Derby Fever Grips Churchill Downs Ahead of 62nd Run
Saintes sora Ky hosts the Derby buildup as 16 three year olds train for the turf classic. Brevity, winner of five of six, is the favorite with odds that rise or fall on track conditions. Clashes over tips flare in hotel lobbies as fans await Saturday’s post at 4:30 p.m. local time and 12:30 p.m. for the first race of the program.
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Associated Press
Churchill Downs
Rialto
Kentucky
Joseph Earl Widener
Bay Flash
Widener
Hardboots
Bradley
Idle Hour
Bien Joli
Banister
Burgoo King
Broker
Tip
Wiliam Woodward
Granville
Morton L. Schwartz
Bold Venture
Bomar Stable
Mordecai
Brown
Cub
Chicago
Ed Madigan
St. Mary's College
California
K. M. Landis
Joe Devine
Yankees
Francis Kelleher
Madigan
Yankee
Quasqueton Girls Hand Brandon First Fallout
Quasqueton opened the season with an 8 6 win over Brandon as the girls kittenball team defeated Brandon. The Quasqueton boys baseball team followed with a 5 0 victory against Brandon High.
East Iowa Eight Track Carnival At Mount Vernon
Mt Vernon hosts the Eastern Iowa Eight high school track and field championships with Iowa City University High favored to win the team crown. Contenders include Monticello Anamosa Tipton West Branch West Liberty Mechanicsville and Mount Vernon. Last year records fell and this season promises a vigorous pursuit led by Monticello’s Ryerson Higbie of Mount Vernon tops the local entries.
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Karl Ryerson
Miller and Reynolds
Monticello
Charles Higbie
Cornell-St. Ambrose
Cornell College Oval
West Chester Defeats Wellman 67 to 59 in Dual Meet
West Chester track team beat Wellman 67 to 59 for the second time this season. Kehoe of Wellman led scorers with 17 points winning the javelin and broad jump and placing in several events. Winners listed include Wolfe West Chester in sprints and relay, Hough in hurdling, Stewart and others in field events.
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Ila
West Chester
Kehoe
Bull
Wolfe
hurdies—Hough
Brumbach
Brown
Stewart
Waddell
Griffith
Vavelin
Ross
Fayette High Defeats Decorah For Title
Fayette High wins the Fayette county conference prep baseball crown for the fourth straight year. They edge West Union 7 to 6 after Hubbell belts a fifth inning homer with two on to break a 4 4 tie. West Union roars back with two in the fifth but falls short.
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Fayette
Fayette High
Fayette County
West Union
Hubbell
Thomas
Timm
Arthur
Smith
Granger
Operatic Performer Across Clues Puzzle Theme
A crossword style clue list mixes terms for opera singers and musical notes with definitions like bow and note. It weaves vertical and horizontal hints including Greek letters, measures, ships records, and relics such as molten rock and lacerated. The page blends wordplay and a biographical thread about a performer.
Grinnell Prep Track Meet Brings Four Schools Together
Grinnell hosts a quadrangular track and field meet featuring 19 Franklin, 12 Roosevelt, 15 McKinley, and 12 Wilson boys. Drake Grinnell dual event adds rest between races as Des Moines and Oskaloosa speedsters enter. May 9 showdown promises close competition among top prep squads.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Wilson
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Drake
Scriven
Schuknecht
Zamastil
Ullrich
Marsh
Scheible
Fidler
Davenport
Olmstead
Miles
Jordan
Tharp
Gutierre
le Clerc
Vaclav
Ed Person Salow
Kirkpatrick
Mikesell
Christie
Wishniewsky
Jakubec
Mrkvicka
Novak
Ainsworth
Kan
Delta banquet honors Gibson win at Oskaloosa tourney
Special to The Gasette reports a Delta basketball victory celebration hosted by Mrs. Ernest Farmer after defeating Gibson at the sectional tournament in Oskaloosa. Coach Jack Pence and his team were guests with Pence's daughters Janelle and Jackeline, plus Evelyn Darnielle, Dorothy Kendall, and Helen Bitner helping serve the dinner. twenty three attended.
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DELTA
Gibson
Oskaloosa
Ernest Farmer
Jack Pence
Janelle
Jackeline Pence
Pence
Evelyn Darnielle
Dorothy Kendall
Helen Bitner
Fort Atkinson
Adolph Hlubek
Mr. Hlubek
Czechoslovakia
America
Black Iowa Raiders Fall Short in Cedar Rapids Tilt
University of Iowa yarded a 6 to 3 win over the Raiders with strong pitching from mid season form hurlers. Crossley showed the edge at the plate while Skeeter Webb and the fielding others struggled as May pennant push looms.
