Dodgers Eye NL Title Run as Reiser Reclassified and Wyatt Shines
Brooklyn surged toward the pennant with Pete Reiser elevated from 1-A to 3-A boosting the offense, Whit Wyatt tossing his first complete game since a rough start, and a growing four game lead. The Braves were routed 3-2 in a ninth inning rally, while the Giants toppled Cincinnati 13-5 and the Cubs edged Philadelphia 2-1. All American League games postponed by weather.
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York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Whit Wyatt
Boston Braves
Dodger
Pee Wee Reese
Reiser
Dodgers
Pirates
Wyatt
Braves
Cardinals
Tommy Holmes
John Beazley
Clyde Kluttz
Alva Javery
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Willard Marshall
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Claudesseau
Phils
Cubs
Alban Glossop
Nick Etten
Stan Benjamin
Waterloo Falls 8-1 as Brownies Win Key Contest
Brownies beat Waterloo 8-1 to solidify second place in the Three league standings. Evansville and Decatur had postponements in Cedar Rapids and Madison, while Barnes earned 12 hits over the game and a four-run fourth inning supported the victory. Saturday schedule features Evansville at Waterloo, Decatur at Cedar Rapids, and Springfield at Madison.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Evansville
Decatur
Madison
Barnes
Springfield
Prep Athletes in Golf and Tennis District Meets
DES MOINES UP high school golf and tennis teams compete in district tournaments Saturday to determine entrants for final meets next weekend. Golf meets were held at Cedar Falls Fort Dodge Spirit Lake Clear Lake Ottumwa and Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Howa
Iotic
Cedar Falls
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Cis
Spirit Lake
Clear Lake
Otturmwa
Chelsea Triumphs Behind Pitching Trio and Five Hits
A Tri-county pitching staff struck out 14 as Chelsea limited opponents to five hits. Chelsea offense produced five hits to secure the win in a decisive game.
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Chelsea
Huskers Favored In Loop Meet For Big Six Title
Nebraska enters the Big Six track meet as heavy favorite to win a fourth straight team title after placing 22 finalists in preliminaries. 11 field event and 11 sprint finalists. Bob Ginn the mile leader and Harold Hunt the pole vault record holder return as top scorers. Iowa State and Oklahoma also show strong qualifications while Kansas State, Missouri, Kansas and others vie for points.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Huskers
Bob Ginn
Harold Hunt
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas State
Kansas
William Lida
Sbowien
A Browr
Braska
Richarl
James
Lehman
Ian
Ino
Ian Littier
Walliams Aes Trees
Cempeens
Ieeruville
Kan
James Sas
Littier
Town
William Thieste
Owen
Schieich
Northwestern Netmen Favored to Win Big Ten Title
Northwestern University entered the final day of the Big Ten tennis meet in Columbus favored to win the title. Four Wildcats reached the singles finals: Greenberg Hall Jake and Burst with doubles teams Green and Jake and Hall and Goodkind still in contention. Every Big Ten school except Iowa and Indiana was represented.
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Columbus
Northwestern University
Wildcats
Greenberg
Hall
Jake
Burst
Northwestern
Green
Goodkind
Iowa
Indiana
Hawkeyes Blank Ohio State 10-1 In Big Ten Series Opener
Iowa rips 11 hits led by Bob Faber as they crush Ohio State 10 to 1 to bolster Western Conference title hopes. Rudy Radics drives in two with a triple in the seventh, Junior Dunagan adds an early triple, and Faber earns win with four strikeouts on six hits while Lohrey holds OSU to one run.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Hawkeyes
John Lohrey
Ohio State
Bob Faber
Big Ten
Rudy Radics
Clarence
Junior” Dunagan
Lohrey
Faber
Bucks
Indiana
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Rollie Williams to Train at Annapolis
Iowa City AP Rollie Williams University of Iowa basketball coach is ordered to report to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis for a month of indoctrination training before returning to serve as basketball coach for the navy pre flight training school at the naval air station.
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Iowa City
Rollie Williams
University of Iowa
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Angott Says Injury Hampered Lightweight Title Bid
Sammy Angott, after a day night bout with Allie Stolz, claimed an ankle injury slowed him. He said he rolled the ankle in training, reinjured it in the eighth round, and the swelling and soreness affected him late in the fight.
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New York
Sammy Angott
Allie Stolz
Major League Box Scores Mention Batted For Pitcher
A partial box score note lists a substitution with “batted for” a pitcher in the seventh inning. The fragment mentions a player identified as Gornicki and a teammate or opponent named HiT, with other obscured terms forming a brief game note.
Raiders' Joe Frazier Quiet On Field Before Season
1942 profile notes Joe Frazier of Liberty North Carolina silent off the field while his bat carries the talk. He played last year with Leeksville in the Bi-State league hitting 10 home runs nine triples and 10 doubles as a right handed batter who bats left. He does nothing in the off season. He is single and about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 170 pounds.
