C R Eagles Capture Midget Crown In 11-1 Win
Cedar Rapids Eagles rout Iowa City 11 to 1 to clinch the midget district title. Nine hits aided by nine walks from Iowa City pitcher Englert, with standout RBIs by Duros Happel Saylor and Briles. Winners Ogden and Rock Valley were named district reps for state tournament.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Eagles
Cedar Rapids
Englert
Jim Meaghan
Iowa State Midget Baseball Association
Ogden
Rock Valley
Oo Warren
Duros
Brush
Ib Hedges
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Nuechter
Phillips
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P aWhitaker
C. BR. Eagles
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Stone
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Shien
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Walters
RBI
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Lee
Briles
Thenhaus
Buechter
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Bogert
Moore
So—Englert
Sheaee
Belle Plaine and North English Set Final Clash
Belle Plaine meets North English in the final of the sub district midget baseball tournament at Belle Plaine tonight at 8. Semifinals saw Belle Plaine defeat Tama 10 to 4 and North English topple Millersburg 17 to 3.
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Tama
Millersberg
Clutter
Fiala
Jackson
Holst
Blanchard
Parsons Blasts Stock Promoters Over Racing Decline
Milwaukee report quotes Johnny Parsons winner of the 1950 Indianapolis race criticizing greedy promoters for shrinking midget auto racing. He notes cities like Milwaukee can support only one weekly night of racing and decries stock car events as unprofessional and driven by spills, thrills, and low pay for drivers.
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Milwaukee
Johnny Parsons
Parsons
State Fair Park
Davenport Faces Kansas Legion
In Mason City Iowa Davenport meets Parsons Kansas and St Louis faces Duncan Oklahoma in the opening round of the American Legion regional junior baseball tournament. The double elimination event opens with St Louis versus Duncan at 2:30 p.m. and Parsons against Davenport at 8 p.m. on today. The losers square off at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the first game, followed by the winners in the second game.
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St. Louis
Duncan
Okla
Parsons
Kan
Davenport
American Legion
Merrins Wins National Junior Golf Title In A 1 Up Finish
Eddie Merrins of Meridian Mississippi rallied from two down at 18 to lead 1 up at 27 holes in the national junior championship. He stretched to a three up edge with three to play, but Gay Brewer of Lexington Kentucky won the next two to push the match to the 36th green before Merrins prevailed.
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AMES
Eddie Merrins
Meridian
Miss
Gay Brewer
Lexington
Brewer
Terre Haute Splits To Stay 5 Ahead In Loop
Terre Haute splits a doubleheader with Danville to stay five games ahead of the Three I league pack. The Phils lose the first game 5-2 then win 5-0 as Evansville tops Decatur 4-1 and Waterloo defeats Quincy 5-2.
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Decatur
Waterloo
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Johnston
Lonnett
Kern
Winers
Schmitt
Glane
Fustin
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Litzelfelner
Kiner Hits Two Homers as Pirates Top Cubs in 13-8 Slam
Pittsburgh belted 14 hits and Ralph Kiner hit his 35th and 36th homers, driving in six runs with Clyde McCullough adding six RBIs in a 13-8 victory over Chicago. The Pirates won their sixth in seven as five Cubs pitchers were used.
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Ralph Kiner
Clyde McCullough
Pittsburgh Pirate
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Johnny Klippstein
Dutch Leonard
Bob Rush
Johnny Schmitz
Pirates
Schoendienst drives in decisive run in Cardinals win over Reds
In a hard fought 3-2 victory, Red Schoendienst tripled to right field in the ninth to break a pitchers’ duel and seal the win for St. Louis. Maris Adcock hit a homer and Musial, Blackwell, D. Rice, and others contributed RBIs as Cincinnati fall.
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Curandero Wins Whirlaway Stakes at Washington Park
Curandero of King Ranch led from the break to win the $28,250 Whirlaway stakes at Washington Park in Chicago. All Blue finished second with Lake third as Ponder, the 1950s top money winner, faded to sixth in the field of 13. Curandero, a four year old Brazado Ciencia colt, turned the mile in 1 34 2/5 under Darrel Madden.
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King Ranch
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All Blue
Polly Alexander
Lake
Ponder
Texas
Robert
Imacomin Wins Mermaid Handicap at Atlantic City Race Track
Homebred Imacomin from Brookfield farms owned by Harry Z. Isaacs carried top weight of 122 pounds to win the six furlong Mermaid handicap at Atlantic City race track on Saturday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Imacomin
Harry Z. Isaacs
Brookfield Farms
Spirit Lake clinic opens as Faurot inspires coaches
Missouri's Don Faurot headlined the Iowa High School Athletic Association coaching school at Spirit Lake with insights on the split T formation. A record 557 coaches registered, exceeding last year's 550, as educators from Decorah to Cedar Rapids prepared for the season, while many face deployment in the armed services.
