LaPlant Nine Routs Tucker Club in 16 to 2 M-1 Game
LaPlant Nine overwhelmed Tucker Club 16 to 2 in six innings at Daniels Park as Ike Reid won his fourth game. Tucker led 2-0, but LaPlant exploded with four runs in the fourth and seven in the sixth while Tucker botched plays at the plate. Exi Heuwick drove in three for LaPlant, Dick Matter and Pisel starred for Tucker.
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Tucker
Daniels Park
LaPlant
Ike Reid
Chuck Elias
Penrod
Elias
Exi Heuwick
Dick Matter
Pisel
Maquoketa Defeats Anamosa Snappers in Sunday Tilt
Maquoketa toppled the Anamosa Snappers 10 to 3 as Streets struck out 11 and allowed three hits. Next Sunday the Snappers travel to play Comanche.
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Maquoketa
Reformatory
Streets
Paesees
Bowman
Plen
Duncan
Amana Freezers Edge North English 4 3 in Sunday Game
The Amana Freezers beat North English 4 to 3 after a 2 2 tie through the seventh and eighth innings. Amana pitchers were George Kraus and George Trimpe with Batters. North English used Bill Anderson and Herdesker. Next Sunday the Freezers visit the Moose Lodge at Iowa.
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Amana
Amana Freezers
North English
Freezers
George Kraus
George Trimpe
Bill Anderson
Herdesker
Moose Lodge
Iowa
Top pro golfers gather at Plum Hollow Detroit
Nation's best players crowd Plum Hollow as qualifying rounds begin for the Professional Golf Association tournament. Medalist expectations target a 138 two rounds, with 150 for a spot. Jim Ferrier's 134 record from Portland looms as a benchmark.
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Detroit
Plum Hollow
Jimmie Demaret
Fred Corcoran
Jim Ferrier
Portland
Ore
Phillies Sign Young Southpaw Curt Simmons After Bidding
The Philadelphia Phillies landed Curt Simmons an 18 year old southpaw from Whitehall High after a fierce bidding war among ten major league clubs. Simmons left a standout school record with two no hit games and 23 strikeouts in a game, drawing a large contract amid competitive offers including from Sam Breadon of the St Louis Cardinals.
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Simmons
Whitehall
Herb Pennock
Bob Carpenter
Phils
Wilmington
Signi
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Pennock
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Curt
Simmmons
Phillies
Aga
Whitehall High
Cedar Rapids Open Tickets On Sale For July 20
Cedar Rapids hosts a $2500 Cedar Topflight golf event at the club course July 20 with a $1000 first prize. John Jacobs of Cedar Rapids defends against entrants from Midwest. 150 golfers, 36 holes medal play. Leonard Dodson and Jack Meister involved with the Young Men's Bureau committee.
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Cedar Rapids
Midwest
John Jacobs
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City Sessional
Jack Meister
YMB Golf
Novak Reunion Welcomes Former Washington Prep Stars
Otis Norris S L Taber of Hubbard and Kirk Yerkes of Marshalltown will attend the Novak reunion in Cedar Rapids along with other former Washington prep players. Dinner and smoker begin at 6 30 pm with arrangements led by Leonard Tait Alex Fidler and Don Maresh. Yerkes Norris and Taber were all state or end on Novak teams in 1920 1917.
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r.Rapids
Orscny
Leo Novak
Otis Norris
S. L. Taber
Hubbard
Kirk Yerkes
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Leonard Tait
Alex Fidler
Don Maresh
Yerkes
Washington
Norris
Taber
Novak
Elkader Wins in Northeast Iowa League Baseball
Elkader defeated Elkader 6 to 3 here Sunday in the northeast Iowa league baseball game.
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Elkader
Riggs Fast Start in Pro Net Meet at Forest Hills
Bobby Riggs of Ferndale N Y opened strong in the national professional tennis championships at Forest Hills as top favorites moved into second round action. Notable results included Budge, Kovacs, Perry, and Cooke advancing or winning, with several seedings and first round victors noted.
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New York
Ferndale
N. Y
Forest Hills
Lloyd Budge
Montclair
N. J
Riggs
Igor de
Don Budge
Bill Weissback
Inwood
Frankie Kovacs
Oakland
Richard An
Don Bosch
Fred Perry
England
Charles Wood
Bedford Hills
Sam Shore
Wayne Sabin
Mt. Washington
Frank Goeletz
Washarea
Elwood Cooke
George Rg
Hudson
Kovac
Davy Tennis Club
Bill Crosby
Berkeley
Calif
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Davis Capper
Milwaukee
Roger Stubbs
Miami
Reyes
Mexico City
Legionaires to Face Tigers in Milwaukee Inning Contest
Hanford Post No. 5 Legionaires plan a third try at a home game against the Milwaukee Tigers in an inning contest at Daniels Park starting at 5 p.m. The Tigers, viewed as the Midwest’s top Negro squad, feature former New York Yankees and Cuban All-Stars alumni and have won 12 straight on their current tour.
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Hanford Post
Milwaukee Tigers
Daniels Park
Tigers
Midwest
New York Yankees
American Giants
Brewer's Park
M.J
Mike Jacobs Will Return To the Beach
In Rumson New Jersey Sid Feder reports that Mike Jacobs plans a New York trip in a fortnight to assess his health after a December heart attack Doctors say he will be able to travel though mobility remains limited with a cane and partial right arm paralysis The comeback is described as a miracle given expectations he would not return to the ring at Madison Square Garden.
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Sid Feder
Rumson
N. J
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs Beach
Mike
New York
Bash Boulevard
Madison Square Garden
Jacobs Paired With Closser In Wichita Open
The 44th annual Soci aus championship opens with 26 players granted byes. John Jacobs of Cedar Rapids and Lawrence Closser of Oklahoma City drawn together in a top afternoon match alongside Bob Rosberg of Stanford and Jerry Hunt of Lincoln as favorites Charles Evans tests Wichita Country Club in practice rounds.
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Charles
Chick” Evans
Rey Atone
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Wichita Country Club
Evans
St. Louis
John Kraft
Denver
John Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Closser
Oklahoma City
Bob Rosberg
Stanford University
Jerry Hunt
Lincoln
Vinton Club To Hold Postwar Golf Meet Sunday
The Cedar Valley invitational golf tournament returns at Vinton Country Club after a wartime gap. The event will follow pre war formats with the championship title and provincial honors at stake as top local golfers are expected to compete.
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Vinton Club
Vinton
Vinton Country Club
Sang Ore Ie
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