California Bears win regatta in record four mile time
The University of California eight won the 42nd Poughkeepsie regatta in 18 minutes 12 3 5 seconds, shaving six and two fifths seconds off last year’s Navy mark. Washington placed second in 18 14 4 5, Navy third in 18 22 4 5, with Cornell, Syracuse, Wisconsin and Columbia following. Syracuse won the 3 mile junior varsity race in 13 56 3 5, while Washington captured the 2 mile freshman race in 9 31. The report also notes boxing training for Joe Louis and Tony Galento ahead of their June 28 bout in New York City.
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Mighty Bears
Kirk Smith
Navy
Pires
Bas.k
INS
Washington
Cornell
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Columbia
Hubert Glendon
Lions
New York City
Joe Louis
Tony Galento
Gregory Ric
Notre Dame
Clyd Jeffrey
Stanford University
Fred Walcott
Rice Institute
Jeffrey
Whit Hope
Wasorel Ellerbe
Tuskegee
Walcott
N. C. A. Atles
Jin Humphreys
Southern California
Barrie
Wolcott
Zamperini
Hackney
Kansa State
Watson
Michigan
Williams
Xavier
Anderson
Stanford
Wohle
Ryan
Fee
Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Giddings
Dale
Washington State
Moore
Starline Eisenhart
Ohio State
Ledford
Petticord
Jordan
3. C
Kierney
Florida
Rice
Notr Dame
Schwartzkop
Efan Oklahoma A
M. Dodds
Ashland
Garner
Jeid’ Ie Mehl
Ellerbee
Willis
C. Anderson
S. C
Nelson
Fresno State
Smith
Ocorpening
Nort Carolina
Wright
Oklahoma
M. Kinzle
Duke
Gatewood
Texas
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DeGroot
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Mallory
Diefenthaler
Ilinois
Burke
Marquette
Arlington
Michigan State
Lincoln
Stanford Durenne
Oregon State
Wondy
Gauslen
Day
Varoff
Padway
Bird
Kansas
Munroe
Cassell
Chicago
USC Trojans win NCAA track title amid rain and cold
The University of Southern California tops the NCAA meet with 86 points as 353 athletes from 85 colleges compete. Stanford second with 34 points, Michigan third with 31, and Washington State fourth with 23 as records fall in cold_api weather.
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OS Angeles
University of Southern California
Trojan
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Notre Dame
NCAA
John Woodruff
University of Pittsburgh
AAU
Princeton
Giddings
New York University
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State College
N. C
Vander Meer Hurls Redscuff Bees 3-1 In Series Lid Lifter
The Pirates beat the Phillies 11 to 2 as Bolling and Scott each had three hits in a seven run first two innings. Rip Sewell struggled before leaving the game with Russ Bauers and Bill Clemensen finishing. Sylvester Johnson replaced Hollingsworth in the second and held the Pirates scoreless thereafter.
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Pirates
Bolling
Scott
Phillies
Rip Sewell
Russ Bauers
Bill Clemensen
Sylvester Johnson
al Hollingsworth
Johnson
Berres
Philadelphia
Suhr
Vaughan
Mueller
Marty
Arnovich
Scharein
Fletcher
Klein
Bauers
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Hollingsworth
Clemensen
Ballanfant
Klem
Campbell
Senators Edge Cardinals In Extra Innings For Victory
The Washington Senators won 4 to 3 after 12 innings as Taft Wright delivered a clutch single through the box to score the decisive run. St Louis built a late lead but could not hold off the Washington rally in a tightly played extra inning contest.
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Washington
Washington Senators
St. Louis
Taft Wright
Indians Option Tom Drake to Buffalo to Make Roster Room
The Cleveland Indians optioned pitcher Tom Drake to Buffalo of the International League to clear space on the active roster for coach Luke Sewell who may return to catching if needed for Rollie Hemsley. Catcher Frankie Pytlak is sidelined with a finger fracture.
