IMCA Sanctioned Auto Races Set for May 29 at Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids will host an IMCA sanctioned National championship dirt track race on May 29 at Hawkeye Downs. A. R. Corey announced the meet under the All-Iowa Fair association with new rules allowing unlimited displacement in supercharged engines and optional body designs. One man cars are expected to dominate, with about 25 entries anticipated for time trials.
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ES Moines
Big Guns of Speed
International Motor Contest Association
Cedar Rapids
A. R. Corey
IMCA
Hawkeye Downs
All-Iowa Fair Association
Corey
M And J Officials To Decide Monday On Number Of Clubs
Manufacturers and Jobbers baseball league officials will announce Monday whether five or six teams will compete this year. Cedar Rapids Engineers Iowa Light and Power La Plant Choate Quaker Oats and Wilsons are set to open May 9 with a possible extra club. A five team format would speed play and is favored if a sixth team cannot be added. Booster tickets are on sale at 50 cents each.
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Manufacturers and Jobbers Baseball League
Cedar Rapids Engineers
Iowa Light and Power
la Plant- Choate
Quaker Oats
Wilson
Basketball Awards Given Delhi Players
Delhi honors named basketball awardees with major D and minor D recognitions. Captain stars include Carl Horton Carroll Rimmer Pauline Schmidt and Margaret Orcutt. Boys finish 23 wins 27 games and win county tournament sharing first in the district league. Girls win county and sectional tournaments.
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Robert Yeldon
William Boone
James Cramer
Merlin Miles
William Harger
Vivian Goldsworthy
Rose Overman
Carl Horton
Carroll Rimmer
Pauline Schmidt
Margaret Orcutt
Meteorites Strike Earth Cold with Frosty Coating
A report notes that certain meteorites arrive with freezing temperatures, causing frost to coat their surfaces upon impact. The phenomenon highlights how interplanetary material preserves extreme cold during transit.
Stunt Driver Bergere Aims For Indy Classic War Horse Of Hollywood
Hollywood stuntman Cliff Bergere plans to race in the Indianapolis 500 May 30, piloting a $10,000 car to victory. He recounts a dramatic incident where a crash and a bit of blood tested his nerves and notes his high earnings for stunts in Hollywood. He says hospitals are paid by hirers and lists stunt rates from skid to turnover. The piece also mentions a proposal by Iowa high school coaches to redivide districts for basketball tournaments to increase play opportunities.
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Calif
Cliff Bergere
Indianapolis
Bergere
Giants Hank Leiber Powers Giants Against Cubs
Hank Leiber provides the Giants with needed power as he retrieves the National League ball. Jimmy Collins confirms the jackrabbit is still there and helps Cubs remain competitive while planning a one figure total for 1934 and 5.
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Giants
Jimmy Collins
Cubs
Plater James Hyde and his historic harness race plates
James T. Hyde, a 76 year old Elkader born blacksmith later based in Cedar Rapids, specialized in racing horse plates. He crafted custom toe plates for famed trotters and pacers, including Louise M and Win On, and kept a prized collection of over 70 plates for display and protection.
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Elmer J. Hyde
Fruitland Boulevard
Mr. Hyde
Independence
Iowa
Hyde
Henry Eldridge
Waukon
Dan and Ray Barton
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Mike Conboy
Volga City
Louise M
Win On
George Bechtel
Topeka
Kan
Cedar Rapids
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George Wescott
Arlington
Honest John
Joe Grime
Bessie Lou McKillop
M. P. Dunn
Tommy Barton
Ed Wallace
Frank Tory
Gazette
Proposed district plan favors small schools and balanced travel
The plan envisions two games per evening with a Saturday final to crown district champions and a state berth. It adds 64 sectional tournaments with A and B divisions, producing 128 winners for eight districts to compete for state finals. Proponents say B teams aren’t guaranteed entry, and strong B squads would still earn spots through matches.
Preston North End Wins Wembley Cup In Overtime
Preston North End defeated Huddersfield 1-0 in a 30 minute overtime to win the football cup final at Wembley before 93,000 spectators including the king and queen.
