Blues crush Raiders 8 2 in season opener
Madison southpaw Johnny Schmitz limited Cedar Rapids to three hits as the Blues built a 8 2 victory. Madison slugged 14 safeties off Chief Reynolds and Ken Reid, with five runs in the sixth sealing the win. The Cedar Rapids series continues with a Friday game and a weekend schedule before a key Springfield trip.
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Blues
Chief Reynolds
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MV Statis
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Heid
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Trade Talk Nets Possible Tigers Tribe Deal
Cleveland and Detroit gossip centers on a four player swap that would send Tiger Alton Benton and outfielder Pete Fox to Cleveland in exchange for Ben Chapman and a young pitcher, likely Johnny Humphries, with Cleveland seeking a strong right handed reliever.
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Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Picher Alton Benton
Pete Fox
Tigers
Ben Chapman
Johnny Humphries
Nate Andrewe
Browns
Standings and Results from THREE EYE LEAGUE Week
Standings show three teams leading with Madison Cedar Rapids and others 팀, plus Thursday results: Madison Cedar Rapids 2 Evansville Springfield 5. Decatur 15-8, Moline 7-12, Clinton 8, Waterloo 2. Friday games include Cedar Rapids at Madison and Wateriog at Chapton. Baseball and other leagues mixed in with uneven OCR.
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Springfield
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Clinton
Waterloo
Wateriog
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Haanssille
Iowa Football Ticket Blanks Mailed July First
The University of Iowa will mail football ticket applications to more than 45 000 people on July 1. Manager Charles S. Galiher announced the consignments go to a dozen states and include cards for three home games Wisconsin Purdue Illinois and one of the road games against Indiana Minnesota Nebraska or Notre Dame, plus a schedule and illustrated information booklet.
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FortY Harness Horses Enter Decorah Race Meet
About 40 to 50 harness horses will race at Decorah on Sunday June 23 underwritten by Tri State Harness Horse Breeders Inc and sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars. Four events are listed 21L trot 21 pace 219 trot and 214 pace. A fast local circuit season is noted with slow times 207 in the 2:18 pace and 212 in the 219 trot at Faribault Minnesota last Sunday. Calumet Fieber owned by Art Simonsen of Grand Forks ND is described but the text is unclear.
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Grand Forks N. D
Ang Hy
Reds Dodgers Clash Sells Out In Brooklyn Series
The four game set between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers at Brooklyn drew a sellout crowd of about 35 000. Joe Medwick and Curt Davis bolster the Dodgers while Tex Carleton starts for Brooklyn with Medwick in left and cleanup. Bill McKechnie counters with Gene Thompson for Cincinnati as action opens across the league with Cleveland prevailing over Detroit 3 2 in ten innings.
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Cubs Rally Past Red Sox In Exhibition Tilt
The Chicago Cubs scored six runs in the seventh inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 10 to 9 in an exhibition game on Doubleday Field in Cooperstown New York. The matchup marked a historic setting as the birthplace of baseball hosted the contest.
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Du Rocher Sees Dodgers Pennant Chance With Medwick
Dodgers manager Len DuRocher exults over trading for Joe Medwick and Curt Davis as he plans to use Medwick in the fourth slot behind Walker and Lavagetto. He predicts Davis can win 10 to 12 games and questions World Series opponents.
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Cards Buy Hutchinson From Montreal For Cash
The St. Louis Cardinals announced the purchase of right handed pitcher Ira Hutchinson from Montreal of the International League for cash. The deal has no connection to the previous trade sending Joe Medwick and Curt Davis to Brooklyn for cash and four players. Hutchinson won five and lost two with Brooklyn last season.
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Montreal
Joe Medwick
Curt Davis
Brooklyn
Hutchinson
Notre Dame to Meet Stanford in 1942 and 1943
Athletic Director Elmer Layden announced Notre Dame will host Stanford on October 10, 1942, and travel to Palo Alto on September 25, 1943. The pair last faced in the 1925 Rose Bowl.
