Legion junior baseball schedule opens April 12
Six teams begin the American Legion Junior season April 12 in Hanford with Cedar Rapids defending state winners. New sponsor BuPane Gas Co. joins the field along with Cities Service McKinley Armstrongs Immaculate Conception St. Wenceslaus Hubbard Ice and Roosevelt Hotel. Roy Olson released the schedule predicting strong interest.
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Roy Olson
Hanford Post Committee
Cedar Rapids
Bupane Gas Co
Roosevelt
Otto Kohl
Bupone Gas Company
Kohl
Cities Service
McKinley School
Armstrong’s
Immaculate Conception
St. Wenceslaus
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company
Franklin School
Roosevelt Hotel
Wilson School
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Lone Tree Honors Football and Cage Teams at Banquet
Ninety attended a turkey dinner in the Methodist church hosted by the Business Men's association honoring Lone Tree football and basketball squads. Rev Ward Hatfield led toasts, with talks from local figures and a guest from the University of Iowa. Letters and certificates were awarded to team members. Coach Alsip received a table radio as thanks.
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Lone Tree
Methodist Church
Business Men’s Association
Ward Hatfield
E. C. Green
Stanley Keeler
Joe Gaeta
Creighton Workman
Rayner Burge
Maynard Hudachek
Harold Schuessler
Harry Baker
Maynard Swails
Gerald Brinkmeyer
Gayle Toland
Honary
Bill Platt
Alsip
Industrial Softball League Plans Season Rules Adopted
The Cedar Rapids Industrial Softball League met Friday night and adopted season rules. Three outsiders per team are allowed, steel spikes are banned and rubber cleats required. About eleven teams, including Pee Office, Chevrolet, Cedar Rapids Auto Supply, Merchants National Bank, Iowa Steel, Parks, Briardale Grocery, Speeder machinery, Allen Motors, Standard Tire, and The Gazette, are in. The executive committee will meet next Thursday to adopt the official ball. Eligibility lists must be in with Nevin Nichols by April 25, and the season starts May 2.
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Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Alreday
Eeene
Pee Office
Chevrolet
Cedar Rapids Auto Supply
Merchants National Bank
Iowa Steel
Parks
Briardale Grocery
Speeder Peachinery
Allen Motors
Standard Tire
the Gazette
Playground Commission
Nevin Nichols
Lon Warneke Seeks to Pitch Long Time in Baseball
In a chat from St. Petersburg Lonnie Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals discusses pitching as a career. He aims to keep pitching while paid, notes his 118-70 record in seven seasons, and praises the sport, teammates, and managers. He downplays catching issues and rivalry with Dizzy Dean, emphasizing personal focus and loyalty to the Cardinals.
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George Kirkley
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Lonnie Warneke
St. Louis Cardinals
Lonnie
Detroit
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Warneke
Cubs
Cards
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
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Melton
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Diz
Sam Breadon
Frankie Frisch
Clayton County Meet Dates Are May 28-30
Special to The Casette reports thirteen Clayton County high schools enter the annual baseball tournament to be held in Volga City May 28 29 and 30 with pairings set in both upper and lower brackets. Strawberry Point and Volga City have byes in the upper bracket while Monona faces Luana and Edgewood meets Garnaville. In the lower bracket Marquette has the bye, Elkport plays Littleport, Guttenberg meets McGregor, and Elkader tangles with Farmersburg, with Farmersburg the defending champion.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Volga City
Strawberry Point
Monona
Luana
Edgewood
Garnaville
Marquette
Elkport
Littleport
Guttenberg
McGregor
Farmersburg
Local Athlete John I Smith Takes Third In Big Ten Meet
John I Smith, a University of Minnesota sophomore and former Grant high school student, earned his first varsity letter by taking third place in the Big Ten tumbling meet. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George C Smith of 1333 Fifth Street NW.
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John I. Smith
University of Minnesota
Grant
Gopher School
George C. Smith
Fifth Street NW
Bowlers Show Leaders In A Wide Scoring Turf
League leaders for the bowling season are listed with top two players from each league, noting some leaders were surpassed in fewer games. Names span both men and women with scores from the 180s down to the 110s in afternoon leagues, highlighting long-time pinsetters and aspiring "Future Bowlers" along with several women top scorers in lighter leagues.
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Ossie Andersen
Paul Lenk
Darrel Holmes
P. Morrison
Leta Nezerka
Pauline Rook
Goldie Hooke
Lola Baker
Marie James
Lydia Olson
Twinkle Slaughter
Ruth Caldwell
Jesse Laurence
Robert Kepler
Billie Sturtz
Irene Sturdivan
Helen Kroulik
Bowling Scores in Knights of Columbus Tournament at Lincoln Alleys
Concluding games in the Knights of Columbus state tournament run at 2 p.m. with three Dyersville teams, three from Cedar Rapids, and two from Clinton slated to compete. Morning doubles and singles feature players from Dyersville and Cedar Rapids, while Red Crown Three league standings show three top teams led by Baker and Patton, Red Jackets, and Three Stars. Next Thursday is deadline for two city tournaments with events starting April 3 for men and women, plus a Sunday mixed doubles series ongoing.
