Indian Catcher Emil Borgini Seriously Hurt In Friday Tilt
Cedar Rapids catcher Emil Borgini was knocked unconscious by a fastball in the Three I league opener and listed as serious with a concussion and a facial cut. He will miss two to three weeks, as Percy Hough joins Cedar Rapids as a new catcher, with the team losing 6-5 in the ninth after tying in the top of that frame.
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Emil Borgini
Cedar Rapids
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Indians
Percy Hough
Des Moines Ast
Waco
Texas
Borgini
Roman Semprock
Gene Nelson
Ray Kozub
Ray Bellino
Guice
Bob Conley
Evansville
Sojka Wins Both Hurdles At Ottumwa Relays
Ottumwa hosts the annual relays with Sigourney claiming Class B titles and Ottumwa edging Centerville for Class A. Len Sojka swept both hurdle events as Fairfield's Jim Dabner set two records in field events and Bob Warren of Centerville won the broad jump. Sigourney, Kalona, and Sigourney's Earl Northup also scored big in sprints and relays.
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Ottumwa
Centerville
Fairfield
C.R. Wilson
Chariton
Albia
Fort Madison
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Bloomfield
Sigourney
New Sharon
Kalona
Seymour
New London Lig Pel Ierraem
Williamsbore
Lamoni Keota
Brighton
Len Sojka
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield’s
Jim Dabner
Bob Warren
Earl Northup
Cardinals Walloped as NL Slugfest Roars On
The National League produced a 26 hit deluge Tuesday with high scoring games. St Louis Cardinals were routed 13-6 by the Cincinnati Redlegs as Pittsburgh beat them 6-2 in another. Memo Luna’s first start faltered in two thirds of an inning, Preacher Roe debuted for the Dodgers, and Del Ennis belted a decisive homer with runners aboard. Giants hit Nelson King for three eighth inning runs to seize a 3-2 edge and pull away.
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Bill Guice
Cedar Rapids
Birnel
Wes Westfall
Phillies
Newman
Moskus
Indians
Westfall
Associated Press
Donnybrook
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
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Milwaukee
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Nelson King
Paul Lapalme
Plan Luncheon For Ball Club Returns To Open Home Season
The Cedar Rapids Indians will be guests at a luncheon hosted by the Exchange Club next Tuesday at the Montrose hotel. Manager Bill Prince, General Manager Jim Meaghan, and the players will be introduced on the program. Reservations are requested by Monday. An open house and a players meet event are planned at the baseball park Monday evening from 7 to 8 p.m., with a parade slated for Tuesday afternoon preceding the home opener.
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Exchange Club
Montrose Hotel
Bill Prince
Jim Meaghan
Montrose
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Indians
Cedar Boat Club Sets 7 30 Meeting at Cedar View
The Cedar Boat club will hold its April meeting at Cedar View Country club at 7 30 p.m. Thursday. Commodore Lieske and the board of directors will unveil summer activities for the club.
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Cedar View Country Club
Commodore Lieske
Knees Shake as Bowler Nets Perfect Game in Gas Classic
John Schulz of 320 Twenty-first Street NE bowled a perfect 300 game in Tropic S Gas Classic league for Edleman's Real Estate. He admitted his knees shook stepping to the 12th ball but all strikes except the seventh, which trailed, were solid.
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Gazette
Johnny McIvor
John Schulz
Cedar Rapids
Tropic Lanes
Twenty-first Street
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Tropic S
Schulz Fires 300 Game But Team Loses Narrowly
Schulz formerly of Waukeegan Ill bowled a 300 in the middle of a 750 series after a 229 and 221, despite his team Collins Radio winning 1120 to 1060. Harry Stillwell led Collins with 247 252 247 for a 746 series. Cedar Rapids mark remains 259 by Joe Lazio. Schulz carries a 187 league average and had a previous high near 279 after about five years of bowling.
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Collins Radio
Edleman
Collins
Harry Stillwell
Cedar Rapids
Joe Lazio
Turner to Fight Jones in Televised Middleweight Showdown
Gil Turner a 1 will square off with Bobby Jones in a 16 round middleweight bout tonight. Promoter Herman Taylor says the winner earns a title shot at Joey Giardello, challenger to champion Carl Olson.
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Gil Turner
Bobby Jones
Herman Taylor
Joey Giardello
Carl “Bebo” Olson
Three I League Opens With Wins by Waterloo Quincy
Terre Haute tops Cedar Rapids 6 5 in ninth inning drama at Terre Haute while Waterloo scores all its runs in two innings to beat Evansville 9 5. Quincy also wins as the league starts its 46th season and Keokuk and Peoria are washed out. The schedule continues Wednesday night with a full slate of games.
