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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1938

Page

3

Matches On Card This Week In Class A

Industrial Golf league IVISION A finished the regular schedule at Kenmore last Tuesday. LaPlant Choate Roadbuilders topped the division by beating Quaker Oats Muffets 742 to 444 and clinched a playoff berth. Big Qs edged LaPlant-Chodo Bull Dozers by half a point to secure the second playoff spot. Division B play was paused by rain after nine holes and will resume over the weekend. Quaker Oats Little Kurnels Penick Ford My-T-Fine and Penford Sugars will represent Division B in the playoffs. Playoffs are set for next Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with a consolation match for nonqualifiers. Trophies will be awarded to all regular members of the four teams. Division A pairings will be reported at Kenmore next Tuesday. Division B on Thursday. Final standings see LaPlant-Choate Bulldozers defeating Quaker Oats Co Big Q 7 to 5 among various results.

Ivision A Industrial Golf League Kenmore LaPlant- Choate Quaker Oats Muffets Quaker Oats Big Q's LaPlant-Choate Little Kurnels Penick & Ford My- T-Fine Penford Sugars I Choate Oats Co. Muffets No Electric Light and Power Co Penick Ford Douglas Biardh

Cedar Rapids Tennis Team Meets Dubuque Netsters Here Today

The Cedar Rapids tennis team hosts Dubuque Netsters in Sunday matches at the Country club and Kenmore starting at 1 o clock. Local singles players include Dick Rugg Roy Lukanitsch George Hogan Karl TMn Kirwin Russell Knapp Ralph Yuill Chuck Kacer and John Palmer or Ira Carruthers. Doubles feature Rugg Lukanitsch Kirwin Yuill Knapp Lowell Taylor and Kacer Hogan. Local women Cleda Schaefer Bernice Biedermann Margaret Biedermann and Alice Wokoun also compete, with visiting stars Joe Newberg and Clarence Falkenhainer, Iowa conference singles champion.

Cedar Rapids Dubuque Hogan Margaret Biedermann Bernice Biedermann Cleda Schaefer Alice Wokoun Joe Newberg Pion Clarence Falkenhainer Iowa

Busy K captures Yonkers Handicap in mud run finish

In the twenty ninth Yonkers handicap at Empire City on Saturday Busy K. the four year old colt owned by D A Wood, closed with a final furlong rush to beat Ogden Phipps Teufel. Rex Flag, owned by Mrs Louise Viau, was third.

New York D.a.wood Busy K Yonkers Empire City Ogden Phipps Teufel Louise Viau Rex Flag

Net Greats Meet in N J Monday

Seabright Lawn Tennis Club hosts the fifty first invitation tournament with top players like Miss Marble Mrs Moody and Miss Jacobs arriving from Europe. The field includes men’s seed No 1 Davis Cup prospect Robert Riggs and contenders Parkey Grant Hunt and MacNeill among others. Strong women challengers include Bundy Fabyan Andrus Pedersen and Stark as Marble seeks another Seabright singles crown.

Seabright N. J INS Helens Moody Jacobs Don Budge Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club Miss Jacobs Europe Alice Marble California Robert Riggs Riggs Frankie Parkey Bitsy Grant Joseph R. Hunt Harold Surface Don MacNeill Hunt Surface MacNeill Walter Pate U. S. Davis Coppers Francis X. Shields John McDiarmid Frank D. Guernsey, Jr Gilbert A. Hunt Ernest Sutter Frank Kovacs Miss Marble Dorothy May Bundy Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Dorothy Andrus Helen Pedersen Carolin Babcock Stark

Al Hostak Meets Freddie Steele in Seattle Bout

Boxing champion hopeful Al Hostak, defending the middleweight title against Freddie Steele in Seattle Tuesday night, is a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Hostak of 1022 Seventh Street SE. Their son Joe traveled from here Friday to witness the fight.

al Hostak Freddie Steele Seattle Paul M. Hostak Seventh Street Joe

British board approves Kane Jurich flyweight title bout

London promoter Johnny Best said the British Boxing Board of Control approved a world flyweight title match between Jackie Jurich of San Jose and Peter Kane of Scotland. The title was vacated after Benny Lynch was overweight in a defense against Jurich. Best has not set location or date.

London Johnny Best British Boxing Board of Control Jackie Jurich San Jose Calif Peter Kane Scotland Benny Lynch Glasgow Jurich Best

Riggs Stuns Wood In Longwood Bowl Quarterfinals

In Chestnut Hill Mass Bobby Riggs of Chicago ranked number two defeated Sidney Wood 6-1 4-6 6-3 to reach the Longwood Bowl semifinals. Riggs had hoped to default after learning the match would be indoors on Longwood’s linoleum courts but was persuaded to play by the tournament committee.

