maquoketa high school resumes football after ten year absence as Charles Tubbs fractures both bones in his left leg below the knee during spring practice. Coach-elect Harold Oakes, on Easter leave from the University of Iowa, led Thursday’s session.
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The
Gazette
Maquoketa
Charles Tubbs
Harold Oakes
University of Iowa
Grinnell Junior High Players Win Letters
Ten Grinnell junior high boys were awarded basketball letters at a special assembly. Coach Ray Peterson made the awards. Letters went to Philip Palmer Robert Atkins Francis Garrigan Dale Sage Milo Ahrens Lawrie Frisbie Jr Richard Wahner Kenneth Swaney David Sylvester and Fay Dunn.
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Grinnell
Ray Peterson
Philip Palmer
Robert Atkins
Francis Garrigan
Dale Sage
Milo Ahrens
Lawrie Frisbie, Jr
Richard Wahner
Kenneth Swaney
David Sylvester
Fay Dunn
Softball Entry Fees Due From All Cedar Rapids Teams
The Cedar Rapids Softball Association requires all teams planning to play this season at Ellis Park to submit eligibility lists and entry fees to association officers by Tuesday. President Paul Paterson said the executive committee will meet Monday night at city hall to finalize late entries and ensure schedules. Only the city county federal circuit league is ready for play. other leagues may be shaped after the meeting.
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Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
City County
Lowden Beats Bennett High To Seal Conference Title
Lowden defeated Bennett High 4 to 0 to clinch the Wapsie Eight title. Lowden had nine hits to Bennett four as Steffens and Rugger teamed for Lowden, Miller and Eggerts pitched for Bennett, and Gutshaw hit a home run for Lowden.
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Lowden
Bennett High
Wapsie
Bennett
Steffens
Rugger
Lowden Battery
Miller
Eggerts
Gutshaw
Lowdon
Conesville Nine Rout Durant High 9-1
Conesville high school defeated Durant high with a 9-1 score. Kennedy and Hawkins teamed as battery for Conesville. The game was played at Durant Thursday confirming the lopsided victory.
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Conesville
Durant High
Durant
Kennedy
Hawkins
Izaak Walton League Chooses Judge Wood As President
Judge George W. Wood of Waterloo wins the Izaak Walton League presidency at the Chicago convention on April 13. A renowned fishing and hunting expert, Wood advocates conservation, stream cleanup, reforestation, and wildlife protection in Iowa. He favors small mouth bass angling and promotes youth education through Four-H clubs and Boy Scouts.
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George W. Wood
Tenth Judicial District
Waterloo
Izaak Walton League of America
Chicago
Judge Wood
Kansas
Wood
Iowa
Shell Rock
Upper Cedar
Volga
Wapsie
Turkey
Upper
Izaak Walton
Ellis Parker Butler
Cedar
Maquoketa
Mississippi
Bob Bickel
Cedar Rapids
Izaak Walton League
Ike Waltons
Manchester Fire Extinguishes Hatchery Blaze at Spring Branch
Fire struck the residence of R. J. McMullen at the government hatchery four miles southeast of Manchester. The Manchester fire department used booster pump water from trout pools due to no water supply tank. Damage to the house was $500. no loss to prize hatchery fish reported.
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Government Hatchery
Spring Branch
Manchester
R. J. McMullen
Frank Brookhiser Leads Midwest Trap Wins and Cedar Rapids Club Build
Frank Brookhiser, shooting traps for four years, has won multiple Midwest shoots and the Minnesota state class B title last June in Minneapolis. He beat Harold Sipes in a shoot-off after tying 171 of 175 in the finals. Brookhiser carries a 94.68 average on 2350 registered targets and helped organize Cedar Rapids Airways Gun Club, enrolling 140 of 160 members at $10 each.
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Frank Brookhiser
Midwest
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Frank
Harold Sipes
Robinsdale
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Lake Milleac
Sam Johnson
Cedar Rapids Airways Gun Club
Northeast
Cedar Falls
Brook
Frank Lightner
Middlewest
Lightner
Brookhiser
Airways Range
Coe Gridmen Close Spring Maneuvers
With thirty six aspirants reporting for workouts Coe finished its spring football session after a lengthy drill period under Athletic Director Moray L Eby. The Kohawks aim for a balanced lineup next fall as green players challenge veterans for starting roles at tackle guard center and back positions.
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Coe
Moray. L. Eby
Kohawk
Eby
Green
Claypool
Blackwell
Gable
Miller
Shedd
Rollins
Ray Smith
Lammett
Elka
Bernie Smith
Ditzler
Lockwood
Wilfong
McLeod
Henna
Ziogas
Larson
Che
Starcevich
Art Schwartzentruber
Flood
Nelson
Largent
Gurevich
Hubner
Carruthers
Keith
Paul Schneider
Martin
Bob Smith
Smith
Joe Schneider
Carson
Speed Merchant
Hunter
Bernik
Marengo Cyclists Earn National Medals for Record
Eight cyclists from Marengo received national medals for helping set a new transcontinental bicycle record last August. The medal features a map of the course over which the 40 year old record was shattered, honoring Charles Robert Dillin David Carlton Cletus Septer Harry Kramer Vance Kimm Richard Wanamaker Ernest Punke and Robert Smith.
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Marengo
Charles Robert Dillin
David Carlton
Cletus Septer
Harry Kramer
Vance Kimm
Richard Wanamaker
Ernest Punke
Robert Smith
Keystone Batters Tame Chelsea 16 to 1 in Five Innings
Keystone defeated Chelsea 16 to 1 in five innings by mutual agreement. Miller led offense with a home run and three singles while Harder and Miller combined for a no hit game. Keystone travels to Blairstown on Monday.
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The
Gazette
Keystone
Chelsea
Harder
Miller
Blairstown
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Charlie Moore
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