Local Kids Baseball Opens Split Season With 16 Clubs
Monday marks the start of the Civic and Service league and the John Beck league as 16 teams begin a split season. Opening games feature Bordens at Riverside and VFW versus Embassy, with games daily Monday through Friday and a baseball school each Wednesday starting June 19 at Daniels.
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Civic and Service League
John Beck
Daniels
Waltonian
Lion’s
Bordens
Waffle Shop
Riverside
V.F.W
Embassy
Tom Fleckenstein
Nineteenth Street SE
Waltonians
Jerry Heintze
Park Avenue SE
Lion’s Club
Bill Fitch
Embassy Club
Michael Huston
Elmhurst Drive
Jim Rochlett
Washington
Elks
South Side
Civic Club
Don Cornwell
Bever Avenue
George Whittier
Oakland Avenue
Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Leland Shonka
Twenty-first Avenue
Lawrence Wise
Sixth Street NW
Morehouse
Dave Schlotterback
N Street
Dick White
Mt. Vernon
Borden
Gilbert Bell
F Avenue NW
Wayne Darling
Craemers
Rave NW
Barney
Bill Quinby
Max Selzer
Sixth Street
Don Jaeger
Fifth Street
The
Gazette
Terry McCarthy
Bever
Hearn-Stevenson Boys
Aoe Anes
Killian’s
Ves
Rive Bue Annes
Waffle O Vn
Park — Craemer
Barney Eday
Ds —S
South Sae
Bivic Hearngtub
Ae Park Gazette
Eae Ot
Lions Club
Nee
Borden's
Waltonsday
Aniels Park
Hearn-Stevenson
Uth
Tivents. Riverside
Craemer's
Gavette
Eik's
Rotary
Y.M.C.A. Sports Weekly Schedule and Activities
The YMCA outlines this week in sports and classes with varsity matches including N.T. versus Jaycee Atomics and Lions against Kiwanis among others. It notes an important league meeting at noon on June 21 and details boys and girls swim school progress, schedules, and registration contacts.
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Business Men’s
Seciety Ule
Zaseee N.T
Jaycee Atomics
S. Lions
Kiwanis
Re Insurance
Age Pepper
Po Litary
Eagles
B.P.B
Boy Scouts
Me. Eagles
Snaemans
Sieur Iene
Wey
X Buschmeyer
Tucker Auto Salvage Faces Garrison Club In Sunday Ball
The Tucker Auto Salvage team plays the Garrison club this Sunday with Ceynar Schloss as pitcher and catcher. Newcomers Dick Matter and Tom Gaines recently joined the squad.
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Garrison
Tucker Auto Salvage
Garrison Club
Ceynar Schloss
Tucker Battery
Cent
Dick Matter
Tom Gaines
Minnnow Conservation Appeal Urges Careful Handling
The Conservation Commission reports a growing minnow shortage statewide. Fishermen are urged to waste less and help propagation by returning minnows to their habitat. Keep minnows alive and pour excess back after trips to maintain a plentiful future supply.
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TO Conservation Commission
Baseball chatter and notes from a busy sports page
The column mixes baseball chatter with local and national notes. It mentions the Philadelphia Athletics some standings through June 10, outlines promoter and driver suspicions, cites Gene Rye’s three homers in a single inning in Waco, and notes Hank Edwards leading the American League with seven triples. It also recalls Ted Williams versus Dick Wakefield wagering chatter and other trivia from the era.
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Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Luke Sewell
Browns
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Yankees
Washington
Spike Jones
Gene Rye
Rye
Waco
San Antonio
Herb McKenley
Illinois
M-J
Wapsie Valley League
M-1
Central City
Wapsie Valley Boys
Hank Edwards
Charley Workman
Braves
Pittsburgh
Workman
Mary, Queen of Scots
Bill McClellan
Chicago Cubs
Ted Williams
Dick Wakefield
Williams
Wakefield
Mexico completes 5-0 Davis Cup sweep over Canada
In Montreal Rolando Vega defeated Henri Rochon of Canada 6-3 8-6 6-4 in the Canadian-Mexican Davis Cup final. The win gives Mexico a flawless 5-0 margin in matches.
