Braves Beat Brooklyn In New York Debut
Yankees rookie Frank Shea in his 11th win silenced the Athletics 5 1 in Philadelphia. Joe DiMaggio sparked a rally with a double and teammates piled on for a four run first inning against Joe Coleman who took the loss.
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Frank Shea
New York Yankees
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A’s
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Elmer Vale
Joe Coleman
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Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
George McQuinn
Bill Johnson
Larry Berra
Phil Rizzuto
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George Stirnweiss
Tommy Henrich
Joost
Nweiss
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Pisiheae
Richmond
Fowler
Coleman
W_ Johnson
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Rosar
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Stirnweiss
McQuinn
Suder
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Majeski
Fowler Guns
Jones
Rommel
All-American Tank Team Dominated by Ohio State
Ohio State swimmers headlined the 1947 All-American team chosen by college coaches. Michigan State coach McCaffree announced the selections in East Lansing, with eight Buckeye places and notable mentions for Iowa, Stanford, Yale, Michigan, and others. The panel included Scott Little of Cornell and others, citing strong postwar Olympic prospects.
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Mich
Ohio State University
College Swimming Coaches of America
Charles McCaffree, Jr
Michigan State College
Michigan
Stanford
Yale
State
McCaffree
United States
Scott Little
Cornell
Arthur D. Adams
Texas A
David A. Armbruster
Iowa
Richard E. Jamerson
North Carolina
Karl B. Michael
Dartmouth
Vito Lopin
Smith
Walter Ris
Roger Watts
Iowa State
Richard Maine
Iowa Open Tennis Tournament Committee Meeting
The Iowa Open Tennis Tournament committee will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at The Gazette office. All subcommittee members are asked to attend.
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Gazette Office
Mize Homers Twice As Giants Win 4-0
John Mize slugged his 23rd and 24th homers driving in four runs as the New York Giants blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 in front of 26 379 fans. Clint Hartung earned the win, Bill Rigney returned to the lineup, and Rowe suffered the defeat.
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Johnny Mize
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Schoolboy Rowe
Clint Hartung
Bill Rigney
Giant
Bob Thomson
Ennis
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Verdan
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Schultz
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Stewart
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Henline
Mag~erkurth
Son Fulfills Dad's Vow at Henley in 1920 Wins
John B Kelly Jr of Philadelphia won the Diamond Sculls at Henley in eight minutes 49 seconds, fulfilling his father’s 1920 vow after years of wait. The victory drew boos from about 20,000 British spectators who resented the Kelly family photos and American food brought for the event. Kelly Jr defeated Carl Fronsdal of Norway and followed a loss to Jean Sephariades last year.
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Norway
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France
Budge beats Riggs on Riggs's home court in New York
Don Budge, the California comet from Oakland, defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets 6-3 6-2 on the Grossinger country club courts at Grossinger Lake New York. Budge led from start to finish with precise placements and hard smashes while Riggs battled to stay in the match.
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Redlegs Triumph 7-5 Over Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds beat the St Louis Cardinals 7-5 to move into fifth place behind 14,264 fans. Grady Hatton had four hits, Augie Galan homered, while Ken Raffensberger earned his third win. Marty Marion drove in two for St Louis as Raffensberger weathered a ninth inning rally.
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Grady Hatton
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Star Studded Field Set for Iowa Open Net Meet in Cedar Rapids
A star studded entry list promises a strong field for the Iowa State Open tennis tournament opening Thursday in Cedar Rapids. Defending champ Dick Hainline of Rock Island may miss the meet due to post graduate dental studies, while Lucian Barbour of Winfield Kansas returns to challenge for singles. Doris Popple of Des Moines headlines the women’s singles with Doris Jensen and Ruthie Andrews also contending, and Frank Brody with Jensen favored in mixed doubles. Junior events feature Don Lewis of Fort Madison and a crowded boys under 15 field as Cedar Rapids prepares courts at the Country Club and Kenmore venues with USTA and MVC sanctioning.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Kenmore
Hainline
College of Denistry
Jack Ormsbee
Lawrence
Kan
Lucian Barbour
Winfield
Ormsbee
Len Prosser
Alex George
Kansas City
Frosser
Ruthie Andrews
Oklahoma City
Nora Prosser
Mew Javelin Mark Sef at AAU Meet
Steve Seymour, a 26 year old osteopath from Los Angeles, threw the javelin 248 feet 10 inches to set an American record at the National AAU track and field championships in Lincoln. The humid 90 degree day saw three senior records fall and Texas sprinters help San Antonio AC set relay marks, while Harrison Dillard and Herb McKenley added victories in hurdles and the 400.
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Lincoln
Steve Seymour
Los Angeles
Seymour
Texas Sprint Stars
Arthur Harndon
Don Sparks
A. Small
Jerry Thompson
San Antonio AC
San Francisco
New York AC
Harrison Dillard
Baldwin- Wallace College
Dillard
San Antonio
Betty Jameson
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
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Miss Jameson
Miss Lenczyk
Connecticut
Dot Kielly l
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Red Sox edge Senators 7-6 in tight win at home
Boston defeats Washington 7-6 as Dobson wins to improve to nine and Williams swats a sixth inning triple. Vernon homers for the Senators, while Spence and Doerr pace the otherwise tight game with key hits and three-base drives.
