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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1944

Page

13

Iowa Engineers Open M-1 Victory Over Quaker Oats 5-0

Ivan Reid pitched perhaps midseason form as Iowa Engineering defeated Quaker Oats 5 to 0 at Daniels Park. Marv Bendorf sparked offense with three hits and five putouts, while Havlik and Gaffney contributed clutch hits. Quaker Oats left 12 on base as Moore struggled with control and defensive miscues aided the Engineers.

Tait Cummins Ivan Reid Iowa Engineering Quaker Oats Daniels Park Cedar Rapids’ Industries Quaker Red Moore Jack Thenhaus Ivan Marv Bendorf Amana Iowa Bendorf Gaffney Bob Havlik Reid Havlik Hansen Hendryx Thenhaus Koch Moore Hettler Janda Er Seeley Reed Iowa Engineering AB Havik Martin Heinze Anderson Holloway Engineers Seeley Ahrens Stodole

Heavy M Card This Week Slated At Daniels Park

Link-Belt Speeder and Iowa Manufacturing clash at 6 pm in the M and J attraction at Daniels Park. Link-Belt, a strong club, seeks its first win after two tough losses as Manufacturing holds one win and no defeats. Universal Engineering faces Collins Radio, a rematch after a rainout. Thursday features LaPlant Choate versus Wilsons, and Friday brings a Speed er versus Universal game.

Link-Belt Speeder Iowa Daniels Park Link-Belt Universal Engineering Collins Radio Universal LaPlant-Choate Wilsons Speeder

Michigan Nine Appears Best Big Ten Club

Michigan's baseball Wolverines, 4-0 in Big Ten play, lead the conference as Illinois prepares to host a two game series in Champaign. The schedule also features Minnesota at Chicago Northwestern at Wisconsin and Indiana versus Purdue with several night games and notable pitching performances.

Chicago Illinois Michigan Wolverines Ray Fisher Illini Champaign Minnesota Northwestern Wisconsin Indiana Purdue Wildcat Badger Ohio State Lou Possehl Gophers Nolan Badgers Gene Haroch Bill Zeman Evanston Hoosiers Kermit Wahl

Seahawk Nine Rallies To Beat Davenport 7-4

The Iowa Navy Preflight team trailed the Iowa Illinois All-Stars but stormed back in the eighth inning to win 7 to 4 in Davenport. Navy pitcher and hitters fueled the rally as the game swung from a tight start to a decisive finish.

Seahawk Davenport Iowa Navy Iowa Illinois

Softball Opens Open League With Big Iowa Margin

Softball fans packed the stands for the Open league doubleheader. Collins Radio shut out John Becks 2 0 after a sixth inning miscue, while Iowa Manufacturing routed Collins with a 26 4 win as the John Becks players struggled with stage fright. Monday features a full twilight schedule and a night game as Collins Radio meets the Eagles.

Iowa Steel Collins Iowa Manufacturing John Becks Hollingsworth Martinez Steelers Iowa Manufacturing Club Eagles Town Manufacturing McGuire and Jandacleminer Hilddes King Radio Town Steel Benedict Bowers

Prep Baseball Nines Resume State Grind

In Des Moines 46 sectional winners start eight district meets for the Iowa high school championship series on Monday. Saturday's early games at Manson and Paullina saw Manson defeat Immaculate Conception Cherokee 6 to 1 and Paullina beat Alton 4 to 1 to save transportation.

Des Moines Manson Paullina Immaculate Conception Cherokee Alton

Standings and results from the American League

The American League standings show New York leading with a .684 pct, followed by Chicago and St Louis, Cleveland and Washington, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Boston. Sunday results include New York 4 8 Cleveland 3 4, Detroit 6 9, Boston 1 0, Philadelphia 4 2, St Louis 3 0, Washington 3 4, Chicago 0 6. Monday games list Cleveland at Washington night, Detroit at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York.

W. L. Pet New York Chicago St. Louis Cleveland Washington Detroit Philad Philadelphia

National League standings and results

National League table shows St. Louis leading with 17 wins and .739, Brooklyn 10 wins. Philadelphia 12 8 0? Boston 11 13 .458, Cincinnati 12 9 0.571, New York 10 13 .435, Pittsburgh 10 9 .526, Chicago 3 16 .158. Results list Cincinnati 4 4, Boston 6 1, Philadelphia 3 0, Brooklyn 4 7, Chicago 2 8, Pittsburgh 1 8, New York 0 2. Upcoming games Brooklyn at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, New York at Pittsburgh, Boston at Cincinnati.

