Stieger Draws Reynolds in Ellis Park Championship
Bernie Stieger, defending champion, faces Ralph Reynolds in the Ellis Park championship flight first round. Reynolds shot 77 in qualifying, as did Tom Crabbe Jr George Shimek and Henry Coburn, with Stieger exempt from qualifying. First round must finish by next Sunday.
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Browns edge Senators 10 8 in seventh inning rally
St Louis Browns outslugged Washington Senators 10 8 to even the series. Al Zarilla and Hank Arft drove in three runs each while Gil Coan had four RBIs for Washington. A seven run sixth inning sealed the win for St Louis, sending starter Walt Masterson to the showers as Forrest Thompson faltered. Manager Joey Kuhel was ejected after disputing umpires.
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Fan Fined After Eyelet Row with Umpire in Clinton Return
KEOKUK AP Charles Alberts fined 52 dollars for striking an umpire in the eye after a Clinton victory. The incident followed a protest by Keokuk manager Phil Seghi when Umpire Fleming ruled a strike during a Saturday night city league game. Alberts jumped the fence, swung at Fleming, and hit Ted Cameron instead, with Officer G R Nichols arresting him.
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Trainer Elated, Dies After Win
Mt. Vernon Illinois trainer Walter Price sixty four died of a heart attack after his horse Howard Hanover ran well in a heat at the Edgar County Fair track. A coroner's jury ruled elation over the performance caused the fatal event.
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Wisconsin Football Ticket Sales Hit New High
Wisconsin home football game ticket sales for 1948 surpassed last year’s record early in the season, said William Aspinwall athletic business manager.
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Bob Brooks joins KCRG as sports director
Bob Brooks, known in eastern Iowa for Iowa sports radio, becomes KCRG KCRK sports director. He will host Sports Camera at 6:45 p.m. and Sports Final at 9:45 p.m. weekdays, report major league scores at 4:55 p.m., and join Pat Harmon on a Thursday 7:15 p.m. segment.
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All American Matmen Survive Olympic Tests
London AP report shows American wrestlers remain in Olympic title contention after two days of elimination bouts. Twenty four competitors eliminated overall, none from the United States. US wrestlers posted eight wins and three losses in eleven matches with 5 black marks earned in the day. Gerald Leeman of Cedar Falls won twice, pinning R Caaux and routing L Biringer to advance in bantamweight. Glenn Brand of Clarion pinned R P Arthur in four minutes 21 seconds to complete American success.
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Minor Baseball Results Across Leagues Record
Kansas City and Columbus both tied at eight in the Three-I League standings while Minneapolis and Toledo posted six apiece. Indianapolis and Milwaukee followed with equal marks in the Western League, Springfield notched six and Davemyort recorded three.
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Kovacs Buck Win Women’s Doubles Crown at Seabright
Mrs. Virginia Kovacs of San Francisco and Mrs. Midge Buck of New York won the 60th Seabright tournament women’s doubles title defeating Betty Rosenquist of South Orange and Mrs. Mary Burae of Allentown 5 6 1. Men's semifinals saw Talbert and Mulloy beat Tuero and Kovaleski 6 3 6 4 6 4 while Parker and Falkenburg edged Brink and Gonzales 7 5 8 6 7 5.
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Beauchef Wins Merchants and Citizens Handicap at Saratoga
New York reports Beauchef captured the $20,000 Merchants and Citizens handicap at Saratoga during the transplanted two week meeting at Jamaica with 30,226 fans in attendance.
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Western Open ends with Hogan benefit in Buffalo
The 45th Western Open sees Bantam Ben from Hershey lead with a 54 hole 207 under par. Ed Oliver from Seattle sits second at 210, while Mike Parco drops to third at 211 as contenders prepare for Sunday.
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Macks Dip Tigers in 8-3 Relief Stint at Manchester
Manchester notes the first annual Manchester Amateur golf tourney starting at Manchester Country Club. The 27-hole event runs through Sunday with qualifying rounds determining flights. Notable entrants include State Champion John Jacobs, Walt Hodge, John Palmer, and Cedar Rapids players among others.
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Fifteen Cities To Have Pari Mutuel Racing
New York AP reports fifteen major cities will host pari mutuel harness racing this year. Cities include Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Chicago Detroit St Louis Toledo Cincinnati Columbus Louisville Baltimore Washington Buffalo New York City and Boston.
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Cordingley Repeats Iowa Title With 2 and 1 Win
Defending champion Mary Louise Cordingley of Des Moines defeated Lois Penn of Waterloo 2 and 1 in the Iowa Women’s golf tournament final. Cordingley led early, pulled ahead in the afternoon, then held off Penn’s late charges to seal victory at the 17th hole.
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Americans win relay and swimmers shine at Olympics
The article notes Eddie Tolan equalizing the 100 meter Olympic record in 10.3 seconds to win narrowly over Barney Ewell. Mel Patton finishes fifth. Steele takes the broad jump for the United States. T. Bruce leads Australia to a medal in the sprint. Jimmy McLane lowers the 400 meter freestyle Olympic record in the heat, and H Baume of Austria sets a javelin record as the U.S. women score points in the event despite early eliminations.
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Ljunggren wins as Americans gain in track and field
Sweden's J A Ljunggren wins the hammer final as the US earns points with Bennett and Felton in the hammer. Ljunggren times four hours forty one minutes and fifty two seconds in the road walk. US qualifiers in 800 meters and pole vault, with Boo Morcom, Guinn Smith, and Bob Richards leading the vaulters. Curtis Stone and others fail to medal in other events observed. Del Mar stakes race opens season with Prevaricator winning the Bing Crosby handicap.
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Kenna Fires 68 for Lead At Oelwein
Laddie Kenna of Oklahoma A and M fired a four under par 68 to lead medal rounds in the Occo Amateur golf tournament at Elks Country club. Johnny Kraft, now in Denver, was second with a 72 as Kenna and Kraft were slated to tee off together about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, officials said.
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Narrow Gap On Red Sox To Half Tilt
In Detroit the Philadelphia Athletics rallied with two three run bursts to beat the Detroit Tigers 8 to 3. Lefty Lou Brissie earned the win in relief, relieving Bill McCahan with the bases loaded and no outs in a 4-3 lead in the third. Brissie allowed four hits over the rest of the game. Philadelphia moved within a half game of the first place Boston Red Sox, who lost to Cleveland.
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Lopat Wins Ninth Straight As Yankees Beat White Sox
Ed Lopat pitched eight solid innings to notch his 11th win of the year and lead the New York Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Tommy Henrich extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a double and two singles, scoring twice and driving in two. Luke Appling collected three singles for Chicago as the Sox offense showed up in parts.
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Blatnik Lifts Phillies To Fifth Straight Wins Over Reds
Phils beat Reds 4-3 and 4-1 to extend their streak to five. rookie left fielder Johnny Blatnik delivered the decisive blows, homering in the opener to drive in three and singling home Richie Ashburn in the nightcap.
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Denver Star picks up a top prospect for greener fields
Denver university soph John Jeffries, hailed as the most promising young player at this spring's AAU tourney, is said to leave for California aboard a Saturday train. He will reach out to Coast Conference powers Stanford and UCLA amid reports of discontent with Denver university and being kept on the second squad by coach Ellison Ketchum during summer drills.
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