Iowa Engineers Triumph Over Wilsons 4-2 in M-3 Baseball
Lanky Ivan Reid pitched his second straight win as the Iowa Engineers defeated Yatesons M-1 Packers 4-2. Don Martin, Al Schirm, and Miller sparked a three-run sixth inning after the Packers briefly led 2-1, while Jim Rice contributed in fielding and offense. Bob Havlik added a double for the Engineers' offense.
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Tait Cummins
Yatesons
M-1
Iowa Engineers
Packers
Ivan Reid
Engineers
Big Ike
Don Martin
al Schirm
Miller
Heinze
Havlik
Zamastil
Jim Rice
Rice
Bob Havlik
Birkicht
IOWA
Schirm
Schambereer
Wilsons
Town Engineers
Havith
Havitk
Havik
Merlo
Elwood
Schamberser
Btriickottt
Reid
Ahrens
Stodola
Cardinals Tryout Camp Opens at Daniels Wednesday
The St. Louis Cardinals launch a two day tryout camp at Daniels park starting 9 a.m. with sessions 9 to 5. Eligible players 16 or older will be coached by Tony Kaufmann Joe McDermott and Walter Shannon. Participants should bring shoes gloves and uniforms. Cedar Rapids Kid league players are invited to observe.
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Daniels Park
St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Kaufmann
Joe McDermott
Walter Shannon
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Initial Seahawk Grid Drill Sees 43 Hopefuls Out
IOWA CITY AP Forty three candidates attended the opening grid practice for the Iowa Seahawks. Lt Comdr Jack Meagher, new preflight coach, said 67 more aspirants would turn out Tuesday. Cadets’ duties kept many away. The workout focused on conditioning and light passing. Three more games were added to the Seahawks schedule.
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Iowa City
Jack Meagher
Iowa Seahawks
Meagher
Iowa Navy
Seahawk
Seth Joan Sheree
R Corps & Betes
Fort Warren
Knapp Wins July Cedar Rapids Tennis Title in Three Set Final
Russell Knapp, 1943 champion, defeated Erwin Wasta in a three set men’s singles final at the Cedar Rapids Tennis Association courts in Kenmore. He won 6-1 in the first set, lost 8-6 in the second, then claimed the third 6-2. An association tournament is planned for late July or early August followed by the city tournament in late August.
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Russell Knapp
Erwin Wasta
Kenmore
Knapp
Eagles end Armstrongs nine game win streak in opener
Eagle pitching by Whiz White shuts down Armstrongs 5 to 2 as Century Engineering falls to YMCA 7 to 4 in extras. Iowa Mfg No 2 defeats Universal Engineering 4 to 2 with Detlefson limiting hits. Open and minor league schedules feature Quaker Oats vs First Trust and Savings Bank and Iowa Steel vs Cherry Burrell with a Thursday grudge night to decide the Iowa Manufacturing plant championship.
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Armstrong Club
Eagles
Jack Delbridge
White
Les Lawrence
Nichols
Armstrongs
Pete Astrosky
Engineering
Garoutte
Blue
Henry
Detlefson
Iowa
Iowa Mfg
Eacles
Kahler
Quinn
Nicholson Augustine
Century
Yom. C. A
Ellefson
Lions Club Upsets Rotary in Kid Loop Baseball
Lions Club defeats Rotary 2 to 0 in extra innings at Riverside Park in a pitching duel between Vern Thompson and Don Harman. Waltonians beat Embassy Club 12 to 2 with Jim Cook throwing a one hitter. Stevenson defeats Hutchinsons 7 to 1. Barney’s Paint over Gazette 7 to 2.
