Wimbledon hero Falkenburg faces mixed reviews from critics
Ex Cedar Rapids tennis umpire John Fowler disputes Falkenburg's hold on the No 1 spot after Wimbledon. Fowler cites Falkenburg's shaky ground strokes and three losses to foreigners, favors Frank Parker as America’s best amateur, and predicts Parker could lead the Davis Cup effort with Kramer now pro. Fowler believes Budge and Kramer rank ahead historically and calls the interzone and challenge rounds pivotal, while promoting Parker for eventual national glory.
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Cedar Rapids
John Fowler
U. S
Playground Commission
Fowler
America
Frank Parker
Forest Hills
Jack Kramer
United States
Kramer
Parker
Don Budge
Budge
Ellsworth Vines
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Drobny
Lennart
Bergelin
Australia
Schroeder
Falkenburg
Billy Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
Tom Brown
Pancho Gonzales
Yankees Hold Cedar Rapids Tryout Camp for Prospects
The New York Yankees arrive in Cedar Rapids to run a three scout led tryout at Daniels Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prospects from eastern Iowa must supply their own transport and equipment. The camp follows a previous tryout in western Iowa and is led by Wallie Berger Dutch Zwilling and Joe McDermott.
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New York Yankees
Cedar Rapids
Daniels Park
Iowa
Yanks
Yankee
Wallie Berger
Dutch Zwilling
Joe McDermott
D M Prep Rejects Kinnick Scholarship Offer
Iowa City officials report Nile Kinnick scholarship recipients announced by President Virgil M. Hancher. One of five Iowa high school athletes turned down the award. Duane Brandt and Maurice Schnell have not yet decided. Deadline for acceptance is August 1.
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Iowa City
INS
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
John Towner
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Towner Carenlet
Drake
Hancher
Duane Brandt
Waverly
Maurice Schnell
Carroll
Softhall Major Open Standings Report
Reading shows scattered event notes for Catholic Workmen and Z C B J, with a Tuesday result listed as 5 and a Wednesday schedule at 2 30 and 2 45 featuring Quaker Qais and Wilson, indicating a local sports standings and upcoming games.
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Leekes
C.B. Easles
Z.C.B.J
Wilson
Hach
Bchmoldt
Kessel
Ula
Breeg
Taurenceth
Anderson
Bundberg
Barosek
Americ
Widee
Sweeting
Mre
John Beck
Murdock
Wamaca and
Berry
John Marx Brotheck
Cedar Rapids
W.C.A
Jowa Manufacturing
Quaker Cats Wwan and Company
LaPlant-Choate
Uaker Ats
Aylor
Lawrence
Borstman
Bas Paar
Speeder
Hound
Whitman
Bereaure Web
Beck’s
Jons Mig
John Heck
Geese Fri
Quaker
Maudsley
Lentz
G'Deen
Bevin
Mo Jun
Tallant
Baseball Standings and Schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday
American League standings show Cleveland, New York, Detroit and Washington leading with mixed win totals. Tuesday results include Detroit 3 New York 1 and Boston 8 Louisville 3, with Washington 2 Cleveland 1. Probable pitchers listed for Wednesday games across AL and NL matchups.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
Aton
Leal
Detroit
Ghicaro
Boston
Louis
Chicago
Waashington
Gromek
Muncrief
Bearden
Lopat
Hiller
Gettel
Papish
Dobson
Ferriss
St. Louis
Fannin
Coleman
Scheib
Washington
Hutchinson Va
Kladis Heads Drivers at Independence Friday Night
Danny Kladis leads MMARA standings by two points over Lawrence Hoyle as Independence hosts a night of auto racing at Buchanan County Fairgrounds. Time trials start at 7 pm with racing at 8 15 pm as drivers from Cedar Rapids, Silvis, Waterloo and beyond compete after West Union and Ce-Mar events.
