City bowling tourney crowns multiple champs despite low scores
In Lincoln Valleys, four class divisions produced numerous winners as Drew's Locksmiths No. 1 claimed the city team trophy with a 2690 series. Johnny Crawford led class A with a 611 set. Ot to Krumholz, Yoger, and others topped in B and C divisions as standings narrowed and prize lists awaited final tallies.
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Shalberg
Phil Groff
L. Harlan
K. Brown
City Bowling Association
Frank Stanek
Defending Champs on ABC Bowling Program in St Paul
Two 1940 titleholders appear on the American Bowling Congress program in St Paul Minnesota. Fred Fischer of Buffalo returns for minor events while Ray Brown the 1940 singles winner joins a Terre Haute five. Standings list Vogel Bros Rheingold Beer Chapin and Gore St Paul Alleys Koe n ig Bray Beer with top five. All events leader Harold Kelly 2013 and Eddie Koepp 1972 follow.
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Buffalo
Detroit
Ray Brown
Terre Haute
Ind
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N. Y
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Minn
Koenig Bray Beer
Chicago
Harry Ledene, Jr
William Flesch
Carl Dech
Roy Thompson
Minneapolis
William Kenet
Joseph Bodis
Cleveland
Elmer Koch
Ned Day
Milwaukee
George Bobmeyer
Nelson Burton
St. Louis
Boxing Fans Favor Nova Conn Clash To Decide Louis Challenger
The piece argues a Lou Nova versus Billy Conn bout could settle who should face Joe Louis. Nova and Conn are noted as main-event players, while Louis opponents often lack top-tier main event experience. Also mentions Drake Relays and track prospects at Cedar Rapids and Franklin McKinley, plus baseball notes on Cronin Tabor Doerr and Yankee power.
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Joe Jacobs
Joe Louis
Louis
Lou Nova
Billy Conn
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Louls
Orville Rust
Franklin
Cedar Falls
Drake
Thunderbolt
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
McKinley
West Side
Junior Legion
West Siders
Don Wolfe
Emory Sample
A. P
Joe Cronin
Boston
Cronin
Jim Tabor
Bobby Doerr
Joe
Boston Bees Sold to 14 Man Combine
A 14 man syndicate including Bob Quinn buys 73 percent of the Boston Bees from Charles F. Adams for about 350000 to 400000. Casey Stengel and John Quinn join the buyers with no expected change in club leadership. Adams, a grocery operator, previously controlled the club after taking over from Judge Fuchs in 1935.
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Boston Bees
Bob Quinn
National League Baseball Club
Charles F. Adams
Casey Stengel
John Quinn
Adams
Emil Fuchs
Suffolk Downs
Kenesaw M. Landis
Boston Bruins
After A Week Major Leagues Look Screwy
Bill Boni surveys early season chaos across both leagues. Giants lead NL while Reds stumble. Red Sox dominate with perfect 5–0 mark. High-scoring days yield 62 runs in NL and 52 in AL across four and three games respectively.
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Reds
Red Sox
Yankees
Red Ruffing
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Gordon
Joe DiMaggio
Chubby Dean
Yanks
Raiders Win Pair From Joplin Club in Carthage
Cedar Rapids Raiders beat Joplin in a 10 inning 6 5 opener and 8 7 nightcap in Carthage wind and damp field conditions. Calvert Poat and Williamson worked solidly. Gehrke scored the decisive run in the first win while Bessom closed in the second.
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Joplin Club
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Joplin
Stan Gehrke
Cedar Rapids
Paul Calvert
Ray Poat
Carl Williamson
Raider
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Wilkes-Barre
Harry S. Johnson
Raiders
Charleston
W. Va
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Mich
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Hamilton Tobin Elected To Power Boating Post
E A Horner of Brighton Iowa was named 1940 champion in class B power boat racing across five states Iowa Illinois Missouri Nebraska and Kansas at the Midwest Power Boat Association meeting in Quincy. Hamilton Tobin of Vinton Iowa and Dee Eiche of Lincoln Nebraska were named vice commodores and Tobin was elected a director.
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Midwest Power Boat Association
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Louis 8 in Major League Box Score Summary
A partial box score note records an 8 run tally for Louis with several pitchers and hitters named. Presanell Mize and Brown are cited among players, with mentions of wild pitches numbering two. Pressnell is credited with the win and White with the loss. Time and other details remain unclear.
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Ene Pinelli
Ballanfant
Unclear Baseball PlaybyPlay Fragment
Incomplete score and play notes detail substitutions and bases. mentions Ryba Hudson Doerr DiMaggio Foxx Travis Archie Hash Tabor Lewis Dean Peacock Mac Payden and Hubbard with errors and various baserunners. Text is garbled and lacks a coherent final score or lineup.
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Hash
Tabor
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