Boston Red Sox Bet On Rookie Bats And Arms
Boston Red Sox coach George Kirkley notes a bumper rookie crop in Florida led by Ted Williams Kim Tabor and pitcher Woody Rich as the club aims to challenge the Yankees. Rich and Lefebvre join a pitching staff mix while Cronin reshuffles mulling 11 pitchers and potential rotations.
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Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Florida
Red Sox
Fla
Ted Williams
Kim Tabor
Woody Rich
Williams
Minneapolis
Tabor
Joe Dugan
Rich
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Little Rock
Alexander
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Jim Bagby
Lefty Grove
Jack Wilson
Fritz Ostermueller
Emerson Dickman
Joe Heving
Eldon Auker
Jake Wade
Detroit
Deny Gatehouse
Cleveland
Monte Weaver
Washington
Wilfred Lefebvre
Bagby
Dickman
Auker
Ostermueller
Wilson
Grove
Ben Chapman
Pinky Higgins
Jimmy Foxx
Bobby Doerr
Gene Desautels
John Feacock
Moe Berg
Sonnenberg Hospitalized After Boston Garden Match
Boston AP report says Gus Sonnenberg, veteran wrestler, was unconscious and taken to City hospital after being hurled to the mat by Steve Casey of Ireland. He is reported as considerably improved and conscious, with brain concussion diagnosed pending X ray examination.
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Boston
Gus Sonnenberg
City Hospital
Steve “Crusher” Casey
Ireland
Boston Garden
Sonnenberg
Armstrong Kayo Fight Hints of Plot Across Winters Garden
New York sports column debunks rumors of a back room plot in the Armstrong Day welterweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. The piece notes Armstrong’s high profile crimes against opponents, cites a manager’s belief in a six to seven round knockout, and highlights Day’s crusade angle while referencing Armstrong’s England defense plans.
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New York
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Davey Day
Chicago
Barney Ross
Madison Square Garden
Day
England
London
Eddie Mead
Ross
Red Reiser Emerges In Dodgers Campeye
Rookie Pete Reiser, 19, impresses Dodgers in Florida spring workouts and appears on track to be the regular second baseman. Raiders heldouts Roger Wolff and Walter Menke seek bigger salaries. Landis penalties reshaped minor league rosters. New boxing card in Chicago features Jimmy Kelly and Frankie Covelli with Alex Fidler refereeing. Ralph Fletcher returns to Illinois as freshman football coach, as Doug Mills moves toward varsity duties under Bob Zuppke.
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Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Florida
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Raiders
Harry Johnson
Roger Wolff
Walter Menke
Springfield
St. Louis Browns
Wolff
Menke
Johnson
Rarin
Farmington
Jimmy Kelly
Jimmy O'Grady
Chicago
Frankie Covelli
Des Moines
Frankie
Jimmy
Alex Fidler
Alex
Scheduling Woes Mark Moray Eby Busy at Coe
Coe's veteran coach Moray Eby oversees the 1939-40 Midwest conference schedule for nine schools with twelve games each amid travel, exam gaps, and odd-team logistics. Grinnell joins nine teams, three-game road trips loom, and multiple Wisconsin Iowa Illinois sites complicate planning. The same day features a district 4-H tournament, a swimming district meet, and a busy track meet in Iowa City with 500 runners expected. Iowa's new football staff will be introduced to many high school athletes at Iowa City, while the all-state basketball banquet follows at noon.
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Moray Eby
Coe
Eby
Grinnell
Carleton
Minnesota
Ripon
Lawrence
Beloit
Wisconsin
Knox
Monmouth
Illinois
Cornell
Iowa
Iowa City
Tota
Iowa Field House
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Jones
Poweshiek
Scott
Lian
Iowa Daily Press Association
Anderson
Iowa football coaches to meet staff and track hopefuls
The group will hear Frank Carideo backfield coach and Notre Dame, and Jim Harris new line coach. Bill Osmanski of Holy Cross may join, expected to arrive April 1. In the afternoon and evening, the coaches will observe about 500 speedy Iowa fieldhouse trackmen.
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Frank Carideo
Notre Dame
Jim Harris
Bill Osmanski
Holy Cross
Iowa City
Wayne Plank Wins First Independence Ping Pong Championship
Special to The Gazette reports Wayne Plank of Independence won the championship flight in the first annual ping pong tournament at the Independence High School gym. Plank defeated John Belarde 21-11 21-12 21-5 in the finals after 32 men and 15 women competed over two evenings.
