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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1939

Page

9

Betty Jameson Wins Women's National Golf Championship

Betty Jameson, 20, defeated Dorothy Kirby 3 and 2 at Wee Burn to claim the women's national golf title. Jameson led 4 up at noon after a 78 in the forenoon and used steady play to weather a Kirby rally, sealing the match on the 27th hole. Texas now has its first women's champion and the South its first since Alexa Stirling.

Darien Conn INS Betty Jameson Sudden Wee Burn Dorothy Kirby Bob Jones Atlanta Texas Miss Jameson Miss Kirby Kirby Charlotte Glutting Dorothy Traung South Alexa Stirling Bunker Land Patty Berg Birmingham Ala Betty

Raiders Top Springfield Brownies 5–4 in Narrow Victory

Cedar Rapids Raiders beat Springfield 5 to 4 as Orie Arntzen allowed ten Brownie hits amid five errors by Springfield. In the fifth, Walsh Pike and Marquardt's consecutive hits followed by Blaze’s sac fly broke a 4–4 tie.

Springfield Evansville Orie Arntzen Cedar Rapids Walt Walsh Willard Pike Ollie Marquardt Mike Blaze Raiders Nethery Pike Rogino Talos Jones Stevens Neighbors Walsh Brownies Bradsher Bell Stroble Payton Regina Raider Bink Regino Ashmore Hausmann Clinton Gsentalzett O Cedar Rapids Raiders

Three Eye Race Hinges On Six Tilts Here

Cedar Rapids faces decisive week as the Three Eye league pennant race heats up at Hill Park. Del Jones leads hitting and eyes a spring training stint with the Indians. Willard Pike poised for Buffalo. Bink driving in runs as Cedar Rapids hosts Decatur and Evansville in a key home stretch with bargain night and family friendly pricing.

Thompson photos preview title defense by Sixteen players

Within eight days the sixteen athletes pictured face their toughest competition of the season for a Three Eye league championship. The lineup includes George Bink Walter Walsh Willard Pike Bob Taylor Stan Gehrke Stan Goletz Lou Regino Ollie Marquardt Del Jones Ernie Talos Mike Blaze Eddie Marleau Orie Arntzen Emil Hemenway Roger Wolff Mike Naymick. Gehrke and Goletz are standout southpaw hitters and pitchers amid strong club power.

Wben Cedar Rapids Hill Park Raiders del Jones Cleveland Indians Jones Willard Pike Buffalo N. Y Buffaloes George Bink Outer Gardeners Gazette Cedar A&cpids Eddie Marleau Roger Wolff Gene Babbitt Walter Walsh Lou Regino Ollie Marquardt Ernie Talos Mike Blaze Bob Taylor Decatur United Brethren Church Evansville Oak Smith Alex Sampson J. T. Stewart Edward Novotny Willis Kohl Perle Tewart Finley M. Stone James F. Cowden Orie Arntzen Emil Hemenway Mike Naymick Gehrke Goletz

Aussies Take 2-1 Lead In Cup Matches

Australian pair Jack Bromwich and Adrian Quist defeated Franko Puncec and Francis Jakuljevic 6 2 6 3 6 3 in doubles to give Australia a 2 1 lead in the interzone finals at Longwood Cricket Club Brookline Mass Yugoslav hopes dim as they must win both remaining singles to force a challenge round against the United States Puncec defeated Bromwich in singles but Jakuljevic struggled with errors in doubles

Longwood Cricket Club Brookline Mass INS Yugoslavia Jack Bromwich Adrian Quist Franko Puncee Francis Jakuljevic United States Bromwich Drago Mitic Puncec Quist Jukuljevic

Cap Hedges to lecture on umpiring Big Ten gridiron games

Chicago lecture jm Wednesday features Cap Hedges discussing umpire duties for football with athletic directors coaches and officials. The list includes Notre Dame Michigan Illinois Northwestern Iowa and other major programs with Hedges and colleagues sharing referee field judge and chain crew insights.

Chicago Cap Hedges Big Ten Cap Hedges Notre Dame Southern Methodist South Bend Michigan Illinois Northwestern Evanston Champaign Purdue Minnesota Iowa Iowa City Northeast Missouri Cedar Falls Coe St. Ambrose Cedar Rapids Drake Grinnell Des Moines Creighton Tulsa Omaha Roosevelt High School Rock Island Waterloo Jim Masker Morton Meyer E. C. Krieger Fred Winter Ira Carruthers

Cards Gain On Reds By Double Triumph

The St. Louis Cardinals won both ends of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies and cut the Cincinnati lead to 4 1/2 games. Scores were 5-0 and 11-4 as Curt Davis earned his 18th win, Medwick hit his 12th homer with Slaughter aboard, and Bob Bowman won his 10th. Dan Hafey debuted for Philadelphia, while Ike Pearson and Clyde Shoun pitched in relief.

