Light Nine Takes Second in Mand J League
The Light brigade Lord Hibben pitched well as La Plant Choate could manage only one run. Three first inning runs plus solid defense carried Light Nine to a 3 1 lead they would not relinquish. Benny Benedict scored on a passed ball while Bob Brown tallied on a centerfield triple.
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Town
Red Hibben
la Plant-Choate
Trail Town Manntay Turing Company
Marsin-Eaf
Ibbben
Mittead
Light Brigade
Charlie Bright
Ed Benedict
Joe Bailey
Benedict
Bob Brown
Bailey
Brown
Power House
Bright
Lowell SheWhase
Bill Diehl
Kenny Gross
Herman Fruec
Iowa Light
la Tisnyebeate
Ugress
Batley
Fruch
Dichl
iBright
La_Plant-Choate Iowa
Troe
Diehl
DeWoody
Kowa Light
Tordik
Hibben
Frieht
Shellbase
Hibben Gress
Prizefighter Gillespie Dies After Denver Ring Collapse
Denver story reports middleweight Jack Gillespie of Greeley dying after injuries from a Monday night prize fight halted in the sixth round by referee Dan Darnell. Gillespie, who had been knocked down earlier, died Wednesday. referee, promoter, and officials testified the bout was conducted properly.
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Denver
INS
Jack Gillespie
Greeley
Colo
Gillespie
Dan Darnell
Jack Chase
Walsenburg
Joe Louis
James E. Childers
State Boxing Commission
Kitten Ball Tournament Schedule Set for Fourth Festival
Columbus Junction announces a kitten ball game lineup for the July Fourth fairgrounds celebration. At noon Byersville faces Crawfordsville, then Columbus Junction meets Imperial Roofers Muscatine at 1, Huttig Muscatine versus Wapello at 2, and Zion Lutheran Muscatine versus Iowa City at 3 with semis and finals to follow.
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Columbus Junction
Fair Grounds
Byersville
Crawfordsville
Imperial Roofers
Muscatine
Huttig
Wapello
Zion Lutheran
Iowa City
U.S. Holds Majority of Global Passenger Car and Truck Registrations
The United States accounts for seventy one percent of world passenger car registrations and fifty four percent of global trucks, highlighting its dominance in motor vehicle ownership and fleet size.
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United States
Keeler referenced in DiMaggio streak lore and famed reply
Nom Considine New York report recalls Wee Willie Keeler famed line I hit em where they aint. The piece notes Keeler 5-10 170 lb Irish Brooklyn origin played with Orioles Dodgers Highlanders Yanks and set a 44 game streak in 1897 hitting .408 to .432 season mark. It contrasts Keeler with DiMag as quiet durable star and mentions his legacy bunting place hitting and a scar from a barbed wire fence.
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New York
INS
Wee Willie Keeler
Joe DiMaggio
Arlie Latham O
Yankee Stadium
DiMaggio
Keeler
Latham
Wee Willie
Brooklyn
Arlie
New Jersey
Baltimore
McGraw
Robertson
Orioles
Dodgers
New York Highlanders
Yanks
Highlanders
Frank Killen
Pittsburgh
Tatham
Hutek
DiMag
Keelers
Bonetti Placed On Baseball Ineligible List
Julio Bonetti, pitcher once with Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast league, is ruled out of baseball by National Association president W G Bramham after a two month probe found he associated with gamblers and allowed bets to be placed using his name. Bonetti denied throwing games and had prior major league trials with the St Louis Browns and a stint with Des Moines in the Western league.
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Albert J. Reshaw
Los Angeles
Bramham
Bonetti
St. Louis Browns
Chicago Cubs
Des Moines
CLA
Camp Hahn
Pacific Coast
Frankie Kovacs
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Debs Garris
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Joe DiMaggio
Powell Sold to Montreal Club in International League
San Francisco Seals president Charles Graham reports veteran outfielder Jake Powell, a former New York Yankee star, was sold to Montreal of the International League. Powell was purchased last winter for $10,000.
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SAN Francisco
Jake Powell
Montreal
Charles Graham
San Francisco Seals
Powell
New York Yankee
Ding's Oilers Triumph Then Fall to Crawfordsville
Ding's Oilers beat Crawfordsville kittens 3 1 on Tuesday. Crawfordsville second team defeated the Oilers 3 to 2. Oilers catcher Howard Williams broke his left collarbone and was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
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Columbus Junction
Ding
Oilers
Crawfordsville
Howard Williams
Bellevue Hospital
All Sorts of Sports Shorts from 1919 and Today
A collage of sports notes spanning past and present figures. Jack Dempsey’s 1919 KO of Jess Willard cited alongside current golf favorites at Cherry Hills, plus multiple odds for the PGA title and quick takes on players from Lou Novikoff to Ted Lyons. Includes CCC and army camp teams, semi pro notes, and a Milwaukee football signing.
