Booming Cubs Roll To 24 2 Victory On July Fourth
Chicago Cubs rout the Braves 24 to 2 in Boston marking a major surge on their road trip. Charley Grimms squad opens up with concentrated hitting and moves into third place three percent behind the Giants, while the Giants down the Cardinals 3 to 2 in New York.
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Babe Herman Joins Dodgers After Hollywood Sale
Babe Herman, 42, a Glendale turkey grower and former Brooklyn outfielder, reports to Branch Rickey after being sold by Hollywood. He has been out of baseball all year due to salary disputes and suspension. He batted .346 as a pinch hitter for the Stars last season and owns a .328 career major league average. Herman says Rickey asked if he could still hit and stated he needs a pinch hitter who can meet the ball hard now and then.
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Zivic Loses Split Decision to Shank in Forbes Field Bout
In Pittsburgh the aging 153-pound Cpl. Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh lost a ten round split decision to 157-pound Cowboy Shank of Denver before 8,430 fans at Forbes Field Tuesday night. Zivic staged one of his better fights, delivering a fast moving battle against the younger foe.
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Darby Dieppe Favored In Yankee Handicap Start
Darby Dieppe the Kentucky Derby and Preakness third is listed as a slight favorite for the $25,000 Yankee handicap at Suffolk Downs. The outstanding three year old stake field has 13 entrants, with possible seven starters for race day.
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Boston
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Iowa U. Center Forrest Masterson quits school
Forrest Masterson a 220 pound center and tackle from Louisville Ohio is no longer enrolled in the University of Iowa dental college. He was counted on for the 1945 Hawkeye team but appears unlikely to be in school this fall. Masterson discharged from the army last fall played half of the 1944 season with the Hawks.
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Ohio
University of Iowa Dental College
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Coach School Plans Announced for Iowa Summer Session
Boone executive secretary Lyle T. Quinn announced the fifth annual summer coaching school and officials clinic to be held in August 2024 at Clear Lake. Iowa and out of state coaches will teach football basketball girls basketball baseball track physical education and athletic injury care with eminent instructors from Michigan Kentucky Yale and Boys Town among others. Local Iowa staff include Pops Harrison Joe O Connor and R H Chisholm with Girls Athletic Union input.
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Fritz” Crisler
University of Michigan
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Maurice H
Skip” Palrang
Boys Town
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Charles B. Hoyt
Yale University
Charles
Chuck” Cramer
Gardner
Kan
Harry Geisel
Estel Crabtree
Leroy Parmalee
Major League Box Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE ANOTHER FOR PASSEAU
The National League box scores highlight passerreplays and game updates involving key players. Passeau remains a central figure with notable innings and appearances across multiple teams.
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Illini to hire Burt Ingwersen as assistant coach
Lt Cmdr Burt Ingwersen, famed Illinois athlete with nine varsity letters, returns to Illinois as assistant football coach after leaving Northwestern in 1943. He has headed naval air training in Chicago and previously coached at Iowa and LSU, with prior Illinois athletic staff tenure.
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Lowden and Oelwein to Clash in Riverside Legion Game
A district Junior Legion baseball game is set for Wednesday July 12 at 6 p.m. on Riverside Field Cedar Rapids where Lowden faces Oelwein in a pivotal contest likely shaping the state crown. Lowden previously stunned Davenport 1 0 to end the state tournament and Oelwein arrives as a serious challenger. The VFW Summer league game scheduled for that night is postponed to feature this special matchup.
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Hawkeyes Set Fall Practice Start Date in 1944
The University of Iowa Hawkeyes will begin fall football practice on Sept. 10 with about three weeks of drills before the opener on Sept. 19 against the Ottumwa Naval Air Station. New head coach Clem Crowe leads a nucleus of seven major letter winners as summer drills run Aug. 6 to Sept. 1.
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Transportation agency mulls limits on race horse transport
The Office of Defense Transportation asked railroads for data on race horse shipments amid a tight transport system and heavy army redeployment requirements. An ODT official said the agency is considering new restrictions.
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Makers to Face Fruehauf at Daniels Thursday
Daniels park hosts M-1 league actions with Quaker Oats facing Wilsons in the opener and Speeder against LaPlant Choate in the second. Play began at 1:30 with Town Manufacturers set to meet Fruehaus, the lone club to beat the pace-setting squad. Ivan Reid and Orie Arntzen poised as likely mound rivals for Friday’s Collins Radio vs Quaker Oats.
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Collins Radio Tops Fruehaut In M J League Battle
Collins Radio defeated Fruehaut 6 to 3 at Daniels Park as two strong league entries tangled Tuesday night. Shedeck and Verne Hendryx started the scoring with a first inning single and triple, a fourth inning rally produced by Gray and Clare plus fielding errors, and Collins sealed it in the sixth with Winders and Vernon setting up Gaffney who drove in two and then stole home on Reid's delivery.
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Busher Favored In Santa Margarita Handicap
Arcadia California July track notes say Louis B Mayer's Busher is the popular pick to win Wednesday's $50,000 Santa Margarita handicap for fillies and mares, closing the Fourth of July card at Santa Anita.
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Standings and Games in the M J League Schedule
The column shows M J League standings with team names such as Mindture Wilsons Quaker Oats LaPlant Choate and Fruehauf. It lists a Tuesday note Collins radio and a game schedule with Wednesday 1 30 p m Wilsons versus Quaker Oats and Thursday 6 p m Manufacturers versus Fruehauf.
Baseball Standings and Results From Tuesday Actions
American League standings show Detroit leading with a 39 25 record and Chicago at 35 32 while St Louis sits 30 32 and Cleveland 28 34. Tuesday results include Freekinchon 12 Chicago 2 and St Louis 2 Cleveland 5 with planned Wednesday games listed.
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Masters Date Shift Aims To Clear July 29 Cedar Rapids Open
Louis Menze new ISU athletics director shifts the annual Masters golf tournament to August 11-12 to avoid conflicting with the Cedar Rapids Open on July 29. The Cedar Rapids backers had earlier offered tentative dates to avoid clashes, while former ISU ally George Veenker had set July 29 for Cedar Rapids before the Masters was moved.
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Segura Triumphs in Doubles as Singles Playneres Continue
Pancho Segura and Bill Talbert opened with an easy 6-0 doubles win in the national clay court championships in Chicago. Top U S women’s player Pauline Betz advanced to the second round with a 6-0 6-0 victory, while two teams captured first round women’s doubles by default and another pair won 1-6 6-1 6-1.
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Butternut Bakers Take 8 1 Victory Over Armstrong Summer Leaguers
Brown wins pitching duel for Butternut as Armstrong falls 8 to 1 at Riverside. Brown strikes out 10 and allows one hit. Stramel fanned nine in defeat. Key second inning produced all runs with Carpenter, Van Cleve driving in three for Butternut.
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Milwaukee Brewers Lead Tight Baseball Race
The Milwaukee Brewers beat Kansas City 10-3 to maintain the lead in a crowded division race. Indianapolis fell 8-2 to Louisville, while Columbus defeated Toledo 2-1. Minneapolis and St. Paul were rained out.
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Boxing Results From The Ring Eye Livest Way
Matches report several split decisions and defeats across cities. Vic Dellicurti of New York wins at 140 pounds in Autoolgted bouts. Jimmy Carollo of New York defeats Herbie Katz at 18535 pounds in Brooklyn. Bobby Polowiltger of East Hartford, Conn. beats Gabriel Klos in a 1224 pound bout.
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