Major League Traning Roundup Shapes 1942 Pennant Chase
American Leaguers lead spring play by five games over the Nationals as Grapefruit League action winds down. Pirates Cardinals Dodgers top the NL standings while Browns Senators and Yankees lead the AL in exhibition play. Pirates run 17 of 23 and Senators 18 of 25 show strong form ahead of the season.
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Cardinals
Dodgers
Browns
Nats
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh
Senators
Cards
Yankees
Cedar Rapids Wins 1943 Iowa Elks Bowling Tourney
Waterloo hosts Elks meet as Boone leads team standings with 2 917 points. Iowa City doubles pair Ben Sywassink and Arthur Umiandt top the two man event with 1 293. W C Heavrin of Waterloo tops singles with 666 and John Boeger scores 705 for second in five man division. Next year Cedar Rapids to host the tournament, manager C V Anderson says.
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Waterloo
INS
Boone
Iowa City
Muscatine
Iowa Elks
Elks
Cedar Rapids
C. V. Anderson
Gersonde Misses 300 as ABC Bowling Leads Show
Russ Gersonde, a 6 foot 5 inch Milwaukee carpenter, missed a perfect 300 by a split in the singles at the 42nd American Bowling Congress. He totaled 727 for three games, tying Junie McMahon for third in singles, with notable moves by Joseph Zimmerman and Clarence Stein in early standings. The Brunswick Red Crowns led the five man division with 2997 as Ned Day faltered in doubles and singles.
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Columbus
Russ Gersonde
Milwaukee
Joseph Zimmerman
Gary
Ind
Clarence Stein
Maplewood
Bill Hansly
Brunswick Red Crowns
New York
Ned Day
Basketball Nets Big Cash For Kansas City Nights
The National Intercollegiate tournament the NCAA tournament and the Kansas Oklahoma Aggie game drew 43 570 paying customers in ten nights in Kansas City for total receipts of 36 543 43 dollars averaging about 3 600 per night.
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Kansas City
Weekend Iowa sports feature state indoor titles and finals
Valley high West Des Moines defended its class B state indoor track title at the University of Iowa fieldhouse beating Toledo Juvenile Home 30 to 29 with Wilson high Cedar Rapids in third. Davenport won class A with 64, Ames took third. Zoe Ann Olsen led the first women’s AAU swimming meet with diving and freestyle wins. Webster City won the DeMolay basketball title over Cedar Falls 40 to 30. Waterloo crushed Emmetsburg 88 to 26 for consolation.
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Valley High
West Des Moines
University of Iowa
Toledo
Wilson High
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Davenport
East High
Des Moines
John Baxter
Bassett
LaPorte City
Zoe Ann Olsen
Mildred Stump
Boone
Jane Huss
Helen Madeson
Cedar Falls
Jane Fry
Waterloo
Estherville
Webster City
Webster
Emmetsburgh
Missouri and Loyola Enter Drake Relays
Des Moines officials announced the first entries for the 1942 Drake Relays. Missouri and Loyola of Chicago are listed among the participating colleges for the April 24 and 25 events.
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DES Moines
Drake
Drake University
University of Missouri
Loyola of Chicago
Feller Tosses Four Hitless Innings in Norfolk Shutout
In Portsmouth Virginia Bob Feller pitched four hitless innings as the Norfolk naval training station blanked Portsmouth of the Heedsmory league 8 to 0 Sunday.
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Portsmouth
Bob Feller
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Louis Conn title bout eyed for Chicago
AP report notes promoters weigh a July bout between Joe Louis and Billy Conn at Soldiers Field Chicago or MacArthur Ohio with Mike Jacobs in control. The column also covers Kentucky baseball film showings for Navy relief, Scout admissions contests, and musings on baseball and football figures.
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Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Soldiers Field
Chicago
Mike Jacobs
MacArthur
Ohio
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
Navy Relief Fund
Baltimore Boy Scout
Orioles
Dennis Brown
Mount Clemens
Mich
Daily Monitor
University of Pittsburgh
Bernie Bierman
Naval Commandos
Iowa City
Panthers
Women’s Golf Association Meet Plans Fall Season
Cedar Rapids Women’s Golf association chair Lillian Hefner calls a Wednesday night meeting in Lincoln downstairs bowling alleys to discuss the upcoming fall season. Captains and others interested are urged to attend as eight teams are listed and more may join for Monday and Wednesday nine hole play at Kenmore. Players may contact Mrs. Hefner at 6948.
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Kenmore
Lincoln
Lillian Hefner
Cedar Rapids
Major league pennant picks by verse
By Jack Guenther in New York a humorous verse forecast names teams in the National League and criticizes managers and players as potential pennant contenders. The piece playfully predicts Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia as contenders and laughs at past snubs and rivalries.
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Jack Guenther
New York
Stanford Coach Clark Shaughnessy Leaves for Maryland
Clark Shaughnessy bids farewell to Stanford after two seasons and heads to Maryland to lead the athletic department and serve as head football coach. His first Stanford year saw the Indian team rebound from defeats to reach the Rose Bowl.
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Palo
The American League's Fearsome Murderers Row Rumors
The piece parodies the top AL teams with exaggerated lines about the New York Yankees, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Washington, St. Louis, Detroit, and Philadelphia. It lampoons managers, owners, and players with humorous, often slang filled verse about impending season drama and team fates.
Cedar Rapids Raiders eye war era baseball revival
Cedar Rapids fans hear that 25 players are on the Raiders active roster as preparations proceed for the Three Eye league season. Public support remains the lone question as ticket drives loom, with past Cedar Rapids success and wartime constraints shaping expectations for a banner year.
