West Side Favored in Annual Legion Classic
West side clubs led by Butternut Bakers Roosevelt hotel and Smulekoff’s meet East in Daniels Park at 5 p.m. Tuesday. West strong on hitting and fielding with solid pitching led by Al Schamberger, while Arm strong’s Iowa Manufacturing and Beck’s rely on Rozek Corderman Delp and Heins. East counters with Rozek, Warren, Schaber and Dostal. game features advanced ticket sale at 25 cents.
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Daniels Park
Butternut Bakers
Roosevelt Hotel
Bakers
Smulehoff
Armstrong’s
Iowa Manufacturing
Beck’s
Dick Rozek
King
Rozek
Ken Corderman
Ken Delp
Marion Heins
Beck
Butternut
al Schamberger
Hotel
Harry Farmer
Bob Kappun
Paul Erickson
Smulekoff
Leo
Don Martin
Don Hamer
Bob Canterbury
Glen Medhus
Bill Birkicht
Don Andrew
Bill Kukhavy
Farmer
Lowery
Davis Boys
Barney Hanson
Johnny Naughton
George Dostal
Kolosick
Delp
Werner
Phillips
Dave Warren
Jim Schaber
Ray
Roy Sorensen
Sundburg
Clem
Bob Russell
Fletcher
Armstrong
American Legion
Chris Cole Defeats Jack Doyle in Dublin Fight
In Dublin before about 16 000 fans Chris Cole the Irish heavyweight claimant knocked Doyle out in the first round after three connects. Doyle known as the mild Irish Rose was rendered unconscious as Cole moved in and finished the bout.
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Dublin
Jack Doyle
Chris Cole
Ireland
Doyle
Rain Delays Softball Schedule With Seven Night Tilts
Rain washed out most softball games, leaving three scheduled tonight. Universal Engineering faces Century Engineering, Collins Radio meets Becks Ath Goods, and the Open League headline clash Eagles versus Cherry Burrell.
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Century Engineering
Collins Radio
Beck
Ath. Goods
The
Eagles
Cherry Burrell
John Becks
Armstrongs
Wilsons Cio
Becks Ath. Goods
Calvary Baptist
M.C
Church of Brethren
Coop Dairy
Rock Island
First Trust and Savings
Light Co Industrial League
C. R. Engineering
Quakercote
LaPlant-Choate O Pen
John Berks
Armstrong’s
Church of Brethren, First Trust and Savings
Eaxles B. Y.M.C.A
Rock Island Shops
Light Co
Capp Dairy
Quaker Oats
Wilson’s Do
Armstrongs Cherry Burrell
Esos
Cherry Burrell Collins Radio
Eneheering
Pitching Comeback Planned by Giant Gee with Pirates
Giant pitcher Johnny Gee, 6-foot-9, plans a comeback with the Pittsburgh Pirates after a year out with a shoulder injury. Pirates president Bill Benswanger says Gee will come to Pittsburgh next week from Adams New York to test his ailing right arm after the club bought him from Syracuse in 1939 for 75 000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Johnny Gee
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Benswanger
Bucs
Gee
Pirates
Syracuse
Adams
N. Y
Kinnick Pictures Shown to Iowa Boys Clubs
Iowa City reports boys clubs request University of Iowa star Nile Kinnick photographs for display in clubrooms. The university news service fills requests, with the most popular image showing Kinnick fading to throw a forward pass. Robert Brennan of the Dubuque Boys Club lauds Kinnick's will to win and virtues.
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Iowa City
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Milwaukee ABC Membership Soars to 146000 This Season
The present season marks the third best in American Bowling Congress history with 146000 team members.
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ABC
Milwaukee
American Bowling Congress
Fishing Faith and Weather Echoes Across Iowa Streams
The column notes high muddy eastern Iowa streams due to rain and a 16 to 18 foot Mississippi. It reports a June 15 opening for fishing large and smallmouth bass, sunfish, crappies, and nesting species. It also covers local anglers, a World War II anecdote, and tips on bait, seafood, and camouflaging clothing for better catch chances.
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Frank Towers
Jupe” Pluvius
Iowa
Mississippi
Bloody Run Creek
Allamakee County
Cedar Rapids
Young Accused of Planning Robberies in Eastside Gang
New York police say Terry Young also known as Angelo Desanza a 22 year old prize fighter masterminded four youths in a four year series of robberies He surrendered on Friday pled not guilty to first degree larceny robbery and second degree assault Bail set at 5000. The other gang members pleaded guilty.
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New York
INS
Terry Young
Young
Angelo Desanza
Hagg Reports Slight Foot Improvement Before New York Meet
Gun der Hagg, 24, Swedish runner, saw mild improvement in his swollen foot after a five mile jog in New Hampshire woods. He aims to lose four pounds to reach 158 pounds for defense of his seven world records, though peak condition for the June 20 national A A U 5,000 meters in New York may still be unlikely.
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Gunder Hagg
Hage
New Hampshire Woods
Hagg
New York
Sigfried Steinwall
Rube Melton Returns to Form Against Cardinals
Rube Melton beat the Cardinals for the second time in four days, after pitching 22 innings in seven days and allowing only two runs.
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Brooklyn
Rube Melton
Cardinals
Gamble on Workman Paid Bob Quinn Well
Sports note on 1943 gamble by Bob Quinn to hire Chuck Workman a rookie outfielder with a standout two season run for Nashville Southern. Workman college man from Missouri State Teachers, drafted by Cleveland Indians and later picked up by Boston Braves with mixed early success and a notable homer off Rip Sewell.
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Bob Quinn
Quinn
Chuck Workman
Workman
Nashville Southern Association
Vols
Cleveland Indians
Warrensburg
Boston Braves
Bob
Workmans
Missouri State Teachers College
Cy Slapnicka
Kansas City
Chuck
Cedar Rapids
Nashville
Indians
Bulfield
Boud Ax
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Biel
Frankie
Rip Sewell
Sewell
Soay Workman
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Boston
Dick Wakefield Keeps Tigers Afloat With Hot Bat
Detroit AP report notes Dick Wakefield, rookie outfielder for the Tigers, batting .330 with 60 hits and 15 in eight games, lifting a club slipping in the American League. ONeill, from Minooka, had predicted big things. Wakefield’s surge could boost his status as a premier Tiger. Wakefield, 22, remains unattached and was recently reclassified 1-A for the draft.
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Detroit
Minooka
Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers
Dick Wakefield
Steves
Wakefield
Tigers
Beaumont
Oneill
Chicago
Tebbetts urges army service for temperamental ballplayers
Birdie Tebbetts, ex Detroit catcher, high on army life and believes six months of service would benefit some great but temperamental players in the game. He spoke recently in Waco Texas.
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Waco Texas
Birdie Tebbetts
Detroit
Tebbetts
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