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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1950

Page

2

Iowa players named to All District Four baseball team

Iowa's Bob Primrose and Murland Moran earned first team berths on the All District Four college baseball team. Wisconsin's Bob Wilson led the honors with a .308 batting average and key defensive play as the Badgers shared the Western Conference crown and district playoff title. Glenn Drahn of Iowa was on the second team. Don Poling of Ohio and Thornton Kipper of Wisconsin also earned top pitching spots.

Iowa Primrose Moran East Lansing Mich Bob Primrose Murland Moran Glenn Drahn Jack Dittmer National Collegiate Athletic Association Big Ten Wisconsin Ohio University Badgers Bob Wilson Husky Badger Omaha Wilson Dick Giedlin Notre Dame Taylor Buckeyes Ors John Hrasch Purdue Bill Skowron Hrasch Skowron Leo Koceski Michigan Russ Steger Illinois Illini Steger Koceski Fred Taylor Albert Paul Furseth Dick Raklovits Ralph Morrison Pete Palmer P —Alby_ Plain Min Ed Gronkowski

Free Archery Lessons At Ellis Park Range

Free archery instruction starts June 27 at Ellis Park range. Waltonian Archery Club and Playground and Recreation Commission sponsor the five week course. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 30 to 8 p m for adults 16 plus, children with a guardian. Instructors are club members and accomplished archers. Contact Recreation office at 8121 for details.

Ellis Park Waltonian Archery Club Playground and Recreation Commission Archery Club R. L. Coyner Richard Bonsell

Crosley Makes Debut In Ce-Mar Stock Car Race

Jerry Manis of Burlington pilots a 1948 Crosley in the Cham pionship Stock Car Racing Association event at Ce-Mar Acres tonight. Other entrants include Gene Kaskadden Davenport in a 1948 Frazier Roy Dickinson in a 1950 Ford Roy Blinstrup in a Ford and Lloyd Lubber Dubuque in a 1949 Packard. Time trials at 6 30 p m with eight events starting at 8 p m extra buses will run from the downtown terminal to Ce-Mar track.

Jerry Manis Burlington Ce-Mar Acres Manis Gene Kaskadden Davenport Frazier Roy Dickinson Ford Roy Blinstrup Lloyd Lubber Dubuque Packard Ce-Mar City Lines

Net Instruction Schedule Change at Coe Women's Field

The playground commission announces a resurfaced tennis area causing a revised schedule. TuesdayRoosevelt high courts WednesdayFranklin high ThursdayMcKinley high 9 to 12 a.m. bring own rackets Cedar Rapids Tennis Association offers Friday mornings for match play. Three tournaments for ages 18 and under planned. dates to be announced.

Coe Playground Commission Roosevelt High Courts Cedar Rapids Tennis Association Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids and Terre Haute clash tonight at 8 on KCRG

Cedar Rapids faces Terre Haute this evening at 8 o clock on KCRG 1600 AM. The game pits two minor league clubs in a preview of the series with radio coverage set in northeastern Iowa.

Softball Tourney Opens With Reyberry Enos in Cedar Rapids

Reyberry and Enos spotlight Ft Madison VFW and Hilldale of Dubuque as the Cedar Rapids Open begins at Ellis Park. Du buque Meadow Gold meets Cedar Rapids Eagles in the afternoon. semifinals and finals slated for next Sunday with more games through midweek.

Paul Reyberry Iowa City Cardinals Ft. Madison Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Ellis Park Neyvoerry Lefty Enos Enos Hilldale Dubuque Reyberry Jah Dubuque Meadow Gold R. Eagles P.m

N E Iowa Loop To Resume Play This Week

Northeast Iowa softball league resumes Friday with Westgate at Moores and Oelwein VFW at Lions Club. standings list Oelwein teams and scores from last week including Belmont 20 over Buffalo Township 0 and Strawberry Point 14 over Recreation 12.

N.E. Iowa Loop Oelwein Iowa Westgate Moores Oelwein Vfw Lions Club Aurora Buffalo Strawberry Oocelwein Oelwein Belmont Wilson Belmont Buffalo Township Strawberry Point Recreation Oelwein Wilson Gewein Aubur Sean ‘Belmont

Oelwein Maynard and Church All Stars Clash in Tourney Mix

Fragmentary scores show Oelwein West and East teams, Maynard, Church All-Stars, and Strawberry Point meeting in unspecified matches. References to Maynard and Church All-Stars with mixed results hint at a local tournament in East and West Oelwein areas.

