Roosevelt and McKinley Draw Davenport District Meet
Roosevelt and McKinley, former Cedar Rapids winners, head to Davenport for district high school baseball action. Semi finals Monday and finals Tuesday with Roosevelt facing Crawfordsville in the second game and McKinley meeting Burlington in the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
McKinley
Roosevelt
Davenport
Crawfordsville
Martello
Morning Sun
Burlington
Lowden
Martelle
Solon
Butternut Edge Imco In Tight Legion Clash at Riverside Park
In a tense Junior American Legion clash at Riverside Park, Butternut edged Iowa Manufacturing 4–3. Iowa fell short after rallying from a 5–2 deficit. Webster held the opposition to three hits while his club issued six walks. Next Legion slate features Beck's vs Roosevelt Hotel at Daniels Park Saturday.
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Carl Kane
Iowa
American Legion
Riverside Park
Bill Webster
Webster
Imco
Bakers
Legion
Beck’s
Roosevelt Hotel
Daniels Park
Dysart Seeks Baseball Games and Vets Team Targets Cedar Rapids
Dysart doctors and town leaders seek junior Legion games and road matchups for the Vets' club from Cedar Rapids and other teams. Manager Frank Tvrdik aims summer doubleheaders at Daniels Park with M-J openers, and invites town teams to book through Tvrdik or the column. The piece also notes Iowa U’s rough season under Coach Otto Vogel, bad breaks for hitters, and praises Bob Feller highlighting his near no hitters and six one hit games, ending with the remark that no modern pitcher matches his record.
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H. R. Graham
Dysart
Junior Legion
Adolph Moeller
Fast Town
Robert Cole
Vets
Cedar Rapids
Frank Tvrdik
Legion
Tvrdik
Daniels Park
Iowa Unine
Otto Vogel
Vogel
Doc Donegan
Bill Diehl
von Thompson
Lyle Ebner
Bob Faber
Bob Feller
Robert
Iowa
Larry Corcoran
Feller
Hank Harbert
American Legion
Harbert
McKinley Netmen Cup Dual Upsets Wilson 2-1
McKinley High School’s tennis team edged Wilson 2-1 in a Thursday dual. Singles results included Wied beating Archie Richard Givern and John Krumbholtz defeating Dick Pospishil. The doubles pairing of con Donalds and Phil Oakes sealed the victory.
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Wilson
McKinley High School
Wied
Archie- Richard Givern
John Krumbholtz
Dick Pospishil
Ubles
Con Donalds
Phil Oakes
Norsemen to Seek Revenge in Return Game at Decorah
Luther's Norsemen travel to Decorah to face the Upper Iowa Peacocks after an upset at Fayette. Upper Iowa beat Luther 7 to 6 in Fayette in a ninth inning rally, setting up a rematch Monday in Decorah.
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Upper Iowa
Decorah
Luther
Peacocks
Fayette
Eddie Arcaro Bids Hampden in Preakness Field
Baltimore INS reports the Preakness stakes drawing a dozen three year olds with Assault favored to repeat Derby glory. Hampden to be ridden by Eddie Arcaro as second choice. Bold Venture pursues another Derby style double under Warren Mehrtens. Other likely starters include Alamond Wee Admiral Natchez Marine Victory and Tidy Bid with changes from Derby mounts.
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Warren Mehrtens
Hampden
Assault
Spy Song
Eddie Arcaro
Arcaro
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Doug Dodson
Maine Chance
Ted Atkinson
Bobby Permane
Alamond
Wee Admiral
Natchez
Marine Victory
Lovemenow
William Helis
Phidias
Belmont Park
Three Runaways Rally Softball Season Opener
In miserable weather the Industrial C league opened with three lopsided games. Lions club beat Barlow Money Lab 21 to 10, Iowa Mfg. office team defeated Elks 21 to 9, and Eddy Paper Legion won 18 to 6. Coe College topped I.C.C.F. 6 to 2 in the lone well-played game. McGill allowed two runs on five hits for Coe. Wilson versus Negro VFW was postponed.
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Lions Club
Barlow Money Lab
The
Elks
Iowa Mfg
Eddy Paper Legion
Coe College
I.C.C.F
Coe
McGill
Wilson
VFW
Ai Aks
Eddy
Lion
Urea
Swamiey
Dulin
Stephens
Kessell An
Hoosine
Barlow
Boas
Asd
Ones
Jelinek
Stewart
Soe
Ineffective Rule Highlights Strain on Teenage Pitchers
The Iowa High School Athletic Association drew attention to limits on pitching in a controversial piece arguing for a companion rule against back to back appearances. It cites Mays of Martello four days in a row and references Radbourne and Hank Harbert to illustrate potential arm fatigue and the dangers of prolonged pitching schedules.
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Roy McHugh
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Mays
Martello
Wagner to coach East in All-American boys game
CHICAGO UP announces honored shortstop Honus Wagner will coach the East team for the All-American boys baseball game on August 10. Ty Cobb will coach the West team. Wagner, now a Pittsburgh Pirates coach, is one of baseball's all-time greats.
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F.B.I
Chicago
Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
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