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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1950
Page
5
Cedar Falls Iowa Teachers College begins fall practice with 75 men reporting to Coach L W Man Whitford. The squad includes 32 varsity candidates and 43 freshmen to be merged for intra squad games Friday. five lettermen lead the varsity lineup with many others listed from various towns and colleges.
Des Moines Drake University will play a 25 game basketball schedule in 1950 51 Athletic Director Russ Cook announced Saturday Coach Jack McCelland will have nine lettermen as a nucleus for his third season as Drake coach Several promising sophomores also will be on hand to give the Bulldogs more depth and height than they ve had in several seasons.
Belle Plaine end Walker Gordon fielded a white helmet volley during a jamboree pileup, then tossed the object aside as Montezuma players claimed their own helmet. The lighthearted moment followed a long afternoon of high school football notes across Iowa.
The Silver Corp. team of Cedar Rapids and Clinton Recreation share first place after week one in the Iowa Traveling Bowling League. Iowa Mutual of Cedar Rapids won two of three, led by a 610 series from L R Schrader. Frank Mataya starred for Silver Corporation with a 618 series in a sweep of Muscatine Stark Plows.
Special to The Gazette reports seven rained out games must be played in the Upper Iowa baseball league to determine prize money. Four games are set today and three next Sunday with Dorchester facing Burr and Bluffton meeting Locust followed by Dorchester versus peas, Nordness against way, and Burr Oak at Decorah on Sunday October 1.
Big car auto races are set for Fayette county fairgrounds in West Union next Tuesday night with time trials at 7:30 and races at 8. A $40,000 portable lighting unit with 50 light towers will flood the entire half mile dirt track, promising one of the season speed classics and the first night race here.
Jos Pat Stork from Clinton Iowa elected co captain of Western Illinois State football for the 1950 season. He is a junior and will lead the squad alongside other veterans as the team prepares for the upcoming schedule at Macomb Illinois.
The Quad City Blackhawks unveil a bold 1950 51 NBA schedule under coach Dave MacMillan with home games starting October 18 against the Chicago Bruins. Evening tips shift to 8 15 p m and Sunday games retain 1 00 p m start as detailed in the announced list of opponents and dates.
The Cedar Rapids M J baseball league will hold its annual banquet Saturday Oct 7 at 6 p.m. in the I C B J hall. Admission is free for players managers coaches board members umpires and officers. Public tickets cost 1.25. A trophy program follows with 1950 season awards: Dick Farmer batting trophy Guy Bruce pitching trophy and Iowa Manufacturing league champions with Wilson second.
Eleven candidates have turned out for Marion high school cross country. They will compete in the one mile team race at Iowa City on October 21 and in the two mile race on October 28. The list includes Don Christenson Dick Novotny Richard Hotz Harley Lazenby Pete Kassler Ernie Cates David Pisarek Dave Olmstead Roy Schnell and Elbert Waffle.
In Des Moines Wa terloo competitors lead the Hawkeye conference postal event. Ralph W Travis Waterloo attorney tops both metallic and telescopic sights divisions. Shirley Travis Wa terloo earns top expert iron sights and high expert in any sights. Other NRA class winners include Erdman Schulz Moschkau Welsh and Galloway with notable scores.
Mrs. Don Tollefson of Mabel Minnesota defeated Mrs. George A. Baker 3 and 2 to win the Oneota Golf and Country club women’s championship in Decorah. In other flights, Mrs. Kenneth Meyer beat Mrs. Nels Haugen 2 and 1. Mrs. Phil Johnson defeated Mrs. Roy Coffeen two up. Mrs. Al Weis beat Mrs. Don Meyer 4 and 3. Jeanne Wilson won the championship consolation over Mrs. Clare Hanson.
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