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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1939

Page

29

Armstrong Near Retirement as Hands Hinder Title Bid

Henry Armstrong, holder of three titles at once, may retire due to worsening hands. He prepares to defend the lightweight crown against Lou Ambers on Aug 22 while undergoing X rays after multiple recent bouts. Armstrong may relinquish the featherweight title and could end his career if hand injuries persist.

New York INS Henry Armstrong Lou Ambers Armstrong England Britain Ernie Roderick Ambers

Swedish banquet custom speech exchange

A description of a traditional Swedish meal ceremony where the host welcomes guests with an opening speech and the honored guest responds at the end, echoing old customs of hospitality. This sequence frames the meal with formal orations.

Two Games To McGregor In Clayton County Loop

McGregor won two games Sunday in the Clayton county league. Osterdock and Elkport also won. The report lists multiple players and scores across teams Osterdock Elkader Elkport and McGregor in week 3.8 results.

McGregor Clayton County Gazette Elkader Osterdock Elkport Jose Edgewood Walters Norrett Arthur K Beatty K. J. Sharp Cords Walmsley Rogers Kelly Littleport Low Schmidt Kuch Ortman Bovee Yohe Elkport É Os Bente Steen Pugh Horstman

Strickland Stops Bob Mason In Second Round

Maurice Strickland from New Zealand defeated Tiger Bob Mason of St. Paul Minnesota by technical knockout in the second round of a scheduled 10 round heavyweight bout. Both fighters weighed 193 pounds.

Fly Casting for Bluegill Angling in Wisconsin

C Warren Smith extols bluegill fishing across southern Wisconsin lakes near Oconomowoc. He advises ultra light gear, fly rods around 3½ to 4½ ounces, single action reels, balanced setup, enameled tapered line, and six foot leaders. He lists flies like Royal Coachman and Black Prince and explains weed-edge hotspots and retrieval technique. The note invites reader questions with a self addressed stamped envelope.

Wisconsin Oconomowoc Palmer Black Prince Wickham

Nagurski Defends World Wrestling Title

Bronko Nagurski of International Falls Minnesota 237 pins Ali Baba the 205 pound Turk after 16 minutes 5 seconds to defend his National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Bronko Nagurski International Falls Minn Monday Ali Baba

Engineers And Hibben Again Beat Quakers

The Cedar Rapids Engineers defeated the Quakers 2 to 1 behind Red Hibben. Hibben earned his third attempt at victory, scattering six hits while Elmer Kotaska's error spared a shutout. Nate Burlingham and Dick Lahman keyed the rally with a run-scoring triple.

Cedar Rapids Red Hibben Quakers Cat Club Gene Bishop Hibben Engineers Elmer Kotaska Bill Currell Jack Thenhaus Kenny Thenhaus Nate Burlingham Ron Olson Dick Lahman Olson Ron Schueler Thenhaus

Engineers edge Quaker Oats in double play filled game

Hibben spun 6 assists and paired with Kotaska for a key 5-3 double play as the Engineers topped Quaker Oats 2 to 1. Olson collected a three base hit for Quaker Oats while Lahman drove in a run for the Engineers.

Kenny Thenhaus Hibben Kotaska Elias Quaker Oats S'brook Ob.thaus al Bloham Olsonyas Engineers Olson Lahman Schueler Thenhaus Kota

Moon Sun Perpendicular Rule Sketch

A line across the crescent moon's points is always perpendicular to a line from the moon to the sun, illustrating the geometric relationship in lunar phase geometry.

Waldorf Leads Early In Coach Poll For All Star Game

Northwestern's Waldorf holds a slim lead in the nationwide coach poll to direct the college all stars against the New York Giants. Poll runs until Aug 5 with the top vote getter named head coach and the next four named assistants.

Chicago Lynne Waldorf Northwestern Universit Selec College All Stars New York Giants Bie Waldorf Crisler Michican Bob Zupnke Tilinor Middle West Bf Jones Bo Neyland Tennessee Howard Jones California Buck Shaw Santa Clara James Phelan Washington

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