Raiders Fall to Cedar Rapids in Bloomington Series Opener
Bill Rucker pitched four hit ball for Bloomington in a 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids. Fugit Rumsey and Lahman collected singles for the Raiders, who stranded two in the first inning. Rucker homered in the eighth as Bloomington erased an early deficit and never relinquished the lead.
Fifth for Rucker boosts Bloomington in three day stand
Bill Rucker stopped Cedar Rapids with four hits Wednesday night for his fifth win against one loss. The Belle Plaine product is rising as a feared pitcher after stints in infield and outfield. Bloomington plans him for a game in the August 15 16 17 schedule with a doubleheader on the 16th, a booster night by the Chamber of Commerce Young Men's Bureau.
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Cedar Rapids
Bloomington
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Young Men's Bureau
The
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Washington Senators
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Pie Traynor
Lee Handley
Pep Young
Bees
Boston
Cedar Rapids Raiders Rally As Rucker Homers In Loss
In Cedar Rapids, Talos lined a single to spark a scoreless stretch with a stolen base and score on Fernandez. Harris started a late spurt with a first inning single, scoring on a double play. Rucker cleared the bases with a eighth inning homer as Cedar Rapids logged ten hits, including four double plays in a 4-3 defeat with Wayne Rossbach or Lee Hanning expected to start Thursday. The Raiders sit at one win and two losses on a 12 game road trip with one rainout at Evansville.
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Former Gazette Boy Versatile Athlete
Cedar Rapids teen Charlie Joss, 172 pounds and a former Gazette carrier, fought well in the finals of the C M T C wrestling and boxing tournament. He won a boxing decision over M Thiele of Maynard and then earned a wrestling decision against W Joiner of Centerville. A McKinley High School senior next fall, Joss plans to report for football after starring with Gazette Newsies in basketball and baseball.
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Antonio and Everett Reach Lefty Final in 36 Holes
Antonio of Linden New Jersey and Everett of Rome Georgia advance to the 36 hole final of the national left handed golfers tournament. Antonio has been medalist for two years and lost to Everett in last year's semi final.
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Everett
Swarthmore man dumps 24 goldfish in well for mosquitos
Kenneth Reed released 24 goldfish into a spring-fed well at a local golf course claiming they would eat mosquitos. A week later the mosquitoes persisted and the fish were gone, with Reed declining to draw any conclusions.
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Swarthmore, Pa
Kenneth Reed
Reed
Evansville Defeats Waterloo 7 to 2 in opener
Evansville mixed hits with Waterloo errors to win 7 2 in the series opener. Giebell earned his 15th win, holding Waterloo to six hits as Evansville built an early lead and never looked back.
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Evansville
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Floyd Giebell
Red Hawks
Standings and results from three leagues update
Standings for THREE-EXYE LEAGUE show Evansville and Waterloo leading sections with Bloomington and Decatur midpack. Wednesday results include Bloomington 2 Cedar Rapids 1 and Decatur 6 Clinton 4. Thursday matches list Cedar Rapids at Bloomington and Waterloo at Evansville among others.
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Pirates and Indians ignore the calendar in pennant chase
The piece notes surprise moves as the Pirates surge toward the lead with a doubleheader sweep in Boston and a 28-hit effort, while the Indians stay close behind the Yankees in the American League race. It highlights Giants, Reds, Cardinals, Dodgers, and Athletics showing notable results as teams press toward midseason standings.
Major League Box Scores Philadelphia Chicago
Box scores show Philadelphia and Chicago games with runs hits and errors across two twin bills. Moses and Johnson lead bats in the first. Brucker tops the second with four RBIs for Philadelphia while Kreevich and Werber pace Chicago. Whitehead, Boyles, and Risney struggle on the mound in varied innings.
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Burleigh Grimes Praised Amid Boxing Rumors and Baseball Notes
By Eddie Briez New York AP Broadway operators fret over Arm strong as 3-1 favorite to trim Lou Ambers amid bets fueling up to 244 to 1. Mentions Helen Detwiller of Washington DC as a broadcast talent and other boxing figures like Blondy Ryan, Burleigh Grimes, and Ambers in a mosaic of sports chatter and speculative bets. The column also notes Sugar Bowl reservations, Hambletonian outsider bets, and regional sports tidbits from various cities and leagues.
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Lighters Triumph Over La Plant Nine 5-2 in M and J League
Iowa Power and Light baseball club powered past La Plante-Choate nine 5-2 as Oscie Theisen silenced the visitors after a rough first inning. La Plante dropped to 0-11 this season while the Light company improved to 11-3 with key hits from Diehl and Bailey.
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Wampler Swenson Head Wrestling Card Tonight
Earl Wampler of Scranton battles Olaf Hands Swenson from Minneapolis in the main event at Cedar Park. One fall sixty minute limit. Semi windup features Al Bisignano of Des Moines versus Alf Johnson of Minneapolis. Opening bout pairs Gino Red Vag of Columbus against Don McIntyre of Omaha.
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Reach Second Round In Golf Meet At Ellis
The Ellis golf tournament completed first round play Wednesday with several matches decided in the championship flight. Winners include Bob Hastings over Don Taylor 1 up, Walt Hodge over Dick Zvacek 1 up, Elmer Hightower over Ed Topic 6 and 5, Bill McPartland over Bill Engel 3 and 2, Tom Houke over Bernhard Sieger 2 and 1, Bob Buchan over Eithard Ball 3 and 1, and Alex Mitchell over John Breckle 7 and 6, among others as second-round play begins.
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Don Taylor
Walt Hodge
Dick Zvacek
Earl Baird
Elmer Hightower
Ed Topic
Bill McPartland
Bill Engel
Tom Houke
Bernhard Sieger
Bob Buchan
Ducky Pond Leads National Poll For All Star Coach Role
Yale's Ray mond Ducky Pond surged to first in the national vote to name the college all-star coach for the game against the Washington Redskins on August 31 in Chicago. He posted 2,808,649 points, ahead of Elmer Layden of Notre Dame who had 2,747,694, with Kipke and McMillan following.
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Raymond “Ducky
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Elmer Layden
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Harry Kipke
Michigan
Penford Sugars Win In Industrial Loop
Roosevelt Hotel of Penford Sugars, led by captain Ronnie Rawson and Tru man Yardley, won the Industrial Golf league title after a late rally. Ottumwa defeated Cedar Rapids 5 to 3 in a state Junior baseball tournament opener, with Cedar Rapids left on base 12 times and Kenney striking out 10.
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Head Doing Nicely
Medina Tenn AP Speed ball Jake Slaughter of the Zion Hill Billies hoped to adjust his wind up after breaking his pitching arm by striking his head while preparing to throw. The injury halted a 3 0 game advantage against the Webb Farmers in the sixth inning leaving his team without a pitcher. In New York City the average work week for office workers is 30 hours.
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Dick Hainline Defeated in Culver Tennis Tourney
Rock Island Iowa champion Dick Hainline fell in the fourth round of the national boys and juniors tennis tournament at Culver Ind He was eliminated by Isadore Bellis of Philadelphia Wayne Anderson of Shenandoah and his partner Robert Abbott of Los Angeles went out in the boys doubles quarterfinals with Abbott.
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Consultation Planned On Ormsby's Illness
Chicago AP says physicians arranged a Thursday consultation to diagnose the illness of Emmet Red Ormsby an American League umpire. Ormsby was admitted Monday with a high fever described as fair by his doctor Dr. Richard J. Bennett Jr and tests were under way to determine the disease.
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