Raiders Beat Bloomington 8 3 to Lead League by Two Games
Cedar Rapids garnered eight runs on eight hits and two passes in the eighth inning to defeat Bloomington 8-3. Lefty Schmitz held the Raiders to eight hits, while Arntzen worked seven innings, fanning 11 with three walks as Cedar Rapids moved two games ahead in the league standings.
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Schmitz
Cedar Rapids
Arent
Raiders
Walt Walsh
Bink
Mike Blaze
Pike
Gehrke
Walsh
Stewart
Mallatia
Ernie Talos
Jones
Talos
Blaze
Arntzen
AB Mallatia
Mitchell
Galle
A Skurski
Eeerae
Connally
Adams
Foth
Badar Rapids
Knudson
Gorden
Timr
Lighters Beat La Plant Choate 4 0 to Strength Lead
The Lighters won 4 0 over La Plant Choate at Daniels Park to secure at least a tie for the M and J league title. Pitchers Ocie Theisen and Gene Babbitt worked seven scoreless frames. The decisive runs came unearned in the eighth as Theisen scored on a misplay and Klinger's two base hit brought in two more, with Diehl reaching on an error to load the bases before Klinger stole home. The win improves the Lighters to 11 2 with two games left. La Plant Choate drops to 10 4.
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la Plant- Choate
Daniels Park
Ocie Theisen
Gene Babbitt
Babbitt
Winders
Kvach
Theisen
Clausen
DeWoody
Bailey
Faunt
Klinger
Diehl
la Plant
Babbit
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Koach
LaPlant Choate
Light Co
Schultz
O Winders
Klumpar
O!theisen
Lieht
Mohr
Favnt
Benedict
Michaels
Prabel
Bobby Sall to Race Here on August 13
Bobby Sall the eastern speed ace from Patterson New Jersey arrives in Cedar Rapids to challenge Gus Schrader for the All Iowa Fair auto race on August 13. He is a world record holder and will debut a Miller powered car on the dirt track as fair officials offer a cash bonus if he defeats Schrader.
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Iowa
Gus Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Sall
Paterson
N. J
Atlantic Seaboard Racing
Schrader
Fair
Jersey Flash
Langhorne Speedway
Philadelphia
AAA
Raiders Sign Gene Babbitt as Third Baseman and Pitcher
The Raiders announce the signing of Gene Babbitt from La Plant-Chaote in the M and J league. He played spring drills in Farmington Missouri but was released. Babbitt may help during a home stand with a four game in four days stretch. Del Jones may move to outfield to free Stan Gehrke to pitch. Bob Taylor is out with a foot bruise on crutches for about a week.
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Gene Babbitt
la Plant- Choate
Babbitt
Raiders
Farmington
Springfield
Bloomington
Browns
Ollie Marquardt
del Jones
Stan Gehrke
Gehrke
Jones
Bob Taylor
Mike Blaze
Armstrongs Fading Punches Hint at Lou Ambers Fight and Lighting Feats
A Chicago sports column notes Henry Armstrong fatigue amid injury reports as he trains for a late month Lou Ambers bout. It compares his stamina to base ball pitchers and mentions Comiskey Park’s new lighting system with 144 million candle power and 768 flood lamps. A Galento Nova betting tip and a Louis joke end the roundup.
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Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Ernie Roderick
London
Armstrong
Paris
United Press
Comiskey Park
State Street
Madison Street
White Sox
Chicago Fire
No. 13 A Bad One for Yanks' Atley Donald
Ailed by No 13 superstition the Yankees rookie Ailey Donald faltered against Detroit as the Tigers won 7-2. Rowe recovered form, aiding Detroit. DiMaggio snapped, dropping to under .400 after a 12 game streak. Other league results: Harder’s eight hits pace Cleveland over Boston 8-2. Hoving hurls relief to beat Sox 5-4. Hayes Nagel pace Athletics to 13-4 over White Sox then Rigney Brown duo shuts them 2-1. Leonard earns four hits in Giants 12-2 win over Reds. Lehrman drives in four for Giants. Bowman shuts out Pirates 6-0. Klein drives in three as Dodgers beat Pirates. Two games rained out.
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Associated Press
Ailey Donald
New York Yankees
Slinger
Detroit
Tigers
Donald
Rowe
Way Points
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Bostons
Joe Hoving
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Hayes
Bill Nagel
Chicago White Sox
John Rigney
Clint Brown
Giants
Reds
Dutch Leonard
Washington
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Bill Lehrman
Rhinelander
Buck McCormick
Joe Bowman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Chuck Klein
Arky Vaughan
Roosevelt Hotel Falls 3-2 to Ottumwa Nine in Final Opener
Ottumwa defense outplayed Roosevelt Hotel as Harvey Ware delivered a ninth inning single to drive in the winning run with two out. Bob Hurych suffered his first defeat since starting Legion ball this season, while Ottumwa improved its lead in the state finals matchup.
