Harness Racing Set At Hawkeye Downs Sunday Meet
Cedar Rapids fans anticipate a nine race harness meet at Hawkeye Downs starting Sunday at 2 PM. A field of 21 h orses includes Patsy Binville the favored filly, Lu cinda Casco, Greystone Alfred and multiple Mokin offspring. A Saturday draw determines starting positions with proceeds supporting the municipal swimming pool fund.
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Downs
Patsy Binville
B. T. Oldham
Eldora
Joe Codner
Independence
Lucinda Casco
A. H. Hartman
Manchester
Greystone
Alfred
Scott
Roy Good
Marshalltown
Red Bird
J. Coleman
Fort Dodge
Mokin
Middlewest
Charley Mokin
H. Karbon
Vinton
Lee Mokin
Jake McCalab
Captain Mokin
Lee Bebee
Anamosa
Iowa
Ione Cedar Rapids
Doctor G
George Tehel
Mokin the Great
Hank Mokin
Henry Nering
West Union
Joice Mokin
William T. Allen
Mona Mokin
Frank Pate
Pat Bacon
Aurora
South
Young Men's Bureau
Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Swimming Pool Fund
Eighteen Letters Go To Monticello Boys
Eighteen Monticello high school athletes earned letters in track and baseball. Track letter winners include Dale Adams Lavern Behrends Carl Eiben Willis Fairbanks honorary captain Glenn Gerdes Russ Jamieson Richard Mardorf Mark Rodman and George Smith. Baseball letter recipients are Bud Bader Paul Bender Richard Holub Bob Liddy Bob Maire Mark Rodman Dewain Rynerson Stand Schrader and Bob Siebels.
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Monticello
Monticello High School
Dale Adams
Lavern Behrends
Carl Eiben
Willis Fairbanks
Glenn Gerdes
Russ Jamieson
Richard Mardorf
Mark Rodman
George Smith
Bud Bader
Paul Bender
Richard Holub
Bob Liddy
Bob Maire
Dewain Rynerson
Stand Schrader
Bob Siebels
Quadangular Tracks Set for City Championship Showdown
Local high school track teams from Washington Grant and Franklin square off in the annual quadrangular at Coe Stadium. Records likely to fall include high jump, javelin, mile, 880, 120 yard highs, 2 mile relay and more as Bruce Kanellis Fuller Carr and Allan Stewart defend titles while new lighter discs and rule changes threaten existing marks.
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Coe
Washington
Grant
Bill Taylor
Roosevelt
Mike Kanellis
Franklin
Sojka
George Kanellis
John Bowne
Fuller
Robert Cozad
Washington Grant
Stanley Christie
John Hensley
Wilson
Hensley
Earl Carr
McKinley
Barden
Dochterman
Klima
Altfillisch
Allan Stewart
Nehis
Bates
Kelty
Nelson
Nance
Waldron
Hallenbeck
J. Powell
Jakoubek
Archibald
Kelly
Letters Awarded At Cornell For Spring Sports Participants
Cornell awarded fourteen letters and nineteen numerals to spring sport participants. Track letter recipients include Jim Anderson and Art Behl among others. freshman numerals went to Ernest Dahlberg Charles Field Virgil Gash and more. Upper-class numerals were given in golf to John Paulger and others, with tennis honors to Howard Jeske Dick Grumman Phil Douglas and Merton McKendry.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Jim Anderson
Art Behl
William Bell
Howard Bennett
Phil Carspecken
Jack Geshner
Bob Glee
Roy McCauley
Allan McKean
Bob Osburn
Herb Peck
George Schroeder
Lloyd Simester
Ernest Dahlberg
Charles Field
Virgil Gash
Clarence Hosford
Richard
Association Race Draws More Fans
American Association attendance in the first quarter of 1939 rose 14 percent from 1938, with a potential season total near 1.9 million. Milwaukee led gains at 121 percent, Louisville 108 percent, Columbus 54 percent, St. Paul 40 percent, Minneapolis 38 percent, Toledo 10 percent. No Indianapolis figures.
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Columbus
Frank Colley
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Toledo
Indianapolis
High School Track Teams In Title Meet Saturday
The fourth annual city championship quadrangular track and field meet is set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Coe field with preliminaries conducted Friday. Admission is ten cents as schools compete in sprints, hurdles, relays, and field events.
