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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1938

Page

2

Lose Ground In Fight For First Division

Cedar Rapids falls further in the race as Springfield takes game one 7 to 5. Krupski faltered after a strong start, Springfield's late surge produced three seventh inning runs, and Cedar Rapids trails the playoff line with six games to go.

Springfield Browns Moline Evansville Cedar Rapids Raiders The Gazette Waterloo Schnoor Decatur Hayes Red Hawks Commies

Raiders Face Springfield as Swanson Takes the Mound

Hale Swanson will pitch for the Raiders against Springfield tonight as a new 8 o’clock start time is set for the game with the fair sex as guests. Saturday’s Browns game is pushed to 9 o’clock to suit late workers and shoppers. Two Sunday games with Decatur begin at 2 45 and 8. In earlier action, Lou Boudreau doubled and singled with Cal Lahman and Jinks Keeney adding three safeties each, while Krupski allowed one run in the Browns loss amid a late rally by Cedar Rapids.

al Krupski Springfield Paul Fugit Browns Ray Hoffman Raiders John Cordell Filbert Cordell Keeney Krole Wales Krupski Hornsby Rinehart Valci Short Stroble Ram Criscola Hoffman Barkley Fugit Stroble Boudreau Lahman Cedar Rapids Rumsey Houdreau Howard Fogit Krunsk P Sesseree Wroa Walel Strable Ito Markley Plet Tae Oy Bees Schofield tHornaby Cordell P Cedar Rapids Ook MIT Springfleta Ofdin Oif Vales Keenesy Norris Eith Hale Swanson Decatur Lou Boudreau Cal Lahman Jinks Keeney Piet Cal Alex

Clinton Owls Rally Past Bloomington 8 to 1

Clinton pitcher Sam Scariot dominates with three hits allowed, Clinton outscores Bloomington 6 runs in the fourth to seal an 8-1 victory. Hernandez hits a homer for Bloomington in the ninth as Clinton breaks the game open.

Clinton Owls Bloomington the Gazette Sam Scariot Clinton Hernandez

Second Game Box Score Showdown in Major League

Box score summary for New York and Washington with runs, hits, errors, and key players. Pitchers Hadley Sundra and team inclusions list RBIs, double plays, left on base, and bases on balls. Includes Boston vs Philadelphia box score fragment with Vosmik Foxx Sperry Finney and Doerr details.

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Storm Lake Coach Takes Buena Vista College Post

C M Welch longtime Storm Lake high school coach of three years was elected athletic director and coach at Buena Vista college. His teams won three lakes conference titles and his football squad was unbeaten. He studied at USC this summer and is a Iowa State Teachers graduate with a Columbia master's.

Storm Lake C. M. Welch Buena Vista College Welch University of Southern California Iowa State Teachers College Columbia University New York East High School Sioux City Humboldt al Dallager Denison High School

Kunes and Oliver Lead Canadian Open First Round

Gene Kunes of Chicago and Ed Oliver of Wilmington Del. shot 67 to lead the Canadian Open after the first round at Mississauga Country Club. The field surpassed 150 players as Sam Snead Paul Runyan posted 69, with many stars and several Canadians in the mix.

Toronto Gene Kunes Chicago Ed Oliver Wilmington Del Oliver Kunes Mississauga Country Club Sam Snead Paul Runyan Bob Gray, Jr Sid Brews South Africa Henry Cotton Gray Bill Williamson Los Angeles Brews Horton Smith Victor Ghezzi Deal N. J Harry Cooper Bill Holt, Jr Syracuse N. Y Walter Hagen

Second Round Friday In Country Club Handicap Meet

Practically all first round matches in the Country Club handicap golf tournament have been played with several second round games completed. In the championship flight John Jacobs beat E J Nelson 6 5 A Weassler defeated W J Brown 1 up 19 holes and L H Jacobsen won from Bill Engel 5 and 4. Dock advanced by default over F Groeltz and Marvin Wright over O H Kohl. Holmes defeated Wright 5 3 in another second round. Other flights list Schluter over Meltzer 3 and Barron advancing by default. Stansby advanced by default. Weber defeated Mt Dattner. Wernimont defeated Lattner. Moon defeated Walsh. Blaise defeated Foster. Newton advanced by default.

