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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1939

Page

8

Paychek vs Belanger Opens City Outdoor Boxing Card

Charley Belanger meets Johnny Paychek in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Hill Park tonight, billed as the city’s first outdoor boxing show and biggest heavy weight card. The card includes Jim Tate replacing Don McGraw and a full supporting lineup with gates at 6 pm and tickets selling fast.

Charley Belanger Hill Park Johnny Paychek Des Moines Winston Davenport Johnny Fryrear Don McGraw Jim Tate Cedar Rapids Guy Gardner Waterloo Fryrear

Pay Check Meets Belanger in Des Moines Title Bout

Main event pits Johnny Pay Check of Des Moines against Charley Belanger of Columbus for a Canadian title over ten rounds at Hill Park. Semi final features Johnny Brown of Chicago versus Lee Savoldi of St. Paul in six rounds. Four four round preliminaries include King Court versus Chief Leroy Duncan, Guy Gardner versus Jim Tate, Howdy Dawson versus Marvin Peek, Billy Hall versus Tex Pancho. Time notes show preliminaries at 8:30 and main bout at 10. Referees include Alex Fidler for the main and three prelims, Benny Leonard listed among other preliminaries.

Johnny Paychek Des Moines Charley Belanger Columbus Ohio Johnny Brown Chicago Lee Savoldi St. Paul King Court Waterloo LeRoy Duncan Tama Guy Gardner Jim Tate Cedar Rapids Howdy Dawson Marvin Peek Billy Hall Tex Pancho Hill Park Alex Fidler Benny Leonard

Be Langier and Paychek Face Off in Canadian Title Clash

The passage contrasts Be langer and Paychek as near equals in reach weight and style. Paychek at 25 brings youth while Belanger at 33 offers experience. Both punch around 193 pounds and have similar physical attributes, with late Saturday night Maurice hinted as the scene.

Belanger Winston Paychek Maurice

Three-I League Standings and Weekend Results

Standings show Ww os Pet Ced Rapids leading with 46 wins and .590, Clinton Springfield 46 33 .590, Moline 44 31 .587, Bloomington 44 34 .564. Sunday results include Decatur 4, Evansville 0 and Waterloo 6, Bloomington 5. Monday schedules list Rapids at Decatur.

Rapids Clinton Springfield Moline Bloom Gton Waterloo Decatur Inoe Repids Eine Bvensy Ye Wonton

Weekend Baseball Standings and Schedule Muddle

Intermittent standings mix across teams and cities with New York and Cleveland records shown. The text lists various percentages and numbers, then notes Sunday results and an unstructured Monday game slate with no games scheduled.

Sports standings and results from Sunday games

Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 3-0 New York 0-3 Boston 2-1 Chicago 8 1 Philadelphia 3-0 St Louis 12-8 Brooklyn 0-2 Sncinnel 5-4 New York Pi ttsburgh 3-0 No games scheduled.

Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphis Gago New York Boston Sncinnel Miadelpillie Louis

American Association Basketball Standings Fragments

Fragmentary text shows team listings by city with win loss columns. Contains Milwaukee Indianapolis Columbus Toledo Minneapolis Kansas City Louisville and others with mixed records and scores, reflecting a partial standings snapshot.

Konspepolis Yssell Paul Milwaukee Indianaplis Ascumbus Toledo Mneapolis Columbus Ianapolis Kansas City Ouisville

Henry Dee wins Tama Invitational with 111 total

Henry Dee of the Tama-Toledo club won the Tama Invitational by posting a 27 hole total of 111. A birdie on the final hole secured the title as players from nine towns competed in the event.

TAMA Henry Dee Tama-Toledo Dee Tong ‘Flight Pat Gallaghenell John Hylai Treer Stan Peterson Cealls Pt EU Arlin Montezam Arengo Biutherland Montezuma Willett Ird Warren Franklin Reinbeck Don Tschirgi Ag Ps So Hokel Tama- Toledo John Parrish Grinnell Bia Fli Tame- Toe

Byron Nelson Captures Western Open Title

Byron Nelson won the Western Open by one stroke at Medina Country Club with a 281 total. He also earned $750, pushing his year’s winnings to $7,423. Picard, Mangrum, Metz, Shute, Snead and Laffoon followed, with Picard leading the Vardon race and money list after the event.

Chicago Byron Nelson Philadelphia Texan Reading Nelson Henry Picard Picard Medinah Country Club Lloyd Mangrum Los Angeles Vardon Mangrum Dick Metz Lake Forest III Denny Shute Huntington W. Va Sammy Snead White Sulphur Springs Ky Laffoon Ralph Guldahl Snead Metz

Night Baseball Sparks Talk In Major Leagues

The column covers evolving views on night games with Brooklyn GM Larry MacPhail and Washington president Clark Griffith weighing in. Griffith proposes two months of night baseball July into August if lights are installed, while others worry about cost and steady revenue versus limited use. Raider president Harry Johnson may provide cost figures as the debate continues.

