Cedar Rapids Golfers Set For Postwar Iowa Amateur At Hyperion
About ten Cedar Rapids players led by Johnny Jacobs travel to Hyperion Country Club Des Moines for the Iowa Amateur postwar renewal. Jacobs, last winner of Hyperion finals, returns after navy service with Joe Knowles and the Smith brothers among top qualifiers. Public links entries are small but Cedar Rapids shows strong turnout with 17 at Kenmore and 6 at Omaha. Jacobs teams with Knowles and Lee Smith in best ball, while prizes run from 25 to 150 dollars for pros with amateurs receiving watches and similar awards.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hyperion Country Club
Des Moines
Johnny Jacobs
Hyperion
Johnny Kraft
Jacobs
Navy
Minneapolis
Joe Knowles
Smith Brothers
Dale
Jack
Kenmyre
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Jim
Bill McPartland
Dick Lynch
West Point
Bernie Stieger
Howard Gilmor
Alvin Kucera
Ellis
Lee
Chuck Johnson
Indian Creek
Herb Kirkland
Kenmore
Denver
Iowa City
Iowa Grid Opponents Ranked High in ’45
Iowa’s 1946 football schedule pits the Hawkeyes against four of the top six teams from 1945. Indiana visits Bloomington for homecoming, Michigan travels to Ann Arbor, with Purdue and Wisconsin also on the slate. Opponents combined to win 60 percent of 1945 games, led by Indiana 9-0-1 and Notre Dame 7-2-1.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ohio State
Northwestern
Indiana
Bloomington
Hoosier
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Purdue
Wisconsin
Notreme
Nebraska
Iowa
Notre Dame
Cedar Rapids Open entries reach sixty four contenders
The Cedar Rapids Open golf entries near halfway with five pros and seven amateurs joining the list. With two weeks left the field totals 64 and 86 spots remain. Eligible players include pros, select out of town amateurs, ex empt list members, and 16 qualifiers from Kenmore Ellis Cedar View and Indian Creek. Pros adding entries include Ed Wysowski Jim Canavan Walter Ambo Don Falls and Howard Martin. Leading amateurs Ed Printz Ed Morgan and Glenn Emmett also entered, with Indian Creek CC naming four reps Carl Jacobsen Bill Reed Peanuts Price and Jim Schmulback.
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Kenmore
Ellis
Cedar View
Indian Creek
Ed Wysowski
Midland Country Club
Kewanee
Ill
California
Florida
Jim Canavan
Dodge Park
Council Bluffs
Walter Ambo
Westborough Country Club
Webster Grove
Don Falls
Davenport
Norfolk, Neb
Howard Martin
Cedar Rapids
Allied Industrial League
Omaha
Ed Printz
Ed Morgan
Glenn Emmett
Indian Creek Country Club
Carl Jacobsen
Bill Reed
Peanuts Price
Jim Schmulback
McKinley Playground Invitational Tennis Opens July 29
A city playground tennis tournament for all youths starts July 29 called the McKinley Playground Invitational. Entry via playground directors with two divisions for each gender and age groups, plus plans to make it an annual affair. Louis Cullman leads the event with enthusiasm.
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Louis Cullman
Rock Gardener's Dream and Other Sports Quips
AP column recalls St Andrews road hole as a rock garden with danger for golfers and jokes about split heats in Roosevelt Track Raceway events. Notes the Yankees lag in the American League after spring training and long schedules.
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U.S.G.A
St. Andrews
Johnny Bulla
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Divers Present At Ellis Pool Today Exhibition
Divers Dave Brockway and Cliff Morrison headline a 3:30 p.m. exhibition at Ellis pool. Announcer Don Zook will host, with both veterans noted for AAU and G I Olympic meets. Attendance outside the enclosure is welcome as the pool remains open for general swimming between programs.
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Don Zook
WMT
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Marshalltown
The
State University
Nuernberg
Germany
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Cedar County Junior Legion Baseball Games Today
Cedar County Junior Legion teams play today with Clarence visiting Tipton, Lowden hosting West Branch, Stanwood at Bennett, and Durant visiting Mechanicsville. Standings appear unclear with garbled figures.
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Cedar County Junior Legion
Clarence
Tipton
West Branch
Stanwood
Bennett
Durant
Mechanicsville
Midget Race Program At Tipton Next Sunday
Tipton midget auto races set for Sunday at the Tipton fair grounds. Sponsored by the Tipton Volunteer Fire company. Trials begin at noon with racing cards starting at 2 p.m. Entries provided by the Midget Auto Racing association circuit, which has held events in several eastern Iowa cities this season.
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Tipton
Only Greyhound Remains King Of Harness Racing
In Westbury New York Oscar Fraley reports Greyhound the 14 year old harness racing legend returns to Roosevelt Raceway for the 25000 dollar American trotting championship. The white gelding, once a world record holder and dominant star, showcases his form as Titan Han from the same stable is touted but defeated by Greyhound’s enduring class. The Baker stable claims Greyhound’s aura endures with no equal among trotters.
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Greyhound
Titan Hanover
Spencer
E. J. Baker
St. Charles
Titan
Baker Barns
Illinois U Expecting Young To Come Back
Buddy Young former University of Illinois star halfback and track man is reportedly returning to Illinois after navy discharge. Camp Shoemaker announced Young and Paul Patterson had been discharged and planned to rejoin Illinois. Track Coach Leo Johnson called the news good.
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Ill
Buddy Young
University of Illinois
Illinois
University of California
Navy
Camp Shoemaker
Calif
Young
Paul Patterson
Leo Johnson
Young Lou Boudreau Stands On His Record At Cleveland
Chicago report notes Lou Boudreau seeks to remain playing manager of the Cleveland Indians amid owner Bill Veeck’s new stance. Boudreau cites wartime performance, cites .306 last season, and argues his dual role has not harmed his play or team leadership. He has a 1947 playing-manager contract and says records will prove his effectiveness.
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Pilot
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Oscar Vitt
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