Duels and comebacks color Iowa racing and golf scene
The report covers racing rivalries between Mory Collins and Jimmie Wilburn, including Wilburn’s crash at Oska loosa and a recent flat-track time at Sioux City. It also notes Frank O Connor joining Iowa as basketball and golf coach, plus golfer Wallie Ulrich entering Cedar Rapids Open with a storied amateur and pro career including a 29- hole round with seven birdies.
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Frank “Bucky” O'Connor
Iowa
Pops Harrison
Iowa City
Leonard Raffensperger
East Waterloo
State University
O’connor
Bob Clifton
Boone
Clifton
Iowa State
Donkey Ball Draw At Ellis Park Draws 2500 Fans
About 2,500 Cedar Rapids softball fans filled Ellis Park Thursday as Army Recruiting and Armstrong's Sports Goods teams finished in a 2-2 donkey ball deadlock. Danceland rallied to beat Barnard and Lea 8-4 in Industrial B league action. The YMCA boys and local Methodist youth were also noted in the muddled report.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Army
Armstrong’s Sports Goods
Danceland
Barnard
Lea
Donohue Wins First Match at Western Amateur
Sioux City golfer John Donohue advanced from the first round in Wichita defeating Jim Vickers in 19 holes. Sioux City’s Dick Hoak and Ottumwa’s Russell Harper were eliminated, while favorites Ward, Wehrle, Riegel and Glosser won to stay alive in the Western Amateur.
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Wichita
Kan
John Donohue
Sioux City
Jim Vickers
Dick Hoak
Jim Benson
St. Louis
Russell Harper
Ottumwa
Jim Frisina
Taylorville
Bud Ward
Spokane
Wilford Wehrle
Louisville
Skee Riegel
Upper Darby
Larry Glosser
Oklahoma City
Cotton Cups Open yields British Open victory for Henry Cotton
In Mairfield Scotland Henry Cotton of England won the British Open with rounds of 75 and 72, totaling 284. Americans struggled. Capt. Edwin Kingsley and Mario Gonzalez led the amateur effort with 293, while Johnny Bulla posted 291 for the US team.
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Mairfield
Scotland
Henry Cotton
England
Edwin Kingsley
Salt Lake City
Mario Gonzalez
Brazil
Kingsley
Johnny Bulla
Phoenix
Ariz
Cedar Rapids Open golf field tops 68 entrants
Sixty eight players entered the Cedar Rapids Open golf tournament with 44 amateurs and 24 professionals. The one day event at Cedar Rapids Country Club offers a $2500 prize, including $1000 to first and $500 to second in the pro division. Notable names include Leonard Dodson John Jacobs Bob Mann Sonny Dean Walter Ambo Paul Weller Harold Show John Campbell Jack Purdue Sonny Rouse Al Howard Ted Lockie Pat Willcox Dick Barnes Ed Wysowski Bill McPartland Bob Fry Wallie Ulrich Jack Anderson Charlie Burkart.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Leonard Dodson
Cedar Rapids
Spencer
Iowa
Sonny Dean
Iowa City
Walter Ambo
St. Louis
Paul Weller
Norfolk
Neb
Harold Show
Newton
John Campbell
Oskaloosa
Jack Purdum
Sonny Rouse
Waukegan
Ill
al Howard
Ted Lockie
Davenport
Pat Willcox
Jack Hall
Jim Brown
Des Moines
Dick Barnes
Kansas City
Ed Wysowski
Kewanee
Bill McPartland
Tulsa
Okla
Bob Fry
Keokuk
Wallie Ulrich
Golden Valley
Minn
Jack Anderson
Charlie Burkart
Barclay and Lambix Drawn in NCAA Golf Quarters
In Palo Alto Michigan’s Dave Barclay faces Stanford’s Tom Lambix in the quarterfinals of the national collegiate golf tournament. Other pairings include Joule Stafford of Oregon vs Ed Hopkins of nobey, and Gen Richards of UCLA vs Loddi Kempa. Elliott, Michigan’s football star, won two matches before losing in the third round.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Dave Barclay
Michigan
Tom Lambix
Stanford
s.Joule Stafford
Oregon
Ed Hopkins
Nobey
Joe
Wethington
Gen Richards
UCLA
Loddi Kempa
Péte Elliott
Smith's 3 Hitter Seals 5-0 Win For LaPlant
Max Smith limited Quaker Oats to one extra base hit over six innings while walking three then dominating the rest, as LaPlant-Choate topped Quaker Oats 5-0. The win tightens the race with Wilson for the league lead. bold early scoring produced a three run first inning and solid defense helped preserve the shutout.
