Dodgers Shut Out Giants Behind Davis and Walker
Curt Davis pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the New York Giants. Dixie Walker homerun and two singles paced the Dodgers who rapped 14 safeties off Ace Adams Crip Polli and Frank Seward. Augie Galan doubled in a run and Davis added a run with a two bagger. Hal Luby mishap allowed the final score.
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NEW York
Curt Davis
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Dodgers
Dixie Walker
Ace Adams
Crip Polli
Frank Seward
French Bordagaray
Walker
Singlt
Augie Galan
Davis
Hal Luby
Owen
Cedar Rapids Man In German POW Camp Photo
A Cedar Rapids boy Lt. Robert M. Adams is shown in a German prison camp after bail-out over North Africa on Nov 3, 1942. The article notes his wartime path from Iowa U to Coe College, Eighth Army service, Alamein action, capture by Italians, and later German captivity with letters reaching home.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert M. Adams
F. W. Adams
Longwood Drive
North Africa
Adams
Kimball
Army Air Corps
Coe
Dan Hunter
Eighth Army
el Alamein
Bob Walker
Weaver Witwer
St. Adams
Lt. Adams
Franklin
Iowa U
B. Peal
M and J
Camp Kohler
Calif
Ed Carr
George Hawkins
Fred Steuber
Oakland
Hopkinton
Clint Connaster
Seals Stadium
Alameda
Coast Guard
Coe Trio Ties Themselves to Life in China Duty
The piece follows Thomas B. Rogers and William Corbett and Jackson Long, Coe graduates, who entered Coe in 1939, married partners named Mary Coyl and others, and discuss ROTC paths and officer candidate training at Fort Benning. They describe life in China, language efforts, and a shared room while noting missed alumni events and postwar postings.
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Tom
Jack
Coe
China
Thomas B. Rogers
Eva M. Rogers
Elkader
Mary Coyl
Wilmette
William Corbett
A.L. Corbett
Chicago
Algona
Jackson Long
A. L. Long
Fort Benning
Riley
Sam Sete
Abe Orr Cosstemn
Earl T. King
Onine City
Willie
Illini sprinter Claude Young stars at Drake Relays victory
Des Moines Drake Relays highlight features Claude Buddy Young, Illinois U. freshman, winning three events including the broad jump and 100 yards, plus anchoring Illinois relay teams in the half and quarter miles. Warmerdam falters in pole vault amid wind and jinx lore. Martin of Notre Dame shines in the two mile.
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Cornelius Warmerdam
Drake
Claude
Buddy” Young
Illinois U
Young
Illini
Illinois
Flint
Southwest
William Arlen
Iowa State
Frank Martin
Notre Dame
Martin
Arlen
Harold Osborne
Ken Weisner
Marquette
Osborne
Warmerdam
Junior Legion Baseball Double Bill At Daniels Park
A Sunday doubleheader on the Junior Legion schedule features two games at Daniels Park. The Iowa Manufacturing and Smulekoff nines start at 2 pm, followed by the John Beck and Ivelt Hotel teams contesting the double bill.
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Junior Legion
Daniels Park
Iowa Manufacturing and
Smulekoff
John Beck
Ifvelt
Anamosa Man Has Novel Hobby In Naming Nags
Anamosa osteopath Dr. C A Reeves pursues horse naming as a hobby inspired by Man O War. He catalogs names for racing nags, explains Jockey Club rules on letter counts and reuse, and notes popular patterns and owner preferences amid a world of thoroughbred naming.
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Anamosa Man
Anamosa
Kentucky
America
Deep South
Dr. Reeves
Samuel D. Riddle
Reeves
Riddie
Admiral
Jockey Club
Whirlaway
Payne Whitney
Green Tree Stables
C. S. Howard
Seabiscuit
Biscuit
Sea Kit
Lion
Lullaby
Sovereign
Warrior
Sea Lullaby
Star Singer
Sea Sovereign
Walter Hoffman, Jr
Casistas
Challenger
L. W. Brann
Boston
Godolphin Barb
England
C. A. Reeves
Sox Halt Streak 4-3 in Chicago win over Browns
John Humphries pitched seven innings to earn the win as the Chicago White Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns 4 to 3. A ninth inning error and timely hits by Guy Cartright broke a 3-3 tie, snapping the Browns nine straight opening season victories and leaving them tied with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers for the modern major league record.
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ST. Louis
Stan Musial
Walker Cooper
Ray Sanders
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Brecheen
Andy Pafko
Paul Derringer
Chicago
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Guy Cartright
White Sox
Browns
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Johnnie Humphries
George Caster
Cleveland rally seals 7 6 win in 12th over Detroit
Cleveland tied the Tigers 6 6 with four runs in the sixth and won 7 6 in 12 innings as Detroit fell short in the extra frame.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Tigers
Northwestern and Iowa split doubleheader in Illinois
In Evanston, Northwestern defeated Iowa 16 to 1 in the second game after Iowa won the opener 1 to 0 behind Herb Prue l four-hit pitching. The twin bill closed Iowa’s Big Ten season at 3–4, marking Northwestern’s conference debut.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Herb Pruel
Wildcats
Etna
Prue
Hansen
Johnson Ae
Murphy
Boilermakers Hand Illini First Conference Loss
Purdue’s Eddie Timm pitched steadily as Indiana State foes beat Illinois 7 to 2 at Lafayette. The loss marked Illinois’ first conference defeat of the season after nine Purdue hits boosted the winners.
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Lafayette
Ind
Verdue
Boilermakers
Eddie Timm
Illinois
Illini
Badgers Win Third Straight Big Ten Baseball Game
Wisconsin beat Chicago 12 to 3 to complete a third straight Western conference victory. The win kept Wisconsin tied for the Big Ten lead with Illinois and Michigan.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Badgers
Illinois
Michigan
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