First Raider Bargain Night Set for June 10 at Hilpark
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Penick union sponsors a bargain night on June 10 when the Decatur Commies visit the Raiders at Hilpark. All seats are 25 cents including tax, except boxes, with tickets sold at downtown cigar shops and other outlets. Merchandise awards will be given during the game, after a series of pregame events begins June 4 with Spring league action.
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Hilpark
Decatur Commies
Raiders
Penick and Ford Federal Labor Union
Hill Park
New Starting Time for Raider Games at 7 30 PM
Hill park fans learn Raider games shift to 7 30 p m with a longer daytime schedule. The change begins Thursday night as Springfield visits to open a fight for first place series.
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Hill Park
Springfield
Field Club Visits As Cedar Rapids Battles Brownies
Cedar Rapids aims to stop the Brownies in a three game set with manager Ollie Marsonal ready. Springfield schedules four games including two Friday and Saturday night outings. Evansville arrives for a Sunday doubleheader and a week of single games, followed by Decatur three days later.
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Cedar Rapids
Brownies
Apparpoo
Ollie Marsonal
Browns
Springfield
Evansville
Decatur
Raiders
Catholic Workmen Dominate Z C B J in 18 9 Softball Win
The Catholic Workmen claimed a fourth straight softball victory 18 to 9 over Z C B J. They totaled 17 hits with two homers a triple and a single by Jimmy Tresnak. J also homered. They schedule games against Beck's of the Open league Monday at Frolic Field.
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Catholic Workmen
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Workmen
Jimmy Tresnak
Beck’s
Frolic Field
Frank
Mechanicsville Cards wallop Wyoming 21 to 6
Mechanicsville Cards defeated the Wyoming independent baseball team 21 to 6 on Sunday. Gallmeyer and Colby pitched for Mechanicsville while Deniston L Peterson and Garside pitched for Wyoming. B Jackson led Mechanicsville with five hits as they prepare to meet Oxford Junction at home Sunday.
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Mechanicsville
Wyoming
Gallmeyer
Colby
Deniston
L. Peterson
Garside
B. Jackson
Oxford Junction
Dr. Irwin Returns to Duty at Navy Pre-Flight School
Lieut. Cmdr. Ralph L. Irwin, former University of Iowa athletic trainer, has joined the navy pre flight training school staff in Iowa City. He is a 1925 graduate of Iowa University medical school.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Navy
Ralph L. Irwin
University of Iowa School of Medicine
Vogel Seeks Navy Berth After Iowa Title Share
Otto Vogel of the University of Iowa baseball team, which tied for the Big Ten title, may join three other Hawks coaches at the navy pre flight training base in Iowa City. He has filed for naval reserve duty in Washington and awaits a reply. Iowa's 1942 co championship marked the third such crown in five seasons.
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Otto Vogel
University of Iowa
Navy
Vogel
Naval Reserve
Washington
Michigan
Iowa
Wilson awards honor Barnard's athletes at ceremony
W. L. Barnard, Wilson high school coach, awarded letters Monday at a general honor assembly to basketball athletes Bill Folkers Lester Hodina Bob Barta Don Birkicht Joe Chmelicek Charles Elias Bob Ennis Dick Farmer Dick Matter and Ray Struve. Track honorees include Rudy Drahoval Floyd Doty Bob Barta Ken Berchenbrit er Jim Doty George Henderson Bob Horsky Art Koehler Frank McPherson Elwood Paul Ray Struve Joe Blazek Dick Jensen and Dean Moel. Norbert Horak Jack Kline and Richard Stolte received manager's awards.
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W. L. Barnard
Wilson
Bill Folkers
Lester Hodina
Bob Barta
Don Birkicht
Joe Chmelicek
Charles Elias
Bob Ennis
Dick Farmer
Dick Matter
Ray Struve
Rudy Drahoval
Floyd Doty
Ken Berchenbriter
Jim Doty
George Henderson
Bob Horsky
Art Koehler
Frank McPherson
Elwood Paul
Joe Blazek
Dick Jensen
Dean Moel
Norbert Horak
Jack Kline
Richard Stolte
Edgewood Defeats Newsie Nine After Early Lead
Edgewood toppled the Gazette Newsies 11 to 7 after a 5 to 0 first inning edge. John Sweeting and Carl Berry sparked the Newsies offense while Boward and Merklin starred for Edgewood in a high scoring game.
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Gazette Newsies
Edgewood
John Sweeting
Carl Berry
Newsies
Boward
Merklin
Mighty Casey at Camp Wheeler Home Run Pace
Private Ralph Babe Ellis of Camp Wheeler Georgia hit 15 home runs and collected 13 doubles and three triples in 71 at bats as he patrols the outfield and shifts during duty.
