Michigan's Bill Watson Shines In Big Ten Track Show
Michigan athlete Bill Watson from Saginaw excels in shot put discus and broad jump at Ann Arbor. He sets a conference shot record of 50 feet 10 may and nearly matches the record in discus, while posting a 24 foot broad jump despite a leg injury. Experts believe he could qualify for the 1940 U S decathlon squad and surpass prior Olympic all around winner Glenn Morris.
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Uncle Sam
Saginaw
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Ann Arbor
Ken Doherty
Charlie Hoyt
Watson
U. S
Glenn Morris
Valley stars pace state track meet dominance at Ames
The Mississippi Valley Conference dominated the state high school track meet at Ames with ten first places across 18 events. Dubuque led with multiple wins in sprints and relays, Davenport and Clinton also claimed titles, and Davenport may challenge for the conference crown at Davenport next week.
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Mississippi Valley Conference
Cedar Rapids
T Saunders
Dubuque
Sanders
Gates
West Waterloo
Ranner
Vollenweder
Alderdice
Davenport
Wilson
Swanson
Clinton
Griffen
Dubuquets
Franklin and
Roosevelt
Maquoketa Beats Onslow 12-4 in Open Northeastern Iowa Game
Maquoketa defeated Onslow 12 to 4 in a local Northeastern Iowa league game. P pitcher Red Heaton allowed five hits and fanned fifteen. Onslow’s battery was Streets Yarclim Edwards and Scott.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
Onslow
Iowa
Red Heaton
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Alvarez
Streets
Yarclim
Edwards
Scott
Broren
Maquoseta
Weight Worries Melt as Louis Shrinks Before Braddock Fight
Gracace reports Joe Louis shed excess pounds ahead of his looming clash with James J. Braddock. Once overweight and sluggish, Louis weighed 201 at a recent check, with manager Julian Black noting a possible drop to 196 pounds since the Carneiro thrashing. Training at Kenosha camp in Grand Beach, Michigan.
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INS
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
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Natie Brown
James J. Braddock
Julian Black
Kenosha
Black
Wis
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Grand Beach
Mich
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Lowden Still Holds First Place In The Eastern Iowa Loop
Lowden remains atop the Eastern Iowa league after a 4 to 3 Sunday win over Lisbon. Mechanicsville drops to second after Dixon shut them out 11 to 8 with Reid fanning twelve. Wheatland rises to second by beating Calamus. Clarence had a bye.
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Gazette
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Dixon
Reid
Shorter
Wheatland
Calamus
Clarence
Eastwood
Loufek
Bleffens
Gottschalx
Weber Rhe Dixon
Hesse Reid
Athey
Atkins Leads Iowa Valley Ball League
Walford and Atkins played in an Iowa Valley league clash as eight teams competed. Keystone beat Blairstown 5 to 4 with Kimm and Kimm catching for Blairstown and Towne and Rockholt for Keystone. Watkins beat Van Horne 11 to 10. Anush Schultz and St Germain formed Walford’s battery while Hibben Frimmil and Big for Norway pitched. Next Sunday Walford visits undefeated Atkins in a key showdown. A charity dance benefits the league on May 26 in Norway.
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Blairstown
Keystone
Keith Kimm
Pat Kimm
Towne
Rockholt
Watkins
van Horne
Harbert
Newton
Holland
Barry
Ackerman Atkins
Newhall
Schirm
Risch
Garhold
Atkins
Braddock Louis Fight Tickets Go On Sale in Chicago
Ticket sale opens Tuesday at Morrison hotel for the Jimmy Braddock Joe Louis bout in Chicago. Ringside $27.50, reserved $16.50 $11.50 $6, non reserve $3.50. Fans must mail funds to Morrison hotel headquarters to secure seats.
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Chicago
Morrison Hotel
Eighteen Pilots Set For 500 Mile Race At Indy
Eighteen drivers listed in starting lineup for the Indianapolis 500 on May 31 at Speedway. Pole holder Wild Bill Cummings of Indianapolis leads with 123.445 mph set in 25 mile qualifying. Other speeds include Chet Miller Detroit 119.213 and Louis Tomei Los Angeles 116.437.
