Cards Rally Past Cubs in Five-Run Win
St Louis Cardinals, three games behind Brooklyn, beat Chicago 6 to 4 in Chicago. Dockins earned the win after a high-scoring game. Banks, Schoendienst, and Adams provided key hits. Cubs' Brecheen struggled as Verban and Williams contributed for St Louis while Chicago's Patko and Hopp led their offense.
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Hy Vandenberg
George Dockins
Kansan
Columbus
American Association
Andy Pafko
Dewey Williams
Frank Secory
Pafko
Buster Adams
St. Louis
Whitey Kurowski
Ken O'Dea
Emil Verban
Dockins
Red Schoendienst
Johnny Hopp
Aehoa Abho Bchoe
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OW Johnson
Adams
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Williams
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O'Dea
Hack
Johnson
Cavarretta
Secory
Schoendienst
Hopp
Marion
Vandenberg
Brecheen
Vandenmere
Warneke
Cedar Rapids Open featured late rally and bench clash
Top players entered after Augie Galan tripled with bases loaded to break a tied game. Galan drove in Vic Lombardi Eddie Stanky and Goodie Rosen as Boston and Brooklyn battled. Pyle was banished after tripping Stanky and a brawl ensued, with Walker also ejected. Baker earned the win over Pyle in a 12-1 final.
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Augie Galan
Pyle
Galan
Vic Lombardi
Eddie Stanky
Goodie Rosen
Walker
Stanky
Boston
Dodger
Dixie
Dodgers edge Red Sox in wild 14 12 exhibition slugfest
In Brooklyn Saturday night 27,031 attended the Dodgers beat Boston 14 to 12 as seven pitchers saw action for Brooklyn with four used by the raves. A seventh inning brawl featured Dixie Walker and Boston's Ewald Pyle, leading to both players being ejected in the Dodgers' half of the eighth.
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Iin
Dodger
Dodgers
Boston
Dixie Walker
Ewald Pyle
Walker
Seminick's 11th inning hit gives Phillies 9 8 win over Giants
In Philadelphia, Andy Seminick lined an 11th inning single to score Vince DiMaggio, delivering the Phillies a 9-8 victory after New York tied the game in the ninth. Coffman earned the win, Adams took the loss, with both teams combining for error-tinged late drama and 13 Philadelphia baserunners.
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Philadelphia
Andy Seminick
Vince DiMaggio
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Bill Voiselle
Giants
Phillies
Harrell
Lombardi
Mancuso
Leon
New York
Daniels
Monteagudo
Ott
D. Gardella
Kluttz
Dinges
DiMaggio
Antonelli
Seminick
Rucker
Flager
Wasdell
Karl
Lee
Voiselle
Bain
Adams
Coffman
Balin
Nee Harrell
Tee
Judd
Fraser
Goetz
Jorda
Henline
Bill Tilden Dominates Dick Skeen In Exhibition Win
In a Red Cross charity tennis exhibition at Forest Hills stadium, 52 year old Bill Tilden defeated Dick Skeen in straight sets 8-0 6-0 before about 2 000 spectators.
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New York
Sns
Bill Tilden
Dick Skeen
Red Cross
Forest Hills Stadium
Segura Seeks Third Straight National Tennis Crown
Francisco Pancho Segura, a diminutive Ecuadorian star, launches another summer campaign at Northwestern University aiming to win the national singles title for the third year in a row. Ranked No 3 nationally, the 24 year old pursues a feat not seen since 1895 while seeking revenge for a Forest Hills denial early in his career.
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Francisco “Pancho” Segura
Segura
North‘western University
Panch
New York
Forest Hills
Pancho
Buymeabond Wins Santa Anita Derby In Upset
Arcadia California AP report says Buymeabond brown colt from J K Houssels stable scored a half length upset victory in the Santa Anita Derby. Georgie Woolf rode the winner, with Busher second and Best Effort third. Time 1:50 flat, new Derby record for a mile and an eighth, surpassing Stage Hand’s 1:50 2/5 from 1938.
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Calif
Bymeabond
J. K. Houssels
Georgie
Woolf
Houssels
Busher
Louis B. Mayer
Jay Paley
Bymeaband
Stagehand
Four players go unbeaten in first round of junior Red Cross tennis
First round results show Art McGiverin defeating Alvin Dorris, Donald beating Clay Phillips Jr, Dory West over Norman Barnes 6 3, and Tall topping Jack Fletcher 6 3. Seeded players Fred Gable and Don Cass yet to play as remaining matches were scheduled for Sunday.
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Red Cross
Fred Gable
Don Cass
Cass
Hal Marshall
Art McGiverin
Alvin Dorris
Donald
Clay Phillips, Jr
Dory
West
Norman Barnes
Eat Tall
Jack Fletcher
Potsy Clark Named Nebraska Football Coach 1945
Lt. Cmdr. George Potsy Clark, a former Illinois star and veteran coach in the Big Six and Big Ten, is announced as Nebraska 1945 head football coach. He succeeds acting athletic director A J Lewandowski, who will continue as athletic director and likely as head basketball coach. Lewandowski had been acting head coach after Maj Biff Jones left for military service. Clark has coached at Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, and Butler in various capacities.
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George
Potsy" Clark
University of Illinois
Nebraska
Clark
A. J. “Lew” Lewandowski
Lewandowski
Maj
Biff Jones
Army
West Point
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Gazette Photog
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Leyte
Luzon
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Tonompah
Nev
Max Klemm
Everett Wells
France
Riviera
Lew Dochterman
Navy
Midway
Bob Brown
Cedar Rapids
Soapy Smith
Gene Oswald
Ivan Blackmer
Postville
Tacoma
Wash
Joe Shimek
Shimek
Gazette
Rudy
Take Wing Wins Lincoln Handicap at Hawthorne
Take Wing a seven year old son of Chickle drove to the front in the stretch to win the Lincoln handicap at Hawthorne in Take Wing recorded a slow 2 05 3/5 for a mile and a quarter. Twixt finished second beating Devalue for third with Good Bid fading from the early pace.
