Late Sports World News Decisive MLB Weekend Wrap
Brooklyn Ferocious gentlemen lead the National League. Dodgers tie Pirates for second. Hal Gregg beats Cooper as Dodgers win ninth of 11. Yankees and Athletics split. Cubs edge Reds 3-1 in nine. White Sox sweep Tigers in two games. schedule includes a postponed doubleheader rainout.
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Arly
Mort Cooper
Hal Gregg
Cooper
Gregg
Massachusetts
Braves
Pirates API Giants
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
New Yorkers
Fabadelphia Phillies
Detroit Nigera
Chicago White Sox
Geoetkovich
Santiago Ullrich
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Louisville and Indianapolis Struggle in Tight American Assn Race
Louisville splits with Minneapolis 8-2 and 7-1 while Indianapolis loses both ends of a doubleheader to St. Paul 3-0 and 4-2. Milwaukee wins twice against Columbus to close the gap, and Edson Bahr leads Kansas City to an 8-2 win with Toledo nightcap 6-3 in extras after a seventh inning homer.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Indianapolis
Alonso and Gaston
American Association
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Indians
Saints
St. Paul
Hearden to Coach Eardens Seapawks Football Next Fall
Lt. Thomas F. Hearden named football coach for the Earden Seahaawks next fall amid changes at Iowa City. Former Notre Dame and Wisconsin high school coach, Hearden will head the Preflight football department alongside Jack Which, former Notre Dame quarterback, while Lt. Com. Jack Meagher announces the appointment. Hearden is noted for Rose Bowl action in 1925 and becomes the program’s fourth coach in as many years. In separate local notes, Ellis Adel defeated Harlan 7 to 1 with Marty Carl leading Ellis Adel and Bill Schwiebke pitching for the winners.
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Earden Seahawks
Iowa City
Iowa
Thomas F. Hearden
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Jack Meagher
Seahawks
Hearden
St. Charles
Babe Zaharias Seeks Third Western Title In Tuneup
Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias, famed 1932 Olympic star, starts the 16th Women's Western Golf Association meet at Highland Golf and Country Club Indianapolis with a tuneup par and aims to become the first woman to win the event three times. She faces 186 rivals including Betty Jameson Betty Hicks in a field led by strong entrants and a potential challenging weather outlook.
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Ind
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
Los Angeles
Western Golf Association
Highland Golf and Country Club
Zaharias
June Beebe
Opal Hill
Patty Berg
Atlanta
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Polynesian Wins Preakness. Belmont Eligibility in doubt
New York June 18. Polynesian the Preakness winner is not eligible for the Belmont Stakes. Hoop Jr. Derby winner and Pavot, 1944 juvenile champion, also fail Belmont eligibility. Darby Dieppe, third in Derby and Preakness, is not eligible. The Belmont Stakes on Saturday remains a mystery.
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Hoop, Jr
Pavot
Pimlico
P. A. B. Widener
Santa Catalina Handicap Sparkles as Sea Sovereign Triumphs
Arcadia California saw Sea Sovereign win the $30,000 Santa Catalina Handicap in swift style. Thumbs Up nearly tied the world record for seven furlongs at Santa Anita, finishing within five-tenths of a second.
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Arcadia
Cal
Sea Soverveipt
Santa Catalina
Santa Anita
Had Word For It Salmon Named By Romans
The historical note says salmon was called salmo by the Romans who borrowed the term from the Latin word meaning to leap. This etymology links an ancient name to the fish famous for its jumps.
Baseball figures and results from Sunday games
The standings show Brooklyn leading the National League with a 28 28 566 mark and New York, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Chicago, Boston, Cincinnati and Philadelphia close behind. Sunday results include Brooklyn over Boston 9 6 and Philadelphia sweeping New York 11 9 in the first game and 6 2 in the second.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Feldman
Davis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Trout
Dietrich
Elliott and Cass Teams Battle to 16 Inning Draw
Elliott and Cass clubs played sixteen innings in a tied contest on the Elliott diamond. Fred Welch pitched all sixteen for Cass, while Lefty Smith and Bob Williams held Atlantic Viota scoreless late. The game resumed next Sunday with Elliott and Cass to start at the seventeenth inning.