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LaPlant-Choate
Max Smith
Daniels
Quaker Oats
Ed Koach
Wilson
John Beck
Smitty
Quakers
Theron Thomson
Quaker
Vince Cacek
Iowa Manufacturing
Mel Penrod
Smith
LaPlant
Howdy Moher
Don Harman
Chuck Elias
Don Ceynar
Hob Havlik
Elias
Verne Carie
Roy Faunt
Carol Douglas
John Schloss
Famed driver in critical condition after track crash
Oskaloosa Iowa Jimmy Wilburn 38 longtime racer remained in very critical condition at Mahaska county hospital Friday. Doctors said basal skull fracture crushed chest collapsed lung and possible internal injuries after the Thursday night crash on the track during a race with Emory Colne Howard Ross. Wilburn's wife Mary watched the incident from the infield and then at the hospital. Sheriff Dwight Mateer noted the mishap occurred on the second turn.
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Oskaloosa
Jimmy Wilburn
Mahaska County
Emory Colne Howard Ross
Snid Wilburn
Wilburn
Mary
Dwight Mateer
Fourth of July Races Planned at Hawk Eye Downs
Promoter Frank Winkley of the racing association confirms the Fourth of July program at Hawk Eye Downs near Cedar Rapids will proceed despite the serious injury to driver Jimmy Wilburn suffered at Oska loosa Thursday night.
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Frank Winkley
Racing Association
Jimmy Wilburn
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Wilburn
Oskaloosa
Wilburn dies in crash at Oskaloosa race after track record
Indianapolis racer Jimmy Wilburn died after his Offenhauser crashed in the backstretch turn at Oskaloosa. He had just set a 24.6 second time trial and was attempting to pass Emory Collins when the car slid, overturned, and landed 70 feet from the track. Collins described both drivers as going too fast for safety. Wilburn, 18 years in racing with a half-mile banked track record and prior Indianapolis 500 experience, was extricated after about 15 minutes.
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Mory Collins
LeMars
Jimmie Wilburn
Indianapolis
Sioux City
S. C
Wilburn
Collins
Mateer
International Motor“ Cortest Association
LeMars,a
Portland
Ore
Midwest
Owasso
Midh
Springfield
Oskaloosa
Jimmy Wilburn
Emory Collins
Ben Musick
Dallas
Texas
Billy Byyaar
Minneapolis
Oliver Aleshire
Hank Wheeler
Grand Forks
RN. D
Pat Patterson
Wellman
Claire Cotter
Austin
Minn
Ron Bohlander
Des Moizies
Preachy Fourier
Bt. Paul
Sonny Ebsen
Cedar Rapids
Wie
Tom Presser
Moberly
Calcium Treatment For Hawkeye Track Preparation
Skilled track crews under Frank R. Winkley will begin work Saturday on the Hawkeye Downs oval to ready the venue for Independence Day auto races Sunday.
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Frank R. Winkley
Hawkeye Downs
Independent baseball score roundup with mixed results
Independent baseball items show Williamsburg 11 and Murehee B raert 14 in a high scoring game. Grundy Can 5 and Canende 19, East buame 4, reflecting a varied set of outcomes across teams.
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Williamsburg
Murehee Braert
Grundy Can
Canende
East Buame
Walks Help Bolts Topple Bruins 9-2
McKinley drops fifth straight in summer play losing 9-2 to Franklin. Bear pitcher Bill Webster walks and wild pitches fuel most runs while he fanned nine and allowed five hits. Jack Watson triple and single lead Franklin’s offense as Bill Quimby adds a triple. Wally Smith earns the win with eight strikeouts and three walks. Don Stastny leads McKinley with two hits in the defeat.