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Kizer Funeral Planned for Purdue Athletic Director
Plans were completed for the funeral of Noble E. Kizer 40 Purdue athletic director who died Thursday in Lafayette He will lie in state at Central Presbyterian Church Lafayette for one hour before his body is taken to Plymouth Indiana for burial on Saturday afternoon.
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Legion Team Clinches 11-0 Victory on Five Hits
Armstrongs Junior American Legion squad routed Bupane Gas 11 to 0 in five hits and without consecutive-inning hits. Taylor and Capek led with opening hits as six runs crossed in the third inning amid errors and walks. Henningsen doubled for the only extra-base hit. Vic Capek stole five bases in a brisk Riverside Park game.
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Savold TKO's Red Bruce in Waterloo bout
Lee Savold of Des Moines knocked out Red Bruce of Pittsburgh in the fourth round of a 10 round match in Waterloo Iowa Bruce was substituted when Ed Murray failed to appear Savold scored with a right hook to the jaw after a strong finish to the second and fourth rounds About 1800 spectators attended referee Alex Fidler of Cedar Rapids officiated
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Des Moines
Red Bruce
Pittsburgh
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Haok
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Cedar Rapids
Gentil Signs with Louisville Club After IU Baseball Lead
Dale Gentil captain and leading pitcher of Indiana University baseball from Mt. Vernon Ind signed a contract with the Louisville club of the American Association. The move follows his standout 1940 season with IU.
Standings Unchanged After Rival Losses In Three Eye League
Cedar Rapids and Springfield both lost Thursday keeping the Three Eye League table intact. Madison defeated the Raiders 8 to 2 while Evansville beat Springfield 9 to 5. Clinton moved within four games of the Browns with an 8 to 2 win over Waterloo White Hawks. Gus Frank earned his sixth straight win. Decatur and Moline split a doubleheader 15-7 and 12-9 with 11 runs in the seventh inning of the first game.
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Moline
Blitzkrieg
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Monona White Sox Lead at Stake in NEI League
Monona with five wins and no losses hosts the strong Waukon Indians Sunday in Waukon to test its pennant edge. Ossian meets St Olaf at Olaf to shape the race as Harpers Ferry travels to Garna ville and Elkader visits Postville.
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Iowa State Golfers In National Tourney
Iowa State College’s golf team will leave Tuesday for Manchester Vermont to compete in the National Collegiate Golf Championship June 24 to 29. Returning from last year’s third place team are Billy Hath Boone Tom Hoak Des Moines and Walter Neumann Des Moines. New members are Bob Schreiber Des Moines and Max Hall Boone. Coach Hugo Ofopialik will accompany the golfers to Vermont.
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Cleveland Indians face management showdown over Oscar Vitt
Cleveland manager Oscar Vitt was called into conference with President Alyn Bradley amid a players protest demanding his ouster. Veterans accused Vitt of insincerity and caustic public criticism while critics said his bench behavior and comments undermined team spirit as Cleveland trails the Red Sox by a game and a half in the pennant race.
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Beau Bell
al Smith
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Lou Boudreau
Ray Mack
Clarence Campbell
Mike Naymick
Bob Feller
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Miss Otto Reaches Trans-Mississippi Golf Semis
Fifteen year old Phyllis Otto of Atlantic City moved into the semifinals with a 4 and 3 win over Kay Pearson of Houston. She parred nine then chain of four, two birdies, one bogey to clinch on the 15th. Betty Jameson defeated Marion Miley 3 and 1 to meet Otto next. Patty Berg advanced with a 4 and 3 win and faces Mrs Russell Mann after Mann beat Shirley Ann Johnson 5 and 4.
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San Antonio
Tex
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St. Louis
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Patty Berg
Lucile Robinson Mann
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Milwaukee
Shirley Ann Johnson
Chicago
Keokuk County League Opens With Three Sunday Games
Special to The Gazette Sigourney hosts South English while Hayesville visits Farson and Webster travels to Barnes City as the Keokuk County league kicks off Sunday. League manager W E Vree land of Sigourney says Iowa Amateur Athletic association rules will apply.
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Webster
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