Midget Pilots to Meet in Friday Big Car Field
Midget pilots including Danny Kindis and Joe Gustaf join veteran big car racer Uk Charney Irons and Dutch Mare horse at Linn County fairgrounds half mile oval Friday for time trials at 12 48 p m with a test event at 1 o clock. Other entrants include Dick Bos Cliff Cox and Gerry Draper.
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Linn Gownty Fairgrounds
Danny Kindis
Joe Gustaf
Ematch
Uke Charney Irons
Othey
Dick ‘Bos
Cliff Cox
Gerry Draper
Davenport
Ex Ring Champion Tommy Ryan Dies at 78 in Los Angeles
Tommy Ryan, former world welterweight and middleweight champion, died in Los Angeles Tuesday of a heart attack at age 78. Born Joseph Youngs in Redwood New Jersey, he began boxing in 1887 and scored a 76 round win over Danny Needham in 1891 to claim the U.S. welterweight title. He later defeated Billy Smith to win the world welterweight crown and is survived by his wife Anna.
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Los Angeles
INS
Tommy Ryan
Yesteryear
Ryan
Joseph Youngs
Redwood
N. J
Jim Jeffries
Tommy
Bob Fitzsimmons
Danny Needham
Minneapolis
Needham
U.S
Billy Smith
Anna
City Junior Net Entry Deadline
Thursday is final day to enter the City Junior tennis tour which starts Monday. Entries may be mailed or telephoned to Irwin Nelson at 601 City Hall. Ali Noury-Estandiary, tourney manager, says trophies supplied by The Gazette and merchandise prizes from Armstrong's and Beck's. Eight divisions for boys and girls 18 and under, including four singles and four doubles events.
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Irwin Nelson
City Hall
Ali Noury-Estandiary
The
Gazette
Armstrong’s
Beck’s
Walcott Offered $60 000 for Possible Heavyweight Bout
Jersey Joe Walcott was offered 60000 dollars or 2744 percent of the gate to meet the winner of the Jimmy Bivins versus Ezzard Charles bout in October. Promoter Florence Turner said she will seek NBA recognition of a Walcott Bivins or Walcott Charles title fight.
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Jersey
Joe Walcott
Jimmy Bivins - Ezzard Charles
Florence Turner
National Boxing Association
Higley Loses topeka Jayhawk Open face tournament upset
Dick Mechem of Topeka defeated Bruce Higley of Ioone Pig in the opening round of the annual Jayhawk Open face tournament Tuesday.
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Dick Mechem
Topek
Bruce Higley
Ioone Pig
Barney's Keeps Mark Clean Clinches 4-3 Win in Six Innings
Barney's Paint remained unbeaten in the mid leagues by defeating Kil lians 4-3 in six innings at Riverside. Lee Mudd scored the winning run on a passed ball in the sixth after a misplayed fly allowed tying runs to reach base. Kiwanis edged Knights of Columbus 4-0, Needum Young homered for the winners. The Gazette beat Hatch Brookman 10-5 as Hogan doubled, and Waltonians routed the Elks 27-3 with White and Norton homering.
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Gazette
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Norton
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Ialland Jennings
Wilson
Hatch-Brookman
Bean
Peteson
May Walton
Favorites Fall in Junior Net Play
Kalamazoo Michigan reports that in the third round of the junior and boys tennis championships seven of the ten seeds remained. Upsets on Tuesday saw three seed favorites eliminated and a fourth pushed to extra sets before advancing. Steve Potts of Memphis defeated California junior champion Jerry DeWitts of Vallejo in a three set upset 6-1 6-8 8-6.
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Memphis
Tenn
California
Jerry DeWitts
Vallejo
Zivic Beats Lavern Road In Forbes Field Upset
Pittsburgh’s Charley Zivic moved into the middleweight ranks with a 10 round unanimous decision over Lavern Road of Plainview Texas before 11 000 at Forbes Field.
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Charley “Zivic
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Plainview
Texas
Forbes Field
Tad Reid Named Director at Denver University
Tad C. Reid, 54, former business manager of athletics, is the newly appointed director of athletics at Denver University. Promotion announced Tuesday. Reid joined Denver in May as business manager after prior athletic experience at Kansas University and Missouri State Teachers College.
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Denver Denver
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Denver University
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Denver
Kansas University
Missouri State Teachers College
Brand's Choice Of Sports Pays Big Dividends
Ames Iowa State wrestler Glen Brand the 174 pound Olympic champion plans to return to Clarion where his football loving family awaits. Brand comes from a line of football greats and faced a choice between football and wrestling in high school and college. After Marines duty he chose wrestling and improved at Iowa State culminating in a revenge win over Joe Scarpello and an Olympic title.
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Glen Brand
Clarion
Brand
Glen
Marines
Hugo Otopalike
Cyclone
Iowa
Joe Scarpello
Hele gas Midget Top Race At Cedar Bowl Weekend
The arrival Sunday of Art Jacobson’s new Hele gas midget tops an otherwise quiet week of midget racing with Davenport and Cedar Rapids appearances Friday and Sunday plus a Thursday Macomb show. Jacobson aims to match machines like Al Willey and Eric Lund after retiring the No. 33 driven by Red Hoyle. Cedar Bowl manager Don MacElhinney adds a $50 prize for the first car to break the track record.
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Helegas
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Macomb
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Red Hoyle
al Willey
Eric Lund
Don MacElhinney
Cedar Bowl
Iowa players lead in Junior National Golf qualifier
Sonny Dean of Iowa City and Don Webber of Ames shot 75s to top Iowa entries in the first round of the 36 hole National Junior Golf qualifier at Lincoln Country Club. Others scoring included Dick Webber 83 Tom Rowe 84 Mel Gicoff 86 Jack Stewart 86 Carl Johnson 86.
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Neb
Iowa City
Sonny Dean
Iowa
Don Webber
Ames
Minor Facts THREE I LEAGUE RESULTS AND SCORES
Reports list Tuesday results for teams including Danville Davenport and Grant. The clipped items show scattered scores such as 43 43 and 49 43, with mentions of Puente Branaoux City Louisville and Minneap olis.
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Alia Borin Inetiela
Pr Wente
Islpas Davenport
Terlee
Messfiald
Eenine
Puente
Branaoux City
Loop Leaders By United Press Leading Batsmen
United Press lists top batters with notable averages and runs. The feature highlights leading hitters across leagues with brief notes on form, recent scores, and key stat totals.
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United Press
Ruth Improves After Humidity Saps Joy at Hospital
New York AP report says Babe Ruth felt much better at Memorial Hospital after a brief decline caused by high humidity. A hospital bulletin notes he was a little low Tuesday but improved by Wednesday.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Memorial Hospital
Jacobs To Head Northwest Amateur Field In Iowa
Johnny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids leads a large field for the 26th Northwest Amateur at Spencer Iowa with about 250 golfers. Qualifying covers 86 holes Saturday and Sunday or 18 holes per day. The 82 low qualifiers plus ties advance to 36 medal holes for the title Monday.
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Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Jacobs
Ed Updegraff
Boone
Johnny Kraft
Oelwein
Sergio Fontanini
Des Moines
Fred Gordon
Belmond
Northwest
Charles Updegraff
Fichy Results and Scores Amid Local Meet Notes
Fragmentary OCR report lists multiple racing and match results with names such as Hartpo Ord Donne and Harter. Mentions Campbell with 137 pools, Hermositte and Rhee. Beall and Roy 152. unclear events and places likely tied to a local sports/card meet.
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Hartpo
Ats
Harter
Davis
BOD
New York
Campbell
Anant
Beall
Stone
Roy
Porte
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