Raiders Meet Decatur in Cedar Rapids Series Start
Cedar Rapids Raiders return home to host Decatur for a three night set at Hill Park beginning tonight at 8 30 pm with a 5 40 pm and 8 pm Sunday double feature and free admission for women on Monday. Calvert loses 2 0 as Embree wins 1 0 in separate action. Commies ride five game win streak into town after Evansville run. Sanitary Farm Dairies Raiders club members admitted for five bottle caps.
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Springfield Dandies Lead League With Key Tuesday Game
Two Dandies Springfield tops the league and travels Tuesday for a single meeting. On Wednesday the United Brethren church sponsors the annual bargain game with all seats 29 cents except the box. The Springfield series concludes Thursday night.
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Clinton Raiders Sweep Doubleheader With One Run Win
Clinton’s Raiders beat Cedar Rapids 1 0 in seven innings as Red Embree fired a two hit gem. In the nightcap Paul Calvert pitched eight innings for Clinton but Cedar Rapids won 2 0 as Calvert yielded four singles and the Giants pushed across two runs.
Decorah Club Championship Begins At Decorah Course
DECORAH The first round of the annual club championship will be played Sunday at the Onenta golf and country club. All flights call for 36 holes match play.
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North Liberty Bud and Walt Softball Hosts Tiffin
The North Liberty Bud and Walt softball team will host Tiffin on Thursday at 12 noon.
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Marvin Peek to box on Des Moines boxing card
Promoter Pinkie George announced a 30 round Des Moines card for Monday night led by a 10 round heavyweight bout between Bob Nestell of Los Angeles and Lee Saveld of Des Moines. Also on the bill are Marvin Peek of Cedar Rapids vs Buzz Lanning of Ottumwa and four other bouts with city and state notes.
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Los Angeles
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City Tennis Pairings Set For Saturday Across Five Divisions
Pairings for the annual city tennis tournament will be made Saturday for five divisions including men’s singles and doubles women’s singles junior singles and boys singles Play begins Monday at Coe Kenmore and city public courts Finals set for Aug 31 and Sept 1 at Kenmore Defending champions include Dick Rugg in men’s singles Dr Bob Netolicky and Jim Netolicky in men’s doubles Esther Yothers in women’s singles and Stan Greenberg in junior singles The boys division is new this year.
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Lawndale Wins Regional Title in High School Baseball
Lawndale, AL boys claim American Legion regional championship beating Minneapolis 10 to 0 in the regional final and advance toward the Rock Hill sectional next week. Minneapolis eliminated Cedar Rapids on Thursday. Rymanowski Ringwelski Gutzze Podasek Morel Kaper named in scoring notes.
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Wisconsin golf champ Lucille Mann moves to Omaha
Mrs. Russell Mann, Wisconsin golf champion, relocates to Omaha Nebraska as a result of her husband’s business transfer. The former Lucille Robinson of Des Moines Iowa won the Wisconsin state women’s championship in 1938 39 and 40.
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Brooklyn Dodger Pee-Wee Bush Reese Hurt Shortstop Break Ends Season
Brooklyn star Hal Pee-Wee Bush Reese, known as Harold to his mother and Pee-Wee to fans, breaks his heel against the Phillies and will miss the rest of the season. Leo Durocher calls him the greatest shortstop and a $250,000 player, praising his fielding and leadership though the team now faces a lost chance to overtake the Reds.
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Kinnick Weighs Pro Football Offer Amid Law School Plans
Nile Kinnick, 1939 All-American back, discussed joining the Brooklyn Dodgers under two contract options as he weighs a fall pro football career against entry to Iowa Law School. He trains in Evanston for the All Stars Green Bay Packers charity game on August 29, with Dodgers part owner John Shipwreck Kelly negotiating. The Dodgers list him for the draft and may pay from eight to ten thousand dollars for a full season.
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Earl Cook tosses two 2-0 shutouts in one night
Earl Cook, veteran pitcher for Buffalo, blanked Jersey City twice in one night with identical 2-0 scores. The first game lasted seven innings as part of a rare double shutout feat in the International League.
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Rain Delays Buchanan Co Fair Races Yet Winners Named
A shower and drizzle slowed events at the Buchanan County fair, yet the 2.14 pace and 2.14 trot nearly matched track records. Mary Bars, a Calgary bred pacer, won the pace with Mr. O’Donna second. Don Martin took the trot in three straight heat wins with David Dodge second. Frisco Pete, Ben McKinley, and Lifeystone Alfred also competed, with times listed for each heat.
