Groth Delivers Big Three Rays as Tigers Beat Indians
Johnny Groth slugged a grand slam and a bases loaded homer as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-1. Groth's two home runs helped beat Bob Lemon and revived the Tigers in their Intercity clash. The victory followed prior Detroit wins and amid a tight AL pennant race with New York and Boston pushing for second place. Ralph Kiner hit his 33rd homer for Pittsburgh as Curt Simmons and the Phillies won in relief.
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Joe Reichter
Associated Press
Johnny Groth
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Groth
Tigers
Tribe
Bob Lemon
Bob Feller
Great Lakes
Detroit
Art Houtteman
Marlin Stuart
Larry Doby
Luke Easter
New York Yankees
Washington
Yankees
Boston
Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Braves
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Chicago
Cubs
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Reds
Ralph Kiner
Bucs
Louis Stock Zooms on Ezzy's Win
In Buffalo Ezzy Charles defeated Freddie Beshore in 2 53 of the 14th round as Joe Louis gains in stock. Charles admitted no sharpness after ten months out but said he would be ready for Louis with Mintz and Tannas backing him. A crowd of 6 298 paid 28 666 for a heavy weight title show, a modern record low for attendance and receipts.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Freddie Beshore
Charles
Memorial Auditorium
Ezzy
Beshore
Jake Mintz
Tom Tannas
Cincinnati
Mintz
U. S
New York
Louis
West Baden
Ind
Associated Press
Barney Felix
Yanks and Senators to Pause for Babe Ruth Tribute
The New York Yankees and Washington Senators will halt play mid game on Wednesday to honor Babe Ruth on the second anniversary of the home run king's death.
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Babe Ruth
Washington
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Indians Plan Three Special Nights at Memorial Stadium
The Indians announce a Three-i series with Quad Cities at Memorial Stadium starting Thursday. Thursday is Boy Scout night with Scouts in uniform in a special section. Friday features Iowa City and Anamosa night, with a Black and Gold auto caravan from Iowa City and a band from Anamosa. Saturday is ladies night aiming to beat the 1,700 guest record set July 30, 1949. tickets sold at Strahler's Clothing.
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Memorial Stadium
Quad Cities
Iowa City
Anamosa
Auto Caravan
Leo Cilek
Racine’s
Gene Claussen
KXIC
al Schmahl
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Don Powell
Ana
Beauchamp Nearly Upsets Barnes in City Tennis Match
Unseeded Felix Beauchamp pushed second seed Norman Barnes to the limit in a quarterfinal nipping 6-4 4-6 6-3 after earlier defeating Dean Norman 6-2 6-0. Beauchamp had led 2-0 and 3-2 in the third set before Barnes steadied. Dr. Francis Tucker advanced to quarterfinals by beating Al Bickel and Doug West. Jack Fletcher manages the men's division in McDonald’s absence.
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Francis Tucker
Felix Beauchamp
Norman Barnes
Barnes
Beauchamp
Dr. Tucker
al Bickel
Doug West
Jack Fletcher
Jim McDonald
Tennis Tournament Round Results With Several Walkovers
The report lists multiple round results for men and women singles. Players including Gorden McNeil Pete Mauchame Ed Daly Doug West Fred Gable von Palmer and Dr Tucker advance through first to third rounds with several byes and defaults noted.
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Gorden McNeil
Bruce Fishwild
Pete Mauchame
Dean Norman
Ed Daly
Harold Lion
John Mackenzie
Doug West
John Krumholtz
Ensnes Tucker
al Bickel Vorman
Peres
Beauchamp
Fred Gable
Alec Mackenzie
von Palmer
Bob Fisher
Dr.Tucker
West
Asner Mason
Elinor Kolar
Collins Armstrongs Triumph in Industrial A Playoffs
Collins defeated Cherry Burrell 9-8 and Armstrongs topped Iowa Manufacturing 9-8 in Industrial A softball at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Wednesday action features Link Belt Speeder vs Wilson and Company with Collins and Speeder set to play Thursday at 7 45 p m.
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Collins
Cherry Burrell
Armstrong
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Wilson and Company
Speeder
Waterloo Hawks blast Cedar Rapids 17 to 5 in thundering win
Waterloo set a season hitting mark with 19 hits and four home runs as Vito Valentinetti earned his 9th win and Herb Reilly took the loss. Cedar Rapids made runs late but Waterloo led 9 0 after five and cruised past 3 701 fans.
