Raiders Rally To Beat Decatur In Wild 10 8 Pennant Clash
Cedar Rapids Raiders erased a 7 1 deficit by scoring five in the fifth and three in the eighth to edge Decatur 10 8 in the Three Eye league thriller. Ed Cramton earned the win with strong relief and Goldie Howard drove the attack with two doubles and a single.
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Decatur
Raiders
Commies
Crossley Crew
Roger Wolff
Cedar Rapids
Ed Cramton
Wolff
Goldie Howard
Rabbit Rumsey
Jinks Keeney
Alex Filbert
Lee Cornell
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Unser
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Kauman
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Hwe
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Dehblet Dillingham
Howard Keeney
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Marshall
Waterloo Humbles Evansville 3 to 5 in Wild Pitch Clash
Waterloo Red Hawks defeat Evansville Bees 5 to 3 behind Lefty Ludsick who limited the Bees to seven hits. Walker and Easterwood homer inside the park. Waterloo center fielder Loane escorted from the game by umpire Cady for arguing a called strike. Bloomington beats Clinton 11 to 8 in another game with Gil Wilson delivering key rallies.
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Manders
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Loane
Waterloo
Cady
Bloomington
Clinton
Owls
Gil Wilson
Hot Springs
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McCarthy
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Wisconsin and Iowa Track Dual Set for Saturday
Sixty four men entered for the Wisconsin at Iowa track dual in Iowa City with 30 Badgers and 34 Hawkeyes. Notable entrants include Wisconsin NCAA mile champion Charles Fenske and star Walter Mehl along with Iowa champions Bush Lamb and Carl Teufel. Iowa holds an edge in six events, Wisconsin in six, three toss ups, with the meet billed as a premier home outdoor event of the season.
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Iowa City
Wisconsin-Iowa
George Bresnahan
University of Iowa
Tom Jones
Bresnahan
Badger School
Charles Fenske
Wisconsin
Walter Mehl
Bush Lamb
Carl Teufel
Davenport
Iowa
Delaware County Loop Opens Season May 15
Delaware County league representatives from Lamont Delhi Masonville Manchester and Ryan named John Oehler president and James McElliott secretary treasurer. Dundee and Delaware invited to join as games start May 15.
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Delaware County League
Lamont
Delhi
Masonville
Manchester
John Oehler
James McElliott
Dundee
Delaware
Indians and Giants Slipping In Spring Invasions
The Cleveland Indians and Bill Terry's Giants stumble after opening tours in Washington and Cincinnati. Johnny Stone's bases loaded homer sparks a 8-6 loss for Vitt's Tribe while Giants drop two of three in Crosley Field as Gumbert struggles and Ott boots a two-run error. Yankees power past Browns as DiMaggio hits his third homer. Tigers and White Sox win behind York and Gabler.
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Wapsie Valley League Season Start Delayed a Week
Winthrop based Wapsie Valley pasha league delays opening from May 8 to May 15 after expanding to eight teams. Participants include Winthrop Alburnett Quasqueton Toddville Coggon Central City Lafayette and Springville. Winthrop opens with a non league game at Independence Sunday.
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Specialish Gazette Winhrop
Wapsie Valley Pasha League
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Coggon
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Lafayette
Springville
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Cedar Valley League Set to Open May 15
Oelwein hosts Readlyn as the Cedar Valley League enlists seven towns for the 1938 season. William Cressy is president with Ed Kohlman secretary treasurer. Teams: Waverly Shellrock Tripoli Nashua Readlyn St Lucas and Oelwein. Plan calls for 18 games starting opening day Sunday May 15.
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Cedar Valley League
William Cressy
Ed Kohlman
Waverly
Shellrock
Tripoli
Nashua
Readlyn
St. Lucas
College Tennis Results Include Wayne Indiana matchups
Wayne 6t Indiana 6 Northwestern 7 Kentucky 2 Notre Dame 6 Michigan 3. College golf scores show Michigan 1714 Wayne 342.
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Wayne
Indiana
Northwestern
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Michigan
Major League Box Scores Philadelphia Chicago
Box scores from Philadelphia and Chicago games show scoring details, hits, and errors. Key players include Hack, Hartnett, Galanis, and Lazzeri with multiple runs batted in and home runs noted in the American and National League contests.
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Chicago
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Olffartneti
Master
Epperlyp
Sivess
Arnovich
Rebel
Mattick
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Epperly
Collins
Hack
Galan
Demarce
Klein
Whitney
Mueller
Browne
Phiiladelphia
LaMaster
Reis
Kelleher
Magerkurth
Parker
Moran Me
Prizes Awarded In Y W C A Major Bowling League
The Y W C A bowling season closes with Armstrong led by Georgia Frasinger taking top honors in the round robin and posting a 2477 score. Bishop's places second and Lincoln Alleys third as Armstrongs clinch first by seven games. Leta Nezerka earns high three game prize with a 657 and top season average. Alice Ferber Laura Emmons and Vivian Haddy are named most improved.
