Shimek Captures 10 000 Meter at Olympic Trials
Iowa skater George Shimek won the 10 000 meter event at the Oconomowoc trials to secure a berth on the 1940 U S Olympic team. The 24 year old Cedar Rapids veteran, the state’s first to reach the eight man squad, credits hard training and strong local support for his achievement. He has long distance skating roots and worked at Quaker Oats while pursuing endurance.
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Hen George Shimek
Oconomowoc
United States
St. Moritz
Switzerland
George
Quaker Oats
Gazette
Shirmek
Chicago Tribune
Shimek
High Rock
L. D. Dennis
Iowa Skating Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fiasco in Garden Highlights Boxing Odds and Golden Gloves Prospects
A crowd of about 18 000 watched Red Pepper Joe Lanis overwhelm Joe Henry Lewis in a two minute 29 second bout at Madison Square Garden. News accounts describe the bout as a one sided fiasco despite high attendance and a $102 000 gross gate. The column then contrasts professional disappointment with upcoming Golden Gloves preliminaries on February 6 7 and 8 offering affordable seats and lively action. It notes six of nine free agents signed to other clubs after Commissioner Landis policy changes of 1938 and lists several player moves including Hale Swanson Wayne Rossbach Rabbit Rumsey Lou Hanning Jinks Keeney Cal Lahman and others and the St Louis Cedar Rapids war over an undercounter agreement.
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Joe Lanis
John Henry Lewis
Madison Square Garden
Joe
Ss Apa
Coliseum
Landis
Hale Swanson
Wayne Rossbach
Rabbit Rumsey
Waterloo
Lou Hanning
Jinks Keeney
Springfield
Cal Lahman
Wilkes Barre
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Iowa City notes on Tubbs and football leadership
The article reports that pitcher Al Krupski, Paul Fugit, and Alex Filbert may have found work this year but local headquarters have no confirmation. Irl Tubbs remains in Iowa City with uncertainties about his future past June 1, while Eddie Anderson and Athletic Director Schroeder discuss timing and salary. Separately, Sam Snead’s rising fame stirs attention as golf players exchange views on match play and personalities.
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al Krupski
Paul Fugit
Alex Filbert
University
Irl
Iowa City
Tubbs
Washington Holds Sectional Boxing Trials for Cedar Rapids Meet
Twelve bouts in a sectional tournament sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Daily Journal led to a team selection for the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves meet set for February. Local boxers from Ottumwa Muscatine Washington Riverside and Cedar Rapids competed with judges and officials noted.
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Washington, In
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Daily Journal
Gazette
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Horace Haifley
Washington
Wayne Jones
Ottumwa
Page Bridges
Muscatine
Stanley Waley
Vic Jerrell
Bridges
Wesley Bloom
Joey Pappas
Bud Crowley
Crowley
James Cairns
Jack Sweeney
Wilbur Hinkle
George Hoston
Ralph Morgan
Hoston
Anseetag
Sweeney
Alvin Horak
Riverside
Vernon Hoskins
Howard la Rue
Horst Lerz
Charles Veiell
Alex Fidler
C. Sharkey
Bruce Cowden
A. E. Palmer
Henry Hull
J. M. Lloyd
Ohio State Battles Chicago for Big Ten Lead
Ohio State aims to share first place by beating the Chicago Maroons in Columbus. A win would give the Buckeyes four of five conference games and a tie with Minnesota, which currently leads after beating Illinois. Jimmy Hull faces Chicago as the Maroons seek a big weekend upset and a path toward the title.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Chicago Margons
Columbus
Minnesota
Gophers
Illinois
Jimmy Hull
Maroons
Notre Dame
South Bend
Royal edict grants druggists monopoly on gingerbread sales
In 16th century Paris ginger bread was sold only by pharmacists under a royal edict. The decree gave druggists an exclusive right to sell the spice flavored pastry in the city.
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Paris
George Shimek Dark Horse of Olympic Team
George Shimek, 25, from Cedar Rapids enters as dark horse on U S Olympic speed skating team at Oconomowoc Wisconsin. Coach Pete Miller hails the seven Midwest plus one California skaters as best group yet with Shimek clocking 18 49 8 in the 10 000 meter to join first string rivals Freisinger Schroeder and Wallace with top times in the 500 5000 and 1500 respectively.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Pete Miller
Chicago
United States
Fowler Lake
Miller
George Shimek
Cedar Rapids
Leo Freisinger
Eddie Schroeder
George Wallace
San Francisco
Poughkeepsie Regatta Date Set For June 17
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association announced June 17 as the Poughkeepsie regatta date with 4 p.m. freshmen 5 p.m. junior varsity and 6 p.m. varsity race times. Invitations were sent to five nonmember schools California Washington Princeton Wisconsin and Massachusetts Tech.
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New York
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Poughkeepsie
California
Washington
Princeton
Wisconsin
Massachusetts Tech
Troy Mills Teams Win Three Of Four Games
Troy Mills Independent teams defeat Brandon in both games. The boys won 39 87 with Orvie McCright high man. the girls won 43 to 19. In a Palo double header the boys won 23 to 12 while Palo presented a challenge to the Troy Mills team.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Brandon
Orvie McCright
Palo
Prep Basketball Fives Battle in Struggling Game
A fractured OCR text notes a Hamilton junior high game where a player named Teames Deatyestintor faced an injury and limited play. The report mentions periods, points per minute, and fans tracking the team’s performance in a rough, uncertain recap.
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Hamilton
Spoint
Prep Cage Schedule Signals Local High School Games
Tonight Wilson hosts McKinley with sophomore at 7 and varsity at 8 15. Keystone plays Roosevelt at 7 30. Sacred Heart and Oelwein visit St Patrick’s with St Pat’s eighth grade facing Marion at 7 and varsity at 8. Franklin meets Waterloo East and Immaculate Conception travels to Sacred Heart, Waterloo.
