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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1932

Page

7

Lucile Robinson Leads Iowa Women’s Amateur Golf Qualifying

Lucile Robinson defending champion broke the Mason City Country Club course record with a 79 in qualifying for the Iowa women’s state amateur tourney. She finished well ahead of rivals including Mrs. George Whitmer who shot 91, as Cedar Rapids golfers Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Dows posted strong scores to qualify for the championship flight.

Mason City Lucille Robinson Iowa Ethene Robinson F. C. Byers Cedar Rapids S. C. Dows George Whitmer Des Moines Miss Robinson N Wilchinski Frank Fisk Waterloo C. S. Cory Dave Charlotte Ames Clear Lake H. E. Repp Betty Macpeak Mildred Virginia Eddy H. Chandler B. Joseph Rs. C Lenox L. A. Taylor Ottumwa Len Perkins Iowa City H. S. Noilen D. P. Graves An Chase C. Glanville J. Beck Mason Aoe Ay Vistas John Murray Mason K. R. de Neat Marshite May Dehli Dorothy Graves Des Moi Fpf. W

Men to Swim Five Miles at Cedar River Event

The Y M C A river swim August 6 at 2 p m features men racing five miles from High Rock to the North Western bridge and boys three miles from Yellowbanks to the bridge. Women’s and girls’ races are to be dropped unless requested. Entrants include Francis Presler and William Ross among men and Dick Westerfield John Stark Cyril Noon Walter Maciejewsky and Dick Gates among boys.

High Rock North Western Bridge Yellowbanks S. P. File Francis Presler William Ross Charlies Gragg Bob Dorsey Frank Waldron Dick Westerfield John Stark Cyril Noon Walter Maciejewsky Dick Gates Tom Gray

Guttenberg And Monticello Win In M. V. League

In Maquoketa Valley league action Guttenberg Giants beat Cascade Reds 3 to 1 as Hal Finch out pitched Chine Stodola. Manchester Hawks lost 6 to 3 to Guttenberg in the nightcap. Monticello edged Dyersville 11 to 7 in a tight battle, with pitchers Finch Pintz Stodola Weber facing Carty R. Nieman Paber Weber.

Manchester Guttenberg Giants Cascade Reds Hal Finch Guttenberg Chine Stodola Dean Loop Reds Manchester Hawks Redland Monticello Dyersville Finch Pintz Stodoa Weber Bormoctodies Carty R. Nieman Paber

North Liberty Edges Cities Service 5–4 in 14 Innings

North Liberty defeated Cities Service 5 to 4 in a 14 inning baseball game on the North Liberty diamond Sunday. Batteries were Mumma and Parks for Cities Service and Jones and Strausky for North Liberty. A rematch is lined up for Sunday July 31.

North Liberty Cities Service Cities Service Club Mumma and

Local Swimmer Sets Record At Midwest A A U Meet

In Council Bluffs Iowa swimmers set three of five records at the Midwest A A U meet Dick Westerfield Cedar Rapids won the 200 yard backstroke in 3 03 4 breaking the 3 12 8 mark by I M Carter of Iowa Richard Wilson Davenport lowered the 100 meters freestyle record and also won the 440 yard freestyle Mabel Hall Des Moines broke her own 220 yard backstroke record with 3 29 2

Council Bluffs Iowa Midwest Dick Westerfield Cedar Rapids I. M. Carter University of Iowa Richard Wilson Davenport Boyd Liddle Mabel Hall Des. Moines Wilson

Light Club Defeats Anamosa Reformatory

ANAMOSA Ia The Iowa Railway and Light corporation defeated the Reformatory nine 3 to 2 at Anamosa Saturday. Melicher kept the prison boys well in check except in the fifth and sixth innings when they bunched five hits for two runs. The Lighters got a run in the first inning on a single and two errors. They tied the score in the ninth on Stone's single and B Brown's double. Joe Stephens put the game on ice in the seventh with a home run to deep center field.

Gazette Anamosa Iowa Railway and Light Corporation Reformatory Melicher Lighters Stone B. Brown Joe Stephens

Time Check Sluggers Triumph at Daniels Park

E Noble pitched the Time Check Sluggers to a IV heiling victory over Petersen bakery squad at Daniels Park. Noble limited the bakers to three hits and fanned 14. Time Check seeks more Saturday and Sunday games.

