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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1947
Page
8
Wayne Bruce of LaPlant and Fred Melichar of Quaker dueled seven innings to a scoreless tie in an M-1 game at Daniels Park. Bruce escaped jams with strong defense and nine stranded runners while Quaker logged only two hits until late.
Upper Iowa defeated Luther 5-4 in ten innings as Darwin Hopkins scored the winning run on a Luther error. Hopkins reached on an error and moved to second on a wild pitch before Bill Murphy’s smash led to the decisive score. Luther had 13 hits but could not push across more than four runs.
Donald Barnes and Jack Fletcher capture doubles title at the district meet while McKinley pair Matt and Jeff team of Carl Donald and Norman Barnes upset Franklin duo Bud Hollander and Bill Bail 6-2 8-6 to earn state finals berth. Fletcher also defeats Wasta in the singles.
Sioux City Soos defeated Denver Bears 5-4 in 15 innings to hold their Western League lead. Frank Turcy doubled in the 15th to score John Metkovich and end the three hour forty eight minute game. Omaha Cardinals beat Pueblo Dodgers 9-6 in extra innings, with Al Kluttz tripling in the 13th to spark the win. Des Moines at Lincoln postponed by wet grounds, doubleheader set for Wednesday.
Midget auto racing in Iowa shifts from Davenport to the Cedar county fairgrounds half mile at Tipton Sunday. Cedar Rapids driver Dick Hobel plans to compete, likely in another’s car while his is rebuilt. Omaha’s Art Jacobson expects to enter the No 33. Other Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Joliet, Des Moines, Muscatine entrants include Red Kettering Willard Yates Paul New kirk Cliff Johnson Earl Williams Art Wheeler Jim Ward Joe Gersich Corky Singer Jimmy Smith Harold Fitch.
United Press reports all eight teams in the Three-Eye League had games canceled Wednesday due to rain. The schedule will resume as planned with Danville hosting Davenport, Waterloo at Quincy, Decatur at Springfield, and Terre Haute visiting Evansville.
Iowa high track experts forecast potential new state records at the 1947 finals in Ames. Clinton's Dean Pieper has twice contended under the mile mark, Bill Conrardy of Loras Academy posted a standout relay and North Des Moines sailors improved 440 and 880 relay marks. Davenport’s Joe Paulsen enters favored to win three titles with top showings in shot put discus and football throw scoring.
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