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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1939

Page

6

Yankees Power Sends Champs Over Senators in Grudge

DiMaggio and Gallagher hit two homers to rally the Yankees past the Senators 6 3 in Washington. Dickey also homered as New York trailed 3 1 before five runs on two blasts. Attendance reached 32 000 with 103 373 for the day across openers.

Yankees Bill Dickey Boston Red Sox Joe DiMaggio Joe Gallagher Senators YORK Lefty Gomez Crosetti di Maggio Gehrig Dickey Gallagher Griffith Stadium Washington Joe Krakauskas Garner Farley St. Louis Browns Buck Newsom

Cornell Golf Team Beats Muscatine Juniors in Medal Meet

Mount Vernon report says Cornell golf team defeated Muscatine Junior college players 13 to 5 in the season opener. Royal Rodman led with 74, Allen and Miner each shot 77, singles show Rodman 215 and Stocking 214 for Cornell, doubles highlight Rodman and Allen 3 to 0.

Mount Vernon Cornell Muscatine Royal Rodman Allen Miner Purple Rodman Bloom Spletter Marlin Stocking Anderson

McCrights Homer Seals Troy Mills Victory Over Central City

Troy Mills defeats Central City 6 to 4 as Cress pitches well for Troy Mills and McCright hits a decisive homer in the eighth. Central City leads 4-1 after seven innings but Troy Mills rallies with a three run surge aided by Fisher and a 12 hit attack. Kula homered and doubled for Central City.

the Gazette Troy Mills Cress Central City Troy Fisher Dudley McCright Kula

Standings and Results From Friday Baseball Chiefs

Standings show Boston, New York, Chicago and St Louis at or near .500. Results list Boston 10 Newson e and Chicago 4 with St Louis, Philadelphia, Brooklyn tied 2 11 innings, darkness. Saturday schedule includes Chicago at St Louis and Boston at New York.

Boston Brooklyn Chicago New York St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Delphia New Sone St. Loui Philadelphia St. A Cleveland Detroit Washington Phdelphia

Center Point Triumphs 2 1 Over Alburnett Nine

Center Point beat Alburnett 2 to 1 in extra innings to win its second game of the season. Star pitcher Gerald Heerner struck out 20 with one walk and two hits allowed. Center Point faces Troy Mills next Monday as county tourney favorite Alburnett hosts the event next week.

The Gazette Center Point Alburnett Gerald Heerner Troy Mills

Manchester Ball Team Beats Oneida 18 to 1

Manchester high school beat Oneida Thursday 18 to 1 for their third win of the season. Earl Steffens allowed three hits while Bob Leighton and Ed Dubois homered.

Manchester Oneida the Gazette Manchester High School Earl Steffens Bob Leighton Ed Dubois

Iowa Nine Easily Wins Over Illini

Iowa dominates Illinois 12 to 2 in Champaign as Harold Haub earns six hits allowed with strong defense and Art Manush, Andy Kantor, and Elmer Bratten lead with three hits each. Illinois commits seven errors while Iowa builds a 3–0 lead early and pulls away with four more runs in the seventh and five in the ninth.

Champaign Ill Iowa Illinois Harold Haub Hawks Art Manush Andy Kantor Elmer Bratten Haub Manush Mazerkall Kantor Miller W.vogt Pyrz George Ohapac J.vogt Wdrish Balazs O McConnell Kaplan Ziemba Bratten O'Vitacco Prasse Kocur l'Cavallo Hsler Alexander Grant tFarington Pfund Dann J. V Voet Vitacco EN aReds Basket Oy Gem STING McConnell Hapac Cavallo Dyish

Cyclones Top Kansas State 8 4 In Big Six Opener

Iowa State built a 8 to 4 victory over Kansas State as Strohbehn led with four singles in four at bats. Brock allowed 13 Cyclone hits while Langvard of K State homered but failed to tag third base due to a misc. business.

Ames Iowa State Cyclones Kansas State Jim Brock Wildcats Langvard Strohbehn Cyclone Iowa Towa State Moor Brock Kurman Betiey Drury Aan

Kinross Defeats Thornburg 3–1 in Tilt

Kinross beat Thornburg 3 to 1 as pitcher Rusbolt allowed four hits and White allowed three for Thornburg. The Kinross offense secured the win behind steady pitching and timely hitting.

Kinross — Kinross Thornburg Rusbolt Kinross White

Major League Box Score Summary With MacFayden Win

Pitcher MacFayden earned the win after 7 runs in 823 innings while Melton took the loss. Umpires Stewart and Pinelli. Time 2 27. Coffman and Lanning were involved in the noted innings.