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Ill
ULP
Take Wing
Chickle
Lincoln Fields
Hawthorne
Twixt
Devalue
Good Bid
Holmes Still Out In Front in Hits
New York report notes Tommy Hines of the Boston Braves leads majors with a .385 average over 54 games. Goody Rosen ranks second in the National League at .366, with Tony Cuccinello in the American League below several NL hitters. Cavarretta, Ott, and Kurowski post strong marks as Friday games push season totals. Holmes also tops in hits and runs, with Olmo close in RBIs and runs scored, reflecting his team’s offensive leadership.
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Tommy Hines
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
Goody Rosen
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tony Cuccinello
Chicago White Sox
Cuccinello
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Mel Ott
George Kurowski
St. Louis
Holmes
Luis Olmo
Eddie Stanky
Dodgers
Olmo
Bob Elliott
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs Acquire Ray Starr From Pirates on Waiver Route
Chicago Cubs purchase 38 year old pitcher Ray Starr from the Pittsburgh Pirates after he was waived by the rest of the National League. Starr has four games started this season with two defeats and had been suspended by Pittsburgh. Cubs vice president James L. Gallagher announced the deal Saturday.
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Ray Starr
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
James L. Gallagher
Starr
Pirates
Cubs
Smith leads Cedar Rapids Open entries from Chicago and West
Harold Smith first to enter the Cedar Rapids Open at Country Club July 29 with a $5 fee. Jack Smith from La Jolla, returning amateur champion, also filed by mail to defend his title. Pros from Chicago and Des Moines join, aiming for more than $1,100 in war bond prizes plus amateur awards.
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Country Club
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Young Men’s Bureau
Harold Smith
California
Jack Smith
Jackson
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
la Jolla
Calif
Ryan Aircraft Corporation
Chicago
Des Moines
Hi Myers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dave Juillard
Sioux City
Davenport
Waterloo
Mason City
Muscatine
Clarion
Monticello
Manchester
Cavarretta Regains Batting Eye On Return To First
CHICAGO AP Phil Cavarretta of the Chicago Cubs restored to first base returns to form with a .706 average over five games since resuming his regular position. He batted 12 for 17 with two homers a triple a double and eight singles while drawing five walks polishing his hitting eye after a stint in left field while Heinz Becker filled in and then went to the draft board.
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Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Grimm
Cavarretta
Heinz Becker
Becker
Phil
College Heads Favor Helping Needy Athletes
New Orleans AP report shows 85 of 131 colleges favor some form of aid for needy student athletes with scholastic promise. Midwest dissent appeared 27 yeas to 13 negative. Solid South and Southwest largely supported aid, while many presidents urged outside funding and uniform administration.
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American College Publicity Association
ACPA
Horace Renegar
Tulane University
Midwest
Solid South
Southwest
Far West
Pacific ‘Coast
Nelson McSpaden to meet in Dubuque exhibition match
Byron Nelson the nation's leading golf pro and Harold Jug McSpaden will play an 18 hole exhibition at Bunker Hill golf course in Dubuque Iowa on July 16.
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Dubuque
Byron Nelson
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Bunker Hill
G I Gazette reports WWII service notes from Cedar Rapids
The column records Cedar Rapids and area service members during World War II. It lists pilots, submariners, and soldiers such as George Henry and Lt. Don Harman among others, noting overseas postings from the Pacific to Europe, promotions, medals, and home leaves. It mentions compiling rosters, boxing notes, and letters from veterans including Harry Stella and De Lane Shaheen as they recount duties, battles, and shipboard life.
Coe Corner War News from Officers and Relatives
Lt Milton H Kuhleman Jr writes from Okawa Shima that fighting for every yard is fierce while Lt Kenneth Roberts and Mrs Roberts visit Pensacola where others serve nearby. Col Charles Claypool arrives in U S from the Philippines and Lt Edward Murray earns a typhus control medal in Middle East and Europe. Sgt George Shultz in the Philippines recalls Manila Symphony amid ruins and rain. William Marske promoted to first lieutenant near Augsburg Germany. Lt Robert Long receives Bronze Star in Germany and Lt Thomas Hinkin visits in Europe after POW experiences. Hawarden's Charles McManaman notes contact with Coe voice as 47th infantry plans reunion.
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Mt. Carroll
Ill
Okawa Shima
Kuhleman
J.g
Kenneth P. Roberts
Naval Air Field
Pensacola
Fla
Roberts
Mary Jane Davis
Joe Singer
Mary Ellen Oldag
Tommy
Singer
Charles B. Claypool
United States
Philippines
Jloyd G. DeJong
Marine Corps Air Facility
Newport
Ark
Edward S. Murray
F. G. Murray
Cedar Rapids
United States of America
Turkey
Egypt
Yugoslavia
George J. Shultz
Walford
Manila Symphony
Beethoven
Eroica
Dvorak
Coe
William H. Marske
Eidora
Bill
Augsburg
Germany
Robert E. Long
Thomas M. Hinkin
Saginaw
Mich
Jack D. Haisley
St. Louis
Europe
Haisley
Hinkin
Vic Lowman
Belmond
Reims
Charles McManaman
Hawarden
Czechoslovakia
William D. Moore, Jr
47Th Infantry
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