Softball Finals Tonight at Ellis Park open tournament
Semi final contests begin at 2 PM with John Deere of Waterloo facing Central Cafe of Dubuque. Arm strongs meet Burges of Rock Island in a high stakes evening schedule leading to a 9 PM final. Admission is 10 cents for adults and free for children under 12.
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Newsies Break Even In Weekend Softball Action
The Gazette reports the Newsies split two games over the weekend. They defeated Reed Park 10-2 on Friday as Mike Sweeting Carl Berry and Ken Jackson powered the offense, then lost to Edgewood 13-9 after a 4-0 lead vanished due to costly errors led by Franklin Main.
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Ken Jackson
Newsies
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Baylor Golf Team Wins Midsouth Title Without Loss
Bob Jones II, son of golf great, played No 4 for Baylor. The team did not lose a match and captured the Midsouth title in Atlanta.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bob Jones II
Baylor School
Smith Maintains .400 Pace in Three-Eye League
Rabbit Smith of Springfield leads the Three-Eye with a .400 average as Richards of Springfield sits second at .385 and Blas Monaco of Cedar Rapids is third at .364. Waterloo’s Tom Jordan tops home runs with 10 and RBIs with 36, Monaco has 17 two-baggers, Smith 16 steals, while pitchers see Cedar Rapids’ Bryan Stephens with six wins and one loss.
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Ohio State Football to Avoid 200-Pound Regular Next Fall
Columbus AP reports spring training hints that Ohio State will not feature a 200-pound regular on the 1960 roster for the first time in over a decade.
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Columbus
Catfish and quail notes from Iowa fishing season
In Iowa the channel catfish thrills anglers from willow pole to flyrod as quail chicks hatch at Boone. The Iowa game program, led by Taylor W Huston until his Fort Leavenworth posting, expands with 39 breeding units and weekly quail releases. Lakes open at 5 a.m. with daily limits and licensing rules, while floods in Gayville spur tales of a 65-pound catfish saddle still caught in barbed wire.
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Taylor W. Huston
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Southeast conference track dominance over the last decade
The report highlights a nine time conference performance in the Southeast across the past ten years, noting consistent track results and long term stability for the program.
Washington Shifts Gomez to Chattanooga Reported No Report
Jose Gomez, Mexican second baseman, was sent to Chattanooga by Washington but will not report. The move is seen as a blow to Gomez prestige in the South of the Border league.
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Washington
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Jose Gomez
Chattanooga
Southpaw's lean year in the American League
AP notes a dearth of quality left handed pitchers as the pennant race hits the one third mark. With Lefty Grove departed and Vernon Gomez aging, only Chubby Dean and Al Hollingsworth hold solid winning records while Marius Russo has just two victories for the Yankees.
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NEW York
Lefty Grove
Vernon Gomez
Chubby Dean
al Hollingsworth
Marius Russo
Yankees
Dodgers Thrill Fans While Teasing Contenders
In a lively Chicago dispatch Dodgers manager Leo Durocher storms of resentment from rivals fuel belief Brooklyn will win a pennant. Stengel notes Dodgers’ midseason surge, while Braves slump due to lack of runs and injuries, with quotes on umpires and lineup shifts.
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Clouter on Court Caps Notre Dame Boxing Title
Capt Dan Canale of Notre Dame, captain of the undefeated tennis team, won the university 125 pound boxing championship in 1941.
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Dan Canale
Howard Martin Tops Golf League Again
Howard Martin of LaPlant-Choate led Allied Industrial league golf at Kenmore last week with a two under par 70, matching his score from the prior week. Dale Smith of Wilson's posted even par 72, while Karl Koffron logged his sixtieth straight match. LaPlant-Choate Snowplows retained first in the Tuesday division by scoring 11% points, with Bulldozers tied for second.
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Legion Urges Lede to Play Ball as Usual
Camden South Carolina INS report quotes Dr. Carl A. West American Legion athletic director stating the war will not halt the junior baseball season. He argues the war creates an unprecedented need for outdoor sports to channel youth energy through American Legion baseball.
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Carl A. West
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