Coffman MacFayden Lanning Melton Stewart and Pinelli

Brooklyn Falls to Philadelphia in Tight National League Tilt

In a 2 to 1 finish, Philadelphia edges Brooklyn as Hudson and Sington drive runs. Sington belts a two base hit, while Lavagetto and Rosen swipe bases. Passeau allows six hits in eight innings. Beck and Tamulis combine for five more. Umpires Sears Moran and Magerkurth. Time 3 22.

Chicago Cubs Joe Marty Stanley Hack St. Louis Cardinals Bill Lee Dick Bartell Cubs Boston Bees Giants Bees Melton Wittig Coffman Danny MacFayden John Lanning Brooklyn Phillies Vito Tamulis Phils Glen Gabrielson Philadelphia Bob Feller Cleveland Detroit Indians Feller Tigers Barney McCoskey Jim Bagby Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics Frank Hayes Roger Cramer Joe Cronin Red Sox Roy Parmalee A’s Connie Mack Young Powers Noseioninat Ooo Hudson Coscarart Sington Atwood Gabrelson Rosen Lavagetto Arnovich

Baseball box score highlights from New York vs Washington

The game features RBI by DiMaggio and Gallagher with home runs by both. Pitchers Krakauskas and Appleton split innings, multiple players fielded double plays, and error by Gehrig figures in the scoring. Listing of bases on balls, hits, and outs follows standard box score format.

Appleton i Mursiatibeod Io Chird Gehrig di Maggio Bluege Ferrell Gallagher Krakauskas Gelbert Rolfe DiMaggio Hubbard Ee Moriarty Pipgras Wittig Coffman Boston New York Melton Myatt Garms Hassett Fletcher Danning O'Dea Miller MacFayden Cuccinello Whitehead Jurges Bonura MacFarden

Zeke Bonura Doesnt Try To Be Funny He Just Is

A humorous profile of Zeke Bonura with vivid anecdotes about his eccentric play in the New York Giants 1930s era. The piece highlights his unpredictable fielding style, affectionate personality, spring training bets, interactions with teammates, and a lasting impact as a popular drawing card in the league.

Zeke Bonura New York INS New York Giants Dizzy Dean Zeke Pancho Snyder Zek Snyder Giants Brooklyn Mel Ott Ott Babe Pinelli Bill Terry Harry Gumbert Harry Bill Terry Bonura Jimmy Dykes

Upper Iowa Tops Gustavus Adolphus 4 2 in Opener

Upper Iowa opened its season with a 4 to 2 victory over Gustavus Adolphus. Buehl at short and Schueler, last three innings at first, aided the win. Schueler doubled his first pitch, Moore made a shoestring catch in the seventh, and Lutz pitched through a throat injury.

Gazette Fayette Upper Iowa Gustavus Adolphus Buehl Schueler Moore Lutz

Waukon High School Beats Decorah 10-5

Waukon High School defeated Decorah 10 to 5 in a Thursday baseball game. Cassidy pitched for Waukon earning nine strikeouts while Decorah could not overcome the early lead.

Waukon High School Decorah Waukon Cassidy OMG S.C Livideeb Vataceniwece Ee

Arlington Wins Third Straight As Baseball Team Triumphs

Arlington high school pitcher Veryl Meyers, 15, earned the win with Bert Voshell catching as Arlington defeated Randalia 9 to 2 for its third win of the season on Wednesday.

Arlington Arlington High Randalia Veryl Meyers Bert Voshell

Tipton Wins Cedar County Track Meet in Tight Final

Tipton high team scored 8914 points to take the Cedar County meet here Wednesday evening. West Branch finished second with 8315 points, Mechanicsville 3414, Clarence 174 and Standwood 6. Tipton claimed the meet trophy by edging West Branch in the mile relay, the final event, with four smaller trophies awarded for the 440-yard relay winners.

Tipton Tipton High Cedar County West Branch Mechanicsville Clarence Standwood

Norway High Dominates Palo in 9 0 Victory

Norway High opened its baseball season with a 9 to 0 win over Palo High. Pitcher Beyers allowed two hits and struck out seventeen. Beyers and Christensen each hit triples. Next game will be Wednesday against Walford here.

Norway Norway High School Palo High Beyers Christensen Walford

Tama County Tournament Opens With Five Games

First day results show Clutter 4 Garwin 3 as Montour 3 narrowly defeats Chelsea 2, with Gladbrook edging Dinsdale 2 to 1. Hounn Le and other early matchups complete the slate in Tama County baseball action.

Tama Montour Tama County Fole de Juvenite

Pruning Of Raider Mountainsmen Impends In Camp

Cedar Rapids Raiders prepare for roster trimming as President Johnson and Harold Ireland assess hitters and pitchers in Farmington Missouri camp. Veterans and prospects battle for spots as Wolff Babbitt Sass Arntzen and Marleau loom as likely survivors amid talks for exhibition games with visiting Iowa teams. Johnson to return to Cedar Rapids this weekend.

