Hitney Martin Chooses Reds for National League Pennant
Whitney Martin weighs NL pennant picks with Cincinnati favored for victory. Brooklyn, St. Louis, New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh follow, while the Phillies look to finish last under new owner Bill Cox. Key losses and aging rosters shape the predicted order and depth charts across the league.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Reds
Cards
Dodgers
Giants
Mel Ott
Johnny ‘Mize
Harry Danning
Cubs
Pirates
Braves
Phils
Bill Cox
Sexas League Riddled in Dallas Texas AP Survey
The suspended Texas baseball league has sent 43 of last season's players into the armed forces, numbering more than a fourth of the league's players. Fifty-four other 1942 Texas Leaguers are in other services and nineteen have gone to the majors.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Baseball League
Big Ten Baseball Opens Title Campaign Across Conference
CHICAGO AP Big Ten teams began their race for the baseball title with four two game series. Northwestern starts against Iowa in Iowa City as Minnesota and Illinois open bids. Iowa split with Michigan last week, winning 4 3 then losing 7 3. Andy Phillip, Big Ten basketball scoring champ, to pitch for Illinois. Wisconsin faces Milwaukee Brewers and Michigan meets Michigan State in non conference play with Indiana vs Notre Dame and Chicago vs Navy Pier.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Northwestern
Iowa
Iowa City
Minnesota
Illinois
Champaign
Michigan
Wolverines
The
Gophers
Dave McMillan
Ilinois
Andy Phillip
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Brewers
American Association
Indiana
Notre Dame
Navy Pier
Mt Vernon Track Team Wins Three Cornered Battle
Mt. Vernon defeated Tipton and Mechanicsville in a triangular track meet amid snow flurries. Myron Coppock led field events winning the high jump and low hurdles for Mt. Vernon, while Myron Coppock and Wilson paced sprints and relays, with Mount Vernon securing relay and distance performances despite the wintry conditions.
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Tipton
Mechanicsville
Wilson JT
Petersonics
Norbohm
Myron Coppock
Ellison
Henie
Fischer Umw
Ryan
Met
Nabor
Melvin Coppock
Cook
Kruse
Hemenway An Gemberling
Robinson
Dettman
Vernon
Hemenway
VanMetre
Katz
Wehde
Klein
Elderman
Milholm
Koch
Caraway
Miller
dashi—Wilson
Hodgesiter
Savold Franklin Draw Large Crowd at Chicago Bout
About 15 000 to 18 000 fans will attend Friday night at Chicago Stadium for a boxing bout between Lee Savold of Paterson New Jersey and Lem Franklin of Cleveland and Chicago. Savold is billed as the clever boxer while Franklin is praised for his punching power. Each fighter holds a knockout decision over the other, heightening interest for the clash.
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INL
Chicago Stadium
Lee Savold
Paterson
Des Moines
Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Savold
Franklin
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Multiple Cities
Reports from Detroit St Louis Trenton Brooklyn and other sites show mixed results as games were halted by weather and cancellations. Pittsburgh and Detroit combined for a 59 1 score while St Louis and Brooklyn posted 6 8 0 and 4 5 1 lines respectively with various pitchers and lineups noted. Several contests were cancelled or ended early with incomplete box scores and referee notes.
Xavier Nady Jr Named Dowling Coach For Next Season
Des Moines sources report Xavier Nady Jr a 24 year old Fairfield native will lead Dowling high school starting next September Rev Michael Schwarte athletic director announced Nady who currently coaches at Dexter high school signed the contract Thursday night indicating a transition from Dexter to Dowling Nady a rising figure in Iowa prep circles brings new leadership to the Dowling program.
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Des Moines
INS
Xavier Nady, Jr
Fairfield
Dowling High School
Michael Schwarte
Nady
Dexter High School
Illinois Cager Implicated in Burglary Ring
Five youths including an Illini basketball squad member admitted burglarizing 20 or more university fraternity houses at Illinois and Purdue campuses. Charged with burglary and larceny, the group cited poverty and desire for clothes and easy money. Names: Charles Fowler, Claude Berschinski, Eugene Redman, Robert Redman, Jack Vandever.
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University of Iinois
Illinois
Purdue
Russell Burke
Champaign Police
Burke
Charles Fowler
Watseka
Kil
Illini
Claude Berschinski
Riverdale
Ill
East
Chicago
Eugene Redman
Robert Redman
Eugene
Jack Vandever
Marines
Hawkeye Nine Opens Conference Baseball With Northwestern
Iowa City AP report notes changes in the lineup and batting order for the Hawkeyes as they face Northwestern in the first of a two game series. Jack Quinn will start at third base, with Lyle Ebner Harry Rinkema and Clark Briscoe moved in the lineup. Roy Stille to pitch the opener, Jack Kenney slated for Saturday at 2 p.m.
