Nelsons Enter Iowa Open Tennis Tourney
The Nelson brothers Robert A. and Robert E. of Illinois will compete in the Iowa State Open Tennis Tournament at the Country Club and Kenmore courts Friday through Sunday, alongside entries from Iowa City and other cities. Augustana teammates, they are not related. Franklin High’s courts host early rounds. bleachers rise to seat spectators.
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Robert A. Nelson
Silvis
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Country Club
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Iowa City
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Dave Danner
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Wally Smith
Kansas City
John Lee Parks
Muscatine
William Guifoil
Ken Hart
Ames
Jack Dye
Hart
Dorothy Henry
Des Moines
VFW baseball team heads to Peoria for Friday game
The V F W baseball team travels Friday to Peoria for a 5 30 p m game against the Caterpillar Tractor nine. Manager Frank Tvrdik of the Vets asks all players to report at the V F W clubrooms by 10 a m. Friday the bus departs.
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Dodgers Win Opener Over Pollet In 2-1 Affair
Dodgers take opening game 2-1 as Rube Melton earns first win with bullpen help from Hank Behrman. Dixie Walker drives in the tying run with a seventh inning single, Carl Furillo adds a ground rules double for the winner at Ebbets Field in front of 31,446. The win tightens Brooklyn’s lead over St. Louis to 1.5 games as Chicago falls to New York.
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Jeff Heath
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Frank Papish
White Sox
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Nerve injury to keep Newhouser idle a week
Detroit Tigers ace Hal Newhouser, a 20 game winner, has a nerve injury in the elbow that will keep him out about a week. Trainer Jack Homel said he will miss Wednesday’s start with the New York Yankees and Sunday’s against the Boston Red Sox.
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Dodgers Edge Cardinals In Brooklyn Victory
In St Louis and Brooklyn, a high scoring doubleheader features VanderMeer stellar for Cincinnati and Melton for St. Louis as multiple clubs post runs. Ennis, Seminick, Newsome, and Wyrostek lead with clutch RBIs while Hatton and Verban contribute, framing a tense box score across the two leagues.
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Batted for Crosett in the ninth runs key Detroit win
Detroit defeats New York 6 to 5 as Wakefield and Keller homer reach. Henrich and Kell drive in runs while Trucks, Webb boost the offense. Bevens takes loss after 6 2/3 on the mound. Trucks 13 strikeouts highlight the Detroit pitching effort.
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Terre Haute Three-Eye league to visit V F W team here Aug 19
Terre Haute Indiana visits Cedar Rapids for a Nine inning exhibition Monday August 19 at Daniels Park starting at 4 30 pm The game pairs Terre Haute with the Vets V F W team backed by the Philadelphia Phillies linkage Manager Frank Tvrdik aims for top Phillies affiliated talent including Lefty Rozek to start if possible Tickets priced around 50 cents with details to follow
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Ater
Iowa Women golfers reach semifinals at Hyperion meet
Shirley Mueller of Dubuque, a University of Iowa coed, defeats Mrs. H. R. Staats 2 and 1 to advance to the semifinals of the Iowa women’s golf meet at Hyperion. Ann Casey of Mason City, a former state champion, posted a streak as Davenport’s veteran players contended in Wednesday’s round.
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Shirley Mueller
University
Iowa Coed
Des Moines golfer wins at state women’s tourney
The 1947 state women’s golf tournament will be at Cedar Rapids Country Club, announced after the Des Moines women’s association meeting. In round one results Lois Penn Des Moines defeated Mrs. J A Roberts 7 and 6 while Ann Casey Mason City beat Suzanne Ill 1 up and Mary Louise Cordingley Des Moines defeated Dottie Lutz 2 up. Ann Casey also reported a 1 up win over Suzanne Ill.
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Ottumwa
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Cherokee
Iowa City player eliminated in junior tennis second round
In Kalamazoo Michigan Bruce Higley of Iowa City the last Iowan left in the National Junior Boys Tennis Championships fell to Dean Mathey of Princeton New Jersey 6-0 6-0 in the second round ending his run.
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Kalamazoo
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Standings and Results From Tuesday and Wednesday Sports
League standings show American League matches with Detroit New York, Boston and Cleveland results. National League results include New York Chicago Brooklyn St Louis and Philadelphia outcomes. Local league standings list teams Fruehauf LaPlant Anamosa Speeder Quaker Oats and Muscatine with upcoming games and schedules.
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