Yartivity and Yaks in a Burlington Herald Column
A Burlington Herald humor column ponders astrology and mixed signals from Leo and Virgo signs. It riffs on Shirley Mae France’s Channel swim delay and speculates on who could play Phillip Marlowe in film, noting Hollywood casting woes and drug toward psychiatrists.
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Burlington Herald
Pageajox
Central
Southeast
Southwest Asia
Mr. Gregg
Webster
Shirley Mae France
Shirley Mae
Raymond Chandler
Phillip Marlowe
Hollywood
George
Robert Montgomery
Dick Powell
Humphrey Bogart
Hollywood Marlowe
Chandler
Sidney Greenstreet
Monty Wooley
John Agar
Cedric Hardwicke
Bobby Driscoll
Play Offs Begin Here In Central Association Series
Burlington Indians brace for a three out of five playoff clash with Cedar Rapids Rockets as weather and Herman Wollitz illness may impact the opener at Community Field. If Wollitz is unable to start, George Vance could take the mound with Bob Wuebben Wally Rush and Ralph Johanson in reserve roles. The series begins in Burlington before shifts to Cedar Rapids for the final games.
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Herman Wollitz
Burlington Indians
Tribe
Cedar Rapids Rockets
Community Field
Herald
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Rockets
Keokuk Pirates
Kewanee Athletics
Lloyd Brown
Wollitz
Brown
Bob Wuebben
Wally Rush
Ralph Johanson
Pennant Race Gets Hot
Baseball is no game for a nervous man. August should be a stand off month with focus on heat, but the pennant chase remains tense as teams push for positions in the standings.
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Leo
Virgo
Gashouse
Gehrig and
Ruth
Baseball pennant chase heats up in spring scramble
In the final stretch of the season the lead teams falter as Brooklyn and the Yankees lose momentum. The Cubs beat St. Louis, Cincinnati shocks Brooklyn, and the Browns surge. Burt Shotten is bounced for arguing with an umpire while Billy Southworth rests.
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Brooklyn
Yankees
Cubs
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Browns
Burt Shotten
Durocher
Billy Southworth
Kennedy and Cleveland Bright Spot in Indian Outfield
The Cleveland Indians rely on Bob Kennedy as right fielder to stabilize the lineup amid Yankee and Red Sox lead. At 29 with ten MLB seasons, Kennedy shines defensively and contributes as a run producer. His second half hitting surge tops the Indians in RBIs per at bat.
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Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Red Sox
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Kennedy: Cleveland’s clutch star admired by fans
The piece praises Bob Kennedy for steady hitting and game winning RBI for Cleveland. It notes his late inning homer against Newhouser and another against the White Sox, arguing his value exceeds statistics and earns loyal Cleveland support despite not making the All-Star team.
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Kennedy
Indians
Pat Seerey
Allan Gettel
White Sox
Cleveland
Newhauser
Tigers
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