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Rotary Club
Riverside Park
Vern Thompson
Don Harman
Thompson
Waltonians
Embassy Club
Jim Cook
Hearn Stevenson
Hutchinson’s
John Beck
Barney's Paint
The
Gazette
Twompeon
Ellis
Harmon
Sturm
Kro
Wen
Maher
Cook
Kohl
E Earn
Stevenson
Hutchinson
Hutchinson Wg Oolo—1 1 Aaorman and D. Murdock; Dolan
Barney's
Cedar Rapids Rifle Club Opens Abbey Creek Range
The Cedar Rapids Rifle and Pistol club opened its outdoor season Sunday at the Abbey Creek range with an Alowa league any sight match. Scores posted include Bob Sprowls 394 George Erbeck 392 Bert Rosenberg 392 Harry Robinson 384 Earl Waffle 376. Next Sunday the club will host an Iowa league iron sight match. The National Rifle Association linked league operates with Davenport offices and includes Iowa and Eastern Illinois clubs. NRA clubs reportedly may buy 22 caliber ammo on a pre war basis, but purchases must be club based.
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Cedar Rapids
National Rifle Association
Louis Conn narrowly escape crash landing ride
London AP reports Joe Louis and Billy Conn rode in a bomber that circled the airfield for 45 minutes before its landing gear finally lowered. An air force colonel piloted the aircraft but gear failure nearly forced an emergency landing.
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London
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Stars and Stripes
Air Force
Boxing results from around the country
Associated Press dispatch lists multiple welterweights and light heavyweights scoring decisions. Willie Pep wins in Hartford over Manuel Ortiz. Johnny Greco defeats Joe Matone in Newark. Chalky Wright stops Johnny Cockfield in Norfolk. Elmer Ray stops Colton Chaney in Chicago. Buddy Walker KO’s Henry Jones in Baltimore. Aaron Perry stops Morris in Washington. Johnny Flynn loses to Freddie Schott in Buffalo. Joe Peralta outpoints Able Kaufman in Allentown.
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Associated Press
Boston
Willie Pep
Hartford
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
New York
Freddie Schott
Pat
Aeah
Johnny Flynn
Affalo
Washington
Aaron Perry
Morris
Brooklyn
Saltimore
Buddy Walker
Columbus
Henry Jones
Newark
N. J
Johnny _ Greco
Montreal
Joe Matone
Norfolk
Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
Johnny Cockfield
Chicago
Elmer Ray
Colton Chaney
Indianapolis
Allentown
Joe Peralta
Tamaqua
Able Kaufman
Philadelphia
Blairstown Coach Nielsen Commissioned Ensign
Ross Nielsen, Blairstown basketball and baseball mentor from 1939 to 1942, has been commissioned an ensign in the U S Navy Reserve. For the past two years he coached at Hudson High School and now receives a leave of absence awaiting active duty, likely August first.
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Blairstown
Ross Nielsen
Nielsen
Hudson
Iowa
Hawkeye Football Practice Numbers Draw Interest
Midwestern schools begin football workouts as Notre Dame Ohio State Michigan and others report large turnout figures. Iowa hosts about 50 in August and fans see a triple play at Daniels park along with comments on Cardinals farm systems and manager Kehl.
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Notre Dame
Ohio State
Michigan
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Iowa
Hawks
Daniels Park
Verge Miller
Speeder
Chine Stodola
Miller
Dick Ives Earns All American Basketball Honors
Dick Ives, Hawkeyes forward and 1944 scoring leader, named to an all American team by Chuck Taylor. The 17yearold freshman from Diagonal scored 208 conference points in 12 games, set Big Ten records with 43 points in a game and 19 field goals, and broke Iowa's season mark with 327 points in 18 games averaging 18.1. He is in the army air corps awaiting active duty and summers as a boys camp counselor.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Dick Ives
Hawkeyes
Chuck Taylor
Ives
Big Ten
Iowa
Hawkeye Star
Army Air Corps
Two Weekend Tilts On Seahawk Field
The Iowa navy Preflight baseball team scheduled a game with the 76th Infantry team of Camp McCoy Wisconsin for Saturday in Iowa City. The Seahawks later released two more games with McCoy so the army squad could play in a semi pro tournament at Wichita Kansas. The navy nine will meet Camp Ellis in Iowa City Sunday.
