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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1947

Page

6

Bader Hurls, Hits Speeder To a 1-0 Win Over Quakers

Bader pitched a two hit shutout and drove in the winning run with a seventh inning single as Speeder defeated Quaker 1-0 at Daniels Park. Virgo Knake had three of Speeder’s eight hits, while Al Schulte yielded five. The soggy field did not stop sharp defense from either side.

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Horseshoe Pitchers To Practice Sunday

The Cedar Rapids horseshoe league will hold a Sunday gathering at 2 p.m. at Ellis Park courts for practice matches and league tournament discussion. Entries for teams and players will be taken, with an entry deadline next Wednesday at 7 p.m. All pitchers interested in joining are welcome.

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C S A Club Tops Dekals Intra Frat In the Mud 12 9

Rainy weather produced a five game Minor Open slate with C S A Club defeating Dekals Intra Fraternity 12 to 9 behind L Hamous winning pitcher and D Christie two hits for CSA. John Beck beat Century Engineering 8 5 as Becks rallied late. Inland Industries hammered Iowa Steel 14 4 with eight first inning runs. Peterson Furniture routed Hearn Stevenson 15 4. American Legion beat Jan Hus 3 1 in a game later resumed. Major Open featured Me Too earning a forfeit win over Armstrongs and an exhibition 3 1. Friday night schedule listed several matchups and a 7 30 p m managers meeting at Ellis Park. Tucker practice notes announced Riverside park diamond session.

C.S.A Dekals Intra Fraternity L. Hamous CSA Russell Dekals D. Christie John Beck Century Engineering Century Becks Womacka Yeakle Goodrow Inland Industries Iowa Steel Inland Davis American Legion Jan Hush Ia. Mfg Eagles Peter Pan Armstrong Wilson Me Too Armstrong Sporting Goods ml Ellis Park

Moffitt Selected as Iowa City High Athletic Director

Howard Moffitt longtime City high star and former University of Iowa athlete will become director of athletics at his alma mater starting next fall. He has been head track coach this year and will succeed Herb Cormack who resigns to join Iowa State. The appointment was made at an April board meeting and announced by board President Clark Caldwell before Moffitt’s prior coaching posts at Waukon Vinton Waterloo Fort Madison and military service during the war.

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Friday Baseball Schedule and Results Near Busy Slate

Friday games feature New York at Chicago Kennedy and Cincinnati Rowe hosting Walters with Boston at St Tonks in night action. Brooklyn faces Pittsburgh while AMERICAN LEAGUE matchups include Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago and New York. Thursday results show Detroit over Philadelphia in 14 innings, St Louis beating Boston, Cleveland routing Washington, and Chicago defeating New York 8 to 2.

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Giants Dump Cubs In Soft Tale Of Box Scores

Major League box scores recap from Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Boston games. Kiner hits two home runs for Pittsburgh, Raup and Haas spark Phils and Reds, McCormick and Kurowski power Cards over Braves. Many miscues, runs batted in, and pitching lines across the slate.

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Sox Beat Yankees 8 to 2 in Rough Chicago Win

Chicago deneee toppled New York 8 2 as Ken Tucker and Kolloway led the offense. Bruce Houk and Lindell drove runs while pitchers Papish and Gumpert held the Yankees to a handful of hits.

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Tribe Wallops Nats in Cleveland Washington Game

In a 9 inning contest Cleveland toppled Washington 5 to 1. Bevens suffered the loss for the Nats while Haynes went the distance for Cleveland. Key hits included two base shots by Metkovich and Boudreau, with Beerey and Metkovich driving in runs. Errors by Travis Knerr and Gordon aided Cleveland’s scoring. Time of game not specified. umpires listed as McKinley Grieve Jones and McGowan.

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Iowa Knocks Off Luther Nine 8 to 0

Iowa University pitchers keyed a 8-0 win over Luther with Bob Mikolojaczk allowing four hits. Iowa posted an 11 hit attack, scoring in the first, second, third, sixth, and final frames. Dittmer Maffer Tedore and Burstrom led the Hawkeyes with two hits each while Luther’s Mellom and Hamm each had two.

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Franklin Sophomores Shine at Davenport Meet

Franklin high school sophomores won one first and tied for first in two other events at a Davenport meet. The Thunderbolt low hurdle shuttle relay team of Phillips Offringa Broadston and Cornwell placed first in 55.5 seconds. Cornwell Bridert Culver Broadston tied St Ambrose in medley relay at 1 43.8. Phillips tied for first in the pole vault at 10 feet. The two mile relay team of Hohns Mackey Mackey Roberts finished second to Davenport. Fourth place went to the quarter mile relay Roberts Brider Elgin Culver and the mile relay team Spratt Ronk Funke Hollinshead.

Franklin High School Davenport Thunderbolt Bob Phillips Dick Offringa Jim Broadston Don Cornwell Cornwell Dick Bridert John Culver Broadston St. Ambrose Phillips Franklin Herb Hohns Robert Mackey Jim Mackey Dick Roberts Roberts Brider John Elgin Culver Charles Spratt Bob Ronk Jack Funke iCharles Hollinshead

Pat Mullin Set to Replace Big Hank for Detroit

Associated Press Sports Writer Jack Hand notes Pat Mullin, a Detroit star with a .444 average, is driving in runs left by Hank Greenberg. Mullin, recovering from a shoulder injury and war service, leads with 13 doubles and eighty point edge in homers and RBI in limited games, hinting he may fill Greenberg's role.

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Rally Sets Stage for Doc Cramer Tie Breaker Single

In a tense late game, Dizzy Trout earned relief credit in the 14th inning to seal a 4-2 win for Detroit over the A's. Detroit keeps the AL lead as Boston loses to St. Louis 2-1. Chicago beat New York 8-2, Cleveland routed Washington 9-1 with Bryan Stephens on the mound. Chicago still leads the NL despite an 8-3 loss to New York, while Boston toppled by St. Louis in a night game. Brooklyn fell to Pittsburgh 7-3 and Cincinnati exploded for five homers in an 11-3 win over Philadelphia.

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