Five More Semipro Leagues Open In Iowa Start Today
Eastern Iowa semipro baseball season opens with five leagues starting today including Corn Valley Delaware County Buchanan County Turkey Valley and Eastern Iowa. The Delaware County league lists officers and umpires and plans a Cedar Rapids Tournament of Champions starting August 20 with a full schedule through August.
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Eight-team Buchanan County baseball league opens season
The Buchanan County Baseball League starts its season with four games today featuring Brandon Littleton Oran Jesup Independence Winthrop Hazleton and Quasqueton. An all star game is set for July 4 with June 25 a noted date fragment.
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Buchanan County Baseball League
Wadena Joins Turkey Valley League For eight Team Start
Wadena joins eight team Turkey Valley League boosting membership for the opening round. Schedule shows matchups including Strawberry Point at Wadena and Elgin at Strawberry Point with dates in May June July and August across venues Edgewood Volga Garnaville Arlington Littleport Wadena.
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Turkey Valley Baseball League
Strawberry Point
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Garnaville
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Arlington
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Garnavillo
Volea
Wacena
Garna Littleport
Snibling Triumphs in Ottumwa Ring Wins at Cedar Rapids Gala
Russell Tague of Eldridge won the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves welterweight title and knocked out Henry Martinez of Des Moines in Ottumwa. Ron Snibling of Cedar Rapids beat Paul Martinez of Omaha by decision. Jack McGinnis forfeited to Leonard Morrow due to a shoulder pull. Jesse Turner beat Jackie Parks, Burrell Smith downed Joe Nathan, and Thurston Wilson defeated Willie Simms in other bouts.
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Russell Tague
Eldridge
Cedar Rapids
Henry Martinez
Des Moines
Ron Snibling
Paul Martinez
Omaha
Jack McGinnis
Leonard Morrow
Jesse Turner
St. Louis
Jackie Parks
Iowa
King
Burrell Smith
Oskaloosa
Joe Nathan
Thurston Wilson
Willie Simms
Leta Smith Elected President Of 7-Up Ladies Bowling
The 7-Up Ladies classic bowling league in Cedar Rapids held its spring meeting to elect officers for next year. Leta Smith was named president with Burdine Lattner as vice president, Grace Winger secretary, Ann Mrstik treasurer, and Florence Milke sergeant at arms. Georgia Fox posted the season’s high average at 175.
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Leta Smith
Burdine Lattner
Grace Winger
Ann Mrstik
Florence Milke
Cedar Rapids
Georgia Fox
Northwestern star Don Burson earns Western Conference medal
Evanston notes North Western University football and track standout Don Burson has received the Western Conference medal for excellence in athletics and scholarship announced by Athletic Director Ted Payseur.
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Don Burson
Northwestern University
Ted Payseur
Midgets Open at Hawkeye Downs for 25th Anniversary Meet
Hawkeye Downs hosts a 25th anniversary midget racing program with 26 entries and potential to reach 30 as time trials begin at 12 30 p m and the 20 lap feature set for 2 p m The event honors former racers and welcomes honorary starter Harry Yonkers Cedar Rapids and features defending MMARA champion Dick Ritchie along with drivers from Cedar Rapids Davenport Tipton Ottumwa and other Iowa cities.
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John B. Gerber
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association
the Downs
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Red Hoyle
Paul Newkirk
Willard Yates
George Miller
United Racing Association
MMARA
Tony Russo
Racine
Wis
Ray Hall
Erie
Ill
Vic Ellis
Rockton, Ill
Jerry Draper
Carbon Cliff
Jerry Bein
LeClair
Jim Summers
Kansas City
Cliff Albaugh
Council Bluffs
Bill Barbour
der Merkley
Omaha
Time Element Ignored By Dauthuille Booster
The telegraphed invitation promised a luncheon at Jack Dempsey's restaurant to honor Laurent Dauthuille and drew an excellent turnout amid the discussion of "the angle" as the key issue.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Laurent Dauthuille
New Steeler Nine To Test Since Today
M J league fans head to Daniels Park to watch Iowa Manufacturing and Iowa Steel clash in season openers with rivalries expected. Key players include Glen Matter and Len Benhart among others, while pitching ace Dick Freeman leads Wilson.
