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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1950
Page
5
Jack Dempsey will serve as referee for a wrestling bout at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids Saturday night promoter Pinkie George announced. The former heavyweight champion held the title from 1919 to 1926 and remains one of the era’s most celebrated athletes.
What Cheer high school faces a rebuild after five regulars from the eight man Warriors fail to report to the squad. Coach Claude Wells, with only two veterans, Pearson Stevenson and Paul Hollingsworth, and a small line averaging about 130 pounds, must field a young squad as New Sharon and Pleasantville opened the season with decisive wins.
Iowa City report on fall practice for the University of Iowa baseball team under Coach Otto Vogel. Thirty seven candidates tested with several newcomers. five players lost to graduation from a squad that went 1–6 and finished third in the Big Ten last spring.
George promotes a Cedar Rapids pro wrestling series with Dempsey as referee for the main event next Saturday. Alex Fidler handles prelims with Bob Geigel set for the main bout. Joe Scarpello and Mike DiBiase top two prelims. tickets go on sale Monday at Tony's 316 Grill.
Watertown South Carolina captured the American Baseball Congress national championship last week by defeating Dallas Texas 6 to 3 in the final game.
A new gym in Fayette, costing over 100000 dollars, is planned to become the home court for Fayette High basketball. Construction by Epperson and Company should finish by late this year, seating about 1200 with a stage and locker rooms as the school board maintains funds amid rising costs.
Photo by Florence Clark shows Al Vick of McGregor with a 10 1/2 pound walleye and an 11 pounder from the Mississippi River near McGregor.Asked where he hooked them he replied Up river. He went out again the next day and brought back another from the same spot.
Cincinnati fans planned a return celebration for Ezzard Charles after his win over Jersey Joe Walcott to claim the world heavyweight title. A parade and speeches were held, with a second homecoming set for Wednesday after Charles defeated Joe Louis to assert his claim worldwide.
The Chicago Bears stayed atop the National Conference as Detroit lost to the New York Yanks 44 to 21 at the Polo Grounds. George Ratterman threw four touchdown passes for the Yanks, tying them with the Lions for second place after two losses apiece. Green Bay mounted a challenge to the Bears’ unbeaten pace ahead of Sunday’s games. Cleveland and New York also remained undefeated in the American division.
The schedule lists the York Giants meeting Cleveland for a one meet. Other games feature the Los Angeles Rams versus San Francisco 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers against Washington in key clashes.
Iowa City announces the University of Iowa freshman football team now lists 102 players under Coach Wally Schwank. The roster includes names from multiple towns such as Bill Adams in Manly, Charles Macomb in North Liberty, John Blaha in Ill, and Bob Gahn in Des Moines among others.
Indications surface that Abe Saperstein may revive the Harlem Globetrotters bid for the Chicago NBA franchise after negotiations aim to guarantee a clear title and meet sale terms. A decision on reopening could come Monday as league president Podoloff said no team would play in Chicago this year.
The station KCRG 1600 announces it will carry every game of the 1950 World Series, delivering full coverage of the clash between baseball powerhouses for local listeners.
The piece urges safe gun handling with ten commandments and emphasizes hunter responsibility to landowners, farmland access, and cooperative conservation. It notes Iowa and national concerns, pheasant season timing, dog training, fishing prospects, and a conservation event in Wisconsin. It also mentions a proposed use stamp for wildlife programs, heart disease risks to hunters, and local trap shooting events at Izaak Walton.
Dysart high school gym hosts boxing show sponsored by the Lions club on November 3. Alex Fidler, noted Cedar Rapids referee and promoter, will bring top Iowa talent to the Dysart ring. Committees are arranging details.
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