Red Peppers By Gus Schrader
A column blends sports odds with quotes on racing crowds and Big Ten ticket prices. It notes Rocky Marciano’s frugality, remarks on parimutuel betting, and details price changes at Minnesota Wisconsin and other schools. It also covers Cedar Rapids Three-I league players, Macon Braves Farm News, and light golf outlooks with Rose Bowl chatter.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan State
Northwestern
Purdue
Ohio State
Michigan
Army
Notre Dame
Coughlin
Gophers
Yuill Ties for 3rd in Junior Golf Qualifying
Ottumwa hosts 108 competitors in the Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce event at the municipal course. Cedar Rapids duo Jim Yuill and Jack Palumbo posted 72 and 78 respectively as Duff Lawrence of Waterloo and Jack Rule led with 70 and 71. The top four advance to the national tourney in Albuquerque, with Rule the only returning previous national team member. Pepper Rodgers Southeastern Conference records for extra points and field goals are noted.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Georgia Tech
Pepper Rodgers
Campy Theft Is Typical of Bums Surge
Brooklyn’s Murder Incorporated convinced the National League that crime pays as Roy Campanella stole home in the 12th inning to spark a 7-5 Dodgers win over the St. Louis Cardinals extending their streak to 10 straight. Del Rice suffered a spike wound and leg contusions, team officials said. Preacher Roe pitched well through eight, with Wally Moon and Stan Musial homering for the Dodgers, while the Giants beat the Braves 4-2 to stay close in the standings and Boston swept Detroit to climb into fifth place.
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Howard Sigmond
New York
INS
Brooklyn
Murder Incorporated
National League
Roy Campanella
Campanella
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooks
N. L
Milwaukee
Joe Presko
Gil Hodges
Carl Furillo
al Brazle
Presko
Brazle
Campy
Dodger
St. Louis
del Rice
Rice
Preacher Roe
Wally Moon
Stan Musial
Ray Jablonski
Jim Hughes
Bill Sarni
Hughes
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Bosox
Bengals
Frank Sullivan
Tom Brewer
Sullivan
Boston
Steve Gromek
Sammy White
Milt Bolling
Dick Marlowe
Brewer
Tigers
Fred Hatfield
He Gets a Birdie but In the Wrong Sport
Olean outfielder Ted Lesko lofted a high fly in a Pony league game and the ball struck a nighthawk. The play produced a birdie but the ball fell dead at second baseman Lou Diaz of the Hamilton, Ontario club.
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Ted Lesko
Lou Diaz
Hamilton
Ont
Two Rallies Boost C.R. Past Terre Haute in 11
Cedar Rapids club rallies in the ninth and again in the eleventh to beat Terre Haute 5-4 in 11 innings, moving to sixth place. Dan Ramer started for Terre Haute, but Cedar Rapids tied it in the ninth and won with Berry’s triple and Olczak sac fly. Pitching changes and late offense defined a bullpen duel, with Cedar Rapids prevailing after a red hot rally sequence.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Indians
Ithe
Dan Ramer
Ramer
Bill Dickey
Bill Berry
John Olczak
Earl Birnel
Ray Bellino
Dave Kiley
Don Lauters
Art Pennington
Bellino
Tall Dan
Berry
Olczak
Terre Tous
Nordell
Olerak
Housh
Funai
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Ickey
Cot
Ulcady
Edar Rapids
Erre Haute
Rbi Berry
Moskus
Pennington
Hasten Berry
Novak
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Cahy
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Degerap
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Hough
Winter
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Johnson
Young Illinois Coach Hired At Davenport
Davenport selects 26 year old Paul Laverne Eckert from Centralia Illinois as head basketball coach succeeding Paul Moon a Davenport icon. Eckert led Centralia teams to 58-8 record over 3.5 seasons and football 23 straight wins. He returns to Illinois for a master's after meeting Davenport officials. Moon's 26 seasons yielded seven state titles and a 538-110 non loss record.
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Davenport
Paul Laverne Eckert
Centralia
Ill
Eckert
Paul Moon
Doug Mills
University of Illinois
Harry Combs
Illini
Chert
Illinois
Champaign
Moon
Summer Prep Tourney Sites Set in Iowa
Iowa announces 2 dollar summer sectional high school baseball tourneys with 182 prep squads across 12 Eastern Iowa sites including Allison Cedar Cedar Falls Dysart Lawler LeGrand Marengo Monona New Sharon North English Wheatland and Winthrop. Sectionals run July 6 8 and 10 leading to eight district tournaments mid July and state finals the week of July 19. defending state champion Thomas Jefferson Council Bluffs to meet Griswold in first round at Carson.
