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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1939
Page
4
Cedar Rapids Softball association will dedicate its new lighting system at Ellis Park on July 23 with a double header featuring local teams and visiting outfits. The public is invited. games will be played almost nightly except Raiders home nights. The project marks years of effort by 1931 founders now active as players or officials.
Blaine Rideout of the Rideout twins defeated Glenn Cunningham in a spirited mile race at the Schuylkill county track meet. Riding for Shore A.C. he set a new mile stadium record and edged Cunningham by two yards as Wayne Rideout finished third.
South Bend, Ind. Greg Rice, Notre Dame track star, beat Tommy Deckard, ex-Indiana ace, in a slow two mile at a South Bend AA meet. Rice, fatigued from his Tuesday 5,000 meter national AAU victory at Lincoln, surged late to win in 9:36.8 as Old Tymers of Chicago edged Gary Post-Tribune by one point for the team title, 44 to 43.
Kenneth Cline of Iowa City a former Iowa star enters the Mississippi Valley tennis tourney. July 12 15 meet manager Ted Swenson announced. First women entrants include Jean Totten and Mary Deschinckel of Rock Island Illinois Totten runner up in central states at Davenport and defeated Deschinckel in semi finals. Other entrants include Bill Freistat Dave Corbin Robert Schwarz Ellis Flax F Crain and John Paulus of Iowa City Peoria Illinois. Play starts Wednesday morning with entry deadline Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The first census of the United States began in 1790 conducted by a group of 700 marshals at an expense of about the and related details remain noted in historical records.
Cedar Rapids readers see fast action from Ellis Park softball games in daily Cedar Rapids league play. The layout captures Armstrongs Ben Noble at plate, Umpire Verrimont, and players from CSA teams including Quaker Oats, Honeymead, and DeMolay. Includes box score details for Cleveland and St Louis games with runs, hits, and errors.
In the Allied Industrial league Tuesday night play, George Harless posted the low score with a 38 35 card while the LaPlant-Choate Bulldozers had the week’s low net. F. Louketa of Wilson and Company Corn Kings notched the only eagle, and team standings list Quaker Oats Kurnels, Wilson & Co Corb Kings, LaPlant-Choate Scrapers, and Penick Ford Brer Rabbit among top squads.
The article profiles Webb, a reserved Southern gentleman with a fighting spark who overcame personal tragedy and injuries to return to form in Cleveland shortstop duties. A Cedar Rapids local praises the White Sox organization for fostering goodwill and easing access to tickets, reflecting baseball’s community connections.
Boston wins 6 5 on Dick Siebert's clutch hitting then takes 6 3 as pitchers clash. Joe Krakauskas limits Athletics to five hits for a split, while Henry Pippen falters after start. Mackmen seize sixth place in opener then lose it to Senators in nightcap. Bob Johnson homers for the A’s in the ninth.
George Mc Quinn and Chet Laabs belted homers to lift the St. Louis Browns to a 10 9 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the nightcap of a Saturday doubleheader after Cleveland won the opener 5 3. Bal Trosky and Roy added ninth inning shots for Cleveland.
An exposé on harness racing practice contrasts grooming of harness horses with running horses. It follows pre race care from arrival, through warmups and multiple heats, to post race cooling. It notes injuries, tonging, leg bandages, and the dangers of lax training, with brief race updates and a fatal illness.
Belair stud’s Fighting Fox carried 126 pounds to a new Empire City track mark, six furlongs in 1:72 5/5. He Did was second with Wise Barrister third as Early Autumn faded. Favorite at 18 to 5, Fighting Fox waited off the pace before sprinting clear to win. Bryophyllum plant note appears as an unrelated insertion.
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