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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1939

Page

4

MacPhail warns of night baseball fan overload

Brooklyn boss Larry MacPhail fears too many night games could harm baseball after news that Washington's Clark Griffith supports 40 night fixtures per season and some NL owners back longer night schedules. With attendance over 500000 at Ebbets Field, MacPhail notes 200000 are new fans drawn by night games. He insists night baseball should boost interest without replacing daylight play.

Larry Clark Griffith Washington Senators National League Dodgers Barnum Brooklyn MacPhail Ebbetsfield

Cedar View Tourney Sees Eight Matches Played

Results from the Cedar View club handicap tournament show Huston defeating Bill Hughes. Ward defeating Floyd Thompson. pan puter defeating M B Trumbus. John Garden defeating E J Lee. Taylor defeating Ted Orberg. Larry Kohl defeating Gilbert Martin. Dr cuanee defeating Dr James Aees. Stoddard advanced by default.

Cedar View Club Huston Bill Hughes Ae. Ward Floyd Thompson E . Pan Puter M. B. Trumbus John Garden E. J. Lee Ss. Taylor Ted Orberg Larry Kohl Gilbert Martin Cuanee James Aees Stoddard

Hartnek Edges Bowman In Narrow Des Moines Bout

Paul Hartnek of Omaha Nebraska defeated Bernie Bowman of Chicago in a close newspaper decision before about 1000 fans in Des Moines Iowa last night.

Hartnek Bernie Bowman Des Moines Paul Hartnek Omaha Neb Chicago

Mack Bicket Scores Another Hole-in-One at Kenmore

Cedar Rapids golf fans will witness Abe Espinosa at Kenmore on Sunday August 6. Espinosa will lecture and demonstrate shotmaking for an hour then play an 18 hole match. The event is free to the public.

Kenmore Mack Bicket Rotund Wilson and Company Linksman Cedar Rapids America Abe Espinosa Espinosa

Zone shoot to crown champion at Cedar Rapids gun club

Shooters from 25 counties will compete next Sunday at the Cedar Rapids Air Way Gun Club to decide a zone champion. The state association sponsors the meet with money and trophies. three traps operate from 10 a.m. until all events finish. The northeastern Iowa event is among the club’s largest, with O. P. Davis of Waterloo holding last year’s zone title after breaking 136 of 150.

Cedar Rapids Air Way

Max Evans Wins A T A Shoot at Burlington

Max Evans of Marion won the A. T. A. registered shoot at Burlington with a score of 98 out of 100. Frank Smith of Town City scored 97 and W. B. Edwards of Washington finished with 96.

Max Evans Marion Burlington Frank Smith Town City W. B. Edwards Washington

Haney Secures Year as Browns Manager

Fred Haney has been signed to manage the last place St. Louis Browns for another year. Donald L. Barnes, president of the club, announced Tuesday. Salary terms were not revealed. This is Haney's first year as Browns manager.

ST. Louis INL Fred Haney St. Louis Browns Donald L. Barnes Haney Browns

Booster Night Draws Big Crowd at Hill Park

A large crowd, likely larger than 5 300, is expected for WMT night at Hill Park as the Raiders face league leader Evansville in a key series second game. Tickets go on sale at 6 p m with 18 distribution items from radios to silk hose. Rain would shift the game to Thursday.

Wilson Company Hill Park WMT Raiders Evansville

Cubs in disarray as Hartnett era under fire

Chicago baseball chatter centers on Dizzy Dean’s arm mishap and the Cubs. Critics doubt Gabby Hartnett’s leadership as manager while the Wrigley regime faces criticism for past deals. Cedar Rapids sees rain trouble while Nick Carter preserves Kenmore course for a women’s meet.

Chicago Cubs Dizzy Dean Ol’ Diz Cubs Tex Rickard Phil Wrigley Deans Diz Frances Wrigley Missions Bruinhead

Ossian Boosters Top Waukon 5-2 On Home Diamond

Ossian Boosters defeated Waukon 5-2 on the local diamond Sunday. Scoring details and player names are partially garbled but McDonald and Folsar contributed to Ossian’s win with key hits.

Ossian Boosters Waukon Gazett Ossian Waukon Sunday

Kenmore and YWCA win in golf league play

Kenmore defeated Woolworths 21 to 13 and YWCA beat Gazette I 19 to 11 while LaPlant-Choate and Bishops tied 16 all and Gazette A and Independents tied 15 all. Individual scores include Bernice Cameron and Alice Kirwin of Kenmore and Harriett Swain of Gazette A among others.

Kenmore LaPla llavnt-Choate Bishops Gazette A Independents Woolworth’s Gazette I LaPlant-Choate Bishops Bernice Cameron Alice Kirwin Jeanne Russett Joogpes Margaret Mason Harriett Swain Gazette Clarice Hiltbruner Svete Viola Layer Y. W. Be Genevieve Meintyree ' Kenmore Elec Heed Billie Sturtz

Manchester Team Falls to Masonville 8 3 in Sunday Game

Manchester suffered an 8 to 3 defeat at the hands of Masonville on Sunday. Most personal crisis reports occur around 11 a.m. per official records.

the Gazette Manchester Manschester Masonville

Zoller Brewing Opens Cedar Rapids Branch

New Zoller Brewing Company reports strong reception for its Cedar Rapids branch at 224 First Street NE. The plant pledges prompt service, ample beer stock, and a trained workforce as Zoller's beers gain broad distribution across Iowa and neighboring states.

New Zoller Brewing Co Don Shaw Zoller Brewing Company Cedar Rapids First Street Zoller Davenport Iowa Middle West

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