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Georgia Frasinger
Bishop’s
Lincoln Alleys
Armstrongs
Frieda Hofferber
Rosaleen Mercer
Helen Zak
Ann Stastny
Leta Nezerka
Alice Ferber
Bishop's
Laura Emmons
Princess Cafe
Vivian Haddy
Craemers
Toddville joins eight-team Wapsie Valley league
TODDVILLE The new baseball diamond is complete and opening game is set for May 15. Twenty players have joined the Toddville squad which now competes in the eight-team Wapsie Valley league led by manager Cliff Oliphant with Harold Taylor serving as secretary and treasurer.
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the Gazette
Toddville
Wapsie Valley League
Cliff Oliphant
Harold Taylor
Iowa Baseball Opens Series at Minnesota in Two Tilt Set
The University of Iowa baseball team, tied for the Big Ten lead with Chicago, aims for a third straight conference win as it travels to Minnesota for a two game series. Ohio State visits Northwestern and Wisconsin goes to Illinois in other openers. Chicago resumes Saturday against Purdue as Indiana meets Michigan at Ann Arbor in a key title chase.
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University of Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio State
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue
Boilermakers
Michigan
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Ann Arbor
Indiana Fresh Beat Iowa In Postal Meet
Indiana defeated Iowa in an outdoor postal meet by 8914 to 3634. Merlin Erickson won the mile in 4 28.5, Jack Alderdice high jump 5 feet 11 inches, Karl Ryerson javelin 180 feet 9 inches. Final postal meets with Northwestern and Purdue are next week. results mailed May 14.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Indiana
Ted Swenson
Iowa
Merlin Erickson
Waterloo
Jack Alderdice
Davenport
Karl Ryerson
Cedar Rapids
Ryerson
Rotary Club
Dale Roberts
Clarinda
George Paulus
Fred Teufel
Steve Sulentic
Alderdice
Gordon
Swenson
Northwestern
Purdue
Lefty Gomez Accused in Murder Threats by June O'Dea
June O'Dea testifies in Gomez separation suit detailing multiple threats to kill her, alleged attacks, and a window-sill incident to prevent him from leaping. She describes past abuses including beating, threats to wreck a car, and throwing her grandmother.
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INS
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Supreme Court
Vernon
Lefty
Gomez
New York Yankee
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Mayflower
Yanks
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Boxing Roundup Credits Heavyweights and Knockouts
AP reports results from multiple cities. John Henry Lewis wins a non title decision in Baltimore. Romeniel Ceccarelli loses on points in Pittsburch. Melio Bettina, James J Johnson, and Gene Stanley win or KO in New York and Detroit. Johnny Robrig and Tippy Larkin score knockouts in Clifton, N J, Garfield, and North Adams. Bobby Green, Johnny Marcelline, and Yucatan Kid feature in Philadelphia and Miami Florida.
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John Henry Lewis
Pittsburch
Steht
Romeniel Ceccarelli
Italy
New York
Melio Bettina
Beacon
N. Y
James J Johnson
Gene Stanley
Detroit
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Buenos Aires
Albero Lovell
Argentina
Eduardo Primo
Acecentina Passaic
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North Adams
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Hanover Township
Joe Garry
Philadelphia
Johnny _ Marcelline
Bobby Green
Miama
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Mexico
Chartie Gomez
Derby Day Stakes Narrowed To Three Contenders At Churchill Downs
Opener of the 64th Kentucky Derby drew 85 000 fans to Derbytown with Stagehand scratched due to illness. Fighting Fox Bull Sea and Dauber head a field of ten as odds- favoring favorites, including Dauber as a top mudder, vie for the crown. The Chief remains under consideration but is rated no better than fourth by critics.
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Dauber
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Churchill Downs
Bronko Nagurski
Sande
Galahad HI
Marguerite
Gallant Fox
Pride of the Calumet Farm
J. Stout
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Standings and results from the week in the leagues
Standings show Evansville and Waterloo leading with strong records while Moline and Springfield hover. Thursday results include Waterloo 5 Evansville 3 and Bloomington 11 Clinton 8, with several games postponed or to be played Friday across Cedar Rapids Decatur Waterloo Clinton Bloomington and others.
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Waterloo
Decatur
Bloomington
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
W. L. Pel
Ican City
Toledo
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Minneplis
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