Cannonball Rufus Earns First Three-I Start For Raiders
Ray Perry gains confidence in right hander Cannonball Rufus after pitching debut and earning a Monday start against Waterloo. The piece notes Rufus's height and weight claims, fielding quips, and the Raiders pitching depth led by lefties Zacher and Unzicker, plus newcomer Earl Gorden who impressed with five punchouts in two innings.
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Shimek Finishes Second at Gates Park Event
George Shimek of Cedar Rapids placed second in the Gates Park amateur golf tournament at Waterloo, one stroke behind winner Dale Hamilton of Waterloo who shot 112 for 27 holes. Championship flight results list Hamilton first and Shimek second with other Waterloo competitors earning top spots in the lower flight.
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Price wins city women’s golf title at Cedar Rapids Country Club
Mrs. Bernard K. Price, 1952 champion, won the 18 hole city tournament with a 45 46 91 in qualifying as rain delayed play. Defending champion Mrs. Elliott Cobb finished second at 44 49 93. The event included pitch and putt to come Tuesday and featured several local players in the Corn Belt league standings.
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Louise Suggs Wins Eastern Open with Final Round 69
Louise Suggs, Sea Island pro, wins the 1955 Women's Eastern Open at Reading. She moves from behind in the first three rounds, finishing with a two under par 69 in the final 18 to claim the $1,000 first prize and the $5,000 tournament total with 291 strokes.
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Smallwood Faces Merentino In New York Middleweight Bout
Hardy Bazooka Smallwood a 22 year old Brooklyn veteran subs for the injured Jackie and meets Rafael Merentino of Argentina in a 10 round middleweight fight at St Nicholas Arena tonight at 8 p m CST Dumont TV retains.
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Slater Dies In Crash At Hawkeye Futurity
DES MOINES UP Bob Slater 29 of Kansas City Mo died after his race car hit a wall on the sixth lap of the Hawkeye Futurity at the Iowa fairgrounds. The 1954 IMCA champion led early, then crashed. his wife was hospitalized. Jud Larson won the 50 mile race. Wilbur Robinson won the consolation. Slater set multiple IMCA track records in Des Moines.
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Hampton Amateur Golf Title Goes to Rule of Waterloo
Waterloo’s Jack Rule wins the Hampton amateur golf title in a field of 136. Cedar Rapids’ Herb Klontz Jr. finishes third with 116 and Hampton’s John Marschall places second after a strong showing.
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Fort Dodge
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Miami Coach Gustafson Denies Recruiting Charge
University of Miami football coach Gustafson denied paying a prep star’s travel to Florida amid an IHSAA inquiry. The IHSAA said it would forward the case to the NCAA if it confirms Miami funded the flight for Muncie Central star Dick Stillwagon.
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East Iowa Baseball Scores Chronicle
Buckingham County and surrounding teams produced varied results with Calamus posting a lopsided 19 to 4 win over Durant. Other notable games included Winthrop defeating Alburnett 8 to 4 and Independence prevailing 9 to 1 over Hasleton.
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Mike Kelley Dies in Minneapolis at 79
Michael Joseph Kelley 79 died Monday in Minneapolis after 52 years in organized baseball. He rose from player to owner and manager.
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Michael Joseph
Mike” Kelley
Senators Halt Indians Rally In Four Game Set
The Washington Senators, led by a key six run seventh inning, split a four game series with the Cleveland Indians. Early Wynn earned his seventh win of the year in the nightcap while Johnny Schmitz and Dean Stone contributed to the Senators wins and a shift in the pennant race. Al Smith delivered a three run triple in the decisive frame.
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Standings and Results from THREE-I League Baseball
The THREE I League standings show Burtington leading with a .639 mark and 23 wins. Results Sunday include Peoria 5 Quincy 4 in six innings, Waterloo 8 Cedar Rapids 5 in ten, and Terre Haute 10 Evansville 6. Monday and Tuesday night games schedule matches among Burlington Keokuk Waterloo Cedar Rapids Evansville Quincy Terre Haute and Peoria.
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Sweikert Takes Second at Milwaukee Rex Mays Memorial
Johnny Thompson of Springfield Mass won the 100 mile Rex Mays Memorial at Wisconsin State Fair Park Milwaukee with a track record and 98.9 mph average. Bob Sweikert Indianapolis finished second with $3,240 prize. Pat Flaherty Chicago finished third earning $2,160.
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Cannonball Rufus Debuts Hoped to Halt Hawks
Cannonball Rufus aims for a Three-I league debut tonight at Memorial Stadium as manager Ray Perry relies on his burly new pitcher to stop Waterloo’s Raiders. Cedar Rapids won 8-5 in ten innings, with Perry homering twice and Romano delivering a two homer performance for Waterloo.
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Giants slump as Durocher’s strategy falters in doubleheader
The New York Giants stumble as Leo Durocher’s pitching choices falter in a doubleheader loss to Chicago. Dusty Rhodes delivers a pinch single in the opener for a 3-2 win, while Frank Baumholtz’s first pitch clears the right field in the nightcap after Hearn’s late miscue. Brooklyn splits with St Louis as Milwaukee and Philadelphia face a suspended game. Ramon Kejias drives Pittsburgh to a 7-6 win, then Cincinnati takes the nightcap 5-1.
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Oelwein VFW Tops Stanley in Softball
Oelwein VFW defeated Stanley 8 to 5 in a Sunday night softball game. Kerby and Weber homered for Oelwein while Tuttle homered for Stanley. Final lines show Oelwein scoring across the later innings and pitching details listed for Kirby and Weidemier.
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Vinton Hosts Motorcycle Events With Local Winners
Special to The Gazette reports in Vinton a Sunday motorcycle field meet and scramble drew about 700 fans. J. C. Glover won the field meet championship while Jerry Smith of Freemont took the scramble title. Winners list includes Alden Bantamweight and other local riders from Muscatine Des Moines and Fremont with placeholders indicating program names and placements.
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Ireland Finishes Second in Midwestern Roller Finals
Carl Ireland of Ankeny Iowa places second to Keith Simons of Houston Texas in the senior men's speed finals at the Midwestern regional amateur roller skating championships held Sunday night.
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Al's Furniture Boots Tama with 20-0 Softball Win
Al's Furniture of Cedar Rapids defeated the Tama All-Star softball team 20 to 0 Sunday night. Pitchers Barney Hanson and Bob Mathews held Tama to two hits while Red Dalzell and Hanson homered. Jack Delbridge had three hits for Al's.
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Renee Wagner Wins Memorial Weekend Tennis Title
Renee Wagner defeated Virginia Keeney 12-4 in the Memorial weekend women's singles final at the Stadium courts. She had earlier knocked out Marilyn Roberts 2-8 in the semifinals, while Franklin high players Larry Halpin and Denny Meyers won the men's doubles 6-2 over Carl Kirwin and Frank Nye.
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Fairfield Red Oak Golf Titles Decided
Amateur golf titles were decided Sunday at Fairfield and at Red Oak. Bruce Louden of Fairfield won the Walton Open with a 106 tally for 27 holes. Bill Day of Clarinda claimed the Red Oak title with 108 for 27 holes, two strokes ahead of Bill Victor of Red Oak, who was runner up after a playoff with Whitey Reed of Lincoln Nebraska.
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