Yankees Split Doubleheader With Red Sox In July Affair
In Boston, the Yankees held a four game AL lead at the Fourth of July halfway mark after a 6-3 win and a 6-4 loss to the Red Sox. Joe DiMaggio hit his 12th homer in the nightcap as Ted Williams fueled a late Boston rally.
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Killinger Joins Navy Pre-Flight Coaching Staff
Lieut. Glenn Killinger, ex New York Yankee infielder and All-America back, serves as baseball coach at the Navy preflight school in Chapel Hill North Carolina.
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Legion Champs Field Strong Defensive Team for Tourney
Roosevelt Hotel entries in the state American Legion baseball tournament with a solid defense under coaches Frank Tvrdik and Jack Carter. Wilson high school squad has seven straight city titles and two state crowns, meets Davenport Saturday at Hill Park for the district title and sub state berth en route to Rockwell City finals. Pitcher Bill Folkers owns seven wins in eight starts with limited hits allowed.
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Dodgers sweep Phils in twi nighter taking both games
Brooklyn Dodgers sweep Philadelphia in a Saturday doubleheader winning 14 0 behind Kirby Higbe seven hit shutout in game one and 5 4 in a later rally capped by a ninth inning burst. Reggie Reese and Rex Veal or others tally, while the Phils rally late but fall short.
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Standings and Results from Three Eye League
Standings show Cedar Rapids at top with 34 wins and 21 losses. Waterloo 25 31 .446 and Evansville 31 20 .604 follow. Madison 24 32 .420, Springfield 33 22 .600, Decatur 20 38 .339. Results: Cedar Rapids 4 Waterloo 0. Springfield 5 Decatur 3. Madison 9 Evansville 1. Sunday's games list Cedar Rapids at Waterloo, Springfield at Decatur, Evansville at Madison.
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Brooklyn Nips Chicago As NL Hits Mixed Results
Brooklyn defeats Chicago 8-3 as Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia post wins. New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, and Philadelphia show varied records with schedules set for weekend games. Betty Shellenberger, 20, earns NEA note as a standout multi sport athlete in Philadelphia.
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Walters Beats Bucs on Homer By Gee Walker
Cincinnati wins 2-0 as Gerald Walker hits a eighth inning homer off Max Butcher for the Reds over the Pirates in game one of a doubleheader. Weather delay forced postponement of the second game.
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Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter
Column recounts debates on National and American league stars and a lure toward political ballots in sports. Mentions Ted Williams ironies and past all star legends like Lefty Gomez Max West Carl Hubbell Jimmy Foxx Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio with a tease about continued coverage on page 2.
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Fuller to Play Last M and J Game Tuesday
after ten years in the M and J league Robert Pinky Fuller of Wilson and Co will end his service with the Packers and Quaker Cats' May 11 rainout game Tuesday He will take an army physical in Des Moines and forego furlough His batting .429 in eight games marks one of the league's best while he has twice earned MVP honors and his fielding is noted as brilliant
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Raiders Host Madison in Three-Eye Doubleheader Tonight
The Raiders meet the Madison Blues in a Tuesday doubleheader with a single admission. The first game starts at 11 pm and lasts nine innings, followed by a seven-inning nightcap. Ladies Night offers 10 cent tax tickets or 16 cent grandstand seats.
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Sewell Reinstated As Active Player
Chicago AP report says Luke Sewell, 41, has been reinstated to the active Browns roster at his own request due to catcher shortages. Rick Ferrell sidelined with a lame back leaves Browns with Frankie Hayes as the remaining healthy catcher.
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Manufacturing and Quaker Oats clash in makeup week results
Tuesday's Wilson Quaker Oats meeting is the only makeup game this week while the regular schedule runs Monday Wednesday and Friday. Orie Arntzen's Iowa Manufacturers lead the Quakers by a game and a half after last week's loss to the Packers. The Manufacturers face Universal Crusher as Quakers compete with Wilsons and Towa Light. Standings show Iowa Manufacturing first, Quaker Oats second, with Universal Crusher and Wilsons.Routines and typos in the source are preserved where readable.
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Budge Captures Pro Net Crown With Straight Sets
Don Budge of Oakland defeated Bobby Riggs of Chicago in Forest Hills in three straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-2 to win his second national professional tennis title before 8000 fans. Budge and Riggs then won the doubles championship 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 over Kovacs and Barnes.
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Cedar Rapids Raiders Top Waterloo 4-0 in Independence Day Opener
Cedar Rapids pitcher Bryan Stephens pitched a four hit shutout for a 4-0 win over Waterloo in the first game of an Independence Day doubleheader. Blas Monaco homered in the first inning and drove in two more as Monaco, O'Dea, and Perrie helped fuel a small rally.
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King Levinsky Warns Hitler Over Schmeling Fight
Chicago report notes King Levinsky blasting Adolf Hitler after 1934 Nazi blocks Schmeling bout. Levinsky calls Hitler a bum and alleges anti Jewish bias kept him from fighting Schmeling to claim the title. Levy echoes.
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Reiser Demonstrates Batting Technique At Polo Grounds
Pete Reiser shows the method that helped him win last season’s National League batting title and plans to practice Monday against top American League pitching at the Polo Grounds in New York the site of the All Star Game.
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