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Steel
Imco’s
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Chuck Pickart
M Erger
Mer Bob Beyer
Iowa Steel
Laplant - Choate
Harold Dew
John Schloss
Jack Fulton
Jim Ce
Bill Maudsley
Wayne Bruce
Don Buchheister
Harold Cooper
Ron Kimball
Chuck Pulton
Claire Burgess
Ralph Stephan
Vac
Barney Hanson
Abe Cypra Dorrance Callan
Bob Havlik
Ray Ingels
Jgbuck
Elias Bob Cooper
Bruce Thenhaus Kelly Ieee Carie
Joe Pickart
Mike Gallagher
Laverne Kramer Hermie
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John Jenney
Ray Bader
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al Peremsky
J. Clyde Dunn Wilson
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Newhall Back in Baseball Today
Mayor Casper Risdale will throw out the first ball at 2 p.m. as Newhall returns to independent baseball after four years. Hub Weichman leads the club with Pete Lowe as coach and assistant manager. The roster includes Wayne Abraham Billy Folkers Art Holland Arnold Borg Don Weichman Irvin Schirm Loren Werning Marvin Dochodis Larry Werning Bob Rinderknecht Floyd Stoecker Alfred Boddicker Don DeKlotz and Dick Borg.
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Casper Risdale
Amana
Hubert Weichman
Pete Lowe
Wayne Abraham
Billy Folkers
Art Holland
Arnold Borg
Don Weichman
Irvin Schirm
Loren Werning
Marvin Dochodis
Larry Werning
Bob Rinderknecht
Floyd Stoecker
Alfred Boddicker
Don DeKlotz
Dick Borg
Watkins hosts Victor in East Central Iowa league clash
The Victor baseball team travels to Watkins for a 2 30 PM league game in East Central Iowa.
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Watkins
Victor Town
30 Cars to Tackle New Guard Rail at Ce-Mar
Ce-Mar Bowl opens its summer stock car season with time trials at 1 p.m. and racing at 2:30 p.m. Proprietor Don McElhinney books midgets and stock cars in alternating races and plans night stock and midget shows when weather allows. About 30 cars expected including Cedar Rapids drivers Darrell Drake Sunny Gruen Elmer Carle Mike Moody Ivan Angott Dick Hoyt Louis Merritt Gordon Bentley and more. Next Sunday's program repeats midgets after a rainout yesterday.
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Elmer Carle
Mike Moody
Ivan Angott
Dick Hoyt
Olds
Mt. Vernon
Louis Merritt
Studebaker
Marion
Gordon Bentley
Fairbank
Ce- Mar
Early Lead To Wilson In Major Open Softball
Wilson's Packers opened with two wins leading the Major Open as Danceland and Link-Belt Speeder joined the lone unbeaten teams. Rain revised openings. Speeder-Cochrane Roofing replayed Friday. Schedule shifts also affected minor leagues and the YWCA girls league begins with three Tuesday games.
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Heston Named Athletic Director and Coach in Charles City
Robert L. Heston former Clear Lake coach now at Princeton Illinois was hired Friday night as athletic director and football coach in Charles City. A Fairfield native and Parsons College graduate he coached at Clear Lake from 1943 to 1949 and earlier at Arlington and Sumner. He succeeds John Hild and C. C. Boylan who resigned earlier this year.
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North Linn Fish and Game club meeting cites hunting season data
Russ Graham notes the North Linn Fish and Game club will meet in Central City at KP hall with Lloyd Bailey as guest speaker. Rural carriers log roadkill counts to guide season limits while other notes cover fishing seasons, dog week, muskies, and lake renaming in Emmet county.
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Central City
KP Hall
Lloyd Bailey
Iowa
Conservation Commission
Portland Driver Wins 6 Day Mexico Race
Hershel McGriff of Portland Oregon won Mexico border to border stock car race covering 2150 miles in six days with a time of 27 hours 34 minutes 25 seconds and a margin of 1 minute 16 seconds earning 17381 dollars. Tom Deal of El Paso finished second in 27 35 41 earning 11570 dollars. The event ended near the Guatemalan frontier and three deaths were reported including Enrique Hachmeister on day one and two spectators on day three.
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Nash
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