Rocket Car Race Headlines All Iowa Fair Show
Friday features the Granatelli rocket car driven by Antonio Granatelli at the All Iowa fair. The seven event program includes Emory Collins and Ben Musick in a dirt track clash. Barney Oldfield serves as referee while 18 cars compete for top honors.
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Kramer Fined $50 After Run-In With Umpire
St Louis Browns pitcher Jack Kramer paid $50 to the American League treasury after a dispute with umpire Red Jones in the first game of Sunday's twin bill against the Cleveland Indians in St Louis.
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Red Jones
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St. Louis
Stratosphere Man Selden Tops High Pole Acts
A. E. Selden from Michigan is hailed as the world's best high pole performer. The long-time showman sways 138 feet above ground on a 100-foot pole with only slight safety margins, a feat he perfected after years of trial and error. He recalls his 1940 San Francisco World’s Fair highlight and his quiet, amiable nature off the stage.
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Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Byron Nelson
A. E. Selden
Stratosphere
Orpheum
Ballyhoo
Selden
Billboard Magazine
Europe
Lansing
Mich
Rosenberg Secures Second in Wisconsin Rifle Meet
Local rifleman Bert Rosenberg placed second in the Wisconsin state small bore championship at Racine after two days of competition amid tricky wind. This marks his second runner-up finish in two weeks, following a three-point loss to State Champion Frank Miller at Waterloo on July 28.
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Bert Rosenberg
Racine
Wis
Rosenberg
Frank Miller
Waterloo
Mills Stiffens Swede in First Round Knockout
In Brighton England Freddie Mills British light heavyweight champion knocked out Sweden's John Nilsson in the first round of a ten round bout Mills weighed 179 and a quarter pounds Nilsson 175 and four fifths Mills floored Nilsson twice before finishing him with a decisive blow in the opening round
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Brighton
England
John Nilsson
Sweden
Mills
John Deere Reaches Semifinals in Midwest Open Softball
John Deere of Waterloo advances to the Midwest Open softball semifinals after beating Iowa Manufacturing and Quaker Oats. Quaker Oats dominates Iowa City 18 to 1 before a 10 to 0 five inning win over Quaker Oats. Straw throws a perfect game for John Deere. Matches tonight include Iowa Steel versus Worth Liberty and Coe Vets versus Waterloo Amvets as John Deere eyes Sunday’s semifinal opponent.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa
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Straw
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Iowa Steel
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Womacke
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Mittman
Underdog Holds Petra Even in Casino Meet
In Newport the rain shortened match at the Newport Casino invitational pitted Yvon Petra of France against Frank Guernsey of Orlando. After 6-3 and 3-6 the score stood 11-11 in the second set with Guernsey serving at deuce, leaving the outcome in suspense.
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Newport
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Guernsey
Boxers Tied to Same Golden Gloves Team
New York reports that Joe Louis, Tony Zale, Melio Bettina and Willie Joyce trained on the same Golden Gloves squad.
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NEA
Joe Louis
Tony Zale
Melio Bettina
Willie Joyce
Volga City Triumphs Over Aurora In Big Four Clash
Special to The Gazette Volga City defeated Aurora 15 to 7 in a Big Four baseball game at Aurora. The victory sets up Volga City for a road showdown at Strawberry Point next Sunday.
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Aurora
Strawberry Point
Racing Well Policed by TBP Agents
New York dispatch notes that Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau agents average 7.6 years of experience as Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents, highlighting professional expertise in the racing security force.
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NEA
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
F.B.I
Lead Shot Types Mentioned in Darignanes Report
The note differentiates two shot types: a chilled lead shot with antimony content and a soft shot of pure lead, as described in the Darignanes report.
Eden's Trotter Wins at Fair
On Tuesday at Hawk Eye Downs in All Iowa fair harness racing Say When driven by Tom Eden of Monticello posted a 2:11 second heat time to win. Galloway driven by Ed Allen of Des Moines also captured a heat win. multiple owners and connections listed among the entries.
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Galloway
Hawkeye Downs
Tommy Eden
Monticello
Sulky
Ed Allen
Des Moines
Tom Eden
W. G. Daggett
Cory
Don
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Roy Correll
Richmond Center
Wis
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Frank Beasley
Fairale
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Weat Liberty
Bille the Brewer
Richland Center
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West Liberty
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Jack Mitchell
Edgewood
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Fairingale
Ann Stoktn
Keith
Central City
Boxing results from multiple cities spell mixed outcomes
Freddie Mills in Brighton defeats John Nilsson by knockout as Gunnar Barland outpoints Joe Matiss in Binghamton. Willie Russell stops Chuck Hirst in Columbus, Debby Woods floors Bobby Liftwood in Wilmington, Tommy Greb beats Teddy Swain in Salem, Carlos Chavez prevails over Juan Leanos in Los Angeles.
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England
Freddie Mills
John Nilsson
Sweden
Columbus
Ohio
Williee Russell
Joe Matiss
Endicott
Salem
Mass
Tommy Greb
Boston
Teddy Swain
Toronto
Cubs Sign Iowan Fear to Report for Davenport
Everly pitcher Vernon Fear, 21, has been signed by the Chicago Cubs and will report to Davenport of the Three I League next spring. Fear struck out 192 in 12 games this season.
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Vernon
Fear
Chicago Cubs
Davenport
Knicks Sign Korovin From City College of NY
Hal Korovin, captain and center for City College of New York in 1944 45, signed with the Madison Square Garden Knickerbockers of the American Basketball Association.
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Korovin
NEW York
NBA
Hal Korovin
City College of New York
Madison Square Garden Knickerbockers
American Basketball Association
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