St Patrick’s host to IC five in light week schedule
The Cedar Rapids area high school basketball week features six games with three intra city matchups. Immaculate Conception visits St Patrick’s Monday, Franklin meets McKinley Friday, and Roosevelt faces Wilson the same night. St Patrick’s seeks home dominance after fourteen straight wins at home and a 12-1 season. Roosevelt’s top scorer Tom Farmer headlines a strong Rough Riders squad. Other clashes include St Wenceslaus versus Sacred Heart Tuesday and Independence at Wilson Saturday.
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Knapp Investments Maintains Lead In Local Table Tennis League
Knapp Investments stays on top with 11 straight victories after defeating Light Co No 2. Belden Hill holds second place with 9 wins in 10 starts. Last week results include Wilson and Co 12 aur Man 5 and Marion 12 Albert's Cherry Burrell 4. Selden Hill’s 14 Elks 3. The note mentions a mischief with French Stamats forfeited. The piece closes with an odd anecdote about Haydn and his wife Maria Anna using manuscripts as curl-papers.
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Writers To Honor Umpire Bill Klem And Joe McCarthy
New York AP The New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association will award two meritous service plaques at its Feb 5 annual dinner. Bill Klem the NL umpire dean will receive for long service and Yankees manager Joe McCarthy earns for three straight World Series titles. The last two-award year was 1935 with Connie Mack and Rabbit Maranville.
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Jove McCarthy
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Connie Mack
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Stanwood and Bennett Split Varsity Basketball Doubleheader
Stanwood and Bennett split a two game set here Friday night. The Stanwood girls routed Bennett 46 to 13 behind Koch with 18 points while Willer added 5 for Bennett. In the boys action Bennett won 28 to 20 led by Mc Garvie with 13 points and Barnes with 11 for Stanwood.
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Conroy Girls Finish Season With Win Over Victor
Conroy Iowa, the Conroy girls beat Victor 40 to 16 to close their schedule. The win extends Conroy’s season streak and keeps them favored for the Iowa county girls tournament at Millersburg this week, after defeating all county teams.
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Linn county table tennis tourney seeks entries
The deadline to file entries for the second Linn county table tennis tournament is Tuesday noon February 7. The meet runs February 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. at the YMCA with men’s singles women’s singles veteran’s singles junior singles up to 14 men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Many entries have arrived and the event should exceed last year’s turnout. Pairings will be set once entries close and announced in The Gazette.
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Linn County
Iowa Hockey Meet Postponed to February 5
The Iowa open ice hockey tournament in Des Moines is postponed to February 5 due to unsafe ice for spectators. Schedule changes include Betsy Ross Bread of Mason City delaying entry and matchups such as Waterloo versus Webster City and Cedar Rapids Knitters versus Betsy Ross Bread, with finals at 1.30 p.m.
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Paychek to Meet Massera in Des Moines Fight
Des Moines promoter Pinkie George announces a 10 round bout between Johnny Paychek and Charley Massera on February 27 in Des Moines. Massera’s managers receive 2000 dollars plus a share of gross receipts. Paychek trains at Hot Springs for a February 8 Omaha bout with Art Oliver.
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Pittsburgh
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Rip Collins Signs For A Lower Cubs Salary
Cubs first baseman Rip Collins signed his 1939 contract at somewhat less than his 1938 salary the Chicago club announced. Collins batted .267 last season and said he expected a strong year and a World Series appearance. Manager Gabby Hartnett planned to start Phil Cavarretta at first base with Collins, while pitching candidate Gomes would keep his $20,000 salary.
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Phil Cavarretta
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Mize Signs 1939 Contract With Cardinals
ST. LOUIS AP reports Johnny Mize signed his 1939 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Terms were not disclosed but officials say his salary was increased.
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Johnny Mize
St. Louis Cardinals
Grissom Signs Pact as Reds Pin Hopes on Pitching
Lefty Lee Grissom arrived from California and signed a contract as the Cincinnati Reds place big pitching hopes on him for the upcoming season.
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Lee Grissom
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Yankees Announce Signed Contracts for Gomez Beggs Powell
The New York Yankees said they received signed deals from Pitchers Lefty Gomez and Joe Beggs and outfielder Jake Powell. Gomez, back from Bermuda, approved the terms after Barrow’s review though salary figures were not released.
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Lexington
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Dodgers drop Stripp from plans as contract talks stall
New York report says the Brooklyn Dodgers refused to count Joe Stripp among this year’s plans after he rejected a contract claiming last season’s salary from the Boston Bees. Stripp sought $750 for five Florida school players he recommended, a deal Dodgers officials deny knowing. Van Mungo and Tot Presnell also expressed dissatisfaction with their terms.
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Larry MacPhail
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Norway and Palo Split Night of High School Games
Norway and Palo split a Friday double header with Palo girls winning 36 to 21 and Norway boys taking the matchup 23 to 6. Palo’s McClurg led Palo with 14 points while Barker topped Norway with 9 in the girls game. James Pickart led Norway with 7 in the boys game, with Palo scoring just one point in the second half.
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McClurg
Barker
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