Roosevelt Nine no hit shutout wins Legion clash 9 0
Bob Tvrdik pitched a no hit no run five inning stint for Roosevelt as they beat Armstrongs 9 0 on fifteen strikeouts. Don Birkicht led Roosevelt with three hits and Konigsmark belted a homer in the third inning. Hubbard Ice topped Cities Service 3 1 in the opener with Hrabe lin failing to hold.
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Cities Service
Hubbard Ice
Armstrong
Hotel Junior Legion
Bob Preis
Cities Service Twirler
Dick Hrabetin
Be Tvrdik
Roosevelt
Don Birkicht
Birkicht
Folker
Don Konigsmark
Wilson
Armstrongs
Dick Taylor
Tommy Thomsen
Taylor
Dick Cooke
Hubbard
Thomsen
Chuck Zobl
Hrabelin
Rollis
Roger Deetz
George Leinbaugh
Rollis Deetz
Zobl
Wem'k.ss
Plotz
Vrdlk
Uveida
Nake
Dules
Eeks
Ofelereisen
Tresnakict
Olgorenson
Andrews
Prets
Ol Schmidtct
Hursch
OlMack
Dooo
Wallace
Havlik
Vesjda
Santoz
Bicek
Twose
Hurseh
Konigemark
Tyrdik
Tvrdik
Press
Baseball Time In Iowa High Schools
Center Point defeated Walker 7 2 in a Friday afternoon game as both small schools under 100 enrollment prepare for county and district tournaments. Pitcher Gerald Heefner, 17, stands out for Center Point alongside captain Dean Floyd while Swede Ross leads Walker with savvy pitching.
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Iowa
Center Point
Walker
Dick Beall
Dean Floyd
Swede Ross
Ross
Earlville High Opens Baseball Season with Big Win
Earlville High crushed Hopkinton 14 to 1 on the Earlville diamond in the season opener Friday afternoon. Earlville surged early and dominated the contest with strong hitting and pitching throughout.
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Earlville High
Fearlville
Earlville
Hopkinton
Pictor Upsets Derby Contenders in Chesapeake Stakes
Pictor an outsider won the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace on a muddy track defeating five Kentucky Derby eligibles including Andy K. Royal Man finished second and Andy K. third. Pictor earned 12,800 for the win and paid 790 to 2 on a $2 wager. Georgie Woolf rode the 116 pound winner who carried four pounds overweight.
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Havre DE Grace
W. L. Brann
Pictor
Andy K
Harold A. Clark
Royal Man
Millsdale Stable
Challenger II
William Woodward
Fenelon
E. Graham Lewis
Gen
William DuPont
Maestro Sascha
Georgie Woolf
Parasang Wins Experimental Handicap Over Flight Command
Jamaica track report shows Parasang and Flight Command, both from C V Whitney, finishing one two in six furlongs. Parasang led through rain to win by four lengths over Merry Knight, with Merry Knight five lengths behind.
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Jamaica
INS
C V Whitney
Parasang
Flight Command
Merry Knight
Echoes from the Great Outdoors brightens fishing and conservation news
The column celebrates large river hauls with carp and buffalos near the Turkey river mouth and details stocking lists across Iowa counties. It praises wildlife officers, notes a Moscow dam rejection, and commends Leo Logan for advancing conservation education and enforcement statewide.
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State Executive Council
Cedar River
Moscow
Iowa
Executive Council
Coralville
German WWI Plants Produce Large Chemical Stockpile
During the first World War two dye and chemical plants in Germany produced 600 tons of chlorine 30 tons of phosgene 300 tons of diphosgene 300 tons of mustard gas and 200 tons of chloropicrin.
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Germany
Talun to Meet George on Mat Card Thursday
Talun a six nine Polish heavyweight who starred at the Memorial Coliseum April 11 headlines a Thursday mat show meeting Marshall George in a one fall sixty minute match. Buffalo New York grappler 235 pounds and cousin of Ed Don George joins Joe Bull Komar vs Mayes McClain in a 30 minute semi final. Jimmy Bear faces Robbie Foster in the opening bout with tickets at Curry's Cigar Store.
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Wladslaw Talun
Memorial Coliseum
Marshall George
Talun 15
Stanislaus Zybysko
Talun
Angel
Middle West
Buffalo
New York
Ed Don George
Joe Bull Komar
Mayes McClain
Alf Johnson
Minneapolis
McClain
University of Town
Johnny Fry Bear
Jimmy Bear
Cedar Rapids
Jones County Baseball Tournament at Oxford Junction
The annual Jones county tournament comes to Oxford Junction on April 29 30 and May 1. Opening games April 29 feature Oxford Junction versus Martello at noon followed by Wyoming vs Morley at 2 and Onslow against Olin at 4. Semifinals occur Tuesday with Oxford Junction versus Monticello at 1 and winners from the other pair at 3. The finals are set for 2 30 Wednesday with Oxford Junction defending their four year title.
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Oxford Junction
Martello
Wyoming and
Morley
Onslow
Olin
Brandon Rowley Split in Softball Doubleheader
Brandon and Rowley split a Friday doubleheader with Brandon girls losing 17 to 5 and Brandon boys winning 14 to 4.
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Brandon
Rowley
the Gazette
Ellis Park course meeting to discuss problems
Arrangements set for a Wednesday night 6 meeting at Cedar View clubhouse with Park Commissioner Ed Stefan and golf course attendants. Sponsors invite Ellis Park calf course players and others interested in improvements to attend and present maintenance issues for consideration.
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Ellis Park Calf
Cedar View
Ed Stefan
Ellis
Stefan
Clinton Giants Open Spring Training in Clinton
Manager Jonn Billings of the Clinton Giants opened spring training in Clinton for the Three Eye league. Over the next 15 days the team will hold daily four hour workouts starting at 11 am with pitchers Ted Frank Robert Henricks Chick Lepescu Eli von Ahnen and Oscer Georgy Pavich among the players.
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Clinton
INS
Jonn
Josh” Billings
Clinton Giants
Ted Frank
Robert Henricks
Chick Lepescu
Eli von Ahnen
Oscer Georgy
Pavich
Price Leads 1939 Baseball Team Group
Baseman First Baseman Fred Price appears among several members of the 1939 team in a captioned group item highlighting the squad's historical lineup.
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Fred Price
Fish And Game Club Receives Pheasant Fund Additions
Contributions to the Linn County Fish and Game Club pheasant fund were acknowledged Saturday. Donors include Ellicett ten dollars. Checker Electric Supply Inc three dollars. Hamilton Seed and Coal Co two dollars. Handler Motor Co two dollars. plus gifts from James G Harper Jerzy J Neid Mere veaux Co2]s Co., Walter B Jones J W Darragh William H Dvorak Elise Johnson and an anonymous Sportsman Friend.
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Pheasant Fund
Linn County, Fish and Game Club
Ellicett
Checker Electric Supply Inc
Hamilton Seed and Coal Company
Handler Motor Company
James G Harper
Jerzy J. Neid
Mereveaux
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