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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1955

Page

4

Raiders Rally in 17th to Beat Evansville 8 7

In a five hour 25 minute thriller the Cedar Rapids Raiders beat Evansville 8 7 in 17 innings to end a five game skid. Whitey Weld started for the Raiders and Frank DeLeon pitched the final innings as Nelson scored the winning run on a bases loaded walk. The marathon game last started Friday night and finished after 1 a.m. with several unusual plays and key defensive grabs by Joe Kwiatkowski and others.

Cedar Rapids Evansville Raiders Memorial Stadium Whitey Weld Preacher Williams Braves Tex Milburn Wayne Cummings Raider Joe Kwiatkowski Cummings Maye Cozart Perry Frank DeLeon Nelson Jack Brown Bolton

Mantle Drives Yankees Past Tigers with Three Home Runs

Mickey Mantle blasted three homers and a single, powered the New York Yankees to a 5-2 win over Detroit. He used borrowed bats from Enos Slaughter and Bill Skowron to snap out of a slump, lifting the Yanks into a one-game lead over Detroit for third in the American League.

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Central City Defeats Riders for Crown 7-2

Central City clinched the district title by beating Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids 7-2. Sophomore Don Bolton pitched well into the final inning to protect a three-hit shutout before a late rally by Roosevelt produced two runs. The win advances Central City to next week’s substate baseball competition.

Central City Roosevelt of Cedar Bob Buckner Don Bolton

Traer and Sheffield Lead Cedar Falls District Track Meet

Grundy Center placed second to Traer in class B while Traer and Sheffield dominated events. John States of Traer won sprint titles in class B and Denny Ott of Fredericksburg led class C as Sheffield claimed top finish in its division.

Traer Sheffield Cedar Falls Gazette Grundy Center Gladbrook John States Denny Ott Fredericksburg States

Luther Iowa Teachers Golf Team Tie at 6-6

Luther College and Iowa Teachers golf squads battled to a 6-6 tie in Decorah Friday. Meet medalist Roger Fjelstul of Luther posted a 75 while Whey ath posted 71. The score reflects a tight conference match with key performances noted.

Luther Iowa Gazette Decorah Roger Fjelstul Bryce Ae

Alburnett Rally Short, Urbana Preps Win 6-5

Urbana defeated Alburnett 6-5 after a rally in the fourth and a four-run sixth inning. Alburnett scored one in the seventh to close the gap but fell short. Welch and McBurney led Urbana with pitcher Kramer and catcher Bruce contributing, while Alburnett’s offense managed a late push.

Gazette Urbana Alburnett Urbana Welch McBurney Kramer Greiner Bruce

Six in First Inning Let Van Horne Win 7 4

Van Horne scored six runs in the first inning and led a 7 4 victory over Norway on Friday. The winners were outhit 7 6. Final line shows Van Horne 606 001 76 with 3 RBIs as Kimm, Walters and Brecht contributed.

van Horne Span Horne Norway Kimm Walters Brecht Keenan Bachman Garrs

Districts AML Fields Evening Meet Results

Morning run results show gymnastic and track scores across districts. Dubuane Loras 9 and Dyersville Xavier 1 lead, with Bancroft St. Joan's Woden 6 and Central Cig Ti Eismoonevet 2 close behind. Monona and West Union share Monona 0 in a mixed scorecard.

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Bobcats Tama win district track titles in Ames region

Marshalltown tops Class AA with 94.67 points led by Tom Jennings rough in sprint and relays while Tama claims Class B by 56 points ahead of Sigourney. Cedar Rapids titles go to Roosevelt Franklin Wilson with multiple wins and Tom Burrows stars for Belle Plaine in a tight district meet.

Ron Mary Marshalltown Tama Sigourney Kinglin Cedar Rapids Kingston Stadium Belle Plaine Strawberry Point Drashman Tom Burrows Burrows Tom Jennings Gazette Carl Franks Gene Zhorne Zhorne

District Track ResultsCLASS AA Meet Summary

District Track results show Marshalltown and Roosevelt leading multiple events. Notable performances include Day of Marshalltown in 100 yards and Trachte of Wilson in 440 yard dash with fast times, and a strong medley relay from Marshalltown.

David Day Marshalltown Thor Rinden Marailtown Ed Daniel Pra Chanett Franklin Jo Heitz Nley Jen’ Artown Ms Gapechsen Mar Farnalown Marva Denny Jordan Price Jim Trachta Ilson Trachte Wilson Wayne Jacks Dalene Bill Omas Iowa Don Pettit Don Coulter Iown Cit Noel Hansen Marshall Jim Seeskinen Eldon Fowler McKinley LaVerne Daugherty Jim Walker Iowa City John Bruce Stevanserman le Johnson Mocha Roosevelt Rinden Eee Ta Sen David Enninade Hine McKinsey Anklin Wiison Jack Oak Gendisen Tomie Sevelt Rele Omas Bruce Taylor Bill Scott

College Baseball Scores Mixed Across North Central and West Regions

Iowa Teachers 2 Drake 1. Illinois 11 Elmhurst 6. Carleton 7 Grinnell 7. Iowa State 0 West Oklahoma 4. Loras 7 Iowa Teachers 2. Northwestern at Purdue and New Mexico 17 Wyoming 13. Stanford and other scattered results. Michigan State 3 Michigan 0. Penn State 20 Pittsburgh 5.

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Harrison and Fetchick Lead Greenbrier Open at Midpoint

Dutch Harrison and Mike Fetchick shared the halfway lead in the Greenbrier Open with 36 hole totals of 132. Both shot 66s for a second straight sub par round. Johnny Bulla stood third at 183 and others including Henry Picard Jack Burke Jr. and Sam Snead trailed with 134 totals.

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Knox defeats Coe 9 3 as pitching dominates

Knox pitcher Siwasher allows three hits over seven innings and limits Coe to three runs. Stegman struggles with walks and gets relief, while Knox breaks the game open with two big frames. Ken Bath leads Knox with four singles in five plate appearances.

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Western Michigan Tops Iowa Netmen in Slugging Shutout

Western Michigan defeated Iowa 9-0 as Ed Foster won the No. 1 singles 6-4 6-4 over Jim Andrews. Other WM players and results outlined include wins by Owen over Andrews doubles and several 6-1 or 6-0 decisions for WM, with multiple matchups listed but some names garbled.

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Valett Leads Cornell Rams Past Coe in 87-34 Track Duel

Brian Valett won four events to pace Cornell as the Rams defeated Coe 87-34 on Coe field Friday. Zimmerman Galloway and Barnett also starred with multiple top finishes across sprints, distance, and field events, including a 3:34.0 mile relay for Cornell.

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Peacock Netmen Sixth Straight Win Dash Puts 5-2

Oelwein Upper Iowa swept Iowa Teachers 5-2 to extend its dual tennis win streak to seven. John Channer claimed the No. 1 singles, with decisive set scores noted while Molinsky and Carthey-Mel Bourne contributed in others.

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Sunday Games Listed for Brooklyn Cincinnati and Others

The schedule lists Sunday games including Brooklyn at Cincinnati at 30, Philadelphia at Milwaukee at 1:30, New York at Chicago at 12:30, and Pittsburgh at St. Louis at 1:00.

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