W.L St. Louis Brooklyn Philad Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia

Red Pepper’s Hot Sport Chatter on 1944 Derby Preakness Race Talk

The column reviews the 1944 Triple Crown contenders led by Pensive and Platter in the Preakness, notes Pukka Gin’s issue, and praises Seabiscuit’s Santa Anita victory. It recalls Alsab’s tragic end and extols Exterminator as the greatest heart horse, with reminiscences from a Californian observer and memories of Man o War and Sea Biscuit.

Platter Oracle Pensive Santa Anita Seabiscuit Whirlaway Charles Howard Kayak II Mr Howard Howard Kayak Alsab Louisville California

Major League Results Across National League Doubleheader Scores

Baseball results from two National League doubleheaders with Boston Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia St Louis and Brooklyn Chicago show varied innings and pitchers including Javery Hutchinson Masi Da La Cruz Just Pyle Feldman Strincevich Seward Lopez Raffensbergser Covington Finley Seminich Cooper W Cooper Ostermuhler Owen Passeau Derringer Erickson Holmes Chiroso Melton Flowers Webber Bracan Owen Vandenhers Erickson Manyzewski Krestner across multiple games with uneven scoring and late-inning twists.

Boston Cincinnati Javery tHotteriht Owwalters Mueler Hutchinson Masi da la Cruz Kale Just New York Pittsburgh Wolselie Lombardi Mancuso Sewell Camelli Lopez Raffensbergser Covington Finley Seminich M. Cooper W. Cooper Philadelphia Fosterhauser Munger W Cooper Brooklyn Chicago Ostermuhler Owen Passeau Derringer Erickson Holm Brooklyn Co Ono Chiroso Chipman Melton & Flowers Webber Bracan Vandenhers Manyzewski O Krestner

Incomplete Baseball Lineups and Scores From Multiple Games

Fragmented box scores show players such as Trout Swift Wagner and Guerra, with Chicago Washington St Louis Philadelphia and New York games referenced. The text mixes innings totals and batting lines, indicating first and second games and partial line scores across several teams.

Boston Trout Swift Wood Rubin Wagner Gorsten Richards Terry Woods Lucier Partee Chicago Washington Lee Turner Leonard and Guerra

Indians End 14-Game Skid With Doubleheader Wins

The Indianapolis Indians snapped a 14-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over Kansas City as Jefty Bob Logan held the visitors to five hits. They followed with a 4-2 nightcap victory. Milwaukee Brewers extended their win streak to 12 in a row by beating Louisville twice, while Columbus split a doubleheader with Minneapolis and St. Paul defeated Toledo twice.

American Association Indianapolis Indians Jefty Bob Logan Kansas City Indians Logan Toledo Milwaukee Brewers Louisville Columbus Minneapolis St. Paul

Junior Legion Nines in Heavy Sunday Program

Junior Legion baseball teams filled a heavy Sunday schedule with two games at Riverside park and one at Daniels park. Beck defeated Iowa Manufacturers 6-3 at Daniels, marshalling Marion’s ace Marion Heins to quell a sixth inning surge. Butternut Bakers routed Marion 8-1 while Roosevelt Hotel regained momentum after a slow stretch.

Riverside Park Daniels

Purdue Coach Elmer Burnham Leaves for Rochester

Elmer Burnham, Purdue University head football coach for nine years, will quit July 1 to join the University of Rochester as head coach and associate professor of physical education. Rochester lured him from an undefeated Purdue campaign, and Burnham will depart with a long term Rochester contract and a declaration of relief from Purdue.

Lafayette Ind University of Rochester Rochester Purdue Michigan

Perfect Game Eludes Bucky Walters in Twin Bill

Cincinnati star Bucky Walters narrowly missed a perfect game against the Boston Braves at Crosley Field, retiring 23 batters before Connie Ryan broke the bid with a two-out single in the eighth. Walters earned a 4 0 win in the first game, while Ira Hutchinson shut the Reds in the nightcap with a 6 0 Braves victory. The Yankees and Cardinals strengthened hold on first place with doubleheader wins.

Ucky Walters Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves Crosley Field Walters Connie Ryan Braves Boston Ira Hutchinson Reds New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals Yanks Cleveland Yankee Stadium Phillies St. Louis Dizzy Trout Johnny Gorsica Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Sox Pittsburgh Giants Connie Mack Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns A’s Washington Chicago White Sox Dutch Leonard White Chicago Brooklyn Cubs

Ned Day Wins World Match Game Title at Milwaukee

Ned Day of Milwaukee, the world match game bowling champion, defeated Adolph Carlson of Chicago in a 54 game match concluded on Day’s home alleys Sunday night. Day totaled 11 619 pins to Carlson’s 10 411.

Milwaukee Ned Day Adolph Carlson Chicago Carlson

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