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Iowa City
Iowa Hawkeyes
Northwestern
Waddy Davis
Jack Quinn
Davenport
Ben Trickey
Marshalltown
Lyle Ebner
Harry Rinkema
Clark Briscoe
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Michigan
Wildcats
Lake Forest
Navy Pier
Davis
Roy Stille
Jack Kenney
Mosconi Gains Ground in 1,250-Point Match
World Pocket Billiard Champion Willie Mosconi won the sixth block against Andrew Ponzi 125 to 67, in a 1,250 point title bout in Kansas City. The running total favors Ponzi 756 to Mosconi 418, with Mosconi’s high run of 73 helping him win his first block while trailing by 338 points.
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Kansas City. Mo
Willie Mosconi
Andrew Ponzi
Ponzi
Mosconi
Barney Ross to be discharged from naval hospital
New York dispatch reports former boxing champion and Marine sergeant Barney Ross to be discharged from St. Albans naval hospital on Friday. He battled malaria recurring from Guadalcanal action and will begin a tour of war plants Sunday, with Cleveland as his first stop.
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New York
INS
Barney Ross
St. Albans Naval Hospital
Ross
Guadalcanal
Cleveland
Fayette High Nine Bows To Sumner Outfit 6-5
Fayette high opened baseball season with a 6 to 5 loss to Sumner. Fayette collected five runs on five hits with five errors, while Sumner posted eight runs on two hits. Battery for Fayette was Shafer and Jones. for Sumner the battery was Farnum and Booth.
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Sumner
the Gazette
Fayette High
Payette
E. Shafer
Jones
Farnum and Booth
Dodgers Buy Hurlers From Phillies in Trade
Brooklyn Dodgers announce the purchase of pitchers George Washburn and Johnny Allen from the Philadelphia Phillies. The deal adds two veteran arms to the Dodgers rotation as the team reshapes its pitching staff.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
George Washburn
Johnny Allen
Philadelphia Phils
Jeffersons Automat Early Self Serve Dining Room Invention
Thomas Jefferson first used an automat concept with a wall set of circular shelves in his home dining room. Food items appeared at the touch of a spring and dirty dishes returned to the kitchen through the same mechanism, showcasing an early self service idea.
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Thomas Jefferson
Minor league rosters loom as parent clubs claim players
The St. Louis Cardinals set a policy forcing all minor leaguers to be available for call ups when needed, risking even standout hitters. The piece recalls past raids on Cedar Rapids and notes Mike Blaze and Mike Naymick as figures tied to Raider and Millers lore, with reflections on how ballparks shape records and power hitting.
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St. Louis
Cardinal
Cedar Rapids
St Louis
Hal Epps
Harry Johnson
Track Outlook at Iowa U. Darkens
University of Iowa track coach George Bresnahan said many men may not compete at the Drake relays April 23-24 due to illness heavy class schedules and other handicaps. Only Capt Kenneth Steinbeck Rubio and Harold Fiala seem in shape. He will decide next week if the mile half mile and quarter mile relay teams will enter as planned.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
George Bresnahan
Bresnahan
Kenneth Steinbeck
Rubio
Harold Fiala
Waterloo
Steinbeck
Fiala
Solon Nine Puts Lisbon to Rout
Solon high school rolled to its fourth baseball win this spring, beating Lisbon 12 to 1 at Lisbon Thursday. Upmeyer struck out 16 in a no hit bid, Howard backed him with solid defense, Hoke allowed 11 hits and five runs, and Solon homered twice with Upmeyer Wilson and Bramwell sending balls over the fence.
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the Gazette
Solon
Solon High School
Lisbon
Upmeyer
Howard
Hoke
Prep Trackmen In Davenport Relay Carnival
Cedar Rapids prep track squads from Franklin and McKinley high schools compete at 7 in the Davenport Relays. Franklin, led by coach Lloyd Goettel after Coach Rust’s death, fields a large squad including McKay in the shot put. McKinley, hampered by measles, lines up a six or seven man team with Lee Cabalka Novak and others for sprint relays and field events.
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McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mississippi Valley
Orville Rust
Thunderbolt
Lloyd Goettel
Rust
Dean Barnhizer
Harold Littell
Robert Repass
Richard Carfrae
Verne Long
Grant Jennings
Richard Albright
Craig Sweet
Jack Riley
Robert Mills
Harry Littell
Don Vesely
Don Gerber
Howard Cole
Charles Hopkins
John McKay
George Liddle
Charles Fadness
James Pollock
Robert Scheib
Leonard Paulu
Roy Lee
John Madlock
Leo Cabalka
Dean Nemecek
Dick Novak
Bill Davenport
Bill Trunecek
Lee
Cabalka
Novak
McKay
Star rookies scarce as big leagues drill
New York AP notes spring training reduced rookie visibility yet talent remains. Detroit's Dick Wakefield, famed for his pre signing bids, posted a .345 in Beaumont with 192 hits and 100 runs. Eddie Stanky of the Cubs led Milwaukee's American Association last year with 124 runs and 56 two-base hits. Cardinals showcase Munger Brecheen and Adams. In the AL Wakefield joined by Seinsoth and Thurman Tucker as notable newcomers.
