Eldora High Prepares Football Squad for Season
Eldora High coach Al Hadar issued a call for candidates to report next Tuesday at 1 pm to receive equipment as he begins his third season. First practice is set for Wednesday at 9 pm with twice-daily drills until Aug 30. Backfield is light with only two experienced lettermen, while seven linemen return.
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al Hadar
Eldora High School
Hadar
Tiger
Carroll Walters
Duane
Duke
Babcock
Jerry Jondahil
Manley Draper
Carroll Vaughn
Orlan Mitchell
Jim Lyman
Max Montz
Glendon Button
Jondahl
Draper
Mitchell
Lyman
Montz
Beep
Anderson
Ives Allbee
Dick Stone
David Lorenzen
Marlin Sanders
Red” Murty
Frank Walde
Eldora
Legion Golf Tourney At Pine Lake Sunday
The 22nd Walter Sayer post American Legion golf tournament unfolds at Pine Lake Country Club this Sunday open 8 to 10 am with prizes including the Commander’s Cup held by R. R. Brown the 1948 champion. George Janssen leads as starter. event welcomes non golfers and offers nine prizes with runner up and third place prizes.
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Pine Lake Country Club
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George Janssen
G. Decker French
Iowa
Elvin_J. Ryan
Eldora
Leo F. Wolcott
Burt Semi-Pros to Invade Radcliffe Tonight
Burt semi pro baseball club travels to Radcliffe to meet the West Hardin crew in a pivotal early season clash. The Northwest Iowa aggregation owns a 21-13 record with nine losses by one run as ace lefty Walt Topp is slated to start on the mound for Radcliffe.
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Rad
Radcliffe
West Hardin
Iowa
Walt Topp
Local grid outlook and semi-pro notes mix season early
The season blends with fall sports as Coach Hadar's team faces a rebuilt pack and student athletes like Heslop must spark the offense. Eldora to Hubbard transfer reshapes local baseball talent while Radcliffe dominates semi pro with 23–5 record aided by unusual pitcher borrowing. Schultz and Schaa report college move to Wisconsin with football and basketball futures in view.
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Secenfary
Jamie Heslop
Don May
Paul Langhhough
Carail Walters
Tiger Pilot
Heslop
Eldora
Hubbard
Harold Dole
Doles
Harry
Cole
Radcliffe
Wendell Eike
Walt Topp
Topp
Babe
Dave
Walt
Cedar Falls
Martyn
Whitten
Hroger Peters
Do Fitackhouse
Dan Yordy
Jac Walton
Jim Yordy
Arnie Reynolds
Bud Dighton
Union
Collins
Cambridge
Legion
Ed Orgell
Max van Derveer
Junior Hardin
Bob Giesman
Don Schaa
Eliora
University of Wisconsin
Badger
Stub
Madison
Schaa
Wisconsin
Radcliffe Routs Ankeny 6-2 in Rain-Shortened Win
Radcliffe semi pros improved to 23-5 with a 6-2 victory over Ankeny in a six inning game halted by rain. Merv Ellwood led Radcliffe with a triple and 1 RBI while Wendell Eike held Jan Thompson to three hits. Both pitchers fanned five and issued two walks.
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Radcliffe
Ankeny
Merv Ellwood
Wendell Eike
Jan Thompson
Anthony Crew
Thompson
Whitten Champs Set To Meet Eldora Sunday
Whitten semi pros face Eldora Merchants at the fairgrounds to close the Central Iowa league schedule. LeGrand stunned Montour 7-4 in 11 innings to clinch the title, giving Whitten nine wins and two losses heading into the Eldora game. Ed Lepley likely to start for Eldora seeking consolation in a county rivalry matchup.
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Whitten
Beaman
Eldora
Jerry Harless
Ed Lepley
Whitsten
Lepley
Glen Cole
Yordy Brothers
Ridout's Homer Nips Whitten in Semi-Pro Clash
Lefty Harold Ridout pitched for Hubbard and blasted a three run homer in the seventh to lift Hubbard to a 5-4 victory over Whitten at the county fair. Whitten took an early lead with two in the first, Hubbard answered in the second, then four in the fourth gave Whitten a 4-1 edge before Ridout's decisive shot and late scoring sealed Hubbard's win. Gould pitched for Whitten. Ridout earned the mound win with Dubberke finishing for Hubbard.
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Whitten
County Fair
Hubbard
Husky Moundsman
East Hardin
Ridout
Deb Gould
Gould
Reece
Stackhouse
Ridut
Dubberke
WHO Non Stars at Garden City Monday
The WHO Non-Stars led by Herb Plumbeck Slim Hayes and Shotty Hogan will travel to Garden City next Monday night to face a host city softball nine in a game sponsored by the Garden City Radcliffe American Legion.
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WHO
Herb Plumbeck
Slim Hayes
Shotty Hogan
Garden City
Garden
Vets defeat Mac McKibben's Wellsburg nine 14 to 3
Eldora VFW softball team blasted Mac McKibben's Wellsburg squad 14 to 3 at the Wellsburg diamond on Wednesday night. Bunching two-base hits, a triple and a homer by Billy Megan propelled pitcher Keith Van Patter to the win. Read the Tuesday Herald Ledger for early week news.
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Eldora
Mac McKibben
Wellsburg
Billy Megan
Vets
Keith van Patter
Herald. Ledger
Karat Gold Triumphs At Traer Horse Show
Karat Gold owned and shown by Vince Platts of Eldora earned a stockhorse reserve and a Palomino class third at Traer Horse Show Saturday night. Earlier at Butler County Fair in Allison the horse won a Palomino class ribbon and placed fifth in stockhorse.
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Traer
Vince Platts
Eldora
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