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Ockwell
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
American Legion
Sibley
Indianola
Will
Harvey Ware
Maxie Peters
Don Konigsmark
Bob Hurych
Legion
Hurych
Bill Bates
Ottumwans
Lundquist
Joe Kenney
Bobby Lebow
Peters
Martin Quinn
Charley Leonard
Ware
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George Machacek
Bob Tvrdik
Bob Shanahan
Gallagher
Machacek
Tvrdik
Suchomel
Frueh
Janos
Eveeee
Aenhace
Tyrdik
Shanahsa
Eweeee
Eae
Peevee
Rere
Eee Quinn
Ceeeee Ware
Leonard
Hurych Ware Quinn
Quinn
Ottumwall
Dirksen
Three-I league tightens as Cedar Rapids leads. Evansville sinks
The Three I standings shifted after an Evansville 0 4 loss to Moline, widening the gap between first and fourth to three games. Cedar Rapids stays two games ahead of Decatur after a split with Clinton, while Waterloo beat Springfield 10 2. Sibley beat Indianola 5 4 in 11 innings.
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Evansville
Moline
Bees
Cedar Rapids
Raiders
Decatur
Commies
Clinton
Giants
Waterloo
Springfield
Bloomington
State Tennis Tourney Carded At Des Moines
Three former Iowa State tennis champions will seek to bring the state net title back home next week in Des Moines. Dick Heinline of Rock Island Illinois defends his crown. Former champions Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines Frank Brody and Joe Van Ginkel also compete.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dick Heinline
Rock Island
I2rris Coggeshall
Frank Brody
Joe van Ginkel
Reach Second Round In City Tennis Tournament
City tennis tournament advances to the second round after most first round matches. Notable second round pairings include Dick Rugg to face Jim Gregory, L D Dennis against Erwin Wasta, Karl Ryerson versus Sumner Foster, Jim Netolicky versus Henry Gundling, and Peter Dows against Vernon Ulch. Draws for men's doubles juniors and women's divisions will be made Sunday with only officially entered names eligible.
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Dick Rugg
Jim Gregory
Co. H. Hardenbrook
John Gross
L. D. Dennis
Erwin Wasta
Karl Ryerson
Sumner Foster
Jim Netolicky
Henry Gundling
Jim Rozek
Lowell Taylor
Felix Beauchamp
Bishop Cleaver
Bob Osborne
Hubertrom
Carl Kirwin
Dick Ball
L. D. Burkhalter
Roy Lukanitsch
Carroll Shadle
Glen Myers
Peter Dows
Vernon Ulch
Bob Netolicky
Ira Carruthers
Crawford
J. H. Blackstone
Eugene Brown
John Palmer
Russell Knapp
Evan Kearney
Tiny bacterium linked to plant rot outbreaks
A small bacterium causing rot is identified as the primary source of trouble for afflicted plants. The finding points to bacterial disease as the major driver of plant sickness across reported cases.
Alburnett and Lafayette Hold Narrow Wapsie Valley Lead
Alburnett and Lafayette share first place in the Wapsie Valley league with four wins and one defeat. Standings show Springville 8 5 for late-season pace. Games Sunday feature Alburnett at Winthrop Lafayette at Springville Toddville at Coggon.
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Lafayette
Wwil Pet
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Neecess
Wirertod
Ceesewssccesess
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Springville
Winthrop
Toddville
Coggon
Major League Box Scores With Detroit and Philadelphia
Box score style recap shows Detroit and New York scoring behind Donald and Chandler in early innings. Key at bats include McCoy Tebbetts and Dickey driving in runs, with notable feats by McCosky and Greenberg. Bases on balls and double plays noted. final time about 2:10 and 1:35 for separate games.
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Chandler
N.S. Asi
New York
Gordon
Higgins
Crosetti
McCoy
Tebbetts
Croucher
Dickey
Fox
Keller
McCosky
Greenberg
eCoy
Rolfe
Dahlgren
Detroit
Rowe
Wildsihth Abandier
McGowan
Rue
M’cosky
Averill
G'nberg
di M
Gio
Selkirk
Cher
W.ib oRocar
Henri Ee
Cleveland and Boston clash in rough baseball skid
A detailed box score shows Cleveland and Boston battling through nine innings with Foxx homer, multiple RBIs, and late shifts. Webb and Hale spark offense for Boston, while Keltner and Grimes pace Cleveland in a tight game.
Chicago and Philadelphia Bats Clash in Loose Exhibition
In a sprawling box score style summary, Chicago faced Philadelphia with Moses, Beima, Siebert, Kuhel and Hayes contributing multi hit efforts. Radcliff and Nagel added two base hits as the teams combined for several runs with key moments from Appling and Lodi giani. Errors credited to Nagel sparked the pace as Philadelphia finished with an 11-4 line in a condensed late innings showcase.
