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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1947

Page

16

Jacobs Domination in First Round of Iowa Amateur Golf

Cedar Rapids defending champion John Jacobs crushed Fred Heidt Davenport 6 and 5 in the first round. Jacobs led early with three of the first four holes and sealed with a par on the 1 8th. Other first round results include Dale Smith and Bud Mercer, Art Koch advancing after a one up win, and multiple matches throughout the field amid a heavy rain.

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Babe Ruth Hospitalized For Rest In New York

Babe Ruth is back in a New York hospital for treatment and to take things easy for a few weeks. He told friends he gets tired walking around the living room and cannot gain strength, so he will rest there.

New York Babe Ruth

Wild Throw Fatal to 12 Year Old Baseball Captain

Pittsburgh report states 12 year old Johnny Murray McCarthy captain and pitcher of the Sheraden Wildcats died from a brain hemorrhage after a wild throw struck him on the head during a game of catch. Two older boys were involved in the toss when he was injured.

Pittsburgh Johnny Murray McCarthy Sheraden Wildcats Young McCarthy

Dysart Juniors Shut Out Reinbeck in Legion Contest

Dysart Junior Legion baseball blanked Reinbeck Juniors 4-0 Tuesday at Dysart. All runs came in the fourth inning led by Schlotfelt stealing home. Monroe earned the win with 10 strikeouts and three hits allowed while Reinbeck’s Ehlers struck out 11 and yielded two safeties. Brae oe EY aan and Weatherman, Monroe

Dysart Dysart Junior Legion Reinbeck Schlotfelt Monroe Ehlers Brae Oe Eyaan Weatherman

Cedar Rapids Tennis Finals Set at Kenmore Courts

The Cedar Rapids Tennis Association schedules the finals for 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Kenmore courts. Russ Knapp and defending champion Jim Netolicky are set to clash for the title.

Kenmore Courts Russ Knapp Jim Netolicky

Major League Box Scores Night Games Summary

Sox blank Senators as Evans nets solid totals in Tuesday night matchup. Giants overwhelm Cubs with strong pitching and timely hitting, delivering decisive scores and standout performances.

American League Sox Senators

Baseball game fragment with sparse scoring details

Incomplete OCR notes show a baseball clash between St. Louis and Philadelphia with scattered names such as Marchildon, Dillinger, Coleman, Judnich, Stephens, Kinder, Savage, Zarilla, and umpires Journey and Berry. Mentions of runs, hits, and outs are fragmentary with unclear innings.

Savage Kirk Marchildon Ams Dillinger Coleman Judnic H. Ome Stephens Kinder St. Louis Philadelphia Tidon

Braves Wallop Cardinals In National League Game

Braves beat the Cardinals in a National League game with strong pitching and timely hitting. Musial Medwick and Durocher contributed RBIs while Holmes and McCormick added key plays for the Braves as St Louis suffered errors and bases both teams tallied across six innings.

National League Braves

Fragmentary sports box score notes

Incomplete OCR reading shows partial totals and batting actions for players including Tabor and Sem. The text lists numbers like 32 and 53am and references batted for, but no clear game context, teams, or dates.

American League Results From Wednesday Night Games

In Cleveland and New York to Philadelphia the latest American League results show teams competing. Sanford improved to 2-2 while other key pitchers and lineups contributed to the night’s outcomes.

Ates Teh Svenn Philadelphia Sanford

National League preview fragment with team records

A fragmented National League item mentions Chicaro Keslo with a 6 4 record and another team at 4 7. The garbled text likely previews matchups or standings without full context.

Rider and Bolt Nines Battle 11-11 Tie

Roosevelt and Franklin played to an 11 11 tie after 22 runs in the summer baseball schedule. The game ended at the seventh, with the playoff to be arranged later by the two coaches.

Bolt Nines Roosevelt Franklin

Roosevelt Rally Edges Franklin In High-Scoring Inning Battle

Roosevelt defeats Franklin after a five run burst in the fifth inning including a double by Sea Brook and a triple by Quinby. Earlier Franklin led briefly on a two run frame, but the visitors surged back with key hits by Hickman Spratt and Van Cleve to seal the win.

Brown Franklin Jerrey Spratt Roosvelt Hickman Volz Roosevelt Van Quinby van Cleve Seabrooke Wiley Wise Vaughn Franklin Moundsma Smith East Siders Hartley

Major Open Three-Team Fight Emerges After Tuesday Doubleheader

Peter Pan and Me Too split a doubleheader to spark a three team race for the first half title in the Major Open. Me Too pitcher Me Too struck out 12 while combining for 11 hits allowed off McGill. Me Too offense hammered Hibben for 10 hits and 4 RBIs in game two. Sword added a homer to push his league lead to five for the season. Century beat CSA 5-0 as Hemme shut out the opponents on three hits in the Minor Open. Central Park downed First Christian 11-5 in CA league action. Calvary and St Andrew won by forfeit over First Lutheran and St Paul’s. Eagles vs Peter Pan set for 7:30 Thursday in a pivotal clash.

Peter Pan Me Too Ellis McGill Hibben Sword Century CSA Hemme Central Park First Christian Church First Presbyterian Calvary St. Andrew First Lutheran St. Paul's Eagles

Wilson High Trims Iowa City 10 to 3

Wilson High dominates Iowa City scoring nine runs in the second inning and ending with a 10 to 3 victory. Cedar Rapids area team offense produced the burst to pull away early and cruise to the win.

Wilson High Iowa City Cedar Rapids Wilson High Nine

Hawks suffer first summer loss on windy Tuesday

Arnie Pavilicek pitched for Wilson allowing one run in the fifth and two in the sixth. Rex Shain started for the Hawklets but exited during the second inning as the Hawke first loss of the summer season.

Os Ls Litto Hawke Arnie Pavilicek Wilson Rex Shain Hawklets

Spahn and Sain on Pace For Rare 52

Spahn and Sain, two Braves pitchers, aim to reach the 52-win modern NL record by a duo in one season. Spahn, 25, improved to 11-2 with a 9-6 win over the Cardinals in St. Louis. Dodgers beat Pirates 4-2, Giants held in Chicago, Reds beat Phillies 4-2, Chicago blanked Washington 3-0, Browns beat Athletics 12-3.

Joe Reichler Associated Press Warren Spahn Spahn Sain Braves Bucky Walters Paul Derringer Cincinnati Reds Buffalo N. Y Cardinals St. Louis Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers Pirates Pittsburgh New York Giants Chicago Reds Philadelphia Phils Cincinnati Washington Senators St. Louis Browns Athletics Philadelphia

Junior Legion Nines Start G.R. Tourney

Cedar Rapids Junior Legion baseball opens an elimination tourney to pick a city champion for regional play. With Riverside Park out, Hayes diamond used by high schools and Daniels Park packed with M 1 games, organizers abandon a full schedule. The opening twin bill at Hayes field begins Wednesday at 5 30 p m Armstrongs vs Hearn Stevenson. Thursday Hanford post meets Butternut at 5 30 p m Becks slated for Saturday.

Junior Legion Cedar Rapids Riverside Park Hayes Daniels Park R. E. Beall Hayes Field Armstrong's Hearn-Stevenson Hanford Post Butternut Beck's

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