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Camp Wheeler, Ga
Ralph “Babe” Ellis
American League Tuesday Tidbits From The Box
Sparse OCR note shows scattered phrases about the American League and Tuesday, with unclear action. Names, dates, or teams are not readable, leaving only a fragmentary reference to baseball context and a Tuesday marker.
Hotel Nine Keeps Junior Legion Lead in 7 1 Victory
Hotel Nine defeated Arm song 7 to 1 on Tuesday afternoon. Kim Henningson of Armstrong robbed Folkers of a second no hit bid with a fourth inning single and drove in two runs. Rozek allowed eight safeties with eight walks as Hotel Nine plated seven, led by four consecutive fourth inning singles. Thursday Iowa Manufacturing faces Smulekoff's in season finale.
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Eo Gtepee
American Legion
RY Folkers
Armsong
Kim Henningson
Armstrong
Folkers
Henningson
Tor
Bill Birkicht
Don Havlik
Iit
Hotel
Dick Rozek
Conn Recovering After Hand Injury on Governors Island
Pvt. Billy Conn remains at Governors Island hospital with a fractured left hand after a kitchen dispute with his father in law James Smith of Pittsburgh. The cast has been removed from the injured hand.
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Conn
New York
Billy Conn
Governors Island Hospital
James Smith
Pittsburgh
Raiders Shift Start Time to 7 30 in Daylight Baseball
The Raiders will start home games at 7 30 amid a daylight preference and wartime restrictions. Fans gain nearly an hour of daylight while stores close at five, and players adapt to earlier play as Stan Gehrke moves to officer training at Fort Knox.
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Stan
Camp Polk
Fort Knox
Gehrke
Waterloo
Mel McDonald
Geerke
Dodgers Blast Pirates in Record 17-2 Victory
Brooklyn piles up 20 hits and 32 total bases for a high scoring win led by Pete Reiser who went 5 for 5 with a homer and three doubles boosting his average to .366. Stan Musial and Johnny Beasley also featured in a tight day for league leaders as other NL games showed close outcomes.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Pete Reiser
Tciers
Aldon Ilkie
Johnny Lanning
Ken Jungels
Reiser
Babe Phelps
Pirate
St. Louis Cardinals
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Libby Sisti
Johnny Beazley
Mort Cooper
Tim Tobin
Tommy Holmes
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Paul Waner
Elmer Riddle
Phils
Reds
Joe Abreau
Abreau
Cincinnati
Hal Schumacher
Bill Lee
Giants
Will Marshall
Mel Ott
Johnny Mize
Virgil
Fire” Trucks
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Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Trucks
A’s
Early Wynn
Washington
St. Louis Browns
George McQuinn
American League Tribe Comes Alive
A brief note highlights a surge for the American League team referenced as the Tribe. Details are limited but imply a revived offensive performance and momentum.
Totals and figures from a partial record
OCR fragment shows numbers 2) 3 Totels totaling 48 and a line 381127 8, suggesting a tally or ledger entry with unclear headings. No identifiable people, places, or organizations are readable.
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el Et Saalei
Cherry Burrell Bumped off in Softball Race
Wilson and company and Cherry Burrell staged a sparkling exhibition of softball Tuesday. An undefeated team had a blemish on its record as Wilsons squeezed out a run in the second inning and protected a one run lead. The Gazette entries and other league games followed with varied scores and standings.
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Post Office
Honeymead
Universal Crusher
Former Iowa star Klumpar joins Navy as Ensign
Emil Klumpar of Cedar Rapids, a former Iowa A. athlete and noted high school coach, has been inducted into the navy as an ensign. He reports June 15 to Annapolis for indoctrination and expects assignment afterward as a physical education instructor at one of four naval preflight training bases.
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Iowa A
Emil Klumpar
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Annapolis
2 1 3 Second ue 5e Macceat 8
Fragmentary OCR hints at a numeric sequence or chess move notation. The readable portion lists numbers and terms arranged oddly with no clear event, person, or place. No verifiable names or organizations are identifiable in the legible text.
Springfield gains another half game
Springfield blanked Evansville 4 to 0 as Marlin Stuart pitched shutout ball. The Brownies built a winning margin in the fourth and added three runs in the fifth to seal the victory. Lowry Madison led a doubleheader sweep at Decatur by winning 8-2 in the opener on 11 hits and 6-4 in the nightcap after a 12-hit assault.
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Decatur
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Inn
Martin
Milles Male
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Hale
Campo
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