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Fickett
Rob Keller
Atlantic Viota
Smith
Anita High School
Bob Williams
Fred Welch
Cass County
Jack Platt
Deb King
Bud” Miller
Jack McDermott
Doug Dorman
Stub Wilkinson
Cats
King
Williams
Bud Miller
Wilkinson
Stennett
Bill Marshal
Emerson
Stanton
Adel Ellis
Sunnyside Field
Hal Manders
Detroit Tigers
Weis Named New Coach at Missouri Valley High
Homer Weis is selected as athletic coach for the upcoming school year at Missouri Valley high school. He succeeds Tom Ryan who remains on the faculty. Weis, a Town Wesleyan College graduate and Coast Guard veteran, takes the position.
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Missouri Valley
Homer Weis
Missouri Valley High School
Tom Ryan
Town Wesleyan College
United States Coast Guard
Seahawks Win Sixth of Nine with 8–0 Triumph
The Iowa Seahawks defeated the Davenport Red Sox 8 to 0 as pitcher Steve Stuka limited Eastern Iowa to five singles. The Seahawks collected 12 hits while avoiding triples in a decisive baseball game yesterday.
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Iowa City
Iowa Seahawks
Daveport Red Sox
Steve Stuka
Iowa
Eblen horses prepare open Ak-Sar-Ben meet in Omaha
The Frank Eblen stables finished strong at Wheeling with fourteen wins and several placings. Sixty-four or more horses are being shipped to Omaha for the Ak-Sar-Ben season opener. Precise and Honey Roll are among sixteen Eblen entries for the week in Omaha. Craig Wood to replace injured Sam Snead in Plum Hollow golf tournament. Wood will skip two ex matches to play in the three day 72 hole event starting Friday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben
Cumberland Contractor
Honey Roll
West Virginia
Craig Wood
Detroit
Plum Hollow Golf Club
Sam Snead
David J. Griffith
Plum Hollow
Wood
Anita society notes from Des Moines and beyond
Anita Mrs. Ben Brodersen and Jeanne visit Des Moines for days and attend Shrine breakfast. Mrs. Howard Dove Peggy and guest Joyer Ruch of Guthrie Center also in Des Moines. Doris Heckman of Lytton visits Hert Johnson home near Anita. Edwin Gardner of San Diego visits Lam ar Gardner home northwest of Anita. June Lewis of Elliott visits sister Mrs. Donald McGinnis and family. Rose Tierney and Dan Tierney return from Denver after sister Kathryn Hays death. Vernita Vernon visits Monticello grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Karns before Monticello trip for Rainbow leadership installation.
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Peggy
Joyer Ruch
Guthrie Center
Des Moines
Mies Doris Heckman
Lytton
Hert Johnson
Anita
Edwin Gardner
San Diego
Lamar Gardner
Mies June Lewis
Elliott
Donald McGinnis
Rose Tierney
Dan Tierney
Denver
Kathryn Hays
Vernita Vernon
EF. D. Vernon
Monticello
Hr. A. Karns
Paul
Vernon
Grand General Assembly
Rainbow Girls
Towa
Funeral service honors Cumberland trucker Lloyd Reynolds
A large crowd attends a Sunday funeral in Cumberland for Lloyd Reynolds a local trucker killed in a June 6 auto crash near Iowa City Attendees include Sgt Virgil Reynolds Camp Shanks N J and numerous relatives and friends from Des Moines Bagley Jefferson Adair Elliott Greenfield Audubon Atlantic and Red Oak among others
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Lloyd Reynolds
Cumberland Trucker
Iowa City
Virgil E. Reynolds
Camp Shanks
N. J
Paul Wheatley
Loig Kirkpatrick
Ruth Appling
Des Moines
Virgil Maddux
Bagley
James Chafa
Irvin Jordan
Lois Chafa
Will Ury
Raymond Ury
Will Maddux
Jefferson
Frank Robinson
Irving Reynolds
Reuben Werrick
Lewis
Francis Kuhl
Lawrence Huss
Robert van Aernam
Genevieve Shank
Clair Marnesi
George C. Shank
Adair
Sherwood Croghan
Joe Beckendorf
Walnut
Griswold News Seeks Reina Reynolds And Local Summer Plans
Griswold notes Marilyn Reynolds en route from New York to visit San Bernardino parents and grandmother C G Reynolds. Mr and Mrs P G Held travel to Filer Idaho to spend summer with son in law Reuben Nierman. Town Masters Golf dates set July 28 29. Jack Hall of Des Moines expected to defend in the eighth annual tournament.
