Raiders Drop Opener in Evansville Series 7-6
Evansville edged Cedar Rapids 7 6 in a nine inning thriller. Dick Sills drove in the winning run with two outs in the ninth after O'Dea and Seghi set up the tying and go ahead runs. Preusser and Detweiler provided early offense for Cedar Rapids.
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Rigney to Enlist in Navy After Reclassification 1-A
Chicago White Sox pitcher Rigney has been reclassified from 4-F to 1-A and will apply to enlist in the Navy. He returned to Chicago after traveling from Boston and New York, and may be inducted in June. He plans to seek an interview with Lieut Gordon Cochrane at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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Johnston argues there is no punch drunk fighter
The article cites James J. Johnston defending fighters against the label punch drunk amid recent events. He cites sparring partners and past rounds to argue longevity and conditioning explain the absence of “punchy” behavior. The piece also touches on sports reporting anecdotes and track news.
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Kjell Ovale
U of Washington
Corpus Christi
Texas
Naval Air Station
Jesse Linthicam
Baltimore Sun
Ted Sczokowski
Shag Shaughnessy
Buck Newsom Leads Tigers Rivalry Drama in Washington
In Washington Newsom a one hit win as he fanned four and walked four while the Senators beat Detroit 7 0. Buck Newsom, nicknamed Boon for his Carolina swagger, taunted former boss Zeller after a salary cut and rumors of a fading fastball. Bobby Doerr homered for Boston as the Yankees closed in on the AL lead.
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Service Men Free at District Track Meet
In accordance with instructions from Executive Secretary Lyle T. Quinn of the Iowa high school athletic association, all service men in uniform will be admitted free to the district track meet on Coe field Saturday afternoon. Monticello added a lone athlete, bringing the field to 19 high schools. Track events start at 2 p.m. with field events at 1:30. Forenoon preliminaries planned.
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Iowa High School Athletic Association
Coe Field
Monticello
Pinochle Hand Meld Astonishes Local Couple
Mrs. Arthur Morgan of 1519 Ellis boulevard NW held a pinochle hand described as a twelve card sequence in diamonds with double jacks and one nine double queen of spades and three other aces melding all twelve cards sequence double pinochle and a hundred aces. Her partner was Mrs Ernest Morgan and their opponents were the luckless husbands.
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Arthur Morgan
Ellis Boulevard
Ernest Morgan
Standings and schedule for three leagues in weekly update
Three-Eye League standings show Waterloo and Cedar Rapids leading with high win totals as Madison and Evansville hover. Thursday matchups include Cedar Rapids at Evansville and Waterloo at Springfield, while other games are postponed. American and National Leagues list team records and upcoming games across multiple cities.
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Springfield
Waterloo
Cedar Rap
Madison Co
Ann Evansville
Decatur
Evanerile
Cedar Rapids
Evansville
Madison
Franklin Cage Awards List At Franklin High
Eight varsity players received monograms and seven letters were awarded at a Franklin High School sports honor assembly. Sterling Delwell was named honorary captain. other seniors earning cage letters included Bill Burger and Ralph Doran.
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Sterling Delwell
Bill Burger
Ralph Doran
Dean Barnhizer
Joe Crowley
John Liddle
Bill Olson
Melvin Penrod
Kenneth Delp
Jim Pickford
Harvey Niles
Bill Fletcher
George Liddie
Billy Shuttleworth
Dick Rust
Arlo Bates
Seymour Ohimian
Tom Pickford
Jim Graham
Frank Kinch
Orville Rust
Watkins to Open Baseball Season with Quaker Oats
Watkins hosts the Quaker Oats team of the Cedar Rapids M and J league to start the season. First pitch is set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Watkins.
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Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Al Schacht Hails Rizzuto as Best Hunter in 30 Years
New York NBA notes feature Al Schacht praising Phil Rizzuto Yankee shortstop as the best hunter he has seen in 30 years of baseball.
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NBA
al Schacht
Phil Rizzuto
Yankee
Major League Box Scores Cleveland New York and Philadelphia St Louis
Box scores from Cleveland vs New York and Philadelphia vs St Louis featured runs batted in by Hackett Moore Crespi Brown and Slaughter. Pitchers Hagby Smitty and Ratty were noted with various strikeouts in the Cleveland New York game while Philadelphia’s M Cooper faced Johnson Blanton and M Cooper in the St Louis matchup.
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Philadelphia Athletics
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St Louis Cardinals
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ABC Sets New Scoring Mark in American Bowling Congress
Charles Cheavacci of Lancaster New York set a 729 singles scoring record for the American Bowling Congress tournament in Columbus Ohio on Wednesday. The doubles top score came from William Lenz and Leonard Musser of Tiffin Ohio with 1276 while the Karp Coals of Detroit led the five man event with 2669.
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Iowa and Minnesota to meet in final season golf bout
Iowa City AP reports the Hawkeyes and Gophers are set to clash in Minneapolis on Thursday in the teams final scheduled match of the season.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Hawkeyes
Whirlaway Wins Dixie Handicap in Tight Finish
Whirlaway, the 1941 horse of the year, rallied from near the back of the field to win the 38th Dixie Handicap by three quarters of a length. Eddie Arcaro rode the Calumet Farm star to earn $19,275 and push career earnings to $371,711, closing in on Seabiscuit’s all time money mark while eyeing more stakes this summer. Attention led early, with Midand close behind in third after a late bid.
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Whirlaway
Seabiscuit
Son of Blenheim
Eddie Arcaro
Biscuit
Ten Horses Vying for Preakness Field At Pimlico
A 10 horse field including Kentucky Derby winner Shut Out is likely for the Preakness at Pimlico. The race offers just over 80 000 dollars with the main drama whether Shut Out can pursue a third leg of the triple crown. Wayne Wright rides Shut Out while Eddie Arcaro is slated for Devil Diser and Sun Again may run if fit.
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Ernie Bonham Dominates Indians to Lead Yankees in Spring Swing
Ernie Bonham pitched one of the season’s quickest nine innings, defeating the Cleveland Indians 3-0 as the New York Yankees climbed back to the top of the American League. Bonham improved to four straight spring wins, with three shutouts, as Cleveland suffered its fourth straight loss.
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Iowa freshmen beat Michigan and Purdue in postal track meets
Iowa City AP report: Michigan and Purdue freshmen lost to University of Iowa yearlings in postal track meets. Scores cited 63 3 to 58 3 and 70 to 47. Iowa showed strength in 220 and 440 yard dashes and discus and swept the pole vault in the Purdue meet.
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