Hill Park to be demolished for new Cedar Rapids football field
Cedar Rapids board of education authorized demolishing the Hill Park baseball plant to create a temporary football field with greater seating. J C Blodgett said the old grandstand will be razed, toilets retained, and a concession stand added outside the fence. Salvage work aims for the smallest possible footprint while planning future improvements for a modern sports stadium.
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Giants Pick Reyes to Replace Orengo at First Base
New York Giants manager Mel Ott announced Napoleon Reyes will join the Giants as a first base replacement for Joe Orengo. Reyes, a Cuban infielder with Jersey City in the International League, has been playing third base for the Giants farm club and started last season at first base. Orengo has struggled at the plate, leaving the position open.
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Jersey City
Joe Orengo
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Pirates pause sale of Babe Phelps to Phillies
The Pittsburgh club delayed the trade of Babe Phelps to the Philadelphia Phillies for 60 days after he was placed on the retired list due to a war job, following an eligibility mishap. If both clubs remain aligned, the deal, including a second leg, may still proceed after the delay.
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Marion High School awards honor multiple fall athletes
Marion High School announced athletic letters and monograms for football, basketball, track, baseball, and golf. Lodell Leidigh led with three letters and captained football and baseball while earning a basketball letter. Tom Benedict and Dale Lary also earned three letters across football, basketball, and baseball.
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Willys O. Hulin
Lodell Leidigh
Verner. Balster
James Beerman
Tom Benedict
Bob Buckner
Don Davin
Jack Gill
Deane Johnson
Dale Lary
Marvin McCalley
Don Rathje
Don Thomas
Clarence Tudeen
Frank Whittemore
Donald Stone
Prasch
Lodell Lehdigh
Norman Miller
Richard Blok
Robert Coon
Ray Fay
Jack Smith
John Oxley
Robert Scott
Clarence Boesenberg
Earl Mulshizer
Wayne Kieckhaefer
William Drexler
Roy Houser
Charles Hines
Hulin
Bob Coon
Charles Maxfield
Guy Williams
Douglas Hutchins
Robert Nielson
Rough Stuff on Diamond Livens Up Big Leagues
New York reports a fiery major league season with players engaging in aggressive plays. Alex Kampouris of the Dodgers delivered a 1-0 win by disrupting a potential double play with a hard slide.
Weather Forces Juggling of Track Schedules
Weather forces changes in the city track calendar. On Thursday at 4 pm the sophomore meet will be at Franklin. Varsity events shift to the state meet in Ames. The Mississippi Valley conference meet moves to Clinton on May 28, with prelims June 1 at Coe track and finals June 2.
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Dodgers and Cubs Twin Bill Sparks On Field Friction
In the Sunday second game, Stanky charged Arky Vaughan, knocking off Stanky’s cap with a high slide and Vaughan kicked the cap away to show defiance. Cubs hurler dusted Dixie Walker and Alban Glossop as the rough play continued, highlighting heated tensions in the series regardless of star power or attendance.
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McCarthy Tops Big Ten Golf Title Contenders
Wilmette Illinois reports Jimmy McCarthy of Illinois and Michigan’s four man squad led after two rounds of the 22nd Big Ten golf tournament. McCarthy shot 74 80 for 154 to top the field, one stroke ahead of Wisconsin’s Doug Oldenburg. Michigan held a ten stroke team edge at 638 over Illinois, with Ohio State, Northwestern, and Wisconsin in pursuit.
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Johnny Stoltz
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Branch McCracken Reported to Navy Preflight Duty
Indiana University basketball coach Branch McCracken is ordered to report July 1 to the naval preflight training school in Chapel Hill North Carolina. He has coached the Hoosiers since 1938 and led them to a second place finish in the Big Ten every season.
Tough Game Next In My Race Between Quakers and LaPlant Choate
With four games postponed, the M and J league aims to resume Wednesday night at Daniels Park. Top teams Quakers and LaPlant Choate meet. neither has lost recently, Quakers tied 5-5 with Iowa Manufacturers. Red Kelso vs Harold DeWoody on the mound. start 5:50.
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Indiana coach earns Navy commission as ensign
In 1940 his team claimed the NCAA championship. Another Indiana coach, Assistant Football Coach William Feldhaus, also received a Navy commission on Monday. He became an ensign.
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Indiana
William Feldhaus
Utah prison team rattled after star escape mystery
Salt Lake City report says Utah state prison baseball squad is in crippled condition after the mysterious escape of star pitcher Edward Myers, 39, an habitual criminal. Myers vanished Sunday. he was not missed until Monday when a Salt Lake City newspaper received an anonymous call from a woman with a cultured voice.
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INS
Edward Myers
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Thirty Five Attend Y M C A Life Saving Course
About thirty five swimmers attended the first session of the Y M C A life saving course on Monday evening. Registrations are welcome for the second session Wednesday at 7. The course is open to men and women aged 15 and over. Those who complete it will be certified as Y M C A and American Red Cross Senior life savers. The city needs trained life savers for summer recreation and all advanced swimmers are urged to enroll.
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Preflight Baseball Team Loses Hurler
Iowa City INL reports Preflight baseball team loses Joe Alix a Lockport NY southpaw hurler. Alix pitched seven and two thirds innings against Muscatine and earned his only hit of the game as his team won 50 games in a row in training day action.
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World lightweight title showdown stars Jack and Montgomery
New York’s Beau Jack and Philadelphia challenger Bob Montgomery each own 27 knockouts in their careers. Jack has 27 KOs in 53 fights and Montgomery 27 in 59 bouts ahead of Friday’s Madison Square Garden bout.
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Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Jack
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