Brown Contract Up For Vote By Iowa High School Board
Des Moines May 20 loom for George A Brown as the Iowa High School Athletic Association's 25 member council considers renewing the one year contract for the executive secretary. The vote split 3 2 favored Brown in a late April board meeting.
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Fairfied
Armstrong hurler registers no hitter in leg league action
Thomsen of Armstrong Clothing pitched the first no hit game of the American Legion Junior league season at Hill park defeating the Cities Service Oilers 5 to 0. He faced 21 batters, two reached via error and a single, while Virgil Tharp’s four hit effort for Bupane Gas fell short in a 2 to 1 loss to Roosevelt Hotel.
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Tommy” Thomsen
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Industrial Golf Loop Opens Play Tuesday
The 1939 Industrial Golf Loop begins its season Tuesday at the Kenmore course with five matches on the slate. Wilson and City Market face Wilson Tendermades while LaPlant Cheate Snow Plows meet Quaker Oats Big Q. Wilsons Certified faces Penick and Ford, Douglas Feeds clashes with Quaker Oats Muffets, and LaPlant Cheate Roadbuilders takes on Iowa Electric Light and Power.
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Wilson and Company City Market
Wilson Tendermades
LaPlant Cheate
Quaker Oats
Wilson’s Certified
Penick
Ford Douglas
Quaker Oats Muffets
LaPlant Cheate Roadbuilders
Ford Douglas Starch
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Apa
Allied Industrial Golf
Wilson’s
Matt Bickett
Tendermade
Henry
Corn Kings
Ernie Meyer
City Market
Barney McPartland
Robert Hastings
Big Q
Milford Delzell
Muffets
George Garden
Kurnels
George Harless
Penick and Ford
Douglas Starch
Walter Reitz
Douglas Feeds
Ronnie Rawson
Penick Syrup
Harry Lewis
Penford Corn
Wendell Delzell
Henry Adams
Tommy Hooke
Snowy
Ray Martin
Howard Martin
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Leo Fitzpatrick
P. M. Lattner Manufacturing
B. P. Lattner
Cedar Rapids Gazette
John Mulvany
Iowa Electric Light and Power Comepany
Charles Slausen
Monticello Softball League Opens with Lead Teams
The Monticello softball league began last week with Chevrolet and Sand Spring leading. Chevrolet beat Grain Belt 4-1 and Franklin 4-4, while Sand Spring crushed Center Junction 24-6. Anamosa has not yet played as a 10 game half-season runs to July 4, with 10 more teams joining May 25.
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Chevrolet
Sand Spring
Grain Belt
Franklin
Center Junction
Anamosa
Hawks Beat Luther Nine 11 to 3 in Big Ten Clash
Iowa moves into a tie for first with Purdue after a decisive 11 to 3 win over Luther as Ohio State falls to Purdue and Indiana loses to Michigan. The Hawkeyes improve to five wins and two losses in conference play.
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Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Boilermakers
Hawkeyes trounce Luther 11 to 3 in Iowa City win
University of Iowa baseball blasts Luther college 11 to 3 for the third win over the Norsemen this season. Otto Vogel uses three pitchers to give hitters experience as Wymore and Prasse lead with multiple RBIs and George homers.
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Skate
Iowa State Golfers Outstroke Drake In Ames Meet
Iowa State College golfers blasted Drake on the links in Ames, winning by a top heavy score. Iowa State outpaced Drake 141% to 342.
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Iowa State College
Drake
Eastern Iowa Racing Club Opens 1939 Season at Independence
Two weeks hence the Eastern Iowa Racing Club inaugurates the 1939 season at Independence fairgrounds with Tom George as timer and ERIC directors selecting judges. The featured 2:14 pace includes Jimmie Makin 2:06 42 owned by Marshalltown’s Bob Bell racing against Guy Watts 2:06 34 owned by Bruce Steelsmith, plus Sir Aegon 2:05 34 owned by R. E. Peterson Davenport and Patsy Brewer 2:08% owned by Joe Codner Eldora.
