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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1947

Page

14

National League hits feast or famine in dramatic games

Baseball chaos ruled Monday as pitchers dominated with near no hit efforts and slugging outbursts. Red Barrett pitched a one hitter for Boston, Del Ennis and Walker Cooper led two big rallies, Giants and Pirates exploded with runs, and Tigers pummeled Athletics while Yankees lost a late lead.

NEW York INS Monay Megan Barrett Bos Braves Bruins Hank Borowy Boston Billy Southworth St. Louis Charley

Walker Tops Both Leagues at Plate

New York AP reports Harry Walker led both leagues in batting with a .500 last week boosting his overall lead to .356, ahead of Joe DiMaggio and Lou Boudreau who share the American League mark. Enos Slaughter, Mize, Bert Haas, Johnny Hopp and others chase for top averages as McQuinn and Kill chase remaining spots.

NEW York Harry Walker St. Louis Philadelphia Phillies Joe DiMaggio Lou Boudreau Cleveland Walker Mize Enos Slaughter Bert Haas Cincinnati Johnny Hopp Boston DiMaggio Boudreau George McQuinn New York Yankees Stan Spence Washington McQuinn George Kill Detroit Pat Mullin

Midgets To Run Under Lights at Davenport

A large field of top midget cars is expected at Mississippi Valley Amusement Park in Davenport for Friday night under lights racing. Nineteen cars are entered with more possible before the pre race deadline. New cars include Art Jacobsen’s 33 with Red Hoyle and Bill Fitch’s 45 from Janesville. Phil Lazio drives the Max Morgan Cedar Rapids special. Race sponsored by the Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association. Time trials start at 6 PM Friday and the first race follows.

Davenport Mississippi Valley Art Jacobsen Red Hoyle Cedar Rapids Bill Fitch Janesville Wis Max Morgan Phil Lazio The Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association

Baseball Results Update From Monday and Tuesday

Scores show Boston edged Cleveland 7 to 5 while Chicago beat New York in 10 innings. Detroit triumphed 11 to 3 over St Louis with Washington 0 beating St Louis 1. New Washington leads 4 4 on the season as games unfold Tuesday feature Chicago at night and other matchups including Boston against Seattle and Philadelphia in key clashes.

Detroit Tigers Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees Bengals Chicago White Sox Murrell Jones Tigers Yankees Red Sox Indians Athletics Boston Cleveland Sam Mele St. Louis Browns Washington Cleveland Wascen A New York Detroit St. Louis New S. Me Heington Son Chicago Chandier Hud- Gieveieee Sian Sena Ph Flores Geen Eee Eewene Brooklyn Louis Pittsburgh Grease Sain Schmitz Kwell Hed

Tribe Edges in 7 5 in Ameri League Box Score

Speier struck out and Fowler came in as Tribe defeated BOLOX 7 to 5. The game featured a wild pitch and a late rally by Tribe. Losing pitcher Trucks and winning pitcher Fowler were credited, with umpires McGowan Grieve McKinsey Time.

Speier Girikeouts Fowler tcher—Powler Trucks Mpires McGowan Grieve McKinsey

New York and Chicago Baseball Game Sequences Noted

The fragmentary box score lists players and infield pairs including Lindell Appling Kolloway Jones and Reynolds for New York and Chicago. It records two base hits by Lindell and Bevens with Bevens contributing three runs in a disrupted report, mentioning double plays by Appling and Kolloway.

New York Ase St Nwe's Baker O Philley Cfe Appling Sssio Cle Waliness i Page Haynes Eell Peeals Ise Oo Chicago Ei T. Rnweiss RF Bain Lindell Pete Ollonsy McQuinn Robinson Reynolds Joel Diczey Ing Jones Land Ky Kolloway J. Rizzuto Stirn Meostheae Pelle Reynolds Bevens Grove North

Port Ee El Albright Ss 5 10 I 8s Ht Hee 3

Fragmented OCR notes detail multiple players and errors, with names like Heintzelman Handley Albright Newsome and potential score totals. The text is garbled, but references tied positions and base plays, suggesting a game recap with mixed statistics and misread numbers.