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The
Gazette
Independence
Wayne Plank
Plank
John Belgarde
Burkhalter mortgage terminates as Ridgewood lot lien released
L D Burkhalter and wife transfer title to Perp Savings and Loan after terminating the mortgage of record on Lot 31 and part of Lot 30 Ridgewood addition Cedar Rapids. Mortgagee retains the lien amount of $18,484 for title protection.
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L. D. Burkhalter
Louis D. Burkhalter
Perp Savings and Loan Assa
Ridgewood Add
Cedar Rapids
Receivership Hearing For American Trust Bank Cedar Rapids
In Linn County Iowa D W Bates as Receiver of American Trust and Savings Bank of Cedar Rapids seeks authority to settle a note and debt owed by Charles C Kuning. A hearing is set for 9:00 AM on April 8, 1939 at Cedar Rapids Court House. Creditors stockholders and depositors are notified to appear and show cause.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
D._ W. Bates
State of Iowa
American Trust and Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
American Trust and Savings Bank of
District Court
D W Bates
State of
Charles C. Kuning
Linn County to Hear Special Assessment Schedule for Secondary Nox District
The Board of Apportionment proposes a special assessment on all real estate within Secondary Nox District Number 120 in Fairfax Township Linn County Iowa. The report lists owner descriptions section township acres and amounts with hearings set for April 11 1938 at 3 pm in the Cedar Rapids courthouse. Objections must be filed with the County Auditor by the hearing date.
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Pee’s
Linn County
Love
Board of Apportionment
Fairfax Township
Quinn County
Iowa
Renee
Coe College
Piaherty
Patric
Perea Mary
Ferreter
Maurice
Oupet Wm M
Gurnett
Wm M
Alfred
Harrington
Mila M
Alice Sam Sun
Srres
Ella M
Alice Kimto
Kucera
John
John J
Aves
Sediacek
Wesley
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Board of
Lee Town
Robt
M. Vesely
Linn
4-H District Cage Meet Planned For Fayette Saturday
Eight northeast Iowa 4-H basketball teams contest district honors at Upper Iowa University gym in Fayette on Saturday April 1. Teams from Allamakee Winneshiek Clayton Fayette Bremer Black Hawk Delaware and Buchanan counties compete for a gold traveling trophy. First round games start 9 a.m. with subsequent rounds at 10 11 and noon then 2 and 3 p.m. The championship and consolation games finish at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
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Gazette
Fayette
Northeast Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Clayton
Bremer
Black Hawk
Delaware
Buchanan
Fletcher Named Fresh Coach At Illinois U
Ralph E. Fletcher, longtime Illinois athlete and Glenbard high school director of athletics, will become head freshman football coach at the University of Illinois next September. He succeeds Douglas R. Mills, moving to varsity staff with Football Coach Bob Zuppke’s approval, and is noted for his 1918 1919 Illinois teams and the 1920 runner up squad to Ohio State.
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Ralph Fletcher
University of Illinois
Doug Mills
Bob Zuppke
Mills
Zuppke
Illinois
Urbana
Board of Trustees
Ilinois
Iowa
Ohio State
Nova to Train with Elephants at Nyack Fight Camp
Lou Nova plans a 15 round bout with Maxie Baer this summer at a Clarkstown Country Club style camp near Nyack New York. Promoter Mike Jacobs and manager Ray Carlin tour the 500 acre site headlined by Dr Pierre Bernard. A ring will be on the lawn with opera chairs while elephants lions and a gorilla roam the zoo like grounds.
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New York
Lou Nova
Elephants
Tigers
Clarkstown Country Club
Nyack
N. Y
Maxie Baer
Pierre Bernard
Oom
Ducky
Ray Carlin
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Club Zoo
California
Lou
Carlin
Ray
Nova
Fritzell Resigns As Coach At Independence
Melvin R. Fritzell resigns as athletic coach and social science instructor at Independence high school and junior college. The Independence school board accepted his resignation after four years of service and he cites considering offers from two other positions.
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Independence
Melvin R. Fritzell
Independence High School
Independence School Board
Fritzell
Receiver seeks sale of Cedar Rapids bank property in 1939
In Linn County Iowa District Court the State of Iowa as Receiver of American Trust and Savings Bank Cedar Rapids asks authority to sell Lot 1 and the SW 110 feet of Lot 2 in Black 39 original Town now Cedar Rapids for 2000 dollars cash or better offer. Hearing set at Cedar Rapids Court House at 9:30 AM on April 5 1939 to show cause why authorization should not be granted.
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District Court of Iowa
Linn County
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
American Trust and Savings Bank
Cecar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
District Court
Iows
American Trust and Savings Bank of
Ceder Rapids
A. D
State of
American Trust and Savines Bank
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Keiser
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Newport
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St. Louis Cardinals
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D.W. Bates
Sioux City
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