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Joe Frazier
Liberty
N. C
Joe
Leeksville
Decatur Here Tonight Doubleheader Billed Sunday
The Decatur Commodores visit Evansville for a two game set at Hill Park. Tonight at 7 45 p m the Raiders host Decatur with some play under daylight and some under lights. Sunday features two day games for single admission starting at 2 30 p m with nine innings in the first and seven in the second.
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Decatur
Evansville
Raider
Hill Park
Raiders
Luther Swats Three Teachers Hurlers To Triumph 14-3
Luther shelled three Iowa State Teachers pitchers for 18 hits to win 14 to 3 in Decorah. Omer Folven led with five singles as 13 Norsemen bat in the sixth inning for seven runs. Radtke allowed nine hits for Luther’s 5th win. Lo Balbo began for ISU Teachers. The teams set to play a rematch Saturday.
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Decorah
Luther
Panther
Iowa State Teachers
Omer Folven
Norse
Norsemen
Lo Balbo
Radtke
Grinnell Splits Net Duel With Cyclones
AMES AP Iowa State tennis split a match with Grinnell as the Cyclones first and second players swept their contests while three and four listed players from ISU evened the score. Sterling Lord and Ralph Hart scored for Grinnell but ISU’s Dick Young and Milt Salzman tied the meet. Salzman defeated Thompson 6-2 6-1 and Mart Lo defeated Donelson.
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AMES
Iowa State
Grinnell
Cyclones
Sterling Lord
Ralph Hart
Pioneers
Dick Young
Milt Salzman
T. Salzmen
Thompson
Mart Lo
Donelson
Giller
West All
See
Gee
Poe
Rudy Soderquist Enlists in Navy
Iowa City AP reports Rudy Soderquist has enlisted in the United States Navy. No further details on rank or date provided in the readable text.
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Rudy Soderquist
Navy
Van Horne Defeats Newhall High in Baseball, 9-3
Van Horne defeated Newhall high school here Friday in baseball by 9 to 3. Van Horne collected seven hits off Miller and had three errors. Newhall totaled six hits off Nolan and committed eight miscues.
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van Horne
Newhall High School
Miller
Newhall
Nolan
Open League Softball Stirs With Late Night Home Run Finish
Friday action in the Open league featured a pitching duel between McGuire and Walt Broussard and a late game twist as Bud Janda broke a 1-1 tie with a seventh inning homer for Cherry Burrell to seal a 3-1 victory. Bill Jones led Wilson Packers to a 9-1 win over Moose. Link Belt Speeder topped Janitor's Equipment Bees 5-3 behind Whittie. Iowa Manufacturing edged Beck Tear in the final contest.
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Cherry Burrell
McGuire
Walt Broussard
Armstrong
Colby
Lee
Cherry
Trimble
Brousard
Oberthein
Harris
Bud Janda
Bill Jones
Wilson Packers
Moose
Link Belt Speeder
Whittie
Bees
Iowa Manufacturing
Any
Jack Curley
Beck
Vinton Relays Showcase Vinton High Dominance
Vinton high powered to an easy victory in the annual Vinton Relays led by Capt. Gale Weinands and Johnny Fowler. Toledo Juvenile home standout Cooper highlighted visiting preps from five other schools with strong showings in relays and sprint events.
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Gale Weinands
Johnny Fowler
Vinton High
Cooper
Toledo
Nde Eas
Fs. Arndt
U. High
Thorud
Cc F
Bae SR
Oelwein Wins Northeast Iowa Track Title
Oelwein captured the Northeast Iowa conference track and field meet scoring 89 points to Cresco 40 and Waverly 36. McDonnell set a shot put record with 48 feet 5% inches, breaking Van Camp’s 1940 mark, while Cresco’s Zeek trimmed the mile to four minutes 40 seconds.
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Oelwein
Northeast Iowa
Davenport Still in Baseball Race
Davenport remains in contention as the state high school district baseball tournaments move toward semifinals. Davenport's 32nd straight win under coach Midge McKeever followed a victory over Solon. No-hit games were recorded by Anthon over Sibley and Bedford over Wiota, with Nelson and Dimarco delivering standout pitching.
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Davenport
Solon
Midge MaKeever
Radcliffe
Paullina
Anthon
Sibley
Peterson
Bob Nelson
Bedford
Wiota
Essex
Nelson
Mason Coeches
Corwith
al Dimarco
Mason City
Letts Edge Amana In 11 Innings For Marathon Win
In a long state district high school baseball meeting Letts defeated Amana 2 to 1 in 11 innings. Davenport topped Eldon 5 to 3 while Solon beat Davenport 10 to 1. Top performers included J Platt Paines Ehrmann Bendorf and Meyer in a game filled with late twists.
