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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1942

Page

13

Cedar Rapids Raiders blank Cayuga Indians 9 to 0 in semi pro

Cedar Rapids hammered Cayuga in Memorial Stadium as Pat Seerey hit a four run fourth and Phil Seghi belted a inside the park homer. Owen Pugh struggled with control for Cayuga while Cedar Rapids built a seven inning win with four runs in the first. Mapes joined in as a starter for Cayuga and Vern Frei burger anchored the infield.

Serre Haute Ind Cedar Rapids Iowa Three Pat Seerey Little Rock Raiders Seerey Phil Seghi Blas Monaco Joe Frazier Lou Kahn Owen Pugh Cayuga Pugh Babe” Klieman Jodie Marek

Michigan and Ohio State Lead Big Ten Baseball Race

Unbeaten Michigan and Ohio State top the Big Ten standings after weekend sweeps. Michigan beat Purdue twice 13 to 1 and 5 to 3, while Ohio State took two from Indiana 5 to 4 and 6 to 1. Illinois, Iowa also strong. Wisconsin unbeaten in league play.

Ohio State Michigan Chicago Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Wolverines Buckeyes Purdue Indiana Badger Northwestern Minnesota Obin State iOurdue

Raider Booster Drive Dinner Tonight At Roosevelt Hotel

Raiders booster workers meet at 6 30 pm tonight at the Roosevelt hotel to close a week long ticket drive for the Raider baseball program. Only 329 more dollars are needed to surpass 5000 with over 1000 still to reach the previous peak. Attendees can join prize auctions and bring cash or unsold tickets to team managers for final reporting.

Frank Merriwell Roosevelt Hotel

Bunnies Nose Out Hotel Nine 7 6 in Riverside Tilt

Cedar Rapids Bunnies beat Roosevelt Hotel Legion Juniors 7 to 6 at Riverside Park. Ennis powered the offense with a second inning home run with two aboard. Stastny fanned nine and Stastny and Knake formed the Bunny battery against their former teammates. Folkers struck out 12 for the losers in a seven inning game.

Ennis Cedar Rapids Bunnies Roosevelt Hotel Legion Riverside Park Knake Birkicht Stastny Bunny Battery Folkers Bunnies Scoee Roosevelt Hotel Stastny and Knake Esjas Farmer

Lee Scott’s Dogs Sweep Davenport Show Wins

Lee Scott’s three Chesapeake Bay retrievers earned five ribbons at the Tri-City Kennel Club show in Davenport. Susie a 13 month old bitch led with first in class first in winners and best of opposite sex earning two points toward a national title. Zip won his class while Chang placed second in open.

Mechanicsville Chesapeake Bay Davenport Lee Scott Susie Scott Zip Chicago

Baxter Bees Seek Out-Of-Town Softball Games

The Baxter Bees fast colored softball team seeks games with out-of-town teams. Managers contact Clarence Wilson at 8436 or write to 1604 Fifteenth Street SE.

Baxter Bees Clarence “Baldy” Wilson Fifteenth Street SE

Standings Banter Across Cities Amid Weekend Schedule

In a tight standings moment Detroit and Boston clash as Washington and Chicago eye key showdowns. The schedule notes Monday games including Cincinnati, while Zeolertiadelphia shows a curious entry amid the ciphered lines.

Raider Fans Ask About Prices and Sidle in Iowa City

Local reader Orville Smith questions Raider admission costs and the fate of first baseman Sidle. The Gazette notes price stability at Hill Park, lists current players and relocations, and mentions potential exhibition games and broadcast plans. Milt Kuhl wins high jump at Drake Relays, earning praise for impact on Hawkeye teams.

Orville Smith Hill Park Smith Sidle Raider del Jones West Dee Davis Club Cleveland The Gazette Milt Kuhl Drake Big Milt Don Boydston Oklahoma Aggies Kuhl George Iowa City Lee Farmer Lee Hank Vollenweider Henry Milt

Penn Relays Outshine Drake in Major Events

Drake winners led in six events while Penn topped eight of nine individual events at the Penn Relays. Penn captured the distance medley and four mile relays to claim the team title, Ohio State won three Drake relays, and Indiana claimed the Penn distance events.

New York Drake Penn Indiana University Ohio State

Eighty Nine Archers Compete in Waltonian Tourney

Cedar Rapids area archers compete in the Waltonian Archery Club first tourney of the year. Four shooters achieve the six gold score, a first for Iowa meets, with Blanche Lapp Eloise Dysart Leona Linder and Marge Hoagland among the top performers across multiple classes.