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Montreal
Rolando Vega
Henri Rochon
Canada
Mexico
Giants Chase Red Barrett Crush Cards in rout
New York Giants jump early and hammer three St Louis hurlers for 11 runs in the first four innings to beat the Cardinals 11 to 5. Bobby Blattner sparked the attack with a leadoff double and two RBIs as Charley Barrett struggled on the mound. Marion’s two homers pace the Cards, but Trink wins for the Giants while Barrett takes the loss.
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NEW York
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinal
Giants
Charley Barrett
Bobby Blattner
Olseisa
Cooper
Usiault
Marshell
Feta
St. Oo
New Fork
Marion
Moore
Gor
Ssprnee
Blattner
Kennedy
Dusak
Slaughter
Hi Geotineieee
Illinois Trackmen Win CCC Crown
Illinois wins the Central Collegiate Conference track title in Milwaukee scoring 67 percent of points. Wisconsin and Michigan State tie for second with 22 each. Marquette 19.4. Two records fall the 440 yard relay and the one mile relay. Herb McKenley anchors both winning squads. McKenley clocks 41.6 in the 440 and 46.3 on the mile anchor leg as Illinois posts 313.5. Harrison Dillard ties 220 yard hurdles mark at 23.3.
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Milwaukee
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Marquette
Illini
Herb McKenley
McKenley
Harrison Dillard
Baldwin- Wallace
28 Nominated in Hollywood Stakes at Hollywood Park
In Inglewood California NEA reports 28 two year old colts and geldings are among 35 nominees for the $25,000 Hollywood stakes set for June 19 at Hollywood Park.
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Inglewood
Calif
NEA
Hollywood Park
Allied Industrial Horseshoe Season Opens Monday
The YMCA backed Allied Industrial Horseshoe league resumes after a 1942 halt with eight teams including Wilsons No 1 and No 3 Cherry Burrell Pasteurizers Collins Radio City Club Independents La Plant Choate and Cherry Burrell Univats. Playoff for the championship follows two-round schedule starting Monday at Ellis Park courts under lights.
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Allied Industrial Horseshoe League
Y.M.C.A
Ellis Park
Wilson
Collins Radio
Cherry-Burrell Pasteurizers
City Club
Independents
LaPlant-Choate
Wilson’s
Cherry Burrell Univats
Byron Stoney
Joe Jaeger
Annie Cook
Open golf chase as Mangrum edges field at rush to victory
Nelson falters as Mangrum nears win with a clutch finish on the final holes. Hogan shoots 72 while Demaret and Barron contend, Harbert collapses, and Ed Porky Oliver, Dutch Harrison, Lawson Little, Henry Picard, Clayton Heafner, Chandler Harper, Steve Kovacs and Toney Penna sit within striking distance at the U S Open page one continuation.
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Hogan
Demaret
Barron
Harbert
Dick Metz
Ed “Porky” Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Barre
E. J
Dutch” Harrison
Chicago
Lawson Little
Monterey
Calif
Husky
Gene Sarazen
Little
Henry Picard
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
N.C
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Steve Kovacs
Ligonier
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Cedar Rapids Dubuque Tennis Match Opens Season
Cedar Rapids hosts Dubuque this afternoon for the season opener. The Dubuque team has eight men and four women and play at the Cedar Rapids Tennis Association courts near Kenmore Golf Course and at the Cedar Rapids Country Club starting shortly after 1 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Kenmore
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Braves Get Herman In Deadline Trade
Brooklyn Dodgers trade veteran infielder Billy Herman to the Boston Braves for catcher Stew Hofferth just before the midnight deadline. Secretary Harold Parrott announced the deal.
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Braves
Herman
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Billy Herman
Boston Braves
Stew Hofferth
Harold Parrott
Heusser's Hurling Defeats Braves for Reds Win
Ed Heusser limited the Boston Braves to six hits as he pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory for his sixth win of the season. The game details include runs batted in by Luken Rowell and Ryan, with Heusser earning the win and Johnson taking the loss.
