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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1939

Page

15

Raiders Lose Opener as Cedar Rapids Triumphs 14-9

In the Three Eye league opener Cedar Rapids defeated Decatur 14 to 9. Taylor led the hitters with four hits in five trips for Cedar Rapids while Marleau took the loss for Decatur. Brodahl pitched in relief for the win as Regina and Yarewick contributed for Cedar Rapids.

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Giants Bow To Red Sox 3 2 In Doubleheader Game

New York Giants lose to Boston Red Sox 3 2 as Jurges 2 RBIs pace Boston. Cooney West and Jurges produce key hits while Salvo struggles in 7 innings for Giants. Wild pitches and defensive miscues shape the tight matchup.

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Phillies and Dodgers? (reconstructed title placeholder)

The text reports a baseball game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn with line scores 7 and 13 runs, errors by Lavacetto and Lavagetto, key hits by Klein and Rosen, and pitching notes for Hamlin and Butcher. The final shows Brooklyn scoring late and winning 13 to 7, with 2 hours 13 minutes elapsed.

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Moline Beats Springfield 6-3 in Sunday game

Moline piled thirteen hits to defeat Springfield 6-3 as Herb Grant worked seven innings for the win while Springfield used four pitchers. Sams allowed four runs in four innings, and Walter Holke managed Springfield's offense with three runs off two hits.

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Hank Marino Sets 1961 Marks In Bowling Trials

Hank Marino of Milwaukee, part of a four all-time greats group, ranked fifth in singles and seventh in all-events at the American Bowling Congress championships in Cleveland. He posted 713 in singles and a nine-game total of 1 961, with a 221 259 233 string, as he struggled with a 6 pin hit on alley 13. Marino led doubles with 598 and total honors at 1 941 for seventh in all-events.

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Relays Highlight Cedar Rapids High Schools’ Growth and Lessons

Cedar Rapids athletes from four high schools showed strong performances at the Drake Relays, proving breadth and depth beyond medals. Franklin coaches earned praise for shaping character, with a standout mile relay finish by Iowa opponents and Notre Dame star Greg Rice hailed as man of the meet. Memory Lane recalls Boston’s 26 inning baseball marathon on May 1, 1920, with Cadore and Oswiger delivering endurance feats.

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Standings and Results From the Three-Eye League

Standings list teams such as Clinton, Moline, Springfield, Evansville, Waterloo, and Decatur with win loss figures. Sunday results include Decatur over Cedar Rapids and Clinton over Bloomington. Upcoming matchups show Cedar Rapids at Decatur and Waterloo at Evansville with Clinton at Bloomington.

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Busy Month Faces Hawkeye Athletes

Iowa City reports a packed schedule as the Hawkeyes begin a month with 26 sports events including 14 home contests. Baseball on the road against Chicago, a Friday track meet vs Minnesota, and tennis and golf against Illinois and Minnesota headline a busy slate with May Big Ten events looming.

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Former Local Boy Wins Honors For Shooting

From Philadelphia comes word that Dwight Lowell Johnson a Cedar Rapids native now 16 and son of Mr and Mrs Dwight J Johnson has received an assistant instructorship in shooting from the U S government. Competing in the junior division he has earned every type of medal and in a recent meet scored 498 of 500 on a 50 foot small bore rifle target.

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Calmar Wins Winneshiek County Baseball Title

Calmar high school baseball claims the Winneshiek county championship by defeating Ossian 13 to 2 in the final. Calmar earlier beat Castalia 24 to 1 and Decorah 15 to 4. Ossian eliminated Fort Atkinson 7 to 4 before the final.

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Drake and Penn share track record results at Drake and Penn meets

Drake and Penn closed their relays with many marks, balance of wins favoring Drake in eight events to Penn’s seven. Notre Dame’s Greg Rice set an American Collegiate record of 9:10 for the two mile at Drake, while Pittsburgh swept four Penn relays titles.

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Olin High School Defeats Stanwood 7-6 in Narrow Win

Olin beat Stanwood 7 to 6 Friday as L Ahrendsen pitched all nine innings allowing seven hits. W Rohwedder collected three of Olin’s four at bats as the team improved to 3-0 on the season. Stanwood had recently finished runner up in the Cedar county tournament.

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Red Sox slide amid pitching woes as Yankees press AL lead

Boston struggles for reliable pitching despite strong hitting as Eldon Auker Denny Galehouse and Jake Wade fail to solve gaps. Jim Bagby and Woody Rich plus Mose Grove supply better work, while the Red Sox cling to a 3-1 win over Philadelphia as the Yankees close in on the pace-setting Reds in the National League race.

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Wins In Nakee Tourney

In Alamakee county a tournament in Sportville Postville saw a team defeat Lanphear in the first game 5 to 4 and win the finals 12 to 6. The readable lines indicate a two game format culminating in a decisive final.

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