Raiders to Open Training in Terre Haute April 14
Raiders announce spring training in Terre Haute Ind starting April 14 with Ollie Marquardt arriving for talks in Cedar Rapids before finalizing drills in a 14000 capacity stadium Terre Haute proximity to Evansville Decatur and Springfield could help players prep for the May 3 start Three Eye all star game planned there in August plus a Raiders baseball drive meeting at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Harry S. Johnson
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Ollie Marquardt
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Evansville
Decatur
Springfield
Railbirds
State Y M Tank Meet at Iowa U Pool on Saturday
Eight district championship and runnerup teams in the annual Iowa U M Co A swimming and diving tournament will meet in the University of Iowa field house on April 11. Coach David Armbruster said Hawkeye school officials probably will be in charge. Events include relays kick and breast stroke freestyle from 40 to 220 and diving across combined intermediate senior and junior classes. Clinton was defending champion and Cedar Rapids runner up last year.
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Iowa U. M. Co
University of Iowa
David Armbruster
Hawkeye
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Pirates Name Opening Day Infield For Cincinnati Game
Pirates announce rookie Johnny Barrett Vince Di Maggio and Maurice Van Robays will chase flies with ex Dodger Pete Coscarart at short in the opening game at Cincinnati next Tuesday. The lineup likely includes Fletcher Gustine Elliott and Lopez with a 19 hit attack highlighted by DiMaggio’s two run homer as Pirates beat the Athletics 12 11 in a final exhibition.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Johnny Barrett
Vince DiMaggio
Maurice van Robays
Marengo Baseball Team Opens Practice With 22 Prospects
A Marengo squad of 22 reported to Coach Harold Wilkinson for baseball practice last week. Names include Charles Riley Don Long Gene Brown Conrad Hahn Harold Roggentine Max Crowbaugh Bob Eddy Don Roggentine Garfield Ketchum Roy Hannon Leland Sherman Dale Faas John Griffin Francis McGurk Bill Robinson Bill Danksin Dale Héller Gerald Bigbee Philip Kibler Joe Randolph Don Schuldt and Don Hardenbrook.
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Marengo
Harold Wilkinson
Charles Riley
Don Long
Gene Brown
Conrad Hahn
Harold Roggentine
Max Crowbaugh
Bob Eddy
Don Roggentine
Garfield Ketchum
Roy Hannon
Leland Sherman
Dale Faas
John Griffin
Francis McGurk
Bill Robinson
Bill Danskin
Dale Héller
Gerald Bigbee
Philip Kibler
Joe Randolph
Don Schuldt
Don Hardenbrook
Kirby and Tainter Meet in Georgia Tournament Semi Final
Miss Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta defending champion faced Medalist Georgia Tainter of Fargo North Dakota in the Forest Hills Augusta Invitational golf tournament semi finals in Augusta Georgia. Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia opposed Jane Crump of Orangeburg South Carolina in the other semi final.
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Augusta
Dorothy “Kirby
Atlanta
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
Forest Hills
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Jane Crump
Orangeburg
S.C
Roosevelt coach Gus Rump resigns as head of athletics
Des Moines Roosevelt high school head coach August Ht. Gus Rump announces resignation from the coaching post after a tenure since 1936 and will remain as a physical education teacher. The Roosevelt team previously set a 1938 national interscholastic two mile relay record.
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Gus) Rump
Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt High
Athletes in Armed Forces Seen for War Roles
A New York Star piece reports that athletes with commissions may soon face front line service as war pressures rise. It notes brass opinion evolving from sports morale roles to potentially commanding in combat zones, with a naval station commandant praising athletes for discipline and quick reactions.
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Armed Services
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Navy
Anderson Williams To Attend Iowa Coaching School
Des Moines Iowa Tuesday announcement lists Clark D Shaughnessy and Dr Eddie Anderson leading the Iowa High School Athletic Association coaching school August 17 22 at Templar Park Spirit Lake Rollie Williams and Eddie Hickey head the basketball staff Shaughnessy resigns from Stanford to coach Maryland Dr Anderson begins his fourth season at Iowa campus.
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Eddie Anderson
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Rollie Williams
University of Iowa
Eddie Hickey
Creighton
Shaughnessy
Stanford
University of Maryland
Dr. Anderson
Iowa
Templar Park
Spirit Lake
Postpone Iowa Game With Bradley Tech
The Iowa Bradley Tech baseball game scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed until Wednesday due to wet grounds. Rain in Iowa City over the past two days forced the change, the athletic department said.
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Iowa- Bradley Tech
Athletic Department
Harmony Wins for Yanks DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio praises club harmony as a key to the Yankees’ repeated success in Nashville. He cites good hitting pitching and defense and notes that soreheads don’t stay on the team long, and that regulars treat rookies like everyone else.
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Nashville, Tenn
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Exhibition Baseball MONDAT Games In Early Season Roundups
Exhibition games held across multiple sites including Charlotte and Sanford feature New York Brooklyn Milwaukee Chicago Cleveland and Pittsburgh lineups. Scores are partial due to weather and early season conditions with several games called after five innings and others with incomplete box scores.
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Lawson
George
Red Pepper sports column cautions on baseball rules and Derby picks
The column argues against banning managers from arguing with umpires and criticizes the new rule on pitching mound huddles. It notes frustration with delays in play and recaps Derby and horse betting odds, including Jim Carroll’s odds and potential dark horses. It also updates Iowa football prospects and a Marine enlistment story involving Bob Knowlton.
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Les Williams
New York Bowlers Shine in ABC Columbus Tourney
Brunswick Red Crown from New York surged in the 42nd American Bowling Congress event in Columbus. The team placed fourth in the five-man event and fourth in doubles while singles and all-events saw top finishes led by William Forslund tying for second in singles and George Young earning third in all-events.
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George Young
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Rahway
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Michigan Trackmen Entered at Relays
Michigan and Oklahoma City university have entered teams in the Drake relays on April 24-25. Coach Ken Doherty requests his sprint group including Bob Ufer Al Thomas Al Piel and Dave Matthews be included in the invitational medley relay.
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al Thomas
al Piel
Dave Matthews
Dodgers Face Possible Loss of Reiser and Reece Soon
Brooklyn may lose star Pete Reiser and other key players as draft status shifts from 3-A to 1-A. Reiser, top NL hitter, has appealed. Reece and Camilli with back troubles head to Johns Hopkins for treatment. Herman also seeks recovery while Galan could shift to center if Reiser departs.
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Reese
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Scores About Average as ABC Hits Halfway Point
The American Bowling Congress reaches the halfway point of its tournament with 109,216 games bowled. Top games include a 289 by Walter Selle and 287 by Tony Zietler and Glenn Shinn. no 300 yet. Team totals show Schlitz and Budweiser leading sections, with 851 bowlers scoring 600 plus over three games.
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