Donovan Poised For Rookie Honors In Early AL Race
Dick Donovan emerged as the early leader for American League rookie of the year after winning nine of 11 decisions for the Chicago White Sox. The 27-year-old from Quincy, Mass., posted a 1.74 ERA over 103.3 innings, including a 3-0 shutout of Washington on Wednesday. Granting key wins for the Sox, his performance boosted Chicago as Cleveland, New York, and Boston also won. The league scene featured Whitey Ford, Ted Williams, and other stars contributing to a day of varied results across the majors.
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Franklin Juniors Defeat Wilson 13-4 in Junior Baseball
Franklin's junior high team routed Wilson 13 to 4 after combining six hits and eight Wilson errors. Ham, White, Davis and Stepanek contributed for Franklin as the game unfolded with steady offense and defensive miscues from Wilson.
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Legion Softball Team Travels to Davenport for 8 PM Game
The American Legion of Cedar Rapids will travel to Davenport for a Saturday game at 8 p.m. against Enfield Welding on the Davenport field. A Gazette correction notes Al's Furniture was not part of the Davenport matchup.
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Volga Seeks July 4 Opponent For Baseball Game
Volga in Northeast Iowa league standings seeks a July 4 game at Volga diamond. Fireworks will be sponsored by the Volga firemen on the school grounds. Interested teams should contact Manager L. L. White.
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Collins Radio Nine Triumphs 6-5 Over Hall Clothes
Collins Radio defeated Hall Clothes 6-5 at Daniels Park to climb out of the league cellar, while Hall drops one game behind the leaders Wilson and Company. The Radiomen benefited from Hall’s first inning error and a rough start by lefty Sebrecht, then Dick Norton relieved with mixed results.
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Major League Box scores include heavy RBI totals and team offenses
Detroit and Boston share heavy run production with Kaline and Zauchin leading hits while Brewer and Kiely split pitching duties. In New York and Baltimore games, Mantle Berra and Trout-like names drive offense as Cloverdale’s Chicago and Brooklyn also show offensive depth with multiple batters driving in runs.
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Debut win for Collins as Hall Clothes edges Hall
Jip Fleming pitched for the winners with strong relief as Collins tops Hall Clothes 6 to 4. Merle Runde marks his managerial debut. Hall Clothes took early leads with a three run second and a triple in the fourth, while Collins answered with timely hits and aggressive base running.
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Cox Scheduled For Operation
Billy Cox is slated for a hernia operation probably next week his wife disclosed from Newport Pa in a telephone interview She said the veteran infielder retired from baseball due to groin trouble and hoped to finish the season with Cleveland Cox and Gene Woodling were traded by Baltimore to the Indians for Dave Pope Wally Westlake and cash.Upon the trade Cox retirement disrupted the deal and Commissioner Ford Frick might rule on the outcome but Baltimore and Cleveland settled with the teams returning the original cash plus extra money
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Iowa Jr Golf Championship Flight First Round Results
In the Iowa junior golf championship, numerous matches across Champions and Consolation flights are decided. Players from Waterloo Grinnell Oskaloosa Keokuk and other locales take early leads, with notable wins by Liechty Liechty Palumbo Hinson Wicks Connelly Holcomb and Palumbo among others as rounds proceed.
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Two Iowa golfers fall in NCAA first round play
In Knoxville Tennessee two Iowa golfers lost in the NCAA first round. John Marshhall fell to Jack Parnell 1 up and Ed McCardle was edged by Mike di Venanzio 3 and 2. Earl Moeller of Oklahoma A and M won his match 1 up over Ray Ferguson.
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias Undergoes Spine Surgery
Babe Didrikson Zaharias underwent surgery for disc removal and was reported resting comfortably at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston Texas on Thursday after the operation.
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