Fishing Hours Earned From Man’s Time Allotment
A proverb quotes that divine mercy does not subtract from a man’s fate those hours spent fishing. The saying emphasizes patience and careful use of time in daily pursuits rather than hardship or loss.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1947
Page
14
A proverb quotes that divine mercy does not subtract from a man’s fate those hours spent fishing. The saying emphasizes patience and careful use of time in daily pursuits rather than hardship or loss.
Russ Graham reports last Sunday's fox hunt in the Upper Palisades drew about a hundred hunters. Seven foxes were sighted but all escaped. one fox was observed swimming the river and three deer were seen. An upcoming hunt is sponsored by the Linn County Fish and Game club with meet points at the C.S.P.S. hall and Cedar Rapids partners. Bounties: foxes $1, wolves $10.
Kinney Shoes clinched the second round championship by defeating Farmers State Bank 31 to 29. They advance to meet Armstrongs, the first round champion, in the next Friday night game, with box scores later reported.
Y W League games produced lopsided results with Town Steel crushing Adkins and Fe 88 35 Iowa Mutual routing Becks 69 12 and Paris Academy defeating The Gazette 53 30. Other box scores include First Lutheran 32 First Evangelical Reformed 18 Bethany Congregational 33 Central Park 22 First Con ce shackled St Mark s 2 5 John Huss 28 19 and St James 40 14. Becks held first in volleyball by beating First Trust 42 31. Y W C A topped Iowa Mutual 42 32 and Club One 9 Fseer s downed Kutchera Fuel.
Ossie Bluege selects Detroit, Boston and New York to contend for the 1947 American League pennant with Washington and Cleveland aiming for the other first division berth. He emphasizes pitching, praises Masterson, and outlines a sound Senators lineup with Vernon, Yat, Priddy, Travis, Spence, Lewis, Coan, Grace, Case, Evans and Mancuso in spring training at Tinker Field.
Readable fragments hint at a small South American rodent and a menu abbreviation. Additional fragments mention a Pert to and a Province of India, a church, a Fen pole, and a close look of tin. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent narrative.
Three Big Nine seniors Ralph Hamilton of Indiana Paul Hoffman of Purdue and Herb Wilkinson of Iowa accepted invitations to play with the West All-Stars in the Tribune Fresh Air Fund game against the East at Madison Square Garden March 29. They report for practice March 24 after becoming the first trio named to the Western squad.
Ted Williams arrives late for Boston Red Sox spring training in Sarasota and speaks on his hitting approach. He says he will not change his swing, will adapt to team needs, and aims to get into shape steadily after a sore arm last spring. He notes adjustments may occur if many opponents crowd right field, but emphasizes his value in producing homers for the club.
The Big Six wrestling meet will be held in Ames at Iowa State next Saturday to defend the Cyclones title at home, moved from Kansas State due to a flu outbreak in Kansas and Missouri. The Cyclones will also defend their Big Six swimming crown at Ames on the same day.
Georgia Fox opened with 217 and closed with 207 for a 613 series as women reasserted themselves in city bowling. Other top scores included D. $17, J. Tvrdik 515, L. Smith, G. Frasinger 503, M. Pettit 503, and E. Vanous 501 with C. Hlavaty finishing 202. In the Seven-Up Classic G. Clark led with 521 and Leta Smith 519, while Georgia Frasinger fell just short at 499. On the men’s side Frank Stanek posted 607 in the Classic and Red Pfeffer 606 in the Parler City Booster league. Enzler had a 248 middle frame but could not reach 580, after a 141 opener.
In a wide interview Harry Grayson recalls John Peter Wagner arguing Ty Cobb was not the best overall. Wagner lists all time NL greats, notes Cobb’s strength in the American League, and praises Cobb yet ranks Honus Wagner among the game’s greatest figures.
The YMCA swimming pool will be closed for cleaning and repair work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It will reopen for swimming on Thursday.
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