Wolff Stops Decatur Rally as Raiders Win 8-7
In a nine inning Commie series game, Wolff held off a late Decatur surge as the Raiders edged the Communists 8 to 7. Lou Hanning boosted the visitors with four hits, while Roge Wolff and relief pitching sealed the win. Cap Crossley’s Raiders moved within less than a game of fifth place and kept pace with rivals in the division. Fireworks and civic clubs headlined the night with Rossbach starting for the Raiders and Tom Sears for the Commies.
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Clinton Owls Top Evansville Bees 2 1 In Beaten Series Opener
Clinton Owls defeated Evansville Bees 2 1 as runs came in the second and third innings. Manders matched by Evansville’s Riopp struggled at times but struck out eight with no walks. Key hits included Zon tin Dews and Scarlet driving in runs, with strong Evansville defense and seven left on base for Evansville.
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Bloomington Rally Secures 5-3 Victory Over Moline
Bloomington scored all five runs in the final three innings to beat Moline 5-3 in game one. Stefani pitched six strong innings for the Plows before Demolsey closed, while Moline tallied in the first, fifth, and eighth. Cavosie homered for Bloomington and Adams and Levan produced key hits for Moline.
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North Liberty Teams Beaten In Two Games
Special to The Gazette report from North Liberty notes the Demons fell to Oxford 8-5 while Lone Tree defeated the North Liberty Indians 5-4 in Sunday action. The two games showcased close scoring and competitive play amid local standings.
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Standings and results from three-EYF AGuE league
Standings show Evansville leading with 62 wins and 36 losses. Moline 45-51, Decatur 55-42, Springfield 52-44, Waterloo 46-49, Clinton 36-60. Tuesday results include Cedar Rapids 7, Decatur 1, and Bloomington 4, Moline 3. Wednesday games list Cedar Rapids at Decatur and other matchups. Major MLB style scores interleaved show New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, and Philadelphia in various results with several rain and wet ground notes.
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Harridge Made A Bad Match Over Night Baseball Reforms
Bill Corum argues proxy Will Harridge risks a clash by opposing Leland Stanford MacPhail and night baseball proposals. He credits MacPhail with reviving the Brooklyn club and improving baseball, while noting Harridge’s past ballyhoo and Ruth’s influence on the Yankees. Corum urges the National and American leagues to adopt MacPhail’s forward thinking.
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Qualify This Week For Country Club Handicap Tourney
The annual Country Club handicap golf tournament begins with a qualifying round held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday per a Wednesday club announcement by George Taylor the club pro. Match play starts the following Monday.
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Entries For City Net Tourney Close Friday
Cedar Rapids tennis council urges all who plan to compete in the city tournament August 14 to 28 to file entries with their club representatives. Represented groups include Country Club Cedar Rapids Tennis Association Kenwood Industrial League and the Y M C A. Entries close Friday night.
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Country Club
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No Matches Tuesday In Ellis Golf Meet
No matches were played Tuesday in the Ellis course tournament but two favorites, John Jacobs and Glenn Darrow, were set to meet Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the upper bracket.
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Leads Divers In Marion Pool Tonight
Arnold Christen will headline the Marion water carnival diving show at the Marion pool on Friday night. He leads a troupe from the University of Iowa with Adolph Keifer of Chicago world backstroke champion and 1936 Olympian, along with Jim Cook diving champion of Illinois, among others.
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Chicago
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Illinois
Giants Whip Bees In Pitchers Duel
New York and Boston play a low scoring game with Lohrman tallying a win over MacFayden. DiMaggio and West deliver key hits for the Giants while Moore, Danning and Leeds drive in runs for the Bees in a tight 4 to 1 finish.
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Bill Harris Helps Boston To Victory
Boston's 38 year old Bill Harris, from Buffalo, shut down the Athletics with ten hits allowed and five strikeouts, as the Red Sox won 16-4. Rookie Jim Tabor hit a homer in the big seventh, aiding Boston's late surge. Meanwhile, the Yankees lost 4-2 to Washington, with Ken Chase delivering the decisive ninth inning run, and Cleveland split a doubleheader with the Browns, dropping the first, winning the second.
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Wrestler to referee main Cedar Park show Thursday
Gabe Zeller from Olympia Washington will referee the Cedar Park wrestling card headlined by Olaf Swenson and Harry Kent. The bout will feature Zeller amid a program that also includes Al Bisig versus Dr. Gordon McKenzie and Gino Red Vagnone versus Jack Hader.
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Los Angeles
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Jack Hader
Kansas City
Bo McMillin Named All-Star Coach In Fan Poll
Indiana coach Bo McMillin topped Harry Kipke and others in a 16 million fan poll to lead the 1938 All-Star team against the Washington Redskins on August 31. Kipke, Ducky Pond, Elmer Layden, and A. J. Robertson followed, as ballots surged in Bo’s home state. Total ballots rose by about ten million from 1937, signaling strong interest.
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Ducky” Pond
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Baseball game summary shows Presswell win over Johnson
In 2 1 2 innings Presswell allowed 3 hits and won as Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 9 to 3. Key plays include Klein's solo homer and Brack Hudson Hassett Camilli Durocher Shea and Whitney with RBIs. Tamulis Mulcahy and Hamlin pitched for the teams with Presswell earning the win and Johnson the loss.
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Armstrong Faces Ambers In 15 Round Polo Grounds Title Fight
Henry Armstrong, known as the human threshing machine, seeks to unify featherweight lightweight and welterweight crowns by beating Lou Ambers tonight at the Polo Grounds in a 15 round bout. Ambers, clever and durable, aims to upset the favored champion, while NBC will broadcast the fight at 8 p.m. local time and gate receipts may fall short of expectations.
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Middle States Tennis Meet Delayed At Country Club
Pairings for the Middle States tennis tournament at the Country Club were to be made Wednesday afternoon just before the opening matches. The delay was due to late entries and the possibility of more arriving later. The tournament runs through the week with finals Sunday afternoon.
Fred Faurot Named To Coach Parsons College
Parsons college officials said Tuesday Fred Faurot, former State Teachers college at Kirksville Missouri coach, accepted a position as coach for the coming year filling the vacancy created by Leo J. Frank’s resignation to join Puget Sound college in Tacoma Washington.
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