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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1937
Page
3
Lukanitsch and Kirwin advance to the City Tournament quarter finals as second round results unfold. Lukanitsch beat Sumner Foster 6-4 2-6 6-0, Kirwin defeated Russell Knapp 6-4 6-2. The meet continues through the week with semi finals Saturday and finals Sunday on Country Club courts.
Special to The Gazette Davenport Red Jackets capture the Wilton Junction softball tournament by defeating Powers Coal 9 to 0 in the final. The Red Jackets advanced to the final with a 2 to 1 win over Bil Driscoll and Cedar Rapids Wilson, while Powers Coal beat Culver Motors in the opening round.
The Gazette Newsies defeated the Bever Park Brewers 16 to 10 in their first game. Bob Wheeler led the Newsies with three hits, while D Golad Kohl and J Tewalt added two apiece. For Beaver Brewers, Straka Seldon Kriz were notable in a tough loss.
The Cedar Rapids Horseshoe Club defeated Cedar Falls 26 to 9 at Ellis Park Sunday. Cedar Rapids players included Robert Tompking Louie Rabik B R Stoney Earl Haines Frank Jelinek and arty Jackson in a dominant team effort.
The Ryan Shamrocks defeated the Delaware County All-Stars 4 to 1 before a large home crowd at Ryan Sunday. Essling opened with a run on an error, All-Stars tied in the third, then Ryan added two runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth on timely hits and errors. Dewoody pitched well for Ryan, limiting All-Stars to two hits while the visitors split pitching duties among Schaffer Grimm and Babbitt.
In Sunday action the Wapsie Valley All Stars beat the Cedar Rapids M and J league 3 to 2 before about 500 fans. Kenneth Etzel pitched nine innings for Alburnett, facing nine hits while his teammates scored once in the fifth to seize the lead. Don Shaffer started for M and J, struck out six in six innings, but the locals squandered a one run edge as a fielding error and timely hits unlocked a late rally for Wapsie Valley led by Jack Thenhaus who had three hits in three official trips. The victory extends Wapsie Valley’s spotless rivalry record against the M and J league.
Dubuque welterweight Milt Aron knocks out Marty Booker in five rounds in Dubuque then prepares for a major Chicago bout with Al Manfredo next Monday. Booker, a Chicago Negro, was the opponent in a scheduled 10 round match.
One year after his debut Bob Feller, once hailed as baseball’s future, shows a troubled season with three wins and five losses for the Indians as veteran Charley Root steadies the Cubs in pennant chase. Meanwhile Rudy York rises as Detroit’s power slugger with 23 homers in 67 games, leading a pack of major league hitters.
In desperation the Tigers gave York catching gear and sent him to the plate. The young player shows calm in the face of the demanding duties, while Rudy, at six feet one and 216 pounds, is expected to adapt well.
In the Kenmore city golf tournament quarter finals three players advance to the semi finals Al St John Ccie Trimble and Johnny Jacobs. St John edged Frank Byres 19th hole Jacobs beat Ed Klier 1 up Trimble defeated Al Engdahl 5 and 4 Porter won 1 up on the nineteenth against R M Crouse Remaining matches pit Herman Smith vs R H Rogers H L Nehls vs Don Voigt Ed McPartland vs T V Hoagland, with completion by Wednesday night.
Webster South Dakota AP reports Donald Fromelt age 21 outfielder for the local club died Monday from a broken neck after colliding with a teammate while both chased a fly ball in a Lake Region league game between Webster and Butler at Bristol on Sunday.
Frank Brookhiser C H Chapman and Godfrey Petrak tied for first with 47 of 50 at the Airways Gun Club trap event. Skeet shooting is set for Thursday at 5 p.m. and Sunday mornings, with the range located half a mile west of the airport on highway 161.
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