Johnny Hobel Aims at Another Win over Kladis
CENTRAL CITY Danny Klad a Chicago popular midget race driver competes for the MMARA crown at Linn County fair opening. Three other drivers Joe Gustaf Gerry Draper and Dick Bos have entered along with Charley Irons and Dutch Morehouse. Races directed by Johnny Gerber include a 20 lap main event with time trials starting at 12 15 pm and races at 2 pm.
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Danny Kladis
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Linn County
Clair Peterson
Walnut
Joe Gustaf
Gerry Draper
Dick Bos
Charley Irons
Dutch Morehouse
Mssissippi Valley Auto Racing Association
Johnny Gerber
Jockey Rides 7 Winners in Row To Tie Record
Detroit dispatch reports jockey Walter Litzenberg rode seven consecutive winners across two days to tie the American track record. The 26 year old from Wapato Washington won four Friday and three more Saturday before failing to place in the fourth race, equalizing a feat set at Huntley New Zealand in 1910 and Townsville Australia in 1929.
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Walter Litzenberg
Detroit Track
Wapato, Wash
Albert Whittaker
Huntley
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Colts Sign Star and Two Players Injured at Sun Valley
The Baltimore Colts of the All America Football Conference train at Sun Valley Idaho. They signed star tackle Lee Artee formerly with the Los Angeles Dons and named to an all American team in 1939. Barry French, their best lineman last year, will miss the season with a double arm fracture. Bill Hilenbrand tore a knee cartilage and is sidelined indefinitely.
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Ins
Baltimore Colts
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Lee Artee
Los Angeles Dons
California
Chicago Bears
Barry French
French
Bill Hilienbrand
All-Iowa Fair card features horse races and hot rods
The All-Iowa fair runs Aug 15 21 with five afternoons of horse races led by a Hawkeye derby for Iowa’s fastest horse worth 500 dollars and total purses of 1500 dollars. Hollywood hot rod race meets on Monday and Friday highlight a new look with souped up cars and top drivers anticipated from nearby fairs.
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Hawkeye Downs
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West Coast
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Minnesota
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Hot Rod Secrets Behind Youthful Speed Hype
All Iowa fair organizers promote an afternoon of hot rod racing. Manager Andy Hanson cites training in armed forces, youth ambition, and a burning desire for speed as drivers and designers share ideas while guarding their unique motor secrets. Syracuse varsity crew lists two tackles in the shell, Grzi bowski at No 5 and Hurry at No 3.
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Syracuse
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Don Hurry
Trabert Defends Western Junior Tennis Title in Sudden Victory
In South Bend Indiana Tony Trabert defended his Western Junior singles crown by defeating Dick Mouledous 8-6 6-0 8-6. He partnered with George Gentry to win the doubles title. The Western boys doubles went to Jack Frost and Wally Clarke after upsetting Bob Perry and Allan Cleve land, while Hamilton Richardson defeated top seed Bob Perry for the Western boys singles title.
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Jack Frost
Monterey Calif
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Bob Perry
Los Angeles
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Santa Monica
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Baton Rouge
Midgets Feud at Ce-Mar Acres Tonight
Johnny Hobel and Danny Kladis clash as Ce-Mar hosts midget racing with time trials at 7 p.m. and races at 8 15 p.m. Hobel seeks revenge after recent wins, while Kladis aims to rebound. preparations begin earlier for fans.
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Dick Hobel
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Johnny Hobel
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Hogan's $22,000 Tops Pro Golf Money Winners
Ben Hogan led the 1948 PGA season money list with 22 797 50 dollars earnings Hershey Pennsylvania star also led the Vardon Trophy scoring race at 69 64 and topped Ryder Cup points with 569 Hogan totaled four summer wins including the Open and PGA while winter play yielded only one victory He was followed by Elgaansram Chicago Rae DeMaret Ojai Johnny Palmer Cary Middlecoff and others in the money standings.
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Vic Qhezz
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Fragmented Puzzle Style Clues From Aged Page
A dense OCR style jumble lists cross clues and partial phrases such as mass of nerve tissue, means down, glass flask, Japanese coin, and pronoun. The text appears to be a scrambled puzzle page with scattered definitions and abbreviations, offering little cohesive narrative.
