Collins Nine Upsets Quakers in Five to One Defeat
Collins Radio No. 1 tops the Quakers 5 to 1 in a error plagued M-1 game at Daniels Park. Lefty Rozek fanned 12 Quaker batters on two hits while Collins benefited from eight Quaker errors and five singles to seize the win.
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Collins Radio 1
Quaker Oats
Daniels Park
Lefty Rozek
Quaker
Hansen
Collins
Bhececk
Aire Vernon
Cabalka
Bedersex
Northrup
Rfes Kramer
Gearhart
Stal
Rozek
S. Ee
Matter
Endryx
Thenhats
Oore
Ef Siansen
Erbeid
Farmer
Haars
Koch
Quakers
Vernon
Hanser
Rocek
Hears
Rorek
Etocola
Tima
Costa
Ahrens
Embassy Club Kids Edge Rotary 8 7 In Cedar Rapids League
Embassy Club defeated Rotary Club 8 to 7 after a five run first inning. Pitcher Dick Doran held the Rotary to three hits with strong defense behind him until a late rally in the final inning. Final score 8 7. C Arendt doubled then scored on an infield hit before a sequence of hits and outs closed the game.
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Collins
Kramer
Haars
Vernon
Shedeck
Cabalka
Quakers
Thenhaas
Hansen
Harry Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Embassy Club
Rotary Club
Embassy Boys
Dick Doran
C. Arendt
Elmer Arendt
Doran
Drake
Kibbie
Ahlgren
Frank Sturm
Harman
Forbes
Embaray Club
Rotary
Bdan
Rockilla
Sturm
Tommy Bell Beats Zivic In Ten Round Decision
Tommy Bell of Youngstown Ohio won a 10 round split decision over Pvt Fritzie Zivic former welterweight champion before 12000 fans at Forbesfield Bell weighed 149 pounds Zivic 156 Referee Ernie Sesto voted for Bell after judges Lux and Davies split Bell improved to 38 wins with 28 knockouts in his 20 year career
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Pittsburgh
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Fritzie Zivic
Forbesfield
Bell
Zivic
Ernie Sesto
Freddy Lux
Willie Davies
Segura Aims for Third NCAA Tennis Title in a Row
Ecuadorian star Francisco Segura seeded No. 1 at Northwestern faces Dale Lewis of Utah State in NCAA quarterfinals after a 6 1 6 3 win over Richard Warner. Segura uses a two handed forehand and says self pep talks help after tough shots.
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Evanston, Ill
Senor
Francisco “Pancho” Segura
Ecuador
South America
Dale Lewis
Utah State College
North-western University
Pancho
Frank
Muy Cansado
Segura
Richard Warner
Utah
Standings and schedules from the M and J league
Standings show teams like Quaker Oats Wilsons Iowa Manufacturing and LaPlant Choate with records and averages. The schedule lists upcoming games including Iowa Manufacturing vs Iowa Engineering and Whilsone vs Quaker Oats with a Tuesday and Thursday listing.
Armstrongs keep perfect mark with 6 1 win over Co op Dairy
Open league leaders Armstrongs improved to an undefeated record by defeating Co op Dairy 6 to 1. Bill Abernathy starred for the winners allowing only three hits as Iowa Manufacturing trailed early before rallying to a 9 to 1 win over First Trust. Century Engineers upset Bakers Local No 365 5 to 2 in the Minor league with Delbridge Jr and Williams each collecting two hits. Universal Engineering beat A F L No 18619 6 to 5 in a fourth inning burst aided by late saves. Turner Co handed John Becks a 6 to 5 defeat in a postponed Girls game, creating a four way tie for first.
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Century Engineers
Bakers
Century
Baker
Delbridge, Jr
Williams
Jack Delbridge, Sr
Universal Engineering
A. F
L. No
Turner Company
John Beck
Becks
Universel Engineering
OOLO
Davis and
Hendryx
Harding and Miller Bakers
Lo Century Engineering
Delbridge
Detlefson
Drakozal
Y.m.c.al Seese
Town Miz
Hanna and
Keyes
Harford
Naughton
Turner_ Co
John Becks
Ross
Pruseki Holland
Fierelsen
Red Peppers recollections of Johnny Fry in Cedar Rapids boxing
Johnny Fry recalls 20 years as a Cedar Rapids sports promoter in Red Peppers notes with boxing memories from Davenport 1929 Dempsey referee stint to Iowa City upsets. He highlights Ralph Alexander Klein, Rivers Azzarella, Denson Mason, Harold Smith, Sailor Larson and stories of Central fire station training, crowd sizes, and promoters like Red Hennegan shaping Cedar Rapids boxing lore.
