Madison Blues Stop Raiders Rally In 4-2 Victory
Charley Sproul dominates the Cedar Rapids mound for eight and one third innings before Lefty Nneman finishes the game. Madison halts a belated rally by the Raiders to win 4-2 and drop Cedar Rapids deeper in the standings behind Evansville and Decatur.
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Madison Opens Two Day Three Game Series at IDI Park
Madison hosts Cedar Rapids in a two day three game set at IDI Park starting 8 15 p m with Bob Haas likely to start for Cedar Rapids. Thursday features two games 6 p m and 8 15 p m with one admission good for both. Aluminum drive offers free admission for kids 12 and under with aluminum. Fres Harry Johnson says scouts in uniform or with card may enter free. Game includes chaos and comic relief as Ninneman battles Edwards and Wessels. About 600 fans attend a muddy field contest with Madison winning 8 4 after late scoring and pitching fatigue.
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Lighters Triumph 4-2 As M and J Lead
Town Electric Light and Power defeats Cedar Rapids Engineers 4-2 at Daniels Park. Light backers build a two game lead over Iowa Manufacturers with three games needed for an eighth straight M and J league pennant. Olson Carrie Gillen Elias Diehl Rockwood Mounce star for Engineers despite ten straight losses.
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Starting All Star Lineup Takes Form
Chicago INL A starting backfield includes Tommy Harmon Michigan George Franck Minnesota at halves Forrest Evashevski Michigan at quarterback and Milt Pieput Notre Dame at fullback probable for the col legiate eleven to face the Chicago Bears August 28 at Soldier Field. Harmon leads votes with 346258. linemen named include Rucinski Indiana Rankin Purdue ends Drakos Cornell and Aremovich Indiana guards McMahon Rockhurst Lio Georgetown center Mucha Washington. Voting ends July 29.
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LaPlantChoate Beats Reformatory Team 6-4
LaPlantChoate of Cedar Rapids defeated the men’s reformatory squad 6-4 on Sunday. Bob White contributed three doubles and a home run for the winners, while Chuck Bright and Don O’Brien pitched.
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Standings and results wrap of three-eye league action
The three eye league standings show Evansville 45 28 .616 and Clinton 35 38 479 with Madison 34 39 466 Decatur 40 35 833 Waterloo 30 41 423 Springfield 36 36 500 Moline 23 44 378. Tuesday results include Madison 1 Cedar Rapids 2 and Evansville 2 Decatur 4, while Wednesday games schedule Madison at Cedar Rapids and Waterloo at Clinton.
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Major League Box Scores Survive Rodders and Sluggers
Baseball scores from New York and St Louis with players like Mize JureGees Slaughter Whitehead Rucker Young and Bastion pitchers White Carpenter and Krist. Pirates beat Phillies 4 3 as Litwhiler Fletcher Van Robays and Lopez lead Philadelphia 3 4 1 9 6 7 3 13 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Decatur Nips Bees To Tighten Battle In Three-Eye League
Decatur edged Evansville 4 to 2 as Sautar hit a two run homer in the sixth and Jim McLaughlin held Evansville to six hits in a tight Three-Eye league tilt. Cedar Rapids lost to Madson 2 0 while Waterloo beat Clinton 8 2 and Springfield outlasted Moline 11 10 in ten innings.
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Red Peppers Not Sport Chatter
From the Ellis Park pool, Dick Beall helps distribute 10 ticket books funded by a $100 Elk club donation aiding underprivileged children. Tickets vanished by Tuesday as needy kids enjoyed the pool, countering skeptics who questioned the effort. Hank Wank Edwards discusses slump and hits four in a row. Blas Monaco, Mike Naymick, and Ray Starr are profiled for speed, struggles, and stamina, with Starr eyed as a potential big league prospect at 37.
