Evansville Bees Visit Hills Park In Double Overtime Slugfest
Evansville visits Hill Park to face the Raiders and Springfield in a 10 inning tilt won by Cedar Rapids 10 8. Gus Gregory hit a late homer and Pat Seerey blasted a long drive as Blas Monaco starred with three doubles and three hits.
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Opening night hero Gus Gregory drives win with 10th inning homer
Gus Gregory, highlighted by a 10th inning homer after a first inning RBI single, capped a dramatic Raiders victory over Springfield at Hill Park. Manager Jim Adair of the Browns signaled to tilt the mound strategy while Raider pitchers faced Williams. The crowd saw multiple intentional walks and brisk action throughout the game.
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Gus Gregory
Springfield
Hill Park
Jimmy Adair
Browns
Williams
Monica
Kahn
Gregory
Standings and Results in THREE EYE and Major Leagues
Standings list for the THREE EYE league with Cedar Rapids Decatur Evansville Madison and others plus Tuesday results and Wednesday games. American League and National League tables show teams, records, and upcoming matchups with several postponed games noted.
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Decatur
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Junior Thompson Spins Near No Hitter In Reds Win
Junior Thompson pitched near a no hitter as Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 4-1. A pinch double by Lew Riggs broke the no hit bid in the sixth, while Thompson earned his second undefeated spring win. The day also saw the Giants beat the Dodgers 7-3 with a triple play and Cliff Melton’s fourth win.
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Bucs
Giants
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Ene
Thompson
Anim
Reds
American Association Scores and Postponements
Kansas City tf Milwauker 7 Indianapolis 3. Louesvelle t Minneapolis at St. Paul postponed. Toledo ak Columbus noostponed.
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Navy sports stars reshaped for war effort
The piece notes Bob Feller’s transfer from Norfolk to Newport and the Great Lakes naval training station boxing team’s breakup. It discusses using athletes as naval advertisements and instructors to bolster enlistments as the navy expands. It also covers Jimmy Conn versus Billy Conn fights and the possible publicity angles around Conn’s injury and return.
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Bob Feller
Norfolk
Newport
R. L
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Lune
Department
Major League Box Scores Cage 1 Boston
Box score style recap records a baseball game with Boston beating Chicago 8 to 0 with multiple players listed for ABHOA ADHOA Oibertel Merullo McCullough Nicholson Tobin and Hinton among others. Pitchers Hangrewski Pressnell and Sain noted with runs batted in and hits by various players.
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Kansas City Blues Defeat Milwaukee In American Association
The Kansas City Blues beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11 to 7 to extend their lead in the American Association. Indianapolis moved to third place by topping Louisville 5 to 1, while Toledo at Columbus and Minneapolis at St Paul were postponed. Wednesday schedule includes Toledo at Columbus Louisville at Indianapolis Milwaukee at Kansas City and St Paul at Minneapolis.
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Luther Loses In Tenth In Five Two Defeat
Special to The Garette Luther drops a 5 2 decision in ten innings as Dolder and hnutsn duel. Luther scores once in the fourth on Folgens single and errors. Beavers tie in eighth and win in tenth on singles and errors. Folven leads Luther in tenth advancing to second on Ellsworths throw, Kraupa singles, Ward scores on Sebastian infield out before Dolder retires the final two batters.
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Hawk Nine Gears For Final Series
Iowa City prepares for a pivotal Big Ten baseball series against Ohio State. Ohio State and Michigan lead the standings as Iowa aims to finish strong in its final games. Buckeye pitchers Lohrey and Muley carry a high hit rate, while Iowa seeks crucial wins to bolster its championship hopes.
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Art Muley
White Hawks Whip Decatur In Three
Mike Wadzita, a youthful left hander, earned his first start in organized baseball as the Waterloo White Hawks beat Decatur 6 to 2. He walked seven but escaped trouble except the sixth inning when Decatur produced two of their four hits and two passes. The White Hawks erupted for five runs in the seventh. Rain wiped out the Evansville Madison doubleheader in Madison.
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Joe Frazier
Paul O'Dea
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Softball Play Off to Fast Start in Industrial Leagues
Tuesday openers in Class A and B Industrial leagues saw upsets and heavy hitting. Collins Radio beat last year's A champion Packers 9 to 3 behind Hollingsworth 3 hits, while Bakers Local jumped out to a 5-run first inning before losing 5 to 3 to Speeder. In B league, A F L team racked 16 runs on 17 hits and Morgan’s Gazette squad beat Post Office 13 to 2 as Morgan held Post Office to two hits. Don Van Dura impressed for Cherry Burrell by limiting Collins to a single.
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Bernie Masterson Joins Navy as Preflight Coach
UCLA backfield coach Bernie Masterson has entered the Navy and will train as a coach in the pre flight program at Annapolis. A former Nebraska star under Dana X Bible, he was drafted by the Chicago Bears after graduation in 1930s.
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Lyons Ailing and ABC Bowling Ends in Record Season
The forty second ABC tournament closes after 72 days with nine records and high scores. Budweiser Chicago captains win five man title $1,500. Nowicki Baier Milwaukee win two man $600. John Stanley Cleveland solo $300. Stan Moskal Saginaw all events $300. Records include three 3,100+ in five man, 27 men over 700 in singles, largest totals and entries. Chicago White Sox face Lyons back injury threat. Ted Lyons may miss start as doctors evaluate.
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Stratton Hits Stride as Reliever in Wild Lubback Bout
In Lubbock Texas on Tuesday night Monty Stratton former White Sox star and 1938 hunting accident survivor pitched in relief for Lubback in a wild West Texas-New Mexico League game. Borger defeated Lubback 26 to 10 as Stratton singled in his sole plate appearance.
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Grinnell Iowa State Net Match Postponed
Wet courts forced the postponement of the Grinnell versus Iowa State tennis match scheduled for Tuesday. The Pioneer netters, fresh off a Midwest Conference title, will now meet Iowa State Friday in Ames.
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Postville Pirates win sectional with no hit no run
West Union Postville captured the sectional baseball title by defeating Fayette 4 to 0. Techel pitched a no-hit no-run performance, with Fayette managing only a walk. Final: Postville 4 Fayette 0 as Techel and Brainard, Marvin and Jones contributed on offense and defense.
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Benton county finals set after two semifinal wins
Atkins defeated Van Horne 6 to 3 and Shellsburg beat Newhall 9 to 1 to reach the Blairstown diamond for the Benton county section finals scheduled Wednesday at 3 p.m. Atkins and Shellsburg advanced from Tuesday semifinal action with key performances noted by Gibney Schlotterbeck Thompson Nolan Wright and Miller Thompson Fix Smiker.
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Benton County
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Newhall
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Colesburg Wins Sectional Baseball Over Manchester
Colesburg defeated Manchester 12 to 4 in the sectional tournament. Walters and Elledge guided Colesburg on the mound while McIntosh Barker Farrell and Peterson pitched for Manchester. Littleport claimed third place with a 2 to 1 win over Strawberry Point.
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Elledge
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Peterson
Littleport
Strawberry Point
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