Hurdle of triumph as Davenport repeats at Valley Meet
Davenport's Blue Devils defend outdoor track title at Coe field scoring 81 points to Franklin's 76. Dick Hoerner dominates with records in discus and shot put while Franklin's mile relay led by Emerson Markey Schwinn Battin performs dramatic comeback. Franck edges Colman in 220 and Colman wins 100, Franklin and Roosevelt runners claim several second places.
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Mucha
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Howard Langridge
Frank Powers
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Irvin Sword
Rust
Earl Whitehill Eyes Return But Serves Cleveland Coach Role
The former great left hander Earl Whitehill, now a Cleveland Indians coach and first base tutor, says his arm feels better than in three years and hints he could pitch nine innings, though he accepts his pitching days are over. He mentors young pitchers and even on the mound offers tips to Cal Dorsett while recalling his Cubs and Tigers days.
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Com mies Cup boosts Decatur into standings tie
Decatur’s Com mies vaulted from seventh to a fourth place tie in the Three-1 league with an 11-3 rout of Madison Saturday night. In a separate lopsided game, Waterloo White Hawks crushed Moline 12-3.
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Pitchers Home Run Beats Raiders 4-2 in Springfield Victory
Jim Scott of Springfield hit a three run homer with a man on in the third to power the Browns past Cedar Rapids 4-2. Springfield tied Evansville for second in the Three-I league, with Scott adding an insurance run in the eighth after a walk and wild pitch setup.
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Louie Kahn
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Williams
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Coe College Wins Beloit Relays Title In Midwest Meet
Coe College thinclads won the twenty first Midwest conference track and field championship at Beloit, outdistancing Grinnell by twenty five points. The Kohawks finished with 775 points to 52% for Grinnell, taking first in three events and failing to score in only four. It marked their third consecutive championship. Special report notes revenge for a prior defeat.
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Indiana Wins Big Ten Track Meet in Minneapolis
Indiana defeats Michigan to claim the 41st Western Conference title at Memorial Stadium. Campbell Kane wins the mile and half mile, Archie Harris sets a Big Ten discus mark, and Jim Fieweger sets a conference record in the 120-yard high hurdles as Beloit and Coe also post wins.
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Wayne Tolliver
Roy Cochran
Jim Fieweger
Lawrence
Everette Stoutner
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Fieweger
Carl Ledore
Coe
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Red Sox fall as Feller exits early in rain delayed win
Cleveland wins 12 to 9 as Bobby Feller earns the decision after six innings of relief. Heath belts two homers for the Indians and Trosky and Keltner add late blasts. Boston fans 15 hits but drops sixth in the rain shortened game.
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iMaggio
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Aire
Ming
College ballvs pro play sparks from Iowa Northwestern game
Pat Boland compares University of Iowa baseball to the Three Eye league, noting college players occasionally execute pro level plays. An Iowa loss 3 2 and two notable baserunning errors highlight the gap between collegiate hustle and professional focus.
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Culbertson
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Hein
Iowa
Tom Farmer
Iowo
Standings and Results From Weekend Baseball and Basketball
Standings show Clinton, Madison, Evansville, Decatur, Springfield, Moline, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo atop the league with mixed records. Weekend results list Springfield at Cedar Rapids 1 2 and Waterloo 12 Moline 3 among schedule notes. Sunday games include Cedar Rapids at Springfield and Waterloo at Moline. Other leagues report games: Cleveland over Boston in 18 innings, New York and Washington notables, and Kansas City, Minneapolis, Milwaukee results.
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