Whitey's 9 in State Softball Final Tonight
Whitey's Auto Sales Cedar Rapids advances to the state softball final after a 4 3 upset of Glenn Towers Des Moines. They meet Blue Bunny Sioux City in the final as Dunlap Motors Ames falls 6 0. Matthews wins his fourth game, Medulan and Mitchell lead hitters, and a double steal sparks two runs.
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Auto Sales
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Towers
Des Moines
Blue Bunny
Sioux City
Dunlap Motors
Ames
Danceland of
Burns Motors
Ray Mitchell
Whitey’s
Ted Anderson
Matthews
Whitey
Dick Tratchel
Medulan
Mitchell
Eagles Midgets Extend unbeaten streak to 14
Cedar Rapids Eagles minor league baseball team extended its 14 game unbeaten run by defeating Clutier 6 0 on the Clutier diamond Jim Jeffery earned his sixth win with three hits and Armbricht sparked a four run second inning with a two run single The Eagles travel to host an eight team tournament on Sunday September 7.
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Cedar Rapids Eagles
Clutier
Eagles
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Jim Jeffery
Len Peck
Sykora
Jeffery
Armbricht
Bill Brousard
Rex Barney Set for Comeback Game in Omaha
Rex Barney, once a no hitter with the Brooklyn Dodgers, plans a Sunday comeback for Herman, Neb. independents against the Harlem Globe Trotters in Omaha. Manager Nick Adzick says Barney has shown improved control and is locating his fastball as the season progresses.
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Omaha
Sns
Rex Barney
Harlem Globe Trotters
Barney
Brooklyn Dodgers
Manaaer
Nick Adzick
Public Net Champs
Linn Rockwood of Provo Utah and Mary Arnold Prentiss of Los Angeles won singles titles in National Public Parks tennis in St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Linn Rockwood
Provo
Utah
Mary Arnold Prentiss
Los Angeles
Threat on Kiner's Life Renewed at Pirates Game
Pittsburgh AP reports a caller threatened to shoot Ralph Kiner during a Pirates Braves doubleheader. Police bolstered field security. Kiner remained in left field. The FBI declined to discuss an earlier extortion threat letter.
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Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Boston Braves
Pirate
Kiner
FBI
Dodgers pace behind Giants and Cardinals in miracle push
Brooklyn menaced the Giants and Cardinals as the Dodgers led in the race by 8 percent of games, with Brooklyn’s win over St Louis and Preacher Roe’s 10th victory highlighting a string of late-season drama. The Giants, Cards, and Dodgers trade reminders of 1951’s comeback and 1950’s record twin killings. The Giants beat Cincinnati 6-2 as Al Corwin pitched seven innings. Warren Hacker shut out Philadelphia 3-0 before Meyer’s five-hitter. Cleveland–Pittsburgh games and Kiner’s 28th homer noted as the season narrows to final playoff push.
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United Press
Brooklyn
Giants
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooks
Preacher Roe
Joe Black
George Shuba
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges
Cubs
Chicago
Robin Roberts
Warren Hacker
Philadelphia
Russ Meyer
Boston
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Ron Necciai
Ralph Kiner
Sonny Senerchia
Indians Drop Doubleheader Droop To Davenport On Late Errors
The Cedar Rapids Indians fall 4-1 and 3-2 to Davenport after costly mistakes cushion a 11inning nightcap loss. George Verespy leads with six hits in eight trips, while Bradshaw endures 11 innings for the defeat. Indians still chase final Three-I standings with 11 games left.
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George Verespy
Hetz
Fishback
Standings and Results From the THREE-I League
The THREE-I League standings show Evansville at 45 wins and Terre Haute at 48. Weekend results include Cedar Rapids 6 Davenport 3 and Waterloo 5 Burlington 4. Sunday scores feature Davenport 4 3 and Terre Haute 10 Quincy 4 with Burlington 5 Evansville 4.
