Raiders Edge Waterloo in Ninth Inning Thriller
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo played a tense game with a 6-5 final as Cliff Mapes drilled a decisive ninth inning triple driving in Blas Monaco for the tying run. Gus Gregory and Phil Seghi contributed earlier with key hits as the Raiders battled back after Waterloo tied the score in the third and took the lead in the fourth.
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Cedar Rapids Raiders
Waterloo White Hawks
Cliff Mapes
Blas Monaco
Gus Gregory
Phil Seghi
Gregory
Waterloo
Spears
Andrews
Mathey
Seghi
Freiburger
Frazier
Gregory Seerey
Kerce
Perrie
Raiders
Seerey
Marquardt
Winslow Stroupe
Monaco
Mapes
Lou Kahn
Sketchley
Joe Marek
Stroupe
Stephens
Thunderbolts Sweep Golf Title Amid Tennis Setback
Franklin defends its city golf title at Kenmore course with an 329 stroke win led by Bob Knowles and Jim Meek as McKinley dominates tennis finals where Franklin loses to Roosevelt duo Carpenter Lewis and Olson Bell. Roosevelt places third. Wilson fourth.
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McKinley
Bob Knowles
Bob Frayman
Wallace Pinckney
Jim Meek
Kenmore
Wilson
Knowles
Jim Milke
Frajman
Pinckney
Leo Cabalka
Meeck
Thunderbolts
Tom Grayston
Bill Olson
Bob Carpenter
Dick Lewis
Roosevelt
Cimburek
Dvorak
Olson
Jack Bell
Dodgers Go West Yankees Stay Home
The Dodgers push for the lead as they open an away series at Pittsburgh while the Yankees hold an eight game margin after winning 11 of 13. Pete Reiser aims to raise his batting average above .343 as Western and Eastern clubs prepare for a big road swing. Joe Gordon rides an 18 game streak and Buddy Hassett a 13 game stretch.
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New York
INS
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
New York Yankees
Detroit
Washington
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Ood
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St. Louis Browns
Browns
Indians
Bobby Feller
Hal Trosky
Wolves
Burt Shotton
Giants
Cards
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Louis tax deferment and boxing headlines mix in 1941 era
The piece discusses Joe Louis seeking an income tax deferment for 1941 taxes of about 117000 dollars. It questions army furlough politics for bouts, cites police chief Condon on recent fights, notes Yankee ball club losses and Jimmy Foxx joining the Chicago Cubs. It frames tax and sport as linked in public perception.
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Jacobs
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Whiskers
United States
Bummy Davis
Army Relief
Chicago Cub
Jimmy Foxx
Wrigley Field
Dizzy Dean
Foxx
Dean
Cubs
Ted Williams
Relief fund baseball schedule revised by American league president
American league president William Harridge announced a revised Aug. 23 doubleheader relief schedule to boost charity receipts. Attendance fell short of the $375,000 goal with four games drawing 41,161 fans, including 12,500 in Washington and 7,959 in Chicago.
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Army
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Washington
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
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Cleveland
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New York Giants
Brooklyn
Scheffels Hints Lou Boudreau in Middle
In a feature on managerial roles, Scheffels notes Lou Boudreau may become a pure manager if the Cleveland Indians keep losing, leaving Mel Ott as the lone player mentor. The piece contrasts early player-managers with modern dugout directors as the game grows complex.
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Boudreau
Mel Ott
York
LaPlant Choate blanked Wilson Packers in nine run win
LaPlant-Choate crushed the Wilson Packers 9 to 2 as Harold DeWoody yielded two early runs before Pinky Fuller pitched a no hit ball through the final four innings. Roy Faunt drove in three with a three run triple as the Packers committed four errors and Sawyer struggled on the mound.
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Wilson Packers
Red Kenney
Bob Byers
Tom Elwood
Wilson's
Darrel Sawyer
LaPlant-Choate
Pinky Fuller
Sawyer
Roy Faunt
Faunt
Packers
Harold DeWoody
Wilson
Fuller
DeWoody
Marvin Groves
Iowa
Quakers
Perreter
Schenel
Ahrens
Raiders at Hill Park Thursday Evening Clash
Springfield leads the schedule with Evansville and Decatur following as the Raiders chase a top bracket spot. A new start time of 7 30 p m will give players more daylight and the balance under lights for the Wa league series.
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Raiders
Hill Park
Springfield
Evansville
Decatur
Oneota Open Golf Meet Next Sunday
The annual Oneota Golf and Country Club open tournament will be held next Sunday. Invitations have been sent to clubs in northeast Iowa southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. The 27 hole medal event will award prizes to winners and runners up in two flights. C A Juve and George Frazier will run the tournament.
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Oneota Golf and Country Club
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
C. A. Juve
George Frazier
Walker Falls to Winthrop 5–3 in Weekend Tilt
Walker Independent baseball team lost to Winthrop 5 to 3 on Saturday. Battery for Walker was Raymond Peterson and Merle Waddle, for Winthrop L Gaffney and Ie. Each pitcher recorded 10 strikeouts.
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Winthrop
Walker
Ganette
Raymond Peterson
Merle Waddle
L. Gaffney
Standings in Three-Eye League From Monday Results
Standings and schedule details from the Three-Eye League show Cedar Rapids and Madison at Decatur, Evansville at Spring, with Watertee, Meduen, and Cor Medison recorded in recent results. The text lists several teams and matches for upcoming games.
