Drake Field Relays Open With Record Ambitions At Drake
Drake Field relays opened Friday as Bill Easton predicted a record field and at least four Drake marks may fall. About 500 top track athletes from the Midwest and South participated among 58 colleges and 40 high schools. Texas aims to defend its crown, with challengers including Oklahoma, Michigan, and Notre Dame in sprint and distance events. The day features the two mile run with Notre Dame’s Oliver Hunter returning, and Bob Fitch of Minnesota eyeing the discus record. Preliminary heats set the stage for many events.
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Purple Mile Team Entered at Drake Relays
Mt. Vernon Cornell track men enter the Drake Relays after their Kansas Relays victory. A mile relay quartet Dick Houden Sam Johnston Vance Wilson and Dave Clutterham will run in the Iowa college section Friday. Clutterham also stars in the open two mile with Howard Orms possibly contesting. Saturday features a two mile relay in College I.
Northwestern Hawks Move Toward Top Big Ten Standings
Northwestern, the lone unbeaten Big Ten baseball team, faced the Hawkeyes in a weekend series as Illinois awaited Chicago in Champaign. Northwestern boasted a .337 team batting average with Otto Graham at .600 and Steve Meschuk at .571, while Chicago prepared for a doubleheader at Champaign against the host Illini. Michigan opened against Purdue in Ann Arbor and Ohio State met Indiana in Columbus as conference play began to unfold.
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Braves Send Three Hurlers to Hartford
Boston Braves president Bob Quinn announced the release and option to Hartford of three pitchers and a catcher. Sent to the Eastern League affiliate were Frank Laman na, George Diehl, Warren Spahn, and catcher John Stats. The pitchers had been with Evansville of the Three Eye.
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Derby Doubt Clouds Kentucky Derby Field
In Lexington Kentucky the 1942 Kentucky Derby field is in flux as Devil Diver suffers a setback with a leg injury and is scratched. Bless Me is favored but the Derby now appears wide open with debate over which horse will reach the post and contend for the title.
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Yanks Triumph In Major League Box Score
Philadelphia and New York collide as the Yankees overpower the Phillies with a 6-4 win. Key hitters include Gordon Priddy Valo and Blair, while Leonard secures the victory for the visitors.
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Reds Beat Pirates in National League Clash
Cleveland and St Louis figures noted in the box score as Reds dominate Pirates 9 to 2. Weatherly, Gutieridge, Heath, Keltner key Cleveland hitters. Auker and Bagby worked on the mound for the losers with several errors by Pittsburgh.
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Standings and results in early baseball season
American League standings show New York leading with 7 wins and a .778 average followed by St Louis and Boston. Thursday results include Cleveland beating St Louis 9 to 2 and New York defeating Philadelphia 6 to 4. Friday games list Cleveland at St Louis and Boston at Washington among others.
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Wilson Relay Team Reaches Drake Finals
Cherokee won the two mile relay with an 8.266 at the Drake relays open meet in Des Moines. DeWitt finished second and Fairfield third in that event. Qualifiers for class B relays included Valley of West Des Moines, DeWitt, Wilson of Cedar Rapids, Jefferson, Fairfield, and Toledo Juvenile Home with multiple heats and meet records noted.
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Ivan Blackmer Leaves Postville for Waukon Coaching Post
Special to The Gazette Postville coach Ivan Blackmer resigns after five years to become head coach at Waukon high school. He will start next fall, focusing on coaching and physical education with limited teaching. Blackmer, a University of Iowa alum, led Postville teams to district and sub-state runs in basketball and state semifinals in baseball, compiling a strong five year record in all sports.
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Blackburn, Trainer Of Joe Louis, Dies
Chicago AP report states Jack Blackburn, trainer of heavyweight champion Joe Louis, died Friday at 58 after pneumonia. He had recently left hospital for home, seemingly on the mend, but died suddenly likely from a heart attack. Blackburn had coached Louis in all title bouts except the Abe Simon fight, when illness kept him from ringside.
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Armstrong Juniors Defeat Butternut In Junior Legion Fight
Armstrong Juniors outscored Butternut 9 to 4 after a five run sixth inning at Daniels Park. Henningson, son of Armstrong, powered the surge with a bases loaded double and earlier tripled, while Rozek held Butternut to five scattered hits as Armstong’s pulled away in a windy Thursday contest.
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Detroit Rookie Harold White Dominates White Sox for 9-0 Shutout
Harold White, 23, of the Detroit Tigers earned his second American League shutout by defeating the Chicago White Sox 9 to 0. Fresh from the International League, White allowed six hits while facing veteran Ted Lyons in his 20th year with Chicago. The Tigers blasted Lyons early as White delivered a strong start. Meanwhile, others in the league moved toward leading positions as the Yankees edged the Athletics 6-4, aided by six errors, and the Dodgers kept pace in the N L with a 9-5 win over the Braves. The Indians beat the Browns 9-2 on a noted misplay by Chet Laabs, and the Reds beat the Pirates 5-3 behind Vander Meer. The Cubs topped the Cardinals 2-1 on Lou Novikoff’s homer, with the Giants defeating the Phillies 5-2 behind Schumacher.
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Sponsors send $20,457 to Red Cross ambulance fund
Des Moines AP reports sponsors of the Iowa sports front ambulance fund mailed a check for 20457 dollars to the American Red Cross on Thursday. The original campaign goal was 15000 dollars.
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State Archery Champs To Appear Here Sunday
The seventh anniversary of archery in Iowa will be observed Sunday at Ellis park as Waltonian archers sponsor their annual spring tournament. Since 1935 more than 500 persons have become archers in Iowa. Women s and men s state champions will be present at the tournament.
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Simpson Wins Dramatic Ninth Inning Rally For 9 7 Victory
Simpson College tied Parsons in the ninth inning and then won 9 to 7 in ten innings in an Iowa conference clash at Fairfield.
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