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Boston
Ed Heusser
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Clay
Ryan
Luken
Wopp
Adams
Ho Hatton
O!rowe
Anhoe
Dl Hofferth
Es.ib
Ojf Lithwhiler
Milerns
Ll Wiet’n
Heusser
Culler
Posedel
tBatohnson
Or J i
Hofferth
Cincinnat
Johnson
RBS
Glas Rowe Hay
Ne Miller
Rowell
Hatton
Okesessen
Sanders
Ryan Sanders
Pone el
Donneen
Jorda, Stewart and
Goetz
Conn Louis Rematch May Shape Record Ninth Title Defense
The piece previews a heavyweight title showdown between Conn and Louis nine years after Braddock’s upset, noting Louis’s decline with a four-year layoff and Pop Time’s loss. Louis trains with less speed, while Conn exceeds 180 pounds and grows faster. Training totals show Conn with 260 rounds to Louis’s 140. Odds swing to 11-5 after opening at 3-1.
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Jim Braddock
Sam
Jack Blackburn
Conn
Joe
Louis
Avoirdupois
Billy
Alex Fidler to Referee Oklahoma City Boxing Show
Cedar Rapids official Alex Fidler, a nationally known boxing and wrestling referee, departs Sunday for Oklahoma City to referee a 10 round heavyweight bout between Buddy Scott and Bill Patterson headlining the show.
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Alex Fidler
Cedar. Rapids
Oklahoma City
Okla
Buddy Scott
Bill Patterson
Phillies Top Pirates 3-1 in Third Straight Win
Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 under the lights as Jim Russell homered for Pittsburgh’s lone run. It marked the Phillies third consecutive victory and eleventh win in 15 games, with Schoolboy Rowe earning the win and support late by his teammates.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Russell
Phils
Phil
Schoolboy Rowe
Danville Falls 5-4 as Three-I League games postponed
First place Danville lost 5-4 to Waterloo in a weather hit Three I league game. Other games Terre Haute at Springfield Evansville at Quincy and Decatur at Davenport were postponed due to wet grounds.
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Associated Press
Danville
Waterloo
Terre Haute
Springfield
Evansville
Quincy
Decatur
Davenport
Louis Conn Preview Builds Hype for Big Fight at Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis shows peak form in Saturday sparring, dominating with sharp lefts and hard rights as Billy Conn trains at Greenwood Lake. Louis totals 133 rounds in camp and eyes an early knockout bid while Conn accepts a $35,000 offer to record with Coast Records Los Angeles, signaling high stakes for the championship clash.
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Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Louis
Yankee Stadium
Conn
al Hoosmartown
Jimmy Bell
Perk Daniels
George Heywood
George Fitch
Bell
Hoosman
Greenwood Lake
N. J
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Smith
Johnny Ray
Smith
Frank Poreda
Ray
Coast Recor
Los Angeles
Joe
Net Clinic This Week On Franklin Courts
Cedar Rapids Tennis association and the Y.M.C.A. sponsor a free tennis clinic at Franklin high school courts starting 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Instructors include Bill Ball Frank Nye and Russ Knapp.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Y.M.C.A
Franklin High School
Bill Ball
Frank Nye
Russ Knapp
Assault Fifth Triumphs in Major Stakes Sweep
Assault, a 38 year old from the Texas King ranch, notched his sixth major stakes win in seven starts. After winning the Experimental Handicap at Jamaica and the Wood Memorial there, he captured the Triple Crown races Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont Stakes at Aqueduct before a crowd of 39 036, returning 2.80 2.10 odds.
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Gallant Fox
Assault
Texas King Ranch
Jamaica
Wood Memorial
New York
U S I Davis Doubles Postponed To Today In Davis Cup
A light drizzle postponed Saturday's third Davis cup match between the Philippines and the United States until today. Gardner Mulloy and Billy Talbert will team up for the U S doubles to face Felicisimo Ampon and Cesar Carmona, needing one more win after two Friday singles victories. The remaining singles matches move to Monday.
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ST. Louis
Philippines
United States
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Billy Talbert
Cincinnati
U.S
Felicisimo Ampon
Cesar Carmona
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