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L Pet
Evansville
Terre Haute
Burlington
Waterloo
Davenport
Eoku
Cedar Rapids
Quincy
Eokuku Waterloo
Eokuk
Keokuk
Ann Cooper and Morrison Triumph in Waterloo Open Diving
Ann Cooper and Cliff Morrison of Cedar Rapids each captured two first places at the Waterloo Open diving meet held at Byrnes Park. Cooper won the 15-and-under one meter and the women's three-meter titles while Morrison took the one meter and three-meter championships for men.
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Waterloo
Ann Cooper
Cliff Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Byrnes Park
Miss Cooper
Morrison
Imen
Bob Hahn
Danny Suits
Peggy Olerich
Cathy Halpin
Defense Lifts Yankees and Dodgers in Tight Baseball Race
Pitching and hitting are less decisive than defense as the Yankees and Dodgers sit atop their leagues. Dodgers lead the NL by 814 games over the Cardinals, aided by a .984 fielding percentage and 71 errors in 117 games, while the Yankees hold a two game edge in the American League with top double play totals. The Yankees edged the Tigers 4-2 in Detroit to gain on Cleveland, who lost a 16 inning marathon to Washington, as Boston and Philadelphia shuffle within reach of the leaders.
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Joe Reichler
Yankees
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Indians
Brooks
Cards
Indians
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Senators
Larry Ramsey
Wilson High
West Waterloo
Larry
H. D. Ramsey
Eighth Avenue SW
Charles City
Wilson
Ramsey
Korea
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Quincy
Kent Kurtz
Kelly Herzog
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Milwaukee 200 Mile Big Car Race Won By Chuck Stevenson
Chuck Stevenson of Milwaukee won the 200 mile AAA big car race in Milwaukee with a time of 2 hours 27 minutes 26.115 seconds securing a record purse of 30000 dollars before a crowd of 29703. The event featured a three car crash causing second degree burns to Buzz Barton and included several spinouts with drivers Bob Sweikert Eric Yoder and others involved. Joe James finished fifth and Fred Agabashian finished ninth in Troy Ruttman’s car while Ruttman recovers from Cedar Rapids injuries.
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the Gazette
Milwaukee
Chuck Stevenson
United States
Buzz Barton
Chickasaw
Oklo
Cliff Griffith
Eddie Johnson
Barton
Bob Sweikert
San Lorenzo
Calif
Eric Yoder
Goshen
Ind
Joe James
Cedar Rapids
Fred Agabashian
Troy Ruttman
Indianapolis Speedway
Whistle Tooting To Increase In Football Games
AP dispatch notes a plan to add whistles on every on field official to curb rough play. The move aims to reduce on field aggression highlighted by last season’s incidents and public scrutiny.
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NEW York
Des Moines Driver In Critical Condition After Chariton Race
Richard Heck, 23, of Des Moines, remains in critical condition at a Chariton hospital after suffering a skull fracture when his stock car rolled five times in the main event during the Chariton race. Spectators noted trouble keeping the rear end from swerving before the accident on the 13th lap of the 15 lap race.
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Chariton
INS
Des Moines
Richard Heck
Heck
Terre Haute Keeps Narrowing Evansville Lead in Three-I Race
In the final week of the Three-I league pennant chase Evansville holds a slim 1 game edge over Terre Haute. Burlington and Waterloo trail while Waterloo is close to Avondport. Terre Haute cut the Evansville lead by defeating Quincy 10 4 as Burlington edged Evansville 5 4 in 12 innings. Pennington and Ballister homered for Keokuk and Sav-erine hit a grand slam for Terre Haute.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Terre Haute
Burlington
Waterloo
Avenport
Quincy
Chuck Laverine
Art Pennington
Pedro Ballester
Keokuk
Ney
Ramer
Saverine
Monroe
Anderson
Davis
Chetta
Gee
Schoonover
Toney
Cad Dotterer
Damocelle
Cave
Willis
McDowell
Tate
Howard
Laskowski
Gardner
Buckout
Watson
Pennington
Ballister
Aldershot Wins In C R Tennis Title
Aldershot captures the 18 and under singles crown in The Gazette city tennis event. He then with Diane Wagner defeats Woodford Edwards for the mixed doubles title 6 4 6 3. Kroth Rankinen and Lathrop reach adult finals.
