Decatur Ends Raider Win Streak In 7-4 Comeback
Decatur erased a 4-0 deficit with two runs in the fifth and two more in the ninth to defeat the Raiders 7-4. Ed Edwards and Davis drove early runs, while Williams Redmond and Hixson and others contributed key hits as the home crowd watched a wild finish in Cedar Rapids.
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Bargain Night At Hill Park With Grocery League Event
Tonight at Hill Park the Linn County Retail Grocers association hosts Bargain Night. All seats are 25 cents except the boxes as Cedar Rapids and Marlon grocers distribute tickets. Junior Legion plays at 6 p.m. John Beck’s team faces Williamsburg, then Decatur Commies and the Raiders work out. Gates open 5:30. Grocers donate two truckloads of gifts for distribution.
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Albertson Named Monona Coach for Next Year
Edwin Eddie Albertson, long time Lansing coach of physics and mathematics, will move to Monona to coach and teach those subjects next year. He attended Luther College where he starred in baseball football and basketball and is currently with Montpelier’s baseball team while pursuing graduate work at the University of Vermont.
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Evansville Climbs in Three-Eye Race
Evansville beat Madison 8 to 3 as Cedar Rapids slipped in the Three-Eye League standings. Bernsen pitched six hits for Evansville, while Decatur defeated the Comies 7 to 4. Moline downed Clinton 9 to 3 and Springfield shut out Waterloo 5 to 0 behind solid pitching.
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Novikoff Returns to Minor League Ball with Brewers
Lou Novikoff, pacific coast batting champion, joined the Milwaukee Brewers from the Chicago Cubs. He collected three hits in four at bats and drove in a ninth inning run as Milwaukee lost to Minneapolis 8 to 4. Charley Grimm also debuted as Brewers manager.
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Draft Talk and Baseball Notes From The Spring Practice
In spring practice at Iowa City coaches warn five players Jim Walker Bus Mertes Oops Gilleard Bill Diehl and Bob Dickherhoof may be drafted next fall. Gilleard is drafted Diehl married. Cubs officials complicate Milwaukee deal while Charley Grimm and Bill Veeck acted independently. The St Louis Cardinals boast a .300 team batting average with multiple hitters thriving, suggesting a pennant bid. Joe DiMaggio faces a pressuring hitting streak as minor league records surface with Hank Edwards and Joe Wilhoit noted for long consecutive hit streaks.
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Raiders Notes From Hill Park Awanas and Indirect Wedding Gifts
Howard Taylor returned to Hill Park as a relief pitcher with the Commies after leaving Clovis New Mexico. Kenny Blackman has won eight county baseball tournaments since starting at Oxford Junction. Umpire Chine Stodola filled in for ill Cartwright as Decatur protested little, Hixson was ejected after arguing balls and strikes, Naymick looked sharp, Gehrke wed a gift to teammates with stogies, and Hank Edwards earned the nickname Spook amid locker room chatter about his looks.
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Iowan in tourney first round at national Intercollegiate golf
Sioux City’s Jack Donohue representing Georgetown faces Robert Bryer of Southern California in the opening match of the 44th National Intercollegiate championships in Columbus Ohio. Donohue qualified with 36 holes 154 and a 75 78 split. Bryer had a similar showing as play proceeds.
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Standings and Results From the Three Eye League
Standings show C Rapids 27 18 and Madison 31 22 in the Three Eye League with other teams including Evansville Clinton Springfield Waterloo Moline Decatur and more. Tuesday results list Decatur 73 Cedar Rapids 4 and others. Wednesday games include Decatur at Cedar Rapids and Evansville at Madison with Springfield at Waterloo.
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Rehire Williams As Head of Iowa's Basketball Team
Rollie Williams is rehired for another year as head basketball coach at the University of Iowa. Athletics director E. G. Dad Schroeder said the athletics board voted to renew his contract despite a 1940-41 season that finished eighth in the Big Ten with four wins and eight losses. Williams began at Iowa in 1929-30 and arrived in 1924 as an assistant coach after starring at Wisconsin in multiple sports.
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Dubuque Rider Signs Pro Football Pact with Giants
Don Vosberg of Dubuque Iowa announced he signed to play pro football with the New York Giants of the National League. He ends his season as a Marquette University football team member and captain of the track squad.
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Free Shave Aids Dodgers Fans and Other Notes
A quirky column notes a $1650 bid for a golf set at a British war relief auction, a barber shop offering a free shave if listening to a Dodgers game, and mentions Eddie Josephs Jr. joining Columbia football, Bob Wilson heading to Princeton, plus various sports and player tidbits.
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Injuries Do Not Hamper Cardinals Hold NL Lead
The St. Louis Cardinals have stayed atop the National League despite a string of injuries. Walker Cooper Johnny Mize Jimmy Brown Creepy Crespi Mort Cooper all missed time, with Johnny Hopp stepping in at first base to fill in for Mize and help keep the club's high performance through tough setbacks.
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Leiber Beats Head Injury Hopes After Beaning by Melton
Cubs physician Dr. John F. Davis said Hank Leiber likely avoided skull fracture after being beaned by Cliff Melton in Tuesday play. X-rays at Illinois Masonic hospital would determine extent, with results delaying final diagnosis.
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