Dickey Revamps Yankees Boosts Western Swing
New York Yankee manager Bill Dickey reshapes the lineup on the western swing, elevating Johnny Lindell to first, benching Nick Etten and George Stirnweiss, and promoting Aaron Robinson and Gus Niarhos to catch. Bevens emerges as No 2 starter behind Chandler, while Red Ruffing limits workload to weekly appearances. The Yankees narrow the gap with Boston to 6½ games as rivals post mixed results.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Johnny Lindel
Nick Etten
George Stirnweiss
Aaron Robinson
Gus Niarhos
Floyd
Bill) Bevens
Bobby Feller
Yanks
Bevens
Tex Hughson
Feller
Thornton Lee
Hal Newhouster
Allie Reynolds
Phil Rizzuto
Tommy Henrich
Charlie Keller
New York
Boston
Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Red Sox
Pat Mullin
Ted Williams
Rank Greenberg
Chicago
Washington
al Hollingsworth
White Sox
Roger Wolf
Senators
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Carl Furillo
Dixie Walker
Hugh Casey
Dodger
Bob Malloy
Ed Wright
Boston Braves
Tommy Holmes
Johnny Schnitz
Philadelhia
Zion Blasts Congo 14 to 3 In YMCA League Collision
Zion Lutheran seized first place in the YMCA church league with a 14 3 victory over Congregational as Rev. R G Dohrmann pitched five hits and Ed Kelley held Zion to seven. Zion built leads of 3 0 in the first, 4 0 in the second, 5 0 in the third and 2 0 in the fourth while Congo tallied all three in the third.
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W. L. Pet. Zion Oo
Ed Kelley
Zion Club
Zion
Presbyterians
Methodists
Firemen
VFW
Trents
Swifts
Trojans
Abrhe
IG. Knop
R. Knshop
D. Cohrs
Dohrmann
H. Cohrs
Wiechmann
L. Knop
Ahrens
Alff
Zeller
D. Anderson
Hoegh
Dallinger, If
B. Anderson
Quincy Surprises Davenport as Gems stun Lions opener
In a Three I league clash Quincy Gems shock Davenport 8-3 behind 11 hits and five errors as a five run sixth seals the win. Danville beat Terre Haute 4-2 to extend its league lead while Evansville beat Decatur 2-1 in ten innings and Springfield toppled Waterloo 7-1.
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Associated Press
Quincy Gems
Davenport
Gems
Danville
Terre Haute
Cubs
Quincy
Quincey
Phillies
Evansville Browns
Decatur
Evansville
Heinz
Springfield
Waterloo
Major League Leaders Across N L Batter and Pitching Totals
Batting leaders include Walker Brooklyn (.368) and Musial St Louis with .363. Slaughter St Louis drives 47 RBIs. Musial 46. Hite Musial 87 runs. Walker 79. Musial leads doubles with 18. Ennis 17. Triples Muskial 7. Cavarretta 5. Home runs Mize 12. Blattner and Kiner 8. Stolen bases Reiser 16. Walker 79. Pitching Higbe 70-1,000. Rush 50-1,000. Vernon .368. Williams .351. Runs Williams 61. Pesky 52. RBIs Doerr 67. Williams 58. Hits Berardino and Pesky 81. Doubles Vernon and Spence 19. Triples Edwards 8. Lewis 6. Home runs Williams 17. Greenberg 17. Keller 16. Stolen bases Case 14. Stirnweiss 12. Pitching Ruffing 5-0-1,000. Newhouser 12-3-.800.
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Associated Press
Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Rune
Cavarretta
Chicago
Slaughter
Hite — Musial
Ennis
Philadelphia
Vernon
Washington
Williams
Boston
Pesky
Doerr
Berardino
Spence
Edwards
Cleveland
Lewis
Greenberg
Detroit
Keller
New York
Judge rebukes baseball contracts as chattel like
Federal Judge Lloyd L. Black ruled Seattle Rainiers must reinstate former second baseman Al Niemiec or pay one year's salary after a 30 day trial. Niemiec, 36, served as a naval lieutenant in WWII and sued under GI Bill rights, arguing the contract violated service obligations and league rules.