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Coe Field
Burlingame Shuts Out With 21 Straight K’s
Centerville pitcher Ray Burlingame struck out 21 consecutive batters in an 11 to 0 win. He allowed only five fouls to opposition hitters. Burlingame previously lived in Cedar Rapids where he was an ace pitcher.
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Centerville
Ray Burlingame
Burlingame
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Driver Wins 40 Mile Jaloppy Derby
Henry Paul of Cedar Rapids drove a 1917 Hudson owned by Godfrey Splichal to win the main 40 mile jaloppy derby at Grundy Center on May 30, finishing in 57 minutes.
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Grundy Center
Henry Paul
Cedar Rapids
Godfrey Splichal
Harness racing and baseball superstitions draw Cedar Rapids crowd
Sunday at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids will revive harness racing drawing fans to support a boys bureau pool project. The column blends local sports notes from Kenmore golf tales to Joe DiMaggio hoopla and Connie Mack’s odd catcher Conroy tale, highlighting superstitions and old ballpark lore.
Paychek Will Fight In Waterloo Bout On June 8
Des Moines heavyweight Johnny Paychek has been signed for a 10 round bout in Waterloo on June 8. Promoter Andy George announced the match today against an unnamed opponent.
New Senator Carrasquel Emerges as a Top Pitcher Revelations
Washington reports that Venezuelan Alex Carrasquel, discovered by scout Joe Rodriguez and nurtured by manager Bucky Harris, has emerged as a standout pitcher for the Senators. With a sample of 18 hits in 39 innings and an ERA under two, he also shows hitting and fielding promise, despite late exposure to English. Carrasquel, age about 26, has impressed range and control, drawing comparisons to a modern ace.
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Walter Walsh
Paul Fugit
Washington
INS
Mr. G
Clark Griffith
Senor
Alexander Carrasquel
Old Fox
Ivory Hunts
New York Yankees
America
Carrasquel
Joe Rodriguez
Washington Senators
Rodriguez
Cuba
Alex Alexandra
Bucky Harris
Yankees
Harris
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
Alex
Four Iowa Golf Men to Compete in National Tourney
IOWA CITY The University of Iowa will be represented by a four man team in the National inter collegiate golf tournament to be held in Des Moines June 26 to July 1. The team lineup includes students named in the announcement and marks a strong showing for the Hawkeyes in collegiate competition.
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Iowa U
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Boxing Roundup Mixed Wins Across Cities
In a busy slate reported by AP, Lou Nova fought in New York finishing at 202 pounds, while Max Baer highlighted Los Angeles. Jorge Drescla was stopped in Livermore by Elza Thompson as Boswell and others posted results in Atlantic City and beyond.
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Associated Press
New York
Lou Nova
Los Angeles
Max Baer
Livermore
Calif
Elza Thompson
Indianapalts
Jorge Drescla
Argentina
Roswell
Babe Ruehte
HK Lubbock
Tex
Max Huss
Minneapolis
Atlantic
City
Tony Sarullo
Philadelphia
Cristobal Jaramilio
Forte Rito
Joey Fontana
Pete Mascla
Srookyn
Post Office Softball Team Defeats Moose 11 to 1
The Post Office team beat the Iowa City Moose 11 to 1 on Thursday. Womacka Hibben and Jewell formed the Post Office battery while Kee and Welch played for the Moose.
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Post Office
Iowa City
Real Estate Transfers and Mortgage Notes of 1939
Transactions include Arnold Z Bontty transferring life estate to Edmund Z Bontty with reversion back to Arnold on Edmund’s death, a joint tenancy by Leo J. Lustick and wife to Anton and Emma Cervenka, and Albert L. Triebel and wife to Perp Savings & Loan Association, plus a U.S. patent copy for Marlin Gardner in section 34, township 84, range 8.6.1-1855.
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Arnold Z Bontty
Edmund Z. Bontty
Mary Bontty
Edmund Z
Bontty
Wascon
Leo J. Lustick
Anton
Emma Cervenka
Brown
Albert L. Triebel
Perp Savings & Loan Assn
Hull
United States
Marlin Gardner
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Connie Mack
Connie
Conroy
Williamsport
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Willie Thomson
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Harold Skow
Palm Beach
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