Fans Name Your Favorites In Old Timers Baseball Game
The Gazette and Jim Meaghan of the Cedar Rapids Indians plan an old timers game for Sept 3 with East vs West Cedar Rapids sides plus one local from each outside area. Fans vote and write why their choice is best for a $10 prize noted for players 50 or over. The piece also recalls a two man dash on the Tournament of Champions field and profiles Nordness catcher Rosendahl and Ryan club moments with prizes and crowd chants.
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Jim Meaghan
Cedar Rapids Indians
Decatur
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Cherry Brothers Win In C R Net Tourney
The Cherry brothers Karrell and Ronnie won a tight 6-4 4-6 7-5 over Bob Fletcher and Dick Dye in men s doubles. Frank Nye and Mrs Eliot Waples defeated Lynn Rowley and Mrs Marie Rice 6-0 6-2 in mixed doubles. Manager Jack Fletcher urged completing remaining first and second round matches by Friday.
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Bob Fletcher
Dick Dye
Frank Nye
Eliot Waples
Lynn Rowley
Marie Rice
Jack Fletcher
Cascade Midgets to Play C R Team at Daniels Park
A locally selected group of 10 to 14 year olds from John Beck Kid leagues will face the Cascade midgets in a Thursday 2 p.m. game at Daniels Park. The lineup includes Phil Woodford Morehouse Gary Haddy Garrette Alien Armbrecht Dick Cummins Drapela Denny Jordan Guaranty Bill Brousard Hearn Stevenson Mike Parker Doug Havlik Cliff Gilleland John Bock Chuck Merstick Bul Beck and Elks.
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Cascade Midgets
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Cascade
Phil Woodford
Morehouse
Gary Haddy
Garrette
Alien Armbrecht
Drapela
Dick Cummins
Denny Jordan
Guaranty
Bill Brousard
Hearn Stevenson
Mike Parker
Barney's
Doug Havlik
Borden
Cliff Gilleland
John Bock
South Side Civic
Chuck Merstick
Bul Beck
Elks
Michigan Caddy Wins National Caddie Medalist Honor
William Curtis from Bedford Michigan won medalist honors at the National Caddie golf tournament on the Ohio State University course. He led 77 players in qualifying with 73 and followed with 75 for a total 148.
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Leon Hart Faces Pro Ranks After Notre Dame Fame
Detroit Lions end Leon Hart, nursing a severely sprained ankle, concedes pro blocking is tougher than college. The former Notre Dame star says he aims to learn quickly and “pull my share of the load” in his rookie season.
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Leon Hart
Mighty Rough
Detroit Lions
Hart
Notre Dame
Standings and Upcoming Games for Midwest Baseball
The standings show Danville 3 Evansville 1 and Terre Haute 5 Decatur 2. Cedar Rapids 9 in 11 innings over Quad Cities 6 Waterleo 5. Quincey 10. Upcoming games include Danville at Evansville on Wednesday and Quincy at Decatur on Thursday plus Davenport at Danville, Cedar Rapids at Terre Haute and Waterloo at Evansville.
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Probable Pitchers Schedule for Wednesday and Thursday
A compact list of expected pitchers for games across the major leagues. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh features Erskine against Chambers, New York at Chicago has Jones versus Klippstein, Philadelphia at Cincinnati pairs Miller or Johnson against Ramsdell, and Boston visits St Louis with Spahn facing Staley. Thursday venues include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at St Louis, and Boston at Chicago with early 12:30 pm start.
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Chambers
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Staley
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Washington
Guampert
Hooper
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Boston Senee
Washington Ee
Center Point Stuns Marengo In Cedar Rapids Tourney
Center Point eliminates Marengo 6-5 in the Cedar Rapids Tournament first round as Center Point overturns a 5-0 deficit with a seven run rally tied by Al Wall and clinched by M Wycoff. Millersburg defeats Monticello 8-7 to reach the quarterfinals with key hits from Schmidt and O’Meara.
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Dave Bramwell
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Dick Holman
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Dick Matter
Junior Wall
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Roy Harmon
Harold DeWoody
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Coe Advances In National Amateur Golf Championship
Defending champion Charlie Coe of Oklahoma City edged Emerson Carey III 5 and 4 to reach the fourth round at the 50th national amateur in Minneapolis. Coe led 5 up at the turn after a 35 first nine, while other notable results included Tom Veech’s 2 and 1 win and Harold D. Paddock Jr.’s 4-3 victory. Among survivors to the round of 16 were 15-year-old Don Bisplinghoff and veterans Frank Stranahan and Ted Bishop.
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Tom Veech
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Sioux City
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Philadelphia
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Weston
Mass
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Gems Rally Past Indians In Eleven Inning Thriller
Quincy edges Cedar Rapids 10 9 in 11 innings as Frank Marchio delivers the winning run after a late Cedar Rapids lead. Perez, Stoutland, and Cope provide late offense while Indians juggle pitchers including Runge and Harshbarger in a tense season finale.
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Glen Harshbarger
Tom Sturdivant
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Bill Cope
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Forbes
Harshbarser
Olson
Jent
Patrick
So-—Runge
Harshbarger
Jen. Clendenin
Ho—Runge
Patan
Harshbareer
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Two World Track Marks Fall In Sweden Meet
ESKILSTUNA Sweden George Rhoden of Morgan State and Jim Fuchs of Yale set new world bests in a meet. Rhoden ran 400 meters in 45.8 seconds defeating the former mark by one tenth. Fuchs hurled the shot 58 feet 10 23 32 inches surpassing Charles Fonville's 58 feet 3 1 2 inch record.
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Decatur Pitcher Wesley Carr Sold to Nashville
Pitcher Wesley Carr of Decatur in the Three I league, who won his last seven decisions, was sold to Nashville of the Southern league and joined the team at Little Rock on Tuesday.
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Wesley Carr
Decatur
Nashville
Little Rock
Logan ordered to army duty ends basketball pro plans
St. Louis ex Bombers star Johnny Logan who had signed with Tri City of the Basketball Association of America for next season is called to active duty as an army tank commander.
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Tri-City
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Boone Kiwanis reach state semifinals with 4–0 win
Boone Kiwanis advanced to the semifinals of the state men's softball tournament by defeating Waterloo's John Deere 4 to 0. The Boone offense erupted with a 4 run home half of the first inning and added a single tally in the second, while Ashton, Cunningham and Lutton combined on the shutout.
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Packers Top Eby's 12 to 7 in Major Open softball
Wilson and Company kept hopes alive for Major Open league honors with a 12 to 7 win over Eby's at Ellis Park. Four Packers Elliott Alt Bur gess and Hanson each had two hits. Link-Belt Speeder is set to face Eby's Thursday in Major Open play.
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Patty Ist Seed in U S Tennis Championship at Forest Hills
Seed Patty ist of Los Angeles lands top seed for the U S national championships at Forest Hills starting Monday. Herb Flam, Gardnar Mulloy, and Tom Brown among top four seeds. Schroeder and Moran withdraw, Moran expected to turn professional.
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