Hobble Joins Midget Field At Hawkeye Downs Memorial Race
C R s Hoble joins a nearly 30 car field for Friday s Memorial day 100 lap midget race at Hawkeye Downs. The Cedar Rapids driver will race the Turner Offy and has postwar fame as a top chauffeur. Frey of St Louis is another Offenhauser entry with Indy 16th Street Speedway ties the night before Memorial Day.
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Dick Hoble
Cedar Rapids
Turner Offy
Hoble
Indianapolis 16Th Street Speedway
Bus Service To Hawkeye Downs Races Memorial Day
National City Lines schedules regular buses to Hawkeye Downs Memorial Day for the Midget Races. First buses depart from the Merchants National Bank corner at 11 a.m.
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National City Lines
Hawkeye Downs
Merchants National Bank
Missouri Favorite Leads Friday Tractor Race in Iowa
Mel Kenyon of Davenport will drive the Dick Elliot Ford Tractor car a top Iowa racer as 33 starters qualify by preliminary heat finishes for Friday’s event at 2 30 p m. Reserved seats are available at the All Iowa fair office in the Chamber of Commerce building.
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Mel Kenyon
Davenport
Iowa
All Iowa Fair
Chamber of Commerce
No Public Sale of MSU Michigan Ducets
EAST LANSING Mich AP There will be no public sale of tickets to the Michigan Michigan State football game next Oct 4. Tickets other than season tickets for the 5 MSU home games are sold out. Warren Burtt MSU ticket sales manager said only season tickets remain unsold. Spartan stadium capacity is 76000.
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Mich
MSU
Warren Burtt
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
Grinnell Honors 43 Athletes With Major Letters
Bob Woito of Cedar Rapids and John Orsborn of Brooklyn were among 43 Grinnell college athletes to receive major letters this week. Woito earned his letter in baseball while Orsborn was honored in track.
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Gazette
Grinnell
Bob Woito
Cedar Rapids
John Orsborn
Brooklyn
Grinnell College
Woito
Orsborn
McPartland Wins Seniors Event
Dr. J B Harris of Jewell shot 3 over par to win the Iowa Seniors May golf tournament at Fort Dodge Country Club. Cyril Bodensteiner of Fort Dodge had low net 64 with a 24 handicap. Barney McPartland of Cedar Rapids won Class A low net with 91 18 73.
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J.B. Harris
Jewell
Fort Dodge Country Club
Iowa
Cyril Bodensteiner
Waterloo
Mason City
Barney McPartland
Cedar Rapids
Jever
Cards Seek Permit to Play at Dyche Stadium
Chicago Cardinals officials await word from Northwestern University on leasing Dyche Stadium for five games this fall. A Cardinal spokesman blames poor Comiskey Park location for declining attendance and proposes the move to a college venue.
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UPI
Chicago Cardinals
Northwestern University
Dyche Stadium
Cardinal
Comiskey Park
Iowa Gets 26 Grid Tenders
IOWA CITY Return of need scholarship tenders by 26 football prospects announced by Coach Forest Eva shevski at the University of Iowa. Tendents were made May 1 with May 21 deadline. Two athletes joined in February after mid year tenders: Winston Ferguson Burlington tackle and Mike Carey Des Moines guard. Notable prospects include Larry Judd Clinton half back Jerry Lafferty Sioux City East halfback John Schune Sioux City East. Others admired by coaches: Dick Burns Rock Island Alleman end Ed Traneygier Wyandotte Mich quarterback Arnold Klott Detroit halfback Ed Grosskopf Chicago Calumet tackle.
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Iowa City
Forest Evashevski
University of Iowa
Winston Ferguson
Burlington
Mike Carey
Des Moines Guard
Iowa
Larry Judd
Clinton
Jerry Lafferty
Sioux City
John
Parsons Plans Wrestling Program Start in 1958
Fairfield news notes Parsons college will launch wrestling as a competitive sport in 1958 with Robert Sandberg, local commercial manager for the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co., as adviser. A coach will be named later. the adviser is a former Iowa Falls and University of Utah wrestler.
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Fairfield
Parsons College
Robert Sandberg
Iowa Electric Light and Power ,Co
Iowa Falls
University of Utah
Oelwein Star Player Joins Kramer Tour in Anchorage
Pfc. Jim Wheeler of Ft. Richardson will join Jack Kramer’s professional tour in Anchorage high school gym Friday and Saturday. He teams with a pro in doubles and faces Sgt. Bill Kelsey for the Alaska amateur singles crown. Wheeler, son of Rod Wheeler of Oelwein, has a stout tennis record and is also active in Army basketball and softball squads.
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Alaska
Oelwein
Pfc
Jim Wheeler
Jack Kramer
Wheeler
Army
Ft. Richardson
Bill Kelsey
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Pancho Segura
Tony Trabert
Don Budge
Kelsey
Anchorage City
Jim
Rod Wheeler
John Channer
Jefferson Diver Danny Suits Honored For All American Selection
Danny Suits of Jefferson High School received a school assembly tribute Tuesday after being named to the 1958 all American high school swimming team. Coach Dave Brockway presented the award. Suits won the 1958 Iowa district diving title and placed second in the state despite a broken finger suffered two days before the finals.
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Danny Suits
Jefferson High
Jefferson
Dave Brockway
Ica
Suits
Iowa
Sturch Sets Track Scoring Record at Tutor College
Cedar Falls Iowa The versatile Ron Sturch a standout at Iowa State Teachers college finished his athletic career by setting a new points scoring record for the Tutor track team this spring He totaled 226 points in spring track meets surpassing his own previous mark of 17 points set last year.
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Sturch
Cedar Falls
UPI
Ron Sturch
Iowa State Teachers College
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St. Louis
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Kramer
Oklahoma State
Bob Layne
Layne
Alaskan Command
Second Avenue
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Wilson's Motorcycle Sales
Center Point d NE
Ont Ted
Trust and
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Sears
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