Four Car Crash Halts Ce-Mar Midget Start in Cedar Rapids
A four car crash on the West curve of the fifth lap of a 25 lap midget feature at Ce- Mar Bowl Cedar Rapids injures three drivers from Springfield and allows Mike O Hallaran to continue. Mike King of Evanston Illinois wins with Rex Easton and Johnny Hobel of Cedar Rapids second and third. Chuck Wyant wins the handicap and second heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Gene Wyes
Mike O’halloran
West Curve
Mike King
Evanston
Ill
Rex Easton
Johnny Hobel
Dick Hobel
al Willey
Offenhausers
Chuck Wyant
Gene
Rex Opener Nobel
Psi
Bernie Jacobsen
Jim Carts
John Roberts
PJ Marshall
Paine O Hallaran
Coma
Don Bran
Uck Wyant
Mobel
Gene Wrest
Walt Néico
Aheres Hallaran
Carl Franks
Cedar Bowl
Don Branson
Champaign
Steve Orme
Springfield
Mike O'Helloran
Gene Wyant
Wyant
Stanek Third in Corn Belt Meet
Cedar Rapids bowler Frank Stanek moved into third place at the Corn Belt ring classic in Burlington, rolling a 1,604 series after finishing behind Carl Berry. Cecil Tanner led with 1,664 and John Leahy held second on 1,612 as the tourney winds up next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Frank Stanek
Cedar Rapids
Carl Berry
Cecil Tanner
Normal
Til
John Leahy
Clinton
Stastny
Three Former C R Glovers at Ottumwa Fight Card
Three former Cedar Rapids boxers are set for a pro card at Ottumwa Coliseum on Wednesday. Ron Snibling meets Paul Martinez in a six round semiwindup, Russ Tague faces Henry Martinz in a featherweight bout, and Jack McGinnis tees off against Dave Bryson in a welterweight clash. The main event features Jackie Parks versus Jessie Turner in a 10 round middleweight bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Ron Snibling
Paul Martinez
Omaha
Russ Tague
Cedar Rapids Duo 2nd In Muscatine Tourney
Davenport bowler John O Connor led with a 645 series in the men s singles at the Pla Mar alleys Muscatine event Cedar Rapids pair John Fowler and Lisle Brockway topped the doubles with 1296 pins The tournament continues with three weekends remaining
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
John O'Connor
Davenport
Pla-Mar
John Fowler
Lisle Brockway
Cedar Rapids
Eighteen Attend Clinic At Cedar Rapids Y
Eighteen directors from across Iowa attended the state YMCA swimming and lifesaving clinic held Saturday and Sunday at the Cedar Rapids YMCA. Jim Councilman, assistant swimming instructor at the University of Iowa, was the featured instructor for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jim Councilman
University of Iowa
McGuire of Cedar Rapids Wins Waterloo Archery Meet
John McGuire of Cedar Rapids won the invitational archery shoot in Waterloo. Richard Coyner, also of Cedar Rapids, placed second with Earl Johnson of the city third and Paul Sires of Waterloo fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
John McGuire
Cedar Rapids
Richard Coyner
Cedarids
Earl Johnson
City
Paul Sires
Notre Dame Beats Iowa Netters 6 3 In South Bend Debut
Notre Dame tennis opened its season with a 6 3 win over Iowa Hawk in South Bend. The Irish claimed their fourth victory of the campaign in a strong start to the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Iowa
Hawk
Philadelphia Driver Dies in Atlanta Speedway Accident
Michael Joseph, 39, a Philadelphia racing driver, was killed Sunday at Lakewood Park Speedway in Atlanta, according to reports from the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
INS
Mike Joseph
Philadelphia
Lakewood Park Speedway
2,500 Fans Turn Out as M and J League Opens
The M J league opened at Daniels Park with two games. Link-Belt Speeder defeated Becks 14 3, while Wilson and Company staged a comeback beating Iowa Manufacturing 13 12. Lefty Bob Shanahan threw a one hit game after the first contest lasting 2 hours 28 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels Park
Link-Belt Speeder
Beck
Wilson and Company
Iowa Manufacturing
Lefty
Bob Shanahan
Speeder
Mel Stark
Shanahan
Wilson tops Imco in dramatic nine-run seventh
Imco led 11-4 entering the seventh before Wilson rallied with eight hits and three extra-base hits to seize a 13-11 win. Freeman started and held the key late, while Verne Fleagle and Bob Tvrdik provided the decisive moments as Wilson squeezed out the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels Park
Iowa Manufacturing
Wilson
Art Holland
Imco
Mel Penrod
Penrod
Dick Freeman
Bill Quinby
