Softball Opens Week at Ellis Park with 55 Teams
The Ellis Park softball season begins this week as 55 teams compete across leagues formed by churches, industrial groups, and fraternal organizations. The program includes the Church Open league and three industrial groups A B and C with schedules starting Monday Tuesday and Thursday featuring teams such as St Mark’s Lutheran Trinity Lutheran First Christian and Calvary Baptist plus units like Collins Radio Iowa Steel and Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.m-C.a
Ellis Park
Y.W.C.A
Y.M.C.A
Industrial
Cherry Burrell
Collins Radio
LaPlant-Choate
Peter Pan
Wilson’s
Iowa Steel
Link Belt- Speeder
Iowa Manufacturing
Lions Club
Eddy Paper
Barlow-Maney
Iowa Manufacturing Office
Elks Club
Cedar Rapids
Woodcock Training Camp Fight Describes Slugger Style
BEAR MOUNTAIN New York NEA report details Bruce Woodcock sparring with Joe Barrett in two hard rounds. Club officials say Woodcock shows heavy punching power and aggression, but is easy to hit and bleeds readily. He prepares for a May 17 Madison Square Garden bout with Tami Mauriello.
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Bear Mountain
N.Y
Nea
Tom Hurst
Bruce Woodcock
America
Hurst
Woodcock
Joe Barrett
San Francisco
Tami Mauriello
Madison Square Garden
Coggeshall Tops Iowa Tennis and More in Summer Spotlight
Tennis Topics notes Harris Coggeshall the navy veteran dominates Iowa tennis and all-around sports. Iowa Open set for Cedar Rapids August 2 3 4 with Country Club and Tennis Association planning a big return. Art Wendler at Iowa perfect in coaching despite no university team as High School titles spark interest. Don Lewis Fort Madison and Jerry Ginther Mason City seen as top contenders for singles with Squier Des Moines Roosevelt Navy-bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Coggeshall
Navy
Iowa
Coggeshall
Bill Tilden
Cedar Rapids
Country club-Tennis Association
Henry Gundling
Art Wendler
University of Iowa
Art
Iowa City
Eastern Iowa Tennis Association
Franklin
Don Lewis
Fort Madison
Jerry Ginther
Mason City
Lewis
Wilbur Squier
Des Moines
Roosevelt
Squier
Ed Shimek
Bernie Stieger
Ellis
Bob Hassel
al Stieger
Bob Liddy
Hawkeye
Monticello
Gump Ferring
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Johnny Vavra
Kathleen Carey
Carey
Augustana and Teachers win at Dakota Relays
Augustana's Dave Wollmann set a collegiate record with a 48 foot shot put at the 22nd Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls. He also won the high jump and discus as the Sioux Falls school and Iowa Teachers College swept events including the quarter mile half mile relays pole vault and 100 yard dash.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Augustana
Dave Wollmann
Iowa State Teachers College
Wollmann
Chunmith
North Dakota University
Iowa Teachers
Montgomery Cuts Eye Forces Postponement of Stoltz Bout
World lightweight champion Bob Montgomery suffered a deep cut above his eye while training in Philadelphia and the Montgomery Stoltz match set for May 17 in New York is postponed for about a month. Joe Gramby said several stitches were needed and promoters seek a replacement foe for Stoltz on the May 17 date. Jacobs also shifted the Bruce Woodcock Tami Mauriello bout to May 17, the original Montgomery Stoltz date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Allie Stoltz
Mike Jacobs
Joe Gramby
Montgomery
Stoltz
Jacobs
Bruce Woodcock
Tami Mauriello
Montgomery and Stolz
Body Beautiful club forms among LSU players
Baton Rouge reports LSU football players not in spring sports form a Body Beautiful club to disqualify members showing signs of off season spread.
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Baton Rouge
NBA
Louisiana
Body Beautiful
Crossword Puzzle Clues From an Old Page
A compact transcription of a crossword puzzle with numerous cryptic style clues and wordplay hints. Reads as a garbled OCR segment listing positions and partial hints such as Struggled Make muddy-straight Cooking utensil and various fragments referencing clues like That man helper cry sheep s cry and Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Hunting and Fishing Are Having Room
State reports show record demand for fishing and hunting licenses as the new license year begins April 1. High early sales, mushroom season peak, and local seed programs accompany safety reminders for anglers and boaters across Iowa and nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Fish and Game Club
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Mcbride
Johnson County
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Palisades
Arlington Fire Probe Continues
The Illinois Racing Commission closed its $500000 Arlington Park blaze inquiry with no cause found. Secretary Clement Nance reported questioning all stable area witnesses and re-enacting movements of Watchman Gilbert Jones, while a separate probe by fire marshal and insurance officials continued. Blue Fantasy, a top two year old, was among Mrs. Elizabeth Arden Graham’s horses lost in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Racing Commission
Arlington Park
Maine
Gilbert Jones
William F. Ruxton
George McNally
National Association of Insurance Underwriters
Franklin Invitational golf event draws high school teams
Franklin high school's Harold Templeman leads the Franklin Invitational on Kenmore links with 24 teams in 1942, a revival after the war. Davenport High holds the trophy since the last meet, while Maquoketa Maquoketa golfers prep for the Eastern Iowa tournament including Monticello Manchester DeWitt Anamosa West Liberty Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Templeman
Franklin High School
Kenmore Links
Kenmore
Franklin
Davenport High
Maquoreta
Anamosa Way
Anamosa
State Park
Monticello
Boundary Lines on Iowa Streams Stir Local Debate
Forest Field examines trespass disputes along state streams, noting no clear boundary law. Meandering rivers like Cedar, Iowa, and Wapsie lack fixed banks, while owners hold land to river edges. Fishermen and landowners clash over access, urging sportsmanship and permission before crossing private ground. The column also discusses a novel fishing reel with a free spool design and criticizes its awkward look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Powers
Cedar River
Cedar Falls
Iowa River
Belle Plaine
Waps
Iowa
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Church Loop
St Merk 'S Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran
Sinclair Memorial
First Christian
Church of Brethren
Calvary Baptist
Meek's
Jons Steel
TrEsMmsy
AFL
Universal Engineering
le Febvre
Maker Oats
Rot Office
VF No
Cacesieiane Tom Steel
Town Manufacturing
Wilson's
LaPlant-Chaste
Co-op Dairy
Armstrong’s
Thursdy
Coe Collere
LOO F
Tion
Towa Manufacturing Office
M. Colored V.F.W
Towa Manufacturing
Hearn
Steven
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
New York Boxing Commission
Eddie Eagan
Louis
Conn
General Electric
PYREX
Robbins - Miller
Home Appliances
Second Avenue SE
Coggy
Frank Nye
Gundling
Middle States
McKinley
Edward
Buffalo's
Tweed Forest
George Svee
Joe
Billy Johnson
New York Yankee
McCarthy
Arlington Fire Probe
Bob Hogan
Templeman
Cummins
Louisville
Hunter's Charter Service
G.i's
G.I
Hunter Flying Towa City Road
DIAL
Harper
Harper's Auto Refinishing CO
Ave Sw
Fender
Don Bess
62Nd
Germany
Connecticut
Blackledge
Arrow
O'Meara
Second Ave
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