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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1944

Page

4

Open League Softball Race Heads Toward Possible Tie

Two league champions were crowned as Iowa Manufacturing beat Quaker Oats in Major and Century Engineering won in Minor while Open league remains a two team battle led by Armstrongs and Iowa Manufacturing. A potential two out of three playoff looms if both sides win all remaining games as schedules shift nightly.

Iowa Manufacturing Quaker Oats Century Engineering Y.M.C.A Cop Armstrongs Armstrong John Becks Cherry Burrell Co-op Dairy Aus Mfg Gom Collins Radic Eagles Eas — Oats Sanitary Dairy Turner Co Ken McGuire Ctenetags Pre Sanitary Dairy John Ail Iowa Mic DOE Towa LaPient-Cheate Ae Ee Collins Radio

Decorah to Play Eight Grid Games in 1944 Season

Decorah high school athletic director L W Buckton will call for candidates to report for football practice on Aug 26. The schedule includes eight games starting mid September, with four home dates and four away. Notable games: Nashua at home Sept 29 and Cresco away, plus appearances at Osage Waverly New Hampton Charles City Oriwein and Cresco with dates yet to be fixed.

The Gazette Decorah L. W. Buckton Nashua Osage Waverly New Hampton Charles City Oriwein Cresco Decorsh

Tipton Grid Drills Begin Aug 28 Coach Announces Schedule

Tipton high school football coach Don Barnhart sets report time for players at 4 p.m. Monday August 26 with gear checkout Friday at the gym. Nine graduates leave the squad creating a shortage of experience. The first game is September 22 against Maquoketa. Subsequent tests include Mt. Vernon Monticello West Branch West Liberty University High Clinton Lyons and Marion.

Tipton Don Barnhart Tipton High School Barnhart Maquoketa High Mt. Vernon Monticello West Branch West Liberty University High Clinton- Lyons Marion

Y M C A Notes Golf League Results

Kiwanis No 1 beat Many Inspectors and Kiwanis No 2 defeated Bell Oli Co 9 ms. No 1 overcame Optimist 12 to 4, and Junior No 1 defeated Junior C C No 2 10 to. The list of boys passing the minnnow test includes Don Deets Ray Howland Rodney Holtz Gerald McArtor Vernon Finch Wayne Siepman David Waibert Bruce Brown Barry McCabe and Richard Henderson. Jim Schiller Don Elliott Wayne Riley and Don Knapp passed the fish test.

Kiwanis No Many Bhell Oli Co Optimist Neons Te Moore Agency Junior C. C. No Doys Don Deets Ray Howland Rodney Holtz Gerald McArtor Vernon Finch Wayne Siepman David Waibert Bruce Brown Barry McCabe Richard Henderson Jim Schiller Don Elliott Wayne Riley Don Knapp

Montgom ry defeats Beau Jack for New York lightweight title

Two weeks after Beau Jack lost the title to Montgomery he recovered to beat Davis, while Montgomery had earlier knocked out Jack in one round and then reclaimed the New York lightweight crown.

Bob Montgomery al Davis New York Beau Jack Jack Montgomery Davis

Waste Paper Needed in War Work Head

Community drives demand waste paper for war effort. Residents instructed to deposit at school grounds or fire stations or call 3-26011 for OCD truck pickup if a load is sufficient to justify a trip.

Charles City Added to Prep Grid Schedule

Charles City joins the Cedar Rapids high school football slate for 1944, opening Sept. 16 at the west side stadium against Roosevelt. Franklin, Wilson, and other city teams plan one intercity meeting each, with Marshalltown as a key foe for Franklin and Wilson.

NLY Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Roughriders Charles City West Side Stadium Franklin High Thunderbolts East Moline Ghost Davenport West Side Franklin Wilson Marshalltown Ramblers Bobcats East Waterloo Waterloo McKinley McKinsey Roosevelt Ilson Cedar Falls Clinton Iowa City See Ge i Towa City Grinnell Wilcox West Waterloo Muscatine Ties City Dubuque

Record field leads as 27 two-year-olds race at Belmont

A 27-horse maiden two-year-old race at Saratoga Belmont Park set a heat record with colts and geldings storming the Widener chute. The event showcased a densely packed field and drew attention to the crowded start amid the summer meeting.

New York Widener Chute Saratoga Belmont Park

Forest Field and Stream Explores Outdoor Passion

Frank Powers writes on hunting and fishing as lifelong pursuits. He recalls starting as an outdoor columnist, his favorite quarry including ducks pheasants bass and trout, and notes Iowa conservation progress and the value of passing outdoor heritage to future generations.

Orens Powers Conserva Ist Frank Powers Servationist Mother Nature Chuck Kosek Gitchie Manitou Tait Cummins The Cedar Rapids Gazette Shelby County Weetern Iowa Nishnabotna Minnesota Wisconsin

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