Co-Op and M-J All-Stars Romp In Twin Seven Seeds Showdown
Nearly three thousand fans watched Co-Op topple Quaker 11 to 1 then M-J All-Stars beat Amana Freezers 8 to 0 at Daniels Park. Shedek led Co-Op with five hits including a homer, while Stuhr and Dittmer backed him with multi hit games. Currell and Hibben shut down Amana in the nightcap as the All-Stars pulled seven runs in the second inning and cruised to the victory.
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Rollis Dietz
M-1 All-Stars
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Emlen Tunnel
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Casey Jones Dominates Hawkeye Holidays Horseshoe Title
Des Moines AP Casey Jones of Waukesha Wisconsin won the Hawkeye Holidays horse shoe tournament going 15 and 0 with an .810 ringer percentage. Runner up John Linderfelt of Maywood Illinois lost two of 15 matches.
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Casey Jones
Waukesha
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John Linderfelt
Maywood
Braves Sweep Phillies In National League Box Score
Major League box scores show the Braves sweeping the Phillies with decisive scores across two games, highlighting RBI totals by McCormick Fernandez and Sain, plus key hits by Slaughter and Munger as Boston and Philadelphia split a doubleheader with emphasis on pitching and fielding miscues.
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Verban
Ryan
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Lakeman
Judd
Verband
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Boston
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Heintzelman
Detroit Cleves win on strong hitting in tight clash
Detroit built early leads then clung to 6 5 edge as Cleveland rallied with power. Robinson, Keltner and Gordon homered for Cleveland. Detroits Metkovich, Mullin and Kell contributed key hits. Pitchers Benton and Wakefield matched wits in a 13 6 final in a high scoring encounter.
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Evelun
Displacing Hokum On The International Nag Race
Pat Robinson argues against hype surrounding Belmont Park's $100,000 International Nag Race. He cites foreign entrants’ class, rebuts the age and weight dogmas, and recalls Man O' War's 1920 Belmont mile and a quarter victory to show a three year old can beat older horses if good enough.
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France
England
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Assault
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Sir Barton
Man O’ War
Big Red
Belmont
First Division Spots in Three Eye Unchanged
The Three I league race for first division berths stayed unchanged after Fourth of July doubleheaders. Danville extended its lead over Evansville to two and a half games by splitting with Quincy, who won 8 to 5 in 10 innings and lost 4 to 2. Springfield and Evansville failed to gain ground, Springfield winning 10 to 3 before losing 5 to 2, leaving Terre Haute in third and Decatur last after a 4 to 1 first game and 3 to 0 nightcap loss. Waterloo climbed to .500 by beating Davenport twice, 2 to 1 in 10 innings and 7 to 2 in the second.
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Arlington Park Stars and Stripes Handicap Winner
Chicago race report notes Armed won the $50,000 added Stars and Stripes handicap at Arlington Park in a record 1:49 1/5 for a mile and one eighth. With Pleasure finished second and Mighty Story took third.
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Texan sets new junior AAU mark in century dash
In Lincoln AP report Allen Lawler of Texas narrowly bested junior records with a 10.3 sec 100 meters and 21.4 sec 200 meters at the National AAU Junior championships. Wind invalidated the second time for a junior record, but Lawler helped San Antonio Athletic Club to a junior team victory with 70 points as Robert Miller of Rhode Island State College claimed both hammer and weight throws.
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Illinois Flyer
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New York Club Exchange
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Texas Flash
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Rhode Island State College
July 4 Sportsmen Keep Turnstiles Spinning Merrily
New York AP reports holiday sports attendance as baseball and horse racing draw large crowds. Eight double headers attracted 283,736 fans while 13 tracks logged 309,494 admittees. Though no record highs were set, totals show solid holiday turnout versus prior years with mutuel handle at 14.6 million.
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Netsters eliminated as Hawkeye Holidays conclude play
No. 1 seed Straight Clark of Pasadena ousted by Burt Lynch as Deimling advances in junior division. Des Moines hosts see three women’s quarterfinals, Jo Anne Gibson edges Nora Prosser 8-6 2-6 6-1, Doris Jensen and Doris Popple win in quarters. Cedar Rapids leaves tourney after Fourth of July play. Wasta loses in junior singles to Terry Smith of Ames.
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Lee's Summit
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Rock Island
Brooklyn and Yanks a Cinch Says Tradition
By Jack Hand Associated Press Sports Writer the July Fourth standings are treated as a guide to the World Series with Dodgers leading and Yankees favored for the fall. The day’s results show Dodgers and Yankees winning, Cardinals and Cubs fluctuating, Braves and White Sox steady, with strong totals in gate receipts and notable performances.
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Associated Press
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Ebbets Field
Waterlooo welterweight title bout postponed due to rain
The eight round championship match between Des Moines champion Del Cockayne and Burlington challenger Diego Hidalgo, set for Friday night in Waterloo, was postponed to Wednesday because of rain conditions.