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INS
Iowa Navy
76Th Infantry
Camp McCoy
Wis
Seahawks
McCoy
Army
Wichita
Kan
Navy
Camp Ellis
Savold Baksi Bout Sanctioned for August 7 in Chicago
The Illinois boxing commission sanctioned a heavyweight match between Lee Savold and Joe Baksi for August 7 at Wrigley Field. The winner will be recognized as the world duration champion. If rain delays, the bout shifts to the following night.
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Chicago
Illinois Boxing Commission
Lee Savold
Joe Baksi
Jack Kearns
Wrigley Field
Baseball Standings and Schedule from Current Week
Standings show WL and Pet from American and National Leagues with LaPlant-Chaote, Quaker Oats, Manufacturers, and Universal leading in White lines. The schedule lists Tuesday through Sunday matchups including Universal versus LaPlant-Choate and Quaker Oats against Manufacturers among others.
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Quaker Oats
Universal
Speeder
Collins
Iowa Eng
Wilson
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LaPlant-Choate
Iowa Engineering
Iowa Engineers
Browns Face Crucial Yankee Test In Four-Game Clash
New York and St. Louis open a pivotal four game series in a race for the American League lead. The Yankees, seeking to erase a poor showing, hope Frankie Crosetti boosts the infield as they aim to regain top position behind a strong home stand and powered by their league leading 43 homers. The Browns arrive two games ahead as the Yanks travel to St. Louis.
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INS
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Brownies
Frankie Crosetti
Frankie
St. Louis
Don Savage
Crosetti
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Twilight Tear Dodges Pensive For Tenth Straight Win
In Chicago Twilight Tear defeats Pensive by a wide margin in the Isolator purse at Washington Park. The Wright stablemate wins its tenth straight and officials report no wagering for the four horse race amid a ladies day crowd of 17 500.
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Pensive
Twilight Tear
Warren Wright
Monday
Bettors
Washington Park
Wright
Toledo Wins Again In Association Race
United Press reports Camp pitched a one hitter Monday to lift St Paul to a 10 0 win over the Minneapolis Millers in the American Association. Milwaukee edged Kansas City 4 3 while Toledo toppled Columbus 12 5 and Indianapolis defeated Louisville 11 9.
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United Press
Oy Camp
St. Paul
Minneapolis Millers
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Toledo
Columbus
Indianapolis
Louisville
Budget Estimate for Ely Independent School District
The Ely Independent School District Board of Directors announces a hearing on July 29, 1944 at 8 p.m. at Ely School House to discuss the proposed expenditures for the year July 1, 1945 to June 30, 1946. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing.
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Ely Independent
Putnam Township
Linn County
Iowa
Ely
Jos. W. Holets
Willie Pep Retains Pride in Non-Title Win Over Ortiz
In Boston Braves Field before 10,313 fans Willie Pep of Hartford Connecticut won a non-title 10 round decision over Manuel Ortiz of El Centro California. Pep dominated Ortiz delivering a clear victory in the first battle of champions.
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Boston
Willie Pep
Manuel Ortiz
Braves Field
Pep
Hartford
Cedar Rapids Open golf field swells with top pros
The Cedar Rapids Open entry list expands as top players from Waterloo and other Iowa cities confirm entries. Defending champion Chuck Johnson leads Cedar Rapids entrants with Jim Brown and Dick Graham also listed. Navy Preflight players from Iowa City expected, Kenmore hosts the tournament with $100 for low pro and $50 for low amateur, admission free.
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Don Reid
Chuck Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Dick Graham
Johnson
Jim Brown
Atlantic
Reid
Des Moines
Newton
Boone
Waukon
Williamsburg
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Davenport
Independence
Iowa City
Dubuque
Iowa
Navy
Ottumwa
Kenmore
Coria Wins Meet in Minneapolis
Joe Coria of St. Paul, a Highland Park pro, captured the 36 hole meet with 145 strokes and earned a berth to the national PGA tournament at Spokane August 14 to 20.
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Joe Coria
St. Paul
Spokane
Highland Park
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