Michigan Big Ten Track Title Claimed In Liberal Grid Plan
The Big Ten approved flexible football plans for next season, allowing four weeks summer practice, longer fall drills, and eligibility for players not yet enrolled. Michigan leaders backed the approach despite some opposition, aiming to help freshmen acclimate and teams manage late-start dates.
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Tait Cummins
Chicago
Ill
Big Ten
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Salveson Pitches First Start as Indians Blank Athletics 2-0
Jack Salveson, 29 year old rookie from the Pacific Coast league, blanked the Philadelphia Athletics on four hits in his first start as the Cleveland Indians won 2-0 in the series opener. Roy Cullenbine and Jeff Heath drove in runs with singles in the fourth, Hank Edwards added a fly, and Arntzen wild pitch scored the second in the seventh. Cleveland moved one game behind idle AL leader New York.
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Jack Salveson
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Salveson
Tribe
Yankees
Orrie Arntzen
Athletics
Indians
Roy Cullendine
Jeff Heath
Hank Edwards
Arntzen
Postpone District Tennis Tournament
Rain in Iowa City forces postponement of the high school district tennis tournament to next week. The event will be held in Iowa City if possible, or moved to Cedar Rapids to use cement courts.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Giants Top Pirates 2 1 On Ott Home Run In 11th
New York Giants edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 1 in an 11th inning win. Mel Ott hit his second homer of the year to seal the victory, as Ace Adams earned his third win in relief and Cliff Melton battled arm trouble earlier. The teams traded a run in the fourth with Barrett Maynard Lombardi and Orengo delivering for the Giants. Rescigno, a former Manhattan College star, held heavy hitters to 15 straight outs from the fifth to the 10th.
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Mel Ott
Giants
Pirates
Xavier Rescigno
Manhattan College
Albany
Cliff Melton
Melton
Ace Adams
Johnny Barrett
Tommy O'Brien
Bob Elliott
Buster Maynard
Ernie Lombardi
Joe Orengo
Rescignol
Rain Delays Cedar Rapids Preflight Tennis Match
Saturday rain dampened the Cedar Rapids Tennis association team versus the naval Preflight school at Iowa City. The 3 p.m. match at Cedar Rapids Country Club may be postponed with final word from Henry Gundling at 21330 Sunday.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids
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Cancelled M and J league game between Iowa Manufacturing and Wilson Packing
The M and J league match between Iowa Manufacturing and Wilson Packing, scheduled for today, has been called off and will be replayed at a later date.
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Iowa Manufacturing Company
Wilson Packing Company
District Golf Tourney Won By Davenport
In a driving rain at the Kenmore course Roy Wilkinson of Anamosa and Bob Waterman of Davenport tied for medalist with 85s and qualified for the state meet in Ames. Davenport won the team title with 356, Marion third, Anamosa fourth, Franklin fifth, and St Ambrose sixth.
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Roy Wilkinson
Anamosa
Bob Waterman
Davenport
Ames
Iowa City
Marion
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
St. Ambrose
Wison
Roosevelt
M. L. Hallinan
Wilkinson
Waterman
John Madden
Jack Whitsell
Bob McCullough
Anasoma
Big Ten Net Title Finals Postponed to Today
The Big Ten tennis finals were postponed Saturday and will be played today at Northwestern or the University of Chicago. Champions to be decided include six singles divisions and three doubles divisions. Ohio State's Bob Wasserman and Cadet Roger Downs lead in singles, while Wasserman and Charles Samson meet Hubert Schneider and Tom Stephens of Wisconsin in the first division doubles final.
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Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Bob Wasserman
Ohio State
Roger Downs
Wasserman
Charles Samson
Hubert Schneider
Tom Stephens
Wisconsin
Cubs Fall to Dodgers 13-6 in Brooklyn Blowout
In New York, the Dodgers crushed the Cubs 13 to 6. Max Macon earned the win, Dodgers' big fourth inning produced ten runs, while Chicago scored all runs in the sixth, highlighted by Albie Glossop’s homer and five RBI from Billy Herman.
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Morcom Captures Three Crowns At I C 4 A Meet
A. Rich mond Boo Morcom of New Hampshire won pole vault high jump and broad jump at the 67th I C 4 A track championships at Tri borough stadium. Morcom who competes with one shoe on and one off dominated the meet with a 14 foot vault six four in high jump and 23 feet 10 inch broad jump. Princeton’s Harvey Kelsey swept the 100 and 220 while NYU surged to the team title with 37 points and Navy was second with 21.
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New York
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Boo” Morcom
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Harvey Kelsey
New York University
Navy
Marcom
Columbia
Warren Broemel
Bill Vessie
Jim Milne
Michigan State
Wild Bill Donovan A Legendary Tiger Pitcher Remembered
The article honors Wild Bill Donovan, star pitcher and later manager, detailing his 1907 08 09 pennant runs with Detroit, famed 17 inning ties with the Athletics in Philadelphia, and his fame for the curveball. It notes his height and weight, early plate location struggles, his iron man workload, and his death in the 1923 Twentieth Century Limited wreck.
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Dee White Smith
Fd Walsh
Twentieth Century Limited
Erie
New Haven
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Red Pepper’s Sport Chat Digests Baseball and Navy News
A column surveys baseball tales from Yankee menus to Clark Griffiths business deals and early MLB debuts. It notes England leagues with Yank soldiers players, Navy assignments for Pat Boland and Buzz Berries, and college and high school sports notes, including Iowa lettermen and a Texas sprinter.
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Cleveland
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Branch Rickey
Mickey Owen
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Gazette Newsle
Bob Turner
Omaha
Detroit Blasts Senators for 8-1 Victory
Detroit scored five in the first inning and rode Paul Trout through a seven inning win. Jimmy Bloodworth hit a homer and Mertz Haefner and Adkins worked relief as Detroit pounded Washington for an 8-1 win.
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National League scoreboard and results roundup
The National League standings show New York leading with a .745 mark, followed by Brooklyn and St. Louis as the season progresses. Saturday results include Boston beating Cincinnati 1 0 and Brooklyn defeating Chicago. Sunday games feature Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Boston among others.
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Michigan Wins Big Ten Track Meet In Tough Conditions
The University of Michigan clinched the Big Ten outdoor track title with 53 1/2 points amid rough weather that delayed events and pushed pole vault to Chicago fieldhouse. Illinois edged to second with 47 1/2 points and Minnesota took third with 34. The meet highlighted injuries and slips, including Michigan’s John Roxborough losing the 880 yard race early, while Dallas Dupre of Ohio State led the individual scoring with 15 points.
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