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Pastor and Thompson to Clash in 10 Round Gilmore Field Bout
Bob Pastor the New York hopeful heavyweight meets Los Angeles fighter Albert Turkey Thompson in a 10 round bout at Gilmore Field tonight. The match pits two rising heavyweights in a major city fight card with local and national boxing fans watching.
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Turkey” Thompson
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Zale to Meet Harris in 10-Round Non-Title Bout
Tony Zale of Gary Indiana, middleweight champion per the National Boxing Association, faces Ossie Harris of Pittsburgh in a 10 round non-title bout at Chicago Stadium tonight.
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Midland Stables Hope for Rematch With Whirlaway
The C S Howard stable backs Mio land Midland to win the Sunset handicap at Hollywood Park after a disappointing run in the Hollywood Gold Cup. Trainer Tom Smith plans to ship top Howard horses to Washington Park for the July 29 race and Porter's Cap targets the American Derby. Midland, carrying 128 pounds for a mile and five-eighths, aims to wear down Paperboy and the lightweights if not boxed in again.
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Hovey Named Coach At Wilton Junction
Alfred Hovey of Hixton Wisconsin elected coach of Wilton Junction High School by the board of education to replace Paul Lambert who left for the draft. Hovey is a graduate of the State Teachers College at Eau Claire Wisconsin.
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Delhi Defeats Delaware 6-4 at Gala Days Game
In a Monday afternoon Gala Days baseball game at Earlville, Delhi beat Delaware 6 to 4. Delhi’s offense produced six runs while Delaware managed four, highlighting the festive local matchup.
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Bettina Stuns Burman In Big Upset At Ebbets Field
Italian heavyweight hopeful Melio Bettina outboxed Red Burman in a ten round decision before 10,647 fans at Ebbets Field. Bettina, a 6-5 underdog from Beacon, delivered a brutal left handed display to overwhelm Burman who faded late in the bout.
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Illinois Gets New Board of Athletics
CHICAGO UP The University of Illinois formed a new athletic board of control after protests over coach Bob Zuppke. Seven members approved by President Arthur C. Willard, three alumni and four faculty, replace a resigning board. Wendell S. Wilson, athletic director, received a one year contract with absence. Weiland criticized a coach running a trustees board and suggested Zuppke should have rejected the contract.
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Lemos Defends Featherweight Title in Ten Round Win
In Los Angeles Richie Lemos defended his NAB featherweight title by decision over Cleo Shans of Brawley California in ten rounds. Referee Charley Randolph scored five rounds for Lemos four to Shans and one even. Shans pressed hard but Lemos surged late to secure the victory.
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Dizzy Dean Set to Pitch in Council Bluffs Game
Council Bluffs fans anticipate Dizzy Dean pitching for the Bluffs Cardinals against the Brooklyn Giants on Sunday August 3 in Council Bluffs. Riley Nelson chair of the Bluffs Legion baseball committee announced the signing and noted Dean is on a barnstorming tour managed by Ray Dean of Muscatine Iowa.
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Yankees Rout Indians as Donald Tops Feller
Atley Donald pitched the Yankees to a 4 3 win over the Cleveland Indians, turning the pennant race toward a long lead. Clarence Campbell homered and doubled for Cleveland as Feller allowed six hits and two homers in a tight start.
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Dodgers Unshaken By Misadventure in Cincinnati
Dodgers stay resilient after a 5-4 ninth inning loss to the Reds as Leo Durocher refrains from predictions while praising the club’s heart. Cards tie Dodgers with a 7-6 win over the Giants, and Pirates beat Phillies 4-3 as Fletcher and DiMaggio spark in the opening inning. Cubs explode for 13-2 over the Braves with Nicholson and Stringer homering.
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Frank Leahy Sees Setbacks For Irish
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy warned in Omaha that the Irish will lose three or four games this fall yet will surprise opponents. He planned a Casper Wyoming luncheon stop, visits with brothers Gene and Jack, a Bing Crosby radio appearance, and four coaching schools in Texas Kentucky Florida and New York.
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