Birkicht Tops M J League Batting With .462 Average
Bill Birkicht Speeder shortstop leads the M J League with a .462 batting average after 26 at bats with 12 hits and one home run. Don Harman recently left Iowa Manufacturing for Raleigh in the Carolina league after a .455 mark on 22 at bats. The tight standings show Speeder, Iowa Steel, Swab, and Imco within one game of each other as games loom this week.
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Bill Birkicht
Claire Burgess
LaPlant-Choate
Birkicht
Don Harman
Iowa Manufacturing
Raleigh
Harman
Speeder
Bill
Orie Arntzen
Imco
Orie
Swab
Daniels
Iowa Steel
Penick Gains in Allied Industrial Golf League
Penick and Ford moved into second place after a 1414 point week in the Allied Industrial Golf League. LaPlant-Choate No. 1 led with 14 points, while individual low net ties included Bob Stevenson of Iowa Manufacturing No. 2 and Dick Kisinger of Fruehauf. Schedule for this week features Wilson vs Penick Ford and Quaker Oats matches among others.
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Penick
Ford
LaPlant-Choate
Bob Stevenson
Iowa Manufacturing No
Dick Kisinger
Fruehaus
O'Meara Clothing Company
Wilson
Penick-Ford
Major Open Softball Showdown Looms This Week
Wilson and Company remain unbeaten after sweeping White House and Cherry Burrell while edging Fruehauf. Chuck Pazour of Whitey’s Auto Sales led hitters with a three for three night including a homer as Wilson’s faces Whitey’s and Eby’s in key midweek matchups.
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Wilson and Company
White House
Cherry Burrell
Eby’s
Wilson’s
Whitey’s Auto Sales
Chuck Pazour
Whitey’s
Wilson
Edy
Cherry-Burrell
Atkins Whitey
Fruehauf White House
Collins
Fruehauf’s
Atkins
White
Eby
Ten-Team Boys Church League Opens at Ellis Park
A 10 team boys under 17 church league starts Monday at Ellis Park at 6 p.m. Round robin play features Olivet Presbyterian Marion Shamrocks Calvary Baptist Community House St Pauls Methodist Catholic Workmen Junior Police Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Salvation Army and Trinity Methodist. A church attendance rule requires weekly Sunday church attendance. Sponsored by the Playground and Recreation Commission.
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Ellis Park
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Marion Shamrocks
Calvary Baptist
Community House
St. Paul’s Methodist
Catholic
Workmen
Junior Police
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church
Salvation Army
Trinity Methodist
The
Playground and Recreation Commission
ZCBJ Team Spurs Community House Clash Results
On Wednesday the ZCBJ team faces Community House in a 3 to 0 game and the 5 40 and 8 meet K C in the second pairing. The event features two basketball matchups with local groups competing.
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ZCBJ
K. of C
Local Industrial League Matchups Listed for Thursday
The schedule lists Universal versus National Oats, LeFebure against Iowa Steel, Quaker against Cities Service, and Barnard Lea’s versus Dewey Almy in Thursday action. Competition features teams from industrial and manufacturer sponsors across the region.
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Dewey-Army
Cities Service A
Beaks and Ebys Rivalry Highlights Local Games
In week play, teams Wilson Armstrongs, Becks, Ebys and Cremenes compete. Tuesday features Iowa National against Wilson. Becks faces Ebys. Friday lineup includes Ebys versus Armstrongs and Becks versus Ebys with several games noted in the schedule.
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Wilson Armstrongs
Becks
Ebys
I. C
Cremenes
Iowa National
Ilson
Armstrongs
Boys Church League Schedule March Matches
The schedule lists five upcoming games in the Boys Church League: Marion Shamrocks versus Olivet on March 1, Community House versus Cal Baptist on March 4, Sinclair Memorial versus Junior Police on March 6, Catholic Workmen versus St Pauls on March 2, and Trinity Methodist versus Salvation Army.