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Marilyn Reynolds
New York City
Alex Reynolds
San Bernardino
Cal
C. G. Reynolds
P. G. Held
Filer
Idaho
Reuben Nierman
Ames
Jack Hall
Des Moines
Gasoline odor draws Sailor Dad to Diana in hospital
Waterloo Illinois June 18 AP Three year old Diana Lou Peel ill with acute leukemia is drawn to gasoline smell as her father Seaman First Class Richard J Peel 42 returns from Saipan after shrapnel wounds. A Detroit doctor treating a similar case will test if fumes have any curative value. Diana’s brother Richard Jr born May 22 matches the arrival scene as Peel begins a 30 day leave before reporting back to Mare Island.
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Diana Lou Peel
Richard J. Peel
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Saipan
Red Cross
Diana
Detroit
Richard
Mare Island
Atlantic High to Offer Baton Twirling Classes Next Summer
Director W. V. Hemphill announces a summer baton twirling class at Atlantic High School for interested students. The eight week program runs Wednesdays and Fridays after school with a small fee covering plain and fancy twirling and music routines. Registration is this afternoon in the high school band room.
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Atlantic High School
W. V. Hemphill
Audubon County Fair Dates Set for September 10 to 14
Audubon county fair association moves forward with plans for a great fair in Audubon September 10 to 14 after ODT approval. President J. J. Ruhs and secretary A. B. Jensen coordinate advance work and schedule free attractions.
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Audubon County Fair Association
ODT
J. J. Ruhs
A. B. Jensen
Creston Open Golf Tournament Crowned Harlan Benshoff
Creston Iowa 17 year old Des Moines golfer Harlan Benshoff, the state high school champion, shot 117 for 27 holes to win the Creston open golf tournament ahead of a field of 653 competitors.
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Creston
Harlan Benshoff
Des Moines
Soldiers From Atlantic Area Return With 86th Division
A convoy of U S 88th Blackhawk division troops arrived home from the Pacific front yesterday including Atlantic area soldiers Staff Sergeant Henry J Marxen Staff Sergeant Frank Gorman and Technical Sergeant Clifford Berry among others with redeployment scheduled this week.
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U. S. 88Th Blackhawk Division
United States
Pacific
Henry J. Marxen
Frank Gorman
Clifford Berry
Merle BK. Wintherail Pfe
Hubert Andersen
Auderson
Norman Krogh
Brayton
Vern A. Jensen
Els Horn
Marinus Andersen
Floyd Sorensen
Pfe
Wayne Tibben
Extra
Gail © Wilson
Wiota
Labor Party Faces Rift Over Attlee Role With Churchill
London reports say a foreign policy dispute could split Labour as Maj. Clement Attlee, key party figure, is discussed for a possible role with Prime Minister Churchill at the upcoming big three talks. The Daily Mail called the rift a potential campaign hamstring for July elections.
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Labor Party
Daily Mail Today
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Harold Laski
Labor
Attlee
Strikes Hit USA Transport as Meals, War Goods Still Moved
Government guarded truck crews slowly resumed food and vital war-material deliveries in Chicago amid a second trucking strike this month. NYC and eight southern states saw ongoing transportation worker disputes. In Akron Goodyear 20 000 workers were idle after the CIO United Rubber Workers backed nonconcurrence on 82 issues, while 15 000 at Firestone prepared to vote on striking. Fifteen soldiers were brought in to end the Chicago strike, with troops driving trucks or riding with drivers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York City
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
CIO
United Rubber Workers Executive Committee
Wit Company
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Office of Defense Transportation
Sys Tone Healing Stomach Ailment Claims Local Cure
Atlantic resident testifies that Sys Tone movement clears gas and bloating after meals. The ad promotes a herbal formula said to cleanse bowels and aid digestion, sold at local drug stores with promises of relief from upset stomach and weight loss.
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Atlantic
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