Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1939

Page

11

United States to Defend Polo Cup Amid Record crowds

Westbury on Long Island hosts the opening polo match as the United States lines up a dream team of four 10-goal players led by Tommy Hitchcock. British challenge builds with 60 horses from Australia to Ireland, prices range $2.25 to $11, boxes $90, and a near 40 000 crowd is expected.

Westbury Long Island United States York INS United States Polo Association England Tommy Hitchcock Hurlingham Australia India Ireland California Mike Phipps Cecil Smith Stewart Iglehart

Armstrong and Masters Triumphs Across Cities

In scattered bouts across Philadelphia Scranton and Carbondale Henry Armstrong outpointed Ernie Roderick in Los Angeles style notes Bobby Masters defeated Wildcat O'Connor in Scranton while Chicago hosted a bout with McGeever and Moust listed in results.

Associated Press London Henry Armstrong Los Angeles Ernie Roderick Tine Liddle McGeever Scranton Tony Moust Chicago Bobby Masters Philadelphia Wildcat O'Connor Carbondale

Field Showcases Top Iowa Track Contenders at Ames Meet

The state track and field meet brings 400 high school athletes from 93 schools to Ames with East Des Moines Lincoln North and Roosevelt among the favorites. Cedar Rapids entries lead among smaller lists, while Davenport and Roosevelt aim for wins despite recent misfortunes. Baseball action in Mason City features Davenport versus Mason City marking Roosevelt diamond dedication. Next Tuesday Coe College hosts a premier inter conference track meet between Mississippi Valley and Little Eight after weekend conference championships.

Ames Des Moines East Lincoln North Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Davenport High Clinton Davenport Franklin McKinley Vinton Golden Bears Mason City Sac City Dubuque Ida Grove Conesville Giants Coe Mississippi Valley Little Eight Wilson

Interconference high school track set at Ames event

The first three in each event from each conference race at Ames next Tuesday. Earl Carr McKinley Michael Clinton Studt Waterloo East join Muscatine Keokuk and Fort Madison runners as top entrants. Wilbur Dalzell proposed the format inspired by the Pacific Coast Big Ten meet to crown Iowa prep track stars.

Earl Carr McKinley Michael Clinton Studt Waterloo East Church of Muscatine Hutchinson Keokuk Ebinger Fort Madison Eastern Towas Wilbur Dalzell Dubuque Iowa Ames

Iowa Nine Tackles Notre Dame Outfit

Iowa Hawkeyes hosted Notre Dame in a two game non conference set as part of a 10 game win streak. Harold Haub was labeled starter with Ted Frese as relief option and Kenneth Reid expected to start Saturday.

Iowa City University of Iowa Notre Dame Harold Haub Rockwell City Hawkeye Otto Vogels Ted Frese Belle Plaine Kenneth Reid Iowa

Horseshoe Men Meet At Waterloo Sunday

A statewide gathering of horseshoe pitchers is planned at Byrnes Park courts in Waterloo at 1 o clock Sunday Eastern. An east west meet features 12 man teams with Cedar Rapids players Byron Stoney Russell Sheets Harry Shaw Robert Tompkins and John Paxton among the listed participants while plans for the state tournament in Cedar Rapids later this summer will be discussed.

Byrnes Park Courts Waterloo Cedar Rapids Byron Stoney Russell Sheets Harry Shaw What Cheer Robert Tompkins Dysart John Paxton Fairfield

Raiders cling to pace in tight six-homer season

Ce dar Rapids Raiders sit three and a half games back with four weeks played as illness tests depth. Ollie Marquardt leads hitters while Hill park power posts six homers. Walsh Jones Bink Talos Taylor and Gugler contribute. George Bink Sees first strikeout in 39 plate appearances as Evansville wallops praised and fans joke about alarm clocks.

