Unbeaten Softball Teams Set To Clash Sunday Schedule
A busy week features top pennant contenders meeting across leagues. Sundays 8:15 p.m. headline Open league clash between two undefeated teams Iowa Manufacturing and Armstrong with McGuire pitching for Manufacturers and Nichols or Abernathy for Armstrong. First game 7:00 p.m. Iowa Steel vs another opener. Monday 7:00 p.m. Minor league leaders Century Engineering and YMC oppose. Hanna vs Dettkinson. Monday 7:00 p.m. Major league Iowa Manufacturing vs Collins Radio. Tuesday features postponed games makeups. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Quaker Oats vs First Trust and Savings Bank opening, followed by Iowa Manufacturing vs Collins Radio. Friday 7:00 p.m. LaPlant Choate vs Iowa Steel. Eagles vs Cherry Burrell. All first-game times in doubles moved to 7 p.m. Complete remaining schedule from Ken McGuire.
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Iowa Manugame
Don McGuire
Nichols
Abernathy
Armstrong
Iowa Steel
Lca
Century Engineering
Y.M. C.A
Hanna
Dethtfson
Century
Iowa Manufacturing
Collins
Quaker Oats
First Trust and Savings Bank
LaPlant-Choate
Eagles
Cherry-Burrell
Ken McGuire
Sam Vacanti Receives Italian American Sports Award
In Kansas City, the National Civil league announced co winners Thomas Angelo Lom0, West Point cadet, and Sam Vacanti, Purdue marine V-12 trainee and former Iowa U. star, as the Italo American award recipients chosen by coaches officials and newspaper men nationwide.
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Kansa City
National Civil League
D. M. Nigro
Thomas Angelo Lom
West Point
Sam Vacanti
Marine V-12
Purdue
Vacanti
Iowa U
Nigro
Skyers Edge Iowa State Navy 2-1 in Tight Contest
Ottumwa naval air station edged Iowa State Navy 2-1 as a fifth inning miscue by Butch Larsen at second base spurred the winning runs. Merl Kleen, former Cyclone hurler, pitched all nine for Iowa State Navy, allowing four hits. The Skyers collected five safeties and forced the decisive margin in a brisk game.
Wakefield Sparks Seehawks to 13 to 2 Win
Wakefield led the Seehawks to a 13 to 2 victory over Mayo Nine behind Cadet Ken Galpin. Dick Wakefield, a former Detroit Tigers rookie, starred with a triple double and single in four trips. Walters homered for the Seahawks in the seventh, while Nyebius pitched sharply, yielding 13 hits.
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Wakefield Sparks
Seehawks
Mayo
Iowa Ee
Galesburg
Ken Galpin
Navy
Charlie Tourek
Seahawks
Bergner
Army
Dick Wakefield
Detroit Tigers
Price Brookfield
Iowa State College
Nyebius
Galpin
Walters
Valdina Foe wins LaSalle Handicap at Hawthorne Park
Valdina Foe a 4-year-old son of Sun Briar breezed to an eight length victory in the Lincoln Fields La Salle Handicap at Hawthorne Park. Equifox finished second with Shot Put and Paragram following as the field closed. Payouts paid to win, place, and show were $13.20, $5.80, and $4.00 respectively.
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Chicago
INS
Sun Briar
Lincoln Fields
Hawthorne Park
Equifox
Shot Put
Paragram
John Mars
Otto Grohl
Entry List Swells For Women's Open Golf Tournament
The 15th annual Women's Western Open golf tournament draws entrants from 16 states for six days of play June 19 to 24 at Park Ridge Country Club Illinois. Latest entries include Ruth Gammon Glendale Polly Riley Fort Worth, Mrs M B Killian San Antonio, and Mrs Harold Sims St Paul Minnesota with more players expected.
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Chicago
INS
Park Ridge
Ill
Ruth Gammon
Glendale
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
M. B. Killian
San Antonio
Harold Sims
St. A Minn
Betty Jorie
Northwestern Nine Defeats Notre Dame
Northwestern defeats Notre Dame 7 to 6 in an extra inning game in Evanston. Jim Homco delivered the winning run with a single after a sac bunt and Bob Lindberg added a key hit. Notre Dame struggled with late miscues as Northwestern tallied three runs in the eighth and one final run.
