Play At Ellis Park 8 30 A M With Rain Damps Cedar Rapids Tourney
Rainy weather threatens to dampen the Cedar Rapids Diamondball association tournament at Ellis Park with starts moved to 8:30 a m Sunday. Labor Day delays and revised entries bring at least thirty teams from Clinton Iowa City Davenport and Cedar Rapids to compete in Class A and B divisions, with eight teams per class vying for purses of 75 and 35 dollars respectively. Tickets cost 25 cents and spectators will find ample bleacher seating as teams continue the race to crown champions.
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Hightower and Jensen Clash in City Golf Meet Semis
Elmer Hightower edged Heinie Jensen 2-1 to reach the Cedar Rapids Country Club semi finals. The bout was tight to the seventeenth green as Hightower prepares to face Verne Marshall or Ocie Trimble, while Johnny Vavra defeated Dr. J K Von Lackum 7-6 for a looming semi final with Glenn Darrow or Walter Hodge.
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Heinie Jensen
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Trimble
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J. K. von Lackum
Vavra
Glenn Darrow
Walter Hodge
Gehrig Leads In Batting And Threats Of Cubs Roster Shuffle
Gehrig dominates the Yankee season with a .363 average and 42 home runs while setting single season marks in total bases and hits. Rumors swirl that Cubs face roster cuts after season end with names like Bush, English, Klein, Malone and Hack eyed for auction. Cedar Rapids may appoint a new manager, Riley Parker rumored, as Bill Miseur considers a return in a different role.
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Chicago
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Ellis Park Golf Tourney Semi Finals Set
Ellis Park golf tournament advances to the semi finals with top shooters Glenn Darrow Lloyd Knolk Coie Trimble and Chuck Snyder remaining. Semis Saturday feature Darrow vs Knolk and Trimble vs Snyder with a 36 hole final Sunday.
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Ellis Park Golf Tourerrnament
Glenn Darrow
Lloyd Knolk
Coie Trimble
Chuck Snyder
Darrow
Trimble
Don Dunbar
Knolk
Earl Baird
Henry Sorenson
Snyder
Lloyd Neece
Prise
Orville DeWitt
Emil Shull
DeWitt
Henry Helms
Alee
Sam Palumbo
Anamosa to Play Nine Game Football Schedule
Anamosa coach Jack McLees announces a nine game schedule with DeWitt Mount Vernon Ions City Merengo Manchester Ope n Tipton Monticello West Liberty Marion here and Iowa City in the opener. About forty players report for practice as the veteran squad shows promising enthusiasm.
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DeWitt
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S—Ions City
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Manchester
Tipton
Monticello
West Liberty
Marion
Iowa City High School
Anamosa School
Donald Thompson
Louisa Center Wins Farmers Tournament at Columbus Fair
The Louisa Center softball team defeated Sandy Grove to win the Farmers' tournament at the Louisa County Fair in Columbus Junction. Medal awards were presented by The Gazette.
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Columbus Junction
Louisa County Fair
Columbus
Sandy Grove
Raiders Play Double Bill Sunday Night
The Raiders and Islanders wrap up the Western League season in Rock Island with a pre double-header. The twin bill starts at a reported time, highlighting the final league games and weekend schedule.
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Iowa Grid Chiefs Prepare Program
The University of Iowa football program enters nine days from practice with Ossie Solem leading daily strategy meetings. Focusing on quarterback, center, right guard, and left end vacancies created by four graduates, the Hawkeyes caution against overconfidence as promising but unproven players vie for starting roles.
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University of Iowa Board of Strategy
Ossie Solem
Hawkeye
Joe Laws
Tom Moore
Zud Schammel
Ray Fisher
Salem
City Employes and Ellis Victors in Softball Tourney
City employees defeated the Post Office 4 to 0 at Frolic Field on night two of the first round. Brown hit and scored in the fifth, McGrane drove in the first run, and McIntyre and Hoyt homered in the final frame to seal the win for City Employees.
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Frolic Field
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Three Horses Tie In French Prix Dead Heat
At Chantilly's Prix de Chateau la Fite three outsiders finished a dead heat for first, sharing the prize money after the seven furlongs race. Fourteen runners started, an event noted as unmatched in French turf history with two similar English precedents.
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France
England
Tigers Panthers Start Hard Drills In Season Prep
Prospective football stars in local high school camps began drills with hard blocking tackling and basic signals. Coaches Winter at Grant and Rust at Washington assign early plays to prepare sophomores and newcomers while awaiting the return of Morton who has flu and is expected back late next week. Grant opens versus West Waterloo September 32 and the Tigers go to Davenport for September 22.
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Tigers
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Playoff Pairings Set for Western Pennant Race
Des Moines faces Davenport in a two game series at Davenport Park starting Sept 11 with two more games back at Des Moines if needed. Sioux City meets St Joseph in a parallel five game set with the first two games at Sioux City. Winners meet in a final series for the championship.
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Davenport
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In Three City Tennis Finals This Weekend
The city tennis championships finals in three divisions take place this weekend at the Country Club courts. Girls’ singles feature Martha Beardsley versus Esther Yothers, with matches Saturday afternoon and Sunday for the other finals. Beardsley is current city and Country Club champion, Yothers runner up last year. Sunday afternoon’s singles final includes Dr Bob Netolicky against Bell Raymond. doubles see Netolicky with L A Dennis defending against Raymond and Jim Netolicky.
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Country Club Courts
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Esther Yothers
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Boys Begin Play For Tennis Title At Country Club
The boys 15 and under tennis championship at the Country Club begins at 10 o’clock Saturday. Bill Rogers leads hopefuls with early summer form, facing Dick Lynch while challengers include Peter Dows Bud Thomas Sonny Darling and Jackie Bell in first round matches.
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Bud Thomas
Sonny” Darling
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Bill Rogers
Dick Lynch
John Hamilton
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Dick Chadima
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Ben Wolverton
Frank Byers
Johnny Foster
Bill Gage
John Riordan
Denny de Nio
Bil Lattner
Oelwein Sacred Heart Gridders at Practice
The Oelwein Sacred Heart high school grid team prepares for fall play facing Dubuque Columbia Academy Cresco Assumption Sumner and Farley high schools. Homecoming on November 11 against St Patrick's Iowa City highlights the schedule. Coach Vincent OBrien assisted by Edward Lehr man and Father Mulcay leads thirty players including six lettermen Nagy Mazziotti Peters Frank Reynolds and Bartett with promising Carter Pirello and Shoemaker.
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Farley
Bt. Patrick's High School
Iowa City
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Edward Lehrman
Father Mulcay
Nagy
Mazziotti
Peters
Frank
Reynolds
Bartett
Carter
Pirello
Shoemaker
Roosevelt Juniors Hold Practice At Riverside Park
The Roosevelt hotel juniors will hold a practice session at Riverside park Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock.
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Riverside
Roosevelt Hotel
Riverside Park
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