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Independence
Davenport
Ce-Mar
Cedar Rapids
Indianola
Bethany
Danny Kladis
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association
Buchanan County Fairgrounds
Kladis
Chicago Speed Demon
Lawrence
Red” Hoyle
Danny
West Union
Ce Mar Acres
Hoyle
Iowa
MMARA
John Spach
Hollywood
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Paul Newkirk
Dick Ritchie
Glen Gromwell
Kansas City
Joe Gustaf
Silvis
Lloyd Thurston
Waterloo
Johnny Hobel
Franklin Frosh Rally Past McKinley 20-3 in Park Tilt
Franklin frosh hammered McKinley 20 to 3 as Bob Woodward and Virgil Schrimper each had four hits in five trips. The freshmen swept the Sophomores in the Tuesday game at Daniels Park with solid offense from Behrimper Pleckenstein Abraham Yersridge Lodge and Delb in middle innings.
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Franklin Frosh
Sophs
Lash McKinley
Bob Woodward
Virgil Schrimper
Franklin
McKinley
Daniels Park
Eris Oragin
Ig Behrimper
Pleckenstein
Abrahan
Yersridge
Lodge
Delb
Wilson Wins Wild M 1 Tilt in Dark at Daniels Park
PF Wilson and Comp any defeated Link-Belt Speeder 9-6 in a six inning game that stretched over two hours and 12 minutes. Speeder protested a ruling on a batted ball, and the contest featured a season high 15 errors as Frank Sturm earned the win for the Packers and Birkicht collected three singles.
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Daniels Park
Wilson and Company
Speeder
Pinkie Fuller
Packers
Gearhart
Birkicht
Howdy Michael
Michael
Frank Sturm
Bob Vrbicek
Ralph Gearhart
Iowa Manufacturing
Wilson
AB Vurbicek
Walser
Shedeck
Birktcit
HOA
van Cle
OfParmere
Rice
Andrew
Burgess
Qenaripar
Holland
Knekerspase
Gazette
Shipton
Packer
Jim Rice
Aope
Daniels
Jerry Walser
Dick Farmer
Joe Bailey
Major Boxscores National League Bums Breeze 5-0
Summary of multiple 1950s era NL games with Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia and Washington results. Includes line scores and key RBI by Campanelli Reese Brown Scheffing Hodges Heath Wyrostek Kluszewski Lamanno Wehmeier and other players across games. Attendance figures and pitching notes noted.
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Brooklyn
Chicare
ABHOA
Rackley
O Schenz
Robson
Waitkustle
Boubedt Skirf
Lowrey
Nuba
Pafko
Reese
Nich'son
Brown
Campanelli
Maddern
Scheffing
Hodges
Hermanski
Sac —Brown
Schenz
Culler
Waitkus
Robinson
Chicago
Boostush
Barney
Rush Chambers
Rush
Chambers
Sitcher Hush
Umply
Col
Bal Aofant
CincInnati
Wyrostek
Adams
Hatton
Baston
Holmes
Arkss
Elliott
Heath
Russell
Ryan
Volselle
Bhoun
McCor
Lyona
White
BP. McCor
Barretto
Boston Cincinnat
Bauer
Klusz’skille
Litwhiler
OlStalicupss
Shoun
E—Adams
Stalicup
Lamenno
RBI
Darks Heath
Saver
Klusze
Lamanno
Wehmeier Ton
SH Tioes
Dark
Hat
Kluszewski
Torgeson
Boston
Noimatl
Tigers Edge Yankees in Tight AL Tilt
In a rough American League game, the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 2 to 1. Key moments include RBI by Mega Lund Spence and strong pitching from the Tiger staff, while Boston’s 8-3 win over St Louis featured Mele and DiMaggio powering a high-scoring comeback.
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St. Louia
Boston
al Hoa Dillinger
DiMagaloc
Zarilla
O Pesky
Priddy
Spence If
Platelf
Ol Stephens
Lund.if
Doerr
Kokosrf
Mele
Moss c
Oigodman Ib
Anderson
Tebbetts
Kramer
Ner Wiamarp
Kennedy
Bt. Louis
Dillinger
Platt
RBI
Mega
Lund
Spence
Stephens
Goodman
DiMaggio
Innnings Widmer
Passarella
Rommel
Boyer
Wilson Game At Iowa City Postponed In District Baseball
The high school district baseball final at Iowa City was delayed to Thursday due to a 3.02 inch rain. Cedar Rapids Wilson vs Iowa City was moved from Wednesday 8 p.m. to Thursday. Storm Lake final and Waverly semifinal results noted with Monona, Winthrop, and Kanawha also advancing toward Des Moines state title play.
