North English Nine Mighty In 1909 Baseball Saga
Jim George recalls the 1909 North English high school team and its sensational 46 4 wins, the 2 1 12 inning loss to Cornell College, and early professional links. Players include the Baird brothers, Russell Smith, Shanks, Butler, Secor, and Mace Brown, with manager Kit Carson shaping training and beer fueled camaraderie on long road trips.
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Kit” Carson
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Ham” Shanks
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Ind
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Outfield
Laredo
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Ross Hadley
W. C. Carson
Postville Nine Returns to Scenic League With Holdovers
Postville will re enter the Scenic Iowa baseball league with seven holdovers from last year. The veteran lineup includes Bud Palmer J A Tehel Ray Brainard Arbe Bareis LaMont Gericke Don Mark and Leland Wailey. The league has 12 teams and opens a 22 game schedule May 4 with games on Sundays plus Decoration Day July Fourth and Labor Day.
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Arbe Bareis
LaMont Gericke
Don Mark
Leland Wailey
Yogi Berra Brings Laughter to the Yankees in Spring
New York notes depict Yogi Berra's impact in Yankee camp as he steadies the bench with humor. The 22-year-old catcher out of St Louis piles up homers in the South and earns a starting nod, while teammates react with deadpan jokes. Berra’s bold swing and left field edge spark comparisons to Ping Bodie and a shift by Brooklyn’s Jackie Robinson test him against defensive strategies.
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Washington Senators
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Phillies
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Cleveland Indians
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Durocher
Dodger
Bowling City Classic Scores Highlight Local League Leaders
In the City Classic last week S and W Tenth Street Service led with 2981 total pins as Hoppe posted 630 and Schrader 628. Stanek reached 600 while Parlor City Booster saw Thomas 634. McElwain missed 600 by one. Lincoln Minorettes top score was D Troette 538. P Kirchner 546 and G Fox 541 led Women Major. E Dvorak had 499. Ernie Ressa totaled 660 in Commercial league with 245 170 245. Bowlium Major boasted four 600s: O Burlingame 637, M Simity 634, H Stastny 610, L Melsa 601. Bowlium Ladies top scores were D Pittman 515 and V Hopkins 501.
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Bowlium Ladies League
Dorothy Pittman
V. Hopkins
Gavin and Postum Clash in Cascade Boxing Card
Five round return bout headlines a Cascade Athletic Club amateur show in Cascade Illinois Friday night. Gavin faces Postum with an eight bout lineup including Cedar Rapids pair Meier vs Honigman and Kannellis vs McElmeel along with ten more local and regional matchups.
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Cascade Athletic Club
Cedar Rapids
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Don Hayes
Red Wallace
Maquoketa
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Jim Landis
Johnny Flynn
Chuck Gearhart
Bob Wild
John Reed
Farley
Sonny Glen
Ronnie Goldsmith
Tipton Merchants Baseball Team Formed with Local Leaders
Tipton plans a merchants baseball team with Jack Skelton as manager and L. E. Roxie Carlisle as secretary-treasurer. The local nine will join a regional league and play Sunday afternoon games at the fairground diamond. A second meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at the fire station.
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Tipton Merchants
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L. E. “Roxie” Carlisle
Baseball Hunches for 1946 Season From AP Panel
A Nostradamus style roundup predicts rookie stars Jackie Robinson Yogi Berra and Clint Hartung will rise. Reds win close games. Johnny Mize Hank Greenberg Ted Williams and Feller dominate. Giants improved Dodgers attendance steady and Musial leads NL. many forecasts may be wrong.
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Dodgers
Yogi Berra
Yankees
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Giants
Leo Durocher
Jimmy Dykes
Frankie Frisch
Cincinnati Reds
Ted Williams
Bob Feller
Hal Newhouser
Ewell Blackwell
Joe Beggs
Bucky Walters
Reds
Hoot Evers
Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Mort Cooper
Braves
Connie Mack optimistic about Athletics pennant chances
New York dispatch recalls Connie Mack’s optimism about the Philadelphia Athletics. He praises his improved batting order with Guerra Fain Joost and Suder, cites eight starters including Murchildon Savage Fowler Flores, and predicts strong pitching from McCahan Coleman. He doubts rivals but believes in his squad this season despite a long schedule.
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Dick Fowler
Jesse Flores
Bill McCahan
Joe Coleman
Toronto
N.Y
Ely Lodge Softball Team Seeks Sunday Games
Ely 1.0.0.F. lodge softball team invites Cedar Rapids area clubs to schedule Sunday games. Contact Floyd Bahmler in Ely to arrange matches.
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F. Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bahmler
Cycle Meet Set for Cedar Rapids This Afternoon
A motorcycle meet runs today at 1 p.m. on a new half mile TT course near Forty third street SE and highway 30. No admission charge. Clubs from Rock Island Davenport Waterloo and Scotch Grove expected to participate. Riders assemble at 510 Third Avenue SE at 10 a.m.
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Braves Third Baseman Bucky Walters In 1932 Season
In 1932 Bucky Walters played third base for the Boston Braves. The brief note records the player’s position and team in that season.
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Bucky Walters
Boston Braves
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