Hoyle to Drive Erie Car in MMARA Downs Opener
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association entries filed for the May 14 opening at Hawkeye Downs Davenport. L. W. Hoyle of Cedar Rapids drives Casein Special No. 32 owned by A. S. Reisenbigler of Erie Ill. Others include Dick Ritchie Lloyd Thurston Ray Hall Vic Ellis and Jerry Draper. Second note confirms entries for a Memorial Day 100 mile race and Don White and Lucky Implement entries.
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Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association
L. W
Red” Hoyle
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Hoyle
A. S. Reisenbigler
Erie
Ill
the Downs
Lloyd Thurston
Waterloo
Ray Hall
Vic Ellis
Rockton, Ill
Jerry Draper
Carbon Cliff
Dick Ritchie
Gerber
Don White
Keokuk
Lucky Implement Company
Barnes Topples Oelwein's Rice In Tennis Upset
Cedar Rapids McKinley's Norman Barnes, state singles champ, defeated Oelwein's George Rice 8-6 6-2 as Barnes and Rollo McGinnis teamed to beat Rice and Don Kappas in the No 1 doubles. Oelwein high school tennis was swept 6-0 by McKinley.
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McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Norman Barnes
George
Dusty” Rice
Rice
Barnes
Iowa
Rollo McGinnis
Don Kappas
Grees Barnes
George de Rollo MicGinnis
Fisher
John Aversa
Don Challad
Wayne Libe
Princeton Infielder Reverts to No 13 for Hot Streak
Princeton shortstop Jim Fairchild began the season wearing No 60 and slumped to a .125 average in 16 plate appearances. Before the Princeton game with NYU he switched back to No 13, going 3 for 5 and lifting his average to .477 over four games.
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Princeton
N.J
Jim Fairchild
Fairchild
Plandome
N.Y
Northeast Iowa Opens 1950 Trout Season At Dawn
The 1950 trout season begins at 5 a.m. Monday across northeast Iowa with 71,500 fish released in 45 streams. Key spots include Dalton’s lake, the Big Mill, and Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point, as conservation officers predict better conditions than last year.
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Gazette
Backbone State Park
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Ken Madden
Linn County
Madden
Jackson County
Dalton’s Lake
Big Mill
J. Schmidt
Earl Hubbard
Hubbard
Richmond Springs
Maquoketa River
Joy Springs
Kleinlein Creek
The
Conservation Commission
Clear Lake
Lake Wapello
Mississippi
Wapsie
Maquoketa
Des Moines
Minnesota
KCRG baseball film shown to Cedar Rapids Flyers club
The KCRG training camp film in Florida will be shown at a Cedar Rapids Flyers club meeting. It occurs Tuesday May 2 at 8 p.m. in the Montrose hotel.
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KCRG
Florida
Cedar Rapids Flyers
Montrose Hotel
Burial Saturday for Former D.M. Owner
Funeral services were held in Des Moines for E. Lee Keyser former owner of the Des Moines Western league club known as the Father of Night Baseball. He died of a brain hemorrhage in St. Louis Wednesday and was buried at Glendale Cemetery. Active pallbearers named and honorary pallbearers listed.
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DES Moines
E. Lee Keyser
Keyser
St. Louis
Rt. Rev
Lester V. Lyons
Glendale Cemetery
Joe Christy
Joe Schilling
Fred French
Jake More
Don Comstock
John Holland
Tom Fairweather
Charlie Knight
Art Ewoldt
Lee Taylor
Judge O. S. Franklin
Jack North
Bert McGrane
Harry Newburn
Jay Newburn
Walter Graham
Decorah Grants Space for Women Softball Diamond
Decorah city council gave permission to use part of the city parking grounds for a women softball diamond. Four teams are planned. William Dickman leads a team from last year’s league and Gail Anderson is organizing another.