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Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Toledo
Denver
Ben Hogan
P.ga
Cherry Hills
P.G.A
Craig Wood
Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
Ralph Guldahl
Jimmy Demaret
Jag McSpaden
Denny Shute
Dutch Harrison
Lloyd Mangrum
Horton Smith
Henry Picard
Dick Metz
Johnny Revolta
Vic Ghezzi
Paul Runyan
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Jimmy Thomson
Lou Novikoff
American Association
Novikoff
Milwaukee
Lou
Plan Pocket Billiards Tournament At Allison
A pocket billiards tournament open to all local players will start at the Allison billiard room on Friday July 4 and run through July 20. Play is for an individual high score in rotation with amateurs and experts having an equal chance. Prizes awarded daily with a grand award at the end.
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Allison Billiard Room
Bupane Gas Leads Softball Standings With Upset Wins
In Ellis Park league play Bupane Gas beat Hall Mag Co 10 to 2 to stay atop the C division. Welch's Standard rallied to beat Har-Mac 10 to 9 after trailing by nine runs. Gazette entry toppled Merchants Bank 9 to 3, Wilson Packers overwhelmed Eddy Paper 10 to 0, Sokols upset CYO 7 to 3, and Maccabees beat Z0.B 12 to 2. Trinity Methodist shut out Trinity Lutheran 4 to 0 in Church League. Open league sees Beck Athletic Goods face Armstrongs under lights. All Friday games postponed.
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Solthatl
Ellis Park
Bupane Gas
Hall Mag Co
Welch
Standard
Har- Mac
Har-Mac
Gazette
Merchants Bank
Wilson Packers
Eddy Paper
Bil Jones
Sokols
Maccabees
Trinity Methodist
Trinity Lutheran
Jack Leonard
Beck Athletic Goods
Armstrongs
Wilson and Co
Jones
Alton Palumbo
Leonard
M. Eye
Brammer
Anderson
Pazour
Campbell
Wilson Macabees
Amor
Dich
Drahos, Mosley and Prucha "Co
Industrial Llagul
Cazetke
Morgan and Sears, Dvorak and Womacka
Riley and Jones, Tschirat and W. Wood Bupane
Hall Man Co
Lund and Garoutte
Stover and
Malone
Williamsburg Bowl Hosts Roosevelt Hotel In Prep Action
Roosevelt Hotel's Roose velt American Legion champions battled Williamsburg in a Riverside Park practice game, 16 to 8. Frank Stastny contributed four hits while Everett Andrew added a homer a double and two singles. Folkers Ennis each hit a triple in the west siders win. They beat Williamsburg previously and will face Marengo American Legion next Tuesday at Daniels Park.
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Davenport
Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Williamsburg
Riverside Park
Frank Stastny
Everett Andrew
Bill Folkers
Bob Ennis
West Siders
Marengo American Legion
Daniels Park
57 Entries Listed In Motorcycle Race Meet Here
Hawkeye Downs hosts a July 4 motorcycle race with 57 entries listed by starter George Clifford. Tommy Hays of Dallas entered to beat the deadline, post entries may raise the total to 80 or more riders, including six experts, 11 amateurs and 29 novices from multiple states and cities.
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Ed Kretz
Hawkeye Downs
Tommy Hays
Dallas
Tex
George Clifford
Clifford
John Spiegelhoff
Milwaukee
Leo Anthony
Port Huron
Mich
Harley Chuck Grover
Harley
Rube Larson
Rockford
Earl Bennett
Joe DeRose
Springfield
Bob Ladage
Cedar Rapids
George Auld
C. E. McHale
Chicago
Herman Greenslate
E. Moline
Dick Gross
Fond du Lac
Wis
Bill Underwood
Peoria
Felix Steffin
Bob Stuth
Bernard Gessler
Bob Chetty
Aupora
Ilc
Herman Walmuth
Miles Locher
Dick Johnson
Lee Stacy
Waterloo
Triumph
George Jass
Roy Clark
St. Joseph
Deforrest Sinn
Dixon
Wendel Schadd
Phil Lazio
Detroit
Gifford Henderson
Denver
Chick Beran
Davenport
Kenny Fuller
Joe Brenen
Bell
Calif
Whit Hemmingway
Webster City
Chester Algoe
Paul Sauerbrek
Fon du Lac
Robert Searles
Don Shaw
Des Moines
Bicc Berestrom
Charles Jeneman
Ray Newman
Hammond
Ind
John Egbers
Minneapolis
Paul Deladi
James Brooks
Charles Goff
St. Paul
Robert Hofmeister
Reuben Litz
Harold Litz
Vernard Wattoff
Ames
Boxing Roundup Reported From Multiple Venues
In New York Fritvle Zivie from Pitts church stopped Al Davis in Brooklyn. In Miami Tommy Gomez defeated Mickey Dusan in a Florida bout. In Paterson Patrick Edward Comiskey stopped Stato Colonello in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Fritvle Zivie
Pitts Church
al “Bummy" Davis
Brooklyn
Miami
Fla
Tommy Gomez
Tampa
Mickey Dusan
Cleveland
Paterson
N_ J
Patrick Edward Comiskey
Stato Colonello
Cyclone Grid Roster Named By Iowa State Coach Donels
Ames Iowa The Cyclone grid roster announced by coach Ray Donels lists 47 players including 33 award winners likely to report in the fall for Iowa State College football. Veterans include captain Laverne Butch Lewis and multiple linemen with center strength among the shorter units.