Farmington Harry S. Johnson Cleveland Harold Ireland Cedar Rapids Raiders Ireland Walsh Gugler Taylor Jones Bink Ollie Marquardt Johnson Raiders Roger Wolff Eugene Babbitt Kenny Sass Arntzen Eddie Marleau Cedar Rapids

Dick Crayne Named Athletic Director at Western Union

Dick Crayne former University of Iowa fullback has accepted the post of athletic director and head football coach at Western Union college. Dr D O Kime school president announced Crayne will start this summer replacing Clyde Drury who resigned to join Buena Vista college.

Iowa State Net Squad Tops Grinnell 5 1

Iowa State College’s tennis team defeated Grinnell 5 to 1 on Friday. Singles results include Don Beresford and Bruce Griffing Ga winning for IS, with Captain Robert Berry triumphing for Grinnell. Doubles saw Martin and Menze (IS) and Beresford and Griffins (IS) secure wins.

Grinnell Iowa State College Don Beresford Jack Savege Bruce Griffing John Turner Robert Berry Joe Martin Robert Menze Eugene Peisner Ables Martin and Menze Savage Peisner Beresford and Griffins Berry and Turner

Errors Help Maquoketa Beat Monticello 4-2

Maquoketa capitalized on eight errors to defeat Monticello 4-2 on Friday. Each team had four hits. Siebels struck out eight for Monticello while Rankin eight and Rosenberg two for Maquoketa. It was Monticello’s second loss in four starts and Maquoketa’s first game of the season.

Monticello Maquoketa Siebels Rankin Rosenberg

Blairstown High Beats Garrison 14 to 1 in Season Opener

Blairstown High School baseball defeated Garrison 14 to 1 in the season opener. Veenstra struck out eleven in five innings. Schedule upcoming games include Walford at Blairstown on April 24 and May 5, plus other local matches.

Blairstown Garrison Veenstra Walford van Horne Keystone

Roy Quass Homers as Alburnett Triumphs 17 7

Alburnett defeated Walker 17 to 7 on Walker diamond. Leo Hopker pitched for Alburnett with Harold Thomas catching. Roy Quaas hit a home run in the sixth inning while the Mc Kee brothers started for Walker and Ross pitched the last two innings.

Gazette Alburnett Walker McKee Brothers Ross Leo Hopker Harold Thomas Roy Quaas

Webster Beats Keswick In Second Game 5-4

Webster high school baseball team won their second game Thursday afternoon defeating Keswick 5 to 4. The schedule lists April 27 and 28 county tournament at Webster and May 1 at Pierce. Other entries include Kinross games on May 11 and May 16, and Keswick on May 19.

Webster Keswick The Gazette Webster High Opisis Kinross

Walford Nine Drubs Oxford in Season Opener 5-0

Walford high defeated Oxford Friday in the opening game of the season 5-0. Snell allowed only two hits as Walford piled up the runs with Kennedy, Goodrich, 2 Snell and G. Erger contributing.

Walford Walford High Oxford Snell Walfor Pasi Kennedy Goodrich G. Erger

Angels Seek Pacific Coast League Record in Win

The Los Angeles Angels tied a 19 game coast league mark with a 7 to 0 victory over the San Diego Padres led by four hit pitching from Lee Stine. Ray Prim again anchored the mound with strong support from an active batting attack. The club aims to set a new league record with a win in Saturday’s rematch.

LOS Angeles Los Angeles Angels Angels Seattle San Diego Padres Lee Stine Padres Ray Prim Hollywood Sacramento Portland San Diego Corsicana Baltimore Red van Fleet Cedar Rapids Raider The

Linn County Board Supervisors Proceedings Continue

Proceedings list numerous names and items under poor relief and utility services. Entries include payments to individuals and organizations for rent, medical aid, clothing, and supplies, plus charges for electric light and power, road work, and miscellaneous expenses. Totals mention overall funds and scheduled continuation.

Jenkins Albert Jennings A J Clarence Starniture & Fixtures Kopecky FE Commi Krejci Clothing Co Kasner Orie Klinger Paint Co Ives Electric Light & Power Co Kate Ia Machine Co Equip International ‘Sponge & Chamois Co Hse Ia Electric Light & Power Co Igram & Kalell BSG Ea Ikerchie Aba Eline Johnson Minnie Jasper Roy Jonas Stanley J Aid Naute Electric Lines Co Larimer Hdwe Leibsohn Grocery Rome SigeSneed Verrion Hawkeye House of the Malcolm E Electric Light & Power Rors International Chemical Co Illinois Powder Mfg Co Jones Myrell ERIE Racer Sadie Killian Co Ae & James Joel Klinsky Jerry Kendall Howe Karel Emma Lamos

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