John Jacobs E. J. Nelson J. A. Weassler W. J. Brown L. H. Jacobsen Bill Engel W. R. Dock F. Groeltz Marvin Wright O. H. Kohl G. S. Holmes Wright Greens Committee AL. Schluter B. J. Meltzer W. J. Barron R. B. Johnston Dr. John R.oy Weber P. Mt. Dattner Wernimont B. P. Lattner

Announce Games For Jones County Fair

Baseball games at the Jones county fair are scheduled next week in two sessions per day. On Wednesday Oxford Junction and Strawberry Point play, on Thursday Monticello and Cascade, and on Friday Farley and Worthington compete.

Monticello Oxford Junction Strawberry Point Cascade Farley and Worthington

Standings and Results in Three-Eye and Major Leagues

Standings for the Three-Eye League show Evansville Waterloo Decatur and Springfield with mixed records and upcoming Friday games. Major league results include Brooklyn over New York and Cincinnati over Chicago with several scheduled Friday games across Philadelphia New York and Boston.

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Bisignano Wins As Alf Johnson Makes Mistake

Alf Johnson of Minneapolis angered Al Bisignano of Des Moines and was floored several times before Bisignano won the match in about 22 minutes. Ed Cook and Gino Vagnone had a foul decided bout, while Bob Jessen defeated Leo Alexander with a flying scissors.

Alf Johnson Minneapolis al Bisignano Des Moines Babe Carnera Johnson Ed Cook Gino Red” Vagnone Bob Jessen Iowa Leo Alexander

Mokin wins 2:15 pace at Buchanan fair with six runners

Independence reports three fast races at the Buchanan County fair. Jimmy Mokin, owned by Bob Bell of Marshalltown, won the 2:15 pace in three straight heats amid a six-horse field. Aurora Girl, owned by Roy Allen of Jesup and ridden by Ray Nelson, took the 2:15 event’s top placing with a 57 second running.

the Gazette Independence Buchanan County Jimmy Makin Bob Bell Marshalltown Aurora Girl Roy Allen Jesup Ees Ray Nelson Bobby Herr Doctor Morris Monticello Russel Boy Junior Jackson Motor Co Pekin Mine Napoleon George Brown Denver Colo Hollywood Forest Cracker Morsan Minn Charlie Makin Homer Nauher Shellsburg Lumekinney Guy Howse Lee Makin Janice McCaled Vinton Dude Hoff W. H. McDaniels Royal Chan J. T. Cox West Union Manhattan Mary A. C. Colliff Morgan Betty Ann Fast Frank’ Tate Easter Guy Morris Farmer Mareshalltown

Hubbell Joins Ailing Pichers in Giants Slump

King Carl Hubbell joined Lefty Grove on the sore arm list as the New York Giants fell 5-3 to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hubbell faces possible elbow surgery with X-rays next week, likely sidelining him a week or two and jeopardizing pennant hopes.

Associated Freast King Carl Hubbell Lefty Grove New York Giants Boston Red Sox Hubbell Brooklyn Dodgers Old Square Pants Old Mose Grove Giants

Schmidt Hurls No-Hitter for Wilson Packers

Johnny Schmidt pitched a no hitter with two walks and a hit batsman as Wilson's Packers beat LaPlant-Choate 10 to 0. Schmidt struck out ten, aided by six errors by LaPlant-Choate, and Art Holland led Wilson's offense with a triple and a single.

Johnny Schmidt Wilson Packers LaPlant- Choate Oscar Theisen Schmidt LaPlant-Choate Dickson Earl Frey Iowa Light and Power Quaker Oats Club Dutch Krueger Lefty Stelling Wilson Art Holland Packers Dick Klinger Obawyercf As'midt Il Newelirt Dickson.lb Ofulleridb Krueser.p Oj Hollande Beekings Lyechmide Wilson's Woese Northrup Krueger Campbell J, Schmidt Holland Ingels Kunger J. Schmidt Bochek Keith Ahrens Sawyer North- Top A. Schmidt Stelling Krueeger McConausky Carter Stodole

Full Schedule Sunday In Iowa Valley League

Sunday games list in the Iowa Valley league includes Newhall at Blairstown Walford at Van Horne Keyatane at Atkins Watkins at Norway League standings show Newhall and Blairstown with unclear entries due to OCR errors Keystone listed with 9 games.