Stars Open Drill Monday
A 71 man College All Star squad arrived to begin practice for the annual grid classic against the NFL champion Chicago Cardinals in Soldiers Field on August 20. Frank Leahy of Notre Dame will coach the team at Northwestern, aiming to repeat last year’s 16 0 win over the Bears.
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Papa Redbird Upsets My Request in Arlington Classic
Papa Redbird, a Chestnut by Balladier out of Taj Bibi, won Arlington Classic at Arlington Park before 31,449 fans, defeating My Request who finished fourth. Shy Guy and Loujac followed in the purse, with a $19 payoff for the winner and unusual mutuels reflecting the upset.
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Iowa City Wins Two In Muscatine Doubleheader
Iowa City High scored 3-2 and 5-1 wins over Muscatine in a Saturday doubleheader. Holger Christensen delivered the deciding homer in the first game and then pitched a three hit shutout in the five inning second game. Iowa City improved its season series against Muscatine with the two victories.
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Iree Nutensen
Shain
Gordy
One Hundred Qualify for JC Golf Tourney
About 100 contenders qualified in a nine hole preliminary to the state Junior Chamber of Commerce golf tournament at the Golf and Country club here Saturday. The 18 holes of medal play will be run off Sunday. The Junior Chamber state board meeting will be held Sunday at 9 am following a pancake breakfast.
Arlys Van Langen Enrolls in Des Moines Institute of Business
Kamrar basketball star Arlys Van Langen, named to the Iowa Daily Press Association all state girls team, enrolls at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She will report for basketball practice in October after leading Kamrar to the state title last March.
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Dillard Upsets in London Olympic Sprint Showdown
Reports from London praise Dillard for defeating favorites in the Olympic 100 meters, despite Cretz predicting the upset. The feature notes Patton and Ewell beat Thusrd in Evanston trials, while Dillard abandons hurdling to focus on pure speed under coach Cretz.
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Barney Ewell
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Lloyd LaBeach
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Eddie Finnegan
Six Teams Enter Quaker Oats Girls Softball Tourney
Six teams have filed entries for the Quaker Oats Association girls’ softball tournament August 8 to 15 at Frolic Field. Four more are probable with entries due by midnight Tuesday. Sponsors are sought and tickets available at Armstrong's Sporting Goods and Tony's 316 Grill.
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Quaker Oats Association
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Bill
Snyder Leads Big Car Points in ICA Standings
Snyder of Kent Ohio tops the International Motor Contest Association scoring with 1 470 points, followed by Emory Collins of Lemars Iowa with 880. The standings list other leaders including J Ddis and Puch vane among a wide field, with Des Moines and Wellman riders further down the list.
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Iowa season football tickets sell out record early
Iowa City AP state Frank Mavlicek business manager of athletics announced a sellout of 5000 University of Iowa season football tickets the earliest in Iowa history. Ticket applications were mailed July 17 and for the Notre Dame game on October 23 only seats behind the goallines remain.
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University of Iowa
Frank Mavlicek
Athletics
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Havlicek
Notre Dame
Six Additions One Promotion On Hawk Staff
Iowa City reports six new hires and one promotion in the University of Iowa athletic department since February 1. Pat Boland rises from freshman football coach to varsity line coach, joining Leonard Raffensperger, Francis Cretzmeyer, Frank OConnor, Bob Fitch, Jim Counsilman, and Norman Holzaepfel in new or upgraded roles.
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Leonard Raffensperger
Francis Cretzmeyer
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Bob Fitch
Jim Counsilman
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Yankees Show Interest in Brown at Tryout Camp
The Yanks warmed to southpaw Bill Brown at a Daniels Park tryout but did not sign him because Iowa bound class C baseball offered more. They did offer an expenses paid trip to St. Louis on Aug 16 for another tryout and further pay talks.
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Roosevelt Grid
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St. Louis
Wilson star Charipar commits to Iowa Teachers or Buena Vista
Ken Charipar of the Wilson state champion team weighs options for this fall. He may join his friend Frank Simanovsky at either Iowa Teachers College or Buena Vista University after high school.
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Ken Charipar
Wilson High
Iowa
Buena Vista
Peoria and Imco Turing Schedule Return Game in Cedar Rapids
The Peoria baseball squad and Imco Turing arranged a return game in Cedar Rapids on August 18 after a prior meeting last week.
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Cedar Rapids
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