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Boston
Cleveland Indians
Tom Drake
Buffalo
Luke Sewell
Rollie Hemsley
Indians
Frankie Pytlak
Seeded Players Dominate First Round At Clay Courts Meet
In River Forest Illinois three seeded players advance in the 29th U S clay courts tennis championships Hal Surface Jr of Kansas City seeded seventh defeats Richard Joslin Kenilworth NL 6 1 6 0 Henry Prusoff of Seattle seeded 16 defeats Art Ohn Sorge Chicago 6 2 6 1 Norman Bickel of River Forest seeded 14 defeats Ray Suchy Milwaukee 6 3 6 4
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River Forest
Ill
U. S
Hal Surface, Jr
Kansas City
Richard Joslin
Kenilworth
Surface
Joslin
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Art Ohn-Sorge
Chicago
Norman Bickel
Ray Suchy
Milwaukee
Echoes from the Great Outdoors on Fishing Tackle Rituals
The piece recalls anglers preparing tackle for spring trips and winter neglect of gear, noting the long evenings spent tying leaders and repairing reels. It reminisces about last summer’s northern trip and the crowded opening morning at Macbride Park with many fishermen and cars.
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Macbride Park
Big Pike Show at Clear Lake and Cedar Shellrock Area
A 12 pound 5 ounce wall eye from Clear Lake tops state results and ranks in national contention. Casebeer Heights near Waterloo yielded six big pickerel totaling 40 pounds with potential for 60 pounds. The upper Cedar and Shellrock rivers host abundant large pike and the Janesville dam site offers riffles with occasional big chubs as bait.
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Clear Lake
U.S.A
Casebeer Heights
Waterloo
Shellrock
Janesville
Fisherman Stan Stookey Heads to Winnebegosh and Itasca
Stan Stookey his wife and his 80 year old father set out on a short fishing trip to Winnebegosh for pike then move to the Itasca Park region for bass and pike. Stan brings a folding boat built by his hunting crew and plans to fish lakes not on the map for surprises and big bass.
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Stan Stookey
Winnebegosh
Itasca Park
Stan
Decorah Area Bass Season Seen Promising
Reports from Decorah indicate a productive bass season with anglers posting limits on the Upper Iowa river near the lower dam. Harry Mc Andrews and Julius Kapinos plus Howard Peterson report hefty hauls including a 34 pounder and a 2 pound smallmouth. Alden Nelson catches an 18 inch German brown trout weighing 3 pounds near Highlandville. Brett Dishong ventures to Otter Creek for three smallmouth bass despite a slipped boot and wet foot.
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Up Decorah Way
Harry McAndrews
Decorah
Upper
Iowa River
Julius Kapinos
Howard Peterson
Highlandville
Alden Nelson
Growth rings update challenges old tree age belief
A white oak near Pikes Peak outside McGregor showed 327 rings revealing drought years. Scientists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science report trees may form five rings yearly, with many yielding two or more rings annually, reshaping age estimates.
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Pikes Peak
McGregor
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Fishermen Jay Countryman and Fred Pay Neer Open Bass Season
Jay Countryman and Fred Pay Neer pried open the bass season Thursday in a location that should have yielded their limit before seven o'clock. They have not reported.
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Jay Countryman
Fred Payneer
Opening Morning At Local Streams Yields Mixed Bass Prospects
Muddy conditions at Pa Creek and Buffalo Creek hinder fly fishers while Otter and Indian creeks offer workable flows. Anglers report rolling as normal and expect bass to bite with effort. Wapsie Creek shows favorable spots but carried heavy water last year, challenging some anglers.
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Indian Creek
Mancherster angler reels in 48 inch tiger muskie
Barney Borton of Manchester caught a 48 inch tiger muskie weighing 35 pounds in Crow Lake, Canada while trout fishing with a June bug spinner. He fought the fish for a full hour before landing it.
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Barney Borton
Manchester
Crow Lake
Canada
Borton
Bass leads opening day catches at Iowa lakes
Mrs Vic Hasek landed a 214 pound black bass at Lake Macbride on opening day. Ray Duthbert landed two keepers on the Buffalo. Walt Schultz and Ora Lawrence are at Spirit Lake for a brief fishing run. Joe Okinow renewed his lease on the Troy Mills bridge after a two year squatter period.
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Vic Hasek
Lake Macbride
Ray Duthbert
Buffalo
Walt Schultz
Ora Lawrence
Spirit Lake
Joe Okinow
Troy Mills
Reformatory Grays rout Iowa City Eagles in prison league
The Reformatory Grays defeated the Iowa City Eagles 11 to 2 on Saturday. Pitcher Russell Leonard allowed only four hits and added two singles and a triple. Hendershot hit a homer over the prison walls. Humbert brothers and other Grays players produced the offense. Next Saturday the Grays meet Pleasant Grove in Anamosa.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Reformatory Grays
Iowa City Eagle
Lefty Russell Leonard
Eagles
Hendershot
Grays
Humbert Brothers
Pleasant Grove
Cedar Rapids Team Scout Tale and Levsen Rise to Stardom
A Cedar Rapids Bunnies pitcher Dutch Levsen rises from overlooked prospect to star with 19 wins in 1923 while anecdotes detail a Cleveland scout purchase and a veteran teammate’s blunt advice. The piece also tugs on local sports lore with names like Pepper Hash Ora Lawrence and several Cedar Rapids lawyers and amateur golfing figures.
