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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1939

Page

2

Alburnett Falls In Linn County Tournament Upset

Viola shocks Alburnett 23 21 in the lower bracket as Secrist Hayden and Benn spark the comeback. Troy Mills edges Walker 11 8 while Springville defeats Lisbon 36 30 in other first night games at Coe gym. Center Point advances 26 8 over Toddville to reach Saturday final.

Viola Center Point Springville Troy Mills Linn County Coe Lisbon Walker Alburnett Toddville Sint Tit McCright Carpenter McKenry Hampton Groves Secrist Hayden Benn Peterson Holloway Heerner Jim Jordan Mahoney Dudley Carpenter Cress McCailey Andrews Arnold Shaffer L McKeeg Beere Balf T van Fossen Cooper Dahn McHenry Mley Bova Graham Rahng Groves Kruse Caldwell O'Schaffer Ciha Mercer Beasmoragall Reed Cefner D.hagerman Newland Floyd Comretd Doonan Sabes Newman Joe Jordan Bear Turft lAndrews Utabo Benker Haars Wilson Towa Hodges

Junior College Tourney Set for Maquoketa

Northeastern Iowa junior college basketball tournament moves to Maquoketa from Waukon. Event dates February 20 and 21 with first-round games Monday at 7 30 p m. Semis Tuesday at 2 30 p m and finals follow.

Maquoketa

Clinton County Meet Opens With Four Basketball Games

First round results from the Clinton County boys basketball tournament report four games. Wheatland 37 tops Elvira 1 as Lyons beat Dewitt. The Gazette notes early action with scores and team mentions from Lake and other nearby teams.

Clinton Beedal DE Witt Clinton County Lake Wilt & Ffortelt Lyons Jise Dew Wheatland Elvira

Carr Re-elected President as NPL Holds Key Session

Chicago United Press reports the National Professional Football League meeting extended over four days with Joel Carr of Columbus re-elected president for ten years and Carl Storck re-elected as vice-president and treasurer. No major trades or rule changes were approved, but talks included plans for an all star game and season scheduling near December.

Chicago National Professional Football League Joel Carr Columbus Carr Carl Storck Dayton Cus Henderson Detroit Lions Earl “Dutch” Clark Detroit Cleveland Rams Clark Jack Johnson New York Dallas Tex Los Angeles Ernie Nevers Dutch Clark Nevers Chicago Cardinals Pat Coffee Jack Robbins Dwight Sloan Cleveland Corby Davis John Drake

Girls Sectional To Be Held At Newhall

NEWHALL The girls sectional basketball tournament of north east Iowa will be held at the Newhall gymnasium Feb 15 16 17 18. The host team and Monroe township Toddville are among the strongest teams entered, with a second round matchup possible Friday night if Newhall advances. Pairings list Blairstown vs Garrison Mount Auburn bye Atkins bye Urbana bye Brandon bye Monroe Township Toddville bye Newhall vs Palo.

Gazette Newhall Iowa Monroe Township Toddville Blairstown Garrison Mount Auburn Atkins Urbana Brandon

Coe Freshmen Face Iowa State Teachers Saturday

Sergeant Francis D. Pugh leads the Coe College freshman squad to Cedar Falls to meet the Iowa State Teachers freshmen. The Hawklets seek their first win after a season-opening loss to Cornell freshmen. Probable starters are Moss and Tschirgi at forwards, Husted at center, Kinch and Van Wyk at guards. Twelve players travel.

Francis D. Pugh Coe College Iowa State Teachers Cedar Falls Hawklets Cornell Henry Moss Paul Tschirgi Bill Husted Don Kinch Arthur van Wyk

Lenox Cagers Defeat Waukon Five 29 to 27

Lenox junior college defeated Waukon 29 to 27 in a Thursday night game. Smith of Lenox scored 9 points while Rathburn of Waukon had 10.

Lenox Cagers Waukon Five Waukon Lenox Junior College Smith Lenox Rathburn

Johnson Greedy transfers property to Edna Greedy

The document records a quitclaim deed from Johnson C. Greedy et al to Edna May Greedy. It references land parcels in sections 11 and 83 township 7, including lots and blocks in McClenahan and Buchanans additions, with consideration of $1 and value of conveying. The filing date appears as January 12, 1939.