Larry MacPhail Brooklyn Clark Griffith Washington Club MacPhail Griffith Harry Johnson Raider

Night baseball promoted to boost attendances across leagues

MacPhail criticizes excessive night games while acknowledging their success in three minor leagues and the Pacific Coast. He urges a balanced approach to avoid overshadowing traditional baseball, noting a grand spectacle with 20 000 fans under lights on the West Coast. The shift echoes big league scale without replacing the classic game.

American Association Pacific Coast International

Major League Box Scores Highlight Doubleheader

Heavy box score details show Washington and Cleveland split a doubleheader with runs, hits, and errors listed for both games. Key players include Trosky Hale Pytlak and pitchers Feller Appleton Chase and Eisenstat, with multiple innings, RBIs, and stolen bases noted.

Trosky Pytlak Appleton Fuel Hale Webb Washington Cleveland Feller Carrasque Kelley McGowan, Grieve Quinn Erro Ase Keltner Pytiak Chase Giuliani Myer Lewis Vernon Sewell Allen Masterson Ase Astat Balk

Baseball game recap with runs batted in and pitchers

Scores show Brooklyn defeating St Louis with Brown Myers J Martin Mize Owen Durocher driving in runs. Owen homered, T Moore sacrificed, and Camilli Durocher Mize turned double plays. Davis earned the win over Presswell in 2 hours 4 minutes with umpires Barr Moran Stewart.

St. Orog Ioks Brooklyn Coscarart Brown Myers Martin Mize Owen Davis Urocher Slaughter Durocher E. Moore T. Moore Camilli St. Louis Tamulis Casey Sunkel Evans Presswell Balk—Davis J. Mrtiner O St’'inback King Law’s’to Ghter Sikon It Medwick Lf Ze Phelps Padgett Guridee Cose Art Hudson P Bowman Hutchin'n Eee Ers Stainback Gutteridge J. Martin Ize Koy Bowman Hutcnson Bowman Hutchinson Phelpsing Uime Vise Stewart Barr Ran

Palladene Detroit Ho Moses Leads Win Over York

In Detroit Palladene outhits York 13 to 6 as Moses homers and York adds another. Averill Coy and Bell contribute multi hit efforts while Rogell Nagel and Hayes add key runs. McCoy and Greenbe t anchor defense as Philadelphia falls 6 to 5 in a tense late rally.

Palladene Detroit HO Moses cCosby Collins cCoy Mienert Averil Man E Miles Greenle Johnson York Tipton O/Higgins Hayes Bine O'Neill Rogeliss Agel Sridses Ewsome Ss Ambler An.p Ailecewate Coy Bell John Oses Teres Bers Rogell Nagel McCoy Moses Averill Douple Mourns Greenbe Philad Sens Hells Aenean Nat Sy Epiresius

Baseball game summary with mixed inning details and errors

In a doubleheader the New York team split, with Washington and Indiana players contributing. Errors by Travis Myer Appleton and others marked the ninth inning, while Keltner Chapman Hale and Weatherly drove in runs. The second game featured a late rally and strong pitching by Sundra and Basil, with Walker Appling and Rosenthal among the notable hitters.

Welas Carrasquel Washington Travis Myer Appleton Weatherly Chapman Hale Keltner Trosky Pytlak Feller New York Dee Ates Rolfe Reevi Wight Ageio Aiker Feirkeig Higren Clavens Sandra Walker Appling Ons Ife Deeer Gordon Rosenae Walker Don Keller Rosenthal Dou Cage Sundra Ames Leone Gomes Basil Remnel

Doerr Foxx Lead Red Sox Past St Louis In Tough Bout

Boston defeated St Louis 13 to 5 as Doerr Foxx and Williams drove in runs. Hoag McQuinn and Vosmik homered with Cronin and Doerr adding two base hits. Winning pitcher Heving and losing Kennedy both worked, with notable fielding and multiple double plays turning points.

