City tennis clinic opens with free lessons for all youths
The City Playground and Recreation Commission launches a six week tennis clinic led by Loretta Yeates from 9 am to noon Monday through Friday. Sessions rotate among Franklin Roosevelt Wilson McKinley Coe courts with no charge and open to all city youths. notable guest coach Don Klotz of the University of Iowa will lead an afternoon clinic at Coe College courts.
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Loretta Yeates
Franklin High Courts
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Don Klotz
University of Iowa
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Playground Commission
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
Missouri Valley Tennis Association
Shamrocks Seek Junior Softball Games in Marion Area
The Marion Shamrocks a 15 16 age group team seeks games against nearby junior softball squads. Interested teams should contact Lyle Touro at 13011 in Marion.
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Marion Shamrocks
Lyle Touro
Marion
Delhi Jockey Sackett Tops as Rider of Year
Billy Sackett of Delhi rises as leading jockey at River Downs Cincinnati and Beulah Park and previously topped Phoenix and River Downs meetings in 1950. He started galloping horses for Art Kelley, then rode professionally, with his parents selling the dairy farm to support a racing string. The Sackett family divides time between Delhi and racing centers including Phoenix, Cincinnati, Columbus, Randall Park, New Orleans and Hot Springs.
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Delhi
River Downs
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Billy
Billy Sackett
Lawrence Sackett
Phoenix
Ariz
Beulah Park
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Wheeling
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New Orleans
Hot Springs
Profit From Last Week’s Amateur Boxing Show
Promoter Bob Hughes announced profits from Memorial stadium event funded a ring and boxing gloves for Cedar Rapids fighters. A ring purchase is planned soon and plans for another amateur show were announced.
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Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids
Bob Hughes
Hughes
Horses Expected at Madison Track Opener
Officials in Madison Nebraska said many horses racing at Ak Sar Ben in Omaha will move to Madison for the season opener on July 5.
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Madison, Neb
Ins
Madison
Ak-Sar- Ben
Omaha
Jr Legion County Play Set in 1951 State Tournament
American Legion junior baseball teams begin the 1951 state tournament with Linn county deciding its representative at Hayes field Cedar Rapids this afternoon Cedar Rapids meets Mt Vernon Lisbon at 2 30 p m The Linn winner goes to Maquoketa for the July 5 6 8 district round Davenport the 1950 champion advances automatically to Maquoketa Jones county begins today in Lowden with day games until Wednesday lights for semifinals GAMES TODAY include Clarence versus West Branch Bennett versus Stanwood and Tipton versus Dura game times 1 30 and 3 00 p m WEDNESDAY winners 1 and 2 compete with winners 3 and 4 SUNDAY afternoon winners 5 and 6 meet for the title
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Hayes Field
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Linn
Maquoketa
Jackson County
Davenport
State Legion
Jones County
Lowden
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West Branch
Bennett
Stanwood
Summay
Tipton
Dura
Leachicovitte
Maquoketa Hosts Legion District Tournament
Maquoketa post 75 plans a three day American Legion junior district tournament July 5 6 and 8. The event opens July 5 with a Maquoketa high band concert and includes a parade before the Sunday championship at 8 p m. County champions from Linn Jackson Clinton Dubuque and Jones compete with first round Clinton vs Dubuque Jackson vs Linn and Jones vs Scott July 6. Winners meet in July 8 championship games.
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the Gazette
Maquoketa
Maquoketa American Legion Post 75
American Legion
Maquoketa High Band
Linn
Jackson
Clinton
Dubuque
Jones
Scott
Dubuque Regatta Set with $1000 Purse on Mississippi
The Dubuque Boat Club regatta at Eagle Point on the Mississippi River is scheduled for Sunday July 1 with a $1000 purse. The Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association sponsors ten races from 1 30 p m to 4 30 p m featuring top drivers. The 135 class national championship will headline the day with entrants including Charles P Hanley Muscatine Tommy Gore 1950 135 champion Tommy Cooper Kansas City Paul Sawyer San Antonio and Sid Street Kansas City.
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Charles P. Hanley
Muscatine
Tommy Gore
Tommy Cooper
Kansas City
Paul Sawyer
San Antonio
Sid Street
Benton Midget League Opens Sets Schedule
Benton county midget baseball league opened last week with Blairstown Dysart and Van Horne winning. League Secretary Carl Wilson announced the schedule through Aug. 12 with games set by weeks and decided by the teams. Managers include Glenn Drahn, Grant Peterson, E. D. Basye, Carl Wilson, Kenneth Akers, Ralph Brown and others.
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Benton County
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Dysart
Carl Wilson
Belle Plaine
Glenn Drahn
Vinton
Grant Peterson
E. D. Basye
Keystone
Kenneth Akers
Ralph Brown
Rained Out ECI League Tilts Rescheduled
Three East Central Iowa League games were reset last week. Williamsburg will beat Belle Plaine and North English at Marengo in a Tuesday June 19 make-up. Belle Plaine at North English and Amana at Belle Plaine are noted for Wednesday June 20 dates.
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Gazette
Marengo
Williamsburg
Belle Plaine
North English
Plaine
Amana
Belle Prairie
Two Top Negro League Clubs Meet at Memorial Stadium
The Negro American league game pits the Chicago American Giants against the Elites next Thursday at 8 PM. Manager W. S. Welch plans Satchel Paige as starter after a 16 inning stint with 20 strikeouts and two singles allowed. The Giants boast stars including Woods Hardy Summers McLaurin Strong and Raines with a strong pitching staff led by Paige along with Othello Strong Theolic Smith and John Williams. Ed Hamman will add attraction.
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Chicago American Giants
W. S. Welch
American Giants
Satchel Paige
Satchel
Welch
Parnell Woods
Paul Hardy
Lonnie Summers
Felix McLaurin
Ted Strong
Lawrence Raines
Paige
Othello Strong
Theolic Smith
John Williams
Ed Hamman
Stock cars set for Ce-Mar Bowl night races
Stock cars are scheduled to run tonight at Ce-Mar Bowl with time trials at 7. The first race follows at 8 15. Track owner Don McElhinney expects a bulging field and top track conditions. Stocks run each Friday and eve on the fifth mile Ce-Mar oval.
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Ce-Mar Bowl
Don McElhinney
Ce-Mar Oval
Billy Mills to Appear in Cedar Rapids Baseball Date
Billy Mills appears at Memorial stadium in Cedar Rapids for a single Monday game against Waterloo then a six game road swing to Waterloo and Quincy. The June 24 doubleheader includes Mills known as Americas nearest funniest baseball comedian.
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Waterloo
Memorial Stadium
Billy Joe Davidson
Indians
Quincy
Billy
Mills
America
Mike Sandy Associates
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Bill
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Boston Braves
Portland
Two Birdies on a Par Five Stirs Sacred Heart League
In Ortoville Minnesota golfer Mahlon Druse carded two birdies on a single par five after his second shot struck a robin in flight and killed it. He finished the hole with a four to complete his second birdie on that hole. Sacred Heart and Hope Lutheran top the senior church league as Oelwein Sacred Heart beat Presbyterian 2-1 and Hope Lutheran edged Church of Christ 14-13.
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Sacred Heart
Hope Lutheran
Delwein Church
Ortonville
Minn
Mahlon Druse
Druse
Oelwein
Presbyterian
Westgate
Church of Christ
Still Leads. Al Ronning Tops Western League Batting Pace
Denver AP reports catcher Al Ronning of the Pueblo Dodgers leads the Western league in batting for the sixth straight week, maintaining the pace at the plate.
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Pueblo Dodgers
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