Ninth Inning Homer Sends Cedar Rapids Past Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids wins 5 4 over Quad Cities on a leadoff ninth inning homer by Bob Prentice off Larry Miller. Prentice's 20th homer of 1950 caps the rally after Scoles tied the game with a two run single in the eighth. Narleski notches the victory as Cedar Rapids extends late inning magic at home.
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Quads
Whitey Niemann
Bob Erps
Mike Witek
Loran “Peewee
Day
Miller
Niemann
Virl Minnis
Texas
Jim Dean
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Runge
Ray Narleski
Forbes
Jerry Majercik
Chandler
Bannon
Scoles
Majercik
Prentice
Quad Cities
Dean
Witek
RBI
Minnis
Erps
J. King
Eros
Narleski
U—Pieton
Schuman
Rankinen, Mrs Waples In City Tennis Final
Mary Carole Rankinen and Eliot Waples will meet for the women’s city tennis title on the Country Club courts at 3 30 p m Sunday after straight set semifinal wins. Rankinen beat Emily Mason 6 4 6 3, Waples defeated Pat Taft 6 2 6 4. Ball and Tucker lead men’s quarterfinals as defending champ Ball dominates Thurman 6 1 6 2.
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Mary Carole Rankinen
Eliot Waples
Miss Rankinen
Emily Mason
Waples
Pat Taft
Smalley Clouts 17th Homer Boosting RBI Total
Cubs shortstop Roy Smalley, batting .240, hit his 17th homer to raise his RBI to 68, tying Andy Pafko for second in the NL in home runs with 28. Hank Sauer leads Chicago with 73 RBIs and 18 homers, while Del Ennis tops the league with 100 RBIs.
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Chicago
Roy Smalley
Chicago Cubs
Smalley
RBI
Andy Pafko
Hank Sauer
del Ennis
Philadelphia
Giants Triumph in Exhibition Over Bears 10-7
Eddie Price a Tulane freshman halfback joined Charley Conerly and Ray Poole of Mississippi to spark the Giants past the Chicago Bears 10-7 in Syracuse. Price scored the winning TD in the final quarter after Conerly connected with Bill Swiacki, Poole adding the extra point and a second period field goal. Morrison scored for Chicago and Lujack added the conversion.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Tulane
Eddie Price
Charley Conerly
Ray Poole
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Price
Conerly
Bill Swiacki
Poole
Fred Morrison
Bears
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Proximity Extends All-Time Money Lead With Lake Success Win
Proximity, the all-time money winner in harness racing, raised her earnings to 214647 after winning the Lake Success free-for-all trot at Roosevelt Raceway on Friday night. The trotting mare covered the mile in 2 03 to finish ahead of Demon Hanover by a half length and earned 2250 for first place.
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Westbury
N.Y
Lake Success
Roosevelt Raceway
Demon Hanover
Cedar Rapids Davenport Baseball Game Opens Tonight on KCRG
Bob Brooks reports the Cedar Rapids Davenport baseball game starts at 8:00 tonight and will air on KCRG with a 1am wrap. The broadcast features local teams in a seasonal matchup.
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Bob Brooks
Cedar Rapids-Davenport
KCRG
Clark shoots 66 to share lead at Eastern Open
Jimmie Clark posts a 66 to tie Clayton Heafner at 137 after 36 holes of the Eastern Open in Baltimore. Heafner, who had a 65 Thursday, shoots 72 in round two while Henry Ransom and Johnny Palmer sit one stroke back. Fred Haas Jr. stands at 139 with rounds of 69 and 70 as Pete Cooper trails by another stroke.