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Aherine
Evansville
Watertee
Cor Medison
Cedar Rapids
Madison
Decatur
Evaneville
Westminster Softball Upsets Lead Church League Standings
Westminster Presbyterian toppled league leaders Church of Brethren 8 to 7 to climb into second as Trinity Methodist rose to first with a 12 to 11 win led by Ensign on the mound. In YWCA Girls play Sanitary Dairy beat WCA 25 to 11 and Becks topped Economy Lumber 13 to 1.
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Church of Brethren
Trinity Methodist
Westminster
Ensign
Y.W.C.A
Sanitary Dairy
Beck's
V. W.C.A
Beck
Economy Lumber
Turner Company
Collins Radio
Pany
Cherry Burrell
Wilson and Company
John Deere
Waterloo
Athletic Goods
Gus Fagle Catches Large Wall-Eyed Pike Near Manchester
In Maquoketa River at Bailey's Ford near Manchester, Gus Fagle of Cedar Rapids landed a six and three quarters pound wall-eyed pike measuring 26 inches. He used a No 10 hook and nightcrawler from a light flyrod, a rare catch for the area this spring.
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Manchester
Maquoketa
Bailey's Ford
Gus Fagle
Eleventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Fagle
Cate
Jimmy Dykes Watches Sons in Action for White Sox Farm Club
In Lockport New York Monday night the Chicago White Sox beat Lockport 111 to 3 in an exhibition. Sox manager Jimmie Dykes watched his sons Jimmie Jr. and Charlie play for the Pony League club with Jimmie Jr. at catcher and Charlie at second base.
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N. Y
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Jimmie
Jimmie, Jr
Charlie
Leock‘port
White Sox
Decatur Gets Out of Cellar in Three-Eye Play
Decatur Commies defeated Madison 5 to 3 as pitcher Puck allowed six singles and Decatur climbed from the Three-Eye basement. Cedar Rapids beat Waterloo 6 to 5 in a ninth-inning surge while Springfield edged Jefferson Barracks 3 to 2.
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Puck
Madison
Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Raiders
Springfield
Bees
Boston
Springeld
Jefferson Barracks
Foxx Refuses to Comment on Sale in Boston
Boston AP report notes Foxx shrugging off questions about his sale after Dom DiMaggio informs him of the move. Foxx calls the development an interesting experience as he processes the MLB transaction.
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Boston
Foxx
Dom DiMaggio
Gas Rationing Shifts Big Grid Games
Gas rationing in the east and tire restrictions drive changes in football schedules. The Army Pennsylvania game moved from West Point to Philadelphia, and Navy Notre Dame shifted from South Bend to Cleveland. Penn athletic director H Jamison Swarts cited better train access and transportation in Philadelphia. Other schools reportedly discussed possible changes amid the fuel curbs.
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NEW York
Army-Pennsylvania
West Point
Philadelphia
Ely Blue Sox topple Solon Pirates 7-4
The Ely Blue Sox defeated the Solon Pirates 7-4 on Sunday. The game saw Ely surge ahead with key hits and solid defense to secure the win at home.
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Gazette
Ely
Ely Blue Sox
Solon Pirates
Atkins Nine Defeats Shellsburg 10-3 in Sunday Tilt
Special to The Gazette. Atkins won the baseball game against Shellsburg 10-3 Sunday. J. Pencogt and Vanetin were noted among players.
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Atkins
Shellsburg
the Gazette
Armstrong Comeback Ends with Lozada Bout Weight Mismatch
San Jose AP report notes former world champion Henry Armstrong facing Cecilio Lozada in a bout billed as a comeback. Armstronge weighed 148 pounds while Lozada weighed 147, creating a notable weight discrepancy for the match.
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San Jose, Calif
Henry Armstrong
Ceclio Lozada
Taylor
Coast Stars Named for Pacific Coast Big Ten Dual Meet
Twenty eight western track and field stars were named to face Big Ten all stars in Chicago on June 16 after the Pacific Coast championships in Seattle. Californians led selections with USC keys, including Bourland Wachter and Davis.
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INS
USC
National Collegiate Association
Lincoln
Neb
Chicago
Mile—_Weed
Williams
Bourland
Wachter
Davis
California
Trout
Ren Smith
Bour Ee
Dever
Hertzel
Stanford
Browning
Wachtler
Washington
Stevens
Lay
Bevis
Gaiters
Smith
Washvault
Peck
Mer
Navy preflight schools to adapt civilian fitness curricula
The navy invites civilian coaches athletic directors and trainers from colleges to two week courses starting Aug 3 at four new pre flight training centers to learn how to adapt civilian physical training to wartime needs. Centers are at UNC University of Iowa University of California and St Marys College.
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Washington
Navy
University of North Carolina
University of Oye Oe
University of Iowa
St. Mary's College
California
Eel Caught in Cedar River by Local Fisherwoman
Mrs. Marvin Taylor pulls an eel from the Cedar River while fishing near 1930 E Avenue NW. The capture recalls eel sightings in the area years ago, now rare in recent times.
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Cedar River
Marvin Taylor
E Avenue NW
Danceland Softball Seeks Games Near Cedar Rapids
The Danceland softball team plans to schedule matches in and around Cedar Rapids. Managers interested should call 3-1227 to arrange games.
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Danceland
Cedar Rapids
Johnston wins Mt. Vernon Lisbon Memorial golf tournament
Clint Johnston of Lisbon captured first place at the Memorial Day golf tournament held at the Mt. Vernon Lisbon Country Club. The event drew local players and featured a tight final round as Johnston edged competitors for the title.
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Johnson
MT. Vernon
Clint Johnston
Lisbon
Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Country Club
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