1937 Cedar Rapids Raiders Shine Eight-Man Western League
The 1937 Cedar Rapids Raiders dominated the Western League with superb hitting and pitching before Cap Crossley broke his right ankle on July 3 in Davenport. Despite injuries the team won the second half, led by outfielders Lahman Chartak Howard and star pitcher Van Fleet, finishing two games ahead of Waterloo.
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Cap Crossley
Cedar Rapids
Crossley
Davenport
Frank Morgan
Waterloo
Raider
Frierson
Workman
Jones
Frank Howard
Mike Chartak
Cal Lahman
Chartak
Howard
Lahman
Frankie
Ray Thomas
Read Russ DeForest
Alex Filbert
Jinks Keeney
Jim Hayes
Dykes Potter
van Fleet
Harry Craft
Cincinnati
Lee Gamble
Reds
Bill Prince
Rock Island
de Forrest
Keeney
Filbert
Thomas
Potter
Gasaway
Hayes
Redhead
Life Saving Institute Begins May 19 At YMCA
Eight advance registrations have been made for the YMCA Life Saving Institute starting May 19. Open to men and women 16 and older, the course covers YMCA and Red Cross lifesaving certification and registration is available at the YMCA.
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Y.M.C.A. Life Saving Institute
Y.M.C.A
Red Cross
KoHawk Trackmen Dominate with Multiple New Records
KoHawk Trackmen win with 78 points in 2:00.8 mile relay mark 1:33.8. Dave Clutterham sets mile 4:32.6 and two mile 10:18.1. Sory of Grinnell throws javelin 181 feet 9 inches. Freshman and varsity events show Grinnell and Coe leading, with several new marks across sprints, hurdles, jumps, and distance events.
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Dave Clutterham
Sory
Grinnell
Davis
Coe
Fell
Teague
Schoulburg
Altfillisch
Nicholson
Lewis
Knowlton
McCallum
Houden
Cornell
Moon
Sage
Kinch
Stoutner
Burns
Wallace
Goding
Sedore
Shoulbere
Grinnelli
Walters
Arnett
Hock
Zahller
Levis
Scharnberg
Cove
Grant
Hidinger
Loepp
Coc
Strong
Stevenson
Cornell Heleht
Barker
Dahlberg
Willing
Webb
Oeshner
Nagel
Haroldson
Moeller
Coz
Harris
Frost
Thomas
Kuhleman
Newell
Grin Nell
McCleary
Hall
Busht
Reed
Looney
Stremmel
Leftner
Littel
Binnie
Hurdies
Leinter
Newell Grinnell
Beet
Ross
Bissell
Lane
Umpire Bill Stew art Injured by Line Drives
New York NEA reports National League umpire Bill Stew art suffered multiple injuries from line drives. Three fingers broken, a fractured wrist and a broken toe. Hospital records also show a throat operation and an appendectomy since 1933.
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New York
NEA
Bill Stewart
1939 Raiders Pennant Drive Tops Cedar Rapids History
The 1939 Raiders rise from midseason slump to clinch the Three-Eye pennant beating Evansville and sealing the title two days before the finish. Manager Ollie Marquardt led a mix of players to a dramatic undefeated stretch and boosted local attendance beyond 5,000 on bargain night. Eddie Marleau and others earned promotions as Naymick Del Jones Pike and Gehrke starred on the staff.
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Boston Braves
Raiders
Judge Landis
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Ollie Marquardt
Cap Crossley
Marquardt
Don Gugler
Verne Vocegler
Mike Naymick
Stan Goletz
Stan Gehrke
Roger Wolff
Voegler
Walt Walsh
George Bink
del Jones
Willard Pike
Ernie Tales
Evansville
Bob Coleman
Bees
WMT
Lou Roggino
Wilkes- Barre
Buffalo
Eddie Marleau
Eddie
Oklahoma City
Home-Grown Hitters Rhode Island State Baseball Team
Kingston Rhode Island report notes 22 of 29 roster members on Rhode Island State's varsity baseball squad hail from the state. The piece highlights local roots in a campus team composition.
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Kingston, R. I
NEA
Rhode Island State
Little State
Michigan keeps Big Ten lead with win over Illinois
Michigan defeated Illinois 7 to 2 to split the two game series and maintain first in the Big Ten. Dick Wakefield hit a two run homer in the third as Mickey Stoddard allowed seven Illinois hits. Michigan has five wins in six conference games.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Illinois
Dick Wakefield
Mickey Stoddard
Wolverine
Campbell
Bessone
Ziemba Stoddard
Harrs
Minnesota pulls even in series with Wisconsin
Minnesota edged Wisconsin 4 to 3 in Madison as the Gophers even the two game series. The victory tightens the set and sets up a deciding scene with both teams aiming for the win.
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Madison, Wis
University of Minnesota
Ohio State Beats Indiana 6 3 in Big Ten Baseball Thriller
Joe Maley pitched three hits through seven innings and Jim Langhurst hit a seventh inning homer with two aboard as Ohio State defeated Indiana 6 to 3 in Bloomington. Lombardo, Hundley, Vittor, Wellman and Dunker contributed for the Buckeyes.
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Bloomington
Ind
Joe Majey
Jim Langhurst
Ohio State
Indiana
Maley
Lombardo
Roger Hundley
Vittor
Dunker
Wellman
Indiana Varsity Football Players Join Navy
Bloomington Indiana July 10 Three Indiana University varsity football men Halfback Al Rucine ends Mike Dumke and Howdy Elliott have passed naval training and will serve in the navy year they report for active duty with the fleet pending assignment and dates not yet announced.
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Bloomington
Ind
NEA
Indiana University
al Rucineski
Mike Dumke
Howdy Elliott
Naval
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