Home Talent Dominates Anamosa M J League Outlook
Anamosa opens the M J league season with a strong Jones county flavor focusing on home talent. Veteran manager Bill Blanch leads a lineup mixing semi pro and base ball experience with mound hopefuls Guy Bruce Max Smith and catcher Norm Ahrendson. Blanch eyes a robust home schedule after just three Sunday dates, inviting managers to contact him in Anamosa Iowa.
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Charles Niles
Anamosa
Iowa
Jones County
Bill Blanch
Blanch
Guy Bruce
Max Smith
Guy
Smith
Iowa A
Norm Ahrendson
Blanche
Gale Ahrendson
Gerald Kehoe
Neil Edwards
Bill Norton
Bus Davenport
Virgil Miller
Jensen
Justin Kehoe
Bill Tylee
Youngblood
Martello
M-J
Baseball chatter on pennants and players across leagues
Predictions of a tight major league race draw in Cards, Yankees, Reds as crowds rise with pleasant weather. Goody Rosen fuels Giants after being sold by Dodgers as Brooklyn’s misstep looms large. Discusses AL pennant hopes for Cleveland and the shift after White Sox wins, plus Cedar Rapids minor league prospects and returning servicemen filling rosters for summer baseball at Daniels Park.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Giants
Dodger
Goody Rosen
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Chief Reynolds
White Sox
Red Embree
Detroits
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Atkins
Norway
Solon
Clermont
Iowa A
Upper
Iowa
Oklahoma A
Daniels Park
Squeezed M-1 league shifts to 5 30 start amid postwar hours
The M-1 league returns to normal hours with weekday games at 5 30 PM after wartime 6 PM starts. Fans may eat late as schedules adjust. Kentucky Derby action looms with Maine Chance Farm entries Lord Boswell and Knockdown leading the field, odds favoring them. Eddie Arcaro and Bobby Permane ride them to likely victory.
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M-1
Maine Chance Farm
Lord Boswell
Knockdown
Maine Chance
Eddie Arcare
Bobby Permeane
Plan Important Meeting Of Industrial Softball
An important meeting of the Industrial league of the Cedar Rapids Softball association has been called by Pres. Eddie Horak for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, on the sixth floor of City Hall. All managers are requested to attend to discuss a rule change.
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Industrial League
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Pres
Eddie Horak
Winthrop Edges Brandon 7 5 In Late Rally
Winthrop high school won its ninth win in 10 starts defeating Brandon 7-5 Monday. Don Beck allowed three hits and Maas seven for Brandon. Tied 5-5 in the sixth, Winthrop scored two on Britton's single and a McDevitt double. Winthrop seeks more summer games with other high schools.
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Winthrop
Winthrop High School
Brandon
Don Beck
Maas
Britton
McDevitt
Willard Predicts Louis to Beat Conn in Title Bout
Rome reports former heavyweight champion Jess Willard predicting Joe Louis will defeat Billy Conn in their upcoming title fight. Willard dismissed Conn as a fat light heavyweight and said Louis is the bigger man. He made the remarks while touring Army camps with six wrestlers.
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Rome
INL
Willard
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Conn
Boxing Roundup Mixed Wins Across U S Cities
The AP report lists several boxing results from cities including Boston Chicago New Orleans and Cincinnati. Notable outcomes feature Willie Joyce losing to Tippy Larkin in Boston junior welterweights Levi Southall stopping Johnny Taylor in Kansas City and Frankie Pucci knocking out George Wright in Toronto.
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Associated Press
Oston
Tippy Larkin
Garfield
Willie Joyce
Gary
Ind
Kansas City
Kan
Levi Southall
Johnny Taylor
Spine
Calif
New Orleans
Freddie Archer
Newark
O. J
Rudy Camps
Tampa
Ariz
Chicago
Ramey McKnight
Nt Weno
Forrest Min
Howard Bleghl
St. Nite
Fritzie Zivic
Frankie Pucci
Toronto
George Wright
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
O'Neill Bell
Detroi
Dave Clark
Yankees Release George Stainback from Roster
New York Yankees cut veteran outfielder George Stainback as returning service players fill rosters. The 12 year major league veteran, who played for Cubs Brooklyn St. Louis Cardinals and Phillies before joining Detroit and finally New York, was released unconditionally. Also another veteran, Russ Derry, was sold to Philadelphia Athlets for 7500 after refusing Newark assignment. The St. Louis Browns sold George Archie to Los Angeles for an undisclosed sum.
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NEW York
George
Tuck) Stainback
New York Yankees
Yanks
Stainback
Cage Cubs
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phils
Detroit
Yankees
Russ Derry
Philadelphia Athlets
Newark
St. Louis Browns
Babe Dahlgren
George Archie
Los Angeles
NFL Rejects Postseason Game Proposal in 1946 Schedule
The National Football League adopted a 55 game schedule for the 1946 season and rejected the All American Conference bid for a postseason football world series. The league announced its response Monday in New York.
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NFL
New York
National Football League
NFL Owners End Merger Hopes After Championship
The regular season closes with the Dec 15 championship game and NFL owners reject merger talks with the AL-America, ending any potential cross league affiliation between the two pro circuits.
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N.F.L
Al-America
Boudreau Predicts Red Sox and Yankees Fight for AL Title
New York and Boston loom as front runners in the American League per Lou Boudreau after assessing Detroit. He praises Hal Newhouser and Tigers batting but doubts veterans Greenberg Mayo and Higgins can maintain July and August pace.
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NEW York
Detroit
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boston
Indians
Tigers
Boudreau
Hal Newhouser
Hank Greenberg
Eddie’ Mayo
Pinky Higgins
Final YMCA Church Softball League Meeting Set
The final organization meeting of the YMCA Church softball league will be held at 7:30 tonight at the YMCA. Representatives of all churches are invited to attend.
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Y.M.C.A
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