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McKinley
Franklin
Hayes
Bill Webster
Webster
Jack Watson
Bill Quimby
Bruin
Wally Smith
Don Stastny
Standings and upcoming games in the National and American Leagues
National League standings show St Louis Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati Chicago and Boston in mixed positions with scattered win totals. Projections list Friday and Saturday pitching duels including Hansen Roe Shoun Sim Wong Pollet Van dermeer and Ches Les. American League standings feature Detroit Cleveland Washington and others with results from Thursday and scheduled Friday games with Hudson Byrne Coleman Debs Black Garve Traut and Pierr th or Haynes.
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Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Sencemmes
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittebursh
Hansen
Roe
Shoun
Simwong
Fittsburgh
Meyer
Ches
Les
Pollet
Vandermeer
Eland
Aif i Failadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Wankinden
Hudson
Yrne
Coleman
Debso
St. Lewisa
Black
Garve
Traut
Pleretth
Haynes
Sain Posts Win No. 10 as Braves Lead the League
Boston pitcher Johnny Sain beat the New York Giants 4 1 for his 10th victory and a 10 5 record in midseason with a half season of strong form. The Braves stretched their NL lead to 23 1/2 games as others faltered including the Cubs and Pirates. In the American League, Philadelphia edged Washington 3 2 as Cleveland lost 9 5 to Detroit, while New York beat Boston 10 7. Williams extended his 16 game hitting streak despite the loss.
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Johnny Sain
Boston Braves
Mort Cooper
Sain
Belleville
Ark
Braves
New York Giants
Cardinals
Cubs
Chicago
Andy Falke
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
St. Louis
Fritz Ostermueller
Pirates
Harm Wehmeier
Tommy Hughes
Walker Cross
Philadelphia Phillies
Giants
Dodgers
Schoolboy Rowe
New York Yankees
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Mickey Harris
Yanks
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Falkenburg Wins Wimbledon Final In Five Sets
American Bob Falkenburg, 22, from Hollywood, defeats Australia’s John Bromwich in five sets to capture the Wimbledon men’s singles title. The match featured strong serving and bold net play as Falkenburg recovered from a shaky second and fourth set.
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London
Bob Falkenburg
Hollywood
Calif
Australia
John Bromwich
Falkenburg
Bromwich
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
America
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Margaret Osborne duPont
Bellevue
Del
Helen Pedersen Rihbany
Boston
Barbara Scofield
San Francisco
Doris Hart
Miami
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
Molly Blair
Jean Nicoll Bostock
England
Golf clubs host weekend events in Cedar Rapids area
The Indian Creek Country Club opens Saturday with a 16 hole qualifying round to crown a club champion. Bernard Price defends. Elmcrest hosts a two ball mixed four ball Monday with 37 couples entered. Cedar Rapids Country Club plans a weekend four ball handicap tournament.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek Country Club
Bernard Price
Elmcrest Country Club
Cedar Rapus Country Club
Ris Ties 220 Yard Record Ahead of Olympic Tryout
Wally Ris of Iowa, a Hawkeye Olympic distance hopeful, equalled his 220 yard freestyle record at 2:13.6 before departing for a July 4 Olympic trial in Milwaukee. Coach Dave Armbruster announced the mark and noted Ris also swam 2:12.7 in the 200 meter course.
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Iowa City
Wally Ris
Milwaukee
Dave Armbruster
Ris
Broadcast of National League Baseball Game Details
The game will be broadcast exclusively over Mutual Broadcasting System facilities under Gillette sponsorship on Tuesday July 13 at 12 15 pm. KCRG will carry the broadcast with coverage of players from the American league and National league as part of the sideline offerings.
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Stars Zoft
Mutual Broadcastings System
Gillette
KCRG
Cas
Olympic Rowing Trials Narrow Field Into Semifinal
Washington faces California in a Friday semifinal as Lake Carnegie hosts the Olympic crew trials. Seven teams remain in contention with the semifinal round set to determine finalists.
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Washington
California
Noes
Lake Carnegie
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