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Letts
Olin
Cascade Catholic
Eldon
Davenport
Solon
Davenport Tll
Howard
Goetech
Upmerer
Cepperiey
Goma
Eicon
Penrod
Glassen
Hora Tan Ge
Amana
J. Platt
Paines
D. Platt
Ehrmann
Bendorf
Meyer
District baseball tournament advances four teams to semis
East Waterloo Sumner Colesburg and Postville reach the district semifinals after Friday games. Postville edged Springville 9 to 8, Colesburg Lansing won 2 to 0, East Waterloo beat Shellsburg 8 to 0 behind Jack Bruner, and Shellsburg fell to Brandon 8 to 1 with Doug Sowers pitching. East Waterloo faces Sumner and Postville plays Coles in the semifinals.
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Waterloo
East Waterloo
Sumner
Colesburg
Postville
Springville
Colesburg Lansing
Shellsburg
Jack Bruner
Brandon
Doug Sowers
Coles
District high school baseball openers spark four wins
What Cheer Martinsdale Moravia and Montour led opening day with victories in the district tournament here. The Martinsdale Indianola game stood out with a tight three run margin as other scores ran high.
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Montour
Martinsdale
Moravia
Stolz Fails To Top Angott In Lightweight Bout
In New York Sammy Angott defended his lightweight crown at Madison Square Garden after a hard battle with Allie Stolz. Stolz scored the lone knockdown but Angott remained the titleholder as the crowd cheered while Stolz exited to his dressing room.
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New York
INS
Sammy
Lew Jenkins
Square Garden
Angott
Stolz
Local boxing notes from Washington and Manhattan cards
Fragmentary boxing brief lists fighters Sammy Angott from Washington and Breese from Manhattan as participants in weight classes with unclear outcomes. Mentions small city matchups and trainers, but details are unreadable.
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Sammy Angott
Washington
Manhattan
Kan
Wih
al Gilbert Iss
Waskinsines
Ohio State Looms as Big Ten Track Boss
Ohio State dominates prelims and leads the Big Ten outdoor meet as it aims for its first conference crown Saturday. Key rivals Illinois Indiana and Michigan battle for runner up while weather delays some field events and several champions defend titles including Campbell Kane, Jack Defield, Don Smith and Bob Wright.
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Madison
Wis
Bob Wright
Ohio State
Henry Vollenweider
Iowa
Wright
Ralph Hammond
Campbell Kane
Indiana
Jack Defield
Minnesota
Don Smith
Northwestern
Illinois
Michigan
Big Ten
Voleneier
Seera
Fowle Kelley
Panier
A Osling
Aps Price
Ibaa Tana
Arntzen Shines In Opening M J League Start
Orie Arntzen debuts with a 3-2 win for Iowa Manufacturing over Iowa Light and Power in a frigid game. He limited light hits, aided by Lisle and Wessels, while Krumm drove in two runs and Lude Mann tripled. Rucker matched seven hits for Light, but Arntzen held firm. Bailey contributed a double and single for Manufacturing.
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Orie Arntzen
Iowa
Iowa Light and Power
Joe Bailey
Arntzen
Raider
Johnny Lisle
Carl Wessels
J. Bow
Iowa Light
Bill Rucker
Three Light Company
Chuck Slausen
Rucker
DeWayne Krumm
Krumm
Light Company
Ronnie Schueler
Lisle
Don Ludemann
Lyle Likens
Cleo Madeson
Raiders
Phil
Lou Kahn
Ed Klieman
Monaco
Jack Frost
Boyse
O Wessels
Bailey
Schueler
Ludemann
Benedict
Bai
Jes
Three-Eye League Standings Reported After Saturday Games
In the Three-Eye League standings summary, the article notes results from Saturday games shaping positions. It highlights team movements and key outcomes affecting the league table.
Postponed baseball games dot Friday schedule
The schedule shows multiple postponements including Washington at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Chicago with New York and Boston fixtures also pushed back. No results recorded and several matchups remain listed without dates.
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Washington
Cleveland
Prit
Chicago
Jadelphia
Boston
St .Louis
New York
Philadelphia
St. New York
Chicago Beats Philadelphia 2 1 in Soccer Match
A brief score report notes Chicago defeats Philadelphia 2 to 1. The result highlights a decisive win for Chicago over the Eagles at the venue.
Missouri Valley Bosses Tighten Sports Limits
In St Louis the Missouri Valley conference faculty reps from 12 schools ordered basketball practice to discontinue and set a 30 day limit on spring football work. They also moved fall football practice start up to September 5 from September 10 and signaled a likely reduction from ten to nine football games.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Valley Conference
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