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Johnny Fryrear
Seabees
New Guinea
Cedar Rapids
Tait Cummins
Jack Dempsey
Davenport
Dempsey
Red Hennegan
Chicago
Red
Hennegan
United States
South America
Philippines
Ilinois
Alex Fidler
Ralph Alexander
Klein
Sailor Larson
Harold Smith
Joe Rivers
Joe Azzarella
Eddie Denson
Lefty Mason
Earl Carr
Iowa City
Denson-Mason
Jack Blackburn
Joe Louis
Blackburn
Central Fire Station
Alexander
Alex
Tait
Carr
Vance Basler
Larson
Smith
Jockey Conn McCreary suspended for Arlington foul
jockey Conn McCreary, winner of the 1944 Derby and Preakness, suspended for rest of Arlington meet after fouling Al Bodiou in the fifth race. He steered Twosy to a nose win over Blue Skimmer but grabbed Bodiou by the knee near the finish.
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Chicago
Conn McCreary
Arlington Park
al Bodiou
McCreary
Twosy
Blue Skimmer
Bodiou
Pirates Count on Lopez and Strincevich in 2 A Draft Note
Pittsburgh Pirates gain encouragement for second place in the National League as catcher Al Lopez and pitcher Nick Strincevich receive 2 A draft classifications. Lopez, 35, is hailed as a top catcher. Strincevich, 28, has gone 5 and 4 this season.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
al Lopez
Nick Strincevich
Lopez
Strincevich
Browns Must Break Yankee Jinx for Flag
St. Louis Browns lead the American League by four games, face the New York Yankees on their eastern trip. Luke Sewell’s club seeks its first pennant, aiming to overcome the famed Yankee jinx as Detroit Boston and Chicago press the pace with 17 games left.
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St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Luke Sewell
Joe McCarthy
New Yorkers
Brownies
Browns
Yankees
Dave Danner Home From Buckley Field Visit
Dave Danner former Iowa football back and Big Ten basketball honoree is home on a ten day furlough from Buckley Field Colorado. He will greet Slip Madigan when Madigan returns to the University of Iowa on July 1 to start 1944 football preparations.
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Iowa City
Dave Danner
University of Iowa
Buckley Field
Colo
Danner
Madigan
Manufacturers Quaker Oats at Daniels Tonight
The first of two rained out Iowa Manufacturing versus Quaker Oats games will be made up Tuesday at 6 on the Daniels park diamond. Manufacturers lead M-1 pace while Quakers are tied for third. Weekly schedule lists Wednesday Mfg versus Speeder and Thursday Wilsons versus Quakers, Friday Collins versus Universal.
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Iowa
Daniels Park
Quakers
Iowa Mfg
Speeder
Wilsons
Collins
Universal
Big Four Golfers Top Picks in Victory Open
Golfdom's four stars Harold McSpaden Byron Nelson Sammy Byrd and Craig Wood lead favorites as the Victory Open begins at Edgewater. They chase 3000 in war bonds with more cash to come, part of a four-ring event after 36 holes of pro senior pro-am and pro women's play.
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Chicago
Harold McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Sammy Byrd
Craig Wood
Edgewater Golf Club
McSpaden
Nelson
Byrd
Wood
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Chick Harbert
Chick Evans
Chicks
Prosenior
Laffoon
Steve Kovach
Jeanne Cline
Dorothy Germain
Johnny Revolta
Patty Berg
Harry Cooper
Georgia Tainter
Dodgers Triumph in War Bonds Tri-Team Showdown
The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees and Giants 5 to 0 in a three-way exhibition under war bond aims. About 50,000 fans bought over 56.5 million in bonds, including a 50 million pledge by Mayor LaGuardia.
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NEW York
Brookelyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Giants
LaGuardia
Dodgers
Yankee
Giant
Yanks
Augie Galan
Howie Schultz
Cissy Ee
Yankees
Greer
Branca
Owen
Hayworth
Lyons
Pare
Hemsley
Garbark
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Kids Edge Rotary
Wilson
Iowa Manufacturing
Towa Manufacturing
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Verze Miller
Bob Haviik
Elwood
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LaPlant
Blackman
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National League
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Cinginnati
Pallad Phila
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Armstrong Stop Co-op Dairy
Turners Trim
Turner Co
WMT
Iowa Manufacturing Factory
Sanitary Dairy
la Plant-Chaste
Collins Radio
Towa Typewriter
Comany. Bush
Iowa Steel
la Plant-Choate
Cherry Burrell Va. Armstrongs
Armstrongs
Coop Dairy
Abernathy and Augustine
Stodola
Holland
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First Trust and Savings
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K. McGuire
J. Hidder
Ryan
Red Peppers
Rivers-Azzarella
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Joe
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