Chestnut, Hill Mass Bobby Riggs Chicago America Sidney Wood Riggs

Mrs Kochendorfer Wins In Waukon Golf Meet

In the ladies day district golf tournament at Waukon Decorah’s Mrs. F C Kochendorfer won best putting and first flight. Mrs Grant Dickman Sumner took second honors. Second flight saw Mrs B Pohle Osage first and Mrs G L Winks Sumner second. Third flight winner was Mrs Chellis Evanson Decorah with Mrs Henry Burgess Cresco second. Virginia Martin Waukon was low qualifier with 85. Kochendorfer Decorah followed with 92.

Gerette Waukon F. C. Kochendorfer Decorah Grant Dickman Sumner B. Pohle Osage G. L. Winks Chellis Evanson Henry Burgess Cresco Virginia Martin F. C. Kockendorfer

Rutgers to receive 65 football shoes for fall preparation

New Brunswick AP reports Rutgers football will start training with 65 pairs of gridiron shoes sent to players. This allows gradual break-in before vacation ends, aiming to prevent blistered feet.

NEW Brunswick Rutgers

Miss Ruth Smith State Golf Champion Driven by Practice and Power

Ottumwa today features Ruth Smith the 17 year old Ottumwa high school junior who holds the Iowa women’s golf championship. She credits hours of daily practice and a strong physique for her success driving balls about 250 yards. Smith is left handed and became the first southpaw to lead Iowa golf with a notable 36 hole daily regimen. Her father Ward Smith is greenskeeper at the Ottumwa course and she began golf six years ago under Eddie Canny the Ottumwa Municipal pro.

Gazette Ottumwa Ruth Smith Iowa Miss Smith Ottumwa High School Kathleen Carey Cedar Rapids Waterloo Champ Eddie Canny Nick Carter Kenmore Ward Smith Tce

Galento Battles Pneumonia Before Big Fight

Tony Galento the heavyweight contender lies in Orange Memorial Hospital amid a severe bronchial pneumonia. Doctors confirmed the infection as type three pneumococcus with the left lower lung involved while he braces for a scheduled fight against John Henry Lewis in Philadelphia.

Orange N. J Tony Galento Orange Memorial Hospital Tony Joe Jacobs Galento Mzan Joe Galenta National Boxing Association John Henry Lewis Philadelphia Jacobs

China Swallows Up Invading Tribes Over Centuries

The article notes that in North China settlement by the Hsungans and Suenpes began in the first century and, by the end of the fifth century, these invaders showed no significant differences from the native Chinese population.

China North

Roosevelt Hotel And Strawberry Point Play Here

After sweeping Waterloo in two games the Roosevelt Hotel American Legion Juniors prepare for a two game inter district series with Strawberry Point. The first game is next Tuesday at 2 at Daniels park, the second at Strawberry Point on Thursday, with a possible third on a neutral diamond next Saturday. A win would send Cedar Rapids to the state tournament in Rockwell City August 3 to 5 with a shot at the title. Red Kenney is expected to start for Cedar Rapids Tuesday.

Waterloo Roosevelt Hotel American Legion Strawberry Point Daniels Park Rockwell City Red Kenney Cedar Rapids

Decorah Golf Club Plans First Open Tournament

Hill Crest Golf and Country club maps its inaugural open event set for August 7. The competition features 27 holes across multiple flights with prizes awarded in each flight.

Decorah Golf Club Decorah Hill Crest Golf and Country Club

Pitchers Rising Again Dampens Hitting in 1930s Baseball

In a throwback view New York writers argue pitchers now dominate again after a era of doctored balls and 300 hitters. They credit stronger pitching staffs across teams like Reds Pirates and Athletics with limiting big hitters such as Vaughan Hartnett and Gehrig from reaching .300, noting stars sit well below their former averages.

Larry Doyle Giants Frank Baker Athletics Joe Dugan Babe Ruth Baker Ne York INS Reds Vander Meer Derringer Peaches Davis Schott Pirates Tobin Klinger Ravens Blanton Mace Brown Vaughan Hartnett Ripple Mize Demaree Paul Waner Camilli Cuccinello Hassett Chapman Hoag Gehrig Bob Johnson Henrich Hemsley Powell Moses Bell Solters

Baer Seen as Logical Opponent for Louis in New York

Joe Louis dominates the heavyweight scene leaving a lackluster field led by Max Baer as potential challenger. Promoter Uncle Mike Jacobs may arrange a Baer bout in New York or San Francisco during the 1939 World’s Fair, with September targeted for Louis vs Baer in New York.

New York INS Joe Louis Max Baer Louis Joe Julian Black Brown Mike Jacobs San Francisco Baer and

Midget Auto Races On Schedule Today

The second appearance of midget auto races locally will take place Sunday afternoon at the Happy Valley speedway six miles east of the city on highway 30. Time trials begin at 1 and the race at 2. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 10 for children.

Happy Valley Speedway Highway 30

Elkader Society Horse Show At Fair Plans

The Elkader fair set for Sept 6 to 9 will feature a society horse show in three divisions. Five gaited and three gaited sections offer six classes each, plus a Clayton county owners class. Open entries welcome for the first two divisions. Events run Saturday Sunday and Monday with daily baseball games.

Elkader Clayton County

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