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Des Moines
Jean Lance
Sac City
Laverne McGraw
Sioux City
Maurice Ryan
Tarkio
William Burger
Leon
Bernard Mickelson
Ames
Ray Tenhoff
Tama
Leonard Thomas
Virelnin
Minn
Juckles
Robert Burrell
Gilmore City
Claire Ethington
Lenox
Lewis
Robert Kirkpatrick
Austin
Minna Center
Royal Lobry
Sioux
Rule On Protest In Delaware Co League
Delaware County League managers and officers met in Ryan to settle a dispute from a Delhi Lamont game. Umpire calls a runner safe after a fielder interference, prompting a replay decision that could be avoided if Winthrop defeats Lamont next Sunday.
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Yan
Delaware County League
Ryan
Delhi
Lamont
Winthrop
League All Stars
Masonville
Seeeanaee
Delaware
Silver Creek
Warmerdam Soars Over 15 Feet At Twilight Meet
Cornelius Warmerdam, famed pole vaulter, cleared 15 feet on his first try at the Holy Trinity Holy Name A C twilight meet in Passaic New Jersey. Despite imperfect runway and improvised uprights he failed to beat his unofficial 15 foot 5 3/4 inch world mark on three attempts.
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Passaic
N. J
Cornelius Warmerdam
U. S
Philadelhia
Holy Trinity
Holy Name A. C
Warmerdam
Manchester and Ryan to Face Off at Friday Picnic
The Gazette reports a standout baseball game between Manchester, winner of the first half in the Wapsie Valley league, and the Ryan Shamrocks as the feature attraction at St Patrick's church picnic on Friday. Manchester fields a strong team despite incomplete roster details.
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The
Gazette
Ryan
Manchester
Ryan Shamrocks
St. Patrick’s Church
Ryan team advances as youngsters shine in steady season
Youngsters who have played remarkable baseball all season. The Ryan team, hard hit by the draft and missing many last year’s players, is reaching stride and improving with every game. Starting time is 2:30 pm.
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Ryan
Washington Golfer Bags Hole In One
Tracy R Phillips a veteran Washington Country club golfer who tied for third in the county tournament last Sunday sank a hole in one on the 144 and eighth at the local course Mon day The Hole in One club formed in 1936 with 25 cent dues offered 60 percent of the fund for an ace Phillips share was 38 44 and he said he would donate it to the club for new clubhouse lawn seats
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Gazette
Washington
Tracy R Phillips
Washington Country Club
Phillips
Trout Restocking in Yellow River Near Postville
About 500 legal size trout mostly rainbow are moved from Strawberry Point hatchery to the Yellow River north of Postville this week. The note also cites that since 1900 nearly eighty million motor vehicles have been produced by the American automotive industry.
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Postville
Strawberry Point
Yellow River
Wiggam on Mind and Morality in Separated Families
Albert E Wiggam discusses marriage fidelity and the ethics of separation avoiding divorce. He notes that honesty and decency protect partners and children, arguing separation can spare pain more than infidelity. He dismisses proposed separation of the Dionne quints as scientific sham and endorses compassionate, lawful action if a patient threatens others.
Protect Secrets at All Costs Even at Risk to Life
The remark suggests a hardline stance on safeguarding secrets regardless of danger. It invites debate on whether such extremity is justified and what safeguards or costs should govern disclosure decisions.
Washington Coach Resigns to Lead Dubuque High School
Kennedy Kimberlin, longtime member of Washington high school and junior college coaching staff, resigns to head physical education and serve as director of athletics at Dubuque high school. Washington's successor remains unannounced.
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Washington
Kennedy Kimberlin
Washington High School
Sears
Dubuque High School
Two More C. R. Reserve Officers Are Called
Cedar Rapids reserve officers Dr E B McConkie and Captain Earl Rieke are ordered to active duty. McConkie reports to Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Rieke to Fort Des Moines and then March Field California for GHQ air force. Major Henderson and Lieutenant Stages also listed for duty. 1942 auto output may drop about half of 1941 level due to defense demand.
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Cedar Rapids
Army
Omaha
Seventh Corps
E. B. McConkie
Blake
Jefferson Barracks
Mec Conkie
Earl Rieke
Infantry Reserve
Seventeenth Street
Gazette News Department
Fort Des Moines
March Field
Riverside
Calf
Air Force
Walker B Henderson
Oelwein
Fort Leonard Wood
William A. Stages
Iowa City
Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
Palo Consolidated School District Budget Hearing Notice
The Board of Directors of Palo Consolidated School District Linn County Iowa will meet July 21 1941 at 8 p m at the Palo school house. Taxpayers may be heard for or against the proposed expenditures for the year July 1 1942 to June 30 1943. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing. Warren McClintock district secretary. Total funds include persons of school age 188 taxable valuation 1940 1 020 662 and moneys and credits 1940 05 722
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Palo Consolidated School District
Fayette Township
Linn County
Iowa
Palo
Warren McClintock
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Pabst Brewing Co
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