Whitten and Owasa Win as Softball Play Nears End
In Hardin County, Whitten tops opponents 5 4 in a final frame rally to finish 5 4 for the season and tie for third as Owasa cruises 11 1 in the nightcap. League play is nearly over with two nights remaining and Aug 24 postponements due to the county fair. Marathon vs F W and Whitten vs Central States slated as week final double bills to close the circuit.
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Whitten
Owasa
Wally
Cripps
Cakerice
Weaver
Leuthold
F. W
Central States
Legion Golfers to Tee Off in 23rd Annual Tourney Here
American Legion golfers and would be players will start Sunday at Pine Lake Country Club for the 23rd Walter Sayer post cup event. Entries run 8 to 10 am with rain date set for August 27. The cup winner earns the silver commander's cup, honoring the post since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Walter Sayer
Pine Lake Country Club
Dick Weberman
Eldora
Macomb
G. Decker French
Iowa
Elvin J. Ryan
Eldora Igolfer
Leo F. Wolcott
Eldora Northside and South End clash in farm feeds
Old man conflict in Eldora pits northside elders led by Ned Fagg and Doyle Felton against south end club captains Paul Hodgson and Harry Pagel. Wednesday night program promises a spirited local meeting with regional rivals from both ends of town.
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Oldsters
Eldora’s
Northside
Ned Fagg
Doyle Felton
Paul Hodgson
Harry Pagel
Five Home Games on 1950 Elders Grid Schedule
Elders high school releases a 1950 football schedule with five home games under Coach Jim McLeran. The list includes eight total grid contests and the North Iowa Cedar league jamboree at Teachers College, Cedar Falls. Equipment issue set for Aug 23 with drills starting Aug 24. Schedule items include Sept 13 jamboree Cedar Falls and Sept 15 Iowa Falls There. Sept 22 LaPorte City Here. Sept 28 Teachers There. Oct 6 Reinbeck Here. Oct 13 Training School Here. Oct 26 Grundy Center Here. Oct 27 Ackley Here. Nov 1 Traer There.
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Jim McLeran
Cedar Falls
Iowa Falls
LaPorte City
Reinbdeck
Grundy Center
Ackley
Traer
Eldora To Host Eight-Club Softball Tourney
Eldora softball officials plan a August 28 to 31 tournament at the city playground diamond. Entry deadline is August 23 with Glen Willig as president. Fees total five dollars per club, prize purse forty dollars. First prize twenty dollars, second twelve fifty, third seven fifty. Clubs must file rosters if not already on file. Pairings set August 23 with two games nightly, finals and consolation on August 31.
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Eldora
Glen Willig
Radcliffe Racks 21st Win With 10 3 Victory Over Garden City
Radcliffe's semi pro squad logged their 21st win of the season by defeating Garden City 10 to 3 on Tuesday. Lefty Walt Topp earned his eighth win of the year, allowing four hits while pitching the full game. Wendell Hike spearheaded the offense with three hits in four trips, aided by Marlyn Topp and Dick Klugg doubles. The club broke the game open in the seventh with five runs. A return game vs Marshalltown Amsons is set for 8 p.m. tonight at West Hardin. Radio KFJB Marshalltown will carry the game. Line score shows Radcliffe 10, Garden City 3.
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Radcliffe
Garden City
Walt Topp
Topp
Carl Neumann
Marlyn
Wendell Hike
Marlyn Topp
Dick Klugg
Marshalltown Amsons
West Hardin
Marshalltown
KFJB
Eddy
Nessa
W. Topp
D. Topp
OwasaSemi Pros Defeat Buckeye 9 to 2
Owasa semi pros posted a 9 2 victory over Buckeye Sunday afternoon. The team broke the game open with five runs in the bottom of the eighth. Kenneth Whiting hit a homer in the first inning while Teske started on the mound and was relieved by Whiting in the sixth. Fuller caught and Thayer was behind the plate.
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Owasa
Buckeye
Kenneth Whiting
Jone
Teske
Whiting
Fuller
Thayer
Hubbard and Whitten Semipro Teams Clash At Fairgrounds
Hubbard and Whitten, Hardin county semipro clubs, meet at 2 30 p m at the fairgrounds in the 79th Hardin county fair. Hubbard won 8 6 in the first game of a four game series with Ridout likely pitching for Hubbard and a Whitten pitcher to be decided. The series continues Sunday at Hubbard and concludes next Wednesday at Whitten.
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Hardin County
Hubbard
Whitten
Fairgrounds
Draymond
South
Harold
Lefty
Ridout
Ray Calloway
Wayne Calloway
Deb Gould
Tigerettes to Begin Practice Sept 1
Eldora high school girls basketball teams start with a new approach for the 1950-51 season as Dick Camp takes the reins. The first practice is set for September 1, four days before the school year opens, marking a shift from prior midseason sessions.
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Eldora High School
Dick Camp
Tigerettes
Juniors to Watch Cub Giants Games in Chicago
Eleven Eldora Junior Legion players will travel by car to Chicago to see two Cubs Giants games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dean Johns, Leland Johns, Marvin Reed, Orlan Mitchell, Jerry Reece, Frank Walde, Gordon Lamb, George Fagg, Kenneth Wagner, Kempton Heulin, and Edwin Beep Anderson accompany the group, leaving Monday afternoon and returning after the Wednesday tilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Junior Legion
Chicago
Dean
Leland Johns
Marvin Reed
Orlan Mitchell
Jerry Reece
Frank Walde
Gordon Lamb
George Fagg
Kenneth Wagner
Kempton Heulin
Edwin Beep
Anderson
Minister visits N P and travels to Providence church
Reverend Noble C. Trucblood of Salem Indiana visits the community from Wednesday evening through Sunday. He was formerly pastor of the Friends church in Providence and will preach at the local church during the visit.
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Noble C. Trucblood
Salem
Ind
Friends Providence
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