Cinder Team Heads to Midwest Conference Track Meet
Coe College sent its track squad and five golfers plus tennis players to Appleton Wisconsin for the Midwest conference meet. Riders Merwin Woodward Duane Nichols Wayne Rogers in tennis singles and doubles. George Oldag Franklin Wilson Jim Cousins Bill Dygert Howard Cherry Bill Thomas golf. Dwight Harley leads track with a strong bid as Coe aims for a top finish amid other conference athletes.
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Lawrence
Appleton
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Coe
Fn Ihe
Merwin Woodward
Duane Nichols
Wayne Rogers
George Oldag
Franklin Wilson
Jim Cousins
Bill Dygert
Howard Cherry
Bill Thomas
Dwight Harley
H. Wedgbury
Ralston
L. Wedgbury
Elslager
Steele
Wilfong
Harley
Zimmerman
Larson
Essham
Prasch
Mangels
Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Earl Edwards
Mert McKendry
George Schroder
Roy McCauley
Purple
Invitation Golf Meet at West Union Sunday
WEST UNION The season at the West Union Country club opens Sunday with an invitation golf tournament and members dinner. A fine plaque is prize for the winning four man team. Qualifying round will be eighteen holes with total competition twenty seven holes. Medalist on the eighteen holes receives a gold medal. First prize in the championship flight of sixteen players is a zipper bag. Other flights award sweaters and prizes. Dinner served by the house committee chaired by Mrs. H A Schaefer.
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West Union
West Union Country Club
House
H. A. Schaefer
Hollywood stuntman Dave Champeau to race at Hawkeye Downs May 29
Dave Champeau of Hollywood California a racing pilot and motion picture double is among many speed notables entering the IMCA sanctioned National circuit championship at Hawkeye Downs Sunday May 29. Champeau who spent six months on the west coast performing film stunts has been offered a film contract but is lured back to stock car racing by a backer from the East. C D Moore of the All Iowa association notes the Cedar Rapids spring speed classic attracts more distant entries than ever before for the Cedar Rapids oval event.
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Hollywood
Calif
Hawkeye Downs
Champeau
Cinemaland
Dave
MacDowell
Cinemama
Black Cats Stuntsmen
C.D. Moore
All-Iowa Association
Cedar Rapids
Sports Roundup Confusing Knockouts Reported Across Cities
A garbled AP bulletin from Saginaw Michigan lists bouts with fighters Marty Simmons and Sammy Slaughter, and mentions Henry Lewis and Matt Perfetti in unclear matchups. Names, ages, and places appear jumbled, with several fragments across Indiana and New York venues.
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Associated Press
Saginaw
Mich
Marty Simmons
Sammy Slaughter
Tate
Ind
Menry Lewis
Welent
Fis
Pam Stead
An. N. Y
Matt Perfetti
Nebraska Seen Retaining Big Six Track Title
Lincoln AP report notes a free for all Big Six track crown as Nebraska defends with strong top contenders Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas State in pursuit. Defending champs Nebraska led by individuals Simmons Andrews and Durand face tough competition. Munski aims for mile record in a three day meet with golf and tennis championships run concurrently.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Missouri
John Munski
Glenn Cunningham
Tigers
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas State
Bob Simmons
Mitchell
Andrews
Bird
Kansas
Durand
Northwestern and Chicago Tennis Teams Lead Big Ten Field
In Evanston on Friday Chicago and Northwestern advanced to the Big Ten singles semi finals. Chicago’s John Shostrom defeated William McCoy 6 1 6 1 and Marvin Wachman beat Mel Hershey 6 1 6 3. Purdue’s Herbert Fuente and Iowa’s Charles Fleming also won to reach the next round.
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Evanston
Chicago
Northwestern
Maroon
John Shostrom
William McCoy
Illinois
Marvin Wachman
Mel Hershey
Ohio State
Herbert Fuente
Purdue
Capt
Charles Fleming
Iowa
Fuente
Earl Petrich
Minnesota
Fleming
Neil Levinson
Michigan
Oelwein Trackmen Triumph Over Decorah 89-37
Oelwein defeated Decorah 89 to 37 as the Huskies swept all events except the javelin and mile. Walters led with 13 points for Oelwein, supported by Van Camp with 12, Bees with 11, and Ross with 10 as top scorers.
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Oelwein
Decorah
Huskies
Walters
van Camp
Bees
Ross
Booster day proposal for Cedar Rapids Raiders aims to boost treasury
A winter Thursday plan proposes a booster day for the Cedar Rapids Raiders to raise funds with $1 admission and a Raiders doubleheader. Officials seek attendance prizes and early June events as finances strain from Landis-era losses and poor weather. A recap of Thursday’s game notes Dutch Knlopp’s strong early work and Cal Lahman’s home run as the season’s finances loom over Cedar Rapids baseball.
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Baseball
Harry Johnson
Raiders
H. Henry
W. S. Bartlett
Waterloo
Dutch Knlopp
Clinton
Cal Lahman
Klopp
Boxing Trio Faces Possible Triple Division Champion
The writeup notes each boxer could still be champion in his class with Armstrong the lightest potentially ruling all three divisions. The piece acknowledges boxing’s quirks and uncertainty.
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Armstrong
Martha Trewin Tops University of Arizona Swim Meet
Martha Trewin, a University of Arizona junior and daughter of H R Trewin, won first in three events at the intramural swimming meet. She took 100 yard freestyle, 50 yard freestyle, and diving, an unusual record for a diving champion who is also a skilled swimmer.
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University of Arizona
Martha Trewin
H. R. Trewin
Fourth Avenue SE
Trewin
Preps Will Decide City Championship at Marion Saturday
The Marion track hosts the annual city high school quadrangular meet Saturday at 2 pm with preliminaries in the dashes and hurdles. Franklin, district winner, is favored to win. McKinley Wilson and Roosevelt contend for second.
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Marion
Franklin
McKinley
Wilson
Roosevelt
Appleton
Wis
Cpe
Kohawks
Thunderbolts
Former Cedar Rapids Man Elected Captain of Penn Crew
W Hamilton Wilcox formerly of Cedar Rapids Iowa was elected permanent captain of the 1938 University of Pennsylvania varsity crew at a meeting of Penn oarsmen. Wilcox rows at No 4 and is a senior in the Wharton school. He will lead the Quakers in the final race of the season at Annapolis Saturday.
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Philadelphia
W. Hamilton Wilcox
Cedar Rapids
University of Pennsylvania
Penn
Wilcox
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
Quakers
Annapolis
Upper Iowa Baseball Edges Platteville 4 3
Upper Iowa defeated Platteville Wisconsin State Teachers College 4 to 3 in Fayette. It was the ninth win of the season for Upper Iowa. Pitcher Parmenter contributed two hits in three at bats.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa
Platteville
Wis
Iowa
Parmenter
Regional junior baseball tourneys set for August in Minnesota
Local Legion juniors eye advancement as regional tournament features Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota champions in Cedar Rapids and a northeastern sectional at Princeton Indiana. Track golf and tennis at Appleton loom as Lawrence and Roosevelt big threats with Franklin favored in city track. Indy 500 trials recall Shaw Cummings Ardinger as fastest qualifiers.
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Cedar Rapids
Rochester
Minn
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Princeton
Ind
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