Noble Time Check Daniels Park Petersen Bakery Bakers

Kinney loses no hit bid but earns hard lofted hit over first base

Joe Kinney pitched a near no hitter for Cedar Rapids but Bill Schmidt was ruled credited with a hit on a fourth inning ball that dropped behind the bag. Kinney later returned to pace the Bunnies with one of the season’s best efforts as minor league rosters shift and Derbyesque trades reshape the circuit. Milwaukee crushed Toledo 20 to 5 and Indianapolis beat Minneapolis 22 to 20 in a 40-hit, three-hour affair.

Joe Kinney Bill Schmidt Kinney Joe Bunnies Cedar Rapids Elmo Neilson Minor 1 E Speran Three Eye Moose Woeber Dick Esrey Moline Esrey Burlington Detroit Woeber Mayne American Association Milwaukee Toledo Brewers Minneapolis Indianapolis Millers

American League strength and pennant outlook discussed

Analysts say Pittsburgh's recent form could crown the pennant winner next fall's World Series with the American League favored over the National League. Detroit and Cleveland's surge and the Yankees strong lead over the Athletics suggest a stronger AL. Valley League clash between Rock Island and the Bunnies features seven double plays.

Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Cleveland Athletics Bunnies Rock Island Islanders

Arp Defeats Fry In Marion Meet First Round

The Marion Country Club golf tournament opened with five championship flight matches. P N Pry carried Albert Arp to the twentieth hole to win over Fry. Other results saw Harold Ballard 7 6 over G Cornwell, W K Lothian 6 5 over M Riddick, W H Balster 3 1 over W E Van Fossen, and Larry Dutton 3 2 over Dr J J Booth. In the first flight H Dye 2 up over Paul Peidler and R Fitzgerald 6 4 over R C Booth.

P. N. Pry Albert Arp Marion Arp H. Dye Paul Peidler R. Fitzgerald R. C. Booth

Stanwood Red Sox Triumph Over Monticello 14 to 4

Stanwood Iowa home game saw the Stanwood Red Sox beat Monticello 14 to 4 on Saturday. The Sox piled up fourteen hits with Francis Moffatt tossing seven hits and eleven strikeouts for Stanwood. Stanwood hosts Marion on July 23 and heads to Iowa City.

Stanwood Iowa Stanwood Red Sox Montique Sox Witch Francis Moffatt Red Sox Marion Iowa City

Lott to Join Iowa Tennis Meet in Des Moines

Chicago star George Lott arrives with Harris Coggeshall for the state meet in Des Moines as top contenders in the Hawkeye contest. Lott, Denver four‑setter winner over Coggeshall, draws Orville Hastings in the first round while Coggeshall has a bye. Former champions Merle Robins and Frank Brody also enter. the women’s event runs with the men’s tournament featuring Mrs. James Bell returning to competition after years away.

Des Moines George Lott Chicago Harris Coggeshall Mon Lott Coggeshall Iowa Lott Denver Orville Hastings Merle Robins Frank Brody James Bell Cedar Rapids

Athletes Move Into Los Angeles Olympic Village

Athletes from twenty nations began intense training in sixteen fields as the tenth Olympiad nears. Italy and Japan led arrivals with 130 and 230 athletes respectively, as 1,800 athletes from 48 nations prepared to reach Los Angeles ahead of the July 30 opening. The village buzzed with activity and a tourist surge, with 25,000 cars and over 100,000 visitors amid cheers for Italy in blue, and the Netherlands flag joining the scene.

Los Angeles INS Japan Italy Olympic Village Netherlands

Junior Fire Fighters Defeat Toddville 6-4 In Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids junior Fire Fighters beat Toddville 6 to 4 on Sunday. Two double plays aided the win as Shafer and Beam earned the victory while Krause Oliphant and Hagerman contributed for Toddville.

Toddville Cedar Rapids Shafer Beam Krause, Oliphant Hagerman

West Union Expands Little Eight Lead With Big Win

West Union beat Arlington 13 to 4 to widen its Little Eight lead to two games. Clermont topped Wancoma 6 to 2 while Elgin beat Algona 13 to 11 and Hawkeye edged Westgate 6 to 5 in eleven innings.

West Union Arlington Wancoma Clermont Elgin

Evening Radio Schedule and Concert Listings Fragment

A fragmented radio schedule lists NBC CBS and ABC programs with time slots from evening to late night. Entries include choirs, minstrels, orchestras, and entertainers such as Kate Smith Benny programs and Amos n Andy, with station designations WEAF WJZ WMAQ WABC and others.