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Northwestern
Notre Dame
Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Jim Homco
Wan
Bob Lindberg
Ag I Ba Seno
Notable War Time Roundup From Cedar Rapids Area
A collage of wartime notes from Cedar Rapids and Iowa communities highlights obituaries, veterans in service, nursing and church events, college enrollments, and civic roles. Notables include John Gable, 91, retired lumberman. Roose velt high coach Clarence Paulson on leave. Iris of Coe College refugees visiting the GI sanctum. and the Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus naming William Fahey as new head. Reports on hospital beds, roundhouse work in Rock Island, and D-Day church services accompany letters from soldiers, reunions, and “Small World” dispatches detailing crossings with Navy and Army personnel, plus local social notes and mail from home.
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Shellsburg
John Gable
Tennessee
Rock Island
Clarence Paulson
Roosevelt High
Harry Hudelson
Des Moines
Cornell Alumni Association
Coe
William Fahey
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus Council
Masonic Grand Lodge
Willard Chadima
Iowa Elks
St. Luke's
Roland Smith
Smitty's Care
Iowa City
Foster Field
Texas
Camp Good Health
C. R
Coe College
Bob M. L. Johnson
Camp Hulen
Ralph Pilgrim
Frances Cerveny
Pilgrim
University of Delaware
Eighteenth Avenue
North Ireland
Ulster Home Guards
Jack Cohn
SPM 2
Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Ben Douglas
Grant High
Grinnell College
Ben
Port Hueneme
Calif
Cohn
Jesse Clift
Los Angeles
Frisco
Camp Roberts
Charles Ireland
Anamosa
Bill Hulse Leads AAU Carnival Double Win
Bill Hulse of the New York A. C. won both the mile and half mile titles at the 54th Metropolitan AAU track and field championships held at the interborough stadium track. The meet drew a record field of about 200 athletes amid rainy conditions with Herb Thompson and Eulace Peacock representing the Coast Guard powering the 100-yard sprint, Thompson clocking 10.1 seconds, while Clayton Farrar led the six mile run for the Coast Guard, followed by Bob Donnelly of NYAC and John Kersnason unattached.
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New York
INS
Bill Hulse
New York A. C
Interborough Stadium
Hulse
Met
Coast Guard
Herb Thompson
Eulace Peacock
Thompson
Clayton Farrar
Bob Donnelly
NYAC
John Kersnason
Freshman phenom falls short in NCAA trials
The fall 1936 era noted as Jesse Owens like saw an Illinois standout fail in two key events. Ralph Tyler of Ohio State beat him in the broad jump with 23 feet 4 3/4 inches, while the Illinois favorite scratched in several hurdles. The meet featured Gardner style results across sprints and field events with multiple colleges like Northwestern and Wisconsin fielding top runners.
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Jesse Owens
Young
Ralph Tyler
Ohio State
Illinois
Sally Sours
Stateit
Ninois
Ter
Northwestern
Gonzalez
C. Young
Lya
Madden
Northwester
Minnesota
Burke
Brown
Gonwee
New York
Dave Nicholson
Harold
Miami
Robert Ruther
Rayone
Bruce Fi
Robert Steider
Pura
Robert Keil
Richard Berns
Brest
Provenire
Claude You
Ohio
Sheffield
Dean
Cis Giese
Central Fe
du University
Sanus
Tomee
Norman Iti
Shute
Pearin
Diana
Ahite
Aixier
Pa Ie Rice
Kiley
Notre Dame
Robert Ray
Wisconsin
Yee- Setan
Aery
Wakefields Wartime Appetite Shapes Pilot Dreams
Wakefield recalls wartime hunger and a family tale that links his rise to a soup shared after a long day. He credits his late father for game knowledge and notes his brothers and mother supported his path while Brothers Jack and Bob serve in the military and James captained Kelvyn Park. He believes his family will be ball players of the jam.
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Jack
Camp Wolters
Texas
Bob
South Pacific
James
N. St. Louis
Cubs Rally Sparks Uneven Victory Behind Roe Relief
In a midseason game the Cubs built an unearned run ledger due to fielding errors and four straight singles by Zac. Roe relieved Starr in the fifth, allowing only two hits and earning the win while Starr, returning from an arm ailment, suffered the loss in his first start of the season. Attendance was 1,710.