Cedar Rapids Waltonian Archery Club Iowa Blanche Lapp Iowa City Eloise Dysart Pasadena Calif Leona Linder Shellsburg Marge Hoagland Center Point Larry Melson Waterloo Lyle’ Colehaugh Marshalltown Burt Watkins Bill Collins Cedar Rapi Burnyee Colebaugh Effie Wetherbee Oelwein Helen Weber Gerald Wells Billy Hopkins Muscatine Mary Ellen Kraus Waltonian Lyle Colebaugh

Plan Last Rites For Lyle Brown

Services will be held Tuesday for Lyle Brown 36 former horseshoe pitching champion of Iowa who died here Saturday Brown placed third in a national tournament and was a former president of the Des Moines Horseshoe Pitching association

Des Moines Lyle Brown Iowa Brown

Morley Beats Wyoming 11 8 for Second Time

Morley high school baseball defeated Wyoming 11 to 8 on Friday marking their second win in a week. Phelps pitched and Heinie caught for Wyoming. Duane Smith and Donald Main formed Morley’s battery.

the Gazette Morley Morley High School Wyoming Phelps Heinie Duane Smith Donald Main Morley Battery

Cyclones Open Big Six Play With Nebraska Series in Ames

Iowa State starts Big Six with Nebraska at Ames in a two game set beginning Monday and finishing Tuesday. Cyclones aim to build on a 3 of 4 non conference record as they host the Cornhuskers.

Iowa Hawkeye Western Michigan College Iowa City Chicago Maroons Dunagan Farmer Hill Hein Welp Ames INS Iowa State College Cyclones Nebraska

Winthrop High School Nine Defeats Brandon 1-0

Winthrop High School defeated Brandon 1-0 in a tight game. Both teams had four hits. the winning run came on an error. Brandon pitchers Brooks and Stainbrook. Winthrop duo Cashman and Holt pitched.

Winthrop High School Brandon the Gazette Brooks Stainbrook Winthrop Cashman Holt

Eastern Iowa junior college base ball tourney in Tipton

The Eastern Iowa Junior College conference base ball tournament will be held at Tipton on May 5 at the Cedar County fair grounds. Teams include Elkader Muscatine Maquoketa and Tipton.

The Gazette Tipton Elkader Muscatine Maquoketa Cedar County Fair Grounds

Field Seen For Kentucky Derby Might Reach 16

Derbyweek in Louisville focuses on a potentially 15 to 16 horse lineup for the 68th Kentucky Derby. Most contenders come from bargain yearling buys and claim races, with key hopes including Requested, Alsab, and Devil Diver after recent workouts and stakes wins.

Louisville Derbytown War Admiral Matt Winn Big Requested Jamaica Apache Clouds Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Texas Ben Whitaker Alsab Chesapeake Havre Devil Diver

Attendance at Major League Games Climbs in 1942

Attendance at Major League games rose on Sunday, with eight games drawing 211,962 paid admissions, the largest single-day total of the 1942 season. If Sunday is any guide, the majors expect a strong wartime season ahead.

Yanks Dodgers Indians York

Two Taps Hit Chicago Man in ABC Efforts

Chicago bowler George Kotalik finished second in all events and fourth in singles at the American Bowl, firing games of 257 and 264 in a 736 singles effort. His five-man total 607 and doubles 623 helped a 1,966 all-events tally. Eugene Ernest of Racine also posted strong all-events at 1,905.

Columbus Ohio George Kotalik Chicago American Bowling Congress Kotalik Eugene Ernest Racine Wis

Major League Box Scores Brooklyn Philadelphia

Box score fragment shows Brooklyn and Philadelphia games with runs hits and errors. Dapper HR and Glossop three-base hit noted. Pearson and Melton pitched in first game with losses.

Brooklyn Philadelphia Reese Muri Braganss E'pris Warren Davis Pearson Melton Hoerst Herman Glossop Dapper Reiser Walker Rizzo Kampouris Murtough Etten Iits Rigas Conlan Reardon Goetz

Yanks Rally To Defeat Washington In 9th

American League action saw the Yankees erase a 6 9 deficit to beat the Senators 9 2. Pitchers Wolff Wagner and Evans supported the late surge as Detroit topped St Louis 5 4 in another game with runs batted in by Hitchcock and Bloodworth.

St Louis Detroit Ubes New York Eddie Collins Red Sox Boston Tigers Giants Phils Yankees Lefty Judd Marvin Breuer Bobby Doerr Buddy Rosar Cleveland White Sox Johnny Rigney Tribe Indians Buster Mills Browns St. Louis McCosky Bloodworth Connie Mac Athletics Washington Lyman Harris Roger Wolff Senators Brooklyn Dodgers Ken Heiftzelman Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Red Birds Braves Mel Ott Cincinnati Reds Cubs Philadelphia Washington Bite Wolff and Wagner Masterson, Cathey, Zuber and Evans Ce St. Louis Steph'n Cramerot McQu'len O/McCli'sky Judnich York Laabs OlHarris Patrickry OlBridges Pyle Whitehead Swift Sacce Trucks Strange Cullenbine Stephens Criscola Gutteridge McQuillen Hitchcock Higgins Cramer Patrick Harris Munchief Rowe Bridges Passarrella McGowan Hubbard

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