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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1948

Page

4

Playoff Tilt At Dysart in Corn Valley

Eastern Iowa summer baseball leagues near titles with playoff plans. Clutter and LaPorte City face a Dysart Sunday playoff at 2 15 p m for the Corn Valley crown and a Waterloo tournament berth. Several leagues wind up schedules this week including Northeast Iowa Calmar West Union.

Dysart Corn Valley Iowa Clutter LaPorte City Waterloo Delaware County Maquoketa Valley West Union Calmar

DeWoody Lifts LaPlant In Sixth Straight Round Win

LaPlant-Choate clinched regular-season play by routing Wilson and Company 8 to 3 at Daniels. Bob Havlik led the Road Builders with a .422 average and three hits, winning the league batting title while Harold DeWoody earned his sixth win. Wilson’s Claire Burgess stole three bases to lead the league, as playoff action set for Sunday with LaPlant facing Speeder and Iowa Manufacturing meeting Wilson.

LaPiant-Choate Wilson and Company Daniels Bob Havlik Bill Birkicht Havlik Birkicht Dewoody Texas Packer al Sturm Red Hibben Howdy Mohr Chuck Elias Roy Faunt Jim Baldridge Wilson Claire Burgess Merle Benhart Imco Harold DeWoody LaPlant Packers Willson Pulton Mohr Buress Elias Sturm Pratt Rice Hank Shedek OW. Bruce Matter Cypra O'Caine Burgess Maven Paunt Las W. Brycent Fulton Bur- Rein Rice A. Sturm T_Rice Wibieek Shaheen B. Havlik Con Dew A. Sturm Hibben Chine Stodola Faye Adkins

Me Too Davenport 9 Open Softball Tourney Opens

Me Too Foods of Cedar Rapids and the Paul Dice tavern team from Davenport open the Iowa men’s softball tournament at Ellis park Cedar Rapids at 8 p.m. Friday. The Des Moines Hawkeye Elks meet Boxholm Swedes at 9:30 in Friday action.

Gazette Shipton Steven Bly Sixteenth Street Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Me Too Foods Paul Dice Tavern Davenport Iowa Des Moines Hawkeye Elks Boxholm Davenport Tavern Tri-Cities Hawkeye Elks Wilkie House Vets Bubbles Barrel St. Joseph Me Too Pau Dice Des Moines Boxes

Northeast Iowa Scenics and Eastern Iowa High School Pairings

Regional schedule list shows numerous high school football and basketball matchups across Northeast Iowa and surrounding leagues. Notable pairings include Volga City versus Little Clermont and Garnaville against Arlington, with many games spanning Delaware and Wapsie Valley districts.

Volga City Little Clermont Guttenters Elgin Wadena Garnaville Arlington

Greenwood and Walker Shay Advance to Iowa Class A Final

DES MOINES AP Two Des Moines teams Greenwood Electric and defending champion Walker Shay reach the class A final of the Iowa girls softball tournament. They will open a best two of three series Saturday night after Greenwood beat Lucas 4-2. In Class B, Osceola beat Meservey 13-4, with Dayton vs Des Moines Nash and Waukee vs Des Moines Statettes slated for Friday night.

DES Moines Greenwood Electric Walker Shay Iowa Greenwood Lucas Osceola Meservey Dayton Nash Waukee

Boxing results and draw notes from reported bouts

In New York Eddie Giosa beat Johnny Larusso on points in a 138 136 bout. In Fairfield Bernie knocked out Weinberg. In Philadelphia Herman McCray and Honeychile drew with no clear winner.

Noone Associated Press New York Eddie Giosa Philadelphia Johnny Larusso Materbury Bernie Fairfield, Conn Weinberg Ian Herman McCray Honeychile Drew

Kempa Wins National Left handed Tourney

Laddie Kempa 26 year old Oklahoma A and M senior captured the national left handed golf title at French Lick Indiana. He defeated Don Scott of Columbus Ohio 8 and 7 in the 36 hole final and also earned medalist honors in a three way playoff. The blond World War II veteran succeeded Bob Buchanan as southpaw champion.

French Lick Ind Laddie Kempa Oklahoma A and M French Lick Springs Kempa Don Scott Columbus Ohio Airforce Bob Buchanan

Michigan Minnesota Tilt Sold Out at Memorial Stadium

Tickets for the Michigan at Minnesota game on October 23 were halted as all 62 000 seats in Memorial Stadium were sold. Athletic business manager Marshall Ryman announced. Remaining home games against Nebraska Illinois Indiana and Purdue still have tickets.