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Baltimore
Clayton Heafner
North Carolina
Jimmie Clark
Clark
Heafner
Mount Pleasant
Henry Ransom
Johnny Palmer
Baden
N. C
Ransom
Palmer
Money
Huntington Beach
Calif
Charlotte
Fred Haas, Jr
Claremont
Pete Cooper
Ponte Vedra Beach
Fla
Winneshiek County Fair Horse Race Results
Special to The Gazett Decorah Iowa Winneshiek county fair Thursday trotting results Purse 350 and added money Roches Lady Rexey French Vargason Zeb Cash House Time 222 221 223 3 5 pace results Francwin Bon Council Mag ness Kitty Wells Lakota Direct Scarlet Watts Time 217 217 220 2/5
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Gazett
Franciwin
B.M
House
Bon Council
B. G
Magness
Kitty Wells
B. M
Pascor
Lakota Direct
Haus
Scarlet Watts
Taylor
Local Softball Results Reported For Friday
Fragments show results from Local 106 150 801 and teams including Lindys MecEachron Shea Christensen Saseeee Whitehouse Livermore Sweeting Yan Beck McGuire Allard Maudsley Par Trinity Methodist Calvary Hensch with scattered scores and placings. Details are incomplete but note several player pairings and church teams among the results.
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Lindys
MecEachron
Shea
D. Christensen
B. Saseeee
Lee Ban Ke
Whitehouse
Calvary
Hensch
Three-I League Standings and Weekend Games
The standings for the Three-I League list Cedar Rapids 5 over Quad Cities 4 and Waterloo 8 over Quincy 5 with Terre Haute 6 beating Danville 0 and Decatur 6 defeating Evansville 5. Saturday games schedule Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids Quincy at Waterloo Terre Haute at Danville Evansville at Decatur. Sunday matchups Cedar Rapids at Quincy Waterloo at Davenport.
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Cedar Rapids
Quad Cities
Waterloo
Quincy
Terre Haute
Danville
Decatur
Evansville
Davenport
Pet G
Danville Ee
Baseball scores and Saturday schedule with weather notes
New York beat Philadelphia 3 2. Boston defeated Washington 7 6 in 10 innings. St Louis at Detroit and Chicago at Cleveland expected rain. Probable pitchers listed for multiple city matchups with game times and pairings across two days.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Pillette
Houtteman
Holcombe
Wynn
Byrne
Wyse
Kuzava
Bearden
Parnell
Paradelphia
Lieben
Brooklyn
Incinnati
Ttsburgh
New York Eee
Philadelphia A
Hbrooklyn
Oston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Johnson
Jansen
Haefner
Roe
Fox
Brecheen
Queen
Lade
No-Hitter by Steffens Highlights Lowden Win
Steffens pitched a no hitter for Lowden junior legion against Wheatland, striking out 15 in a five inning 2-0 victory. He drove in the first run with a triple and scored on a passed ball. In a second game Lowden independents beat Lisbon 13-7 as Melvin Weibell homered with one on in the seventh.
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The
Gazette
Lowden
Steffens
Lowden Junior Legion
Wheatland
Lowdon
Lisbon
Melvin Weibell
Don Gallmeyer
Andrews
Hentai Hesis
Een Juehring
Harrin
Steffans
Polly Riley and Mae Murray Reach 50th Western Amateur Final
Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas outlasted Peggy Kirk in an 18th hole rally and won on the first extra hole to reach the final of the 50th Women's Western Amateur. Mae Murray of Rutland Vermont defeated Mrs Maurice Glick of Baltimore 4 and 3 to advance to the final.
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Chicago
Polly Riley
Ft. Worth
Texas
Peggy Kirk
Rutland
Mae Murray
Miss Murray
Maurice Glick
Baltimore
Exmoor Country Club
Miss Riley
Miss Kirk
Helen Sigel
Philadelphia
Pro Game of Year Eagles And Browns Clash In Philly
The Eagles and Browns, top teams from rival leagues, meet September 16 in Philadelphia. A long anticipated battle between pro giants will settle old rivalries and mark a peak moment in football history. The game draws coast to coast attention and promises a stadium thrill.
