Raiders Pitchers Shine In Practice Win Over Indiana State
Cedar Rapids Raiders win 5 to 0 in seven innings at Terre Haute. Klieman and Preusser trigger shutout, each allowing one hit while Hal Kleine and Charley Graves work for ISU. Blas Monaco drives in two with a clutch single.
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Cedar Rapids Raiders
Indian State Teachers College of Terre Haute
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Indiana State
Babe” Klieman
Gus Preusser
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Hal Kleine
Charley Graves
College Boys
Kleine
Marquardt
Blas Monaco
Frank Gourdouze
State
Phil Seghi
Graves
Charley Starasta
al Hanley
Gourdouze
Joe Frazier
Starasta
Cedar Rapid
Gates
Kileman
Kahn
Jersey City Mayor Fuels Baseball Feud
AP report ties Jersey City opening day ticket sales to a feud over baseball promotion. Mentions Jimmy Powers naming Mayor Frank Hague as a top promoter, while Byron Hollingsworth urges Landis to probe ticket selling methods amid wartime and sports notes.
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NEW York
Jersey City
Jimmy Powers
The
New York News
Frank Hague
Judge Landis
Byron Hollingsworth
Tampa
Fla.) Times
Landis
Ottawa
Canada
Illinois
War Relief Fund
Frank Clifford
Kansas City
Clifford
Virgil Trucks
Tigers
Trucks
Andy Pilney
Washington U
St. Louis
Andy
Jimmie Murphy
Canton
Ill
Daily Ledger
Tokio
Hermann Undertakers Lead But Fail To Move In ABC Meet
The Al wain Upholstering team of Syracuse NY paced the five man outfits in the American Bowling Congress tournament with 2910 but leadership stayed the same. The Hermann Undertakers of St Louis rolled 2644. Johnny Jares of Erie PA had the best single series 663 and Maurice Wellman with Edwin Schott of Indianapolis had the top doubles 1239 though none reached the leaders.
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Alwain
Syracuse
Johnny Jares
Erie
Maurice Wellman
Edwin Schott
Indianapolis
Abe Simon Forced To Give Up Boxing
Abe Simon, 28, forced to retire from boxing after headaches and back pain following a bout with Joe Louis. Manager James J Johnston says retirement should be permanent, despite surgeon and wife urging a temporary layoff.
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New York
Joe Louis
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Simon
James J Johnston
Johnston
Lawrence M. Jones Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel at West Point
Lawrence M. Jones former head coach at West Point Louisiana State Oklahoma and Nebraska is temporarily promoted from major to lieutenant colonel effective February 1. He arrives at West Point to succeed Brig Gen Louis E Hibbs as graduate manager of athletics.
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West Point
N.Y
Lawrence M. Jones
Louisiana State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Louis E. Hibbs
Hawkeye Coaches Offer Service to U S Navy
University of Iowa figures including basketball coach Rollie Williams and track coach Ted Swenson have applied for physical education roles with the Navy. P. H Boland leads Hawkeye coaches volunteering for armed forces service, with Boland set to report to the Iowa City naval aviation unit after indoctrination at Annapolis. Baseball coach Otto Vogel is eyed to head the cadet team, and freshman football coach Bill Hofer seeks an air corps post.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Rollie Williams
Ted Swenson
United States Navy
P. H
Pat” Boland
University
Hawkeye
Boland
Iowa City Naval Aviation
Annapolis
Otto Vogel
Navy
Bill Hofer
Air Corps
Allied Golf League To Start May 12
C W Bohlander announced the Allied Industrial Golf League season opens May 12 at Kenmore course with a general meeting at the YMCA. Qualifying scores are due by May 4 and information on teams and entry fees must be submitted. Officers include Henry Adams LaPiant-Chonte chairman and Elbert E Beaver YMCA starter.
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Allied Industrial Golf League
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Henry Adams
LaPiant-Chonte
Honesmead_ Products
Bernard Keese
Penick and Pord
George Harless
Quaker Oats
Elbert E. Beaver
Detroit Triumphs Over Chicago In Major League Boxing Box Score
Detroit edges Chicago 7 to 3 in a late scoring show. key players include McCosky Moses and Sketchley with multiple hits. Pitchers Trout and Newhouser split mound duties for Detroit, while Chicago relies on Rigney and Kuhel for RBI and defense.
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Chicaro
Tebbetts
Trout
Rixney
Ross
Chicago
Cramer
Bloodworth
Moses
Sketchley
McNair
Kuhel
Rigney
Kolloway
Appling
Trot
Hieney
Newhouser
Basi
Stewart
Quinn
Phillies Edge Giants In Six in NL Tilt
Philadelphia defeats New York 6 to 3 as Litwhiler and Glossop pace the offense with key hits. Werser? Jurces error list appears. Bragan and Witek contribute two base hits in a tight matchup.
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BOA M’taugh
O'Danningc
Bracanss
Witek
Johnson
McGee
Moss
East
Barnn
Sunkel
Younr Tooo 'Adams
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Jurces
Glossop
Werber
Warren
Litwhiler
Barna
Bragan
Mize
Bteen
Bo Johnson
Adams
Meyer
Reardon
Goetz
Conlan
Standings and results in early baseball league play
Standings show American League leaders Boston Cleveland New York and Chicago with mixed W L records. Results Monday include Chicago 3 Detroit 1 and Cleveland 4 St Louis 3 with Washington Boston rain postponements. Tuesday games set Detroit Chicago St Louis Cleveland New York Philadelphia Washington Boston. In the National League Brooklyn leading, then Boston, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati. Monday results include Philadelphia 6 New York 3 and Philadelphia at St Louis postponed.
