Hawkeyes Seek Spark For Badger Battle At Home
Iowa City special reports Coach Irl Tubbs pushes for a breakthrough as the 1938 Hawkeyes prepare for the Wisconsin game. Improvements include ends and wings with Fred Smith Er win Prasse Ken Pettit and Nile Kin nick taking larger roles while Balazs remains sidelined with a knee injury and Niles plans to handle kicking.
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Erwin Prasse
Wisconsin
Frank Balazs
Owa City
Iowa City
Irl Tubbs
Hawkeyes
Iowa
Hawkeye
Ken Pettit
U.C.L.A
Nile Kinnick
Balazs
Jerry Niles
Wall
Jack Eicherly
Red" Olson
Mike Enich
Brady
Luebcke
Andruska
Kelley
Allen
Norway High Closes Season With Victory 2-1 over Watford
Norway High finished its fall schedule undefeated after a 2-1 win over Watford. The team totaled 58 hits and 50 runs while allowing 12 hits and 11 runs by opponents across six games. Beyers pitched five games with 7 hits allowed, Light pitched one game with 5 hits allowed. Several players posted high batting averages with Beyers at .421 and five bats above .300.
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Norway High School
Watford
Beyers
Light
Lamont Bull Dogs remain undefeated with 2 0 win
Lamont Bulldogs beat Winthrop 2 to 0 to stay unbeaten in fall baseball. Bulldog pitcher Conant held Winthrop to three hits with one runner reaching third. Helms and Roys led at the plate while Winthrop’s Allyn allowed six hits and fanned twelve.
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Lamont Bulldogs
Winthrop
Conant
Bulldog
Helms
Roys
Bulldogs
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Big League Teams Draft 17 Players in Major League Draft
Merrill May third baseman of Newark’s champion International League team was drafted by Philadelphia Tuesday night. Seventeen players were drafted overall with clubs like Philadelphia Mack’s Athletics and Parmelee returning veterans among selections.
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Merrill May
Newark
Phillies
Phils
Legrant Scott
Charlie Gelbert
St. Louis Cardinal
Toledo
Roy
Tarzan” Parmelee
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St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Minneapolis
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Gelbert
Connie Mack
Parmelee
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
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Henry Ippen
Sacramento
Cardinal
Joe Gantenbein
Toronto
Bill Nagel
Baltimore
Bill Beckman
Atlanta
Mack
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Fern Bell
Louisville
Jack Jeulich
Rochester
Bell
Tommy Thevenow
Washington Juniors To Meet Graceland
Washington Juniors face Graceland College at Case Field on Thursday night. Coach Kenneth Kimberlin moves Captain Dale Carstensen from right end to fullback to strengthen the backfield against Graceland star Jack Parker.
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Gazette
Washington
Kenneth Kimberlin
Graceland College of
Lamoni
Case Field
Jack Parker
Graceland
Dale Carstensen
Omaha man excused from jury duty over World Series ticket
John Votroubek was summoned for jury duty in Omaha Nebraska. He asked to be excused with the remark that he had a ticket for the World Series game. District Judge Charles Leslie granted the exemption.
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Neb
John Votroubek
Charles Leslie
Keswick Baseball Fails to Edge Kin Ross 6 3
Keswick high school baseball team lost to Kin Ross Monday by a 6 to 3 score. Kin Ross led with strong hitting and solid defense as Keswick struggled to close the gap.
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Keswick
Keswick High School
Kinross
Cornell Grid Squad Prepares for Beloit
The Cornell Purple sharpen offensive fundamentals for next Saturday's Beloit game after last season's 32 14 loss to Mount Vernon. Key players include Gene Torquist Jim Sprague and Don Pease with Ray Knudson advising on field strategy as Oswill Rais and Charles Harris vie for fullback duties.
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Cornell Purple
Beloit
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Virgili
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Columbia
Pease
Ray Knudson
Dick Barker
Viola Beats Coggon 8 7 In Tight Eight Inning Tilt
Viola's nine extended its winning streak Monday by defeating Coggon 8 to 7. Lefty Secrist allowed five hits with twelve strikeouts, while Barker took the loss giving up eight hits. J Hayden drove in the decisive run with a long eighth inning double.
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Coggon
Lefty Secrist
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J. Hayden
Conroy Girls Rout Millersburg in Big Win
The Conroy girls softball team defeated Millersburg 38 to 3 in a game played at Conroy on Tuesday.
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Conroy Tuesay
Cubs Stars Visit Dying Fan On Eve Of World Series Opener
Chicago, UP On the eve of the World Series opener, Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges and first baseman Rip Collins visited 14 year old John Edward English in a hospital. They brought two autographed baseballs as comfort after a year of illness. The boy, diagnosed with neuroma, had been given slim odds but showed renewed hope after the visit.
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Joe McCarthy
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Cochran Receives Full Share of Detroit World Series Dividends
Detroit Tigers vote full shares of World Series receipts to Gordon Mickey Coch rane deposed as manager August 6 along with Ray Hayworth Don Ross sold to Brooklyn in September Alton Benton recalled from Toledo July Arthur Sheahan road secretary and Denny Carroll trainer also share recipients Part shares to Cletus Poffenberger Roy Cullenbine and Chester Laabs who spent most of season with Toledo of the American Association
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Mickey” Cochrane
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Don Ross
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Toledo
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Denny Carroll
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Roy Cullenbine
Chester Laabs
American Association
Atkins and Watkins To Meet Sunday For Iowa Valley Title
Atkins faces Watkins in a championship playoff after Walford's protest of the Oct 4 game was denied. Atkins won the protested contest 8 to 4, clearing the way for the Iowa Valley baseball championship showdown.