Tait Cummins Cedar Rapids Raiders Hill Park Walsh Jones Bink Talos Taylor Gugler George Bink del Jones Ollie Marquardt Gehrke Stan Goletz Ohio State University Wheeling W. Va Evansville Decatur Tony Kauffman Repass Eddie Marleau George Pike

Tickets Sell Fast For Hawkeye Grid Battle With Irish

Iowa City crowds see strong demand for the Notre Dame game on Armistice Day with about 8 000 tickets sold and Notre Dame asking for at least 11 000 seats for Irish fans. The Irish will fill roughly half the east stand marking the largest visiting delegation to Iowa Stadium. The match pairs Dr Eddie Anderson’s first Hawkeye squad against his alma mater Notre Dame.

Iowa City Iowa Charlie Galiher Hawkeye Athletics Notre Dame Iowa Stadium Minnesota Eddie Anderson

Registered Shoot At Air-Way Club Sunday

The Cedar Rapids Air-Way Gun Club will hold a registered shoot this Sunday starting at 1 p.m. A $65 purse is offered and lunch will be served with bridge as the order.

Cedar Rapids Air-Way Gun Club Bridge

Women shoot event with free entry for participants

Mrs. Frank Lightner hosts the club event as women are invited to join the shoot with no entrance fee for women willing to participate.

Frank Lightner

Fraternal League Softball Scores Mixed results

Triton Club edged by Fraternal foes as B Dyson held Jan Hus I O O F to no hits until the final out but Triton yielded 15 runs on 13 hits. Knights of Columbus lost 6-4 to C B I after a fiverun fifth. Community House rallied to a 13-3 win over CSA. DeMolay beat Eagles 11-3 while Maccabees topped Junior I O O F 11-5.

Triton Club B. Dyson Jan Hus I O. O. F Wknights Columbus Knights Community House CSA Eagles Hudson Maccabees O O. F Leagle Jan Hus I OI Triton Club Eee Oey Malawiek Batoncos Hamous Dvorak Lanna Stedola Kacere Knights of Columbus Dyson Sulavan Fiala Karasek Priucha DeMolnay Eusies Lanning and Morehouse Yulga Phillips van Curs and Hach Hudson and Prusek

Spring Archery Meet at Ellis Park Sunday

Waltonian Archers host a large invitational at Ellis Park with entries from Iowa and neighboring states. Archers compete in morning rounds then afternoon classifications with medals for four men and four women classes and two junior classes. Event starts at 9 am with rounds including double American for men and double Columbia for women. The tournament is sanctioned by the National Archery Association. W H Ward and wife to L G Merritt sell Waubeek lots for $1 and a value.

Archers Iowa Ellis Park Sioux City Iowa City Davenport Burlington Muscatine Fairfield Oclwein Algona Central City Waterloo Manchester Columbia National Archery Association

Armstrongs Beat Hubbard Ice 10 to 4 in Junior League action

Armstrong's, led by pitcher Tommy Thomsen, defeated Hubbard Ice 10 to 4 as Hubbard commits eight errors and Brown issues six walks. Rollis Dietz leads Hubbard with three hits in a losing effort. Armstrong's loses few hits but capitalizes on Hubbard's miscues.

Roosevelt Hotel American Legion Armstrong’s Tommy Thomson Hubbard Ice Franklin Lefty Brown Hubbard Rollis Dietz Hubbard Tee Armstrong Flucrel Garden P Loenp Lynch Failor Canek Taylor

New Lee Tires Promise Safe First-Line Quality

The message promotes Lee Tires guaranteed for safety and reliability, emphasizing peace of mind against blowouts and skidding. It suggests avoiding patching worn tires and hints at a buy-now, pay-later option through Phillips 66 dealers.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Yanks By Leo Lucas Killian Jamaica Pos By Freeman The Killian Company Walter Walsh Steve Mesner Cubs Bob Taylor Mike Blaze Raiders Killian News Red ‘Crown Recreation W H Ward L G Merritt Armstrongs Stuarts USN Second Street
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication