Anamosa Edges LaPlant-Choate In Eight Inning Tilt
Anamosa scored on a passed ball and a blooper that never left the infield grass to beat LaPlant-Choate 5 4 in eight innings at Daniels Park. Guy Bruce pitched well in relief, fanning three in the seventh and eighth, but an eighth inning single by Norm Ahrendson and a grounded infield error allowed the decisive run.
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Tait Cummins
Anamosa
LaPlant-Choate
Daniels Park
Guy Bruce
LaPlant
Freddie Melichar
Guy
Norm Ahrendson
Jensen
Ralph Ingels
Howdy Mohr
Ahrendson
Chicago Pirates to headline Sunday doubleheader in Daniels park
Frank Tvrdik of the VFW booked the Chicago Pirates a fast Negro team to play the second game of a doubleheader. The Pirates, leaders in the colored league with Milwaukee Boston and Cleveland, face Anamosa and Speeder in the first game at 1:30 then the Vets meet the Pirates.
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Daniels Park
Frank Tvrdik
V.F.W
Chicago Pirates
Pirates
Milwaukee
Boston
Cleveland
Anamosa
Speeder
Vets
Anamosa Battles LaPlant In See-Saw Baseball Duel
Al Kolarik led a late defensive surge by Anamosa as he forced a second on his error and struck out the last LaPlant hitters for a see-saw game. Anamosa built a 3-0 first inning lead before LaPlant rallied with timely hits from Carrie Lamansky Ingels and Wayne Bruce to tie and then take a brief advantage before Kolarik closed it out.
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Guy
Anamosa
Sawyer
Kafer
Rands
Ingels
Wayne Bruce
LaPlant
Carrie
Lamansky
Ahrendson
Kolarik
N. Edwards
N. Sawyer
C' Edwards
Weer Norton
Bees
Jensen
BR. Edwards
Seane Ingels
Bruce
Knake
Baldridge
Scovese
Woolwine
Lehar
Weelwine
Melichar
Lamansky Oy
Ruce
I Kolarite
Sioten
Abrendsen
Rues
Arriee
Ingels Ie Fraeh
Ake
Olarik
Giants of sport loom as postwar boom slows to pace
Ted Williams is highlighted as a potential postwar giant amid fading hopes for a new sports boom. The piece argues true giants emerge slowly and notes Williams plans to regain form after service. It also mentions Ellis Park softball at John Deere Waterloo, with Skinny Straw pitching as Cedar Rapids eyes a strong tourney field starting Sunday.
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Ted Williams
Williams
Ted
Ellis Park
Ellis
Middle West
Cedar Rapids
John Deere
Waterloo
Former Flyweight Champion Benny Lynch Dies in Glasgow
Benny Lynch, former world flyweight champion, died in a Glasgow hospital Tuesday night. He walked in at 5:00 p.m. complaining of illness and died three hours later. Lynch won the title from Jackie Brown in Manchester on September 8, 1935, defended it twice, and retired in 1937 for being over the weight limit.
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London
Benny Lynch
Glasgow
British Press Association
Scotland
Lynch
Jackie Brown
Manchester
England
Volga City Defeats Littleport in Tight Big Eight Game
Volga City beat Littleport 4 to 2 as Moore and Chase pitched and T. Smith caught. Johnny Rizzo leads the American Association with a .378 average in 46 games for St. Paul, possibly ending the season in Brooklyn.
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Volga City
Littleport
Moore
Chase
T. Smith
Johnny Rizzo
Brooklyn
St. Paul
Hambletonian Postponed To Thursday
Rain drenched Good Time track at Goshen delaying the 21st Hambletonian Trotting Classic and the $50,000 feature. Officials halted all races as water filled puddles and dampened the crowd’s spirits.
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Rockets Halfback Bill McArthur May Lose Left Leg
In Santa Rosa California AP reports Bill McArthur Chicago Rockets halfback suffers a compound fracture from a practice injury and may face amputation of the left leg near the ankle due to complications learned Wednesday.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Bill McArthur
Chicago Rockets
Start Kid League Playoff Thursday At Daniels Park
The John Beck league playoff race tightens as Barney Paint tops Bordens Ice Cream 7 to 5 to force a showdown with The Gazette at Daniels Park. The Gazette crushes Waffle Shop 15 to 3 to set up a Gazetervs Barney Paint clash for the John Beck crown while Rotary earns a Civic and Service league final bid with a 17 to 0 win over Embassy Club. The Vets close with a 6 to 4 victory over S S Civic. Playoffs begin Thursday at 9 am with Rotary vs S S Civic, followed by The Gazette vs Barney Paint.
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Waffle Shop
Starnes
M. Selzer
Waffle Boys
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S.S. Civic
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Richardson
Rotary Club
Chuck Fulton
Vets
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Cohen
Daniels Park
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Woodward
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Elgin
Ferguson
Bell
C. Long
R. Long
Shardson
Bulechek
B. Peterson
Aukerman
Hatteries
Pulton and Fitch
Drown and
Oolten
Davenport Extends Lead With Double Win In Three-I Race
United Press reports Davenport holds a game and a half lead after a double victory over Springfield. Davenport won 9-4 with five runs in the eleventh inning, and 6-3 as six runs came in the second inning. Evansville beat Danville, Terre Haute topped Decatur 11-1, and Quincy edged Waterloo 9-8 after a late rally.
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United Press
Davenport
Springfield
Danville
Evansville
Cubs
Terre Haute
Decatur
Quincy
Waterloo
Country Club Handicap Tourney Underway at Cedar Rapids
First round play in the Cedar Rapids Country Club men’s handicap golf tournament nears completion with two thirds finished and a Saturday deadline for second rounds. Results include Toman over Chadima 2 up and Von Lackum over Campbell 3 and 2 in First Flight, Soboda Jr. over O Donnell by default in Second Flight, and multiple 3 and 2 or 4 and 2 decisions across flights.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Joe Toman
B. Chadima
J. K. von Lackum
Frank Campbell
Or Wheeler
H. Buckner
Glenn Chadima
T. Chadima
Tom Crabbe
Wendell Delzeil
Harold Reid
Glenn Wheeler
Kehrer Loses In Ellis Open Championship Flight
Chuck Slauson defeated John Kehrer 2 and 1 in the Ellis Park Open championship flight with a 75 final round. Kehrer had placed with Earl Wilde in the Iowa City Invitational. Lower flights feature Fattig over Zisko 1 up and Shimek over Schnoebelen 4 3.
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Chuck Slauson
John Kehrer
Slauson
Kehrer
Earl Wilde
Iowa City
Fir&t Flight
Gilbert Fattig
Joe Zisko
Ed Shimek
C. L. Schnoebelen
Alta Driver Wins Top Money at Benton Fair
Walt Raines of Alta Ta in his White special was top money winner at Benton County fair midget auto race Tuesday. Raines placed in multiple events including first in heat and sweepstakes, with other top finishers Ken Rubright Art Wheeler Harley Phillips and Joe Gustaf among the crowd.
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Ken Rubright
Walt Raines
Harley Phillips
Paul Newkirk
Jerry Shirley
Jim Morgan
Bill Sallow
Ken, Rubright
Red Hoyle
Joe Gustaf
Joe Bowers
DuWayne Stewart
Willard Yates
Armstrong Outfit Trims Peter Pan In Open Softball
Armstrong's rallied with two seventh inning runs to beat Peter Pan 5-4 in an Open league game at Ellis on Tuesday night. Krumbholtz delivered the game winning hit after a error and a hit batsman, with a run-scoring off an advance. Quaker Oats lost to A F L 18619 5-6 in the Industrial Loop. In make-up C Loop games American Legion and Lions won easily over Barlow Maney and the Elks.
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Armstrong
Peter Pan
Ellis
Bakers
Krumbholtz
Quaker Oats
A. F
Penick
Ford
American ‘Legion
Lions Club
Pirates switch spring training sites to Florida likely Miami Beach
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced a move of their 1947 spring training camp from San Bernardino California to a Florida location probably Miami Beach, becoming the fourth major team to switch sites.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Teans
San Bernardino
Calif
Florida
Miami Beach
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