Franklin Dominates City Meet With Two-Mile Relay Win
Franklin wins the two mile relay and the discus while setting a new 180 yard low hurdle record. Athletes from Franklin Roosevelt Wilson and McKinley compete as finals brew Friday at Coe field with top finishers earning city titles and sprint marks.
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Coe
Franklin
Bradley Ankerstar
Jim Sandercock
Farrell Gay
Clark Luppton
Schnoebelin
Roosevelt
Wilson
Konstanty Falters As Phillies Fall To Cardinals 8 4
Jim Konstanty struggles in the Phillies 8 4 loss to the St Louis Cardinals as Del Ennis errors and four hits undermine him. Andy Seminick suffers a benching after being hit behind the ear, while Milo Candini relieves Konstanty late.
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Jim Konstanty
Roberts
del Ennis
Milo Candini
Konstanty
St. Louis
Andy Seminick
Phils
Max Lanier
Hos
Indians Fall to Braves in 12–2 Defeat at Memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids suffers its longest skid of the season as Evansville’s Dumouchelle and Kirk dominate. Evansville builds lead with unearned runs then holds on for 12–2 victory. Pawloski extends hitting streak, Dodges advance progress at the plate. 1,741 in attendance including 585 women at Ladies Night.
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Cedar Rapids Indians
Memorial Stadium
Evansville
Braves
Kirk
Dick Hamlin
Bob Coleman
al Dumouchelle
Cousins
Indians
Terre Haute
Jim Meaghan
Farrell
Glenn Runge
Cedar Rapids
ABHOR
Vitalcf
Harrisss
Pal’ziniss
Stellern
F Prey
Bruss
Catneo
Perez
Warner
Pawlaski
Fietcher
Fairman
Mazurek
Mehlische
D'M
Cattaneo
Della Monica
Harris
Pawloski
Forbes
Fletcher
Vital
Palazzini
Dumouchelle
Frey
Scoles-Harris
Della Monica-Warner
BB —Dumouchelle
Reilly
So— Dumouchelle
Ho—Koenen
Hamlin
Coleman
U—Lawson
Cox
The Gorgeous Georgia Predicament in Pro Wrestling
A Cedar Rapids interview with Gorgeous Georgia, ring name of Georgiana Frances Lee, aged 21, reveals she earns 150 to 175 dollars weekly wrestling three to four times a week. Born in Hollywood, she left at age two, has a 36-inch bust and 26-inch waist, stands 5 feet 6, weighs 130 pounds, and says she enjoys wrestling though she prefers horseback riding and sewing. Her only major injury was a broken kneecap on Feb. 10 in Wellston, Ohio.
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Angel
Grappler
Gorgeous Georgia
Gorgeous
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Miss Lee
Phi Beta Kappas
Vassar
Georgiana
MacArthur
Einstein
Keats
Kinsey
Hollywood
Fairfield
East Moline
Ill
Aace
Judy Yocum
Council Bluffs
Wellston
Ohio
Homer Breaks Up Game but Good
In Roxbury Boston a 13 year old outfielder named Landletter Tommy Freeman reached through a picket fence to retrieve a home run ball and became stuck between two pickets. Fire engine collision delayed rescue before a policeman freed him and he was treated for bruises. The incident ended the game with the home run breaking up play.
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Boston
Roxbury
Landletter
Tommy Freeman
Tommy
Jack Delbridge Honored as Cyclones Athlete of the Week
Cedar Rapids respected Cyclone right fielder Jack Delbridge was named Iowa State athlete of the week by the 630 club. Delbridge captains the team and posts a .524 batting average.
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Ames
Jack Delbridge
Cedar Rapids
Delbridge
Three-I League Standings and Friday Pitchers
Standings for the Three-I League show N Boston at Detroit and N Philadelphia at Cleveland with scheduled games Saturday. National League notes include results from Thursday with Pittsburgh edging New York in 10 innings and Chicago defeating Boston.
