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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
10
Eldora’s sports scene features Whitten and Radcliffe facing second defeats, Griffel’s 80 in state women’s golf for a near-podium finish, and Dole rumored to join Brooklyn Dodgers. Local softball, league leadership, and amateur talent events populate the week as Breda and Pomeroy teams compete under new coaches while Estes Park’s Zip Willig shows handball grip.
Eldora golfer Mrs. R. R. (Ann) Griffel tied for second with an 80 in the qualifying round of the state women s golf tourney at Davenport. She won two matches to reach the quarterfinals, beating Bonnie Beekman 7 and 6 and Jim Piggott 3 and 2, amid a strong 39 on one nine and a 41 on the other for an 80 total.
Montour earned two runs on an Eldora error to defeat the Eldora Merchants 6-5 in an Sunday game. Cedar Falls beat Radcliffe 12-5 as Whitten suffered first loss after Green and Mountain won. Eldora players Glen Cole Pete Chanute Paul Langehough and Jamie Heslop attend a Brooklyn-Dodger tryout camp August 1-3 at Marshalltown. Eldora softball officers were reinstated for the season as the county 4-H softball tournament starts tomorrow.
Rod Sutter struck out 10 as Radcliffe blanked the opponent 10-0. Slater limited the offense with nine strikeouts, while three hits from Hmitincliffe helped power the attack. The visiting club showed strong pitching and timely hitting in the lopsided win.
Eldora softball outlook grows clear as Steamboat Rock faces Leuthold's and Owasa meets V. F. W. In early game Steamboat and Leuthold's chase their fifth win while the Vets seek a sixth and Owasa a second. Victory by both Steamboat and V. F. W. would swap places in the standings due to differing game counts.
Marshalltown Legion pins down Eldora VFW 12 to 9 after a rough start. Don Crippen relieved Bill Kramer in the third and shut out Eldora for five innings, but Marshalltown could not add enough runs. Eldora tallied three in the first, one in the second, one in the third, and one in the sixth.
Eldora travels to Montour to face third place after a 6 3 loop mark and a 6 3 record. Green Mountain tops Whitten 4 3 in a tight Sunday game, Montour edges Eldora 6 5, Beaman defeats LeGrand 11 8, Liscomb Beaman, Eldora at Green Mountain next, Whitten at Montour.
Leuthold's team crushed United 23 to 1 on the local softball diamond Tuesday night, racing to 15 runs in the first inning and adding eight more as United managed only one in five innings. New Providence also won, edging past Owasa 11 to 2 in a separate game.
Donkeyball antics headline a Wednesday night doubleheader at Eldora park drawing about 800 fans. V. F. W. beat South Side Marathon 5-2 in the nightcap with three first-inning runs and late support after Marathon rallies. Donna Jean Cooper guided a parade of donkeys to a winner, while Rockettes and Steamboat Rock girls contributed to the carnival atmosphere.
Eldora firefighters were called Monday afternoon to extinguish a small blaze at the Melvin W. Perkins residence. Officials reported minor damage and no injuries.
Ten representatives appeared at a Monday council meeting as the Eldora softball association was granted full use of the public address system at the diamond. A 280 signature petition sought PA use until 11 p.m. on game nights, following a prior request three weeks earlier to curtail hours and a 9:30 p.m. curfew was set.
Radcliffe seeks a third win in four games as the semi pro nine hosts Thor at the Rad diamond tonight. The matchup highlights the club’s recent hot stretch and aims to extend their positive run.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harris of Riverside California called in Eldora on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. L. G. Ward, who had been in Topeka Kansas, has returned home.
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