Davenport Loses In Legion Meet
In Lafayette Indiana Tucson Arizona and Davenport Indiana played to decide who would meet Cincinnati Thursday in the American Legion national junior baseball sectional. Cincinnati defeated Tucson 3-1 and Davenport 4-0 Tuesday with Bob Andres pitching for Cincinnati and Jim Brosnan on the mound for Davenport in separate three hit efforts.
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Cincinnati
American Legion
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Jim Brosnan
Spring Grid Practice For Preps Advocated
SPIRIT LAKE AP Legalization of spring football practice in Iowa high schools was advocated Tuesday by Coach Forrest Marquis of Fort Dodge in an address to the Iowa high school coaching clinic. Marquis said that spring drills, which were declared illegal in 1941, should be resumed at least on a restricted basis.
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Fruehauf Falls to Wilsons 6-4 in League Clash
Wilsons pitcher Verne Fleagle, a Fruehauf alumnus, wins 6-4 at Daniels Park as every Wilsons batter collects a hit. Everett Andrew and Frank Stastny homer for Fruehauf, but a four-run second inning, highlighted by Burgesser’s two errors, seals the win for Wilsons. Billy Folkers shines defensively for Fruehauf.
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Dobbin
Art Holland
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Bendorf
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Maushaue
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Monmouth to visit Snappers at Snapper Field Sunday
ANAMOSA The Reformatory Snappers aim to extend their winning streak next Sunday against Monmouth at the reformatory field. In last Sunday's curfew game they pummeled Letts 22 to 6, stealing 14 bases in the slugfest.
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Iowa Hawkeye backs promise but need stout line depth
IOWA CITY pre season focus on football backs with Dr Eddie Anderson optimistic about guard and center depth. Contenders Namely Lou King Ted Curran Emelen Tunnell and Ronnie Huntingon vie for key back positions while Hoerner leads fullback hopes amid a deep, competitive pool and calls for all players to work hard as war ends at Iowa.
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Creighton
Dick Grenda
Bob Longley
Bob Smith
Hawkeye
Packers 9-3 Win Cinches Playoff Spot
Packers beat La Plant-Choate 9-3 to clinch a playoff meeting with Quaker Oats for the city championship. Sample and Carr homered for the winners while Jack Livingston homered for La Plant-Choate. Coe College clinched a share of the Industrial C title with a win over the Elks club and needs one win in two games to face Sinclair Memorial. Town Manufacturing rallied to defeat Hearn Stevenson in Open league action, securing at least a share of second place. Calvary Baptist finished its Church schedule with a 12-2 victory over First Christian.
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John Deere
Calvary Baptist
First Christian
Cubs Lose Johnson For Best of Year Break
Chicago reports Don Johnson will miss the rest of the season after a left hand fracture from a pitch in the third inning of the nightcap against Philadelphia. It caps a weeks long run of injuries for the Cubs with Stan Hack Eddie Waitkus Clyde McCullough and coach Roy Johnson also sidelined.
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Don Johnson
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Charley Schanz
Johnson
Stan Hack
Eddie Waitkus
Clyde McCullough
Little Finger
Roy Johnson
Pennant Contenders in M J League Race Play Tonight
Defeat of Fruchauf Tuesday tightens the M J race with key games tonight and Thursday. Collins Radio meets Iowa Manufacturers at 5 30 tonight, the Manufacturers still hold a pennant chance. Thursday at 5 30 the Manufacturers face Quaker Oats in a two game set that could break either club.
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Collins
Iowa
Los Angeles
V.F.W
Chicago Pirates
Four Marksmen Tie in Vandalia Trap Championship
At Vandalia Ohio the Grand American trapshooting tournament featured a North American championship halt due to darkness with 165 of 890 shooters in the final 100 targets. Four leaders tied at 199x200 including Fred Harlow Newark Ohio Walter Beaver Berwyn Pa Don Engleby Vermillion Ohio and Sterling Matson Racine Wisconsin.
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Ohio
Ray Loring
Fred Harlow
Newark
Walter Beaver
Berwyn
Don Englebry
Vermillion
Sterling Matson
Racine
Wis
It's Official Bob Feller Throws World Record Fastball
Washington reports that Bob Feller's fastball reached 145 feet per second or 98.6 miles per hour in a military chronograph test, allegedly a world record. The army measurement surpasses 1939 Yankee Atley Donald's 139 feet per second. Illinois recorded 4,452 industrial accidents in April 1946 with 26 fatalities.
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Army
Atley Donald
New York Yankees
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