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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1951

Page

7

Seasonal Fishing Notes and Wildlife Talk from Maquoketa River

Russ Graham reports a tough year for near home anglers due to heavy rains and muddy waters. The Maquoketa River fishing wanes as 18 inch striped bass vanish and river stages stay high on the Gazette daily records. Glen Sanderson notes Iowa deer numbers up over 6,500, while Tom Moen explains carp diet includes fish eggs, even in cold weather.

Maquoketayaree Mississippi Daily Record the Gazette Glen Sanderson Iowa Tom Moen

Oelwein Hosts Ninth District Amateur Softball Tourney

The ninth district softball tournament will run from Sunday July 29 to Sunday August 5 in Oelwein. George Richards is tournament manager for the week long event with 16 team entries limited and a July 24 deadline. Winners advance to the state tournament August 15 with trophies and travel funds. Martin Brothers of Cedar Falls skip the district as Waterloo metropolitan rep.

Oelwein Iowa Allamakee Black Hawk Bremer Buchanan Chickasaw Fayette Grundy Howard Winneshiek Richards Martin Brothers Cedar Falls Northeast Iowa Waterloo

Elgin Star Pat Leith Wins Chicago District Golf Title

Pat Leith, 19, from Elgin, defeated Martha Baker of LaGrange 7 and 6 to win the Chicago Women's District Golf Association championship on Friday. Baker is listed as an Iowa coed in the report.

Chicago Pat Leith Elgin Star Martha Baker LaGrange Iowa

Stock car racing heats Cedar Rapids tracks

Hawkeye Downs hosts the first stock meet of the season at 1 p.m with time trials at 2 15 and 8 15 p m Ce Mar oval holds its weekly race with trials at 7 and first event at 8 15. Don McElhinney says top Ce Mar drivers will run there while Hawkeye races feature drivers from Cedar Rapids Iowa City and surrounding areas in a top notch dual meet atmosphere.

Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs Ce-Mar Bow Downs Ce-Mar Bowl Ce-Mar Don McElhinney Doc Hunter Speed Hawkeye Shorty Martin Tipton Bob Earl Doc Narber Howard Purvis Iowa City Wayne Lee Burlington Keith Lucas Sperry Dick Cox Bill Hamilton Flip Tucker Don Chilmore George Dye Wallace Kohler Cecil Zimmerman Dick Bevins Bob Lynch Dick Wymms Darrel Dake Les Jenkins McElhinney Cotton Hdges Hal Schroeder Mike Moody Benny Lybarger Iowa Leonard Graham Bob Colony Bill Sanders Junior Hanover Palo

Collins Paces Allied Golfers in Sixth Week

Collins Radio leads the Allied Industrial Golf league after six weeks with 6612 points among 13 teams. La Plant Choate No 2 topped the week with 17 of 20 points. Iowa Manufacture No 2 won low net with 191. Freuhauf Office took second prize with 192. Blind prize went to N J Markey of Penick and Ford.

Collins Radio Fruehauf Office Cherry-Burrell No. 1 la Plant Choate No. 2 Iowa Manufacture No Freuhaus Office Armstrong’s Sport Goods N. J. Markey Penick and Ford

Poison Ivy Facts From Western Coast Report

Western Poison Oak is found in the Pacific coast area where common poison ivy is not. Other similar poisons to beware of are Eastern poison oak and poison sumac.

Pacific Coast

Swab Motors Opens Four-Game M-1 Grind Today

Swab Motors launches a four game set in the M-1 chase beginning today at 2 p.m. against Iowa Steel at Daniels Field. The team, managed by Glen Erger, sits two games back of Link-Belt Speeder and faces a busy week including two makeups and a clash with Speeder Friday.

Glen Erger Swab Motors M-J Swab Link-Belt Speeder Iowa Steel Daniels

Carrow Leads Three-I Hitting Race Again

Rex Carrow, Indians third baseman, tops the Three-I league in hitting for the second straight week with a .348 average through last Tuesday. Lou Heyman leads home runs with 14, Jay Porter drives in 64, and Jack Urban improves to 11-2 as the league’s best pitcher.

Rex Carrow Indians Rex Lou Heyman Terre Haute

Record 38 Runs In Big 8 Softball

Oelwein Lamont team swamped Wings Park Amvets 38 to 3 to gain a first place tie with idle Aurora. They set a single game Big Eight record by scoring 24 runs in one inning after sending 28 batters to the plate and erased the previous game scoring mark with 38 runs.

Oelwein Lamont Wings Park Oelwein Amvets Lamonters Aurora

Speeder pace leads league as Dvorak rounds season with power

Pinky Fuller's crew faces last place LaPlant-Choate while Iowa Manufacturing meets Wilson on Wednesday. Lou Dvorak Bill Birkicht and Everett Andrew push batting averages with Dvorak belting six home runs. White tops batting at .412 over 14 hits in 34 at bats. Dvorak is fourth at .351. Imco's George Schamberger hits .417 but lacks enough games to lead. Hal DeWoody of Speeder leads pitchers with a 3-0 record and eight earned runs allowed in 20% innings.

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Tipton Invitational Golf Tourney Sets Aug 19 Start

The sixth annual Tipton Invitational golf tournament is planned at the Tipton Golf and Country club on Sunday August 19. The 27 hole event starts at 730 am with 18 hole flighting and a traveling trophy for the championship flight winner. More than 400 dollars in merchandise prizes are available. Entry fee is 3 dollars with tee times assigned as entrants file.

Tipton Preis

West Union Women Bowlers Meet Tuesday

West Union women bowlers both returning and planning another season will attend a meeting at the courthouse Tuesday at 8 p m Registration for the coming season will be planned and it is necessary that all bowlers be at this meeting to qualify for competition the secretary of the local organization is Mrs Frank Kraft

West Union Court ‘House Frank Kraft

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