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the Gazette
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Hawks
Herb Reilly
Reilly
Gene Thomas
Gene Petralli
Don Brass
Vito Valentinetti
Jim King
Bruss
Forbes
Nick Romeo
Mark Wylie
Hawk
del Lang
Scoles
Prentice
Valentinetti
RBI
Kirrene
Petralli
Wilson
Thomas
Verespy
Lang
J. King
Brass
Hr—Petralli
So—Valentinetti
Wylie
Wyle
Ho—Reilly
Kanesso
Bob Schumann
John Peiton
Club State Archery Matches Set at Ellis
The Cedar Rapids Archery club with 70 members will host its club championship at Ellis park. Men shoot a Double American round of 180 arrows at 40 50 and 60 yards. Women shoot a Double Columbia round of 162 arrows at 30 40 and 50 yards. Juniors shoot junior rounds. The Iowa State Archery Association will hold the state championship at Ellis park on September 3 4.
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Cedar Rapids
Irish Chicago reporter lands top role with San Francisco Shrine
Francis J. Powers, Chicago newspaperman and Irish Catholic, named manager of the Islam Temple East-West All-Star football game in San Francisco. Powers, a football authority, will assemble the 1949 roster with coaches Bud Wilkinson and Jess Neely for the West and Bernie Bierman and Tuss McLaughry for the East. He leaves the Chicago Daily News after a long career and stops at Lake Tahoe before settling in. Powers predicts Notre Dame will rise in 1950 and Ohio State will decide the Big Ten race with Illinois third.
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Golden Gate
Mystic Shrine
Chicago
Francis J. Powers
Powers
Shrine
Shrine Children’s Hospital
San Francisco Shriners
Shriners
Shrine Hospital
Ohio State
New York
Cleveland
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Jess Neely
Rice
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Tuss McLaughry
Dartmouth
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Daily News
Bull Coffman
Lake Tahoe
Northwestern University
Illinois
Midwest
Notre Dame
Michigan
Wisconsin
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Pitchers Schedule
Baseball standings show Chicago and St. Louis percentages with other teams. Wednesday games list Brooklyn New York doubleheader and Cincinnati Chicago matchups with probable pitchers. Three-I League results and upcoming night games are noted for Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Danville Decatur Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Danville
Waterloo
Quincey
Evansville
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Quad Cities
Quincy
Baseball scores and schedule summaries across multiple cities
Box scores show Detroit, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland and Washington with records and game results. Scheduled games include New York at Washington, Chicago at Detroit, Philadelphia at Boston and St. Louis at Cleveland with varied start times and pitching matchups like Byrne against Consuegra and Pierce versus Trout.
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New York
Cacyceccnes
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Byrne
Consuegra
Chicago
Pierce
Trout
Scheib
Hooper
Stobbs
Masterson
St. Louis
Widmar
Marshall
Garcia
Flores
Extra Features at Ce-Mar Tonight Stock Race and Music
The V F W post No 788 and the American Federation of Musicians sponsor a stock car race program at Ce Mar Bowl tonight. Time trials start at 7 o clock and the first race at 8 15. The Ce Mar fifth mile oval tracks are tested and the V F W band will perform. A special match race with officials driving cars is planned.
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V.F.W. Post
American Federation of Musicians
Ce-Mar Bowl
Ce-Mar Fifth Mile Oval
V.F.W. Band
M J Names 18 Stars To Play Smco
An 18 man all star squad from five non winning Mbaseball league teams was named to play champion Iowa Manufacturing Friday at Daniels Park. The seven inning game boosts the league treasury with no admission. The lineup features Dick Farmer Wilson catcher league batting champ 460 and Bruce duo including Guy Wayne Bruce and Don Wink.
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M- Baseball League
Iowa Manufacturing
Daniels Park
Jim Baldridge
Art Holland
Wilson
Pinkie Fuller
Speeder
Bruce
Wayne
Memorial Stadium
Guy Bruce
Wayne Bruce
LaPlant
Orville Healless
Clarence Kramer
Iowa Steel
Dick Farmer
Dom Kaliban
Towa Steel
Don Wink
Babe Cypra
Bob Havith
Bill Birkicht
Ken Charipar
Gien Breer
Beck
Carl Schirm
Mike Usher
Ev Andrew
Clyde Dunn
LaPiant
Gien Matter
Bob White
Bob Tordik
Ray Warchotf
Ralph Gearehart
Len Benhart
Merle Benhart
Bill Currell
Ron Schueler
Bob Stastny
Ihe Reid
Marlin Jacobs
Marengo Wins ECSL Title Clincher over North English 7 0
Marengo clinched the East Central Iowa league title with a 7 0 victory over North English, the second place team. Dick Farmer homered with two aboard in the seventh as Marengo built a 7 run lead. Tommy Roberts added a double and a single for North English. The league playoff series begins after Cedar Rapids Tournament of Champions.
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North English
Preere
Bellevue
Lader Watkins i
Illamsbure
Iowa
Belle Plaine
Dick Farmer
Tommy Roberts
North Baatich
Marens
We Anderson
Haines
Sebanbeener
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Islam Temple
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