Minneapolis Memorial Stadium Marshall Ryman Nebraska Illinois Indiana Purdue

St Andrews and Speeder to Meet in Cedar Rapids Playoff

St Andrews and Speeder reached the second round of the Cedar Rapids Softball Association playoffs at Ellis Park. Speeder scored six runs in the seventh to beat Danceland 8 to 1, while St Andrews pitcher Jack Curley limited St Wenceslaus to three hits in a 5 to 1 victory. The teams face off Monday at 5:45 p.m. to start their series.

Link-Belt Speeder St. Andrews A.B Cedar Rapids Softball Association Ellis Danceland Jack Curley St. Andrews St. Wenceslaus Eels Doland Hinton Our- St. Wenceslaus Stodola Navratil Curley Bisek

Colts Wind Up Preseason Training in Sun Valley

Sun Valley Idaho reports Cecil Isbell leads 46 Baltimore Colt players in finishing a month of preseason drills at mile high rodeo grounds.

Sun Valley Idaho INS Cecil Isbell Baltimore Colt

See Dillard as Greater Sprinter Than Hurdler

Harri son Dillard of Baldwin Wallace College is praised as a superior sprinter over hurdler after a 20.8 seconds 200 meters and a 13.9 seconds 110 meter hurdles win at the Paris meet. U S Olympic coach Dean Cromwell says Dillard’s speed drives his hurdling times, but Dillard remains focused on hurdles despite faster flat times.

Dillard Paris Harrison Dillard Baldwin- Wallace College Bill Porter Northwestern London Dean Cromwell U. S Cromwell

Legion Golf Meets Set for Iowa State Course

Ames Iowa State college golf course hosts two American Legion tournaments Sunday under meet manager Jack McGuire Cyclone swimming coach The Sixth district tournament and the annual Post No 37 event will award prizes after 18 holes of match play Grant Dudgeon of Ames is the defending champion Entries cost 50 cents plus greens fees.

Ames Iowa State College American Legion Jack McGuire Cyclone McGuire Grant Dudgeon

Pitcher 18 Seeks 15th Win Ended by Ejection

Lawton Oklahoma AP Buddy Yount an 18 year old Sooner league pitcher who had never lost a pro game pitched 10 innings for McAlester against Lawton in class D but was ejected after a 4-4 tie. Rocky Shaneck finished the 11th as McAlester won 5-4. Yount's ejection followed conflicts with umpire Carl Burke and McAlester manager Vern Hosemeit.

Lawton Okla Buddy Yount Wonder Boy McAlester Yount Rocky Shaneck Soon State

Burke chases trio after unclear argument

Casey Darrah notes that no one, not even the principals, clearly remembers the dispute that ended with Burke pursuing all three individuals.

Casey Darrah Burke

Niggeling Leads Remsen Akron To Semis In Semipro Meet

In Sioux City AP report Remsen and Akron reached the semifinals of the Journal-Tribune semipro baseball meet. Johnny Niggeling earned credit for Remsen’s 13-5 win over Hawarden though he left after six in favor of a pinch runner. Paul Allen of Akron scattered six hits as they shut out Vermillion Sr 7-0. Defending champ Storm Lake meets Oakland Neb and Spencer faces Lake Park in Friday night action.

Sioux City Remsen Akron Journal-Tribune Johnny Niggeling Hawarden Wendell Hill University of Iowa Paul Allen Vermillion, Sr Storm Lake Oakland Neb Spencer Lake Park

Elkader Vets Triumph Over Cascade 7-4 in Nonleague Play

Elkader defeated Cascade 7-4 in a nonleague game led by Hedeman's strong hitting. Moran drove in three runs with a bases loaded triple as Cascade scored four. Final line featured Pabor and Hedeman for Elkader, with Casteel and Moran contributing for Cascade.

Elkader Elkader Vets Maquoketa Valley Cascade Hedeman Moran Ade Cabacheci Ian Sabas Pabor Casteel

Ten Iowa Teachers Lettermen Graduated in Summer Commencement

Cedar Falls summer commencement honors ten Iowa Teach ers lettermen among 190 graduates. Named include LeRoy Ailitz Rockwell football and wrestling August L Camarata Cedar Falls football and wrestling Herb Dorsey Cambria baseball Jack Rand Waterloo golf John Fowler Vinton track Richard Gorman Cedar Falls track Ken Griffin Jamestown football Leste Hmadeke Sumner football Kramm Laggsan football Glenn Wistey Clear Lake football.

Gazette Cedar Falls Iowa LeRoy Ailitz Rockwell August L. “Pudge Camarata Herb Dorsey Cambria Jack Rand Waterloo John Fowler Vinton Richard Gorman Ken Griffin Jamestown N. C Leste Hmadeke Sumner Kramm

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