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Cedar Rapids
Terre Haste
Amalley
Welness
Inel
Nivete
Berger
Coniey
Alivoivodic
Borgni
Gyniges
Bellino
Hesth
Schneider
Terre Haute
Eppley
Wey Wepttall
Coombe
Newman Kozub
Kone
Kgoss
Hades
RBI
Westfall
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Nice
Moskus
Kozub
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Wellsoss
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Birr
Cedar
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Alivojvodic
Goriey Dickey
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Seeon
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Associated Press
Waterloo
Quincy
Keokuk
Peoria
Illinois City
Quincy Defeats Burlington 3-1 With Late Sequel Runs
Quincy secured a 3-1 victory over Burlington as four runs in the seventh inning sealed the win. The Bees finally dented the shutout in the eighth, but Burlington could only muster a single tally amid scattered hits and pitching changes.
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Evansville
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Atty
Slack
Oehling
Lague
Soscia
To TV Derby Not Title Fight To TV Derby
The IBC announced the Marciano Charles heavyweight title bout on June 17 at Yankee Stadium will not be televised to home sets. Blackouts will apply in New York and New England for theater TV, with radio plans undecided. Separately CBS will televise the Kentucky Derby nationally on May 1 between 5:15 and 5:45 p.m. EDT.
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Yankee Stadium
International Boxing Club
New England
Jim Norris
IBC
Columbia Broadcasting System
Laskowski Draws ire of Trautman over Saints signing
St Petersburg Saints were rebuked by minor league president George Trautman for signing 63 year old ex Illinois player Charley Rascher to a rookie contract. Saints manager Rudy Laskowski said Rascher plus Fritz Angel and Paul Raibon were signed to fill required rookies.
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Fla
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St. Petersburg Saints
University of Illinois
George M. Trautman
Columbus
Ohio
Rudy Laskowski
Saints
Charley Rascher
Fritz Angel
Paul Raibon
Howard Moffitt Moves From Iowa City To Fort Madison
Iowa City native Howard Moffitt, who resigned as athletic director at Iowa City high, is named director and student guidance counselor at Fort Madison High School. He previously coached at East Waterloo, Vinton, Wauk on, and Fort Madison and was captain of the University of Iowa basketball team in 1933 34. Sunshine Park in Florida schedules a 51 day racing meet for 1954 from January 15 to March 15.
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Howard Moffitt
Sunshine Park
Florida
Kellner narrowly avoids no hit vs Senators in 7-0 win
Alex Kellner pitched eight innings allowing only an eighth inning single to Wayne Terwilliger as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Senators 7-0 under lights in Washington. Kellner walked three and struck out six while Vic Power fueled the attack with two doubles driving in four runs. Chuck Stubbs took the loss. Detroit and Chicago remained tied for first. Virgil Trucks won for the White Sox, snapping a four game skid for his club while Minnie Minoso homered.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
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Wayne Terwilliger
Philadelphia Athletics
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Washington
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Pete
Vic Power
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Athletics
Chuck Stubbs
Detroit
Chicago
Virgil Trucks
White Sox
Sox
Tigers
Ted Gray
Nelson Fox
Jrun
Minnie Minoso
Iowa Hawks Open Spring Practice Under Wet Aprils
Iowa coach Forest Evashevski led more than 100 candidates through the opening spring session at Iowa Stadium. The team worked on the split-T offense as 1954 hopes began, with lineup notes including Reichow Wiegmann Matheson Vincent Gilliam and Freeman. A rain and hail briefed end the first practice as Evy outlined plans for 20 spring sessions and position changes like Moran and Davis moving to guard.
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Forest Evashevski
Iowa
Johnny McIvor
Iowa Stadium
Evy
South Bend
Ind
Jerry Reichow
Roy Wiegmann
Eldean Matheson
Eddie Vincent
Frank Gilliam
George Kress
Bad Lawson
Calvin Jones
Roy Swedburg
Cam Cummins
Jim Freeman
John Burroughs
Washington, D. C
Frank Rigney
East St. Louis
Giants
Terry Moran
Stan Davis
George Asleson
Charles City
Bob Cummings
Tryon to Coach at Sanborn High School
SANBORN AP Bill Tryon, who quarterbacked Buena Vista to the 1952 Iowa Conference title, is named assistant in football and basketball and head baseball coach at Sanborn high school.
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