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Don Faurot
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
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Minnesota
Ozzie Cowles
Iowa Wesleyan
O. G. Ruble
Templar Park
Lyle Quinn
IHSAA
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Ft. Madison
Dwight Hoover
Iowa
Iowa City
Collins
Coe
Kohawks
Northeast Iowa
Bob Smith
George Dutcher
Oelwein
Decorah
Hoagland
Dick Selah
Harris Lamb
Chuck Elias
Talbert and Mulloy Cup Gains Final
In Brookline Massachusetts top seeds Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy advanced to the finals in the national doubles championship. A rain delay left the bottom bracket semifinal unfinished after Bromwich and Sedgman won 6 4 over McGregor and Trabert. The Mulloy Talbert pair beat Hopman and Greenberg 7 5 6 4 6 2, while Brough and du Pont face Fry and Hart in the women’s final slated for today.
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Billy Talbert
Wilmington
Del
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Australia
Jack Bromwich
Frank Sedgman
Ken McGregor
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Talbert
Harry Hopman
Seymour Greenberg
Chicago
Louis Brough
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Shirley Fry
Doris Hart
Western Amateur Golf Title Won By Polly Riley
Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas won the Western Amateur golf title at Exmoor Country Club 4 and 3 over Mae Murray of Rutland Vermont. Riley led by three holes after five greens of the 36 hole match, while Murray struggled at 12 over par through 33 holes in her first appearance.
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Associated Press
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Exmoor Country Club
Chicago
Mae Murray
Rutland
Charles M. Price
Association
Ft. Worth
Polly
Mae
Miss Murray
Heafner and Cooper Tie Pace Eastern Open Lead
AP reports Clayton Heafner and Pete Cooper tied for the lead at three quarters in the Eastern Open. Heafner, in front since Thursday, posted 209 after a par 72 round. Cooper cut three strokes to reach the same total, while Lloyd Mangrum and Fred Haas Jr. stood two back at 210. Jimmy Clark shot 77 to finish six behind at 214.
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Clayton Heafner
Pete Cooper
Ponte Vedra
Fla
Cooper
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles
Fred Haas, Jr
Claremont
Calif
Jimmy Clark
Huntington Beach
State Softball Tourney Finals And Contests
In Des Moines Class A Final D M Greenwood 1 Lucas. Class B Final Marshalltown VFW 5 Rockwell 6. In Boone First Round Waterloo Schmidt's 4 S C Ruptledge 3 Greene Merchants 2 Centerville Eagles Ledge 1 in 11 innings.
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Marshalltown Vfw
Rockwell
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Waterloo Schmidt
S. C
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Ball and Barnes Set For Cedar Rapids City Tennis Final
The city tennis championship at Cedar Rapids Country Club features Bill Ball and Norman Barnes in the men’s final after straight-set semifinal wins. Ball, the defending champion and Iowa Hawkeye, beat Dr. Francis Tucker 6 1 6 3, while Barnes outlasted Jack Fletcher 6 2 6 3. Mary Carole Rankinen faces Mrs Eliot Waples at 3 30 for the women’s final after both won earlier rounds.
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Norman Barnes
Mary Carole Rankinen
Eliot Waples
Cedar Rapids Country Club
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Barnes
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Francis Tucker
Jack Fletcher
Hawkeye
Fletcher
Ed Daly
Daly
McKinley High Star
Frank Nye
Nye
City
Russell Knapp
Hein Wins Monticello Stock Car Feature in Debut Pro Race
Glen Hein of Davenport drove a 1937 Cadillac to win the first stock car feature on Monticello half mile. The 10 mile race saw many pileups with seven finishers from 16 starters and two drivers hospitalized. A Monticello drivers race was won by Dewey Gesse in a 1937 Ford.
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Davenport
Cadillac
Jones County Fair
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Wayne Ohmert
Dubuque
Hudson
Butch Kennedy
Walt Santen
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Joe Heiders Schatt
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Paul McDowell
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Eber
Golfer E J Harrison Weds Senator Thelma Akana in Little Rock
In Little Rock Arkansas on Friday night golf pro E J Dutch Harrison married Hawaiian Territorial Senator Thelma Akana. The ceremony united two public figures from sports and politics in a quiet city celebration.
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E. J
Harrison
Thelma Akana
Beulah Gundling Wins U S Synchro Swim Title
Beulah Gundling of Cedar Rapids won the national senior A A U outdoor synchronized solo swimming title at the Chicago fair with 184.99 points. June Taylor of St Catharines Ontario placed second with 184.01 points, Marilyn Stanley of Detroit was third with 181.66, and Mary Gennrich of Milwaukee fourth.
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U.S
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Cedar Rapids
A.A.U
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Here
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St. Catherines
Ont
Marilyn Stanley
Detroit
Mary Gennrich
Milwaukee
Licia Elliott
Montclair
N. J
Jackie Robinson Not Worried by Bat Slump
Brooklyn Dodgers star Jackie Robinson, 1950 NL MVP, says he feels as sharp as ever amid a .337 average through Friday. He notes fan reactions vary by city, recalling St Louis crowds once booing, now cheering like others as play dictates.
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New York
INS
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Robinson
St. Louis
Sportsman’s Park
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