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Eastern Iowa Racing Club
Independence
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Axtell
Allerton
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Marshalltown
Jimmie Makin
ERIC Officials Offer Sensational Harness Racing Program
Officials of the ERIC have lined up a sensational racing program with well matched entries. The races at smaller tracks carry no business arrangements, and the running nags face scrutiny. Harness racers are in there leveling and providing legitimate competition.
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ERIC
The Race Yet Won by a Horse in Hard Luck
The piece explains how a horse may lose despite potential, due to a poor start crowding or being boxed out. It notes three horses along the rail and a fourth blocked from leading, forcing the outside horse to run longer than a mile while rivals take shorter ground.
Coach Bill Boskie to Lead Opening Day Assignment
Bill Boskie, credited with building Independence programs over the past three or four years, will handle the important assignment on the opening day. Tom Nightingale of Central City, a former trainer, joins as part of the team.
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Independence
Tom Nightingale
Central City
Trot Entries Listing For 2 14 Race By City
Entries for the 2:14 trot include Betty Annfast at 2:1234 owned by Frank Pate of Marshalltown Katherine Lincoln with 2:09 owned by John McMillen of Waverly Lucinda Casco at 2:11 by Art Hartman of Manchester Patsy Binville at 2:1042 owned by Joe Codner of Greystone Alfred at 2:09 Ray Betts at 2:113% of Waverly Red Bird at 2:10 Jerry Coleman of Fort Dodge and Scot at 2:113% Roy Good of Marshalltown.
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Betty Annfast
Frank Pate
Marshalltown
Katherine Lincoln
John McMillen
Waverly
Lucinda Casco
Art Hartman
Manchester
Patsy Binville
Joe Codner
Greystone Alfred
Ray Betts
Red Bird
Jerry Coleman
Fort Dodge
Scot
Roy Good
First start at trotting for Bobby Potemkin at Eldora
The 2:24 trot lists ten green starters with several youngsters making their first gait. Frank Crippen's Bobby Potemkin, once a top Iowa racer with a 2.0514 record, debuts as a trotter this winter at Eldora and races for the first time in this gait.
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Bobby Potemkin
Bobby
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Crippen
Eldora
Local races selection and Cedar Rapids meet preview
Next week features selections for three races at Independence and coverage of entrants for the June 4 Cedar Rapids meeting. Ticket sale announcement appears elsewhere in this edition.
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Cedar Rapids
Decorah Trotters Train Ahead of Local Fair
Word from Decorah last week notes Martinique Jr and Taffy Hall, driven by B. M. Graham, posting fast times 2 06 4 and 2 09 percent. The horses have been training at the Decorah fair grounds in preparation for upcoming racing events.
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Trotters Ready for Richland Opener Under Kornmeyer Direction
Grounds track under Leonard Kornmeyer is prepared with two horses in good condition to race in the 2:11 and 2:17 classes at the Richland Wis opener on May 28. Graham also sends Zeke Bonura, a green trotter, to start in the 2:23 class.
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Richland
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Zeke Bonura
Pacer Foxy Chenault Avoids Lee Makin Match Race
Independence notes suggest Foxy Chenault Jr. does not want to race Jake McCaleb's Lee Makin. He could have entered ERIC lists but chose not to, meaning no club horse races until fair circuits open. Lee Makin likely to be named for the 2 18 pace on June 4, while Foxy watches from the barns.
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Foxy Chenault, Jr
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Golf Tourney Carded By Iowa Valley Today
Mare nGO The Iowa Valley Golf association will hold its first tournament on the Marengo course Sunday. The play will begin at 1 30 p m. Other tournaments will be held at Bele Plaine May 28 Brooklyn June 11 Tarna June 25 and Brooklyn July 9.
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Bele Plaine
Brooklyn
Tarna
M J League Showdown Heads Friday Night Tilt
In the M and J league the unbeaten Iowa Electric Light and Power and Wilsons clash Friday with two weeks of play gone Oscar Theisen has logged ten shutout innings and Bob Formanek added a win La Plant Choate adds Eugene Babbitt after Cedar Rapids tryout Universal Crusher faces La Plant Choate Wednesday Quaker Oats meets Cedar Rapids Engineers Monday standings show Light and Power at 2 0 1 690 and others trailing with 1 1 0 000 notes on rained out game and recent additions
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Reddy
Oscar Theisen
Bob Formanek
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Cedar Rapids
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Columbus High Beats Alumni 5 to 2 on Field
Columbus high school baseball team defeated the alumni 5 to 2 on Thursday at the high school field. The game showcased competitive play from both sides with Columbus securing the win in a tight matchup.