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Cleveland
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
W.L. Pet
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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Mnati
Gileace Trebana
Navy taps baseball stars for war effort in 1942
Visiting in Cleveland, Bob Feller said navy athletic recruits will lead boarding parties aboard ships. He noted Norfolk players train intensively, hitting the deck at 4 45 a m and training through 8 p m. The navy aims to attract athletes as physical instructors while using baseball to recruit and boost morale. A Roosevelt letter approving baseball’s 1942 season frames the broader wartime role of sport.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Navy
Feller
Norfolk
Felter
Rapid Robert
Roosevelt
United States
Raiders
Texas sprint team favored at Drake Relays
Texas University rides a strong chance to defend its sprint medley title at Drake Relays with Mac Umstattd anchoring the 880. Capt. Harry Hafernick starts the 440 and teammates Max Minor and Gene Wiren run 220s. Michigan Notre Dame Oklahoma Nebraska Purdue loom as contenders.
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DES Moines
Texas University
Drake
Notre Dame
Michigan
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Purdue
Texas
Mac Umstattd
Umstattd
Harry Hafernick
Max Minor
Gene Wiren
Clyde Littlefield
Ken Doherty
Gene Littler
Cornhuskers
Kansas
Ed Weir
Littler
Rice Institute
Prairie View
East Texas
Bob Berry
Creighton
Plan Hall of Fame For Grid Immortals
The Maxwell Memorial club announced plans to establish a college football hall of fame in the Franklin Institute Philadelphia this fall. It honors Rob ert W. Maxwell a Swarthmore tackle of a prior generation.
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Plan Hall of Fame
Philadelphia
Cooperstown
N. Y
Franklin Institute
Maxwell Memorial Club
Robert W
Tiny) Maxwell
Swarthmore
Boxing Results Show Burley Montages and Mauriello Wins
Charley Burley defeated PA McQuillan in Pittsburgh by knockout while Tamir Mauriello stopped Eldridge Bat man in Norwalk. Bob Montgomery outpointed Joe Peralta in Philadelphia. Jimmy Natcher and Leo Rodak fought to a draw in New Orleans.
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New York
Charley Burley
Pittsburgh
PA McQuillan
Denver
Bridgeport
Conn
Tamir Mauriello
Eldridge Batman
Norwalk
Philadelphia
Bob Montgomery
Joe Peralta
Tamang
Norleans
Jimmy_ Natcher
Take City
S. C
Leo Rodak
Chicago
Drew
Orie Arntzen Switches to M and J Manager and Pitches
Orie Arntzen, a former Raider standout in the Class A Eastern league, leaves organized baseball this year to manage Town Manufacturing in the M and J league and also serve as a pitcher. The Manufacturers plan a strong club with Carl Wessels and nearly a dozen veteran M and J stars joining a rising roster.
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Raider
Orie Arntzen
Carl Wessels
Alsab Alone Rails Derby Favorite as Wood Memorial Looms
Alsab remains the Kentucky Derby betting favorite at 4 to 1 as he arrives at Churchill Downs. Requested is sent to Jamaica for the Wood Memorial after fading to third in Chesapeake, dropping to 5 to 1 along with Sun Again. Apache and Devil Diver sit at 6 to 1, while Bless Me slides to 8 to 1 amid shifting odds from the New York board.
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Ben Whitaker
Little Fellow
Alsab
Churchill Downs
Jamaica
Wood Memorial
Chesapeake
Warren Wright
Sun
Whitaker
Blackie McCoole
Frank Shannon
Eack
William Woodward
Apache
Mrs. Payne Whitney
Devil Diver
Marion Chooses John Prasch as Coach at High School
Marion high school selected John Prasch to lead football basketball and track programs succeeding Eldon Coffman. Prasch played at Coe College earning athletic scholastic and political honors and was known as an engaging campus figure. He rises amid strong expectations for a versatile coaching era.
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Marion High School
John Prasch
Coe College
Eldon Coffman
Coe
Prasch
Coeds
John
Johnny Prasch
Marion
Two Big Questions on Baseball Front Today
On the Brooklyn Dodgers led by Whit Wyatt the club faces questions of form and depth as Wyatt nears a return from illness while Vaughan Reiser and Camilli struggle to click. The Red Sox press the Yankees despite mixed pitching, leading the American League and prompting managerial shakeups.
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Brooklyn
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Galan
Bhoa Gremp
Oll
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Fern'dez
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Boston Red Sox
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Whit Wyatt
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Dodger
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Phillies
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Joe McCarthy
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Ed Levy
Buddy Hassett
Jack Wilson
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Harry Sketchley
White Sox
Tigers
Dungan Rigney
Bengals
Dizzy Trout
Hockett
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Iowa Nine to Play Northwestern in Weekend Series
The University of Iowa baseball team heads to Evanston to face league leading Northwestern in two Big Ten games. Iowa aims to regain first place by sweeping the series as Ohio State and Michigan play Indiana and Purdue. The Hawkeyes also start tennis at Chicago University and trek to Northwestern, while track stars Lee Farmer and Henry Vollenweider lead Drake Relays bid in Des Moines.
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