Reberry Throws No Hitter as Cedar Rapids Wins
Paul Reberry of Iowa City pitched a no hitter and a four run one hitter to lead Cochrane Roofing of Iowa City into the Cedar Rapids softball semifinals at Ellis Park Monday night. Me Too Foods edged Morocco Inn 1-0 with Ralph Danner hurling no hit ball for Dubuque as Bill Middlesworth homered for the Grocers. Stahle homered for Cochrane Roofing in a 4-0 win over Me Too.
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Paul Reberry
Cochrane Roofing
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Coleman Florists
Me Too
Morocco Inn
Dubuque
Ralph Danner
Grocers
Bill Middlesworth
Me Too Foods
Eilis Park
Ralph Dennen
Watkins to Play Walford and Marengo in Iowa League Action
Watkins will host Walford in a non league game Friday night at 8 15. Next Sunday they travel to Marengo for an East Central Iowa league game. Over the weekend Watkins won 11 2 against Victor then lost 16 3 to Iowa Manufacturing Cedar Rapids. Byers M Pickart and Tom Gibieny homered in the eighth inning to drive in five for the victors in the Victor game.
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the Gazette
Watkins
Walford
Marengo
Victor
Iowa Manufacturing
Cedar Rapids
Byers
M. Pickart
Tom Gibieny
Casteel
Tordik
Probe Midget Racer's Death in California
An investigation was held into the death of Jimmy McMahon a 35 year old Australian race driver. He was killed during an exhibition at Carpinteria thunderbowl when his midget car ran out of control struck a wall and telescoped into a light pole before his wife Betty in the stands.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Ins
Jimmy McMahon
Carpinteria Thunderbowl
McMahon
Betty
Iowa Names 27 Grid Officials for 1948 Football
A list of 27 officials assigned to Iowa’s 1948 football games includes Rollie Barnum of Wisconsin as referee in three contests. The slate covers roles from referee to head linesman with officials from Iowa City, Chicago, Milwaukee, and several colleges, detailing assignments for games against Ohio State, Northwestern, Michigan, Purdue, Minnesota, and others.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Rollie Barnum
Wisconsin
M Jette
Ae Berwaneer
Chicago
Jack North Highland Neis Graham
John ‘O'Donnell
St. Ambrose
Boaiege
Pipont
Mbeloit
Ez. C
Curtiss
Chi- Wisconsin
Pee
Minnesota
Dewitt
Worthwester
Delaney
St. Viator
Lyle Clar
Rdley
Vick
Iowa to Mail Grid Ticket Material Soon
Iowa will mail 40 000 envelopes with the 1948 football ticket application material from the department of athletics next week. Frank Havlicek business manager said it is the biggest football mailing in Iowa history. No orders will be accepted before mailing.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Department of Athletics
Frank Havlicek
Anamosa Snappers Beat DeWitt 8-5 in Reformatory Baseball
Anamosa The Reformatory Snappers outplayed the DeWitt V F W 8-5 on the Reformatory diamond. The Snappers totaled 11 hits off Fletcher while DeWitt errors aided the visitors. Malumphy started for Anamosa and left in the eighth with Neifert finishing. Donnie homered for the Snappers.
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Anamosa
Reformatory
DeWitt V.F.W
Fletcher
Malumphy
Neifert
Donnie
Minor Facts AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Standings Snapshot
The American Association standings show Indianapolis at 56 33 .629 and Milwaukee 52 34 .605 with Minnesota 43 34, Kansas City 34 50, Louisville 33 58, and Toledo 46 40. Exhibition results note Milwaukee 4 Columbus and Indianapolis 5 with only scheduled games listed.
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American Association
Indianap
Minneap'is
Milwaukee
Toledoes
Calumnses
Kansas C
T. Paul
Louisville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Unclear sports standings snippet with city abbreviations
Fragmentary league table shows teams Pueblo Denver Omaha Des Moines Sioux City and Lincoln with W L and percentages. Some lines indicate scores or records such as Pueblo 4435 B57 and Denver 40 40 .500. Text is garbled and contains partial results and headers from a Monday column.
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Pueblo
Denver
Omaha
Des Moines Nnte
Sioux C
E. Lincoln
Des Moines
Sisex City
Waltonians Rally to Beat Knights in Bally Tilt
Waltonians upset the Knights of Columbus 5-4 at Daniels after a 0-0 start. Norton and Horabik each had two hits for the winners and losers respectively. Bordens defeated Hatch Brookman 6-1 with Meyer throwing a one hitter. Kiwanis edged Rotary 6-5 at Riverside as four late hits changed the outcome. Killian's crushed Morehouse 19-0.
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Waltonians
Knights of Columbus
Daniels
Peo
Knights
Norton
Horabik
Bordens
Hatch Brookman
Meyer
Riverside
Kiwanis
Rotary
Killian
Morehouse
Kef Svekh
Cascade Sparks to 7-5 Win Over Platteville in Seventh
Cascade scored four runs in the seventh inning to defeat Platteville Wisconsin 7-5. The independent Platteville team struggled late as Cascade pulled away with a decisive rally.
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Cascade
Platteville
Wis
Platteville eSeeacekion
Harden
3 Big 9 Stars Among 4 New Rocket Players
Four new Chicago Rockets added Tuesday including three former Big Nine standouts. Ralph Serpico from the 1946 Rose Bowl champions, Ben Raimondi of Indiana's 1945 champions, Ernie Lewis of Colorado, and Don Griffin from Illinois joined the team in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Rockets
Ralph “Babe” Serpico
Ben Raimondi
Indiana
Ernie Lewis
Colorado
Don Griffin
Illinois
British Warships To Carry Runners For Olympic Flame
London reports the British navy assigns destroyer HMS Bicester and frigate Whitesand Bay to relay the Olympic flame by sea from Mount Olympus to Bari and Calais, with runners ferrying the flame to Wembley for the torch lighting on July 28.