Port Ee el Albright Heint Gilbert MSN Baim Heintzelman Handiey Albright Newsome Braxte Moenae

Schoolboy Rowe Hurt In Unusual Baseball Accident

In Philadelphia,-pitched Philadelphia Phil right-hander Schoolboy Rowe sustained a strange injury in the sixth inning of game two against St Louis. Stan Musial broke his bat on a pitch, and the broken bat end pierced Rowe’s right elbow, causing flesh wound and bone bruising. He left the game for Tommy Hughes.

Philadelphia Rowe Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Stan Musial Tommy Hughes

Sports Roundup of Bouts Across Cities

Boxing briefs from Springfield Baltimore New York and Chicago list results and outpoints. Notable matches include Jimms Bivins Cleveland defeating Murray, Livio Minnelli facing Norman Rubio in Milan, and Pat O Connor outhustling Moe York. Other results mention Vince Foster and Wray Carter in various eliminations.

Ower Springfield Mass Beb Montane Philadelphia Vorente Baltimore Jimms Bivins Cleveland Murray South Norwalk New York Livio Minnelli Milan Italy Norman Rubio Moe York Pat O'Connor Ireland Cooliddgie Miller Vince Foster Omaha Evans Oklahoma Chicago Wray Carter Gene Jove

Jacobs Hurls 2 Hit 10-0 Victory for Iowa Mfg

Marlin Jacobs pitched a two hit shutout as Iowa Manufacturers defeated Se Fe 10 to 0 at Daniels Park. Bill Currell led the offense with a perfect 3-for-3 performance including a homer and a triple, Leo Cabalka added three hits, and L Renhart had two hits with two extra base blows.

Iowa Daniels Park Oa Se Fe Marlin .Jacobs Imco Bill Currell Leo Cabalka Currell Cabalka L. Renhart

Basketball Association Gains One Loses One

The American Basketball League loses the Cleveland Rebels as owner Albert C. Sutphin says the club withdraws from the circuit. President Maurice Podoloff notes the league granted a franchise and Bullets will play home games in the coliseum, but Sutphin cites poor performance and retirement from the effort.

American Basketball League Cleveland Rebels Maurice Podoloff Bullets Albert C. Sutphin The Rebels Cleveland Sutphin

Yankees May Trade Lindell for Potter

CHICAGO INL New York manager Bucky Harris signaled readiness to trade Johnny Lindell and a pitcher to St Louis for Nelson Potter. He spoke at Comiskey Park where the Yankees faced the White Sox and suggested the deal could happen before the June 15 trading deadline.

Chicago INL New York Yankee Bucky Harris Johnny Lindell St Louis Browns Nelson Potter Harris Comiskey Park Chicago White Sox Lindell Pichet

Williams and Mize Lead Early All-Star Balloting

Williams and Mize top the first fan voting results for the All-Star selections to be played at Wrigley Field on July 8. Williams of the Boston Red Sox leads with 593 votes from 1,260 ballots. Mize of the New York Giants tops the American League contingent with 298 votes.

Chicago INS Ted Williams Johnny Mize Wrigley Field Boston Red Sox Mize New York Giants

Cestec To Fight Hoosman July 7

Des Moines based heavyweight Abel Cestac accepted a 4000 dollar guarantee to fight Al Hoosman of Chicago at Wrigley Field on July 7 on the eve of the All Star game. Cestac, who also faces Buddy Thomas in Des Moines, plans a Caracas bout with Arturo Godoy later in July or August. Manager Pinkie George says the bout could also tour Spencer and Waterloo. Hoosman, a former Waterloo fighter, poses a tough test for Cestac who seeks a September clash with Tami Mauriello.

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Iowa University to host annual physical education conference

The University of Iowa will host its annual Physical Education Conference on June 12 and 13. Leaders in physical education and related sciences are invited to join discussions on current problems in their fields.

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