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Paul Derringer
Bill Fleming
Dale Anderson
Zac
Cubs
Roe
Starr
Frank McCormick Leads Reds in Batting Three Years
First baseman Frank McCormick has been Cincinnati Reds top hitter for three consecutive seasons, driving team offense with steady averages and clutch at bats.
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Frank McCormick
Cincinnati Reds
Notre Dame Tennis Caps Perfect Season With 7 2 Win
Notre Dame's tennis team finished 9-0 for the year by defeating DePauw 7-2 in South Bend. The Irish completed an undefeated season, marking the first such run for Notre Dame tennis in years.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
DePauw
Pancho Segura Tops Net Honors At Detroit Clay
Pancho Segura of Ecuador, ranked third nationally, is seeded No 1 at the national clay court championships opening Monday at the Detroit Tennis Club. Segura drew a first round bye as news came that defending champion Samir Greenberg of Chicago will not defend his crown. Eight seeds include Talbert Rex Norris Gibson Wrobbel Manire Warner Lewis.
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Detroit
Francisco “Pancho” Segura
Ecuador
Detroit Tennis Club
Mour Greenberg
Chicago
Seguras
Kiam 'Talbert
Cincinnati
Rex Norris
Landing
Ray Gibson
Hobart Wrobbel
Redskins Tigers In Player Trades
In a triple swap Washington Redskins acquire halfbacks Merlyn Condit and Howard Callanan and tackle Joe Ungerer in exchange for center George Smith blocker Ray Hare and halfback Courtney Driscoll. Redskins also purchase center Robert Bjorklund from the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Washington
INS
Washington Redskins
Brooklyn Tigers
Redskins
Merlyn Condit
Howard Callanan
Joe Ungerer
George Smith
Ray Hare
Courtney Driscoll
Robert Bjorklund
Philadelphia Eagles
Byrd Leads In Toledo Round With 69 As Harrison Cards 68
Byrd, from Toledo, posted 69 Saturday after a rain delayed round. Sgt. E J Harrison of the army and Little Rock, Arkansas followed with a three under par 68, the best score. Harold Jug McSpaden of Philadelphia struggled with three-putts, shooting 73 for a 213 total, while Bob Hamilton of Evansville, Indiana matched 73 for 214.
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Toledo
Ohio
Sgt. E. J
Dutch” Harrison
Army
Little Rock
Ark
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Philadelmia
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Browns Reinstate Paul Dean and Trim Roster
The St. Louis Browns announced Paul Dean has been reinstated as a pitcher and sent to Little Rock for conditioning. If his arm is in shape he will join the Browns' pitching roster. John rookie right-hander was sent to Toledo on a 24 hour recall, and Miller was released reducing the roster to 27 men, two over the major league limit.
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Don Kinch
Carl Wessels
Navy
Wessels
Kinch
Iowa
Pete Schwinn
Great Lakes
Claire Mills
Los Angeles
Harold Foreman
Burbank
Dean O'Toole
Anzio Beach-Head
Big Guns
Joe McQuiston
Quaker
Joe
Joe Nemec
Franklin
Waverly
P.S
Paul Morrison
New Guinea
Cubs
Freddie George
Alex Fidler
U. S. Naval Air Station
Klamath Falls
Ore
Frank Mier
Fourth Avenue
Otto Vogel
Harold Lind
Bill Weip
Hawkeye
South Pacific
Vogel
San Luis Obispo
Calif
ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Paul Dean
Little Rock
Southern Association
Browns
John
Toledo
Miller
Brown
Y Tennis School to Resume Instruction
The Y M C A tennis school will resume at 6 30 p m Monday on Coe college women s courts if weather permits Physical Director Guerney Day announced The five day school was rained out last Thursday Forty three have registered and if there is sufficient interest an effort will be made to continue longer than planned Day urged anyone who has not registered but who is interested in paying at the Coe courts in the summer to attend Monday or Tuesday evenings
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Coe College
TC Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Guerney Day
Day
Coe
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Frank “Goldie” Koward
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Johnny VanderMeer
Sampson Naval Training Center
Hal White
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