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Iowa
Allison
Cedar
Cedar Falls
Dysart
Lawler
LeGrand
Marengo
Monona
New Sharon
North English
Wheatland
Winthrop
Thomas Jefferson
Council Bluffs
Griswold
Carson
Dumont
Greene
Shell Rock
Geneva
Hampton
Bloomfield
Fairfield
Agence
Ollie
Teachers College
Dike
Waverly
Denver
Hudson
Garrison
Shellsburs
Vinton
Nesco
Buckingham
Vanonne
Cresco
Notre Dame
Nashua
Mar- Mac
McGregor
Fies Albin
Marion
Luana
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Postville
Lacey
Tracy
Gibson
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North Easlis
Town City
Lone Tree
Williamsburg
Dubuane
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Calonday
Lisbon
Muscat
Edgewood
Stanley
Colesburg
Monchester
Walker
Waterloo 12-Hit Attack Tops Evansville 6-1
United Press reports Waterloo erupted for 12 hits to defeat Evansville 6-1 as Ron Cooper homered to pace the attack. Keokuk’s game was rained out, Cedar Rapids outlasted Terre Haute 5-4 in 11 innings, and Quincy blanked Burlington 4-0 as Senses, Battey, and others contributed locally.
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Terre Haute
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Evansville
Idle Keokuk
Ron Cooper
Keokuk
Peoria
Quincy
Burlington
Eine
Orocese
Ann
Battey
Cubs Sign Steiger From Minnesota for Twin Falls
Chicago reports catcher Gene Steiger of the University of Minnesota was signed by the Cubs for their Pioneer League affiliate at Twin Falls Idaho. Steiger joins the Cubs organization after a college season with Minnesota bringing professional action to the Twin Falls club in Idaho.
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Chicago
Gene Steiger
University of Minnesota
Chicago Cubs
Twin Falls
Idaho
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Schedule
Wednesday night games list Cleveland at Washington 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Detroit at New York Baltimore at Boston 7:30 p.m. Tuesday schedules show Cleveland vs Washington 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia 7 p.m. et al unclear entries.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Altimore
L. Pet. G
Newark
Phil Ladelphia
Iment
Eby's Hiawatha Win In Springville Softball Games
Eby's Sporting Goods of Cedar Rapids defeated Springville 14 to 11. Hiawatha beat Ely's IOOF 7 to 1 in Sunday night softball action. St Andrews of Cedar Rapids faces Cherry Burrell and Mr Vernon meets Lisbon in Wednesday league games.
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Springville
Eby’s Sporting Goods
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Ely
IOOF
St. Andrews
Cherry Burrell
Mr.Vernon
Lisbon
iBprineville Seeee
Mysak
P. Neilsen
R. Swyers
Ior
C R Juniors Rally To Beat Alburnett Nine
The Cedar Rapids Junior Legion team posted a 9 7 victory over Alburnett on Sunday correcting Monday Gazette misreporting that had cited Palo. The win strengthens their season, with consecutive successful performances noted by local sports reporting.
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Alburnett
Cedar Rapids Junior Legion
Palo
C.R
Unclear 1920s basketball schedule fragment
Fragmented schedule notes show matchups among Pittsburch Cincinnati New York Milwaukee Philadelphia Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis with times like 7 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in terse lines. Uncertain team spellings and incomplete routing limit clarity of the sports card.
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Pittsburch
Cincinnati
New York
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
J. Louis
Milwauke
St. Lo
Major League's Scale: Bumping One Ump-$100
New York writer Bill Corum discusses the Milwaukee baseball incident where Dodgers and Braves clashed and Bobby Avila shoved an umpire. Red Smith notes a $100 fine for bumping an umpire, while praising the absurdity of penalties in a game that counts toward the pennant race. The columnist argues the incident should not affect standings, but admits it may influence final outcomes. The piece also notes college counts in Oregon.
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Bill Joe Patton
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Milwaukee Braves
County Stadium
Sal Maglie
Marv Grissom
Barber
Braves
Eddie Mathews
Grissom
Whitey Lockman
Lew Burdette
Giants
Ernie Johnson
Henry Thompson
New York
INS
Milwaukee County
Dodgers
Bobby Avila
Red Smith
Second Annual Playday Draws 5 000 People
About 5 000 attended the Cedar Rapids Elementary Playday at Kingston Stadium Monday night. More than 1,200 youngsters joined in track and field events, group rhythms, and other activities led by the Wilson High School band.
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Cedar Rapids Elementary
Kingston Stadium
Wilson High School
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