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Iowa Valley
Atkins
Watkins
Walford
Boxing Bouts Held for Knights of Pythias
Five amateur boxing bouts were held Monday night for the Knights of Pythias. Participants included Charles Joss C M T C boxing champion Bill Tvrdik Golden Glove contender Mike Rod Rudy Rod Fred George Louie Golad Davey Golad Eddie Mimms Harold Johnson and Virgil Sheriff. Aaron Baer refereed all bouts.
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Charles Joss
Bill Tvrdik
Golden Glove
Mike Rod
Rudy Rod
Fred George
Louie Golad
Davey Golad
Eddie Mimms
Harold Johnson
Virgil Sheriff
Aaron Baer
Charlie Grimm Declines World Series Appearance
Former Chicago Cubs manager Charlie Grimm arrived from St. Louis and said he would not attend the World Series opener with the New York Yankees. He criticized the team’s decision to omit a World Series share, adding he was not angry about being left out and would still have money from other sources.
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New York Yankees
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Pirates
Cubs
Gabby Hartett
Yankees
Mark Koenig
Bears Hold Edge In World Series With Blues
Kansas City Blues nips Newark Bears as Kemp Wicker starts for Kansas City in game four of the Tittle world series. Newark, leading 2-1, rely on Astley Donald to rebound after a short first meeting, while a Newark win would tie the minor league titles with the International league at ten apiece.
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Astley Donald
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Tipton and Monticello Meet Under Lights Friday
Tipton and Monticello high school football teams clash Friday under flood lights at 7 30 pm in Tipton as part of the Fall Frolic events. A Tipton booster tour promoted the town’s activities with sports, dancing and free acts scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
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Cedar County
Monticello
Peck Captures Decorah Golf Meet Title
Decorah Gazette reports Dr. C. K. Peck won the west side fifth ward golf classic with an 18 hole score of 88, defeating Dr. L. E. Larson who also posted 88. In a playoff they split three holes before Peck won with a three on the fourth hole while Larson made a four.
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Shellsburg High Wins From Newhall 5-2
Shellsburg high school defeated Newhall 5 to 2 on Tuesday. Batteries: Newhall Stoecker and Thompson. Shellsburg Kibbie and Peacock.
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Shellsburg
Shellsburg High School
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Kibbie and
Peacock
Spor t Jabs by The Associated Press
Unclear boxing notes list fighters and scores with multiple city tags and numbers, including Tony Muste Chicago Hank Bath Fort Morgan and Fable Dane Los Angeles, outlining bouts and points in a scrambled report from various locales. The fragment mentions Joe Reche and Eddie Dreher with partial results and locations such as St Louis Fort Morgan and San Francisco.
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Tony Muste
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Los Angeles
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Prothro Named Phillies Manager for 1939 Season
Gerald Nugent announced the signing of Dr James Thompson Prothro of Memphis to a three year contract to manage the Philadelphia Phillies succeeding Jimmy Wilson. Prothro aims to add power and speed and plans to confer on 1939 prospects after the world series. He has managed in the Southern Association and previously led Memphis to a pennant. Prothro’s major league playing debut was in 1920 with Washington, with a best season 1925 batting .319 for the Red Sox. Salary not disclosed.
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Real estate transfers listed in 1938 Iowa records
A compilation of 1938 transfers in Calhoun and surrounding areas detailing which couples and individuals conveyed real property, including lot numbers, additions, sections, and counties. Transactions show joint tenancy and tenancy in common arrangements, prices mostly token, and fulfillment of contract of record with dates in 1938.
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Jeanette C. Weisley
Martinek
C. R
Margaret A. Kisor
Eugene E
Lualis V. Wagner
Belmont Pk
Thomas J. Wilkinson
Robert S
Thelma M. McIntyre
John S. Dodd
Robert H
DeVee Skinner
E. Kenwood Pr. Add
Anna B. Gibb
LeRoy H
Suzanne Kling
Eastland Manor
W. P
W. E. Lutz
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Reconstruction Finance Corp
Craig O. Black
D. W. Bates
State of Iowa
Iowa State Savings Bank of CR
Iowa
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William F Fandrey
August Fandrey
Hull
Grantor
Charles W Fandrey
Emma B Wilson
Earl J Wilson
Edwin H
Annis A Kibben
Valcon
Louise E Lee
Charles W. Fandrey
Yanks Taunt Cubs Over World Series Money Dispute
The New York Yankees mock Chicago’s Cubs over a past world series payout controversy. Cubs ex-manager Grimm was denied a cut, echoing a 1932 dispute involving Mark Koenig. Babe Ruth and others taunt the Cubs, blaming money disputes for past and present tensions.
Cyclones poised for Nebraska clash in Lincoln
Iowa State brings a veteran line and a peak form into the Big Six game at Lincoln against a developing Nebraska squad. The Cyclones rely on strong line play and backs Hank Wilder Gordon Reupke and Everett Kischer while Nebraska refines forwards after a tough outing at Minnesota.
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Nebraska
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Cornhuskers
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Everett Kischer
Cyclone
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Gordon Reupke
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Fellers All Stars Defeat Triplett Paint 5 4 in Des Moines
Bob Feller of Van Meter Iowa tied an all star squad to a 5 4 win over Triplett Paint in Des Moines Tuesday night. Feller struck out eight in five innings and allowed one hit in a standout performance.
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Bob Feller
van Meter
Triplett Paint
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