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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1939
Page
11
Cedar Rapids Raiders clinched a 2-1 7-5 double victory over Clinton improving their lead to 3 1/2 games over Evansville as they open a short home stand against the Waterloo Red Hawks. Family night tickets 41 cents for men 26 cents for women. children free with adults.
Cedar Rapids improved to bellwether status in the Three-I league by taking both ends of a Friday night doubleheader from Clinton Giants 2-1 and 7-5. Naymick sparkled in relief, striking out nine while Giants pitching struggled in key moments.
Walford, Newhall, Norway, Van Horne busy in Sunday schedule in the Town Valley league standings. Walford leads with strong showing. Newhall and Norway follow as Atkins and Watkins also compete. Final tallies show Walford atop standings amid close scores and lingering uncertainties.
Decorah feature at Winneshiek county fair showcases Belle Azoff owned by George Moore pacing the third heat of the amateur drivers race without driver or sulky in 2 22. Minnehaha owned by Thro Brothers, Mankato, set a local track pacing record of 2.07 in the 2 10 pace, surpassing the previous mark of 2 07½ held by Mabel Volo. Decorah Boosters beat Burr Oak 3 to 1 in a baseball game.
In New York, the Reds open a three game set with the Cardinals in Cincinnati as August’s key series tests leaders. Derringer aims to halt the Cards while Blades promotes young hurlers Bowmen and Cooper as St Louis chases another win streak.
Harold Hollis describes a July fishing day at a large bass lake with extensive lily pads. He notes tepid water, peppy bass, long casts to avoid spooking fish, and success with tournament ball lures and surface plugs as light fades.
The article explains slow reeling through lily pads to catch bass. Cast into promising spots and let the lure sit, using the rod tip to guide it. Fish may be caught in pads most hours, especially morning and evening, with weed bed tactics requiring a sturdy rod and moderate leaders.
Brooklyn and Boston clash in a hard fought box score with Majeski Camilli and Warstler driving Brooklyn offense while Hutchinson and Sullivan limit opponents. Final 3 4 W. Anamosa playground tennis finals see Carmella OToole Budde triumph in straight sets after close rounds.
Cedar Rapids Raiders gain ground in the Three-Eye league pennant chase by beating Evansville 4 1 in the nightcap and splitting a doubleheader with Springfield. Clinton swept by Moline 2 1 and 7 5 while Decatur down Bloomington 6 1. Waterloo and Moline split their twin bill.
Sir Malcolm Campbell raised the world motor boat speed record to 141.74 miles per hour on Lake Coniston in England. He also reached 142.85 mph on a measured mile test run aboard the Bluebird II, a winged silver craft aimed at a 150 mph mark.
Billy Driscoll pitched a strong game allowing three hits as City Parks edged Wilsons 3-2 to clinch the Open softball half title. Honeymead beat LaPlant Choate 15-3 in Industrial BC playoff action, while First Evangelical swept Calvary Baptist 8-1 in Church league first round.
The Cincinnati Reds, led by Bill McKeehnie, face a difficult home stretch as their once comfortable lead dwindles. Report notes the team has carried pace pressure all season and now must hold off challengers in a tense final period.
Australia seeks an all foreign final in the national doubles championship with Bromwich and Quist favored to topple Riggs and Cooke after defeating Parker and McNeill. Hobman and Crawford beat Parker/McNeill to reach final, while Palfrey Fabyan and Marble await Sunday. Cardinals and Reds rivalry looms in baseball with race implications.
League standings show Cedar Rapids Clinton Evansville Bloomington Decatur Moline Springfield Waterloo and others with win loss records and percentages. Friday results include Cedar Rapids Clinton Springfield Evansville Moline Waterloo Decatur Bloomington outcomes and Saturday matches listed alongside major league scores for New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh and others with upcoming games.
Jug McSpaden opened with 67 and followed with 69 to reach 136 and lead by three strokes in the Canadian Open at Riverside. Ralph Guldahl is two behind with 139, while Montreal's Stanley Horne and Toronto’s Arthur Hulburt sit tied for third at 141, as Ted Bishop leads the amateurs at 145.
Twenty drivers from Illinois and Iowa enter a Sunday midget race program at Cedar Park. First heat begins at 2 p.m. Bob Blakely, winner here August 11, will race his V-8 Sixty. Despite wet weather, the track remains in good condition.
Tony Canzoneri, former lightweight champ, outpointed Frankie Wallace in Long Beach New York. Johnny Kisko knocked out Babe Daniels in Phoenix.
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