Softball Race Starts On Ellis Park Diamonds Monday
The Cedar Rapids Softball Association opens its sixteenth season at Ellis Park with 35 teams across Church Rookie and industrial leagues. Opening night showcases League matchups on Diamond Nos 1 5 7 and a ceremonial start with Mayor Ko Hann and official battery.
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Plateround Commission
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Stefan
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Clins
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
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Collins Radio Co
Ywca Gir
Billy Driscoll
Waterloo
John Deere
Armstrongs Becks Athletic Goods
The
Hornets Wilson and Company
Eddy Paper Corporation
Link Belt Speeder Corporation
YWCA
Witwer Grocer Company
Econom. Lumber Company
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Armstrongs Beck's Athletic Goods and Sanitary Farm Dairies
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Witners
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Teeing Off with Bob Hogan
An active Cedar Rapids golf season unfolds with Bob Hogan hosting a weekly news and gossip segment. Local pros and enthusiasts, including Bill McPartland, Chuck Johnson, Dale Smith, and George Taylor, display strong early form on Kenmore and Country Club layouts.
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Bill
Chuck Johnson
Kenmore
Chuck
Quaker Oats
Kenmores Acres
George Taylor
Ellis
Virginia Martin
Waukon
Virginia
Ellen Lockwood
Honeymead
L A’ Lorence
Harriett Moon
P J . McBurney
A Baxter
Indians Stretch Win Streak With Light Bat Display
The Cleveland Indians defeated Boston 11 8 in a high scoring game. Key players Keltner Trosky Heath 2 Spence Ta bor Weatherly Mack and Pytlak contributed multi base hits and drives. Ce llected runs built the margin as Ryba managed 4 walks and 5 innings pitched while Harris Milnar and Wilson held the line later.
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Keltner
Trosky
Heath
Spence
Tabor
Weatherly
Foxx
Mack
Bell
Boudreau
Pytlak
Boston
Cleveland
Ryba
Harris
Mitlnar
Wilson
Milnar
Quinn
Grieve
McGowan
Lowden Nine Defeats Stanwood High Team 5-4 in Eight Innings
Lowden High beat Stanwood High 5 to 4 in an eight inning game Thursday afternoon. Lowden advances to play Clarence Monday. Batteries: Lowden E Stoke Underwood and Dotson. Stanwood Sisler and Fenton.
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Stanwood High
The
Gazette
Lowden High
Clarence
Stanwood
Stoke, Underwood and Dotson
Sisler and Fenton
Tigers Hold Off Athletics In Tight 4 3 Victory
Detroit Tigers fend off late Philadelphia rally to win 4 3 in Detroit. Hal Newhouser pitched seven plus innings before Renton finished as the Tigers overcome two runs by the Athletics. Campbell Greenberg and York drove in runs for Detroit while McCosky scored on York’s ninth inning fly.
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Nlays
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Passarella
Geisel
Pipgras
College Baseball and Track Scores Mixed Across Big Meet
A mixed results page lists several college baseball scores with Minnesota edging Iowa 3 2 and Indiana beating Purdue 7 6. Other lines show track times and cross events with Missouri Iowa State Nebraska Wisconsin and Michigan State competing at West Point and in other dual meets.
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Iowa
Indiana
Purdue
Tulloia
Chicago
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Missouri
Iowa State
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Maronette
Michigan State
Onusdranaular
West Point Army
Dartmouth
Towa
Columbia
Miineis
Northwesterm
Peppy sports chatter links raiders and Derby bets
The column surveys college teams and star players, notes Cedar Rapids and Decatur schedules, and previews looming Three Eye league battles. Whirlaway’s Derby win sparks editorials, while coaches and players from Iowa to Kentucky face critics, odds, and future replacements.
Thunderbolt Mile Relay Triumph Over East Des Moines
Roosevelt edges out McKinley for team win as Colinge leads in 220 and Collinge takes 100 in 10.5. Des Moines Lincoln dominates two relays while Franklin Cedar Rapids and East Des Moines riders claim high finishes in sprints, hurdles, and field events.
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Collinge
Roosevelt
Emory Sample
McKinley
Warren Pugh
Gary Brown
Battin
Unti Harban
East Des Moines
Schwinn
Hodges
Des Moines
Lincoln
Franklin
Toledo
Lawler
Woodward
Ames
Ahrens
Grinnell
Newell
Mohrhacker
Franklin Cedar Rauids
Knox Waterson
Muckler Grinnell
Eliott
North Des Moines
Thomas
Lincoln Des Moines
Colman
Franklin Cedar
Harban
Lattin
Franklin Cedae Rapids
Rosskamp
Marshalltown
Payton
Evans
McCaulley
Oskaloosa
Snider
Chariton
Maox
Waterloo West
Mohrbacher
Franklin Cedar Rapids
Muckler
Scheinn
Markey Tattings
Cedar Rapids
Navy Out-Strokes Cornell At Regatta
Navy boats triumphed over Cornell on the Severn River in a three race regatta. Navy varsity finished about half a length ahead in a 1 3 4 mile course with a time near 9 9. The plebes won in 9 27, and the Jayvees beat Navy by under a third of a length in 9 15.6.
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Annapolis
INS
Navy
Cornell University
Severn
Ithacans
Cornell Jayvees
Iowa Valley League Opens With Seven Teams
The Iowa Valley League starts Sunday with Norway at Watkins Atkins at Williamsburg and Koszta at Victor. Harper will be idle. If Van Horne does not join, the league will likely remain at seven teams.