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Dick Aldershot
Diane Wagner
Roger Kroth
Mary Rankinen
Eleanor Lathrop
Aldershot
Bill Kibble
Diane
Phil Woodford
Rita Edwards
Jim Heslin
Bob Fietcher
No Final Playoff In Northeast Junior Loop
Postville clinched the West half title by playoff with Fayette after Monona the Eastern division champion disbanded. The two champions emerged from 12 teams in the league's first year of competition.
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Gazette
Postville
Iowa Junior American Legion Baseball
Monona
Fayette
Saigh Tax Hearing Delayed In Federal Arraignment
St Louis Cardinal owner Fred M Saigh received a postponement until Friday for his arraignment in federal court on income tax evasion charges. The hearing delay extends the case timeline for the prominent sports figure in Missouri.
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ST. Louis
INS
Fred M. Saigh
Three I League pennant race heats up with Terre Haute push
The Three I League title chase tightens as Terre Haute closes to within a game and a half of Evansville. Cedar Rapids and Davenport battles mix with player notes from Larry Ramsey to Bill Tuttle and Shively's broadcasting memory.
Cedar Rapids Juniors blank Iowa City in 4-0 victory
Cedar Rapids Juniors pitcher Bob Moore led a 4-0 win over Iowa City at Memorial Stadium. Moore drove in the first run in the second, followed by three more CR tallies as Norval Dickson, Denny Cambridge, and Beck contributed. Cedar Rapids finishes the season at 22-2 with Labor Day to Iowa City.
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Bob Moore
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Memorial Stadium
Moore
C. R
Bill Beck
Norval Dickson
Denny Cambridge
Beck
Ralph Briles
Brink
Duro
Playoff Delayed In Major Open
The Major Open playoff game between Whitey’s Auto Sales and Wilson’s was postponed from Monday at Ellis Park to Wednesday after Whitey’s reached the state tournament final at Boone. Cherry-Burrell will now face the Wednesday winner Friday at 7:30. Twilight League schedule unchanged with a 6 p.m. Monday opener.
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Ellis Park
Whitey
Wilson
Boone
Cherry-Burrell
Monay
Baseball Scenery Scores From Iowa Districts
In regional results, New Albin beat Prairie du Chien 7 to 3, Lansi defeated Monona 10 to 0, and Postin beat Twin Cities 12 to 6. Waterville vs Waukon was postponed. Jesup edged Brandon 3 to 2, Quasqueteon toppled Urbana 15 to 7, and Winthrop won by forfeit over Evansdale. East Central Iowa playoff action has Watkins leading North English 9 to 4 in a 1 0 best of three. Colesburg beat Dundee Petersburg 4 to 3, Delhi Strawberry Point posted 11 to 10, Silver Creek defeated Hopkinton 7 to 2, Norway beat Atkins 11 to 4, Van Horne 12 beat Vinton 8, Calmar 19 over Ridgeway 7, St. Lucas 5 to Elma 6, New Hampton 10 to Lawler 3, Festina 9 to Cresco 2, and London 5 to Wyoming 4 with Williamsburg 11 Solon 9 also on the slate.
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New Albin
Prairie du Chien
Lansi
Monona
Postin
Twin Cities
Waterville
Waukon
Buchanan County
Jesup
Brandon
Quasqueteon
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Iowa
Watkins
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Atkins
van Horne
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Calmar
Ridgeway
St. Lucas
Elma
New Hampton
Lawler
Festina
Cresco
London
Wyoming
Williamsburg
Solon
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