Armstrong Jenkins Fight Promises Knockout Odds
Henry Armstrong favored 12 to 5 to upset Lew Jenkins in a 12 round non title lightweight bout at the Polo Grounds. Backers include Fred Browning with bets totaling 8500, while promoters eye a $150000 gate. Jenkins seeks early rounds power but Armstrong’s weight and tactical pace threaten a stoppage.
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Sweetwater
Tex
Polo Grounds
Lew
Lew Ambers
New York State
Fred Browning
Dallas
Jenkins
Armstrong
York
Henry Armstrong
Texas
Browning
Mike Jacobs
Eddie Mead
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Greenwood Lake
Henry
Los Angeles
the Republic
Ambers
Parker to Oppose Mulloy in Finals
Frankie Parker of California and Gardnar Mulloy of Miami reached the Spring Lake invitation tennis final after Parker defeated Ted Schroeder in a five set marathon 7-5 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-4 and Mulloy crushed Archibald Overman 3-6 1-6 1-6.
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Mulloy
Spring Lake
N. J
INS
Frankie Parker
California
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Ted Schroeder
Los Angeles
Archibald Eoverman
Chapel Hill
N. C
Quaker Oats Team Surprises In Midwest Baseball League
The Quakers, coached by Gene Bishop, surge as a surprise in the M and J league led by Kenny Thenhaus pitching. They share first place with the Kilowatts while the Wilson Packers slip to a third place tie with Iowa Manufacturers. The Quakers boast a .283 team batting average and face Iowa Manufacturers midweek in a key contest.
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Quakers
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
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Wilson Packers
Iowa
Kenny Thenhaus
Red Moore
Gary Cronkhite
Redy
Wilson
Engineers
Tom Seabrook
Iowan and Kellogg Reach Midwest Tennis Final in Omaha
Ed Lefty Brown of Waco Texas and Gayle Kellogg of Omaha advanced to the Midwest tennis tourney final in Omaha. Brown defeated Wayne Anderson of Shenandoah Iowa in straight sets 6 4 6 4 6 2 to reach the final.
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Omaha
Lefty” Brown
Waco
Tex
Gayle Kellogg
Brown
Wayne Anderson
Shenandoah
Central City hosts final Eastern Iowa Racing Club meet at fairgrounds
The Eastern Iowa Racing Club wraps its season at Central City Fairgrounds with a 24 and 14 trot and a 17 pace on today’s program. A large field of trotters includes Tony the Great and Jackie Davis as top contenders, with others like Smokey Azucar and Silk Hart in the mix. gates open at 1 30 p m and racing begins at 2 p m with 35 cent admission covering parking and grandstand.
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Eastern Iowa Racing Club
Central City
Fairgrounds
Cedar Rapids
Central City Boys
Tony the Great
Jackie Davis
Tony
Frank Yates
Jackie
Ed Keith
Smokey and Azucar
Silk Hart
Sonny Boy
Dan H
Bobby Potemkin
Independence
Highlawn Siliko
Royal K. C
Worthy Bellwin
Dorothy Senator
the Red Bird
Lucinda Casco
Frisco Pete
Greystone Alfred
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association invites players to annual invitational
The Cedar Rapids Tennis Association opens its annual invitational club tournament at the association courts near Kenmore golf course. Russell Knapp and John Gross head the top brackets, with a strong local field awaiting, as Henry Gundling chairs the committee and includes several outside members.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Association
Kenmore
Russell Knapp
John Gross
Knapp
John Donnelly
Ray Duthbert
James Gregory
Nicholas Habib
John Hecker
Lowell Taylor
Din Ellertson
Dwight Miller
Malcolm Coy
Ira Carruthers
Toby Hart
Henry Gundling
Robert Vane
Kim Crawford
L. D. Dennis
Bill Whipple
Marvin Doherty
Gordon Fennell
John Palmer
Dawson Grim
George Liddle
Norris Hunt
Leonard Lyon
Adolph Herrbach
Erwin Wastn
George Hoenn
Louis Burkhalter
Myers
Bill Seaton
Frank Pfaff
Carol Shadler
Jim Netolicky
Richard Cypra
Wendell Barrett
John Beck
John Kinneman
Glen Myers
Chris Fontana
Felix Beauchamp
Dick Ball
Jack Davenport
Art Snider
Paul Strain
L. A. Glade
Bob Moody
Wayne Rogers
Wes Novotny
Frank Wells
Walter Kahler
D. C. Gillette
Robert Netolicky
Udell Leihsohn
Les Bessemer
Wisconsin anglers report strong bass and crappie bites
Local anglers H. H. Brown Walt Goreham and Mike Karkosh credit Mark Omer as a top guide in Amery Wisconsin for a weekend of limit catches. Photos show 28 wall-eyed pike and one northern from Upper Turtle Lake and 75 crappies from Staples Lake. The piece highlights 20 inch and four and a half pound smallmouths, a big bass at Macbride, and varied trout trips with emphasis on outdoor fishing lore and tips.