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Seattle
Lloyd L. Black
al Niemiec
Seattle Rainiers
Coast League
Niemiec
G. I
Saints Rally Past Brewers 7-6 on Milwaukee Errors
The St. Paul Saints built a four game lead in the American Association after four Brewers errors produced four unearned runs in a 7-6 win. Milwaukee briefly toppled Walt Nuthe with a five run fourth inning before Saint hitters reclaimed the lead. Toledo beat Louisville 4-3. Kansas City tied Minneapolis 3-3 as Charley Silvera doubled with the bases loaded in the eighth.
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Associated Press
St. Paul Saints
American Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Saints
Brewers
Walt Nuthe
Toledo
Louisville
Charley Silvera
Kansas City Blues
Minneapolis
Millers
Babe Zaharias Qualifies In Western Open With 84
In Des Moines Babe Didrikson Zaharias, erratic early then strong, posts an 84 to qualify for the Women's Western Open match play behind co-medalists Patty Berg and Louise Suggs. She faces Mrs George Wiles in the first round upper bracket noted with several Iowa competitors and pairings listed.
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George Wiles
Miami
Fla
Patty
Minneapolis
California
Marine Corps
Zaharias
Anna Bruno
Suggs
Lithia Springs
Dot Kielty
Los Angeles
Wakonda
Suggs-Kielty
Phyllis Otto
Kathleen Carey
Cedar Rapids
Ann Casey
Mason City
Lois Penn
Des Moines
Allene Nelson
H. R. Staats
Davenport
Louise Suggs
Calif
Lucile Robinson
George Gregory
Waterloo
Atlantic
Agnes Wall
Menominee
Women golf tournament pairings listed for next round
The card shows multiple first round matchups with players from Michigan Iowa Illinois Missouri Kansas and beyond. Notable names include Kathleen Carey Mari lyn Herpel Hetty Jameson and Peggy Kirk along with Peggy Berg and Betty Hicks among others.
Musial Displaces Walker As NL Batting Leader
Stan Musial, playing first base for the St. Louis Cardinals, tops the National League batting race with a .363 average, 23 points higher after a .516 week with 16 hits in 31 at bats, edging Dixie Walker of Brooklyn and Johnny Mize’s Boston teammate into a three way contest.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Dixie Walker
Musial
Walker
Johnny Hopp
Boston
Mickey Vernon
Washington
Ted Williams
Music and flight classes to aid veterans at Ames College
Iowa State College to absorb extra charges for music and flight training for student veterans. As cost of instruction contracts is determined, these courses will no longer be billed against the veterans administration allowance, easing tuition and supplies for veterans.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Veterans Administration
Instructional Facilities Limit Student Access
A public notice notes limits on student access due to the facilities available. Officials urge adaptation and outline measures to continue services while renovations or constraints are addressed.
Adair Briefs Noted Weekend Visits and Vacations
Adair residents visit relatives in town as Connie Lalley and Michael of Omaha spend time here while Lalley enters Creighton University. Tena Kraumm Irene Hoemann and Velma Nieman head to Denver for a two week vacation. Local guests include Mrs. Karl Correll Mrs. T W Arnold and Helen Wark who visited Harold Porter family in Jefferson. Robert Grant is a medical patient at the Veterans Facility in Des Moines.
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Adair
Connie Lalley
Michael
Omaha
Lalley
Creighton University
Tena Kraumm
Irene
Rudy Hoemann
Velma Nieman
Denver
Karl Correll
T. W. Arnold
Helen Wark
Harold Porter
Jefferson
Robert Grant
Veterans Facility
Des Moines
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Ceoneral Insurance Hinrichs Bldg
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Chestnut Street
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Savery & Company Abstracts of Title and Fare Management Co
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Sixth and Chestnut Streets
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Skelgas
Elk Horn
Iowa
Ironrite
Viking Sunbeam Monogram
Philee
W. F. Smith
Walnut Street
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Mich
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Hetty Jameson
San Antonio
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Kansas City
Shirley Spork
George Zaharias
Colo
Charleston
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Normandy
Margaret P. Speer
Leavenworth
Kans
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Ill
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Adair Briefs
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Secret Agent X-9
Big Corrigan
Sherry
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