Mem Stadium to Host Pro Wrestling With Six TV Stars
Memorial stadium will stage a pro wrestling show next Thursday at 8 30 p m featuring six television star wrestlers. Three main events include Joe Dusek of Omaha versus Gentle Jim Dobie of Des Moines Johnny The Great Balbo of Quincy against Billy Hickson Burling ton Fredrick Van Schacht of St. Petersburg Florida against Ivan Rasputin of Ohio and VON SCHACHT.
Three Softball Games At Ellis Park Tonight
A triple header at Ellis Park opens at 5 30 with a 16 inch softball rules demonstration. Iowa Steel meets Cities Service, St James church faces Handlers at 7. The Wilson Washington game starts at 8 15 with Wilson and Company versus Marston Skelgas of Washington Iowa.
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Ellis Park
Wilson and Company
Marston Skelgas
Washington
Iowa Steel
Cities Service
St. James Church
Handler’s
Wilson-Washington
Ce-Mar Tonight Stock Car Point Leaders Clash
The Ce-Mar Racing Association hosts a three car battle for the lead as Darrell Dake Flip Tucker and Mike Moody, all Cedar Rapids, jockey for position. Dake 52 points Tucker 49 Moody 44 with Davenport’s Jack Kasperian fourth at 30. Time trials at 7 p.m. followed by races at 8:15 with a novelty event expected.
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Ce-Mar Acres
Darrell Dake
Flip Tucker
Mike Moody
Cedar Rapids
Dake
Moody
Tucker
Jack Kasperian
Davenport
Queen's Filly Captures Lancashire Oaks
Queen Elizabeth's three year old Stream of Light won the 11 furlong Lancashire Oaks at Manchester. The race carried about 800 pounds in prize money. It marked the queen's first victory under the royal colors adopted from her late father with the purple jacket and gold braid design. Previously horses raced under the Duke of Norfolk name and colors until mourning restrictions were lifted.
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Manchester
Duke of Norfolk
Taliaferro Signs Pact With Dallas Texans
Dallas Texans coach Jim Phelan announced George Taliaferro has signed with the Texans. The all pro halfback began with the Los Angeles Dons in 1949 and spent the last two years with the New York Yanks, who were taken over by the Texans.
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Dallas, Texas
Ins
Jim Phelan
Dallas Texans
George Taliaferro
Texans
Taliaferro
Los Angeles Dons
New York Yanks
Winter rules spark debate among Iowa golf followers
George Frasher notes winter rules divide players with USGA stance against favorable lies. Iowa golfers including Balannen and Jacobs eye summer events at Elmwood Marshalltown Waterloo Byrnes Park and the state amateur. Babe Didrickson and Bob Mathias undergo health updates while Elmcrest hosts junior golf clinic under Charlie Burkart. Ben Hogan exhibition planned at Ellis Park June 22 with tickets $1.50, after floods cancel Quad City Open.
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Iowa
Elmwood
Marshalltown
Byrnes Park
Waterloo
Babe Didrickson
Bob Mathias
Elmcrest
Charlie Burkart
Elmforest Country Club
Ellis
Cedar Rapids
al Stieger
Ellis Park
Jack Stuhr
Bantam Ibomber
Stuhr
Downs To Open Stock Car Races At Hawkeye Downs
Friday night marks the debut of inter association stock car racing at Hawkeye Downs as MMARA and Waterloo Stock Drivers Association sanction the joint event. Time trials start at 7 30 with the first feature at 8 15. Officials emphasize strictly stock motors to keep competition even and provide affordable racing for all fans.
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Ce-Mar Racing Association
Hawkeye Downs
MMARA
Waterloo Stock Drivers Association
the Downs
Ellis Course
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Bill Currell
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Wilson and Co
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Wooee Mfg
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Wilson High School
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John Ask
Dean Stoakes
Bo Cameron
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Barney Hanson
Dick Case
Church League
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Mem
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Sinclair
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NCE
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Dean Peterson
Peterson
Wagenvoord
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Hacker
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Jack
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Hudson
America
Haufle Motor Company
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