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Tresh
Nagel
Ross
Newsome
McNair
Appling
M. Hayes
Kuhel
Belma
Chicago
Philadelphia
Dietrich
Marcum
Basil
Geise
Piogras
Conn
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Lipievich
Siebert
Nelson
Nage
M.hayes
Beima
OlJohnson
Roes
thaLef
F Hayes
Chapman
Radcliff
Lodigiani
Schlueter
Nagcel
Hayes
Cincinnati Outs Lima in Eight Inning Bid
The Cincinnati nine edged out a 2 to 1 victory aided by timely hits from Moore Jurges Danning and Ott. Two base hits from Ott Demaree Hafey Lohrman and McCormick helped the Reds scratch across two runs in a tense contest. Louisiana-based errors cost the visitors as McCormick and Rus crossed for Cincinnati with an error charged to McCormick. The losing pitcher was Thompson with Dunn credited for the win in a 2 03 game-time.
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Cleveland
Boston
Webb
Doerr
Campbell
Finney
Chapm’n
Foxx
Hale
Williams
Heath
Cronin
Keltner
Vosmik
Grimes
Tabor
Hem
Hemsley
Harder
Chapman
Bel Webbe
Desautels
Rich
Peacock
Carey
Chap- Hale
Abor
Wilson
Sayles
Wade
Dickman
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Kolis
Romme
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Jurges
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Bonura
Lombardi
Demaree
Berger
Vanni
Lohrm
I/Myers
R'd'garay
Johnson
Devis
Eeert
McCormick
Rus
Ott
Hafey
Whitehea Lohrman
Bongiovanni
Afey
Lohrman
Ompson
Dunn
Clarence Kittenball Tournament Opens with 12 Teams
Clarence The kittenball tournament sponsored by the Clarence Kittenball association opens Thursday night with twelve teams. First round games feature the Clarence Bears versus Massillon Oxford Junction versus Lost Nation Monticello versus Lisbon and Mount Vernon versus Clarence Owls. Other teams include Wyoming Onslow Stanwood and Miller's Hot Spots.
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Clarence Kittenball Association
Clarence Bears
Massillon
Oxford Junction
Lost Nation
Monticello
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Clarence Owls
Wyoming
Onslow
Stanwood
Miller’s
Standings and Results for Three-Eye League
Standings show Rapids leading with 52 wins and 36 losses, followed by Springfield and Bloomington. Wednesday results include Cedar Rapids over Waterloo 10 to 5 and Moline defeating Evansville 92, with Clinton losing a 7 to 2 game. Thursday schedule lists Bloomington at Cedar Rapids and Springfield at Waterloo, Evansville at Moline, and Decatur at Clinton.
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Rapids
Clinton
Spa
Bloom’gton
Springfield
Moline
Evansville
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids & Bloomington
Decatur
Bloomington
Cedar Rapids
Basketball Standings and Thursday Games
The standings show New York lead at 66 28 and Boston 58 35 with Detroit 50 46 and Chicago 54 43 in pursuit. Thursday matchups include Chicago at Philadelphia and Detroit at New York with St Louis at Washington.
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Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Sports Standings and Rescheduled Games Noted
The record table lists teams Cincinnati Brooklyn St Louis Chicago Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia and New York with win percentages and games. Several matches are postponed due to rain including Philadelphia at Chicago and ton at St Louis. Thursday schedule shows Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati and Boston at St Louis.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Ween
Chicago
Bos
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Try To Catch Ball Dropped 800 Feet
San Francisco players gather at Sportsfield near the California World’s Fair to try catching a baseball dropped from 800 feet by Captain A T Sewell from the Goodyear blimp Volunteer over Treasure Island.
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INS
A. T. Sewell
Goodyear Blimp
Treasure Island
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
The Associated Press lists leaders across the leagues with DiMaggio bright in batting at .396 for the American League, Foxx of Boston leading RBIs with 86, Foxx also logging 26 home runs. In the National League Werber of Cincinnati tops runs and McCormick of Cincinnati leads RBIs. Brown of St. Louis and McCormick of Cincinnati share hits with 124. Pitcher Walters of Cincinnati has 18 wins and 6 losses.
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New York
Foxx
Boston
Williams
McQuinn
Louis
McCoskey
Detroit
Tional
Oines Agneta Philadelphia
Werber
Cincinnati
McCormick
Cincnnati
Oott
Walters
Indians Sell Moose Solters to Browns for 7500
Cleveland announces the sale of outfielder Julius Moose Solters to the St. Louis Browns for 7500 dollars. The veteran, batting .275 this season, is expected to join Washington on Thursday, leaving Cleveland with four outfielders Campbell Chapman Heath and Weatherly.
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Cleveland Baseball Club
Julius “Moose” Solters
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Indians
St. Louis
Solters
Joe Gallagher
Browns
Bruce Campbell
Ben Chapman
Jeff Heath
Roy Weatherly
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