Roxie Wins First At Field Trials
Roxie the golden retriever owned by R. J. Havel of Waterloo won open class first at the Izaak Walton field trials held Sunday at Miller's pond. Thirty-one dogs across three classes competed with Martin Hogan of Barrington officiating. Roxie nears bench champion status with one point needed, and a February theft was noted.
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R. J. Havel
Waterloo
Roxie
Welton
Guy Roxie
Izaak Walton
Miller’s Pond
Martin Hogan
Barrington
Ill
Fetzer
Victor
Peter
Lindskog
Bsk Labrado
McAlpina Plaine
R.” J. Havel
K. Linden
Daven St
Chesapeake
R. C. Brown
Frank Wilkinson Captures Midwest Tennis Crown
Top seed Frank Wilkinson of Kansas City won the men's singles title in Omaha defeating Harold Rundle of Nebraska 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2. Elizabeth Harland of Maroc claimed the women’s crown with Janet Tillotson of Des Moines 6-3. Nutty of Lincoln and Ringwall of Omaha won the men's doubles, defeating Rundle and Bob Slezak of Lincoln.
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Omaha
Frank Wilkinson
Kansas City
Harold Rundle
Nebraska
Elizabeth Harland
Maroc
Janet Tillotson
Des Moines
Sam Nutty
Lincoln
Jack Ringwall
Rundle
Bob Slezak
Mixed doubles title won by Har land and John Coleman
Miss Har land and Milwaukeean John Coleman defeated Leone Balke of Chicago 6-1 6-2 6-3 to clinch the mixed doubles crown.
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Miss Harland
John Coleman
Oe Leone Balke
Chicago
Hogan and Demaret Skip May Promoted Event
Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret skip the $36,390 American championships at Tom O'Shanter as Hogan tops 1947 money list with $16,567 and Demaret trails. May defends promotion plans with Bobby Locke and Babe Zaharias joining a 40-player women’s field and 55 male amateurs also set to play.
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Chicago
Ben Hogan
Jersey
Tom O'Shanter
George S. May
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Hogan
Demaret
May
Ambrose Wins Ce-Mar 25-Lap Feature In Midget Bowl
Paul Ambrose of Waukegan drove the Nelson-Hershberg Ford V-860 to win the Ce-Mar 25 lap feature Sunday night Jim Thompson of St Louis took second with Ray Lankheim of Chicago third Races return Wednesday with time trials at 7 15 p m and races at 8 30 p m
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Paul Ambrose
Waukegan
Jim Thompson
St. Louis
Ray Lankheim
Chicago
Ce-Mar
Philip Lazio
Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lankheim
Jim Ara
Corky Sinner
Conner Ray Lonkhei
Arin Wise
Will Salo Wee Dick
Marshy Airdrine Jaeler
Brooklyn Junior Legion Dominates Oskaloosa 15-2
Brooklyn Iowa junior baseball team overwhelmed Oskaloosa 15 to 2 on their home diamond. Brooklyn racked 16 hits led by Mowery with three singles and a triple in five at bats while Oskaloosa collected six hits. Winning pitcher was K. Margon.
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Brooklyn
Junior Legion
Oskaloosa
Mowery
K. Margon
Decorah Triumphs 4-3 Over Spillville in Grass mishap
In Decorah the home team defeated Spillville 4-3 after a Spillville outfielder dropped a fly ball and lost it in tall grass. The error allowed the winning run to score and clinch the victory on Sunday.
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Ball
Decorah
Spillville
Hanford Routs Smulekoff's Juniors 12-0 in semifinal
Hanford Post blanked Smulekoff's Juniors 12 to 0 as Bob Kuhl pitched a three hit shutout in the West siders playoff semifinal. Kuhl escaped a bases loaded jam in the second and Hanford pulled away with six runs in the third aided by Sorenson and Konigsmark. Palumbo and Rose had the losers' only hits. Hanford meets Hearn Stevenson in the Legion tourney final after Beck's win in Saturday's semifinal.
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Smulekoff
Junior Legion
Hanford Post
Westsiders
Bob Kuhl
Kuhl
Bill Grow
Herb Konigsmark
Chiatos
Grow
Konigsmark
Chiafos
Bill Webster
Sorenson
Hanford
Dave Rose
Webster
Joe Rose
John Palumbo
Palumbo
Rose
Lee Shea
Ces Hanford Post
Legion
Hearn Stevenson
Beck
Local Tennis Results From Cedar Rapids Des Moines Meet
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports results from the Monday June 30 1947 championship round. Gisaalene Gar See and Hearsh faced a rematch with 7-5 3-6 7-5 scorelines. Other matches included X defeats Y 6-4 and DM defeats Palmer 7-5.
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Cedar Rapids
Avenger Wins Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp
Prince Aly Khan's Avenger ran 2000 meters in 3 16.12 Sunday to win the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp by a length and a half. Geoffrey de Waldner's Tournament was second and Marcel Boussac's Giafar finished third.
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Paris
Prince Aly Khan
Avenger
Longchamps
Geoffey de Waldner
Marcel Boussac
Giafar
Cedar Rapids Routs Des Moines in Eastern Iowa Tennis League
Cedar Rapids defeated Des Moines 5 to 2 to rise to .500 in the Eastern Iowa District Tennis league. Iowa City routed Waterloo 17 to 0, and Davenport beat Fort Madison 8 to 1 as leaders Iowa City and Dubuque each claimed wins.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa City
Waterloo
Davenport
Fort Madison
Peso
Dubuque
Clinton
Gerry van Ginkle
Drakestar
Russell Knapp
Burlington
Don Lewis
Iowa
Bill Kiley
Lewis
Monticello Beats Dyersville 5 3 to Lead League Race
Monticello defeated Dyersville Sunday by 5 to 3 to stay atop the Maquoketa baseball race. Winning pitcher Kolarik allowed five hits while Monticello totaled ten off Lefty Meyer. Monticello will host Epworth next Sunday in a decisive league game, holding Dyersville to six bingies.
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Monticello
Dyersville
Maquoketa
Kolarik
Lefty Meyer
Cy Monticello
Epworth
Burg
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Miller's Pond
Tom
Ambrose
Imber
Fae
Don Loepp
Sebessoane
Ill Chistes
Don Stastny
Pinkey Sorenson
Sum
Mary
Ala A Fd
van A A
C.R
Duseaue
Ferguson
FORD
Gglad Brothers
Cha Ee Teyee
General Tires
Bergein
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
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