Lighters Rally Past Collins Radio In M J League 11-4
Bruce of the Lighters allowed three hits through six as they built an 11-1 lead and held on to beat Collins Radio 11-4 at Daniels Park. Sturm, Bruce, and Slauson sparked the offense with doubles and timely hits while Trainor steadied after a rocky fifth. Collins’ runs came late as Northrup and Craig contributed for the Lighters in a weather-tinged matinee.
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Collins
Daniels Park
LaPlant-Chonte
Pisce
Guy
Zuber
Trainor
Sturm
Bailey
Slauson
Benedict
Schirm
Kohl
Rucker
Lighters
Wallop
Andrews
Boyse
Sparrgrove
Eddie Benedict
Big Bill
Chuck Slauson
Northrup
Thompson
Kimm
Craig
Ohl
Ayert
Matter
Alansons
Tisseeaee Rucker
Gncane
Collins Radio
Crealee
Nerthrup
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Sparrerove
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Becker
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Micon
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Om Tere
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J League
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YMCA Victory Vacation Swim Classes Enroll 200 Boys
Two hundred boys have registered for YMCA Victory Vacation swimming classes. Instruction covers beginner to advanced levels for ages seven and up. Registration figures include Junior Tadpoles B seven, Tadpoles A eight to ten, Tadpoles B eight to ten, Tadpoles 11 years plus, Tadpoles D eight to ten, Minnows, Fish and Flying Fish, and Shark and Life Saving.
Outdoor gym expands Navy preflight training with new facilities
The Iowa navy Preflight school adds an outdoor gym with a 10 foot parachute jump, peg walk and 60 foot tumbling mat built by Lieut. Hartley Price. Cadets train summer sessions and compete daily, developing balance, strength and coordination for naval aviation careers.
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Lieut
Hartley Price
Naval Aviation
Iowa Navy
Gopher Grid Star Sent to Harvard U
Minnesota halfback Joe Lauterbach reports to Harvard University Monday as part of the navy V-7 program. Teammates Kenny Exel Ruben Epp and Jerry Kolander join, while Hoopster Willie Warhol heads to Notre Dame. Harvard has dropped football for the duration.
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Minneapolis
Joe Lauterbach
University of Minnesota
Harvard University
Harvard
Kenny Exel
Ruben Epp
Gopher
Jerry Kolander
Navy
Notre Dame
Willie Warhol
Marine
Seahawks Flatten Iowa Mfg in 14 to 2 Victory
Iowa Pre flight baseball team, the Seahawks, defeated Iowa Manufacturing 14 to 2 in Iowa City. Merle Kleen started for the Manufacturers, relieved in the sixth by Freeze, while the Seahawks pounded 15 hits to Manufacturing's eight. O'Brien homered for two RBIs in the second inning.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Manufacturing
Merle Kleen
Freeze
Seahawks
Manufacturing
O’brien
Hours for Men at Y M C A Pool This Summer
Business executives and other men will have nearly 50 weekly hours for swimming at the Y M C A pool. Morning and early afternoon boys classes avoid interference for men at noon, and after 1:00 p.m. evenings extend to 9:30 except Wednesday and Saturday when women swim. Special instruction runs noon to 1:00 and 4:00 to 6:00, plus 7:30 to 8:30 on Mondays and Thursdays. Summer rates available.
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Dean Hoefle
Ray Cummings
Senators Defeat Athletics 4 to 1 in pennant race
Washington gains ground on the Yankees by beating Philadelphia 4 to 1. Bob Johnson homered with Spence aboard for an early lead, Wynn pitched six effective innings to secure the win over Jesse Flores, as Johnson drove in two runs and Vernon scored on a steal.
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Yanks
Philadelphia Athletics
Nats
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Spence
A’s
Jesse Flores
Philadelphia
Abhoa Abhoa Vale
Oj Spence
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Vernon
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Siebert
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Wagner
Priddy
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Tyack
al Sullivanss
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Flores
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Johnson
Clary
Wynn
Stewart, Weafer
Pipgras
Pancho Segura Captures 59th Intercollegiate Crown
Francisco Pancho Segura of the University of Miami won the 59th annual National Intercollegiate tennis title by defeating Tom Brown Jr. of California in straight sets 6-2 6-1 6-3 in Evanston.
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Evanston
Second Red Cross Tennis Tourney Starts Saturday
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association begins the second of three Red Cross events to benefit local Red Cross chapters. Entries close this week with play starting Saturday in men's and women's singles and doubles and junior events if interest allows. Entry fee is 1 dollar for adults, 25 cents for juniors, 50 cents per junior doubles team.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Gene Brown
Linn County Red Cross
Baseball notes from the road and around the league
Wilkes-Barre lineup respite ends after a foul ball injures Phil Seghi. Eddie Marleau leads the International League with three wins. Babe Kleiman dominates with 9 and 2 for Baltimore, while Bias Monaco and Del Jones play in Baltimore. Jamestown pitcher Bob Vetter throws two no-hitters with Al Bermingham catching. School coaches and pool managers named, plus Umpire Ed Borski recalls a pop bottle shower. Notables include Johnny Dickshot hitting .407 in the Coast League and Pafko at .408, with anecdotes from M and J league furloughs and Lawrence College pulling Marquette stars Royal Werntz and Dennis Shanahan into navy V-12. Major leaguers and Oldtimers are cited, and Racehorse The Picket’s Brooklyn Handicap legend is recounted. England hosts Hyde Park softball with base-side viewing and quirky rules. Ray, manager of Billy Conn, survives a streetcar scare. Guadalcanal soldiers favor Baseball. Count Fleet eclipses Man o’ War in speed.
