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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1950

Page

2

Red Peppers in Three-I notes and baseball lore

A digest of Three-I League attendance leaders and team finances plus reader queries on the 1932 World Series. Cedar Rapids leads in attendance, Brooklyn Dodgers tennis on losses, Ohio State pressbox upgrades, and a Pat Harmon column including an Old Judge question about Bill Jurges and the 1932 Cubs-Yankees World Series.

Cleveland Ed Krause Notre Dame Red Sitko Billy Barrett Red Sitke Brooklyn Dodgers Danville Quad Cities Dodgers Pat Bill Jurges Cubs Yankees Earl Combs Jurges Sewell Ruth Riggs Stephenson Lou Gehrig Bill Dickey Combs Babe Ruth Mark Koenig Koenig Yanks Scrooge Nickel-Nurser P.H

Baseball Standings And Schedule From Saturday Lineup

Major matchups listed include New York at Cleveland with Raschi facing Feller at 6 30 p m. Boston visits Chicago with Nixon opposed by Holcombe. Philadelphia at St Louis pairs pergele Garver or Dorish. Washington Detroit and several other games follow with varying start times Saturday includes multiple afternoon meetings.

New York Cleveland Raschi Feller Boston Chicago Nixon Holcombe Philadelphia St. Louis Pergele Garver Dorish Washington Detroit Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn Pet. G Philadelphia Eversseeene Ouis Kuzava Va Gray Brooklyn Oston St Louis New York A Ore Eeeseesenes Resul Sd St. Cincinnati Beements Pollet

Terre Haute Pitching Stalls Indians Again 4 to 2

Terre Haute defeats Cedar Rapids 4 to 2 at Memorial Stadium as Prosper Boutet wins on the mound. Jake Schmitt George New contributed hits, while Cedar Rapids rallied in the third with three runs before Terre Haute answered with one in the seventh for the final margin. Sufficient detail of innings, players, and key plays maintained.

Pet. GB Terre Haute Danville Eerr One Waterloo Seeee Evansville Cedar Rapids ASI Decatur Quad Cities Waterloo Danville Fransville Quincy

State Trap Shoot Opens With High Scores From Cedar Rapids

John A. Smith of Cedar Rapids and six other shooters broke 99 of 100 targets in the 16 yard event to open the state trap shoot here Friday. Smith, 20, missed on his 97th bird. Martin Leitch of Fort Dodge also faltered late. Several shooters posted 99s including Joe Schriener of Ollie and George Crist of Letts, with others among top marks in early rounds.

Cou Falls John A. Smith Cedar Rapids Smith Franklin Martin Leitch Ft. Dodge Iowa Joe Schriener Ollie George Crist Letts Bob Fucs Council Bluffs Earnest Jelley Inpendence Roy Swanson Viola, Ill Cedar

Wilson Halls Riders blank Roosevelt to finish summer play

Wilson High School defeated Roosevelt 3 to 0 Thursday afternoon as Wally Krause limited the Riders to three hits. Dick Curtiss singled and scored on Bernie Erenberger’s hit after an earlier Erenberger run, followed by Bob Snyder’s homer. The win improves Wilson to 12 wins 4 losses 2 ties.

Wilson High School Roosevelt Wilson Wally Krause Dick Curtis Bernie Erenberger Erenberger Bob Snyder

Franklin and Wilson Referenced In Historic Slate

A fragmented OCR item mentions Franklin a simoosevelt Wilson and McKinley in a historical context. The text references notable presidents and a possible political lineup without clear dates or events.

Franklin Simoosevelt Wilson McKinley

Northwestern freshman wins Chicago district junior golf title

Miles Schlapik, 18, Northwestern University freshman, defeats teammate Jerry Thomas, 19, Beloit Wisconsin, 5 and 3 to capture the Chicago district junior golf crown.

Chicago Miles Schlapik Northwestern University Jerry Thomas Beloit Wis

Schroeder Heads Davis Cup Squad

Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta California heads a list of 11 players named to the U S Davis Cup squad. From these will come four players who will compete against Sweden Australia winner to defend the tennis cup at Forest Hills New York August 25 26 27.

New York Ted Schroeder la Crescenta Calif U. S America Forest Hills N. Y

Tennis Squad Picks Aug 15 for Eastern Grass Court Events

The team selected for the late August circuit after the Eastern Grass Court Championships in South Orange includes Schroeder Budge Patty Billy Talbert Gardnar Mulloy Tom Brown Art Larsen Sam Match Herbie Flam Dick Savitt Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert, all from major U S clubs. Others may be added later.

South Orange N. J Newport R. L Schroeder Budge Patty Los Angeles Billy Talbert New York Gardnar Mulloy Miami Tom Brown Art Larsen Sam Match San Francisco Herbie Flam Beverly Hills Calif Dick Savitt Orange, N. J Vic Seixas Philadelphia Tony Trabert Cincinnati Ohio

Umpires Play in Benefit Tonight at Ellis Park

Umpires are set to face John Beck's team at Ellis Park in a benefit softball game. Proceeds will go to polio relief efforts.

John Beck Ellis Park

Sumner Tops Elkader In 12-5 Victory

Elkader visitors fell 12 to 5 as Sumner dominated with a 002 005 140 line while Elkader managed 101 9 29 001. Buhr Richkemmr fried Rhode Welch Glesne and Froehle contributed for Sumner as the teams schedule a rematch Sunday night at Sumner.

Sumner Elkader Buhr Richkemmr Fried Rhode Welch Glesne Froehle

Tigers May Not Need Hank Borowy Insurance

Detroit fans see a strong run as the Tigers, led by Art Houtteman, win three straight against the Yankees to widen the gap in the AL standings. Hank Borowy, acquired from Pittsburgh, faces questions about his top form as interleague dealings unfold.

Tigers Hank Borony Bengals Hank Borowy Hank Pittsburgh Pirates Borowy Yankees Chicago Cubs Cubs Detroit New York Yankees Art Houtteman Bombers Cleveland

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