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Wilson
McKinley
Keystone
Roosevelt
Sacred Heart
Oelwein
St. Patrick’s
St. Pat’s
Marion
Franklin
Waterloo East
Immaculate Conception
Waterloo
Knitters Face Waterloo in Iowa Hockey League Clash
Cedar Rapids Knitters travel to Waterloo Friday to meet the Waterloo Blackhawks in an Iowa Hockey League game. Sunday they play in Des Moines in the Iowa amateur tournament after drawing a first round bye and awaiting the Graceland Lamoni or Blue Ribbon winner at 2 30 p.m. The trip roster includes Tony Vynanek Harold Hanna Ted and Lou Trefny wards Ed Klinger Maurice Giovavanazzi Dave Ross defense Gus Pesek Ab Cline goalies.
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Cedar Rapids
Maurice Giovanazzi
Dave Ross
Gus Pesek
Ab Cline
Wilson's Teams Win in Allied Industrial League
Wilson's defeated Speeder Machinery 34 to 25 as Harold Meyn scored eight for the Packers. Iowa Manufacturing edged La Plant Choate 23 to 18 with four players contributing two field goals apiece. Box scores follow.
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Wilson’s
Speeder Machinery
Iowa Manufacturing Company
la Plant-Choate
Allied Industrial League
Wilson
Harold Meyn
Packers
Decorah Shooters Rally For Victory At Harmony Minn
Decorah high school basketball team earned a convincing win Tuesday night at Harmony Minnesota. Decorah led most of the game scoring around thirty six points in the final period while holding their opponents to a lower total.
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Decorah
Oagers
Spedal
Ganette
Decorah High School
Harmony
Minns
Iterate Ter
Heaton
Iowa Versus Nebraska Sets Saturday Night Wrestling Clash
Iowa hosts Nebraska in front of home crowd with four unbeaten Hawkeyes Bill Sherman Philip Millen Kenneth Kingsbury and Wilbur Nead facing Huskers on a nine bout lineup Nead seeks his ninth straight fall against George Seemann while both teams feature players who double as football standouts
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the Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Nebraska
Bill Sherman
Philip Millen
Kenneth Kingsbury
Wilbur Nead
Huskers
Iowa
George Seemann
Sherman
Kuska
Millen
Kingsbury
Clare
George
Luke
Johnson
Fidler
Vergamini
Condon Wy
Nead
Seemann
Jamesz Kallas
Illinois
Olin and Martelle Girls Reach Jones County Final
Olin defeats Oxford Junction 5 0 to advance to the final. Mabel Otten scores 22 for Center Junction, Margaret Macomber 17 for Olin, with Helen Joura and Rosalee Kreger notable on defense. Martelle defeats Oxford Junction 38 20 led by Murfield with 25 points. Consolation game set for Saturday at 7 30 and the siommenship game at 8 30.
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OLIN
Oxford Junction
Mabel Otten
Center Junction
Margaret Macomber
Helen Joura
Rosalee Kreger
Martelle
Murfield
Budge Beats Ellsworth Vines In Tennis Match
In Charlotte Don Budge defeated Ellsworth Vines for the first time in a week. Budge won eleven of twelve matches to lead 6-3 6-2 before about 2 000 fans.
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Charlotte
N. C
INS
Ellsworth Vines
Don Budge
Budge
Vines
West Union Defeats Hawkeye 30 to 23 at Home
West Union beat Hawkeye 30 to 23 Wednesday at Hawkeye gym. McClune led with 11 points for West Union while Martin added 6 and Waldron Grimes each had 4. Hawkeye’s Nieman and Ohman each scored 8.
Quaker Oats Gym Hosts Saturday Hockey Night
The Quaker gym hosts a pair of games Saturday at 7:30 p m featuring the Quakers against the Coast non Stores team of Mars Halltown.
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Quaker. Oats Gym
Nevuson
Hockeetoatte
Ewhall
Quakers
Coast
Mars Halltown
Three City League Games Tonight
Three league games are scheduled for the Yi floor tonight in this order Phalanx club versus Yaser's, Dorm versus Rude Auto, Melz Otlers versus Armstrong's.
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Yi Floor
Phalanx Club
Yaser’s
Dorm
Rude Auto
Melz
Otlers
Armstrong's
Pollack's Career Crowned by Saturday Beloit Clash
Coe College's Kohawk captain Dick Pollack, a 150 pound senior, wraps up his career in the Beloit game. Pollack has been a key spark in dropkicking and clutch passes, earning applause in basketball and football. Beloit faces Coe as Oscar Olson, Howard Schneider, and Ed Cisler for the Midwest scoring leaders loom in the background. Center Point, recently cleared to play, aims to rebound after a 35-32 Cedar Rapids win as the Linn county tournament nears.
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Coe
Beloit
Kohawk
Dick Pollack
Pollack
Coe Field
Moray Eby
Berwyn
Monmouth
Walt Kinch
Oscar Olson
Carleron
Howard Schneider
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Russell Lynch
Ed Cisler
John Prasch
Center Point
Iowa High School Athletic Association
St. Wenceslaus
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Local Skating Rinks Open Friday Evening
Roosevelt and Arthur rinks will be open Friday night with lights on and supervision until 10 o clock. They will reopen Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
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Roosevelt and
Arthur
Cleveland inventor patent on carbon-arc street lamp
C. F. Brush of Cleveland patented the old carbon-arc street lamp in 1879, marking a milestone in early electric illumination.
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C. F. Brush
Cleveland, D
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