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Boxing Results From Associated Press in California and New York
Sport Jabs By The Associated Press reports in Stockton and Long Beach. Marle Docusen of New Orleans defeated T.K.Q. Charley Johnson of San Francisco on points. In Long Beach Lulu Costantino of New York outpointed Pele Manchio of New York by decision.
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Marle Docusen
New Orleans
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Charley Johnson
San Francisco
Long Beach
Lulu Costantino
New York
Pele Manchio
Daly Wins British Open Amid Dramatic Finish
Fred Daly of Ireland wins the 1947 British Open at Hoylake by one stroke over Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio. Stranahan, an amateur, nearly tied Daly with a remarkable final chip from 110 yards that hovered at the cup’s edge.
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Toledo
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Red Hoyle Wins Midget Feature At Hawkeye Downs
Red Hoyle of Cedar Rapids won the 10-lap midget feature at Hawkeye Downs, beating favored Danny Kladis of Chicago who took the two-lap dash and first heat. Kladis posted fastest time in time trials, but Hoyle led early in the feature and held on.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Hoyle
Hawkeye Downs
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Danny Kladis
Chicago
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Johnny Hobel
Phil Lazio
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Tony Russo
Racine
Rudy Roth
Don Johnson
Cedar Raids
Willard Yates
Cedar Rain
George Carey
Tipton
Vernon Jacobs
Amana
Bob Hudson
Iowa City
Carrol Gooden
Des Moines
Toyle
Kladir
Thompson
Russo
Little Accomplished by Western Loop Twin Bills
Holiday doubleheaders in the Western league ended in split decisions as leaders Pueblo dropped 10 to 1 after a 5 to 4 win in Des Moines. Denver lost then won at Sioux City 6 to 3, Lincoln fell 8 to 2 at Omaha but rebounded to win 8 to 1, with Des Moines amassing 13 hits in the 10 to 1 Pueblo loss.
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Omaha
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Bob Revels
Denver Bears
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Amendment to Articles of Hamilton Seed & Coal Co.
Notice of amendment dated June 13 1047 at a special stockholders meeting in Cedar Rapids Iowa to change the corporate name from Hamilton Seed & Coal Company to The Hamilton Company and appoint officers Henry Killing president G S Bielyan crete W J Barnerover attorney. Notice also includes a separate sale notice for Katharine Bemrose ware goods to satisfy warehouseman’s lien at 407 Second Street SE Cedar Rapids on July 31 1947 at 10 am with items listed and sale to cover storage and expenses.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Merchants National Bank
Hamilton Seed & Cont Company
Ceder Rapids
Towit
Artlelee
Ham & Coal Company
Hamilton Company
Henry _Killng
G. S
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Second Street
Katharine Bemrose
Kenwood Transfer
Owe
Baseball scores and upcoming games from Friday highlights
Results show Brooklyn 10 New York 4 Boston 10 Philadelphia 9 St. Louis 7 Chicago 0 Cincinnati 8 Pittsburgh 0. Saturday games include Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at St Louis, and Cincinnati at St Louis with pitchers Spahn, Yostelle, Lade, Brale, and Rowe set to start.
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Feller to Miss All Star Game
Cleveland Indians star right hander Bobby Feller will not pitch in the American League All-Star game in Chicago due to a pulled left shoulder muscle. Manager Lou Boudreau confirmed the injury and said Feller remains in pain, ending hopes of his appearance in Tuesday's showcase.
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Chicago
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
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Nationals
Miller seeks All Star shortstop duty relief
Eddie Miller of the Reds asks NL president Ford Frick to excuse him from the All Star game in Chicago next Tuesday due to a sore throwing arm. After belting his 14th homer in Friday’s doubleheader with Pittsburgh, he says he cannot risk plays he cannot make and may injure his arm further. Reds President Warren Giles supported the request, noting fans elected him the starting NL shortstop.
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Cincinnati Reds
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U S Sweeps Tennis Titles At Wimbledon
London witnesses a US victory spree in Wimbledon finals as Margaret Osborne of San Francisco wins the women’s singles 6 2 6 4 over Doris Hart of Miami while Jack Kramer and Bob Falkenburg, both Californians, take the men's doubles title 8 6 6 3 6 3 over Tony Mottram and Bill Sidwell. Kramer had claimed the singles crown Friday. Duchess of Kent presents trophies as Queen Mary offers condolences to the losers.
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Royal Box
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Jack Kramer
Bob Falkenburg
Miss Osborne
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Doris Hart
Miami
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England
Bill Sidwell
Australia
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Jacobs Cards 7 In Tam 2nd Round
Johnny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids, the former Town champion who shot 85 in the first round, fired 78 Friday to reach a 163 total after the second round in the amateur division of the All American golf tournament at Tam O Shanter.
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Johnny Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Tam O'Shanter
Blues Drop a Pair to Milwaukee in Holiday Doubleheader
The Kansas City Blues fell twice to third-place Milwaukee Brewers, 10 to 8 and 6 to 5, as Milwaukee gained two games on the league leaders in a pair of Friday games. Louisville moved within five games of first with wins over Indianapolis, while Columbus and Minneapolis shifted positions amid a holiday slate.
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