Rube Melton Shines As Dodgers Edge Pollet In Hill Duel
In a tense first meeting of the season at Ebbets Field the Dodgers nipped the Cardinals 1 to 0 as Rube Melton outpitched Howie Pollet. Dixie Walker doubled and scored on Kampouris’ fielding play, with Brown starting three late double plays for St. Louis. Cincinnati beat New York 3-1 behind Ray Starr eight hits, and Philadelphia topped Chicago 8-4 as Podgajny struggled but Phillies bats exploded in the first.
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Reds hand Giants loss in late inning rally
Cincinnati tops New York 3 to 1 after a tense game with key RBIs from Starr and Frey. Feldman and Starr duel on the mound while Haas and McCormick contribute for New York in a tight National League affair.
Timm Hurls No Hit Game as Upper Iowa Defeats Wartburg 3-0
Wayne Timm pitched a no hit no run game in his final collegiate appearance guiding the Upper Iowa Peacocks to a 3-0 win over the Wartburg Knights on commencement day. The Peacocks used a third inning double by Marah and Lago's single plus Murphy’s hit to take a 1-0 lead and added two more in the sixth with Murphy and Sperry driving in runs. Timm struck out 13 and added a third of an infield out in the eighth.
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Chicago golfer Chick Evans ordered to pay damages
Chicago amateur golf star Charles Chick Evans was ordered by a court on Tuesday to pay $12,500 to Mrs Ella Collins for injuries from an accident in which Evans’ automobile was involved.
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Pitt Coach Sees Huge Grid Boom After War Ends
Pitt coach Clark Shaughnessy forecasts a postwar football boom, saying the game will surge as returning soldiers seek rough competition. He plans summer drills, notes high army fitness, and foresees a largely unconventional roster from 11-year-olds to deferred students, with Pitt welcoming all who wish to try out.
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Vernon Stephens Fractured Knee in Doubleheader
Vernon Stephens of the St. Louis Browns, the American League's top hitter, suffered a fractured kneecap in his left knee Sunday during the second game of a doubleheader with the Yankees. Club surgeon Dr. Robert F Hyland said he will miss six to eight weeks, with the injured joint immobilized in a cast after X rays showed the break.
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Adel Cards Play Under Manders Reorganization
Adel Iowa AP Hal Manders, former Detroit Tigers pitcher, directs the Adel Cardinals in a reorganization near Adel. The semi pro team won Iowa titles in 1941 under new guidance.
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Harman Named Iowa Athletic Director and Cadet Favored Coach
Lieut Comdr Harvey Harman, former Penn coach and a Pitt graduate, takes over as director of athletics at Iowa U at the pre flight school. He advocates cadet participation and wants competition on a par with college teams, offering to loan a coaching staff if needed. Harman stresses advertising value of varsity program and favors cadet use while warning against promising outcomes before evaluation.
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Hawkeye
Hawk Athletic Board to Talk Coach on May 24
Iowa City panel plans May 24 meeting to approve Iowa football eight game schedule for 1943 and to select spring sport letter winners. The plan includes a new Navy pre flight game with the Seahawks on Oct 9 and four home plus four away contests.
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Jabs Roundup From Across Cities With Several Knockouts
The Associated Press report lists multiple boxing results across cities. Notable bouts include Chabby Wright stopping Frankie Carto in Baltimore, Private Larry Scalone knocking out Gib Sones in Newark, and Al Gilbert stopping Cocoa Kid in Providence. Other performances feature outpoints and knockouts in New York, Washington, Holyoke, New Haven, and Chicago with various weight classes and venues.
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Frankie Carto
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Postville edge Lawler 1–0 on no hit no run tourney win
Postville Coach Kenny Blackman boys won 1–0 in ten innings over Lawler with Walby pitching nine and Looney finishing tenth to preserve the no hitter. Elkader fell 7–1 to East Waterloo, Bruner fanned 16. Coggon saw its 15 game win streak end as Waverly blanked them 6–0 amid scattered scores from Manning to Bancroft and Everly in the day’s district games.
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Two Junior Legion Games Called Off
Further postponements hit the American Legion junior baseball schedule as Director Nels Lee canceled Tuesday and Wednesday games at Riverside park. Iowa Manufacturing was to face Armstrongs, and Roosevelt Hotel faced Butternut. The Roosevelt Hotel-Smalehofft May 16 game moves to May 30 at Riverside park. Beck-Iowa Manufacturing moves to June 3 at Daniels park.
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Mason City Coach Grimsley Sworn Into Navy
Mason City high school coach John A Grimsley was sworn in as a lieutenant senior grade in Des Moines after a month indoctrination in Chapel Hill North Carolina. He will join the navy pre flight physical hardening program starting July 1 and will take a leave of absence from the school board beginning June 4. Grimsley led the Mason City basketball team to state titles in 1935 1940 and 1948 and his football team was undefeated last season in Iowa. He previously served in World War I in an ambulance company of the eighty ninth division.
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Iowa
Cyclone Nine Will Finish This Week
Iowa State closes its 1943 baseball season against Missouri in Columbia Friday and Saturday. The Big Six series will be the Cyclones sole conference games this year. Oklahoma’s season ended before meeting Missouri or Iowa State. Coach Clayton Sutherland’s team stands five wins and six losses.
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