Bob Tvrdik
Freeman
Bob Stastny
Bill Brown
Jeff Brown
Red Kelso
Ike Reid
Verne Fleagle
Fleagle
Merle Benhart
Bob White
Len Benhart
John Addison
Carl Schirm
Kent Dominates Grinnell Meet With Class B Records
Kent of Mt. Vernon set class B marks in the Grinnell interscholastic meet, winning the long jump at 21 feet 3 and 3/4 inches and tying for third in the high jump. Sharp led in the 120 yard high hurdles at 16.1 seconds, while Norenberg beat the record in the 200 yard lows at 24.3 seconds. Moore of Mt. Vernon placed in the high hurdles and discus, with other class B caps from Duffe, Marengo, and Duehrmann contributing to eastern Iowa showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Jim Kent
Mt. Vernon
Sharp
Norenberg
Kent
Moore
Eastern Iowa
Duffe
Marengo
Duehrmann
Williamsburg
Anderson
Toledo
Unclear OCR sports box score with Davenport Decatur Terre Haute
Fragmented score reader shows Davenport 4 Decatur 13 in a baseball or softball style line with incomplete player names and misread figures. Terre Haute leads or trails 7 to 2 with Schmudlock Gugola and Doering listed among players. final details unreadable due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Decatur
Jungbluth
Anderson
Miller
Baere
Piktusis
Franks
Terre Haute
Schmudlock
Gugola
Schmitt
Schmidt
Doering
Faustin
Worley
Packers Win In Softball Opener Five Two
The Major Open softball league opened at Ellis park as the Wilson Packers beat the Eagles 5 to 2. Dave Wood limited opponents to six hits and earned the win. Key scoring came in the third and sixth innings, with contributions from former Mirror Lounge players Burgess Sample and Middleworth. Play under the lights begins Monday with Cochran Roofing vs Link Belt Speeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Park
Wilson Packers
Eagles
Clarence Sedive
Dave Wood
Jim Jenning
John Gerber
Wood
Rog Schrodermier
Ducker
Dave Troter
Packers
Mirror Lounge Club
Claire Burgess
Emory Sample
Bill Middleworth
Schrodermier
Cochrane
American Association Standings Snapshot
Indianapolis 11-6, Kansas City 2-2, Minneapolis 2-2, Columbus 4-0. Milwaukee 5-4, Louisville 3-0. St. Paul 8-0, Toledo 4-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Albers Hurls and Bats Indians Down in Evansville Win
Evansville Braves beat Cedar Rapids 4 3 at Boise field as Ralph Albers, 20, pitched six innings and drove in the decisive run with a third inning triple. Albers allowed five hits and one earned run, struck out six, and earned his second win of the season before 1,792 fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Ralph Albers
Boise Field
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Runge
Joe Linn
Albers
Runge
Glenn Marshbarger
Braves
Charley Shea
Chuck Hower
Jurges
Harshbarger
Burt Stone
Jerry Majercik
Suggs Leads Weathervane Open At Midpoint
Louise Suggs of Carrollton Ga tops the Weathervane open cross country golf trek with a 72 Sunday giving 321 at the halfway mark. Babe Didrikson Zaharias sits second at 325. Patty Berg 332. Betty Jameson 334. Bettye Danoff 344. Alice Bauer 348. Amateur leader Betty Bush 168 through two days. Players head to Cleveland then White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louise Suggs
Carrolton
Miss Suggs
Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias
Patty Berg
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Texas
Bettye ‘Mims Danoff
Dallas Texas
Alice Bauer
Midland
Betty Bush
Hammond
Ind
Marion
Cleveland
White Plains
N.Y
Red Sox Acquire Vollmer from Senators in Trade
The Boston Red Sox obtain outfielder Clyde Vollmer from the Washington Senators in exchange for two players in a straight deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
Red Sox
Clyde Vollmer
Washington Senators
Bob-Henry of Iowa City Wins State Pin Title
Iowa City's Bob-Henry team captured the class A championship in the state women s bowling tournament in Sioux City. The squad won for the third time in four years with a total of 2306 pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob-Henry
Iowa City
Sioux City
Red Peppers
REGG SCOTT, outfielder with last year's Cedar Rapids Rockets, is playing semipro baseball in Canada this season on a Packy Rogers managed team. Allie Reynolds notes a lone bench jockey in the majors, Johnnie Berardino of the Indians, who taunts him. George Magerkurth advertises semipro umpiring services. Arntzen’s bid to match 1949 Albany mark faltered. he opened 1950 with a defeat. Football and baseball notes wrap with promotions, oddities, and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regg Scott
