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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1947

Page

14

Cards Break Slump as Season Stretches From Basement

St. Louis ends 51 day cellar stay by beating Philadelphia 8 3 in Philadelphia to move into seventh place. Eddie Dyer hails progress as Giants, Dodgers, Cubs and A L leaders shift standings. third baseman Billy Rigney shines with key RBI and a squeeze bunt in the 12th. No new football coach named.

Joe Reichler Associated Press St. Louis Cardinal St. Louis Eddie Dyer Redbirds Cards Phillies Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pirates Giants New York Dyer Pirates Brooklyn Boston Dodgers Cincinnati Brooks Cubs A’s Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns Senators Detroit Billy Rigney Lloyd Gearhart Buddy Kerr

Strobridge Named West Waterloo Athletic Director

Waterloo AP reports Glenn Strobridge will finish his tenure as West Waterloo high football coach and continue as head basketball coach since 1928. The Waterloo school board also designated him athletic director with a salary increase, ending his long tenure as director.

Sports Results From Midnight to Morning Action

A brief recap lists Detroit at Boston score 3 to 2, Cleveland at St. Louis 2 to 1, and Washington 1 in earlier line. Wednesday games include Chicago Shea versus Washington at St. Louis night Wynn facing Anga, Detroit McCahan and Scheib versus Benton and White with Cleveland Parnell noted.

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National League Results and Standings Summary

Baseball scores and results from the National League show Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Boston, Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Philadelphia with various game outcomes. Notable pitchers include Spahn and Raffensberger with mixed results across matchups.

New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Bengals Philadelphia Athletics Cincinnati Louis Pittsburg Brooklyn Boston Chicago New York Kennedy St. Louis At Pollet

Reds and Dodgers split as Branca wins in tight early call

Cincinnati posts a 5 run effort with Purillo Brown and Mueller driving in runs while Barneys fielding help and Vander Meer left early. Brooklyn counters with Reese homer and Hatton two base hits as Branca outduels Lively in 2 hours 35 minutes.

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Unclear OCR Baseball Box Score Highlights Batting and Fielding

Fragmented text shows player names such as Ryan Merulle and Waitkus with runs batted in and errors noted. Mentions totals, tied for mitzh, and a Boston reference. The readable data point to a historical baseball box score fragment with incomplete lines and garbled numbers.

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Albright Mussels, Fanata Musial Start In St. Louis Tilt

Scattered batting and pitching notes from a late season baseball game list Musial Newsome Kurowski and Ennis among contributors. Brecheen and Judd pitched for the staff in a 2 hour 29 minute matchup with several errors and three base hits by Kurowski noted.

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Baseball score summary with mixed team names and errors

A damaged box score fragment shows Pittsburgh vs New York with late runs and errors. In ninth inning details are unclear but lists pitchers and players like Roe, Trinkle, Thompson, Kerr, and Kiner. The fragment includes totals 49 13 84 19 and 41 83 614 with scattered names and numbers.

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Beck Juniors Beat Smulekoff Hurlers 12-6 in Darkness Shutdown

Beck Juniors chalked up their second win in two days beating Smulekoff Hurlers 12-6 in a five inning game called for darkness. Ivan Dorman hit a three run homer in the fourth as Becks exploded for six runs, with Quimby and Koach each enjoying perfect days at the plate. Johnny Palumbo led the losers with a triple and a single.

John Beck Smulekoff Elgin Koach Woodward Brink Spratt Beck Ivan Dorman Quimby Krach Johnny Palumbo

Baseball box score fragment shows players and runs

Incomplete box score fragment lists players like Rizutto Lindel and Rizzuto with runs batted in. Mentions three base hits by W. John and other near illegible entries. Unable to determine full game details or result from the damaged text.

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Dick Ives Named Parsons Cage Coach

FAIRFIELD AP The Parsons college has named Dick Ives of Diagonal as basketball and baseball coach. He played for Iowa University in the last three seasons and graduated last week. He will begin duties in September.

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Civic YMB Softball Game at Ellis Park June 19

The Civic bureau and the Young Men's Bureau schedule a softball game at Ellis Park on June 19 with a 6 p.m. start followed by a 7 p.m. picnic. Reservations are handled by the Chamber of Commerce. The picnic will be the Civic bureau’s only summer meeting.

Civic Civic Bureau Young Men's Bureau Ellis Park Chamber of Commerce

Peter Pan Teams Crowned Leaders In Local Softball Play

Peter Pan reclaimed first in the Major Open with a 9-1 win over Goods as pitcher Bill Pan hurler al Driscoll allowed three hits. Calvary Baptist toppled hitherto undefeated with an 11-4 win over Driscoll. St. Saaieente beat First Christian 22-19 and First Lutheran downed Trinity Methodist 26-14. Central Park and St. James won by forfeits. AY'S SCHEDULE lists several league matchups.

Peter Pan Goods Bill Pan al Driscoll Reed Seeley Driscoll Calvary Baptist Dick Hinds St. Saaieente First Christian St. Andrew's First Lutheran Trinity Methodist Central Park First Presbyterian St. James St. Paul’s

Marshalltown Set to Face Wilson in Midwest Softball Duel

Wilson aims to break into the win column Sunday at 7 45 p m in a doubleheader against Marshalltown at Ellis Park. Marshalltown split a twin bill with John Deere of Waterloo last Sunday, winning 4 0 before losing 3 2. The Packers fell twice to the Iowa City Cardinals.

Wilson’s Marshalltown Ellis Park John Deere Waterloo Packers Iowa City Cardinals

Boxing Roundup From Memphian to Brooklyn

By The Associated Press. Brief notes on boxing results including Roecky Gra TM from Memphis and Eddy nazze loss, Jackie Darthard in Kansas City, Don Lee Edison and Jimmy Warren from Brooke with scattered scores and point totals, plus a Brooklyn bout details incomplete.

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Rossey Ties for Second in Iowa Junior Golf

David Rossey finished tied for second with a 79 in the qualifying round as the Iowa Junior golf tour opened match play after a day of windy qualifying. The field featured players from Boone Des Moines Cedar Rapids Webster City and other towns with several early-round pairings listed.

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One Ball Player Not Eyeing Big Leagues

Tucson AP reports Whitey Howe left fielder for the Bisbee Yanks in the Arizona-Texas League insisted on a clause in his contract restricting sale to major league clubs. Once on crutches from arthritis, Howe now plays well but says his health requires him to stay in the Southwest.

Tucson Whitey Howe Bisbee Yanks Michaels Howe Bisbee Southwest

Iowa Masters Golf at Ames Dates Set for July 26 27

Athletic Director Louis Menze announced the annual Iowa Masters golf tournament will be held July 26 and 27 on the Iowa State College course at Ames. The event attracts top amateur players and offers a chance to showcase local talent.

Ames Ins Iowa State College Louis Menze

Horseshoe Matches Set for Wednesday at Ellis Park Courts

Three matches slated in the C. R. Horseshoe league for Wednesday at 7:30 p m. on the Ellis park courts with CIO Wilson facing Quaker Oats City Club meeting Moose and the Independents challenging LaPlant-Chaste. In Monday openers Quaker beat LaPlant 12-4 and CIO Wilson and Independents tied 8-8.

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