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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1948
Page
8
Ard Prosser, new Iowa Open tennis champion, won his first singles title at Cedar Rapids country club after four sets over Ted Hainline. He credits doubles strength, notes long tennis career, and hints at future singles prospects.
Former Cedar Rapids Raider James Patrick Seerey belted four homers in a single inning in a White Sox 12 11 win over the Athletics to join Lou Gehrig Bobby Lowe and Chuck Klein as players to slug four in a game. Cleveland topped Washington in twin bills while Boston and others rose in pennant races.
Johnny Hobe! races his Kurtis Kraft car around the Ce-Mar saucer track in Cedar Rapids setting a record pace. Hendenma Cadar Pranide wins the first heat and the handicap feature in a strong evening of racing.
Imco's One Burst defeated the Quakers 3-0 in a brisk game at Daniels Park. Iowa Manufacturing struck in one inning while Quaker Oats nine stranded six. Reid yielded four safeties in the second frame as Imco moved within a game of second place.
Cedar Rapids fans recalled Pat Seerey’s 1942 Three-I league record of 32 homers for the Raiders as the crowd applauded his four parkers in a Daniels Park salute. The 1942 line shows 116 games 370 at bats 90 runs 111 hits 231 total bases 18 doubles 3 triples 82 RBIs and a .300 average while he stole seven bases.
Richard Pencho Gonzales of Los Angeles, a rising California star, captured his first major title by defeating Clarence Carter of San in the National Clay Courts championship in Chicago. The 19 year old secured the victory on Sunday concluding the event.
Fragmentary track report lists runners including Danny Kladis and John Spach with laps noted. Mentions an accident involving Soke and a Bleke Itchien Cedar Feabalee entry with seven laps.
The twenty third annual National Public Links golf tournament opened at the North Fulton course in Atlanta with 164 of the 210 entrants teeing off on Monday.
Vic Ghezzi of Englewood N J won the Dapper Dan golf tournament at Pittsburgh with a 271 17 under par earning 2600. He fired a final round 69 after two 66s and a 70 to beat Jimmy Demaret by six strokes. Ed Furgol tied for third with 281.
Sheldon report says Bob Mann of Spencer won the tri state tournament on Sunday with a five point margin. The Iowa Amateur runnerup defeated local competitors to claim the title in Spencer.
The state high school summer baseball tournament finals will be at Pioneer Memorial Stadium home of the Des Moines Bruins in the Western league on July 26 and 27. Semifinals are scheduled for Monday night July 26 with the championship on the following night.
Leonard Prosser of Kansas City defeated Ted Hainline 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 in the men’s singles final at Cedar Rapids Country club to win the Iowa Open. Hainline set a personal 52 placements mark and led early but Prosser smartly neutralized his game and claimed the title before about 200 spectators. Doris Jensen and Mrs. Davidson claimed women’s titles. George and Prosser won the men’s doubles.
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