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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1944
Page
14
YMCA notes report Pioneer Litho losing 40 39 to First Trust in a close volleyball clash. Shaffer Jewelers beat Bartolo Maney 65 34 and Beck 65 26 over Honeymead. Collins' bowlers swept Beck's team. Woolworth took two of three vs Y W keglers. Six teams practiced Friday. YMCA programs list youth and adult leagues, with games scheduled for November 9 and 24.
Ken Fenelon world junior heavyweight champion from Dubuque defends his title Sunday night in a two out of three falls main event at the Coliseum Hussle show. He faces Speedy Carnell of Los Angeles, a top challenger who has dominated Pacific area junior heavyweight competition. The promoter announced Sunday wrestling cards will be held weekly.
Three former Irish football captains join the Notre Dame coaching staff. Adam Walsh, Clem Crowe, and Hugh Devore held key leadership roles in the 1920s and 1925 era, transitioning from captaincy to coaching positions.
A collection from Cedar Rapids Gazette readers includes dispatches from service members in the Pacific and Europe. Messages praise friends and report daily life, training, and morale notes while referencing battles, letters from former athletes, and group sports at bases.
Coe College alumnus Sgt Billy Murray of the military band battles on the France front for a fifth month. He serves as a medical supply sergeant, hauling plasma morphine gauze and blankets, while hosting “Mother Murray’s Kitchen.” He performed 300 shows in war zones and recalls Coe ties with Col George Prazak and ROTC roots.
Wilson's junior Ramblers defeated Franklin 12 0 on their home field Saturday morning. Ipson threw two scoring passes, one 35 yards in the first period and another 20 yards in the second. Roosevelt replied with Jack Carpenter's 15 yard TD run and a red point after, while McKinley added a late sleeper play to close.
Charlie Grimm will sell the stock he retained in the Milwaukee club of the American Association after rejoining the Chicago Cubs as manager. James T. Gallagher, Cubs general manager, said Grimm has a full time job with the Cubs and cannot seek other troubles.
The Reds star Bucky Walters began 218 games and pitched 158 complete games. He finished what he started 72 percent of the time, a notably high rate for the era.
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