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Boston
Detroit
Taylor
Newhouser
N—Philadelphia
Cleveland
Kellner
Wynn
N—Washington
Chicago
Lima
Dobson
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
National League
L Pet
Iaereeer Veenss
Ooute Deen
Brooklyn
Spluybnawes
Osens
Pittsburgh
Seeromnets
Boste
Rush
Hiller
Bickford
Cincinnati
Raffensberg
Hatten
Ww. L. Pet. G
Evansville
Davenport
Cdar Rapids
Cater Rapids Oaterloo
Terre Haute
Cedar Rapids
Quincy
Waterloo
Pes Seeeewsesess
St Louis
Lopat
Garver
Pillette
Dickson Dominates as Bolts Romp to 9-0 Victory
Dick Dickson pitched two hits allowed and eight strikeouts to lead the Thunderbolts over the Roosevelt Riders 9-0 in the sectional second round. Franklin fueled the offense with six extra base hits, including a three-base blast from Tom Fleckenstein in a five-run fifth. In the earlier game Atkins defeated Watford 10-2 to reach the finals, with Bob Stark earning the win on six hits.
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Jim Murdock
Tom Fleckenstein
John Oswald
Brink
Fleckenstein
Franklin
Charlie Strasburger
Needham Young
Atkins
Watford
Bob Stark
Waterloo tops Quincy in high scoring 12 to 7 game
Waterlo o outlasts Quincy 12 to 7 as Verespy belted a two run homer in the fifth and Noga added a fourth inning homer. Quincy had 10 hits but errors and late Waterloo bursts decided the game.
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Waterloo
Quincy
Prochaska Named Head Coach at Sibley High School
Bernard F. Prochaska, 32, takes helm as head coach in all sports at Sibley high school. A graduate of Emmetsburg J. C. and Westmar, he previously coached at Britt.
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Dick Kanellis
Ges. Ankerstar
Stoddard Fei. Fry
Herron
Paul Foster
Leonard Sojka
Foster
Sojka
Pete Holes
Dick David
McKinley
David
Jim McSkimming
Leonard Paulu
Schnoebelen
Leonard Staskal
Haskovek
Kanellis
Hanson
McSkimming
Kemmerling
Kullander
Sandercock
Gay
Luppton
McKinsey
Holmes
Baird
Stahl
Bijornson
Aukerman
Wilford
Bird
Staskal
Keister
Stepanek
Bolgren
Myers
Bjornson
Elam
Stark
Ms Hastovek
Kvapil
Associated Press
Big Jim Konstanty
Pital, Seminick
Branch Rickey
Pirates
New York Giants
Spider Jorgensen
Herm Wehmeier
Preacher Roe
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Andy Pafko
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
Brownies
Chuck Stubbs
Boston Red Sox
Walt Dropo
Dropo
Ted Gray
Rapids
Wrestling From Hollywood
Pilsener
Tonite's
Sandor Szabo
MR. Moto
WOC
Georgiana Frances Lee
Eer
Lefty
Jack Kirk
Len Koenen
Herb Reilly
Kerby Farrell Sum
Harman
Don Harman
Roger Scoles
Joe Della Monica
Ontario
Jerry Mehlisch
Bill Forbes
Mehlisch
Alfredo Perez
Stan Pawloski
Pennsylvania
Stan
Danny Mazurek
Indian Data
Erez
Pairman
Arris
Uuss
Eres
SO Peerenboom
Azamar
Hamlin Koenen
Kirk Coleman Ee
Reilly Ee
Red Peppers
Gus Schrader
Georgia
Homer
Goodyear
Seabee
Goodyear Service Store
2Nd Avenue SE
RIAL
North English
Lewil Miller
10Th St. Hiway
Hawkeye Downs
Cyclones
Danny O'Sullivan
Coliseum
Tony
John Beck
Dickson
Bolts
By Doug Wiley
Feddern
Furgson
Droz
Oswald
Lee
Young
Thenh's
Hess
Rickson
Okinnan
Suns
E—Roseberry
Steffenson
Pleckenstein
Fieckenstein
Murdock-Hess-Roseberry
Murdock
Ho—Murdock
Briles
Walfor
Dyal Lad ‘Uthoff
Stark Ae Gibney
Gems
Noga
White Hawks
Verespy
Clendenin Beach
Knoke
Brill
Gingerich
Nordgre
Prochaska
Sibley
Hot Rod
Marengo Memorial Park
Marengo, Iowa
American Legion
Higbee
Winthrop
Higbee's Second Ug and
Third Avenue Southeast
Third Avenue
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