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Knights of Columbus
Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Lincoln Alleys
P. Henkel
M. A. Jenks
Emil Link
al Wachter
A. C. Link
R. T. Hefferman
Joseph Marold
L. Pettinger
Sam Palumbo
John Scolaro
Baker and Patton
Jean Clark
Lola Baker
Marie James
Red Jackets
Katherine Alton
Pat Jackson
Gene Erickson
Mathilda Schirm
Hilda Moeller
Marie Bruns
Red Crown
Tacoma
Wash
Gus Scolaro
Norway High Baseball Schedule Announced
NORWAY The following baseball schedule has been arranged for the Norway high school team. April 1 Newhall there. April 12 Van Horne here. April 19 Newhall here. April 22 Van Horne there. April 30 Welfords here. May 28 County tournament. May 10 atord there.
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Norway High
Norway
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van Horne
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Sprit
Aitord
Wapsie Valley League Heads Meet April 4
ALBURNETT The Wapsie Valley league will hold a meeting at Alburnett Monday evening April 4. Four teams have reentered the league for the coming season, Winthrop, Quasqueton, Coggon, and Alburnett. Four new teams will be taken in at this meeting.
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Alburnett
Wapsie Valley League
Winthrop
Quasqueton
Coggon
Paul Dean Says He Has Plenty of Cash
United Press report from Tampa notes Paul Dean and family can subsist on a dollar a day with $10,000 in the bank. The piece covers Spring Training chatter about Pepper Martin, Joe Medwick, Dolph Camilli, Joe Cronin, and others, plus remarks on DiMaggio, McCarthy, and looming pennant totals. It highlights the i dea that clubs in Florida have not yet lost training days and mentions Mike McKechnie led rosters and Casey Stengel comments on Al Lopez.
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Pepper
Mickey Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Medwick
Medwick
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Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Dolph Camilli
Brooklyns
Clearwater
Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Judge Landis
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Will McKechnie
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy
Washington
Zeke Bonura
Senators
Casey Stengel
al Lopez
Bradenton
Jack Dempsey
Army
Uncle Sam
Elkader High Baseball opens practice with six lettermen
Elkader High begins practice as Coach Lyle Shroyer lists six returning lettermen Bente Scheffert Mentzel Rugland I Rugland Rogers plus new players Oelke McLain Hughes Keanneally Strandford. Eight games scheduled before county tournament starting April 12 at Strawberry Point. opponents Monona Littleport Dyersville Farmersburg and the county tourney at Volga City May 28 29 30.
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Elkader
Lyle Shroyer
Bente
Scheffert
Mentzel
I. Rugland
W. Rugland
Rogers
Timber
Oelke
McLain
Hughes
Keanneally
Strandford
Strawberry Point
Monona
Littleport
Dyersville
Farmersburg
Volga City
Forty-Two Report For Track At Reinbeck Hi
Reinbeck high school reports forty-two boys on the track squad led by Rusty Robert. The Rams field a balanced lineup with Eslinger Boege Miller Stock Bean Watson Meewes Taylor Volkens Albert s. Dual meets and a schedule include April 23 teachers college relays April 30 open May 7 Iowa Cedar league meet May 14 district meet and May 2 state meet. Intramural baseball starts April 12.
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Reinbeck
Rams
Rusty Robert
Eslinger
Boege
Miller
Stock
Bean
Watson
Meewes
Taylor
Volkens
Alberts
Teachers College
Red Grange Recovers From Serious Illness
Hall of Fame back Red Grange, 34, has recovered from a serious illness and returned home to Oak Park after an operation believed to save his life. He credits football and his Bears coaching stint for his rally, and jokes about avoiding hospital in years past.
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Harold “Red” Grange
Illinois
Chicago Bears
Bo Vais VE Jid Anvil Wissel Olala
Oak Park
Lyle Grange
Green Bay Packers
Big Cal Hubbard
Grange
Bears
University of Illinois
Iowa Valley League Heads Draw Up Plans
Atkins Iowa The Iowa Valley league directors met to prepare for the fourth season with Harry Wickham Newhall elected president Clarence Em manuel Norway as vice president Fay H. Davis Watkins as secretary and treasurer The league will keep its fourteen game schedule with clubs Atkins Blairstown Keystone Newhall Norway Van Horne Watford and Watkins The Shaughnessy playoff format replaces the split season An open date July 3 will host the annual all star game Umpires John Pederson Paul Blake Arthur Bliss and Russell Krause were chosen George Schultz Watford manager received a league championship pennant for 1937 The league schedule will be released in about two weeks
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Atkins
Iowa Valley League
Harry Wickham
Newhall
Clarence Emmanuel
Norway
Fay H. Davis
Watkins
Blairstown
Keystone
van Horne
Watford
Shaughnessy
John Pederson
Paul Blake
Arthur Bliss
Russell Krause
George Schultz
Sulek And Bisenius Of Iowa Ball Team Unable To Make Trip
Iowa City and Cascade veterans Emil Sulek and Edwin Bisenius will miss the spring road trips due to pressing school work. Coach Otto Vogel plans Sulek as a pitcher to ease the mound shortage, with Bisenius handling infield and outfield duties as the season opens.
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Bisenius
Iowa
Trip
Iowa City
Emil Sulek
Edwin Bisenius
Cascade
Iowa University
Otto Vogel
Sulek
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