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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
12
Riflemen from across the middle west converge on Muscatine Sunday for the third annual Eastern Iowa Registered small bore rifle tournament at the Muscatine Rifle club outdoor range ten miles south of town. The Iowa State Rifle Association sponsors the event with NRA supervision.
Conesville residents packed the high school gym to praise the Conesville Reds baseball team and coach Ralph Crawford after their run to the state finals in Manson Iowa. Pitcher Dick Singleton and Howard Adams received special recognition, with other teammates lauded for batting and fielding throughout the season.
Conesville high school honored the baseball team that finished runner-up to Everly in the state tournament at Manson. A program at the school gymnasium Wednesday praised the players shown in a photo with coach Ralph Crawford and 13 team members named in the caption.
In New York at Yankee Stadium Max Baer and Lou Nova meet in a 15 round comeback bout with betting split and sharp public interest. Nova trained steadily at Nyack and Braddock works with him, while Baer shows fatigue and limited defense as he attempts to regain the title image. The winner could face Louis or Galento in September.
Walter Nash former Muscatine high school star athlete received a letter from the Coe College track and field team in Cedar Rapids for participation in the past season. He specializes in weight events.
Luke Hamlin allowed six hits as the Dodgers defeated the Giants. It marked his fifth win of the season.
The University of Chicago Maroons captured their third straight Western Conference team tennis title with wins in all finals except the No 2 singles. Chet Murphy claimed the No 1 singles crown defeating Marv Wachman of Northwestern 7-5 6-3. The Murphy twins led doubles with Chet and Bill Murphy dominating, while other Maroons Charles Shostrom Art Jorgensen John Krietenstein and James Atkins beat Northwestern players to seal the title.
The Memorial Day 500 winner Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis received 27 405 dollars for first prize plus lap and accessory prizes, the checkered flag, two trophies and an electric refrigerator. Floyd Roberts of Van Nuys California was honored posthumously with the 1938 driving championship medal and 650 dollars. The event prize fund totaled about 100000 dollars with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp contributing over half the money and the auto industry the rest. Each of the 33 drivers received some earnings, though many must share with car owners.
In a terse boxing note from Poughkeepsie and Fort Myers, Charles Williams bested Abe Feld in a close outpoint decision. Feld traveled from Schenectady to challenge Williams in a non-title bout.
Minneapolis pounded by Colonel pitcher Big Jim Weaver 6 to 1 as the Millers five game win streak ended. Game stopped after seven innings due to rain leaving Minneapolis two and a half behind Kansas City. Toledo beat St. Louis Browns 6 to 5 in an exhibition as local notes close the report.
An expected crowd of 30,000 fans anticipates the Baer Nova boxing match. The bout could be dull if Baer's Sunday punch lacks effect and Nova steadies to frustrate him for 15 rounds. The fight starts about 8 p.m. CST.
The season has seen extensive pre and in season trades leaving many clubs unhappy. Brooklyn Dodgers faced criticism for castoffs yet sit fifth in the National League, one rung above the New York Giants as of midweek. Dodgers beat the Giants 7 to 4 in an away game.
The University of Iowa invites youths to its eastern Iowa junior golf tournament at Finkbine on June 15 with age limits 17 for seniors and 13 for juniors and a girls division, plus a team championship. Ottumwa seeks entrants for its southeastern Iowa championship with the winner earning an expense paid trip to the state amateur in Mason City.
A single big league game featured Al Todd delivering a pinch double in the eighth inning as part of a three run rally that secured the win. The piece notes prior trades and manager decisions shaping rosters before the June 15 trade deadline and hints at cautious moves ahead.
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