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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1940

Page

16

Country Club Names Two Classy Quartets

Iowa amateur golf tournament opens Sunday at Cedar Rapids Country Club with four squads entering team competition. Jacobs Burkart plus Cedar Rapids favorites headline pro-amateur events, while Kenmore and Ellis squads vie for titles as a record field looms with 14 entrants at Kenmore and at least 10 from Vinton.

Iowa Cedar Rapids Country Club Johnny Jacobs Charley Burkart Kenmore Ellis Park Cedar Rapids No. 1 Country Club Johnny Vavra John Carey Mason City Bill McPartland Joe Toman Dick Lynch Ed Soboda Bill Wheeler Jim McPartland L. H. Jacobson Herman Smith Elmer Hightower Bob Hastings Bob Stephenson Ellis Bernie Stieger Walt Hodge Dale Smith Ccie Trimble Jacobs-Burkart George Taylor Johnny Vavyra Leonard Kolar Dal Stieger Ellis Plant John Jacobs, Jr Vinton

Dean and Macauley to Study at Columbia Teachers College

Judd Dean director of intra mural athletics at Cornell and head basketball coach leaves for Columbia University in New York City to study six weeks toward his doctorate. He earned a master's at Columbia in 1933. James Macauley Cornell dean of admissions accompanies to study for a master’s in personnel work. Both will attend Teachers College Columbia.

Judd Dean Cornell Columbia University New York City Columbia James Macauley Teachers College

Attractive program at Hawkeye Downs

Sports fans in eastern Iowa are offered a full afternoon and evening at Hawkeye Downs as the American Legion hosts an Independence Day program with jalopy races in the afternoon and boxing at night. Time trials start at 12:30, boxing begins about 6:30 or 7, with one admission granting access to both events. Jalopy action runs from 2:00, four heats plus a non qualifier race, a grand finale, and a prize pot of 350 dollars. Boxing features eight bouts including heavyweight Lawrence Gatzke of Cedar Rapids, who faces Ralph Beardsley of Anamosa, plus a card listing eight scheduled clashes among riders and fighters from Cedar Rapids, Cascade, Scotch Grove, Solon, Monticello, and Anamosa.

Iowa Hawkeye Downs American Legion Doc” Hayden Lawrence Gatzke Ralph Beardsley Anamosa Gatzke Budde Boyle Cedar Rapids Paul McNally Cascade Les Leggett Scotch Grove Bob Kroupa Don Secrett Bob Foster Johnny Potter Salon ccc Duke Defend Dick King Solon Gus Deering Monticello Curly Hyatt CCC Clarence Aldrich Don Fritz Howard Pertiso Anasatay Cedarapids

Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter

A Gazette sports column previews reader predictions for the National League races. Readers name Cards Dodgers Reds Cubs Pirates Giants and others, with notable notes on misordered predictions and a mock ranking by George Sisler proposing a points system for batting averages. The piece also covers George Kraus’s Amana Jays victory and Cedar Rapids Bunnies defense.

The Gazette AMANA George Kraus Blue Jays Cedar Rapids Bunnies Bunnies Jack Thenhaus Herb Gallagher

Washington Indies Fall 7 6 to Greys in Twelfth

Washington Indies lost 7 to 6 to the reformatory Greys at Anamosa in twelve innings. Keith Wymore pitched the game for Washington. The locals schedule includes a game against Ely at home on Sunday, July 7, followed by a match with Muscatine on July 14.

Gazette Washington Washington Indies Reformatory Greys Anamosa Keith Wymore Ely Muscatine

Dell Wins Fox and Coon Hunt at Tom Streets Farm

Dell owned by Lewis Lawler of Bernard topped the coon hunt with a heat win and a nose final. Lula Belle, also owned by Lawler, won the fox portion at the Sunday event held on the Tom Streets farm about 50 miles northeast of Monmouth.

Dell Lewis Lawler Bernard Tom Streets Monmouth Lula Belle Lawler

Packers Tie Quakers In League Thriller For First

Wilson Packers beat Iowa Light and Power 6 to 5 to cling to first place in the M. and J. league. Key hits in the third inning fueled the margin as Adolph Heinze and Ookie Theisen led a late charge. Runners Roy Olson Kenny Thenhaus and Darrel Sawyer scored in support while Jack Thenhaus and Cronkhite sparked defensive plays.

Wilson Packers Quakers Iowa Light and Power Wilson's la Plant-Choate Packers Reddy Kilowatts Carl Matter Adolph Cronkhite Ed Koach Ed Benedict Benedict Light and Power Slauson Matter Batles Olson Meinze Tirkhite Farmer Kochdlf Kvyach O.sawyer Shananille Hibben K.thenh S.p Thelsen Licht Power Quaker Oats Benedict Pack K Koch Theisen Thenhaus Sawyer Pasa Iibben Srilers Hibben Heinze Ibben I Hibben K Thenhaus Sellers J Thenhaus Savel Blake

Ames coed wins Wakonda invitational in Des Moines golf

Kathleen Carey and H R Staats tie for second at 89 as Kathleen Carey shoots 89 to lead 115 players. Jo MacRae of Ames wins with 42 40 82. Notables include Shirley Ramsdell 91 Martha Beardsley 58 Nell Wilhout 53.

Des Moines Jo MacRae Ames Iowa State College Wakonda Country Club H. R. Staats Davenport Kathleen Carey Cedar Rapids Shirley Ramsdell Cedar Falls Martha Beardsley Nell Wilhout

Cedar Rapids Horseshoe Club Defeats Davenport 21 to 15

The Cedar Rapids Horseshoe Club defeated Davenport 21 to 15 on Sunday to remain unbeaten. Cedar Rapids fielded a strong lineup as the match concluded at Davenport.

Nips Davenport Cedar Rapids Davenport Club

Softball roundups from church leagues and schools

In a compact set of scores and names from Trinity Lutheran Calvary Baptist Church of Brethren Westminster St Pauls ME and two Westminster divisions, Eagles from Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids fielded teams led by Linkenbach Baumeartner Demory and White. Delzill Terwiliecer Webster Winders Harris and Welter Broussard and avilk appear among the listed players and results.

Trinity Lutheran

Cedar Rapids Monarchs to play Muscatine July 4

The Cedar Rapids Colored Monarchs will face Muscatine on July 4 with Birket and Wilson catching for the battery.

Cedar Rapids Colored Monarchs Muscatine Birket and Wilson

Jones County Farm Bureau Defeats Linn 5 To 3

The Jones County Farm Bureau baseball team beat Linn County Farmers 5 to 3 for its fourth straight win. Darvin Harderson of Anamosa pitched well for Jones County while Spike Williams of Olin caught. Linn's Norton and Blont pitched with Buiggart catching.

OLM Jones County Farm Bureau Linn County Farmers Oli Darvin Harderson Anamosa Farm Bureau Spike Williams Oln Norton Blont Linn Buiggart

Ely Blue Sox Triumph in Sunday Doubleheader

The Ely Blue Sox won twice, beating Ellis Boulevard Grocers of Cedar Rapids 12-2 in the opener with Oberthien Schwarz and Thorson catching for Cedar Rapids and R. Stahle and Slade for Ely. In the nightcap Ely defeated Lisbon 13-3, highlighted by Krumm hitting a bases loaded homer for Ely.

Ely Blue Sox Ely Ellis Boulevard Grocers Cedar Rapids Oberthien Schwarz Thorson Ely R. Stahle Slade Lisbon Krumm

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