Bestes St. J Doerr Wetter Finney Semale Foxx Warmart Ronin Oag Kennedy Heving Trotter Kiblin Mills Christman Mienherne Weir Sted Pen Iknet Ee Louis Clift Grace Williams Vosmik Rich Cronin Hoag Glenn Tabor Doerr Oan Ouisses Ra Heving Kennedy Ter Figass Bullivan McQuinn Osmi Liams An $ 2 Peacock Eee Desautels Doubleys Seredine McQuift Ma Berardino Berar Chris Spindel Sullivan Binindel Boston Kimberlin Wade Dickman Iokians

Charles Heaton Leads Northeast A T A Trap Team

Charles Heaton of Fairfax and Frank Fincel of Dubuque each shot 144 of 150 to tie for first in a 56-shooter Northeast A T A trap shoot at Cedar Rapids Air Way grounds. Heaton won the shoot-off, earning a spot on the zone team with Fincel and Frank Brookhiser of Cedar Rapids. They will represent the zone at the state shoot in DeWitt, Aug 6-9.

Charles Heaton Fairfax Frank Fincel Dubuque Frank Brookhiser Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Air Way Grounds Heaton Fincel Brookhiser C. H. Chapman Billie Bents Cresco DeWitt Will J. Scourick Ackley McLaughlin Burlington E. Petrak Tae $ A. Carstens Ackley Goselee i. K Eatin Cooee Lee R Conlik Arshaltow Evis Waterloo Jordan eNaterville Max Ans Mari Naerge Killinger Ottumwa F. A. Brookhiser Sam_ Kennedy, Jr Clear Lake H. . Moeller St. Ansgar Grinnell W. B Washington Pman Itto Marshalltown West Ester Iee Aukon Ree Eveneed Serane Garrison Don B Charles City Joe Neel Buque Lyle Stephenson John Borts Boone Frank Fincel, Sr Oe Pincel, Jr Waukon Owen Boia A Maneenes William Ineke Town Rook R

Hubbard Ice Team Defeats Conesville 6 to 5

CONESVILLE Hubbard Ice of Cedar Rapids beat Conesville Independents 6 to 5. Conesville’s battery was Singleton Kennedy and Hawkins. Cedar Rapids’ pitchers Berry Ford and Lcopp allowed only 3 hits. Kennedy and Thenhaus of Cedar Rapids hit doubles.

Conesville Hubbard Ice Cedar Rapids Singleton Kennedy Hawkins Berry Ford Lcopp Thenhaus

Four Qualify Sunday In Ellis Golf Meet

Four men qualified Sunday at the Ellis course tournament. Jim Chester shot 102, C Beall 105, Eddie Eaton 91, and Bill Brown 102. Qualifying continues through Saturday with pairings to be made. flights will be used.

Ellis Jim Chester C. Beall Eddie Eaton Bill Brown

Springfield Browns Tie Raiders After Weekend Wins

In the Three-Eye league race Springfield and Cedar Rapids Raiders split pivotal results. Cedar Rapids beat Decatur 6 to 4 to stay atop, while Springfield earned 7 to 2 and 5 to 3 wins over Moline. Evansville split games with Waterloo and tied Red Hawks 5 to 5 in the nightcap. Clinton’s 4 to 3 win over Bloomington narrows the gap. next matchups set for Monday.

Cedar Rapids Raiders Decatur Springfield Brownies Walter Holke Moline Evansville Bees Waterloo Red Hawks Indiana Blue Law Ross Separr Ner Poin Clinton Bloomington Firet Comet Terloo Udsick Tanneris and Griege

New Hampton Wins Decorah Dual 76 68

New Hampton defeated Decorah 76 to 68 in a Friday dual swimming meet at Decorah municipal pool. The meet featured the Decorah home team against visiting New Hampton in a close contest.

Decorah New Hampton Decorah Municipal

Raiders Trim Decatur To Even Series 6 4

Raiders beat Decatur 6 to 4 to knot the series at one game each and stay in first in the Three-Eye league race. Ed Marleau and Roger Wolff combined on relief, with key two-out hits from Gehrke Rogino Walsh and Jones during a homerful offensive night. Regino Jones Bink led Raiders with multiple hits as Decatur briefly led before the late surge.

Raiders Ed Marleau Thompson Roger Wolff Aoa Me Dynes Cedar Rapids Decatur Verban Stan Gehrke Brown Lou Rogino del Jones Gehrke Walt Walsh Rogino Repass George Bink Regino Jones Hopper Walsh Warhol Bink Suytar Ernie Talos Blaze Goletz Bob Taylor Wolff Oehler Evansville Gino Eee Walsh Etree Taylor Seevesacs Ape & Garriott Mpson Ass

Fairfield Golfers defeat Eagles in tight 5-4 win

Fairfield beat Cedar Rapids 5-4 at Fairfield Sunday. Jim Nelson posted a 72 while Fred Moses shot 77 and John Giuliani 80 for Cedar Rapids.

Fairfield Cedar Rapids Eagles Jim Nelson Fred Moses Cedar Rapids John Giuliani

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