NBC WGN Sam CBS ABC Richard Crooks WEAF Kate Smith WABC Mills Brothers KMOX WMT Phillips Lord WJZ WMAQ Lombardo Orch Amos Andy Charles Carlile Barlow Orch WMT. Ee Orch W. Wmt Reichman Orch

Morning radio schedule with NBC CBS and ABC programs listed

A fragmented daily radio grid shows 6:00 to 4:15 listings across NBC CBS and ABC networks. It names programs such as Our Daily Food Your Child and Dancing by the Sea, with stations WJZ WEAF WMAQ WABC and others, but OCR errors blur many titles and names.

NBC WEAF WMAG WSM Issle Orch CBS WABC WMT Well Thomas WJZ WLW WMAQ Emagg Boys Wenr Croner Rich Orch WMT Res Perkins WEAP Helen Board Ape KMOX Bonschebd Institute WIZ Wlw KYW Round Towners KMBC Ben Alley Tenor Ware Wi Berrie Men George Washington WOC Ali Atlantic City Musicale WHC WBBM Salon Arch Parmentier Woman’s Review Wabc Wine Faith Baldwin Charles Gilbert Spross de Arnold 8BC Wenr Reis

Marion Golfers defeat Anamosa squad 33 to 5

Twenty six Anamosa golfers visited Marion Country Club and bowed to Marion 33 to 5. Heinie Jensen led Marion with 72, Harold Ballard 74, Jacobsen 77, Strasburger 77, William McIntyre 79 for Anamosa, Kehoe 80, Wilkinson 81. A return match at Anamosa is scheduled next Sunday with hopes for many players traveling.

Anamosa Marion Country Club Heinie Jensen Marion Harold Ballard Jacobsen Strasburger William McIntyre Anaramosa J. Kehoe G. R. Wilkinson

Eastern League Collapses Without Backing

The Eastern baseball league ceased operations due to lack of financial backing as New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers withdrew support. Five of eight clubs met obligations including Hartford Bridgeport Springfield Albany and Richmond, while Allen Norfolk and New Haven did not.

NEW York INL Eastern Baseball League New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Bridgeport Hartford Springfield Albany Richmond Allen Norfolk New Haven

Colored Giants Defeat Parnell 1 0 in Twelfth Inning

PARNELL IOWA The Colored Giants of Cedar Rapids edged Parnell 1 to 0 in twelve innings as Lefty Ford delivered a strong start and Buckner handled the Giants benders in a low scoring extra frame victory.

Parnell Gazette Iowa Colored Giants Cedar Rapids Lefty Ford Giants Buckner

Giants Seek Top Opponents in Cedar Rapids Area

Manager Clarence Wilson of the Colored Giants aims to schedule games with the strongest teams in Cedar Rapids and nearby. The team is compiling a highly impressive record for the season, officials say.

Clarence Wilson Colored Giants Cedar Rapids Giants

Walker Beats Marion in Twelfth Inning Thriller

Walker In dependents defeated the Marion Merchants 5 to 4 in twelve innings at Walker Iowa. Marion tied the score with two runs in the ninth. Phil Ondler capped Walker’s win with a three run homer in the twelfth. Walker had fourteen hits to Marion's eleven. Kelso and Perry teamed on the mound for Walker, McConaughy and Slauson pitched for Marion. Walker next plays at Coggon.

Gazette Walker Iowa Walker Independents Marion Merchants Marion Phil Ondler Kelso Perry McConaughy Slauson Coggon Sunay

Time Check Sluggers Triumph Over Cereal Team

The Time Check Sluggers beat the Three Minute Cereal junior nine 12 to 9 at Daniels Park Sunday in a slugfest. The Two teams were set to play again Tuesday at Daniels Park Diamond at 5 30.

Daniels Park Iowa Electric Light and Power

Fortson and Darrow Reach Ellis Tourney Round Two

Howard Fortson defeated Lester Trimble 4 and 2 and Glen Darrow beat Bures 3 and 1 to advance to the second round at the Ellis park Municipal golf championship. In lesser flights H M Sorenson edged Fred McDonnell 1 up, J Stevenson downed Otto Sikora 6 and 5, and W Stephenson defeated Frank Williams 1 up.

Ellis Park Howard Fortson Glen Darrow Fortson Lester Trimbie Darrow Bures Iowa Cedar Rapids Trimble H. M. Sorenson Fred McDonnell J. Stevenson Otto Sikora W. Stephenson Frank Williams

Berg Fight Bout Set for WEAF-NBC Radio

New York report says Kid Chocolate Berg bout will be aired round by round from New York on WEAF-NBC at 8 p.m. CST. Charles Francis Coe to provide commentary.

New York Charles Francis Coe NBC Kid Chocolate Jackie Kid) Berg

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