Midwest League Opens Season With Local Softball Showdown
The Midwest Stars open the season with Waterloo representation as Cedar Rapids All Stars and Eagles Lodge compete in Cedar Rapids at Ellis Park. The Eagles face Central Cafe of Dubuque at 7 PM, while All Stars meet John Deere in Waterloo. Manager Bud Janda strengthens the squad with returning servicemen and a pitching staff including Don McGuire and Bill Driscoll. Weather hampered early play but Cherry Burrell and Wilsons stand undefeated in the A league. Church and B Industrial leagues show balanced competition with Trinity Lutheran leading the Church league and Quaker Oats atop B Industrial. Coe College debuts in the association with vets, while American fans, ICCF Wilsons, and Iowa Manufacturers lead the Open league amid weather delays. Beck's upset Armstrong's highlights a slow start across leagues.
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Midwest Stars
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids All Stars
Eagles Lodge
Eagles
Stastny
Cedar Rapids
Central Cafe of
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Ellis Park
All Stars
John Deere
Bud Janda
Don McGuire
Bill Driscoll
Cherry Burrell
Wilson’s
Church League
Trinity Lutheran
Calvary Baptist
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Quaker Oats
Coe College
I.C.C.F. Wilson’s
Iowa
Graduation Gift Memberships Boost Cedar Rapids Y M C A
More than 150 June graduates from Cedar Rapids high schools receive free Y M C A young men's memberships through August 1, 1946. The package includes all standard health and recreation privileges. Jerry Rosenberger notes ultraviolet solarium showers added in the Health Club, part of an expansion plan.
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Health Club
Jerry Rosenberger
the Y
Dykes Set For Hollywood Manager Role Rumor
Los Angeles report says Jimmy Dykes, who resigned as Chicago White Sox manager, is near taking over the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League replacing Buck Fausett. He may join the Stars briefly before possibly moving to the New York Yankees. Dykes is linked to Connie Mack and could bring Mule Haas as his assistant in Hollywood.
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White Sox
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Robert “Buck” Fausett
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Los Angeles Examiner
Leslie M. O’connor
Pacific Coast
Lefty O’douls
Casey Stengels
Bill Skiffs
Hollywood
Ohio State Tops Michigan 67 55 in Muddy Dual Meet
Ohio State defeated Michigan 67 to 55 in a muddy outdoor dual meet at Ann Arbor. Lloyd Duff won both hurdles and the pole vault and added a second in the broad jump for 18 points. Val Johnson upset Bayard in both the 100 and 220 yards, ending Bayard's undefeated streak.
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Ohio State University
University of Michigan
State
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Duff
Carl Bayard
OSU
Val Johnson
Bayard
Stevenson Low In First Week Of Allied Golf
Rain halted the Thursday division while the Tuesday Pack played 12 hole matches as scheduled. Bob Stevenson led scoring with 51 strokes, followed by Eddie Klier at 54. Next week’s Thursday matches moved to Friday to keep Memorial Day open.
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Allied Industrial Golf League
Bob Stevenson
Eddie Klier
Bob Hogan
State College high jumper Jim Sykes tied to family record
Jim Sykes a 31 year old Penn State high jumper who holds a 6 feet 542 inch record is identified as the father of a 10 year old son.
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NEA
Jim Sykes
Penn State
Louis confidence grows as Conn bout nears
Joe Louis says he has slowed about 25 percent in 10 years but can still punch for the June 19 fight with Billy Conn. He trains four days weekly, boxes 52 rounds with 84 more planned, and runs six miles daily while maintaining his famed sleep habits.
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Pompton Lakes
N.J
INS
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
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Dempsey
Tunney
Badgers defeat Penn in 7:11 Henley course dual
Wisconsin's crew powered through the final 100 yards to beat Penn by ten feet on the Schuylkill. The Badgers won the one mile 5/16 course in 7:11, with Penn clocked 2/5 of a second slower after their Anna polis intercollegiate win two weeks earlier.
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Penn
Schuylkill River
Badgers
Annapolis
Henley
Indian Creek Pollution Alarms Linn County Anglers
Indian Creek shows signs of pollution with dead fish including bass crappies and sunfish. Call 33126 or 8730 for immediate water tests. conservation news notes resignation of Taylor W Huston after 15 years and reports migratory waterfowl declines. The June 7 meeting will screen films Canoe Country Future Forests and Northeast Lakeland.
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Linn County
Five Champs Displayed at Cedar Rapids Cocker Show Here
Five champion cocker spaniels will be shown next Sunday at a sanction match by the Cedar Rapids Cocker Spaniel club at Bever Park. Judging begins 12:30 p.m. with black classes, children's handling under 12, solid colors, then 12 to 16, then other classes, followed by Best in Match and Best Opposite sex. A club picnic closes the event. Champions include Ch. Mister Robert owned by Rudolph and Mrs. Pitz, Ch. Stockdale Pure Gold brought by Dr. E. S. Haber, Ch. Shebe Mahaska shown by Dr. J. G. Nash, and Ch. Echo Ridge Chief Topic with Ch. Echo Ridge Experiment shown by Truman Cornish. The Cedar Rapids club has risen to national prominence in a little more than a year.
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Colony Kennels
Amana
Ch. Stockdale
Haber
Cedar Rapids
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J. G. Nash
Oskaloosa
Shebe
Des Moines
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Minneapolis
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