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Dick Wakefield
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Tigers
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Bengals
Eddie Stanky
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Harry Brecheen
Buster Adams
Bill Seinsoth
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Thurman Tucker
Chicago White Sox
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Count Fleet Eligible For Preakness Stakes
Count Fleet was declared eligible to start in the 53rd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Owner Mrs. John D. Hertz of Chicago paid the $1,500 fee to secure the three year old son of Reigh Count for the 50,000 added race, the climactic feature of the closing program of a 20 day meeting opening Friday.
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Baltimore
Count
Pimlico
Maryland Jockey Club
John D. Hertz
Chicago
Son of Reigh
Williams Reaches North South Golf Semi Finals
Medalist Ronnie Williams, a golf ing corporal from Camp Butner, NC, shot 73, moving into the North South amateur championship semi finals with a 2 and 1 victory over Lieut Alfred Keck of Walden, NY. Ensign Foster Brown of Maplewood, NJ toppled second seed Ralph Strafaci of Brooklyn, NY, one up in the day’s upset.
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N. C
Ronnie Williams
Camp Butner
Alfred Keck
Walden
N. Y
Ensign
Foster Brown
Maplewood
N. J
Ralph T. Strafaci
Brooklyn
Local boxing roundups trail in scattered results
Sports brief notes from various cities report boxers and scores in day’s activity. Names include Joe Carter Rome New Jersey Willie Hazan Maverkill Philadelphia Fel Del Fall Brooks Wilmington and Manoel among others, with several bouts noted as outpoints or knockouts across multiple venues.
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Highland Park
N. J
Joe Carter
Rome
John Brown
New York
Fall River
Mass
Willie Hazan
Maverkill
Tom Spencer
Philadelphia
Joe Sofl
Fel del Fall
York
Brooks
Wilmington
Del
Kneck
Mil Gashaw
Johnstown
Sacramento
Calif
Count Fleet Ready for Wood Memorial Despite Foreleg Gash
Trainer Don Cameron says Count Fleet will be ready for the Wood Memorial at Jamaica despite a left foreleg gash from the St James race last Thursday. Slide Rule’s knee injury may keep him out, leaving five possible starters: Bossuet Quillon Vincentive Blue Swords and Towser.
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Jamaica
St. James
W. E. Boeing
Wood Memorial
Bossuet
Quillon
Vincentive
Blue Swords
Tow
Cameron
Count Fleet
Joe Burger
York
Don Cameron
Count
Iowa U awards Big Ten Medal to Tom Farmer
Iowa City United States awards the 1943 Big Ten Medal to Tommy Farmer a Cedar Rapids senior and Hawk Eye football quarterback who starred last season. Athletic director E G Schroeder announces the honor noting Farmers 872 passing yards and six wins in ten games plus his baseball role. Kenneth Steinbeck receives the athletic board scholarship cup for his pole vault and captaincy on the 1943 track team.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Tommy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
E. G. Schroeder
Kenneth E. Steinbeck
Rubio
Athletic Board
Schroeder
Farmer
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Steinbeck
Friends Still Hope For Harmon's Life
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lieut Tom Harmon, celebrated former college star, remains missing on an army flight in Latin America. Friends hold out hope while coach Fritz Crisler praises Harmon as the greatest competitor he has known and says he would stay with a plane to the last moment, reflecting Harmon's fighting spirit and slim chances.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Tom Harmon
Fritz Crisler
Harmon
Crisler
Fritz
War Department
West Union blanks Clermont in season opener
West Union High School baseball opened on its home field with a 5 to 6 defeat of Clermont as Weston Biermann and King shut out Clermont through six innings while Stumme and Ecker spared their pitchers.
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West Union
Clermont
Weston Biermann
King
Stumme
Ecker
Girls Softball League To Be Formed Monday
A meeting of the girls softball teams is set for Monday April 19 at 7 p.m. in the YWCA. Interested girls not on a team are invited. Games will be Friday evenings at Ellis Park with Cedar Rapids Softball Association leaders Archie Baker and Kenneth McGuire assisting. The ball size 12 or 14 inches will be decided at the meeting. For information call 8169.
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Y.W.C.A
Ellis Park
Archie Baker
Kenneth McGuire
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Umpire Passarella to Report for Army Induction
Chicago AP reports American League umpire Art Passarella will report for voluntary induction into the army Friday. He leaves behind MLB duties as he joins the armed forces.
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Chicago
Art Passarella
Three decker ham salad sandwich with beverage 22c
Ford Hopkins advertisement item notes a three decker ham salad sandwich with beverage priced at 22 cents. The short ad emphasizes a simple lunch offer from Ford Hopkins.
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Three Decker
Ford Hopkins
Industrial Open Loops Plan Softball Meeting
A special meeting of the Industrial and Open softball leagues is set for Monday at 7 30 PM in the playground commission office city hall. All team managers and league officers are urged to attend to frame and approve rules for a night softball league at Ellis Park.
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Playground Commission
Ellis Park
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