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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1949
Page
10
Portland Indiana AP report describes Jack Hough’s four month old Hampshire pig Barney acting as a hunter. Barney trots with dogs on rabbit season and helps locate game, working close in and moving ahead, only hindered by rose bushes.
A dense list of parochial and public school games across Eastern Iowa from Monday to Thursday. Schools include Cedar Rapids Marion St Patrick's Monticello Marion Kalona Richland Arlington and beyond with matchups like St. Wenceslao vs St. Wenee and Monticello at Marion.
A sprawling list of Friday matchups spans St Wenceslaus vs St Patrick's in Iowa City St Patrick's vs Immaculate Conception Marion vs Ansmosa and many more. The column catalogs dozens of games by town and school pairings including Keotsa vs Richland West Chester vs North English and Wapsie Eight at Martette.
The piece discusses legal relief for pests and wildlife in Iowa, noting pigeons and beavers impact property values. It cites Cedar Rapids and Portland policing methods, suggests citizen action, and argues for lake and wildlife management including Cedar Lake and deer adjustments. It also mentions local clubs and events.
Ernie Hidder of Ama-Syrs club tops point totals in Fraternal league with 47 points across three games. Sid Tate of the Elks trails with 44, while Ralph Ingels leads the Church circuit with 33 points in three contests.
The Oneota handicap singles tournament at Decorah bowling center opens January 15 and runs through February 13. Sid Hinz notes last year’s event drew 911 entries with Wilson Lange of Decorah winning first prize of 257 dollars, scoring 715.
The Mississippi Valley conference wrestling meet will be held on Cornell college mats in Mt. Vernon. McKinley of Cedar Rapids and Franklin’s Bears clash in Cedar Rapids as Bob Salzbrenner leads his unbeaten dual team into conference play against top squads from Davenport, Waterloo, Clinton and Dubuque. Nearby, Osage heads to Mason City and Clarion, while Oelwein hosts West Waterloo and Cresco, with Waverly at New Hampton.
Iowa City will host the 25th annual Relay Carnival in the field house on Jan. 22. Coach Francis Cretzmeyer notes inter sorority medley relay among events, with races for fraternities dormitories married students and town league. Individual events include sprints hurdles jumps and throws for Hawkeye varsity and freshmen squads.
Coe Cosmos sports editor Art Koehler vents about coaching egos and tough coverage as Clausen, the new football coach, is described as a powerful voice. He recalls pressure from Willis and Harris and laments the difficulty of writing candidly about the team while aiming to be fair.
Iowa City veterans Dick Maine of Des Moines Kenny Marsh of Cedar Rapids and Ervin Straub of St Louis anchor the Hawkeyes with 230 career points entering the 1949 Iowa A A U championships at Ames on January 22. Maine has 88 points including a 1946 freshman backstroke title while Marsh and Straub bring sprint credentials as they headline the Hawkeye lineup since freshmen eligibility began in the conference.
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