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Eagles and Browns
NEW York
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns
Municipal
Grand Canyon
Money
Jockey Eddie Arcaro wins three at Saratoga Friday
Jockey Eddie Arcaro rode a triple at Saratoga Friday winning aboard Blue Speed at 4.90, Pen ance at 8.50, and Admiral Drake at 4.50.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Eddie Arcaro
Saratoga
Admiral Drake
DiMag Rebounds With Ninth Inning Shot To Beat A's 3 2
Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio rebounded from a slump with a dramatic ninth inning homer off Lou Brissie at Shibe Park lifting New York to a 3 2 win over Philadelphia. The victory pulls the Yankees within four games of the league lead as Detroit and Cleveland were rained out.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Clipper
New York
DiMaggio
Casey Stengel
Yanks
Vic Raschi
Lou Brissie
Brissie
Shibe Park
Yankees
Detroit
Eagles, Iowa City reach district final in fifth division midget baseball
Cedar Rapids Eagles beat Blairstown 5-4 with a fourth inning rally as Ralph Briles doubled and Bill Huppell singled in two. Iowa City routed Springville 28-3 behind Don Hedges two homers and a 15 hit attack. The Eagles meet Iowa City Saturday at 8 p.m. for the championship game of this district half.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Eagles
Eagles
Blairstown
Ralph Briles
Bill Hupplell
Pete Goss
Springville
Don Hedges
Saylor
Stone
van Steenhouse
Stem
Ter Bates
Hedges
North English Belle Plaine Reach District Finals
North English and Belle Plaine won their semifinal matchups to advance in the North English district Midget baseball tournament. Belle Plaine defeated Clutter 30 to 7 in five innings behind 14 hits and 11 errors by Clutter. North English edged Williamsburg 6 to 5 with Davis earning the win.
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Belle Plaine
North English
Clutter
Williamsburg
Davis
Clutter Smee
Fight Results From Across Cities Include Notable Opponents
In New Orleans Lester Felton defeated Detroit and Tommy Campbell with scores around 141 and 138. Hollywood saw Bernard Devcasen outpoint Milo Savage while in Long Beach Paddy Demarco beat Kid Dussart with close decisions.
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New Orleans
Lester Felton
Detroit
Tommy Campbell
Rock Island
Tildrew
Hollywood
Calif
Bernard
Duke” Devcasen
Milo Savage
Seattle
Long Beach
N. Y
Paddy Demarco
Brooklyn
Kid Dussart
Belgium
Matter Usher Homer Sinks Smco In Nine Innings
Glen Matter and Mike Usher hit back to back home runs to spark the M-1 league All-Stars to a 5 1 victory over Iowa Manufacturing in a nine inning finale. Star players Dick Havlik Len Benhart and Bob Havlik paced the winners as pitchers Healess and Kramer held the line. Iowa Manufacturing scored their lone run in the fifth on Len Benhart’s trip and Waycoff’s advancement.
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Iowa Manufacturing
Glen Matter
Ike Reid
Mike Usher
Daniels Park
Stars
Clyde Dunn
Dick Farmer
Bob Havlik
Havlik
Don Wink
The
Chuck Pickart
Iowa
Len Benhart
al Seabrooke
Ray Waycoff
Imco
Waycoff
All-Stars
Dunn
Reid
Guy Bruce
Wilson and Company
Orville Hearless
Speeder
Clarence Kramer
Iowa Steel
Currell
Birkicht
Wink
Seabrooke
L. Benhart
Tvrdik
RBI
Usher
Palmer
Waycoff-Tvrdik- Rucker
Birkicht-Cypra
Bruce
Kramer
So— Bruce
Healless
Jacobs
U—Les Grigg
George Gable
Braves Drop Bucky Walters for Max Sarkent
The Boston Braves cut Bucky Walters from the pitching roster Saturday to make room for right hander Max Sarkent, bought from Sacramento of the Pacific Coast league. GM John Quinn said Walters will stay with the club as a non pitching coach next year, the role he held before his July 19 activation.
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New York
Boston Braves
Bucky Walters
Max Sarkent
Sacramento
John Quinn
Walters
Kirrene Transferred From Waterloo To Sky Sox
Joe Kirrene, an 18 year old bonus player for the Waterloo White Hawks, was transferred to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox to replace Pete Grammas who was recalled by Memphis. The move connects Waterloo and Colorado Springs as Chicago White Sox farm teams.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Joe Kirrene
Waterloo White Hawks
Waterloo
Chicago White Sox
Kirrene
Pete Grammas
Sky Sox
Memphis
Elkader Vets Edge Clinton in 11th Inning 6-5
Elkader Vets beat Clinton 6-5 in 11 innings Friday. After nine tied 3-3 and 1 run by each side in the tenth, Elkader pushed two in the eleventh on an error a Glen Drahn double and Hedaman single. Drahn earned the win with four hits and Hedaman also four, Stein Peterson and Malone noted.