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al Evans
Charlie Berry
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Flinger
Joe Dobson
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Earl Johnson
Early Wynn
Rae Scarborough
Mickey Vernon
Stan Spence
McPartland Leads Hawkeye Holidays Golf After First Round
Des Moines AP reports Cedar Rapids Gazette writer Bill McPartland and Boone’s Charles Updegraff share the Hawkeye Holidays tournament lead after a 67 total. Goens sits third at 70 while many players post 76s and 78s in blustery conditions.
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Des Moines
Bill McPartland
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Charles Updegraff
Boone
Updegraff
Orvie Goens
Pack Palmeter
Mason City
Brooks Dusenberry
Newton
Fgc
Supinger
Marshalltown
Sonny Dean
Town City
Dale Smith
Cedar Rapists
W E. Modeland
Dorice Mathis
Roger Carlson
Chuck Lewis
Okoboji
Curtis Reade
Webster City
Andy Kerr
Ottumwa
Rar Boone
Ral
W. J. McGuire
Cedar Rapids
George Shuey
Dave Foerster
Bob P
Merle Bink
Iowa City
Walter H. Burns
Dr Enke
Ames
Bud Iden
Ken Ferring
Monticello
Clark and Hainline Reach Hawkeye Holidays Net Finals
Des Moines AP report shows top seed Clark from Pasadena and Dick Hainline of Rock Island Jr advancing to the Hawkeye Holidays finals at Waveland courts. Clark defeated Len Prosser 11-9 in a long second set after taking the first 6-4, while mainline beat Frank Wilkinson 6-0 6-2.
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Pasadena
Dick Hainline
Rock Island
Baseball scores and Sunday matchups listed with pitchers
The column lists Boston 4 Brooklyn 1 and Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 7 as Sunday games. It previews matchups with SPs Branca Keale Flores, Schang Gumbert Reynolds, Vander Meer Peterson, Haefner Newsom Galehouse Harris, Lopat Grove, Trucks Benton Zoldak Fannin, and team pairings including Boston Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Washington Cleveland Detroit Detroit matchups.
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Keale
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Ontermanerley
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Reynolds
Haefner
Newsom
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Willis
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Lopat
Grove
Trucks
Benton
Zoldak
Fannin
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Clevelan
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St Louis
Porky Oliver Leads Locke By 3 Strokes In Tom O'Shanter
Ed Porky Oliver 71 despite a rough round holds a three stroke lead over Bobby Locke after 54 holes in the Tom O'Shanter tournament for a $7,000 first prize. Locke shot 71 to remain at 205, with Furgol a stroke back at 206 and Harbert at 207.
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Chamberlain
Chicago
Ed “Porky
Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Bobby Locke
Tom O
Ryan Nelson
Locke
Ed Furgol
Pontiac
Mich
Furgol
Simon Pure
Tom O'Shanter
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Ky Laffoon
Herman Keiser
Lloyd Mangrum
Dutch Harrison
Henry Ransom
Frank Moore
Overland
Sam Snead
Voiselle Shuts Dodgers as Braves Take NL Lead
Bill Voiselle pitched six hits and a 4 1 victory for the Boston Braves over Brooklyn. Danny Litwhiler drove in two runs with a homer and a single and Eddie got two more as the Braves moved ahead in the National League standings. The Dodgers dropped to second, two games behind Billy Southworth's club.
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Brooklyn
Bill Voiselle
New York Giant
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Braves
Mort Cooper
Giants
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Arky Vaughan
Dixie Walker
Billy Southworth
Danny Litwhiler
Voiselle
Dodger
Bruce Edwards
Vic Lombard
Phalanx Leads Three-Year-Old Line in Empire City Stakes
Phalanx the Whitneys’ three year old colt won the Empire City at Jamaica for his fourth straight victory. Why Not was second with Harmonica third as Phalanx carried 126 pounds and paid 3 40 2 60 2 40. The winner added 48 500 to his earnings and now has 285 050 in career.
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INS
C. V. Whitney
Phalanx
Jamaica
Harmonica
Ruperto Donoso
Jengihs
V F W Faces Waterloo Vets as LaPlant Opens Speeder Tilt
The V F W club hosts the Waterloo Vets in the nightcap of today's doubleheader at Daniels Park with LaPlant and Speeder starting at 1 30 p m in a seven inning affair. Frank Tvrdik notes four busloads of Waterloo rooters and a planned drubbing bid. The article also previews M 1 league standings and upcoming matches for Radiomen LaPlant and other teams.
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Lou Breuér
V.F.W
Waterloo Vets
Daniels Park
LaPlant
Speeder
Frank Tvrdik
Waterloo Boys
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