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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1955

Page

5

Knox Gains In Midwest Tournament

Knox defeated St Olaf 7 to 4 in the Midwest conference baseball tournament opener at Daniels Park. Al Stegman pitched sixhits to earn the win as Knox struck in the third and fifth innings for five and two runs. St Olaf led 2 0 after the first, but Knox took a 3 2 lead then the Oles tied it in the fifth. Knox added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to seal the victory with Erv Mikkelson allowing nine hits in a complete game effort.

Knox St. Olaf Daniels Park al Stegman Erv Mikkelson Oles Smashers Coe Eby Novak

Keokuk Closes Gap in Three-I Standings

In a Three-I league update Burlington and Waterloo shored up a near tie for first as Keokuk edged closer. Terre Haute rallied to beat Burlington 10-7 after four eighth inning runs and Peoria beat Waterloo 7-6 while Evansville fell 7-3 to the Kernels.

Burlington Waterloo Keokuk Terre Haute Bees Peoria Kernels Evansville Bob Newton John Spiller Drott Babcock Funai Meek Emery Armbruster Coen Shoop

Wiley Leads North Central Golf in Narrow Victory

North Dakota State captured the golf title while Augustana of Sioux Falls won the tennis crown in the North Central Conference event held Friday in Fargo North Dakota. Roland Wiley of Iowa Teachers repeated as golf medalist with a 111 and the Tutors finished second with 496 eight strokes behind the champion. Morningside placed sixth at 535.

Fargo N.D North Dakota State Augustana Sioux Falls S. D Roland Wiley Iowa Morningside

Ames Wins Central Iowa Track Title With 122 2/5 Points

Ames scored 122 2/5 points to capture the Central Iowa conference track championship. Marshalltown finished second with 72 11/15 points and Oskaloosa placed third with 39 8/15 points.

Ames Central Iowa Newton Marshatown Grinnell Oskaloosa Boone Marshalltown

Keokuk Wins Little Six Track Title Over Ottumwa

Fairfield reports Keokuk edged Ottumwa 85 to 14 to take the Little Six conference track crown. Burlington placed third with 67 points and the meet included Fort Madison Muscatine Washington and Mount Pleasant in the standings.

Keokuk Ottumwa Little Six Fort Madison Muscatine Fairfield Burlington

Dysart Trojans top LaPorte in season finale 17-9

Dysart Trojans finish their season with a 17-9 win over LaPorte City. Freshman Ora Hennessy collected three hits in five at bats, including a second inning triple with two runners aboard, as Dysart ends strong.

Gazette Dysart Dysart Trojans LaPorte City Ora Hennessy Teeter Bookmeier D. Lyons Thompson Lincoln Delfs

National Major Boxscores highlight wide range of MLB results

The page compiles box scores from games featuring multiple teams including Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Washington, and others. Notable events include Burgess and Thurman homers for the Cardinals, a Holtby-like effort by Spahn, and varied team totals with runs, hits, and errors listed for mid season matchups.

Thede's Nips Eby's, 2-1, in Major Open

Thede's Chat and Chew edged Eby's Sporting Goods 2-1 at Ellis Park in a Major Open duel. Ray Swyers pitched three-hitter with seven strikeouts. Paul Hanegan yielded three hits in four innings. The winning run came in the sixth as Vic Kadlee doubled and Carl Long singled for the night’s only earned run.

Thede Eby Chew Sporting Goods Ellis Park Ray Swyers Doss Paul Hanegan Vic Kadlee Carl Long Eby's Lindst'm Dobbins Elch Unker Sorenson Lonadlec R *Hotzke Kohl Felbes Able Gan Ya Smith Ovek Son Em’rson Emer Cane Swvers Welbes Anderson Swyers Jan Mn Holmes George Morris

Iowa State Loses On Error in 10th

In Boulder Colorado Colorado edged Iowa State 9 8 in 10 innings after an error filled 10th. Frank Bernhardi drove in the tying run with his fourth hit in the ninth and costly miscues on the same play allowed the Buffs the winning run without a hit. Stan Silver earned the win in relief for Colorado.

Boulder Colo Frank Bernhardi Iowa State Colorado Buffs Stan Silver State Black Drum Kostakos Bertell Schmidt Spreche Silver Parker

Olin Wins Jones Tourney Title In Ninth Inning Thriller

Stivers' bases loaded single in the eighth lifted Olin to a 5-4 victory over Oxford Junction in the Jones county baseball tournament final. Olin scored four early runs, Oxford Junction answered with three in the fifth and one in the seventh. Erickson and Micaul led Olin with Schraff and Postel behind the plate.

Wyoming Stivers Olin Oxford Junction Erickson Micaul Hay Schraff Postel

Riverside Wins 3-1 Over Iowa Valley Loop

Riverside Schnoebelen Hatchery defeats North Liberty 3-1 in Iowa Valley softball league play. Winning pitcher was Walgschmidt. Riggle and L Rinehart contributed, with Wieland noted among the lineup.

Riverside — Schnoebelen Hatchery Riverside North Liberty Walgschmidt Riggle L. R. Rinehart Wieland

Saturday Theater Time Listings From Local Cinemas

The Gazette lists matinee and evening showings for today and tomorrow across venues including Paramount Footlighters Iowa State Palace Marion and more. Featured films include Daddy Long Legs Bowery to Bagdad Sands of Iwo Jima Athena Three Hours to Kill Africa Adventure Hansel and Gretel Desert Legion and Davy Crockett Indian Scout with various times and shorts.

Iowa Bowery Bagdad Iwo Jima Palace Athena Marion—“Hansel Gretel C.R Desert Legion Jack McCall Scotland Yard

Polk Wildcats Win YMCA Track Meet Title

The Polk grade school Wildcats won the YMCA boys club track meet on Coe field with 73 points. Marion's Little Indians finished second, followed by the Cleveland Jets and Cleveland River Rats. Polk was coached by Shady Day.

Polk Grade School YMCA Coe Marion Little Indians Cleveland Jets Cleveland River Rats Polk Shady Day

Santee Runs Mile in 4 05.5 at Los Angeles Relays

Wes Santee, aiming for a sub four-minute mile, clocked 4 05.5 in the featured mile at the fifteenth annual Los Angeles Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles. The race faced pacing and competition challenges as the national half mile rating was described as a jumble.

Los Angeles Santee Los Angeles Coliseum

Delaney Wins Freestyle 880 After Disqualification

A large crowd witnessed Villanova freshman Ron Delaney win the 880 free during the season with a disqualification altering the result. Delaney completed the race in 1 50.5 minutes as spectators watched the dramatic finish.

Ron Delaney Villanova

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