Drake Relays Open Sparks Record Bursts At Des Moines
Three Drake Relays records fell in the opening high school events led by North Des Moines and Ames stars. North Des Moines set the sprint medley best at 3 44.5 and later tied the 100 yard dash mark in :10.4 while Ballard of Ames won the broad jump with 21 feet 9 inches. Davenport's Paulson beat North's Bob Nelson in the shot put with 50 feet 1 inch as Wilson Cedar Rapids briefly held the sprint medley mark during preliminaries.
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Coe College Relives Prewar Drake Relays Hope
DES MOINES Coe college track team returns to the Drake relays with entries in the mile and half mile relays and the open two mile run. Coach Harris Lamb says two to three years are needed to rebuild a college level squad from returning veterans and freshmen who never did track. The piece notes former Forest Rutgers coached teams often won relays at Drake and highlights Rusty names like Gregor Russell Hamblin and Aliffillisch as examples of talent and rust.
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Des Moines
Coe College
Drake
Coe
la Guerre
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Kohawks
Russell
Gene Morokoff
Hank Hamblin
Gregor
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Harris Lamb
G.I
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Russ Collins
Snuffy Smith
Wilbur Gregor
Johnny
Cedar Rapids Amateurs Fight in Rock Island Card
Twelve Cedar Rapids amateur boxers appeared in Rock Island Illinois as featured fighters on the card. Al Meier Frankie Washington and Art Stark of the local delegation did not face Illinois challengers. Bob Rossie won by knockout, Bob Behrens took a 160 pound decision, Bobby Meier and Don Desorel lost in close decisions, Jerry Dolan fell to Jimmy Sparrow, and Cedar Rapids victors included Joe Clancy Leonard Harris and Donny Dochterman in technical knockout losses.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Illinois
al Meier
Frankie Washington
Art Stark
Bob Rossie
Bob Behrens
Bobby Meier
Bob Desorel
Jerry Dolan
Jimmy Sparrow
Joe Clancy
Leonard Harris
Donny Dochterman
Bob Liddy Cleared by Navy Plans Return to Iowa Football
Bob Liddy of Monticello, a guard on the 1943 and 1944 Iowa University football teams, has been discharged from the Navy and intends to play for Dr. Eddie Anderson at the Hawkeye school next fall. Liddy served as a reserve guard on the Great Lakes team.
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Bob Liddy
Monticello
Iowa University
Navy
Eddie Anderson
Hawkeye
Liddy
Great Lakes
Argentinian Duplicates Kayo Win over Jones
Abel Cestac of Argentina rose to 2 0 with a knockout of Clarence Jones of Buffalo New York in Des Moines stopping Jones at 1 05 of the third round in a scheduled 10 rounder.
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Jones
Des Moines
Abel Cestac
Clarence Jones
Buffalo
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Van Horne Nine Tops Newhall 2-1 in Error filled Game
Van Horne defeated Newhall 2-1 in a pitching and fielding heavy matchup. Van Horne had two runs on three hits with six errors while Newhall tallied one run on two hits with five errors.
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Newhall
Dodgers Take First Place In National League Race
The Brooklyn Dodgers celebrate a holiday after Leo Durocher is acquitted of assault in Brooklyn. Rain in Philadelphia delays the game as they rise to first place, overtaking the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Giants catcher Walker Cooper out four weeks with finger fracture
New York Giants catcher Walker Cooper suffered a fracture of the little finger on his right hand after being struck by a foul tip in the fourth inning against the Boston Braves. Dr. Francis J. Sweeny said he will miss at least four weeks after X rays confirmed the injury.
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New York Giants
Giants
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Francis J. Sweeny
Pirates top Cardinals in road win as Dodgers hover
The Pirates beat the Cardinals 5 to 3 in Pittsburgh, snapping a seven game Cardinal winning streak. Ralph Kiner hit a two run homer off Harry Brecheen, Ken Heintzelman left with a blister, and Elwin Roe closed with four strikeouts. The Braves won 5 to 4 over the Giants in New York as Connie Ryan and Phil Masi homered for Boston. Reds beat the Cubs 7 to 5 in Chicago on errors in the seventh. Red Sox and Yankees split 12 to 5 with Eddie Pellegrini and Pesky pacing Boston, while Hal Newhouser earned his third straight win for Detroit 6 to 5 over St. Louis. White Sox hammered Indians 11 to 2 in Cleveland. The creel census urges Iowa trout fishermen to report on streams, species, and angling success for future planning. Cedar Rapids prep baseball shows strong youth talent, Wilson high favoring high school ball over Legion play.
