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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1955

Page

5

Michigan Edges Iowa 4-2 to Stay in Big Ten Tie

Michigan rallied in the last two innings to beat Iowa 4-2 in Ann Arbor. Mobey Benedict belted a 385 foot homer after three strikeouts, fueling a three run ninth that erased Iowa's 2-1 edge and kept Michigan in a two way tie with Minnesota for the conference lead with 6-1 records.

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Major Box Scores From American League Baseball Games

Baseball results show multiple AL games with team totals, key hits, and pitching lines. Notable shows include Chicago, Kansas City, and Brooklyn Philadelphia clashes, as well as Milwaukee versus St Louis and Cleveland at various scores and innings. The records list AB H E and pitcher decisions, with highlights like home runs and double plays.

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Mohawk Relays Feature Fast Wind Aiding Mason City

Mason City dominates Class A at the Mohawk Relays held Friday with Bill Woodhouse clocking 9.4 seconds for the 100 yard dash though wind prevented record eligibility. Greene wins Class B events while new relay marks and distances are noted for East Waterloo, West Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Mason City.

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Three-I League Standings and Upcoming Games

The Standings for the Three-I League show Evansville, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Terre Haute amid tight race. Tonight's schedule includes Burlington at Quincy and Keokuk at Peoria with Cedar Rapids at Terre Haute and Waterloo at Evansville. Sunday games repeat Saturday matchups.

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Baseball scores and upcoming games from the league

Results show Brooklyn 6 over Pittsburgh 3 in Philadelphia and Milwaukee 8 over St. Louis 5. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at New York noon and Milwaukee at St. Louis 7 p.m. Also Chicago at Cincinnati 12 30 p.m. and Brooklyn at Philadelphia 1 p.m.

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Cyclone track routs Nebraska in state meet

LINCOLN Neb AP Iowa State swept most events to beat Nebraska 80 15 to 50 3 in a dual track meet Friday. The Cyclones dominated field and sprint events as they secured a decisive victory over the Cornhuskers.

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Television Listings for Cedar Rapids and Surroundings

Saturday night schedule lists a block of shows across KCRG WMT KWWL WHEE F Rock Island stations. Movies newsreels and variety programs feature actors Mickey Rooney Dotty Mack and The Desert Song Spectacular among others.

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Ramblers Defeat Tama Netmen 6 to 3 on Wilson Courts

Wilson tennis team wins 6-3 led by Ken Sojka at No 1 singles 12-5 over Gary Kouba. Singles other results include Todd Stastny 12-9 over Doug Jones and Ralph Wentzien def. Leo Basten. Doubles action features Wentzien-Zim-T and Sergeant-Basten winners for Wilson.

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St Patrick's Cedar Rapids Tops St Columbkille 6 3

In Dubuque on Friday St Patrick's of Cedar Rapids defeated St Columbkille of Dubuque 6 to 3. Pitcher Schillig threw a three hitter and drove in two of the winners' six hits.

Gazette Dubuque St. Patrick's Cedar Rapids St. Columbkille Ina Schillig

Harper Extends Texas Golf Lead In Colonial Invitational

Chandler Harper held a seven stroke advantage after a five under par 65 in the third round of the Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth Texas. His 134 total matched the course record as Antonio Cerda Don Finsterwald and Julius Boros trailed at 141.

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Bitcon Named Head Football Coach at Traer High

Lyle Bitcon of Greenfield is named head football and wrestling coach at Traer high school succeeding Merle Harris who resigned to take a coaching job at Maquoketa. Bitcon attends Iowa Teachers College and will graduate with a BA in August.

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Iowa Beats Bradley 5-4 in Close Tennis Meet

In Peoria Iowa wins 5-4 over Bradley, with Jim Andrews claiming the No 1 singles 6-0 6-4 and partnering Nadig to take doubles 6-0 6-1. The meet stayed undecided until the final doubles match.

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Al's Furniture Tops Oxford in 4-1 Softball Game

Al's Furniture of Cedar Rapids defeated Oxford 4-1 on Friday night. Bob Shields hit a two run homer in the fourth inning for the victors while Hesse and Saberdee contributed on offense and Slade and Hencock pitched for the teams in a low scoring affair.

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Saturday Theater Time Listings at Multiple Theaters

A fragmented schedule shows multiple venues with film titles and showtimes for Saturday. Listings include Deck Palace Marion and other theaters with titles such as Strange Lady in Town Jungle Moon Men Run for Cover Outlaw's Daughter Battle Cry Knights of the Round Table and more.

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Film Classics at Coe Showcases W C Fields in My Little Chickadee

The Coe College Film Classics series screened My Little Chickadee featuring W C Fields and Mae West at the Coe Little Theater. The program highlights Fields celebrated ad lib talent and western parody with early audiences praising his performance. The final film Sommarlek will be shown May 27 with all tickets sold.

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