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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1957

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Major Box Scores Detroit Baltimore Baseball Clash

Details from a multi team box score show Detroit and Baltimore with runs in a pitchers duel while Chicago and New York postings appear in the same report. The entry lists player line scores, hits and errors across the games with managers and pitching lines.

Kearns Proposes TV Revenue Share to Save Small Promoters

Detroit AP reports boxing promoter Jack Dempsey ally Doc Kearns argues television expands boxing reach but hurts small promoters who finance fights. He urges regulation to require sharing TV receipts with lesser-known fighters who train in the sport’s early stages. He praises modern athletes yet laments softened youth amid comforts while noting boxing’s evolving science and the need for hungry fighters.

Detroit United States Jack “Doc” Kearns Kearns Ballyhoo Jack Dempsey United Press Doc America Jim Corbett

Dodgers Beat Reds Tighten NL Race and Tie for Second

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati 6-1 to trim the Reds lead to 1 1/2 games. Milwaukee and Philadelphia drew 1-1 in rain halted play, leaving Brooklyn and Milwaukee tied for second, 1 1/2 games back. Pee Wee Reese drove in three on a homer and a single while Sandy Amoros hit a two run round tripper. Regular RBI by Ernie Banks and miscues helped Cubs and Giants drama late.

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Canadian Pro Coaching Post to George Terlep

George Terlep a former Notre Dame quarterback and halfback has signed as backfield coach with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Canada’s Big Four Football Union. Terlep played pro football for the Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills and has coached at North Carolina Vanderbilt Marquette the University of Pennsylvania and Indiana.

Hamilton

Wolverines Strip Sigman of Batting Pro Status

Michigan right fielder Al Sigman, a senior and former football player, was ruled ineligible after the Big Ten learned he signed a professional contract with Wisconsin Rapids of the class D Wisconsin State League in 1950, seven years ago.

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Bruins pick up UCLA star Johnny Moore in Celtics pact

Johnny Moore a six foot five guard from UCLA signs his first professional contract with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. The move marks the Bruins standout’s step into professional basketball after a coast conference career.

Boston Johnny Moore UCLA Boston Celtics National Basketball Association

Dodgers Add Veteran Kennedy to Help Roster

In Cincinnati on Wednesday the Dodgers signed 36 year old Bob Kennedy a veteran American Leaguer as a right handed pinch hitter he may not play often as most teams face fewer left handed pitchers. Kennedy can also cover first base third base or the outfield as Brooklyn optioned pitcher Rene Valdes to Montreal to make room.

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Iowa Halts Small Boat Registration on Major Rivers

Director Bruce Stiles of the State Conservation Commission says the state will not require licensing of boats under 16 feet used on the Mississippi and Missouri. He cites an attorney general ruling showing federal jurisdiction over navigable streams and no Iowa law authorizing registration for boats under 16 feet. Protests had followed the plan in Clinton and Dubuque.

Des Moines Bruce Stiles State Conservation Commission Mississippi Missouri Linemai Rie Salane Stiles Clinton Dubuque Iowa David O. Shaff Attorney General

Blairstown Clinches Conference Crown With Keystone Win

Blairstown defeated Keystone 16 to 12 to seize the Benton County baseball title. A seven run sixth and five run seventh powered the rally as Marvin Walters earned a triple, Larry Sayers a double and two singles, and Jim Woostrehill added three singles in a 12 hit Blairstown attack.

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Orioles Star Willie Miranda Quiet in Havana Spotlight

Baltimore shortstop Willie Miranda avoids publicity in his Havana hometown where his brother Fausto serves as sports editor of a local newspaper.

Baltimore Baltimore Orioles Willie Miranda Havana Cuba Fausto

Iowa Claims Mississippi Missouri Jurisdiction Clash

Stiles notes federal authority over the Mississippi and Missouri rivers remains clear while Iowa cannot extend its own laws to those waterways. He asserts Iowa law does not apply to the Mississippi and Missouri.

Mississippi Missouri Iowa Stiles

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