Decatur Rally Secures Ninth Inning Win Over Raiders
In a dramatic ninth inning, Decatur scores three runs to beat Cedar Rapids 5 to 4. Pittman and Crawford ignite the rally with hits, Nazism drives in the go ahead run, and Wachtler adds a key single to seal victory as Palica falters with the lead.
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Cedar Rapids Raiders
Palica
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Crawford
Adams
O'Dea
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Cedar Rapids
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CE Pittman
Natisia
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Lopatka
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Cedar Rapida
Rune
Gregory
Wachiler
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Kanen
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Hale America Golf Open to Yield Low Scores in Chicago
The Hale America National Open tees off at Ridgemoor Country Club with 107 contenders chasing $1,100 top prize as a 6,519 yard layout plays to about 68 par for elite players. Sammy Snead is absent serving in the navy, while Jim Turnesa competes after defeating Snead in the PGA final.
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Chicago
Ridgemoor Country Club
Sammy Snead
Golfers’ Association
Atlantic City
Snead
Jim Turnesa
Blanton Released by Philadelphia Phillies
Cy Blanton, veteran right handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, was released after failing to respond to treatment for an arm ailment. The decision was announced Wednesday by the club as he moves from active duty.
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Blanton
Philadelphia
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Darrell E
Cy” Blanton
Phils
Bus Mertes Lost To Hawkeyes
Bernard Bus Mertes star halfback will not return to the University of Iowa football team this fall. Officials said he has until August 1 to obtain a commission in physical education. if he fails he will be drafted. Mertes home is in Chicago.
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Chicago
Bernard
Bus" Mertes
University of Iowa
Mertes
Iowa U
Bill Green
Bill Diehl
al Couppcee
Jesser-Lights
Jim Walker
Hawkeyes
Naval Physical Coaching School at Iowa Planned
A naval coaching school in physical fitness will be held August 3 to 15 at four institutions including the University of Iowa to teach military physical programs for prep schools and colleges. Instructors include Lieut Col Bernie Bierman and Lieut Larry Mullins with coaches from football to swimming and military drill aboard.
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Iowa City
Navy
University of Iowa
University of North Carolina
University of Georgia
St. Mary's
Calif ) College
Iowa
Bernie Bierman
Larry “Moon" Mullins
Ccourse
Otto Vogel
Rollie Williams
Larry Snyder
Ed Haizler
Dave Bartelma
Wesley Brown
Hartley Price
Mike Gary
Charles Erdman
Sam Selby
E. Bardo
Ed Blickle
Fielder Jones
Standings and Results Three Eye and National Leagues
Standings list teams such as FELney Pet Springfield Waterloo Rapids Madison Decatur Ryansville and Evansville in the Three Eye League with records and recent results Decatur Cedar Rapids Springfield Madison and Waterloo played Tuesday games while Wednesday schedule features Cedar Rapids at Decatur Madison at Springfield and Waterloo at Evansville In the National League teams Brooklyn Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Detroit and others show W L and PCT with results from Tuesday and Wednesday games and postponed matches noted.
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Waterloo
Rapids
Madison
Ryansville
Decatur
Cedar Rapids
Pringfield
Madison Evansville
Cedar Rapida
Evansville
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St. Louis
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Cincinnatio
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Steel
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Big Ten Trackmen Upset Coast Stars In Evanston
Big Ten athletes defeated Pacific Coast foes 69 2 3 to 57 3 3 in Evanston. California's Hal Davis set meet records in the 100 and 220, Ohio State's Bob Wright won both hurdles, and the Coast produced six firsts in 15 events. Dwight Eddleman highlighted one exhibition victory.
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Evanston
Pacific Coast
Lincoln
Neb
Southern California
Big Ten
Coast Stars
California
Hal Davis
Ohio State
Bob Wright
Dwight Eddleman
Centralia
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Cornelius Warmerdam
New York
State Prep Track Champs Enroll in Summer Course
Iowa City AP report notes John Baxter of Davenport and Harold Fiala Jr. of Waterloo, both state prep track champions, enrolled in the University of Iowa summer program. Baxter set a class A indoor mile record of 4 minutes 34 seconds and won the Ames outdoor title in 4:32. Fiala, outdoor high jump champion, also excelled in broad jump and is regarded as a top prep hurdler.
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Iowa City
John Baxter
Davenport
Harold Fiala
Waterloo
University of Iowa
Baxter
Ames
Fiala
Harness racing at Hawkeye Downs and Axtell lore
The piece notes next Sunday’s harness racing program at Hawkeye Downs on Father’s Day and defends the Axtell and Allerton legends, debunking myths about historic Derby days. It also comments on Iowa football star prospects, and compares 1942 baseball schedules stressing Yankee dominance and road-game biases.
Major League Box Scores St Louis vs New York
Readable box score shows St Louis and New York with runs, hits, and errors. Key players include Slaughter Leiber Mize Witek Cooper and Hassett Crosetti Gordon Rizzuto Henrich. Pitchers Beazley Pollet Donald Benton Henshaw among others with multiple hits and home runs noted.