Cedar Rapids Rockets
Canada
Packy Rogers
Allie Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Yankees
Johnnie Berardino
Indians
Reynolds
George Magerkurth
Rock Island
Central Association
Orie
Arntzen
Albany
N. Y
Hogan Wins Greenbrier Open in 21 Under Par
Ben Hogan finished 21 under par at the Greenbrier Open in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia, tying the world 72 hole record of 259. It was his first victory since an auto accident in February 1948 and he led Sam Snead by ten strokes. Hogan was congratulated by the Duke of Windsor at the finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Byron Nelson
Seattle
Bob Brooks Hosts STORZ SPORTS PARADE on 1600 KCRG
Tune to 1600 KCRG at 6 30 pm for Bob Brooks leading STORZ SPORTS PARADE, a local radio segment airing sports updates and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KCRG
Bob Brooks
Storz
Big Ten Baseball Standings And Schedule
Michigan leads the Big Ten with a 5 1 record followed by Wisconsin 4 2 and Indiana 3 2. Purdue Illinois Minnesota Ohio State sit at 4 3 and 3 3 respectively. This week features Illinois Tech at Sey Monday and multiple inter‑school games through Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Www. L. Michigan
Northwestern Wisconsin
Indiana Town
Purdue Illinois
Minnesota
Ohio State
Illinois Tech
Carleton
Miami
Ohio
Purdue
Butler
Michigan
Michigan State
Lake Forest
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Funeral planned for Franz Frisch father of Frank Frisch
Franz Frisch aged 84 father of Chicago Cubs manager Frank Frisch died at his home Sunday Funeral arrangements were underway Monday in New York for the elder Frisch who guided his family in baseball circles for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ins
Franz Frisch
Chicago
Cub
Frank Frisch
Frisch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russ Wiley
Steve Ormeson
Orme
Springfield, Tl
Stanek
C.R. Glovers
Iowa Netsters
Gus Schrader
Towa Mfg
Pr'm'n
P-Rt
Oweettell
Kelso
pWalkea
Reid Im
owe _Mig
Addison
Sornart
En White
Parmer
Matter
Tyraik
Seekier Rarheg
Freemen
Cincinnati
Johnson
Wehmeter
Breekivn
Pittsburgh
Palica
Chambers
St. Louis
Bickford
Munger
Brooklyn
Piitsburgh
Detroit
Houtteman
Raschi
Washington
Feller
Hudson
Philadlphia
W. L. Pet
Kcompany
Hee Leowa Steel
Tors
LaPlant
Towa Steel
Wed
Thers
Owa Mie
Beck's Sun
Leowa Mf
Lowa Steel
Asher
Orak
HaG'rhart
Rf Birkicht
Ricson
Andrew d
Cacek
Moince
Wink
Drahos
Lalla
Beshaw
Rf Byer
Rt Kohi
aRan
Ovens
Atson
Birkient
Eae S. Stark
Iane
Kon
Stark
Ee Kohl
Ron
U—Michael
National League
L. Re
Pittsburch
W. L
Chicago St. Louis
Bill Birkicht
Julie Pickart
Lou Dvorak
J. Elliott Davis
Agency Insurance
Des Moines
N. Des Moines
Newton W. Waterloo
Roosevelt Oskaloosa ' c
Perry Lass B
Hampton
Corydon
Jefferson
Ollie
Keota
Monroe
Lamoni
Marense
Colfax Williamsburg
Bill Seaton
Mirror Lounge
Bob Alt
Troter
Jenning
Burgess
Middlesw
Feireisen
Mathews
O'Stastny
Canson
Ula
Ozeltek
Les
Mpires
Kemme
Barnes
Denver
Colorado Springs
Bes Moines
Pueblo
Lincoln
Wichite
Ernie White
Young
Stone
Ralph Beard
Herman Niehaus
Bob Staton
Bob Bannon
Shea
Staton
Huwer
Dode Canterna
Don Brass
Bannon
Joe Pelosi
Shady Tree
Bob Hunter
Linn
White
Ordakowski
Majercik
Tree
Hunter
Melvin Cooper
Bob Gordon
Bob
Ray Peters
Maijercik
McDow
Canternalf
Prentice
Roberts
Niehaus
Bruss
Burison
Eis
Deseseis
Pelosi
RBI
Canterna
Burleson
Dave
First Avenue S.E
Vollmer
Red Peppers
Pat Harmon
Scott
Magerkurth
Alan Moyer
The
Daily Iowan
Cedar Rapids-Terre Haute
Bill Bittman
Marquette End
George Hallenbeck
Dwight Haus
Emmett Decker
Mason City
Vic Young
Charles Pinkham
Cedar Falls
Horace “Cap” Hedges
Big Ten
Cornell
al Ney
Waterloo Courier
G. E. Farnum
Sumner
Lime Springs
Jene Farnum
Bill Hoeft
Oshkosh
Wis
Marvin Fatka
Howard Millard
Herald - Review
Dick Duffy
Waterloo Hawks
Bernie Olinger
Duffy
Vic Raschi
Connie Mack
Paul O'Leary
San Snead
Jim Ferrier
Norm von Nida
Gene Sarazen
Alexander
Bobos
Sonn Palmer
Chick Harbert
Clayt Heafner
Henry Ransom
Fred Hawkins
Jerry Barber
Ed Furgol
Jim Turnesa
David Duglas
Pete Cooper
Glenn Tealeesee
BIG 10
BIG Ten Baseball
V. L. Dodds CO
Lettershop
Third St. SE
R&o
Trey Puckle
E. K. Larimer
First Street
Post Office
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!