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London
Preston North End
Huddersfield
Wembley Stadium
Annual YMCA Swimming School Opens for Cedar Rapids Boys
The YMCA starts its annual free swimming school for Cedar Rapids boys unable to swim fifty feet. Ages nine to fifteen non-swimmers from east side schools begin May 9, west side May 16. About 500 boys are expected to enroll. four lessons per student with 30 minute classes on Mon Tue Thu Fri after school from 4 to 4:30. Ten local swimmers assist. full supervision from entry to exit.
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Cedar Rapids
East Side
West Side
George Clapp
Charles B Kacer Elected President of Cedar Rapids Tennis Club
Charles B. Kacer has been elected president of the Cedar Rapids Tennis Association for the coming year. Marl Kirwin is vice president, Dwight Miller secretary and Bob Moody treasurer. Inter-city matches are planned with Rock Island, Dubuque, Clinton, Davenport and Iowa City. A request from Rockford, Illinois is under consideration.
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Charles B. Kacer
Cedar Rapids
Pirates Transfer Two Young Players
PITTSBURGH AP President W E Benswanger announced the transfer of options on two Pirates youngsters. First baseman Eugene Coletti of Hibbs Pennsylvania is sent to Montgomery Alabama and Bill Clemensen of Santa Cruz California, a left hander, to Gadsden Alabama. Last season both played with Hutchinson Kansas of the Western association.
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W. E. Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Knoxville
Eugene Coletti
Hibbs
Montgomery
Ala
Bill Clemensen
Santa Cruz
Calif
Gadsden
Hutchinson
Kan
Coaches Discuss Cage Meet Changes in Iowa Plans
The Iowa High School Coaches Association proposes expanding to 16 district tournaments and a single class, with 64 sectionals still held. The aim is to improve matching of A and B teams, aid small Class A schools, and shift proposal discussions to county clubs and the advisory council.
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Iowa High School Coaches’ Association
Yost Reflects On Football Revolutions And 1941 Return
U. P. staffer notes Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost, on the eve of his 67th birthday, reflecting on football revolutions from the early 1900s to the present. He recounts rule changes, safety aims, and his plan to remain involved with Michigan until 1941.
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Mich
Fielding H Yost
Michigan
Wolverine
Yost
English Net Star Beaten By Chinese Davis Cup Victor
Kho Sin Kie of China defeated Henry W. Austin to win the British hard court tennis title in Bournemouth with scores 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3. Peggy Scriven won the women’s title by beating Nancy Wynne 7-5 6-2.
Pennink Defends English Golf Championship Title
Leeds report says John J. F. Pennink defended his English native golf championship by defeating four opponents in the final round, securing the national title.
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Leeds
Eng
John J. F. Pennink
Ma Banks
Naval Academy, GW Win Mythical Rifle Team Honors
The National Rifle Association selects a mythical ten man sharpshooting team. W. L. Kitch of the Naval Academy is the only member named for the third straight year. The first team includes H. J. Weiler and D. Wallace of GWU and E. Waters of Iowa among others.
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H. J. Weiler
U. S. Naval Academy
Dana Wallace
Bill Wetzel
George Washington University
Lynn Taylor
University of California
Tom Ridge
University of Illinois
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University of Pittsburgh
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Universsity of Iowa
Robert Terry
Brooklyn Polytechnic
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University of Minnesota
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University of Florida
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University of Alabama
A. D. Gould
Naval Academy
F. Hagen
C. Jackson
George Meeks
University of Maryland
R. Rasmussen
Iowa State
William Sheppard
Lehigh University
C. E. Thompson
University of Nebraska
C. van der Heyden
Former Olympic javelin thrower ill with pneumonia
Lee M. Bartlett 31 of Union City former Albion College javelin thrower who represented the United States at three Olympiads was seriously ill with pneumonia at Leila Post hospital in Battle Creek Michigan He is in an oxygen tent Bartlett served as athletic director at Union City High School and was village president He placed tenth in Amsterdam 1928 fifth in Los Angeles 1932 and fifteenth in Berlin 1936
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Lee M. Bartlett
Union City
Albion College
United States
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Bartlett
Union City High School
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