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Cubs Drop Pair in Chicago and Cincinnati Box Scores
Major League box scores show the Cubs losing two games. First game Cincinnati 4 Chicago 1 with Werber Arnovich and Leiber driving runs. Moore, Olsen, and Root on the mound. Second game Cincinnati 2 Chicago 0 with Bonura, Frey, McCormick driving in runs. Thompson and Hutchins pitching.
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Armstrong's Tops Becks Athletic in Open League Game
Armstrong's rallied from a first inning deficit to beat Becks Athletic Goods 4 to 2 at Ellis Park. Mullins led Beck's early, Armstrong's tied in the fifth and grabbed two runs in the sixth, then Beck's added one more in the sixth before a final out at home ended the game.
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Springfield Browns Clinch First, Beat Moline 9-3 In Top Standings
Springfield finally defeated Moline 9-3 to seize undisputed first place as Cedar Rapids split a doubleheader with Clinton and Madison-Waterloo games were rained out. The Browns had 12 hits with four runs in the fourth and three in the fifth. The Commies won their second straight twin bill over Evansville, 3-2 and 14-2, with 14 hits in the nightcap.
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Adel Cardinals edge Marshalltown in open tournament
Adel Cardinals defeated Marshalltown 5 to 4 to eliminate them from the Iowa open baseball tournament. Ames Merchants beat Madrid Canadian Ace 4 to 4, setting up Adel versus Ames in a Monday quarterfinal in Des Moines.
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Snead Leads Canadian Open After Qualifying Overnight
Shatteringly low rounds and a 66 by Sammy Snead give him a five stroke edge at the Canadian Open after 36 holes. Ray Mangrum sits second with 138. Harold McSpaden and Stanley Horne trail as contenders. Audrey Snead and a 3,000 crowd watch the 6,685 yard Scarboro layout.
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Des Moines Swimmers Win Clarinda Open Meet
Birdland Pool, Des Moines, wins team championship with 58 points at Clarinda open. Omaha’s Peony Park is runner up with 46, Clarinda 45, Marshalltown 21, Winterset 10, with Coffeyville, Tecumseh, Fort Dodge, Red Oak and Atlantic also scoring. Six new records set, led by Carl Ahlgrens in the 440 and Birdland's 180-yard medley relay.
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Standings and Results from the Three-Eye League Night
The Three-Eye League standings show Springfield leading with a 61 40 record while Evansville sits 53 47. Eight teams including Clinton Madison Molin Decatur Waterloo and Cedar Rapids compete with Friday results featuring Clinton over Decatur 3-1 and Evansville 2-2. Saturday games include Decatur at Cedar Rapids Springfield at Waterloo and Clinton at Moline.
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Foxx's hot bat fuels Red Sox in tense win over Senators
Joe Cronin praises James Emory Foxx who moved behind the plate and hit two homers to lift the Red Sox over Washington 7-6 in ten innings. Foxx, now batting .358 with 10 homers since the switch, anchors Boston as they cling to third place amid a crowded AL race.
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Ossian Nine Beats Spring Grove At Winneshiek Fair
Ossian Nine rallied in the ninth inning to defeat Spring Grove 4 3 during Minnesota day at Winneshiek county fair in Decorah. Race results include purse events with teams and riders listed from West Union Dixon Clinton Durand LaCrosse and Harmony among others.
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Four Teams Advance In Clarence Softball Meet
Clarence softball tournament quarterfinals produce DeWitt over London 4 to 1 Lisbon over Oxford Junction 7 to 4 Tipton over Clarence 5 to 0 Stanwood over Olin 6 to 4 Semifinals set for Sunday night at Clarence field DeWitt faces Lisbon and Tipton plays Stanwood with final to follow.
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Cedar Rapids Bunnies to face Van Horne Sunday at Daniels Park
The Cedar Rapids Bunnies host Van Horne Sunday at 2 p.m. at Daniels Park. Dennis Berry will catch for the Bunnies with a record of eight wins and two losses, joined by John Schloss in the battery.
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Lichters Wilsons To Play Next Week
The M and J game between the Light Co and Wilsons was rained out Friday and will be played next week.
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Valley Teams Win in Nonleague Games
Two Maquoketa Valley clubs secured non-league wins on Thursday. The Dyersville Dutchmen defeated the New Vienna Brewers 18 to 2 in Dyersville, while Worthington topped Farley 6 to 2 in Worthington.
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