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Camp O’delhi
H. H. Brown
Walt Goreham
Mike Karkesh
Doc" Manley
Wisconsin
Amery
Wis
Mark Omer
Drake University
Mer
Spirit Lake
Balsam Lake
Mark
Upper
Turtle Lake
Mike Karkosh
Staples Lake
Doc Mantey
Macbride
Frank Powers
Doc
Minnesota
Frank
Iowa City Team Wins 7-4 Over Bud and Walts Friday
North Liberty Wilkinson Agency of Iowa City defeated Bud and Walts 7 to 4 in Friday softball action. The game featured the Iowa City squad dominating with multiple runs across innings and securing the win on the road.
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Iowa City
North Liberty — Wilkinson Agency
Bud
Walt
Draft Schedule Set For New Pro Grid League
Chicago hosts league owners as six clubs form the American professional grid circuit. Teams include Buffalo Indians Boston Braves Milwaukee Chiefs New York Yankees Columbus Bullies Cincinnati Bengals. St Louis Hollywood and Kenosha franchises under review with a 1940 schedule drafted for ratification.
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INS
American Professional Football League
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Boston Braves
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New York Yankees
Columbus Bullies
Cincinnati Bengals
St. Louis
Hollywood
Kenosha
Not A Single Catcher Named to Hall of Fame
By Bob Considine. The piece argues no catcher is in the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and praises catchers past and present while noting the game’s unique demand on the position. It cites Gabby Hartnett Mickey Cochrane Bill Dickey and others as benchmarks and hints future immortals may be voted in.
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Hawkeye Downs
Duff DeFrance
Trouble Maker
Billy McKlye
Lu McKinney
Doctor
Winton
Betty Dillon
Lis Regan
Lady Gold Sign
Nona R
Sammy Direct I
Trixie Mann
Joan Gratton
Bases Ball
Cooperstown
Buck Ewing
Osssie Sehreck
Roger Bresnahan
Billy Sullivan
Gabby Hartnett
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
Cochrane
Dickey
Clark Griffith
Hartnett
Connie Mack
Jimmy
Boston
Hall of Fame
Lindbergh
World Traveling Golf Caddy Arrives Here in Cedar Rapids
George OBrien of Boston a veteran golf caddy arrives in Cedar Rapids as he nears completing a three continent journey to win 3000 from clothing firms and golf outfits. He has carried clubs on 1093 courses in the United States South America Ireland and Scotland and has caddied for Demaret Hogan and Harrison.
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Orien
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United States
Eut
West
Cedar Rapids
South America
Ireland
Scotland
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Dutch Harrison
Bobby Jones
Davenport
O'Brien
Union
Alexandria
Minn
Sam Snead
America
Mac Smith
Walter Hagen
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Or. Keeler
Atlanta
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