Philadelphia Phillies Reds Brooklyn St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Curt Davis Kirby Higbe Ducky Medwick Enos Slaughter Dan Hafey Red Birds Ike Pearson Bob Bowman Clyde Shoun

Red Sox Buy Left-Handed Pitcher Brazie

Boston reports the purchase of left handed pitcher Al Brazie from the Little Rock club of the Southern Association for spring delivery.

Boston INS Boston Red Sox al Brazie Little Rock Club Southern Association

Standings and Results from THREE-EYE LEAGUE

The Three-Eye League standings show Co. Rapids leading with 56 wins and 55 losses, Evansville 66-46, Bloomington 47-65, Decatur 64-57, Moline 45-68, Springfield 59-52, Waterloo 38-71. Saturday results list Cedar Rapids 5 Sosteems 4 and Decatur 8 Moline. Games on Sunday include Cedar Rapids at Springfield and Decatur at Moline with Clinton at Evansville and Waterloo at Bloomington postponed.

Il Pet L Pet Co. Rapids Evansville Decatur Moline Springfield Waterloo Cedar Rapids Sosteems Moline Clinton Soane Bloomington Clinton

Baseball standings and schedule mix from early league table

A fragment shows team records and a slate of upcoming matchups. Cincinnati trails New York, St. Louis and Chicago share mixed results while Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Boston appear in scattered records. Schedule lists Cincinnati at New York and four doubleheaders around Brooklyn Chicago St Louis and Philadelphia.

Cincinnati New York St. Louis Chicago Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Confusing Basketball Schedule Fragment

A fragment lists team records and matchups with cities such as New York Detroit Boston Washington Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis and notes several pairings like Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Detroit. The text is garbled but indicates upcoming games and pairings with limited clarity.

New York Detroit Boston Washington Chicago Philadelpha Cleveland St Louis Doren ¢Ine Cage Philadelphia St. Louie St. Louis

Fragmented OCR Trackboard Lines

A jumble of city abbreviations and scores appears from an old league record. Cities include Kansas City Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee and Saint Paul with scattered numbers that may reflect games and standings. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or outcomes.

St. Paul Indianapolis Louisville Minneapolis Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee Columbus

Dudley Burke Lead Pack In Hagen Meet

Ed Dudley and Billy Burke led the Walter Hagen anniversary tournament at the Midlothian club, gaining on Byron Nelson and Dick Metz after forenoon play. Nelson and Metz shot 62 ties, while Runyan and Smith later dropped 6 up and Hagen with Sarazen contained the leaders in the afternoon. Low scores went to Nelson and Metz at 31-31-62, nine under par, with Shute and Harrison also strong in the brush.

Chicago Ed Dudley Billy Burke Byron Nelson Dick Metz Walter Hagen Midlothian Club Bill Nelson Metz Paul Runyan Horton Smith Hagen Gene Sarazen Runyan Smith Denny Shute Harrison Ralph Guldah Jag McSpaden

Decatur Commodores Beat Moline for Second Straight Win

Decatur's Commodores won their second straight over Moline here Saturday night 8 to 2 behind five-hit pitching by Judd. The victory pulls Decatur within two and a half games of Evansville in the standings. Line score and player notes follow the readable portions of the report.

Decatur Ill Comemodores Moline Judd Evansville Decatur Sumner O’brien McGarry

Also Mentioned on This Page

Arntzen Springfield Brownies Tait Cummins Red Peppers Tait Ray Blades Cardinals Bill McKechnie Blades MecKechnie Redlee McKechnie Bill Werber Wally Berger Bucky Walters Johyony Niggeling Henry Johnson Rhinelanders J.martin Marty Martin H.martin Hughes Medwick Arnovich King Moore Millies Hicbe C.davisp Bolline Mueller Hafey Highe Ucmtegs Saas Suhr Padkett Slaughter Lary C. Davis Scharein May J. Martin Mize Cc. Davis S. Ry Pee Hie Iabe Kerbsieck Higbe RED Sox Three-Eye Llague National League American Association W. L. Pet Kan Minneap Indianap Fellas Seer Stroble Bell Marquardt Reginete Cedar Spri Apfield Omr Rapids da Arntzen Amepires Knutsen Gordon Dudley Burke Decatur Commies
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