Johnson C. Greedy Edna May Greedy McClenahan & Buchanans

Linn county table tennis meet seeds 65 matches at YMCA

The second annual Linn County table tennis meet at the YMCA staged 65 matches in five divisions from 7 PM to midnight. Men singles near quarters with Dale Branchflower and Charles Oxley joining eight contenders. women and junior events reach semis. several doubles rounds completed. tournament director B Jackson aims to finish remaining matches tonight.

Linn County Dale Branchflower Charles Oxley Russell Knapp Lowell Taylor Jack Bell Rockey Newton George Kuba Stan Kellams Jim Lightner Margaret Barngrover Ruth Kuba Helen Churchill Marvel Foster Martha Hubbard Billy Fletcher Joe Hidder Hal Marshall Bell Fletcher Hidder Marshall B. Jackson

Bowling standings and scores from Triton League action

League results across TRITON bowling, listing White Sox Cubs Cardinals Yanks and more. Individual scores for Voigt Kruse Emerson Hendrikson Estes Urtz Millhiser and others, plus women and industrial leagues with team names, highs, and handicaps.

White Sox Cubs Voigt Kruse Emerson White Estes Urtz Hendrikson Millhiser Acide Cardinals Yanks Brink Grim Andrews Johnson Janda Kuba Miller Hystop Eaton jApfel Slaughter Wiley Cox Quaker Hei Ein Kazimour M.weger McClosky E.weger I Cornish Keeler Leigh Industrial Carein Kris Jones Lohman Marsden Craft Prochaska Gazette Glaza Sheftie Klassen Lewis Andrews Zalesky Phillips Magnusson Dose Hansen Cherry Burrell Penick & F F Fields Lindquist A Elliott J. Borschel M Holva Heath L. Gillis L. Sarver la Plant-Choate Lady Yvonne Olson Brown Kroulik Enter Kitch Holsinger Neilly Mason O’mara Greenway W. C. A. Ladies’ League LaFlant-Choate Tarrant -Uheas Gracey Hopkins Johnson Faunt Heldt Bumson Thompson Killen Handicap Stroope Speeder LaPlant-Cheate Troette Lawrence Ruby Kepler Mentzer Wyatt Pittman Hamilton Hootman Quaker Oats CO. League Tigers Banners Petranek Rivers Bastions Prabel Co. J. Muller Co. Muller Garden Hesse Crystal Wedding Dale Bliss Lattner Jackson Buchan Breicha Avedovech Dougherty Buchanan Kerres Ban&att Flour Quakers Baker Thenhaus Isom McCollister Dugan Ab Smith Nelson Hopper Knobel Oot Collins Radio League L.campbell Kilpatrick Bandberg Leeske Aru RP Miller Dayhoff Fiedine Hannan Assembly Line Engineers Hubbard Croft Vaughan Papek Bessemer Wyeria Aedris Davis Acr Bordel Baracaser Whee Bowins Boenkren Hogan Laurence Clements I McCracken Lap Che Atle Fe Farmater Eee F . Soenksen Heassady Laurence Cliffol McCracken Kahn

Prep Cage Schedule With Weather Impacts

Roosevelt faces McKinley at 8 with a sophomore game at 7. Wilson plays Marion and Franklin meets Iowa City. The St Patrick special games against Iowa City St Patrick and Immaculate Conception St Marys Marshalltown were called off due to weather and road conditions.

St. Patrick’s Iowa City Immaculate Conception St.Mary’s Marshalltown Wilson Marion

Iowa Bowlers Split 4141 In State Meet

Des Moines AP reports Iowa bowlers sharing 4141 in prize money from the Marshalltown state tournament. Secretary Roy Simmons said checks would be mailed within a week. Top prizes included 150 for Manbeck Motor Sales Des Moines in team action and 80 to White and Goodsite Sioux City in doubles. Sager Des Moines won 60 in singles.

Des Moines Iowa Marshalltown Roy Simmons Iowa State Bowling Association Simmons Manbeck Motor Sales White and Goodsite Sioux City Jake Sager

Swimming Meet with Clinton Called Off

The Y M C A swimming meet between the local team and Clinton Sugwalledsoft was canceled due to hazardous road conditions that would have made travel unsafe for the Clinton team.

Clinton Clinton Sugwalledsoft

Hutchinson Advised by Feller on Big League Move

Bob Feller offers cautions and lessons from his early rise for Fred Hutchinson, noting the jump to major league hitters, the need to save his arm, stay relaxed, and control pitches. He recalls facing Hutchinson in Seattle last season and praising the Seattle teenager’s size and control but not speed.