Iowa Valley League Walford Newhall Blairstown van Horne Keyatane Atkins Watkins Norway Blairstown Co Keystone

Baseball results at Louisa County Fair two game rundown

Davenport East End Merchants beat Burlington J. R. Merchants 7 to 6 Thursday afternoon at the Louisa County fair. Columbus Junction American Legion Juniors defeated Washington 2 to 1 on Wednesday.

Columbus Davenport East End Burlington J. R. Merchants Louisa County Fair Columbus Junction American Legion Washington

Ferrell Beats Old Club In Long Yankees Win

Wesley Ferrell, castoff from Washington, pitched 11 innings for the Yankees to defeat his former Senators 6 to 3. Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig supplied the big hits while Ferrell battled control issues and a nervous outing, as Washington’s Buddy Lewis erred three times in the field.

Yankees Washington Cleveland Indians Bobby Feller St. Louis Browns Wes Ferrell Yankee Harry Castoff Kelley Buck Newsom Browns Indians Brownies Jim Bagby Red Sox Athletics Paul Derfinger Cincinnati Reds Cubs Long George Gill Tigers Chicago White Sox Washington Castoff New York Yankees Joe DiMaggio Lou Gehrig Ferrell Clark Griffith Senators Griffith Baseball W ‘Rssington Wesley Cheek Ferrell Joe Vance Joe McCarthy Buddy Lewis

Aussies Win Two Straight Over Germans In Davis Cup

In Brookline Massachusetts Australia’s Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich swept Germany in the interzone final, winning two singles without losing a set. Bromwich defeated Henner Henkel 6-2 6-3 6-3, Quist beat Georg Von Metaxa 6-3 6-2 6-1, leaving Germany with an almost impossible task to win the remaining three matches. coach George M. Lott predicted a doubles finish tomorrow.

Brookline Mass Australia Adrian Quist Jack Bromwich Germany Bromwich Henner Henkel Quist Georg von Metaxa United States George M. Lott

Pairings Announced For Tennis Tourney

Pairings for the city tennis tournament are announced with Jack Cochrane in the junior section drawing a first round bye. Men's singles feature several matchups including Kary Ryerson vs Philip Bronson and Harlen Rice vs Adel Leibsohn, while numerous byes and pairings populate the early rounds.

Jack Cochrane Kary Ryerson Philip Bronson Harlen Rice Adel Leibsohn Kim Rozek Dick Ball Leo Sweeney Perry Woodward Jack Bell Allen Polasky Myron Handl Va Dick Kehne Rueg Lukanitsch Rogers Tracy Shadie R Yessler Sweeney Yerson Kehne Rall Lyon Loomis Hunt and Plack Boyd and Guild White Silloway L. D Rain Kirwin Hogan Osborne Westcott Gundling Hecker Jim Bell Brown Shimekva Teeple Bolmeer Whitmore Albert Gross Ueh

Vander Meer Tumor Removed From Ear

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny No-Hit Vander Meer had a small tumor removed from his left ear. Dr William Mithoefer said the growth was beneath a boil. The hurler was expected to join the club at St Louis on Saturday.

Cincinnati Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati Reds William Mithoefer St. Louis

Boston Bees Acquire Infielder Jimmy Hitchcock

The Boston Bees completed a deal with Chattanooga for infielder Jimmy Hitchcock, sending infielder Thomas Kane to the Southern club. Hitchcock was bought for cash and a player, with Kane just called up from Hartford farm a short time earlier.

Boston Boston Bees Chattanooga Jimmy Hitchcock Thomas Kane Hitchcock Kane Bees Hartford Conn

Washington Junior Legion Falls 2-1 at Columbus Junction

Washington's Junior Legion baseball team lost 2 to 1 to Columbus Junction on Wednesday afternoon in a tight contest. Columbus Junction edged ahead with a run in the late innings, while Washington mounted a brief rally but fell short.

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