Westgate Maynard Oelwein East Strawberry Pt Ch. All-Stars Oelwein West Maynard Church All-Stars Oelwein East Strawberry Point Sivein Oelweiues Oelwe West Maynar Iwein Oclwein Steen Strawberry Ra

Church League Scores and Pairings

Senior Church League results list a mix of church teams with scores including Sacred Heart 22 and Hope Lutheran 14. Presbyterians and Methodists face Sacred Heart while Lutheran hosts Lutheran in cross matchups.

Presbyterian and Sacred Heart Tie as League Scores List

Junior Church League results show Sacred Heart dominating Baptist 12 to 1 while Presbyterian over Christian by forfeit. Other scores include Sacred Heart 10 Methodist 0 and Lutheran 1 Baptist 0. This week's schedule lists Methodist at Sacred Heart Tuesday Lutheran at Christian Thursday Presbyterian at Lutheran.

Wa Presbyterian Christian Sacred Heart Methodist Lutheran Baptist Presbyterian

Iowa Golfers Enter Sioux City Open Tourney

Sioux City hosts a $15,000 Open golf tournament from July 27 to 30 with a strong local and regional field. Listed entrants include Jack Donohue of Sioux City and multiple players from Des Moines, Kansas, and Oklahoma, subject to PGA approval.

Iowa Sioux City Jack Donohue Bob Maloney Carter Dennis de Leonalt Blevins Kansas Schubert Ed Printz Om Bou Psi Wally Ulrich Plopper Araitt Waterts Bron Hs Harris Ei Tr Okla Ipona Peters Ottum Jand

Elkader Club Announces Annual Fish Fry Next Friday

Elkader The Elkader Road and Gun Club will hold its annual fish fry Friday evening June 23 at the Elkader fairgrounds. Serving begins at 5 30 p m and continues until 7 p m with 450 pounds of fish to be fried by George Kauffman and Lansing game warden. Ed Reynolds president and Tom Walch secretary oversee arrangements for the meal.

Elkader Elkader Road and Gun Club Elkader Fair Grounds George Kauffman Lansing Ed Reynolds Tom Walch

Paul Kosek Wins Rifleman's Medal

Paul V. Kosek age 18 of Cedar Rapids won the distinguished rifleman's medal announced by the National Rifle Association in Washington D C on a Saturday.

Paul Kosek Washington, D. C Paul V. Kosek Fourteenth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids National Rifle Association

New Cedar Rapids tennis figure Dr. Fred Tucker joins scene

Dr. Fred Tucker, pathologist at St. Luke's hospital, arrives in Cedar Rapids with a rugged court record from China to Oberlin and Harvard. A former Oberlin captain, he settled with his wife and three children at 2008 Grande avenue and is expected to boost local play alongside Irwin Nelson and Don Klotz. The Iowa Open in Cedar Rapids runs July 6 to 9, with Clinton hosting a Mississippi Valley tournament July 1, 2 and 4.

Gasette Bob Kenyon Fred Tucker St. Luke's Hospital Dr. Tucker China Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s Hhacnital Tucker Hopei Province United States Armed Forces Kunming Oberlin College Harvard University University of South Dakota Irwin Nelson City Playground and Recreation Commission Don Klotz University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Country Club Norman Barnes Klotz Norm Clinton The Tennis Association Mississipi Valley

Tex Rickard Widow Inherits Little From Rise and Fall

The Tex Rickard widow, a Washington government clerk, inherits almost nothing but a trunk of worthless securities and notes. The list mirrors Rickard’s life as promoter and adventurer with holdings in mining and related ventures, plus a $20,000 note signed by Curtis in 1924. She remains reticent about her past and continues her quiet clerical duties.

New York INS Hollywood Jackie Robinson Tex Rickard Washington, D. C Madison Square Garden Curtis Tex

Conservation officers buy special police cars in Iowa

Iowa conservation officers acquire customized police cars with oversized motors and special gears for enhanced work. The article notes high speeds and limited use by pheasant patrols, alongside county activities, safety guidance, and conservation education programs across Iowa and neighboring states.

Iowa

Nine Year Old Hooks Five Pound Trout

In Marquette the season’s top young angler is nine year old Peter Mitchell, son of the Jamhes Mitchells. He fished Bloody Run a short distance with a cane pole and worm ball, hooked a trout pulling him toward the water, guided it to ripples, and landed a five pound fish measuring twenty two and a half inches.

Marquette Peter Mitchell Jamhes Mitchells Peter

Cedar Rapids Terre Haute Clash Broadcast On KCRG 1600

Bob Brooks announces tonight’s Cedar Rapids versus Terre Haute baseball game airing at 8:00 PM on KCRG 1600. The radio coverage highlights the matchup and game time for listeners.

Cedar Rapids Terre Haute Kcrg - 1600 Bob Brooks Cedar Rapids-Terre Haute

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