Gayle Talbot A. F. Sports Writers Delray Beach Fla Bob Feller Fred Hutchinson Seattle Detroit Tigers Bob Cleveland Hutchinson Ben van Meter Iowa Feller

Boxing results from Brooklyn Philadelphia Atlantic City

Tommy Spiegal of Uniontown outpointed Armando Stellia of Chicago in Brooklyn. Joey Silva and Johnny Marcelline in Philadelphia drew. Bobby Green of Philadelphia stopped Johnny Mirabella of New York in Atlantic City.

Brooklyn Tommy Spiegal Uniontown Armando Stellia Chicago Philadelphia Joey Silva Les Pansies Johnny Marcelline Drew Atlantic City Bobby Green Johnny Mirabella New York

Conn Bouts Fred Apostoli In 15 Rounder At Madison Square Garden

Fred Apostoli seeks a better second outing against Billy Conn after their December ten round decision. Conn weighs around 168, higher than middleweight limit, with 13 000 to 14 000 fans expected and about $40 000 at stake in Madison Square Garden.

New York Fred Apostoli Billy Conn Pittsburgh Conn Apostoli San Franciscan Dizzy Fred Lou Nova Apostol Freddy Mike Jacobs Madison Square Garden

Greeley Keeps One-Game Lead In Delaware League

Special to The Gazette Greeley remains the league leader in Delaware County standings with a one game edge over Earlville. Delaware league standings show Greeley on top and Earlville in pursuit as the season advances.

DELHI Greeley Earlville

Holsinger Named Backfield Coach at Michigan State

Joseph F. Holsinger, previously Dayton assistant, is appointed backfield coach at Michigan State under head coach Charles Bachman. He succeeds Miles W. Casteel, now head coach at Arizona, and reunites with Bachman who coached him at Kansas State and Florida.

East Lansing Mich Joseph F. Holsinger Dayton University Michigan State College Miles W. Casteel University of Arizona Charles W. Bachman Holsinger Bachman Kansas State University of Florida

Pairings Made For Monona Sectional

Pairings set for the girls state sectional tournament at Monona with games February 15 16 17 and 18 Farmersburg champions of Clayton county draw Guttenberg Littleport faces Waterville Elkport meets Garnav ille and Harpers Ferry plays Monona.

Gazette Monona Farmersburg Guttenberg Littleport Waterville Elkport Garnaville Harpers Ferry Monona

Basketball Scores From United Press Summary

Ohio U 66 Marietta 44. John Carroll 43 Toledo 40. Hardin Simmons 45 Daniel Baker 31. Waynesburg 61 W Virginia Wesleyan 26. Grove City 86 Geneva 34. Several other early results listed with small margins and mixed conferences.

United Press Ohio U Marietta John Carroll Toledo de Sales Calvin Wittenberg Findlay Kirksville Twins Missouri Mines Westminster William Jewell California Aggies Fresno State Hardin Simmons Daniel Baker Howard Payne Austin Duquesne Baltimore Waynesburg W. Virginia Wesleyan Geo. Washington Wash.Jeff Grove City Geneva

Harridge Endorses Night Baseball as Spectacle in A L

President William Harridge says night baseball in the American League will be a spectacle not a threat to daytime games. Philadelphia and Cleveland may host seven night games this season with limits, and others could join if demand exists. He notes it could attract more fans and help daytime workers.

American League Ebring Fla William Harridge Philadelphia Cleveland Harridge

Griffith Sees No Change In Big Ten Membership

Pitt officials and Big Ten athletic commissioner Major John Lorenzo Griffith met in Pittsburgh during a move to place Pitt’s eligibility standards under Big Ten supervision. Griffith said no admission talks occurred and called the gesture a goodwill effort to foster athletic understanding among the ten conferences. He added discussions could help solve current athletic problems, but stressed no membership change was decided.

Pittsburgh Pitt Big Ten John Lorenzo Griffith University of Pittsburgh Western Conference

Army photographer snaps aerial image in flight within minutes

An army photographer needs only about 15 minutes to capture an aerial picture, develop it in a darkroom aboard the plane, and drop the photo to ground forces via parachute, enabling rapid battlefield intelligence.

Mickey Walker Divorced After Second Marriage Frays

Newark New Jersey boxer Mickey Walker was divorced after his wife Clara Frances Walker found him entertaining a blonde at home marking the end of his second marriage.

Mickey Walker Newark N. J INS Clara Frances Walker Mickey

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