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Wilson
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
News City
Storm Lake
Sioux Center Ds
Manning
Allandeys
Sioux Center
Merigan
Waverly
Winthrop
Monona
Ed Kanawha
Kanawhera
Whittemore
Mighty Monona
Des Moines
Kennel Association Meeting Set For Sunday
The Cedar Rapids Kennel Association will meet Sunday at the home of W. J. Van Pelts, 900 Nineteenth Street NW, with business at 4 p.m followed by a picnic dinner.
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Cedar Rapids Kennel Association
W. J. van Pelts
Nineteenth Street
Wilburn Recovering After July 1 Race Crash
Race driver Jimmy Wilburn 39 remains in Mahaska hospital getting along fine after a July 1 crash in Oskaloosa. He suffered a fractured skull and was unconscious for about two weeks but showed improvement Tuesday night according to attendants.
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Wilburn
Oskaloosa
Jimmy Wilburn
Mahaska Hospital
Indianapolis
Dodgers Beat Cubs In First Shutout Of Barney
Brooklyn Dodgers pick up a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs as Rex Barney throws his first major league shutout. Carl Furillo suffers a broken nose in batting practice and is out about a week. Pirates crush Phillies 11-2 while Reds top Braves 9-6 and Giants Cardinals game postponed.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Burt Shotton
Nat Dust
Dodgers
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Brooks
Cubs
Chicago
Boston
Reds
Cincinnati
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
Pirates
Rex Barney
Carl Furilo
Furillo
Ray Blades
Philadelphia Phils
Pittsburgh
Ed Fitzgerald
Johnny Wyrostek
Ted Kluszewski
Danny Litwhiler
Giants
Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Joe McCarthy
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Detroit
Washington
Indians
Chicago White Sox
Athletics
Red Sox
City Net Meet Deadline Sets Tournament Entry
Cedar Rapids tennis players must call by 6 p.m. Thursday to enter the city tournament. Pairings will be made that night. finals are planned for August 1. Top seeds include Frank Nye Jim Netolicky Russ Knapp and Les McAllister among a field expected to reach 50 in men’s singles and doubles.
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Cedar Rapids
Jack Fletcher
Randy van Denover
Frank Nye
Jim Netolicky
Russ Knapp
Les McAllister
Major Leaguers on KCRG Show Preview Local Event
Major League figures to appear on KCRG’s Talking It Over at 7:15 p.m. Buzz Hassett Pat Harmon and Dick Cook join to discuss the big community event at Ellis Park this Sunday. Wallie Berger, a Yankee tryout camp attendee and former major league outfielder of the 1930s, will share experiences.
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Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Buzz Hassett
Pat Harmon
Gazette
Dick Cook
Allied Industrial League
Irwin Nelson
City Playground Commission
Ellis Park
Wallie Berger
Cedar Rapids Crowned in Legion Nine Protest Case
Cedar Rapids officially won last week’s Second district American Legion Junior baseball final after Davenport’s protest was denied. Cedar Rapids teams include 1,926 students from schools under the 2,000 limit. Thursday sub state start versus Wilton Junction at Daniels Park. KWPC Muscatine will broadcast.
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Cedar Rapids
American Legion
Daniels Park
Carl Bachman
Beck
Don Birkett
Dubuque
the Legion
Davenport
Cedar’ Rapids
Bachman
Wilton Junction
KWPC
Muscartine
Satchel Paige Pitch Forbidden by American League
Cleveland manager Louw Boudreau said Paige has been forbidden by the American League to throw his hesitation pitch. Washington players complained to League President Harridge after Paige’s delivery in a night game Monday.
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Washington
Louw Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Satchel Paige
Senatora
Will Harridge
Paige
Smith Signs With Bears For 1948 Season
H Allen Smith a 225 pound end from the University of Mississippi joined the Chicago Bears for 1948. Owner coach George Halas announced the signing in Chicago.
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Kennel Association
STAG
Zika Avenue NW
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City Net
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