Third Masters Win for Brown and Klontz at Iowa Tourney
Joe Brown, 45, of Des Moines captured his third Iowa Masters title in a sudden death playoff that extended five holes beyond regulation. He defeated Max Hall of Boone after both finished 54 holes at one over par 214. Bob Leahy and Clyde McEntire finished tied for second, with Rod Bliss and ae Klontz close behind.
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Major League Boxscores Chicago and Pittsburgh Doubleheader
National League action features Chicago and Pittsburgh split across two games. Key performances include Groat Miksis and Baker driving runs for Pittsburgh and Jackson Thomas Fondy Hall Sauer contributing for Chicago. Players such as Hillman Tremel Pollet Jones and Law appear in the pitching and scoring summaries across both games.
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VEW Shoots Down Anamosa In Doubleheader
The Cedar Rapids IVFW swept Anamosa 7-1 and 7-3 to improve to 18 wins in 20 games. A six run sixth inning turned a 1-1 tie in the opener, with Schleder delivering the key triple. Wallis sparked the burst as Deetz and Weakland held Anamosa to six hits in the nightcap. VEW also took a prior twin bill at Urbana 14-0 and 4-3.
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Philadelphia
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Roy Smalley
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Iowa City Wins Quarterfinal in Babe Ruth Tourney
Iowa City defeated Ottumwa's Americans to reach the semifinals in the Iowa Babe Ruth baseball tournament. The Sunday results show Iowa City's 4 to 1 score with Culbertson and Slaymaker, and Grooms and McGrane contributing on the mound.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
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Braton
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Scores Hole-in-One on Wellman Golf Course
Albert Prince Yoder scored the season's first ace at Wellman Golf Course on the 125 yard seventh hole. He played in a foursome with Ken Fessler Ken Russell and Dean Kraft in Wellman, Massachusetts. Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Clarinda Durocher mother of Giants manager Leo Durocher.
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Wellman Golf Course
Ken Fessler
Ken Russell
Dean Kraft
West Springfield
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Clarinda Durocher
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Blank-Blank Boys Boost Tribe in Tight AL Race
Cleveland aims for a pennant as Narleski and Messi anchor relief. Ray Narleski’s three scoreless innings save a 5-1 win over Baltimore, while Early Wynn gains support in a 5-2 game. Yankees grab first with a 7-3 and 2-0 sweep over Kansas City.
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Indians
Redmen
Baltimore
Ray Narleski
Don Messi
Bob Feller
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Early Wynn
Messi
Urbana Keeps Topin League Lead in Win Amid Protest
Urbana outslug Center Point 12 10 to defend the Buchanan County League lead but faced a protest from Winthrop over alleged ineligible players restricted by a two outside radius rule. Independence routed Hazleton 29 0 as four pitchers combined for a no hitter.
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Roger Higgins
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Prep Windup At Marengo
West Des Moines 1954 runnerup and Calamus meet in finals of the state high school summer baseball championships at Marengo Calamus beat Van Horne 2 1 to reach finals while West Des Moines qualified Friday night
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Minor Facets MOV League Results and Standings
Sports brief with standings and scores across multiple leagues including Pacific Coast American Association International League Southern Association Texas and Western League. Notable items include Paris Mattoon Kokomo and Decatur with varied records and a curfew suspension in the Southern Association game.
Merrins Captures Western Amateur for Golf Title
Eddie Merrins, 22, from Meridian Mississippi, won the Western Amateur in Rockford Illinois after a 37th hole sudden death. He defeated Hillman Robbins Jr. of Memphis Tennessee 1 up, sealing victory with a par four after a near aces shot from a trap. Robbins missed a 5 foot putt to end the match.
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Swanson Wins Waterloo Stock Car Feature
Swanson captured the stock car feature title in Waterloo on Sunday night before 3,943 fans. Arnold Spore won a demolition race, with John Hill taking the semi main and Hill plus Kip Kemp winning heats. Bob Posekany escaped with serious injuries after a seven roll accident. In Vienna, a U.S. track team led by Blair Courtney Seamon defeated Czechoslovakia in an international meet.
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Cal Swanson
Arnold ‘Spore
John Hill
Bill Kemp
Hill
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Cedar Rapids
Carroll Hilmer
Bob Posekany
U.S
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Dick Blair
University of Kansas
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Fordham
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Andrews Henry Win Junior Title
Ned Neeley of Atlanta beats Earl Bucholz of St. Louis to win the boys singles crown at the Western Junior and Boys tennis championships in Champaign Illinois. Neeley and Bucholz also take the boys doubles title over Don Rubell and Ray Senkowski 6 0 5 7 7 5. Art Andrews and Crawford Henry win the junior doubles by defeating Gregory Grant and Juan Jose 7 5 6 4.
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Atlanta
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St. Louis
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Norman Perry
Los Angeles
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Brooklyn
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Iowa City
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Atlanta Ga
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San Marino
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Keokuk Dominates Terre Haute In Doubleheader Sweep
Keokuk moved atop the Three-I league by sweeping Terre Haute 5-0 and 12-2. Leo Spencer pitched a four hit game one as Keokuk built a large early lead, while Dan Ramer was roughed up in the later innings. Burlington, Waterloo, and Evansville also posted wins shaping the league standings.
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Al's Is District Softball Champion in Tama Windup
Al's Furniture of Cedar Rapids won the district softball title in Tama with a 7-2 victory over Armstrong's of Cedar Rapids. Both teams advance to the state tournament in Boone in August. Al's earlier beat American Legion of Cedar Rapids 3-0 behind Barney Hanson.
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