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the Cat) Brecheen
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Phil Masi
Boston
Mickey Witek
Cincinnati Reds
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Indians
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Tait boys push to play for Wilson high in state events
The district youth baseball scene grows with about 70 boys seeking opportunity beyond Tait, insisting they play for Wilson high. Frank Nye, a columnist who also runs a tennis column, faces demand to coach tennis locally as readers question age and merit of players returning from war service.
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Dean
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Dick Wakefield
Ted Williams
Red Embree
Bob Feller
Tex Hughson
Spud Chandler
Ed Head
Greenberg Honored as Outstanding Jewish Athlete
New York sports writers name Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers the outstanding Jewish athlete of the year. The World Champion slugger received the honor in a ceremony recognizing his athletic achievements.
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New York
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Baseball Standings and Friday Schedule in The American League
The standings show Detroit, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and St Louis with varying win percentages. Thursday results include Boston 12 New York 5 and Chicago 11 Cleveland 2. Friday games list Detroit at St Louis and New York at Cleveland with others to follow.
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SCO Phildelphia
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Philadelphia
Washington
Rein
Sports Schedule Fragments and Standings Recap
Fragmentary listing shows team records and upcoming games with entries for St. Louis New York Boston Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia Boston New York and Brooklyn. The text lists scores and percentages and notes that only games scheduled remain without full results.
Baseball play by play fragment with scattered stats
A damaged box score fragment notes pitchers Hodgin Boudreau and Center, batters Hegan Appling Kolloway Trosky and Pennan, with two base hits by Seerey and Pennan and three base hits by Hegan. It mentions substitutions and scoring events through the ninth inning with unclear full context.
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Cleveland
Keota Trackmen Win Ke-Wash Loop Honors
Keota wins the annual Ke-Wash loop track meet at Keota amid ideal conditions before a large crowd. Allen of Kalona sets a football throw record at 165 ft 7 in, while Keota sets a new 880-yard relay mark. Wright leads Keota with multiple wins including the 440 dash and 880 run.
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Mexicans Target Babe Ruth as Manager Possible Mexican League Role
Babe Ruth, retired star of the New York Yankees, hinted he may visit Mexico to consider managing a club after reports that Jorge Pasquel sought him as a manager. He said he would not return as a player and recalled his 1927 homer record while noting his interest in managing.
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Babe Ruth
Bambino
Jorge Pasquel
Babe
New York Yankees
Cedar Rapids Y Team At State Tank Meet
Cedar Rapids YMCA competes in the annual state swimming championships at the University of Iowa pool in Iowa City. Teams include Davenport Burlington Muscatine Cedar Rapids Waterloo Marshalltown and Washington with Cedar Rapids entries across Junior A B and intermediate Senior events.
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Burlington
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Knutson Strikes Out 13 As Hamline Tops Luther
In St Paul Hamline University defeated Luther College 7 to 4 on Thursday. Luther pitcher Knutson fanned 13 Piper hitters and allowed eight hits while Hamline pitcher Dick Ryan struck out nine and gave up six hits.
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Lefty Knutson
Luther College of
Stranahan Covington Reach North South Finals
In a rain soaked semifinal day at Pinehurst North South Amateur Frank Stranahan of Toledo defeated Charles Dudley of Greenville 3 and 1 while Hub Covington of Orangeburg upset George T Dunlap Jr of Pinehurst to advance to the final match.
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Covington
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Peacocks Triumph 5-1 Over Wartburg in Fayette
Upper Iowa defeated Wartburg 5-1 at Fayette on Thursday. Sammy Tucker and Ossie Webber led a six hit attack for the victors.
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Wartburg
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Cavarretta Out as Cubs Shuffle For Power
Chicago Cubs manager Charley Grimm reshuffles the lineup against the Cincinnati Reds, moving Phil Cavarretta from first base to right field while Eddie Waitkus takes over first base and Marvin Rickert shifts to center. Cavarretta, 1949 NL MVP, has spent years alternating positions to fit the team’s needs, with Waitkus and Rickert delivering offense in the opener.
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