U S Britain Split Opening Walker Rounds
The United States and Great Britain split the opening Walker Cup matches in Scotland, each side winning two of four foursomes. Ted Bishop and Robert Riegel led the U S wins, while Fred Kammer Jr and Willie Turnesa also won. Chapman and Stranahan, and Ward with Quick, lost for the Americans.
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Robert Meyer
ST. Andrews
Scotland
United States
Great Britain
Ted Bishop
Robert “Skeé” Riegel
Fred Kammer, Jr
Willie Turnesa
Marvin
Bud” Ward
Smiley Quick
Dick Chapman
Frank Stranahan
Britain
Bishop and Riegel
R. Cecil Ewing
Joe Carr
Kammer
Turnesa
Alec Kyle
J. C. Wilson
Leonard G. Crawley
P. B. “Laddie’ Lucas
Ward
Quick
Chapman
Stranahan
Charles Stowe
R. J
Ronnie” White
Bishop
Riegel
Stowe
White
Crawley
Lucas
Turnesay
Mat winners crowned at Thursday coliseum wrestling event
Promoter Alex Fidler presided as Dot Dotson Fenelon Carlson won matches. Fenelon pinned Dr. Knutson in 29 minutes, Dotson pinned Evelyn Wall in 17 minutes, and Tug Carlson defeated Ras Samara, Negro heavyweight champion, in 311 minutes.
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Dot Dotson
Tug Carlson
Ken Fenelon
Alex Fidler
Fenelon
Dr. Knutson
Dotson
Evelyn Wall
Ras Samara
Set Pairings for Prep Ball Finals
Hayes consolidated school of Storm Lake qualified for the state high school baseball finals, joining seven teams as Audubon Percival’s rain postponed the completion. Boone announced alternate pairings for Saturday depending on Audubon Percival results with matchups at Mason City and Dome sites.
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Associated Press
Hayes Consolidated
Storm Lake
Audubon-Percival
Hayes
Grand Junction
Boone
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Lyle Quinn
Audubon- Percival
Audubon
Mason City
Monona
Woodward
Center Point
Sioux City
Trinity
Dom. Audubon
Davenport
Percival
Franklin Netsters Unbeaten in City
In final tuneups for the state district tournament at Wilson Saturday Franklin and McKinley tennis teams whitewashed Wilson and Roosevelt netsters. Franklin lost no sets, taking two singles and one doubles in each match. Key results include Franklin Wilson: Waste defeated Simanousky 6-1 6-0. Fletcher beat Postelshit 6-2 6-?. Ball-Hollander beat Orkes-Marek 6-1 6-0. McKinley Roosevelt: Barnes defeated Routh 6-2 6-3. Ska defeated Cherry Carr. Nemer defeated Weber-Miller 6-1 6-0.
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Wilson
Franklin and McKinley
Roosevelt
Franklin-Wilson
Jim Waste
Frank Simanousky
Jack Fletcher
Dick Postelshit
Bill Ball
Bud Hollander
Philip Orkes
Don Marek
McKinley-Roosevelt
Rorman Barnes
Don Routh
Tek Ska
Karroll Cherry Carr
Donald
Joe Nemer
Bill Weber
Jim Miller
Cobkes Marek
Ball-Hollander
TA Kramer-Bitzel
Loras
Kate-Boyle
Iowan City
Miller-Hillborn
Donald-Barnes
McKinley
Cedar Rapids to host 1948 Legion bowling tourney
Cedar Rapids has been awarded the 1948 American Legion state bowling tournament. Commander Sam Cohen of Hanford post said Friday the details are not yet worked out but the event probably will be held early next year. This year’s tourney took place in Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
Sam Cohen
Hanford Post
Des Moines
Hobel Signs to Drive Midget for Jacobsen
Johnny Hobel of Cedar Rapids has signed to drive for Art Jacobsen in the car he is building. Announcement by John Gerber Friday says Hobel will likely be at Davenport Sunday for the opening of the midget season at the Mississippi Valley amusement park.
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Johnny Hobel
Cedar Rapids
Art Jacobsen
Jacobsen
John Gerber
Hobel
Davenport
Mississippi Valley Amusement Park
Fifth Annual Cedar Rapids Open Set For July 20
Cedar Rapids will be the links capital of the Midwest on Sunday July 20 as the fifth annual Cedar Rapids Open golf tournament is held on the Country club course. Total prize money is 2500 with $1000 to the pro winner. John Jacobs Cedar Rapids defends his championship. field limited to 150 players including at least 50 pros. Amateurs capped at five handicap. entry fees are 10 for pros and 5 for amateurs. Gallery tickets at 1. Jacobs won in 1946 as the only amateur champion. prior winners were pros Chuck Johnson 1943 Pat Wilcox 1944 Leonard Dodson 1945.
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Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Clarence Yawkey
Kansas City
John Jacobs
Jack Meister
Golf Committee
The
Young Men’s Bureau
Meister
Jacobs
Chuck Johnson
Pat Wilcox
Des Moines
Leonard Dodson
Dale Smith
Jack Smith
al Howard
Davenport
Trap shoot to be held Sunday by American Legion Post 560
Winthrop announces a trap shoot sponsored by American Legion Post 560 set for Sunday. If rain occurs the event will move to the following Sunday.
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Winthrop
American Legion Post No
Six Schools Enter District Net Meet
Six schools will compete in the district tennis tournament in Cedar Rapids Saturday. Participants include Franklin, McKinley, Roosevelt, Loras of Dubuque, Iowa City and Wilson with play at Wilson School at 8 15 a m. Winners advance to Ames May 24 for state finals. singles and doubles events listed with byes and pairings.
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Cedar Rapids
Nels Lee
Wilson
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Loras
Dubuque
Iowa City
Netsters
Wilson School
Ames
Eight schools in MV Track Meet at Coel field
Mississippi Valley conference teams including Davenport Clinton Dubuque Roosevelt McKinley Iowa City and Franklin compete Saturday at 2 p m on the Coel athletic field with McKinley hosting and Lloyd Paxson as meet manager Davenport favored Clinton and Dubuque strong threats in various events multiple meet records listed across yard dash hurdles mile relay pole vault discus and javelin with Davenport Clinton and Dubuque setting several marks
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Mississippi Valley Conference
Coel
Davenport
Clinton
Dubuque
Franklin
Wilson
Brown
Roosevelt
McKinley
Iowa City
Lloyd Paxson
Apa
Nelson
Hopkins
Baxter
Wollenweider
Swanson
Frank
Zinik
Schlebel
Delaware county baseball league game schedule list
Special to The Gazette outlines Sunday games in the Delaware county league with Earlville at Delhi Masonville at Hopkinton Manchester at Delaware and Ryan at Oneida. Standings show Delhi Earlville Oneida Ryan Delaware Hopkinton Masonville Manchester with all teams carrying equal 1.000 or 0.000 records.
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Ryan
Delaware County Baseball League
Earlville
Delhi
Masonville
Hopkinton
Manchester
Delaware
Oneida
Fish and Game Club Buys Movie Projector
The Linn County Fish and Game club has purchased a movie sound projector. Films will be shown Friday at 8 p.m. in the C.S. P.S. hall at the regular meeting. The public is invited.
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Linn County Fish and, Game Club
C.S. P.S
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