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London
Greece
Whitesand Bay
Mount Olympus
Gulf of Corinth
Adriatic Sea
Bari
Italy
H. M. S. Bicester
Europe
Calais
France
Bicester
English Channel
Wembley Stadium
Golfer Lawson Little's Father Dies
Col. William Lawson Little Jr. died of a heart attack at age 71 in Monterey California, the father of famed golfer Lawson Little.
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Monterey
Calif
William Lawson Little, Jr
Lawson Little
Brown Tuero Sail Past Opponents At National Clay Courts
Top seeds Tom Brown of San Francisco and Jack Tuero of New Orleans advance in the National Clay Courts at River Forest Tennis Club Chicago. Brown beat Al Hetzeck 6 3 6 2 and Tuero defeated Tony Trabert 6 4 6 4.
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Chicago
Tom Brown
San Francisco
al Hetzeck
Detroit
River Forest
1947 Dodger Manager Is There as Spectator
St Louis report notes Burt Shotton the 1947 Dodgers skipper stood as a spectator during the 15th All Star game. Shotton had guided Brooklyn to the NL pennant last season as a pinch hitter for the suspended Leo Durocher.
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Dodger
ST. Louis
INS
Burt Shotton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Cedar Rapids K of C Wins 10-2 in Eastern Iowa League
The Cedar Rapids entry extended its lead in the Eastern Iowa Knights of Columbus softball league by defeating DeWitt 10-2 on Sunday at DeWitt. Bob Jennings went five for five with homers by Fritz Foran and Jerry Shea. Pitcher Gene Dyson, 41, starred on the mound for Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Knights of Columbus
DeWitt
Bob Jennings
Fritz Foran
Jerry Shea
Gene Dyson
Northeast Iowa League Baseball Results Summary
Colmar 5 Crescoville 8 in 8 innings. Festina 4, West Union and St. Lucas 3. Local league results indicate Crescoville edged Colmar, while Festina triumphed over a split with West Union and St. Lucas.
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Northeast Iowa League
Colmar
Crescillville
Yen
Festina
West Union & St. Lucas
Ris and Scarpello Sail for Olympic Team
Wally Ris the 100 meter swimmer and Joe Scarpello the 174 pound wrestler sail from New York on the S S America to join the U S team as Iowa's 11th and 12th Olympic hopefuls. Ris won 25 plus races and the Detroit trials final in 58 4 seconds. The swimming finals run July 29 to August 7 at Empire pool Wembley. Scarpello qualified May 1 and will compete in wrestling at Harringay arena July 29 to 31.
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Iowa City
Wally Ris
Joe Scarpello
S.S. America
New York
University of Iowa
United Stateam
Ris
Detroit
Iowa
U. S
Scarrello
Paris
Amsterdam
Los Angeles
George Saling
Ed Gordon
Empire Pool
Wembley Stadium
Harringay Arena
Browns Rout Phillies in Exhibition at Doubleday Field
St. Louis Browns won 7-5 over Philadelphia Phillies in an exhibition at Abner Doubleday field in Cooperstown. Browns totaled 23 hits, Ed Anderson hit two homers, Don Lund Bryan Stephens and Ed Pellagrini added circuit shots while Granville Hamner and Del Ennis homered for the Phillies.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Abner Doubleday Field
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Phillies
Browns
Ed Anderson
Don Lund
Bryan Stephens
Ed Pellagrini
Granville Hamner
del Ennis
Phillies
Garver
Stephens
Three Shifts Listed In Maquoketa Valley Schedule
Maquoketa Valley league changes announced by secretary-treasurer Al Y Fickle. Cascade Dubuque Elks game moved to July 16 at Cascade. Dubuque Dyersville rainout from June 20 will be replayed Aug 1 or Aug 29 at Dyersville. Dubuque Elkader rainout from June 27 rescheduled for Aug 29 at 9 p.m. in Elkader.
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Cascade
al Y. Fickle
Roach Tops Perry in Narrow Boxing Bout
In Washington Lavern Roach 157 from Plainview Texas outpointed Aaron Perry 149 in a close decision. The New York result lists Tony Janio 153 from Youngstown and Epocetes Chet Vinci 158 from Newark, with Enrico Bertola 195 from Italy defeating Eddie Cameron 186 in Newark.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lavern Roach
Plainview
Texas
Aaron Perry
Ton
New Y
Tony Janio
Youngstown
Ghie
Epocetes
Chet Vinci
Newa Nx
Enrico Bertola
Italy
Eddie Cameron
Newark
Eric Wilson Joins Circus For Vacation
Iowa City native Eric Wilson Jr former University of Iowa publicity director joins Ringling Brothers circus in Detroit for a week long tour. He plans to work in the publicity office with Henry Ringling North arranging duties likely in publicity as the show travels to Flint South Bend Milwaukee before returning to Iowa City.
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Don Sulhoff
Iowa City
Eric Wilson, Jr
Eric
Ringling Brothers Circus
Detroit
University of Iowa
Sports Information Service
Paris
Eric Wilson
U. S
Wilson
George Bresnahan
Henry Ringling North
Flint
Mich
Indiana
South Bend
Milwaukee
Wis
Wier Spencer Again Tearing up Iowa Court
Murray Wier and Jack Spencer are among the Hawkeye players tearing up the Iowa basketball court for a new hardwood floor. The floor will be moved about twenty feet west to make room for end folding bleachers as the old surface has been refinished so many times it cannot be improved.
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Iowa City
Murray,Wier
Jack Spencer
Iowa
Hawkeye
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U.S.A., Inc
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