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New York
Abhoa Brown
Worber
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Walker
O'Letber
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O‘rees
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Golden Tluns
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Rizzuto
Henrich Cramer
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Henshaw
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Olf Neshouses
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Dorony Loring
Stewart, Quinn
Basil Time
Twilight Hour Fixed For All Star Game
Ford Frick announced the All Star game between the National and American leagues at the Polo Grounds will start at 5 30 p m Central War Time and finish under lights if needed.
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New York
Ford Frick
Polo Grounds
Coe College Announces Low Price Season Tickets
Coe athletics will offer season tickets for 1942-43 at 3.50 dollars tax included, transferable and valid for football basketball and track. On sale Monday with student body help, aiming to boost local attendance amid travel limits and gas rationing. Athletic Director Moray L. Eby and manager Harmon Klemme outlined the plan and future continuation.
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Coe
Coe College
Moray L. Eby
Harmon Klemme
Klemme
Eby
Cedar Rapids
Alsab Sent Home To Rest Bad Ankle
New York dispatch reports the famous colt Alsab is resting a damaged ankle after losing to Shut Out in the Belmont stakes. He will be shipped to Chicago later this week to recuperate before resuming training for the Arlington Classic in mid July.
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New York
Ins
Alsab
Chicago
Crushers Rally To Beat LaPlant Nine 8 6 In Tight Game
Universal Crushers overcame a five run first inning by LaPlant Choate at Daniels Park Tuesday evening. Trickey and Woolwine hit home runs for the Crushers while Trickey added a single for three hits in four at bats. Fruch led LaPlant Choate with two singles and a triple in four trips and Stastny held the late rally.
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Daniels Park
Universal Crusher
Ted Zacherny
LaPlant
Zacherny
Herb Gallagher
Bob Tvrdik
Tom Farmer
Ben Trickey
Iowa University
Crushers
Bob Stastny
Marty Peters
Don Meeks
Red Woolwine
Dick Bressler
Gallagher
Zscherny
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Elmer Kotaska
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Woolwine
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Micheal Tima
Gazette Suffers First Defeat in Industrial League Action
The Gazette loses its first game of the season in a Tuesday class B Industrial League clash. Post Office edges Gazette 14 13 in 10 innings while Honeymead's 4 2 win keeps AFL from gaining on Gazette. La Plant Choate beats Universal Crusher 1 0 as Hach tosses three hit ball.
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LaPlant-Choate
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Ernie Hendrix
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Eisel
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Morning- Altar
Red Hot Rivalry Seen In Harness Card Here
Harness racing at Hawkeye Downs on Sunday features three classes with the 2.15 trot spotlighted by top contenders Fred White and Jackie Davis. Other strong entries include Starmore Ethel Forbes Ozark Ladd and Silk Hart with Golden Gate traveling from California to contest the 2.21 pace and Dark War leading the 3-year-old trot field. The event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce young men bureau with Civil Air Patrol and Iowa state guard demonstrations.
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Hawkeye Downs
Fred White
Doc Young
Des Moines
Jackie Davis
Frank Yates
Central City
Starmore
J. R. Snively
Lanark
Ethel Forbes
Harold Scott
Sibley, Jr
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Graham and Baker
Decorah
Guy Templeton
Lewis Tervis
Waukegan
Hard Cash
Ozark Ladd
Ozark
Silk Hart
J. P. McGivern
Davenport
M G Heiney
Golden Gate
Sunny California
Iowa
Dark War
Sam Williams
Quincy
Kittie Nique
Dean Ripper
Jack Harkaway
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Civil Air Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Guard
Dodgers Hold Lead In Tight NL Pennant Race
In a pivotal midweek shift, the Brooklyn Dodgers saw their once clear NL lead shrink as the St Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants 4 3 in 10 innings, Enos Slaughter delivering the key homer. Cincinnati routed the Boston Braves 5 0 while Philadelphia snapped a nine game skid with a 5 1 win over Pittsburgh.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St Lews Cardinals
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Cardinal
Giants
Enos Slauchter
Dodgers
Slaughter
Carl Hubbell
Cardinals
Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Rudy York
Jimmy Bloodworth
Yanks
Boston Red Sox
St Louis Browns
Sam Snead Arrives at Norfolk for Navy Training
Sam Snead, 1942 PGA champion, arrived at Norfolk naval station to begin training as a second class specialist. He will join the staff tasked with toughening recruits.
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Norfolk
Sam Snead
Naval Station
Lawson Leaves Stanford to Join Navy Duty
Stanford head football coach James Lawson resigned to join the Navy as a lieutenant instructor in physical education at Annapolis. The longtime Stanford assistant was named head coach earlier this year but never coached in a regular season and left after spring practice.
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James Lawson
Stanford
Sen
Annapolis
Lawson
Clark Shaughnessy
Shellsburg Dominates Buffalo 8-0 Then Faces Tucker's Auto Salvage
Shellsburg baseball crushed Buffalo 8-0 last Sunday and will host Tucker's Auto Salvage of Cedar Rapids here next Sunday as the team continues its season.
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Shellsburg
Tucker's Auto Salvage of
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo
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