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Neck of the Woods
Evansville
Raiders
Pres
Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Exhibition Baseball Schedule From International News Service
Exhibition baseball reports list games in multiple cities including Atlanta Deland Orlando Lakeland Birmingham Nashville and Phoenix with lineups featuring players such as Chipman Casey Dapper Rambert Long Richards Salvo Sain Erickson Potts Johnson Maxterson Livingston Wilson Zuber Ruffing Kennedy Milnar and Denning among others. The notes outline matchups for Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia St Louis Detroit Cleveland New York Chicago Pittsburgh and more with various pitchers batters and fielding details across the Florida and southern cities.
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Brooklyn
Chipman
Casey
Dapper
Rambert
Long
Richards
Smith
Deland
Fla
Boston
St Vauls
Salvo
Sain
Erickson and Potts
Muncrief
Gatehouse
Swift
Orlando
Philadelphia
Ion
Washington
Johnson
Maxterson
Livingston
Peterman
Wilson
Zuber
Early
Evans
Lakeland
St. Louis
Detroit
Ane
Pollet
Nickson
Krist and
Oden
Coopers Trucks
Henshaw
Tebbetts
Little Rock
Ark
Cleveland
Kennedy
Milnar
Denning
Papiah
Bremer
Birmingham
Ala
Cincinnati
Newsome
Pytlak
Vandermeer
Hemsley
Nashville
Tenn
New York
Juncels
Baker
Beckman
Caligiuri
Shirley
Waener
Third team all state stars prove potential at 1942 level
Eight seniors from Fairfield Davenport Ames Council Bluffs Ottumwa North Des Moines St Marys Iowa City and East Sioux City make up the 1942 third all state high school basketball team. The group averages 17.9 years and nearly 6 feet tall with Floyd Lunquist Wayne Kelling Lloyd Kester Art ONeill Al Farrington Art McCune Tony Brack and Tom Green highlighted for scoring defense and pace. Each player carried key season highlights and college prospects.
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Sioux City
Wayne Kelling
Davenport
Floyd Lunquist
Fairfield
Lundquist
Trojans
Jim Hogue
Lloyd Kester
Ames
Central Iowa
Art O'Neill
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Art
Omaha Council Bluffs
Lincoln Central
Nebraska
Maissour Valley
Wisconsin
Creighton
al Farrington
Ottumwa
Champs
Art McCune
North
Des Moines
McCune
Nevada
Bill Evans
Bob Gradeville
Dowling
Tony Brack
St. Mary’s
Town City
Clarinda
Bob Hendren
Green
Iowa
Tokle Sets New Ski Jump Record at Howelsen Hill
Steamboat Springs Colo Torger Tokle the flying Norwegian added a new distance mark with a 248 foot exhibition jump on Howelsen hill as the 1943 National Ski Association championships were set to decide.
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
Ins
Torger Tokle
Howelson Hill
National League Puts Halter on Fire-Eaters
National League officials impose a restraint on a group known as Fire-Eaters. The measure aims to curb disruptive demonstrations during league events. Details on enforcement and dates were not disclosed in the brief.
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National League
Umpire Bulletin Cramps Managers Style With Fire-Eaters
National League president Frick issues rules to curb bench protests and on-field rushing to the plate. Managers and coaches face automatic ejection for disputing calls. only two players and one coach may confer with the pitcher. sideline coaches must stay in box. Hogan wins Land of the Sky Open after final-round rally to seal third straight title.
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Frisch
Durocher
Stenzel
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Brooklyn
Lippy Lee
Frankie Frisch
Pirates
Casey Stengel
Braves
Frick
Taduadl
Frink
Jess
Willum Terts
Notre Dame
Bill Kiem
Klemm
Bill
Constanly
Asheville
INS
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Lawson Little
Monterey
Calif
Hogan
Craig Wood
Marmaroneck
Henry Picard
Oklahoma City
Bill Nary
Rancho Santa Fe
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Lioyd Mangrum
Chicago
Willie Goggin
Chick Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Jim Ferrier
Elmhurst
Hawk Nine Faces Bradley Tech Before Big Ten Open
The Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team opens its 1942 season at Luther College with a 14 1 victory then meets Bradley Tech of Peoria before starting a Big Ten doubleheader with Minnesota Friday and Saturday. The Hawkeyes lost the conference title last season to the Gophers.
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Peoria
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Gophers
Kirby Favored For Augusta Title Defense
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta appears likely to defend her Forest Hills Augusta Women's Invitational crown after a dominant 9 and 8 first round victory over Earl Swasey of Portland Maine. The match setup signals continued momentum for the defending champion as the event progresses in Augusta Georgia.
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Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Earl Swasey
Portland
Forest Hills
Clinton Wins Fourth 4-H Cage Title in Marion
Clinton county captured the fifth district 4-H basketball title at Marion by defeating Tama in the final 23-21. Herman of Tama top scored with 13 points while Clinton's Mvatt added 12. Clinton led the second half after an 11-10 halftime deficit and had earlier beaten Benton 23-11 in the semifinals.
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Tama Counts
Clinton
Herman
Tama
Ntons
Mvatt
Benton
Torna
Lann
Clinten
Jones
Tota
Scott
Linn
Hves
Bas
Davenport High Athletes Shine At City Cup
Tom Tage, a Davenport High athlete, starred in the City Cup event Saturday. The page notes a notable high school standout and mentions a university release related to today’s sports activity.
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Tom Tage
Davenport
Satundar
Dusak Doubtful For NL Opener With Cardinals
Ervin Dusak's exact position is doubtful but he is expected to be with the St Louis Cardinals to start the National League season. He began spring as an outfielder, moved to third base with credit, and Sunday returned to the outfield.
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Erv Dusak
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ervin Dusak
St Loui Cardinals
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