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Wilkes-Barre
Eddie Marleau
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Newark
Babe Kleiman
Baltimore
Bias Monaco
del Jones
Blas
Feadoff
Jones
Jamestown
N. Y
Bob Vetter
The
Park Electrician
al Bermingham
Orville Rust
Franklin
Marion Legion
Fred Winter
Wisconsin
Len Paula
Coe College
Ed Borski
San Francisco
Chase
Lefty O’doul
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati
Johnny Dickshot
Hollywood
Pafko
Los Angeles
Daniels Park
M and J Boys
Lawrence College
Marquette
Roy Werntz
Dennis Shanahan
Phils
Chicago
Rip Sewell
Pirates
Cubs
Gunder Hagg
England
Hyde Park
Johnny Ray
Billy Conn
Guadalcanal
Count Fleet
Jockey Robertson Retires After Aqueduct Spill
Alfred Robertson, a top American jockey and Brookmeade stable rider, announced his retirement due to injuries from a spill in the first race at Aqueduct last Saturday. He rode about 2,000 winners for roughly $3,000,000 in purses.
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New York
Alfred Robertson
America
Aqueduct
Robertson
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Brookmeade Stable
Devil Diver Wins 55th Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct
Devil Diver under Steve Brooks carried 123 pounds to win the Brooklyn handicap by a length and a half at Aqueduct in 2 03 2 5. Market Wise followed in second with Don Bingo third and Shut Out in fourth amid a purse of $23,000.
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Mrs. Payne Whitney
Devil Diver
Brooklyn
Aqueduct
Lou Tufano
Market Wise
Bing Crosby
Don Bingo
Steve Brooks
Pirates Crush Reds 9-0 in One-Sided Shutout
Max Butcher pitched Pittsburgh to a 9-0 victory over Cincinnati. Johnny Vander Meer struggled with control as the Pirates piled up hits and scored early, with Bert Haas delivering Cincinnati’s only bid for a base in the ninth. Frank McCormick left the game with a back injury.
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Pirates
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Bert Haas
Johnny Vandermeer
Steve Mesner
Frank McCormick
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Vander Meer
Blone
Lakeman
Braves defeat New York Giants 3-1 in tight pitching matchup
Veteran Jim Tobin allowed six hits and earned his fifth win of the season, powering the Boston Braves over the New York Giants 3-1. Tobin also contributed three hits including a homer, as Carl Hubbell struggled, yielding ten hits before leaving in the seventh.
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INS
Jim Tobin
Boston Braves
New York Giants
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Tobin
Braves
Phil Masi
Connie Ryan
Bill Wietelmann
Platter
Hubbell
Bill Janean
Boston
Abil Holmes
Reyes
OlHubbello
Lohrman
Maynar
Mungo
Lehrmen
Ott
Tosbin
Wietelmann
Holmes
Ryan
McCarthy
Witck
Jurees
Joost
Bartell
Witek
Buarr
Jorda
Conlan
Southeast Conference Allows Armed Forces to Play Football
The Southeastern conference executive committee met all day Saturday and approved wartime policy enabling armed forces personnel to participate in football games under the conference banner. This action clears the way for service teams to compete in league events during the wartime season.
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Southeastern Conference
Cedar Rapids Tennis Exhibition Inviteed Guests
The Cedar Rapids Tennis association hosts a best two out of three exhibition with ample seating and no admission charge. Anderson a Tulane student and Luke in army aircrew training at Coe College are featured, with detailed notes on their junior and high school tennis achievements and playing styles.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Anderson
Tulane University
Navy
Luke
Army
Coe College
Northwestern
Francisco “Pancho” Segura
University of Miami
Earl Bartlett
Vincent Forre
Ben Press
University of California At
Los Angeles
Tom Brown
Harry Buttimer
University of California
Shenandoah
Keith Bloom
Missouri Valley
Open Golf Meet Attracts Former Pros And Amateurs
Bohlander explains the golf spring plan as many players have played little. The city tourney is canceled, making this open meet the sole event this year. Pros and former pros plus amateurs may enter, with at least two ex-pros expected to participate.
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Bohlander
Year for Perfect Games Highlighted in Baseball History
The piece surveys no hit no run feats in baseball and recalls near perfect games from 1880 to 1943. It notes Mort Cooper, Carl Hubbell, Buck Newsom, Lon Warneke, and Babe Ruth stories as context for the rarity and drama of flawless pitching.
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EW York
INS
Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Buck Newsom
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lon Warneke
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Feller
Indians
White Sox
Tex Carleton
Dodgers
Reds
Drouth
Monte Pearson
Yankees
Johnny Vander Meer
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
John Lee Richmond
John W. Ward
H Im
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