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the Gazette
Clinton
Elkader Vets
Glen Drahn
Hedaman
Vets
Drahn
Elkade
Cardinals Yankees Bring Pro Clubs To Des Moines Exhibition
The Chicago Cardinals and New York Yankees meet in an August exhibition at Drake Stadium Des Moines weather winger promises near normal football weather. Card lineup features Charley Trippi Frank Tripucka Pat Harder Elmer Angsman while the Yankees field Buddy Young George Ratterman George Taliaferro Zollie Toth.
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Des Moines
INS
Chicago Cardinals
New York Yankees
Drake Stadium
College Grid
Charley Trippi
Frank Tripucka
Pat Harder
Elmer Angsman
Yanks
Buddy Young
George Ratterman
George Taliaferro
Zollie Toth
Minor Facts Wichita 6 Del Mos Colorado Springsle
American Association results list scores and matchups with weather notes. Omaha Pueblo Denver Lincoln innings details appear with multiple cities, including Minneapolis 13 Lewisville 2 and Kansas City at Toledo. Rain and wet grounds affect several games.
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Wichita
del Mos
Colorado
Minneapolis
Lewisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Bob Brooks Reports Cedar Rapids Davenport Baseball Clash
Bob Brooks airs tonight at 8 on KCRG with a Cedar Rapids against Davenport baseball game recap. Players from both teams are featured and the broadcast covers key plays and scoring.
Danceland Wins Opening Game in State Softball Tourney
Danceland of Cedar Rapids beat Economy Roofing of Fort Dodge 5 to 4 in the opening state men's softball tourney game. Other Friday results include Ames Moose 5 Prairie City All-Stars 2 and Des Moines Starz Beer 3 Greene Earth Chevrolet 0, with Saturday matchups Rutledge Mortuary versus City Club and Greene Merchants versus Centerville Eagles.
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Boone — Danceland
Cedar Rapids
Economy Roofing
Fort Dodge
Ames Moose
Prairie City All-Stars
Des Moines Starz Beer
Greene Earth Chevrolet
Rutledge Mortuary
Sioux City
City Club
Waterloo
Greene Merchants
Centerville
World Series Tickets Restricted by Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies leadership blocks sales while awaiting Commissioner Chandler approval. Public relations director Nathan Alexander says 25,000 requests and accompanying payments were returned. If the team wins the pennant, 30,125 seats will be allocated, with 3,000 held back.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
A. B. Chandler
Nathan “Babe” Alexander
Phillies
Shibe Park
Boy for Roy Campanella at Jamaica Hospital
Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella becomes father for the fifth time a boy born Friday at Mary Immaculate hospital in Jamaica New York. The Campanellas now have three boys and two girls.
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Brooklyn
Roy Campanella
Harness Race Results At Jones County Fair
Jones County Fair harness racing results list three pace heats and three trot heats with purses of 500. In the pace Patsy Makin driven by Heringer wins with times 2:09, 2:09 and 2:08 2/5. In the trot Viola's Spud driven by Jennings wins with times 2:13 in heat one 2:12 heat two and 2:11 2/5 heat three.
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Jones County Fair
Monticello
Pace
Patsy Makin
Carl N. Hein
Heringer
Billy the Great
Frank Eaton
Delmar
Eaton
Captain Pointer
Lesota
Albert Lea
Aitchison
Charley Miller
A. Ll. Bradley
Waterloo
Bradley
Viola
Spud
C. L. Jennings
Centerville
Jennings
Lesota Barnes
Lesota Tool* Co
Hilligoss
Gay French
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Roger Scoles
Bob Bannon
Jimmie King
Don Brass
Bill Forbes
Bill Chandler
Nick Romeo
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Pisher
Ib Witek
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Jack Fletcher
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R. R. Doggett
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Bloom- Waltonisn
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Rea Fone
C Mepperman
Beene
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Lan- Bice Sieak
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Ett
Lineville
Monte Maiden
Tem N. Monticello
Chief Brooke
Lesota Tool C Co
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Minn
C. R. Indians
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