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Norway
Watkins
Atkins
Williamsburg
Koszta
Victor
Harper
van Horne
Hawk Grid Staff Coming Here
The second annual football dinner by the Chamber of Commerce young men’s bureau will be at 6 15 p m Thursday at Chamber headquarters. University of Town football staff led by Dr Eddie Anderson and assistants Frank Carideo and Jim Harris will speak. Cedar Rapids high school players and local Chamber members will be invited.
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Jack Maher
Steve Mizen
Baoks
Frank Carideo
al Couppee
Billi Green
Oops Gilleard
Bill Stauss
Tom Farmer
Jim Youel
Bus Mertes
Gerry Ankeny
Dick Brecunier
Sophs
Jack Kennedy
Iowa
Witt Guise
Cincinnati Reds
George Bresnahan
Iowa U
Eddie Anderson
Pitch Johnson
Drake
Stanford
Don Hines
Minnesota
Three-Eye
Wisconsin
Lem Franklin
Des Moines
Young Men's Bureau of
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Chamber
Willis A. Glassgow
Bansed Arrangements
University of Town
Jim Harris
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Raunds
Glassxow
Whirlaway Wins Derby in Record Time and Large Crowd
Whirlaway dominates the Derby by six lengths in a record time of 2 01 2/5 miles. Porter’s Cap finishes second with Starstar in a late surge as Arcaro guides Whirlaway to a historic victory for Warren Wright and trainer Ben Jones.
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Whirlaway
Little Beans
Dispose
Blue
Our Boots
Robert Morris
Valdiia Paul
Swain
Warren Wright
Chicago
Blue Grass Land
Churchill Downs
Ben Jones
Arcaro
Herbert Woolf
Lawrin
Wright
Matt Winn
Golden Horseshoe
Ruby White
Porter
Cap
Starstar
Kentucky
This Isn't Hay At Churchill Downs Attendance Sets Record
Louisville crowds exceeded one hundred thousand at Churchill Downs on Derby day, reaching a record turnout for attendance but narrowly missing a new mutuel handle by 150 thousand dollars. Whirlaway led mutuels with 40 685 tickets, and Porter's Cap by Charles S. Howard attracted 29 549 tickets. Derby day mutuel take totaled 1 935 651 dollars, second highest ever, while the 1926 record stood at 2 096 613. Last year’s Derby day handle was 1 572 208 dollars with Derby handle 443 084 dollars.
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Churchill Downs
Whirlaway
Pride of the Kentucky Hardboots
Charles S. Howard Porter
Howard
Derby
Iowa State Netters Blank Kansas State
Iowa State’s tennis team beat Kansas State 6-0 in Ames. Griffing and Repp won 6-2 10-8 over Plattner Horacek, Beresford and Young swept Bender and Bunker 4-6 6-1 6-4.
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AMES
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Kansas
Griffing
Plattner
Baresford
Horacek
Young
Bender
Gilley
Bunker
Repp
Beresford and Young
Big Scoring Innings Lead A L Teams in Doubleheader
Armstrong's and Furni ture men surged to jv American Legion wins in a Saturday doubleheader. The Furniture men beat Cities Service 10 to 4, Armstrong's downed Butter-Nut 7 to 3. Vic Capek sparked Armstrong's with a first inning run and four in a key fourth. Roy Tufts and Ted Capek contributed for the Bakers who tied early but could not sustain the rally. Smulekoff's and Cities Service traded runs, with Key relief from Ceynar sealing the Furniture win and a late surge for Cities Service. Tuesday night Beck's faces Roosevelt Hotel.
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American Legion
Oilers
Vic Capek
Armestrong
Roy Tufts
Bakers
Stan Davis
Gene Goodrow
Ted Capek
Jim Henningson
Armes
Tufts
Mike Thomas
Henningson
Samir Dvorak
Mike Kenney
Smulekoff
Don Ceynar
Earl Usher
Joe Kenney
Vince Cace
Dick Matter
Furniture Men
Everett Usher
Cities Service
Cacek
Peterson
Bruce White
Ceynar
Beck
Roosevelt Hotel
One-Hit Victory Sparks Rookie Pitcher Heroics
Crespi leads with a two base hit and Padgett Crespi slam as Philadelphia falls 5 5 with runners left. Gornicki and Crouch combine for 10 hits as Bragan, Crespi and Marton turn double plays while Hy Crouch fans four. Boston Braves rally to beat Reds 3 2 as Moore and Miller drive in runs and Hassett executes a squeeze for the decisive score.
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Higbe Dominates as Dodgers Edge Cubs 4–3 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn pitcher Kirby Higbe limited Chicago to eight hits and drove in two runs, guiding the Dodgers to a 4–3 victory. Key fifth inning scoring came on Camilli and Walker singles, a Coscarart walk, and Higbe’s single. Reiser doubled and Medwick singled to seal the win in the eighth.
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Higbe
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Coscarart
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Law
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Dal
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McCull
Pirates edge Giants as Fletcher drives late run
Max Butcher pitched the Pirates to a 3-2 win over New York, holding the Giants to six hits. Elby Fletcher starred, driving in the decisive run in the eighth on Bowman's error and a long sacrifice fly scored by Fletcher after Martin doubled off Moore’s glove to tie the game in the seventh.
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Elby Fletcher
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Bowman
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Reardon
Bob Bowman
Conlan
Malouf tops ABC singles with 716 high score
Mike Malouf of Milwaukee on the Milwaukeee Schlitz beer team hit 716 in the ABC singles to lead the day and rank eighth in tourney standings. He moved from 526 in team play to 663 in doubles and 1 with all events totaling 1 866. Joe Falcaro of New York finished runner-up after 704 in singles for 1 866. Doubles were won by Walt Kudasiak and Therman Gibson of Grand Rapids with 1 257.
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Little Joe Falcaro
New York
Walt’ Kudasiak
Therman Gibson
Grand Rapids
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