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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1939
Page
3
Will Harridge notes baseball s centennial year and a season of progress with new managers and rising talent across American League clubs. He highlights improved mechanics and records, grandstands, and an anticipated closer race for the championship as celebrations begin in 1939.
Iowa Electric Light and Power team plans three games this week against Shellsburg Turner Rockets and Allied Industrial league leader Quakers. Shellsburg visits Monday at 8 30 after a curtain raiser with Davenport and Stuart hall hosts the Lighters Wednesday.
About 150 attended the annual banquet honoring Postville high school athletes hosted by the local Commercial club. Speakers included James J. Yeager of Iowa State College football, Captain Ed Bock, W. A. Kneeland, Joseph B. Steele, Ivan Blackmer, and coaches Herbert Carris and La Verne Benson. Attendees included Captain Paul Schroeder and many named athletes and student manager Roland Gray.
Cedar Rapids loses two of three to Clinton and drop two straight to Des Moines on local floor. Clinton defeats Des Moines 15 13 15 2 14 16 in a three game series. Cedar Rapids wins one of three in their against Des Moines and Clinton. Players listed include Ockie Thieven Roy Harger John Hann Jack Skien James Bell Fred Taylor Gil s Hensley and George Clapp.
Elfie Magnusson surveys Cedar Rapids bowling in 1939, noting 208 sanctioning by the American Bowling Congress and about 1 000 members. Women join the Women's International Bowling Congress, with Cedar Rapids ranking second in Iowa. Knights of Columbus and local leagues plan trips to Dubuque and Lansing for state and national meets. Local scores include 253 by Mayer, 662 by Penick and Ford, and rising qualification for two keen women’s leagues with standings tight in YWCA Major and Ten Pin.
Knapp Investment table tennis team beat Wilson 7 0 to stay atop Teague standings. Belden Hill s edged French Stamats to take second. Marion fell to Monarch Foods. Upcoming matches include Community House vs Gundling Insurance and Knapp Investment vs Light Company No 2.
Fayette county tournament scheduled in West Union from February 9 to 11 features girls and boys brackets with multiple byes and matchups. Officials listed are James Turnbull of Dubuque and Robert Austin of Davenport.
McGregor senior high basketball beat Elkader 35 to 12 in a Friday night game in Elkader. Jim O'Brien led McGregor with 14 points and Bob O'Brien added 12 while Elkader’s Mentzel scored 4. Elkader won the junior game 20 to 17.
Readable fragments show multiple bowling leagues including MAJOR LEAGUE, BOWLING LEAGUE, JUNIOR AMERICAN CZECHS, RED CROWN LEAGUE and NATIONAL OATS AGE. Names such as Sprynel, Penick, Ford, Langham, Conway, Olson and many others appear with scores and handicaps amid team standings and sponsor lines.
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