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Bill’ Cummings
Louis Tomei
Los Angeles
Chet Miller
Detroit
Miller
Tomei
Bill Devore
Frank Brisko
Milwaukee
Cliff Bergere
Hollywood
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Cal
Updegraff Discusses Amateur and Pro College Athletes
Prof. Clarence Updegraff of the University of Iowa addresses the Rotary Club at the Roosevelt hotel on the difference between amateur and professional college athletics. He cites travel winnings as proof of professionalism and praises the one year rule while critiquing lax credit requirements for eligibility. He also comments on Irl Tubbs as Iowa’s new coach and the board’s past coaching selection process. Marion, Ia. transfers and cemetery note follow.
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University of Iowa
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Iowa City
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Indiana University
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Bloomington
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Big Ten
Irl Tubbs
Iowa
Tubbs
Ann Arbor
Cedar Rapids
Earl Coughlin
Gazette
K O C Initiation Banquet Draws 200 Attendees
About two hundred Knights of Columbus and guests attended the Roosevelt hotel banquet after Sunday initiation ceremonies that welcomed thirty new members. Newton attorney M. J. Carey delivered the main address “It Can Be Done” along with other dignitaries from Immaculate Conception parish to Des Moines and Dubuque.
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Roosevelt Hotel
M. J. Carey
Newton
J. M. Molloy
Immaculate Conception Parish
W. D. Kearney
Marshalltown
Ray Conley
Des Moines
John Cretzmeyer
Columbia Academy
Dubuque
John H. Bormann
Ward Loftus
Grand Knight
Cedar Rapids Council
William Stewart
Betty Burke
Beatrice Birky
St. Patrick's School
Billy Boston
Miss Burke
Esther Hronik
Eulalia Hauser
Doris Mae Newman
Business Firms Sign Parking Pledges in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce reports new pledges from Penn Mutual Life Insurance, Security Laboratories, Periodical Publishers Service Bureau, Weber's, Earl E. May, R. B. McGladrey, Hotel Roosevelt, Sun Life Association of Canada, and others to avoid parking in sixty minute zones from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The effort aims to relieve the park area.
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Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Security Laboratories
Periodical Publishers Service Bureau
Weber’s
Earl E. May Company
R. B. McGladrey Company
Hotel Roosevelt
Sun Life Association Company of Canada
Harold Millhiser
Thomas L. Woods
C. W. Meek
Campaign to bar cars of loop staff from parking lots
A drive begins to restrict automobile parking by loop employees and executives during business hours to ease congestion and help out-of-town shoppers find spaces.
Will Consider Single Statewide Tariff For Iowa Motor Carriers
Iowa motor carriers and traffic men meet at Fort Des Moines hotel to discuss establishing a single statewide truck tariff within Iowa. The session covers preparation and filing of a joint tariff, with notice received by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau.
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Des Moines
Iowa Warehouse and Motor Carriers Association
Traffic Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Chameber of Commerce
Iowa
Petitions for Public Improvements Mark Prosperity Return
Veteran city hall staff say rising petitions for public improvements signal prosperity as two paying jobs and a sewer project proceed. Two new petitions for curb and gutter work were filed with the city council Monday, one for Datreet SW and Sixteenth to Bowling, another for Bowling from Eighteenth to Nineteenth. Both referrals go to the department of public improvements for a report.
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Datreet
Sixteenth Avenue
Bowling Street
Eighteenth
Nineteenth Avenues
Department of Public Improvements
Drivers urged to fit Life-Saver tire ply after blowout scare
Caldwell New Jersey resident ALPH T RYAN JR narrowly avoided a crash when a rear tire failed on a one way road near Montclair. The author cites frequent high speed blowouts and praises B F Goodrich Life Saver Golden Ply for heat resistant tires that prevent blistering and internal damage.
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Caldwell
New Jersey
Oxford Road
Montclair
Ralph Ryan
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