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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1954

Page

12

Cedar Rapids takes Linn County Junior Legion title 4-3

Springville hosts Cedar Rapids in a protest disputed 4-3 Linn County Junior Legion final. Cedar Rapids edges ahead 4-1 after a third inning rally built on walks and doubles, then Springville answers with two runs in the fifth before the game end.

Springville Cedar Rapids Linn County Junior Legion

Burlington Sweeps Evansville With Two Victories

Burlington defeated Evansville twice 5-1 and 4-3 to move into first in the Three-I league three straight series wins. Keokuk lost 3-2 to Terre Haute as Evansville fell. Burlington’s wins left Burgess with his third and fourth losses in a nightcap relief appearance.

Keokuk Terre Haute Kernels Evansville Burlington Quincy Cedar Rapids Waterloo Peoria

Sunday Major Boxscores from Chicago to Philadelphia

Baseball box scores spanning Chicago to Brooklyn and beyond with scores, lineups, and pitching details across multiple games. Key players mentioned include Klippstein, Erskine, Labine, Hoak, Reese, Kiner, Snider, Jeffcoat, Rice, and Walker among others, with game outcomes, RBI, and pitching notes across two Brooklyn games and several American League and National League matchups.

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Sunday Sports League Standings and Results Summary

Digest of various league standings and Sunday results across multiple circuits. Includes Pocatari, Danville, Paris, Mt. Vernon, Lincoln, Omaha, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Columbus, Kansas City, and regional minor leagues with win loss records and key scores.

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Major League Baseball Roundup on Giants Cards and Others

The report covers a high scoring inning where Hofman and Rhodes pinched hit to set a major league record. Giants scored four to erase a Cards four run burst, inning lasting 54 minutes. Al Dark hit a homer off Vic Raschi. Cards left 17 men on base in near record. Griff Grissom earned his sixth win in relief. Brooklyn’s doubleheader win over Chicago highlighted Labine and Milliken with three scoreless innings each, both recording their fourth wins. Pirates win two against Braves, Lew Burdette’s bases loaded walk in the opener, Gail Allie’s three run homer in the seventh caps the second game. Cincinnati ties St Louis for fifth place by beating Philadelphia. Bell and Kluszewski back-to-back doubles spark first game win and Baczewski beats ex-teammate Wehmeier. Jim Greengrass homered in both wins.

Burlington Evansville Braves Larry Burgess Burgess John Waselchuk John Chapel Larry Novak Terre Haute Phils Keokuk Waterloo Ron Cooper Bill Rogers Dan Phalen Peoria Bob Kosis Nensya F Pethnie Waselchuk Jones Sburwete Portin Roland Vogel Wells Ene Bvanevite Citesch Vansville Chapel Mieres Pope Soscia Ells Hofman Rhodes Giants al Dark Vic Raschi Cardinals Marv Grissom Brooklyn Chicago Rams Clem Labine Bob Milliken Pirates Bucs Lew Burdette Curt Roberts Gail Allie Cincinnati St. Louis Phillies Gus Bell Ted Kluszewski Fred Baczewski Redlegs Herm Wehmeier Jim Greengrass

Jim Bryan Sets AAA Mile Dirt Track Mark

Jim Bryan of Phoenix, Arizona, set the AAA mile dirt track record at Langhorne, finishing the 100 mile race in 1 hour 1 minute 30.6 seconds with an average speed of 97.56 mph. He also established a Langhorne track record by shaving over three minutes from the prior mark. Finishing second was Jimmy Reece and third was national champion Anks.

Langhorne Jimmy Bryan Phoenix Ariz Bill Schindler Springfield Ill Bryan H. Bryan Duke Nolan Jimmy Reece Oklahoma City Anks Burbank Calif

Iowa’s surfaced roads bolster neighborly democracy

Joe Esner claims Iowa’s high road surface per square mile links to better democracy as every city and hamlet sits on a surfaced road. The narrator agrees, noting roads unite neighbors and foster understanding across towns from Ackley to Lisbon, highlighting a shared Midwestern culture.

Iowa Joe Esner Joe Ackley Lisbon

State girls golf opens at Boone and city sports schedule

Local sports brief lists multiple events across Boone and Cedar Rapids including girls golf state at Boone and various baseball and football matches. Notable items mention Bobby Cavazos of Texas Tech named to All-Star football squad to face the Detroit Lions in Chicago on August 13.

Boone Waterloo Cedar Rapids I Memorial Commercial YWCA Wilson Speeder Daniel's Park Chicago INS Bobby Cavazos Texas Tech Detroit Lions

Pilots win boat race honors at Conrad beach meet

Kenny Krier led a pair of victories in the A runabout at Conrad beach on Sunday. Norman Geiger won the D runabout first heat while Carl Myers took the second. Clair Meyers and Bill Gaddis also claimed top spots across B, A hydro, D hydro and Open classes amid a largely Cedar Rapids driven field. The blue whale fact ends the report.

Kenny Krier Ollie Clair Meyers Webster City Jim Manley Cedar Rapids A Hydro Bill Gaddis D Hydro Chuck Musil B Hydro Gaddis Norman Geiger Vinton Carl Myers Bruce Klein LaPorte City Geiger Bruce Hoff Iowa City C. R

Elmcrest Nips CRCC In Interclub Golf Duel 12 11

Elmcrest edged Cedar Rapids Country Club 12 to 11 on their course. Fred Glanville led with 74, John Kehrer 75, and top Elmcrest scorers included Jim Davis 76 and Dr. John Roulson 76. Four-ball results feature several tight matches, with Elmcrest taking key wins. Next matches set for July 25 at Elmcrest and Aug. 22 at CRCC.

Elmcrest Cedar Rapids Country Club Fred Glanville John Kehrer Jim Davis CRCC John Roulson Jack Stuhr Jim Meek C.R. Country Club Bud Goede Art Emerson Jack Albert Bill Wheeler Die Ringoen Wayne Harger Stewart D. Johnson Gordon DeLay Johnston Howard McLaughlin Charles Bohlander Ken Bastian Bill Ellwood

Amateur Nights For Stocks Each Friday at Ce-Mar

Cedar Rapids Ce Mar bowl hosts Friday stock car amateur nights opening a two week schedule for the fifth mile track. Don McElhinney says strictly stock cars will run on Fridays in claiming races with $100 spectator deposits promising next week entry. Nascar sponsored sportsman stock cars continue Sundays. Sunday meet rained out for the fifth time in nine tries. A Tuesday meeting invites locals to build stock cars for Friday events with $1 admission. Next Sunday's regular field plus 10 cars from Dubuque-Waterloo region join. All meets start at 8 30 p.m.

Ce-Mar Bowl Cedar Rapids Don McElhinney Ce- Mar

Illini Captain Will Drop School for Army Service

Ed Makovsky, captain elect of the University of Illinois basketball team, will skip school next fall after failing second semester subjects. He plans to join the armed forces this summer and return to Illinois to play out his eligibility after discharge.

Champaign Ill Ed Makovsky University of Illinois Makovsky Illinois

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