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Columbus
Maquoketa River fishing ban and county conservation group formed
The Maquoketa River is closed to fishing until June 15 to protect bass during spawning. Game Warden James Murphy posted the river from Lindsey bridge to the Delhi dam this week. A Tama county conservation club was organized at Traer led by R. W. Beckman with officers E. G. Hix, Lynn Bailey, and Robert Powell, plus a lengthy board. Other trout were caught by the party, including a notably large fish seen for a year before being hooked.
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E. G. Hix
Dysart
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Tama
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K. P. Wieland
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R. L. Brown
Lark McCann
Toledo
Henry Jensen
Lloyd Wunder
Cedar Rapids club cleans pond for bass rearing near Palisades Park
About 30 club members and 50 others cleared Zodac pond north of Palisades park to create a bass rearing pond. They removed 3100 pounds of fish including 2000 pounds carp 900 buffalo and 200 quillback. Everett Speaker announced 20 pairs of adult large mouth bass will be shipped from Lansing. The pond will close to fishing until July 1.
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George Svec
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Fish and game chief meets Cedar Rapids protestors over soft fish removal
Fred Swob, head of the state fish and game department, visited Cedar Rapids to interview petitioners protesting soft fish removal. Protesters suggested they could assist with spear work. Swob noted the law requires removal but saw possible sportsman cooperation. In northeast Iowa, Lee Krouth caught a seven pound eight ounce blue channel catfish and ten smaller fish near New Albion. Paul Klinger caught a 22 inch brown trout at French Lick spring near Waukon.
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Fred Swob
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Iowa
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French Lick Spring
Waukon
Paul Klinger
Fish Run Reported Near Cedar Rapids Crossings
Fishermen sight several good size catfish on the First Second and Fourth avenue crossings though a Palisades Dam ladder is absent. Catfish run measures 12 to 15 inches and a deadline for a dam repair project nears completion.
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Cedar Rapids
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Palisades Dam Warned After Boats Capsize
In Palisades area concerns rise over water levels and dangerous conditions near the dam. Authorities urge staying back as past year saw boats overturn. a safety belt apparently prevented a tragedy last Sunday morning.
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Minnesota Opens May 15 Pike Fishing Drive
Minnesota relents and bids for fishermen and travelers. New licenses cost three dollars, four fifty for a married pair. A one dollar shipping tag required for over twenty four pounds of fish. One day catch limit if staying out of state. Pike fishing opens Monday May 15 as trek northward begins. No bass reported yet in Iowa or Minnesota.
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Iowa
Palisades Dam Fishing and Park Plantings Report
A local report notes flatheads caught at Palisades dam on night crawlers and garfish seen below the dam. Twenty three fishermen were observed on the First Avenue Bridge last Sunday at 7 am. The club planted forty mulberry trees near Palisades park and still plans 1000 hedges along the Upper Palisades fence line. Club officers thank volunteers for the Zodac pond seining success.
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Columbus Junction Awards Sport Letters
Columbus Junction awards sport letters to multiple students across football and basketball. Recipients include Kenneth Arington LeRoy Bloomquist Howard Barnard Merle Blien Charles Garrett and others for football and basketball roles at Columbus High School.
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LeRoy Hughes
Euegene Myers
Clinton Halk
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Merle Blieu
Wayne Duncan
Jay Jones
Harry Jordan
Eugene Myers
Darris Steele
Clement Cecil
Norman Gentzler
Paul Heindel
Dan S&chabilion
John
James Thompson
Iowa Valley League Continues Play Today
The Walford schedule lists four games on Sunday as the Iowa Valley league resumes action. After the first game, league standings are provided with the table reflecting early results and team positions.
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Gazette
Walford
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