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University of Iowa
Raiders
Crossley
Iowans
Cedar Rapids
Fran Howard
al Shipley
Skeeter Webb
Iowa
Thirty four drivers enter Indianapolis 500 race
Thirty four entries including three former winners were announced for the 24th Indianapolis 500 on May 30. Defending champion Kelly Petillo leads a field that includes Bill Cummings and Louis Meyer, with Fred Frame also expected. Veterans name drivers for entries and several front wheel drive cars are listed under a 37 percent fuel limit for the 500 miles.
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Indianapolis
Kelly Petillo
Los Angeles
Calif
Bill Cummings
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Fred Frame
Speedway
Harry Hartz
Hartz
Ted Horn
Glendale
Leon Duray
Cliff Bergere
Hollywood
Herb Ardinger
Glassport
Ralph de Palma
Henry Banks
Royal Oak
Mich
Louis Kimmel
Real Estate Transfers in Cedar Rapids Neighborhoods
Merchants Natl Bank and exrofest of Alice Burhyte dec d to Milo J and Eleanor Dicus as joint tenants with full right of survivorship, Lot 9 Block 1 Hinkley Place add Cedar Rapids. Willis Burly to Lina Strasburger a wedge of NE and E% NW in section 14-86-5-1 with valuation as of 2-29-36.
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Milo J
Eleanor Dicus
Hinkley Place
Cedar Rapids
Harry T. Hedges
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Blanche M. Rothrock
Willis Burly
Lina Strasburger
Valcon
Keokuk County Prep Ball Tourney Opens
The Keokuk county baseball tournament will be held at Webster May 1 and 2. On May 1 at 10 am Webster faces Delta at 1 pm Kinross meets Thornburg at 2 30 pm Gibson plays What Cheer at 4 pm Keswick plays Richland. Semifinals are at 8 30 and 10 30 Saturday morning with the finals Saturday afternoon.
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the Gazette
Webster
Keokuk County
Delta
Chester Horton’s Golf Guide Promotes Swing Fundamentals
The article presents Chester Horton’s method emphasizing weight balance and left leg stiffening to keep the body and hands in line with the ball. It explains that weight acts as leverage, not force, and advertises Horton’s No. 2 booklet on the Driving Ewing with mail-order details.
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Chester Horton
Ewing
Delhi Wins Delaware County Tournament
Delhi high school takes the Delaware county baseball championship by beating Oneida 8-5 at Earlville. Earlier Delhi beat Colesburg 3-0, while Oneida defeated Earlville 2-1 and Colesburg edged Earlville 4-3 in the first games. Kansas lists 1 180 WPA projects. Robert Yant of Burlington high school suffered a broken collar bone five times.
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Earlville
Delhi High
Oneida
Colesburg
Delhi
Kansas
Robert Yant
Burlington
Iowa Hawkeyes Enter Triangular Meet With Wisconsin Northwestern
Seventeen Iowa track athletes were named by coach George Bresnahan to face Wisconsin and Northwestern in Madison. Key sprinters Dooley and Skinner return from injuries while Panther and Matteson are sidelined. The squad aims for four or five firsts though balance may hinder a win.
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Iowa City
George T. Bresnahan
University of Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Madison
Iowa
Andy Dooley
Eugene Skinner
Kansas
Drake
Mark Panther
Orval Matteson
Washington Team Named For Guernsey Track Meet
Washington coach Fred Maasdam selected the squad to travel to Guernsey for relays after time trials. The list includes Mangold, Trotman, Neff, Pearson, Starr, Darbyshire, Johnson, Turnipseed, Eckel, Walker, Souler, Chilcote and Bealer in various sprints, distance events, hurdles, jumps, and throws. Seattle civil service applicants face a reaction test using a complex light and buzzer system.
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Gazette
Washington
Fred Maasdam
Guernsey
Yuard
Francis Mangold
Jack Trotman
iisie—Mengald
Trotman
Neff
Pearson
Ed Starr
Darbyshire
Bill Johnson
Dob Turnipseed
Mangold
Bob Eckel
Bill Walker
Eckies
Don Souler
Bealer
Eckels
Bhot—Bealer
Eck Jovelin
Chilcote
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