Fryrear Signs Paycheck For Cedar Rapids Heavyweight Bout
Johnny Fryrear announced plans for a July 24 heavyweight fight at Hill Park Cedar Rapids featuring Johnny J Paychek Des Moines ranked ninth and Charley Belanger Detroit Canadian champion in a ten round showdown. Belanger recent foe list includes Floyd Gibbons Young Harry Wills and Salvatore Ruggirello. The Cedar Rapids bout will be the era’s most significant heavyweight event in the city bringing top talent from coast to coast and Canada.
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Gulf
Johnny Fryrear
Hill Park
Johnny J Paychek
Des Moines
Charley Belanger
Detroit
Fryrear
Belanger
Floyd Gibbons
Harry Wills
Cleveland
Salvatore Ruggirello
Paychek
Columbus
Johnny
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sipe Pempoune
American Lure Of Wimbledon Tennis Crown
American players Riggs and Cooke reached the Wimbledon final, each winning semis. Cooke defeated Henkel 6 3 4 6 4, and Riggs beat Pruneec 6 2 6 3 6 4. Possible all American final in men’s and women’s singles looms as Marble faces Sperling and Fabyan faces Stammers in the women’s semifinals.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Cooke
Henner Henkel
Germany
Riggs
Franjo Pruneec
Jugoslavia
Frank Shields
Sidney B Wood
Shields
Don Budge
Alice Marble
San Francisco
Hilde Sperling
Denmark
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Brookline
Mass
Kay Stammers
Great Britain
One Armed Iowa Star Wins Des Moines District Tennis Title
One armed Bob Sandler, University of Iowa tennis captain, won the Des Moines district championship by defeating John Fletcher 6-3 6-2. Frank Brody and Ben Becker won the doubles title by beating Max Leverett and Rod Coffin 6-3 1-6 6-2 6-1.
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Des Moines
INS
Bob Sandler
University of Iowa
John Fletcher
Iowa
Frank Brody
Ben Beckerman
Max Leverett
Rod Coffin
Quentin Hill Loses Fight At Waterloo
At Waterloo Electric Park on Fourth of July crowds watched Henry Jones of Fort Dodge defeat Quentin Hill of Des Moines in a tight heavyweight bout. Semi-windup results had Dick Williams edging Howdy Dawson and Clyde Stitt defeating Billy Hall in close decisions.
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Waterloo
INL
Henry Jones
Fort Dodge
Quentin Hill
Des Moines
Electric Park
Dick Williams
Melcher
Howdy Dawson
Nora Springs
Clyde Stitt
Billy Hall
Red Raiders poised as pennant factor in Three Eye league
The Cedar Rapids Raiders sit fourth in the Three Eye standings, one and a half games ahead of Clinton and two behind the lead. After a hot five weeks, Cedar Rapids surged with a 13-4 run in 17 games, led by strong pitching from Wolff, Arntzen, Voegler, and hitters who supplied power. The column notes potential all star selections from Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Waterloo, and Moline, highlighting Frank Howard, Olsen, Warwick, Del Jones, Willard Pike, and Gordon as strong candidates, with Steiner of Moline praised as top catcher contenders.
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Clinton
Harry Johnson and Co
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Red Hawks
Blondy Ryan
Springfield
Decatur
Evansville
Moline
Bloomington
Wolff
Arntzen
Verne Voegler
Manna
Clin
Jim
Frank Howard
Olsen
Warwick
del Jones
Willard Pike
George Bink
Walter Walsh
Ollie Marquardt
Ramsey
Gordon
Reggino
Talos
Steiner
Silent Killer Gas Warns of Hidden Auto Risk
Carbon monoxide, tasteless and odorless, escapes from car exhaust and can claim lives unseen.
Little Trails Stars In Open British Golf
In St Andrews Scotland Max Faulkner fired 70 to lead as 129 Open field survivors begin 72 hole grind. Irish 19 year old James Bruen won the qualifying medal with two 69s and holds early momentum while James Busson and Lawson Little sit near the pace as amateur status shadows potential prize money.
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Scotland
Ins
Max Faulkner
Great Britain
Lawson Little
Bretton Woods
N. H
James Henry Busson
England
Forrest Hill
N W
Boca Grande
Fla
James Bruen
Bruen
Decorah Indians Fall Twice to St Louis Browns
Special to The Gazette. Decorah Indians lose 6 to 3 at Spillville Tuesday afternoon to the St Louis Browns colored league team and are defeated again 13 to 5 in Decorah that evening.
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Decorah
St. Louis Negroes
The
Gazette
Decorah Indians
St. Louis Brownies
Spillville
A. A. U. Tracksters Produce New Marks
Lincoln Nebraska reports a crowded A A U meet with three major surprises and 11 new champions. Blaine Rideout upset Fenske and Cunningham in the 1500 meters. Joe Batiste beat Walcott in the 100 meter hurdles. Erwin Miller edged Woodruff in the 400 meters. Greg Rice set a 5000 meter record while leading Notre Dame to top times. Phil Fox set a new discus mark and NYAC staged a strong 400 meter relay win.
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Lincoln
Neb
INS
Amateur Athletic Unions
Chuck Fenske
Glenn Cunningham
Blaine Rideout
Fred Walcott
Joe Batiste
Johnny Woodruff
Erwin Miller
Fenske
Wisconsin
Cunningham
Rideout
Shore AC
John Minski
Missouri
Wolcott
Batiste
Tucson
Ariz
Mark Woodruff
Pitt
Miller
A .A
Woodruff
James Herbert
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
Rice
Joe McCluskey
Ralph Schwartz- Kane
Forrest Elaw
Phil Fox
New York A. C
West
O'Sullivan
Clapp
Walker
Olympic Club
NYAC
St. Louis Relay Association
Charley Beetham
Clyde Jeffrey
George Varoff
Norwood Ewell
Charles Barrett of Cardinal Staff Dies
Charles Barrett, 68, longtime St. Louis Cardinals scout, died of a heart attack late Tuesday night. A big league scout since 1909, he served with the Cards for over 20 years and helped discover stars such as Jim Bottomley and Charley Grimm.
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ST Louis
Charles Barrett
St. Lous Cardinals
Barrett
Jim Bottomley
Charley Grimm
Bill Kilefer Art Fletcher Ray Blades Pepper Martin
Five baseball figures named Bill Kilefer Art Fletcher Ray Blades Pepper Martin and Muddy Ruel are listed as subjects in a historical sports item. The note highlights their roles, affiliations, and possible team connections from the era.
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Bill Kilefer
Art Fletcher
Ray Blades
Pepper Martin
Muddy Ruel
Roosevelt Hotel and Clinton Meet Here
Roosevelt Hotel and Clinton meet at Hill Park Thursday afternoon for the district American Legion Junior championship. Roosevelt Hotel beat Alburnett for the county title and last Saturday won sub district laurels by trimming Davenport. Clinton, winner over DeWitt for county honors, beat Dyersville 18 11 last Friday for the sub district championship. The game starts at 3 o'clock with no admission charge.
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Clinton
Hill Park
American Legion
Alburnett
Davenport
DeWitt
Dyersville
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