Danceland Wins First Half Open Title In Cedar Rapids League
Danceland defeated Wilson and Company 5 to 4 to clinch the Cedar Rapids Major Open softball league first half championship. Pitcher Mel Stark improved to nine wins and one defeat, having pitched every Danceland game this season. Second-half schedule starts Monday with no open game on July 4.
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Danceland
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Mel Stark
The
Eagles
Quaker and LaPia Meet in Industrial League Card
In the Industrial League action, Quaker faces Lehigh mutual and Lattner, with gaze and Sears clashing as city teams compete. Outcomes: Quaker 5, LaPlant 2, LeFebure 1. Ia Mutual 4, Lattner 4. Gerv. rat Choate.
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Gazette
Jesscbas
Local 100 Battles Decker’s and Maidrite in Friday Games
Commercial League results show Local 100 62 over Maidrite 31 and Decker’s 31 over Lindy’s. Friday schedule lists Local 100 vs Decker’s Beck’s vs Maidrite and White House vs Lindy’s.
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Weercrery
Maidrite
Decker’s
Lindy’s
Local
Decker's
Beck's
White House
City Horseshoe Meet At Ellis Park
The preliminaries of the city horseshoe tournament will start at 2 p.m. today at Ellis Park. Eligible entrants include players from the city horseshoes league or Cedar Rapids clubs. The finals are set for next Sunday as part of the Allied Industrial sports festival collaboration.
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Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Allied Industrial Sports Festival
Independence Fourth Horse Races Highlight July Day
Six one mile harness races with purses totaling 750 will feature a Fourth of July celebration here. The event begins at 2 p.m. Independence will also meet Jesup in a baseball game starting at 2 15 p.m.
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Independence
Jesup
Seabrooke Rises in M J Batting Race After Week
Al Seabrooke of Iowa Manufacturing surged to second in the M J league batting race after four at bats in a week including two hits in a key Wilson game. His average reached .421, trailing only Clyde Dunn who is out with a broken jaw. Dick Farmer closes in at .400 as injuries and stats shape the chase.
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al Seabrooke
Iowa
Seabrooke
Clyde Dunn
Little LaPlanter
Dick Farmer
Imco
Bob Tvrdik
Tvrdik
Folkers
Ray Waychoff
Bob Stastny
Wilson
Dick Freeman
Stastny
Freeman
Frank Sturm
LaPlant
Wayne Bruce
Speeder
Orville Healless
Bob Shanahan
Iowa Steel
Jack Fulton
Three I Major and M J League Averages Team Batting
The item presents team batting averages from the Three I Major and M J leagues. It lists leaders and current season figures, highlighting top teams, run production, and overall batting efficiency across the leagues.
Lions and Bordens Lead Kid Leagues After Week Two
Lions club and Bordens hold perfect 4-0 records as week two ends. Four protests pending before league czar Jim Meaghan could shuffle standings, possibly altering leaders. Two grand slams, by Stephens on Lions and Franc, highlight last week, plus a no hitter by Snyder and Swartz for Hearn Stevenson. Games Thursday list matchups at Daniels and Civic venues.
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Bob Woodward
Lions Club
Bordens
Jim Meaghan
Meaghan
Stephenson
Franc
Snyder
Swartz
Hearn Stevenson
Daniels. of C
VFW
Apera
Morehouse
Kiwanis
Waltonians
Wanis
Guaranty Bank
Daniels
Roters
Elks Kney's
Craemers
Hayes
Civic
Lions
Barnens
Gazette
Broadcast of Danville-Cedar Rapids baseball game on KCRG 1600
Bob Brooks reports a tonight game between Danville and Cedar Rapids airing at 8:00 PM on KCRG 1600. The local baseball broadcast promises play-by-play coverage and game updates as the teams compete live.
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Danville-Cedar Rapids
Bob Brooks
KCRG-1600
Iowa Manufacturing-Iowa Steel Postponed to July 15
No M-1 league games this week until Wednesday. The Iowa Manufacturing and Iowa Steel contest, set for Monday, is rescheduled for Saturday July 15 at 3 p.m. in a change attributed to scheduling adjustments for the week.
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Iowa Manufacturing
Iowa Steel
Fue
Rae Beck
Co Steel
Waterloo Harness and Running Races Set at Tunis Speedway
Waterloo program lists three harness and two running events starting at 2 p.m. at Tunis Speedway. Gay French, two Bradley entries, and Bert Funk’s Win O Hoff top the free-for-all and 2:20 trot fields. Marilyn Lady and Sunny Logan lead the running races with officials J. H. Nutter, W. J. Campbell, and W. Barske overseeing the meet.
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Tunis Speedway
A. L. Bradley
Bradley
Charlie Miller
Bert Funk
Des Moines
Win O Hoff
M. L. Hogue
Marylin Lady
Sunny Logan
J. H. Nutter
Rockwell City
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
W. Barske
Independence
King’s Three-I Lead Official
Cedar Rapids outfielder Jimmie King tops the Three-I League by batting .366 through Tuesday’s games, holding an 11 point edge over Terre Haute’s Jim Watson. Cedar Rapids also climbs to first in team batting at .267, narrowly ahead of Quincy at .266.
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Ralph E. Brown Named District Manager of Fidelity Life
Ralph E. Brown of Van Horne, a former high school athletic coach and principal, was named district manager of the Fidelity Life Association. The appointment was announced Saturday by J. Ray Fialka of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, supervisor of Fidelity Life.
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Ralph E. Brown
van Horne
Fidelity Life Association
J. Ray Fialka
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fidelity Life
PGA Tournament to be Held at Oakmont in Pittsburgh
Columbus report says the Professional Golfers Association will stage its 1951 championship at Oakmont Golf Course in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from June 28 to July 4. The event brings together top players for a week of competition at a historic course. Oakmont will host the national championship marking a key date in golf fans' summer calendar.
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Columbus, Ohio
Professional Golfers Association
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Third Annual National Better Fishing Rodeo Highlights Youth Fun
The third annual national better fishing rodeo runs August 26 across many cities with 27 New York spots. Cedar Rapids riders helped by local merchants last year. The event, started June 12, spans 10 weeks and ends with grand awards of fishing outfits from Better Fishing Inc. Local clubs and state groups praise such youth conservation efforts, with Kids Day recognized in Maine.
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New York
Cedar Rapids
Ube
Better Fishing, Inc
Consolidated Sportsmen's Club of
Maine
One Big 10 Player on All-America
The 1950 all-America baseball team is announced by John H. Kobs. First team lists Fred Taylor Ohio State, Charles Teague Wake Forest, William Killinger Lafayette, John Hrasch Ohio, Jay Roundy Southern California, er Van Cleef Rutgers, Robert Cerv Nebraska, Robert Murray Arizona, Murray Wall Texas, Thomas Casey New York University.
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East Lansing
Mich
American Association of College Baseball Coaches
John H. Kobs
Association
Kobs
Michigan State College
Fred Taylor
Ohio State
Charles Teague
Wake Forest
William Killinger
Lafayette
John Hrasch
Ohio University
Jay Roundy
Southern California
Er van Cleef
Rutgers
Robert Cerv
Nebraska
Robert Murray
Arizona
Murray Wall
Texas
Thomas Casey
New York University
Rutger
van Cleef
Omaha
Wall
Texans
William Andring
University of Washington
Albert Cummins
Michigan State
Eugene Hooks
Nicholas Moreno
Ed White
Alabama
Robert Crock
Don Dahlke
Iowa State
Hardy Peterson
Thornton Kipper
Wisconsin
Charles Gorin
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