Women Harness Race Drivers in Big Time
Maywood trotting track on Chicago's west side features four women drivers competing for turf honors over the half mile. Participants include Mrs Forest Bur right and daughter Joyce of Oregon, Edith Mouw of Spencer Iowa, and Lucille McLaughlin of Davenport Iowa. Mrs Mouw is making her Maywood debut. the others have driven there before.
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Chicago
Maywood
Far West Side
Forest
Grandma) Burright
Joyce
Oregon
Edith Mouw
Spencer
Iowa
Lucille McLaughlin
Davenport
Mouw
Wismer Appears in Third Movie Role in Months
Hollywood with Harry Wismer ABC sports ace making his third screen appearance in 730 Seconds To Play after parts in the Babe Ruth Story and Spirit of West Point.
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Hollywood
Calif
Harry Wismer
American’ Broadcasting Company
Sports Ace
Mercury Motors Triumph In 136 Mile Race Nationwide Sweep
Mercury Motors dominated the 136 mile Albany to New York stock outboard marathon. Mercury 75 horsepower motors claimed the top five in Class 1 while Mercury 10 horsepower motors swept the first five in Class 2 with average speeds around 279 miles per hour.
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Mercury Motors
Albany
New York
Mercury
Power Motors
Sooner Loop Baseball Offers Quirky Local Fun
Oklahoma City AP reports on the Sooner State league where fans savor oddities from a power outage affecting Seminole and Ardmore to a wedding at home plate. Managers face protests, players swap roles, and a condemned man gains extra life minutes in a quirky season.
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Whitney Martin
Oklahoma City
Seminole
Ardmore
Hugh T German
McAlester News-Capital
Cedar River walleyes lure anglers and gear tips emerge
The article urges anglers to fish Cedar River above the dam at Cedar Rapids and Hartwick Lake near Delhi for walleyes, notes stocked spawners and plentiful fingerlings, and shares gear tips from outboard care to cheesecloth tackle sacks and erosion control. It also sketches a local sports scene with Ada weddings, the Seminole loop, and humorous comments by Spec Gammon on lights and umpiring.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rap
Hartwick Lake
Delhi
Maine to Host Twenty Three Harness Tracks This Year
Portland report notes Maine will host twenty three harness racing tracks this year, outlining a broad regional schedule with facilities and operators listed in summer calendar highlights.
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Portland
Maine
Tennis Topics Stir Cedar Rapids Veteran Shift
The piece discusses a coming wave of younger players breaking the hold of veteran stroke and strategy in Cedar Rapids tennis. Norman Barnes defeats Russell Knapp in three sets signaling a shift. Timed by talks with Arthur Poe and references to Len Prosser and Harris Coggeshall, it notes peak ages and lasting fitness. Wentworth Military Academy plans a veterans tournament August 27–29 at Lexington Missouri.
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Norman Barnes
Russell Knapp
Norm
Russ
Wentworth
Lexington
Reds Batting Mildly Superior vs Right Handed Pitching
Cincinnati Reds show a team batting average of .274 against right handers and .259 versus left handers in 1947. Left handed hitters post .238 against southpaws while right handed hitters hit .254 against them. Against right handed pitchers Reds bat .245 while left handed pitchers limit them to .291.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Cedar Rapids City Junior Tennis Tourney Invites Entries
Entries for the Cedar Rapids junior and boys and girls tennis tourney were invited. The event begins the week of August 9 with no entry fee. Aug. 5 deadline and Aug. 8 pairing announcements in The Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Erwin Nelson
The
Playground Commission
Irwin Nelson
City Hall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ali Noury-Estandlary
Local Youth Tennis Entries Listed by Age and Event
Entry list shows divisions for boys and girls under 14 and juniors 15 to 17. Singles and doubles events are available for both genders across age groups.
Why Women Power Pro Football Says Redskins Owner
Washington owner George Preston Marshall argues women drive pro football success. He cites NFL growth to over 8 million in revenue and notes 65 percent of Redskins fans are women or children. He contends women learn the sport from high school to college and continue cheering at games.
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Washington
George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
Sammy Baugh
National Football League
Redskins
Lke
Marshall
Homer Record Holder Wants To Meet Seerey
Detroit Michigan Robert Lincoln Lowe the first major leaguer to hit four home runs in a game wants to meet Pat Seerey who did it on July 18 this year Lowe now 80 recalls Seerey received 500 dollars for his seat at the Philadelphia game and says he would have liked a purse of 1000 but did not get any prize He notes Seerey is a big fellow over 200 pounds and Lowe himself a 155 pound second baseman for the Boston Nationals who congratulated Lou Gehrig after his four homer game but fears his shoulder rheumatism may prevent a visit
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John Rapacz
University of Oklahoma
Big Seven
Lawton
Rapacz
Duncan
Otto Utt
Bob Price
Utt
Hartwick Lake
Detroit
Mich
Robert Lincoln Lowe
Pat Seerey
Lowe
Boston Nationals
Cincinnati
Seerey
Philadelphia
Lou Gehrig
Navinfield
White Sox
Lews
Louis
Teddy Rhodes
Los Angeles
Rhodes
Cleveland Holds Corner On No Hit Moundsmen
In the American League, five active pitchers have no hit games. Cleveland leads with three such hurlers Don Patack Bob Lemon and Bob Feller who has two. The Philadelphia Athletics follow with Dick Fowler and Bill McCahan.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
Don Patack
Bob Lemon
Bob Feller
A's
Dick Fowler
Bill McCahan
Louis Bets Heavily on Golf in Weekend Series
Detroit reports Joe Louis, the former heavyweight champion, bet $6,000 across three bets with Judson Grant in a two day inter racial golf tournament at Rackham Municipal. Louis won a final 72 to 79 after a sequence of par rounds and tallied losses before a September settlement date.
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Joe Louis
Detroit News
John Walter
Detroit
Judson Grant
Los Angeles
Chronicle
Rackham Municipal
Grant
Louils
Louis
Lewiston Fairgrounds Harness Track Marks 93 Years
Portland Maine reports the Lewiston fairgrounds harness racing track has been operating for 93 years highlighting the long history of state horse racing venues and their regional impact.
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Portland
Maine
Lewiston Fairgrounds
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Galveston
Triumph
Cedar Rapids Marine Sales
Elis Blvd
Hugh Willingham
Pauls Valley
Dutch Prather
Prather
Scott Worfey
German
Clarence Buford
Russ Graham
Mosa Graham
Ada
Dennis Rackley
Tony Donofrio
Spec Gammon
Jack Mealey
Mealey
Foundling
Dilinosis
Spring Branch
Federal Hatchery
Manchester
Johnnie Appleseed
Carl Hendriexape
Peta River
Donchald Woube
Robert
David
Caynar
Stumptown
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Sutton
Ist Ave
Baxter Motors, Inc
Seventh Street
DIAL
Duco and
DULUX
Norman Sutliff
First Avenue E
Charles Mutall
Kenneth Miller
Jeff
Victor Perez
Fifteenth Street
Frank Nye
Natingn
Ian Fae Shan
Arthur Poe
Barnes
Mr. Poe
Len Prosser
Harris Coggeshall
Jack Ormsbee
Wentworth Military Academy
Reds
City
Gaddis
Harness & Saddle
Sixteenth Ave
Brinkmann Insulation Co
First Avenue East
Homer
Nassau
Louss
Mateju
Third Street SE
Delcos
Culver Motors
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