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Decorah
William Dickman
Gail Anderson
Arlington Honors 1960s Athletes With Award Letters
Arlington High School hosted award letters for athletes coached by Winger and Wal dorf. Notable recipients include girls basketball players Dawn Krammer Maxine Astor Jean Wilson Eilene Burrack Barb Johnson Gladys Aishouse Barbara Burrack Joyce Cordes Sharil Ramsey Marilyn Bowers. Boys basketball honorees Lyle Nus Wayne Greene Dick Ramsey Don Burchett Danny Beltz Bill Seedorff Lorenz Behrens. Football honorees Nus Greene Ramsey Burchett Beltz Seedorff Don Easton Don Dew Milo Nagle Eugene Waring Don Mikkelsen Reynald Glass Buddy Fredericks Bob Wilson Arnold Suhr. Baseball recipients Nus Greene Ramer Burom Beltz Seedorff Willis Bjorks Bas Man Reynald Socket John Coides Bill Powell
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Gazette
Arlington—Athletic Award
Arlington High School
Winger
Gene Waldorf
Dawn Krammer
Maxine Astor
Jean Wilson
Eilene Burrack
Barb Johnson
Gladys Aishouse
Barbara Burrack
Joyce Cordes
Sharil Ramsey
Marilyn Bowers
Shirley Adams
Lyle Nus
Wayne Greene
Dick Ramsey
Don Burchett
Danny Beltz
Bill Seedorff
Lorenz Behrens
Nus
Greene
Ramsey
Burchett
Beltz
Seedorff
Don Easton
Don Dew
Milo Nagle
Eugene Waring
Don Mikkelsen
Reynald Glass
Buddy Fredericks
Bob Wilson
Arnold Suhr
Ramer
Burom Beltz
Willis Bjorks
Reynald Socket
John Coides
Bill Powell
Hogan Doubtful Entry In 1950 PGA Tourney
Ben Hogan unlikely to play in the 1950 PGA Championship at Columbus Scioto Country Club June 21 27 as injuries from a 1949 car crash limit him to 18 holes per day Horton Smith PGA secretary said Hogan doubted he could endure the grind of the two 18 hole matches and two 36 hole rounds.
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Columbus, Ohio
INS
Ben ‘Hogan
Professional Golfers’ Association
Columbus’ Scioto Country Club
Horton Smith
PGA
Ln Columbus
Hogan
Smith
Moose Womack Leads Western League Batting Averages
Dallas Moose Womack of Denver, the league's big first baseman, grabs an early lead with a .529 batting average in Western League standings.
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Denver
Dallas
Moose” Womack
Sing Sing Guards Smile As Inmates Clear The Wall
Inmates at Sing Sing practiced spring baseball as guards watched with smiles. Gerald Curtin, long time manager, said the team should be strong though pitching is unsure. Lifers and other inmates try out, with some muttering about a future return from the city prison.
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Sing Sing
Ossining
N. Y
Gerald Curtain
Curtin
Dillinger
Legs Diamond
Honorary Captains Elected at Elkader
Elkader high school last week elected honorary captains for basketball and football. Vic Schneider, a junior who has lettered three times, led basketball with 348 points last year. Seniors Bill Hoover and Mike Maroney were named co captains of the football team with Hoover earning two letters and Maroney one.
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Elkader
Elkader High School
Vic Schneider
Bill Hoover
Mike Maroney
Hoover
Maroney
Patricia O'Sullivan Wins North and South Golf Title
Patricia Pat O'Sullivan, 23, of Orange Connecticut defeated Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill 3 and 2 to win the women’s North and South tournament at Pinehurst. O'Sullivan, a former national champion, won the first hole and led the match the rest of the way.
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N. C
Patricia
Pat” O’sullivan
Connecticut
Orange
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Miss O’sullivan
Iowa Trout Waters and Weekend Fishing Seasons Discussed
Northeast Iowa trout streams stay under 75 degrees in summer. Walleye perch bass and pike seasons begin May 15, bluegill and sunfish June 1. Readers urged to lobby for opening days on weekends and holidays, with notes on past legal changes and Minnesota practices.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Grand
Des Moines
Minnesota
Ike Williams Skips IBC Appearance Amid Injury Claim
Boxing champion Ike Williams did not appear at International Boxing Club offices to verify a reported hand injury. Manager Blinky Palermo said the issue caused the third postponement of a non title bout with Lester Felton in Detroit. The Massachusetts Boxing Commission then announced Williams was indefinitely suspended for acts detrimental to boxing.
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INS
Ike Williams
International Boxing Club
Williams
Blinky Palermo
Lester Felton
Detroit
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
Scenic Loop Slate Opens Next Sunday
WAUKON The 1950 Scenic baseball league schedule opens next Sunday with all games at 2 15 p m except a few night games at the newly lighted Waukon field. Ten teams include Waukon Twin Cities Clermont Postville Harper Ferry Castalia Lansing Waterville Monona Farmersburg.
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Farmershoro
Coe Dubuque Tennis Match Moved to May 11
The Coe versus Dubuque University tennis match, originally set for Saturday, is rescheduled to Thursday May 11. The venue will be either Coe courts or a high school court depending on availability.
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Coe
Dubuque University
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