Competition For Hawkeye Backfield Jobs To Be Keen
Hawkeye backfield trials promise a deep, tough race as veterans join rookies for four backfield posts. Notable hopefuls include Stauss and Farmer among promising newcomers, with Kinick left halfback position unresolved. Several running backs and quarterbacks vie for spots while others listed rank among potential contenders in a grueling Iowa squad preview.
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Hawkeye
Towa City
Total
Faoball
Hawkeye Hasters
Iron Man
Eacsie
Tre Hoe Reperes
Eae Fe
Nale Kinnick
Football Practice At Roosevelt High Opens Labor Day
Roosevelt High football opens Labor Day with 9 AM assembly for equipment and a first full week delayed start. The Rough Riders, city champions, begin workouts Sept 21 after a practice on Labor Day at 2 PM led by Coach Don Wolfe. Other notes mention Paulu distributing peapherniia to Wikatex and Rust plans at Franklin with 60 expected.
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Roosevelt High
Mmembere
Roosevelt High Sehen
Wall
Rough
Don Wolfe
Tleonard Paulu
Wikatex Golden Bears
Orville Rust
Franklin
Bill Barnard
Wilson
Trappers Key Fur Haul Report From State Commission
State conservation commission figures show last year’s three month open trapping season yielded over 277 519 dollars in fur pelts from 267 000 animals with muskrat and mink mainly along the Mississippi river. Mink hides averaged 625 dollars. black tailed species and civet noted in sizeable numbers. Deer season updates and odd hunter tales from California reflect broader hunting conditions as pheasants appear in northern counties prompting talk of a ten day season.
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State Conservation Commission
Stark
California
Wall-Eyes and albino buffalo in distant reports mix in Northland chatter
The article notes wall-eyes biting near International Falls Minnesota on Jay Hesser’s north woods trip with a 74 percent pound largest fish and a 3 percent pound smallest. An albino buffalo near McCarthy Alaska is highlighted as one of only about 200 in North America. It also covers fishing plans, dam project hearings, and a Linn County Fish and Game club meeting to coordinate sportsmen with the state conservation commission.
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Kabetoxoma Lake
International Falls
Minn
Jay Hesser
North Woods
Hesser
North America
McCarthy
Alaska
Biological Survey
Moscow
State Executive Council
State Conservation Commission
Keokuk
Old Man River
Linn County Fish and Game Club
Sokol Hall
Iowa
Walter Hagen May Compete In PGA Event
Hershey Pennsylvania AP reports Walter Hagen, 47, may enter the 1940 PGA Championship in Hershey as exhibitors and qualifiers. Hagen has not hit a ball in three weeks yet plans to join past champions in an 18 hole Sunday exhibition before Monday’s qualifying rounds. The low 63 in 36 holes will enter match play through Sunday. Henry Picard defends and is exempt from qualifying. A hole-in-one by Stanley Kortes during Saturday rehearsals highlights the event.
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Hershey
Walter Hagen
Hershes
Haig
Hagen
Henry Picard
Titrist
Staniey Kortes
Santa Moniea
Calif
Rex Mays Wins 100 Mile Illinois State Fair Race
Rex Mays of Glendale California won the 100 mile Illinois state fair championship automobile race at Springfield leading Wilbur Shaw in the race for the 1940 national speed title. Mays finished a lap ahead of L Miller Detroit in 1 hour 8 minutes 36.35 seconds at just over 99 miles an hour earning 200 points in the American Automobile Association speed ratings. Shaw’s Indianapolis 500 victory added 1000 points in the standings.
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Springfield
Ill
Rex Mays
Glendale
Calif
Wilbur Shaw
King
Mays
L. Miller
Detroi
American Automobile Association
Indianapolis
Shaw
Tigers Recall Hapoc and Hapac Farmhands
DETROIT AP recalls 11 Detroit Tiger farm hands including Harold Manders of Adella a cousin of Bob Feller who will report after Texas league playoffs and Bill Hapac a former Illinois star signed in June to report from Evansville in the Three I league Briggs says Hapac’s move to the majors will be decided later whether this fall or next spring.
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Detroit
Detroit Tiger
Walter O Briggs
Detroit Baseball Company
Harold Manders
Adella
Bob Feller
Manders
Tigers
Beaumont Tex
Bill Hapac
University of Uainos
Evansville
Hapac
Briggs
Isolater Wins Merchants and Citizens Handicap at Saratoga
Isolater, ridden by Stout, defeated Your Chance by a length and a half in the Merchants and Citizens handicap at Saratoga, run over a mile and three sixteenths. The 1964 event paid $17.30, $7.30, and $4.20 to a $2 wager, with Your Chance returning $4.50 and $3.40.
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Saratoga Springs
Ins
William Woodwards
Isowter
Saratoga Race Track
Stout
Isolator
Longden
O Nell Battle for Indians Boss Job and Umpire Woes
Umpiring criticism reflects on the sport as fans note improving officiating this year underPresident Tom Fairweather. The piece singles out Steve O Neill as a strong candidate to manage Cleveland next spring if Oscar Vitt falters, citing his history shaping players and boosting the Indians’ roster.