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Levsen
C. C. Slapnicka
Cleveland
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
East Dubuque
John Jacobs
Johnny Hobart
Illinois
Johnny Fisher
Johnny Goodman
John
Montague
Egad
Boy Wooderson
Fenske
John Borican
Raiders Rout Bloomington 20 to 3 on Family Night
The Raiders defeated Bloomington 20 to 3 in a Saturday game marked by a big early lead, late runs, and a family night crowd. Pitching changeups included Stan Goletz as Sabbath night hurler with Rucker in reserve while Bob Taylor recovered from a finger injury. Danny Smich started for Bloomington and struggled, allowing a home run to Bink and a wild pitch that scored a run.
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Bloomington
Jones
Walsh
Stewart
Bloomer
Raiders
Marquardt
Stan Goletz
Rucker
Bob Taylor
Blaze
Bob
Danny Smich
Michigan Nine
Wolverine
Bink
Gehrke
Yanks Send Hughes To Newark Farm
The New York Yankees announced they released infielder Roy Hughes to their Newark farm in the International League. Hughes arrived from St. Louis in a deal that sent outfielder Joe Gallagher from Newark to the Browns.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Roy Hughes
Newark
Hughes
Yankees
St. Louis
Joe Gallagher
Browns
Hills Softball Team Meets Maccabees Here
The Maccabees of the Fraternal league travel to Hills IA to face the local Hills softball team this afternoon at 2 30 on an Ellis Park diamond.
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Hills
Maccabees
Ellis Park
Roosevelt Hotel Opens Race for State Junior Title
The Roosevelt Hotel American Legion Juniors, city league champions, start their bid for the state crown with a 2:30 Thursday county title game at Daniels Park against the winner of Alburnett vs Center Point. District play follows with Linn, Dubuque, Scott and Clinton counties, leading to further matchups and a June 24 county winner deadline with district winners by July 6.
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Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Alburnett
Center Point
Daniels Park
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Dubuque
Scott
Clinton
Dyersville
DeWitt
Davenport
Linn-Scott
Dubuque-Clinton
Wayne Bruce Wins Third In Row In Mountain State League
Wayne Bruce, former Cedar Rapids standout now with Williamstown WV, earned his third straight win this season in the Mountain State league after a spring transfer. The 6 ft 1 in, 160 lb pitcher draws praise from scout Joe Sugden for his potential. Bruce is the son of Guy Bruce of 615 Eighteenth Avenue SW, who has also won five straight in the Iowa Valley league for Watford. Australia and Oceania claim a 3,457,000 square mile area and about 9,000,000 people.
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Wayne Bruce
Cedar Rapids American Legion
Fostoria
Ohio
Williamson
West Virginia
Wayne
Joe Sugden
Cardinal
Guy Bruce
Eighteenth Avenue
Guy
Watford
Fenske Wins Mile Run In 4 11 At Close Finish
Chuck Fenske surged to victory in the mile clocking 4 11 as Wooderson faded to 4 13. Rideout, initially challenge for Wooderson, fell back as the pack surged into the final stretch where Fenske pulled away to win.
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Chuck Fenske
Rideout
Cunningham
Fenske
Wooderson
Notre Dame Golfers Arrive Ahead of National Meet
DES MOINES AP Tom Sheehan and Sam Neild Notre Dame players were the first arrivals for the national collegiate golf tournament set to start June 26. Sheehan called himself captain while praising Neild as the star.
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DES Moines
Tom Sheehan
Sam Neild
Notre Dame
Sam
Sheehan
Urges Sportsmen To Help Enlarge Pheasant Project
Taylor Huston of the state conservation department addressed the Cedar Rapids Fish and Game Restoration club after inspecting pens. He announced an initial 600 pheasants due June 26 with a possible 500 more poults for Linn county if donations allow expanding the project. Club president T Ralph Wilkinson urged countywide cooperation to receive the second shipment.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
T. Ralph Wilkinson
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