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Steve O'Neill
Cleveland
Oscar Vitt
Harry Grayson
NEA
O'Neill
Bob Fuller
al Milnar
al Smith
Louis Boudreau
Ray Mack
Buffalo
Hal Trosky
Toledo
Larry Gilbert
Towan
New Orleans
Cave Roy Weatherly
Jeff Heath
Johnny Allen
Toronto
Allen
Ren Keliner
Grayson
Alva Bradley
Only Bobby Feller Can Save Indians From Collapse
The Cleveland Indians, led by Bob Feller, struggle as Al Milnar and Al Smith falter under Yankee pressure. Fielding miscues and poor plays hurt them, while Vitt’s management faces lingering doubt despite a four game lead. Bradley defends team morale during the eastern trip amid internal tensions.
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Yanks
Indians
Feller
al Milnar
al Smith
Milnar
Smith
Browns
Eisenstat
Allen
Harder
Busher
Trosky
Mack
Alphonse
Gaston
Heath
Crosetti
Bradley Says Ills Run Too Deep For Flag To Cure
New York AP report quotes President Alva Bradley of the Cleveland Indians stating that even pennant and World Series triumphs cannot mask the ongoing difficulties facing the team. Bradley emphasizes unresolved issues persist regardless of athletic success.
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Flag
Bradley
NEW York
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Washington Squad Of Fifty To Report Monday To Geneva
Washington high school unveils new football coach Fred Geneva, ex Albia junior college and Clinton high, plans Monday practice at 8 am with about 50 players, nine lettermen, and equal reserves. Assistants Joe Duea and Orval Mecklenberg, Wheatland ex-assistant. First game Sept 13 vs New London, Little Six opener Sept 20 vs Fairfield led by Dwight Hoover.
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Washington
Fred Geneva
Albia Junior College
Clinton High School
Geneva
Joe Duea
Orval Mecklenberg
Mecklenberg
Wheatland
Demons
New London
Fairfield
Dwight Hoover
University of Iowa
Disappearance of A's Pitcher Lovill Dean
Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Lovill Dean has vanished amid poor form and low spirits. Connie Mack acknowledged uncertainty about his whereabouts after a rough relief appearance against St. Louis, with teammates noting weeks of despondency.
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Philadelphia
Lovill
Chubby” Dean
Philadelphia Athletics
Seaane
Connie Mack
Saturay
Mack
Dean
John Babich
St. Louis
Porter's Cap Wins Rich Futurity Race at Washington Park
Porter's Cap a long shot edged Woolford Farm's Silvestra by a half length to win the $43,625 Washington Park futurity for two year-olds at Washington Park race track. Valdina Groom finished third as the field fought to the wire in a driving finish.
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Chicago
INS
Charles S. Howard
Porter
Cap
Washington Park
Woolford Farm
Silvestra
Valdina
Fred Fitzsimmons A Credit to Baseball
Fred Fitzsimmons, age 39, has become the Dodgers leading pitcher under Leo Durocher, reviving his career after a Giants trade. Once a Giants stalwart with 192 wins, he now powers Brooklyn with four complete games and a string of victories, famed for his windup and stellar fielding as a veteran who keeps winning late in his career.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Terry
Fitz
Giants
Yankees
Dodgers
YORK
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Giant
East River
Tom Baker
Baker
Brooklyn
Knuckler
Frem Fitzsimmons
Ebbetsfield
Leo Durocher
Dazzy Vance
Mishawaka
Ind
Night Ife
Muskegon
Indianapolis
John McGraw
Carl Huhbell
Freddie
Durocher
Leo
Reds
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Polo Grounds
Hubbell
Brooklyn Lands Cafego in Grid Trade
Chicago Cardinals acquire Ed Reiner and Joe Kuharich from Notre Dame in exchange for George Cafego and Benny Kish. Cafego and Kish, both backs, join Brooklyn as they prepare to face Green Bay at Soldier Field. Earl Crowder moves to the Cleveland Rams for a yet unspecified back. No cash changes hands, coach Jimmy Conzelman states.
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Chicago
Chicago Cardinals
Notre Dame
Ed Reiner
Joe Kuharich
George
Bad News
Gar Wood Jr Sets New Outboard Speed Mark
Gar Wood Jr of Algonac Michigan broke the world outboard record at the Shrewsbury river national sweep stakes regatta by averaging 58.184 mph in class C division 1 craft three times around a 1 2/3 mile course. The previous record 53 925 mph was held jointly by Wood and Clifton Ferguson of Waban Massachusetts who finished a few feet behind Wood at 54 022 mph.
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Red Bank
N. J
INS
Gar Wood, Jr
Algonac
Mich
Shrewsbury
Wood
Clifton Ferguson
Waban
Mass
Harness racing debates McNamara starter at state fair
LVL stars slated for Des Moines meet clash with Hi Pat the fastest half mile horse in the country. Miss Hoff could challenge, both using the McNamara barrier while Ed Allen voices doubts on automatic starts. Officials support the device as progress toward fairer races and Iowa eyes grand circuit inclusion.
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UAST
LVL
Des Moines
Hi Pat
Fitzpatrick
Ilinois
Fitz
Art Berry
Miss Hoff
Ano
McNamara
Springfield
USTA
Iowa
Waterloo Softball Games Rained Out
Rain spoiled three games in the state amateur softball tournament as Saturday’s schedule shifted. Semi final and final contests move to Monday night with a revised Sunday lineup including Tom Storz champions versus Dow City and Century Club versus Fort Dodge. Final details show Monday championship at 9 pm.
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Council Bluffs
Dow City
Century Club
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Arts Grocery
Dubuquer
Sioux Toolers
Sowsa Pack iDes Moines
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