Count Fleet Dominates Withers Mile At Belmont
Count Fleet, owned by Mrs. John D. Hertz, won the Withers mile at Belmont in 1 36, six lengths ahead of Slide Rule and Tip Toe. Jockey Johnny Longden briefly lost control at the turn but the horse still posted a $12,700 payoff and boosted his earnings to $214,960.
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Count Fleet
John D. Hertz
Belmont
W. E. Boeing
William Woodward
Johnny Longden
Johnny
Mason City and Burlington Tie For Tennis Title
Mason City and Burlington tie for the state high school tennis crown with 9 points each on Iowa State College courts. Bob Cerney of the Mohawks defeated Archie Carlson of Burlington 6-2 6-0 for the singles title. Burlington doubles Dill Johansen and Bill Metz won the championship 6-0 3-6 6-3 over Mason City’s Bill Shehan and Dick Bruns.
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Ames
Mason City
Burlington
Iowa State College
Bob Cerney
The
Mohawks
Cerney
Archie Carlson
Dill Johansen
Bill Metz
Bill Shehan
Dick Bruns
Oskaloosa
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Davenport
Willey and Tharp
East Waterloo
Drummond
McTaggert
Trout Shuts Out Red Sox 4 0 in Detroit
Detroit Tigers pitchers Paul Trout and batters led a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Bloodworth powered the offense with a double and two singles driving in all four runs as Newsome struggled with eight hits. Trout earned his fourth straight win after an initial defeat, keeping the Red Sox in the AL cellar.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Paul Trout
Jimmy Bloodworth
Trout
Dick Newsome
Newsome
Bloodworth
Hasta Detroit
BIOA
Cum’s Son
Boston
Hoover
Tabor
Peacock
Lazar
Wakefield
Ork
Socrce — Harris
Twin Bill at Daniels Park features Cedar Rapids teams
Cedar Rapids fans will see a doubleheader at Daniels Park with the Butternut and John Beck Legion nines starting at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. A separate Junior Legion game follows as Fowa Manufacturing meets Smulekoff's at Riverside Diamond at 2:30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Butternut
John Beck Legion
LaPlant- Choate
Speeder
Daniels Park
Junior Legion
Fowa Manufacturing Nine
Smulekoff’s
Riverside Diamond
Athletics Beat St. Louis 2-1 for second straight win
Philadelphia Athletics tail the St. Louis Browns 2-1 as Russ Christopher limits the Browns to six hits. Irv Hall, Bob Swift and Christopher drive in the runs with a fifth inning single string, Swift scoring on his double in the seventh to seal the win despite a late Laabs double.
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ST. Louis
Philadelphia Athletics
Russ Christopher
Brownies
A's
al Hollingsworth
Irv Hall
Bob Swift
Christopher
Swift
Hall
A’s
Chet Laabs
Mike Chartak
Philadelphia St. Louis
Aderito
ofCriscola
Siebert Ib
Brker
Ani Christo
Chartak
McQuinn
Byrnes
Maro
Siebert
Gutletidee Baker
Philadelphia
Hollingsworth
Trollingsworth
Munerlef
Indians Rout Yankees 9 to 2 in five-run first inning
Cleveland exploded for five runs in the first inning and defeated the New York Yankees 9 to 2. Jim Bagby earned his fifth win as Cleveland pounded Borowy and Byrne with 11 hits, led by Keller Gordon and Rosar with key RBIs and Gordon home run.
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Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Jim Bagby
New York
Abiloasinweiss
Witherly
Keller
Abh
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Aldwards
Chestner
Gordon
Heath
Etten
Dickey
Johnson
Lindell
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Edwards
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Zuber
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Er i
Bazby
Cardinals Sweep Giants To Narrow Standings
St Louis Cardinals win 10 7 and 6 1 to take both ends of a doubleheader from the New York Giants. Howie Krist wins the opener, his second loss free, while Harry Gumbert blanks the Giants in the nightcap. Musial, Kurowski and Klein pace a 15 hit attack in the second game as St Louis gains on the idle Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Howie Krist
Harry Gumbert
Cards
Johnny Wittig
Whitey Iurowski
Ken O'Dea
Ray Sanders
Louis Klein
Stan Musial
Cliff Melton
St. Louis
J Brown
Mancuso
Munserp
Rucker
jAdams
Ani
tReves
Peldman
Withe
Adams
Ono
Bartell
O'Dea
Kurowski
Wittie Bartell
Sanders
Garvis
Brown
Mancuro
Barns
Witek
Gtenes
Krist
Aye
GAW York
Klein
Musial
Walker
Melton
Orengo
Kurowsil
West
Gumbert
Feldman
Mits
Munro
Dodgers Win One From Cincinnati Reds 5 2
The Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5 to 2 in the first of a three game series. Buck Newsom earned his fifth win while Bucky Walters took the loss as Brooklyn pounded out four early runs in the first two innings. Herman, Galan, Vaughan, Owen, and Crabtree each drove in runs for the Dodgers.
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Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Bucky Walters
Buck Newsom
Reds
Billy Herman
Owen
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Dlowen
Newsom
Shoun
Haas
Stoney Oaggn
Walker
Heusser
Stone
Cincinati
Herman
Galan
Vaughan
Crabtree
Mesner
Tipton
Vauda
F. Walker
Glossop
Rey
Miller
MccCormick
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Walters
Shoun Stone
Wits
Shou
Dr Newsom
Nitcher
Pinclli
Barlick
Seghi
Jimmy
M and J
Roy McFlugh
Camp Blanding
Fla
J. McHugh
Bob Brown
Camp Peary
Bill Diehl
Brown
Seabees
Jim Humphries
Humphreys
Mason City
Iowa
McHugh
Arthur Nehf A Giants Ace Noted For Calm Clutch Play
The World Series pitcher Arthur Nehf 1919 to 1926 stood 5 9 and 175 pounds a compact star in John McGraw's era. He won 21 in 1920 20 in 21 and 19 in 22 aiding four pennants and two title teams. Nehf key in 1921 24 World Series wins and losses 1 0 in clinchers. He retired after neuritis 26 later became a successful businessman and public speaker.
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Giants
Art Nehl
Little Arthur
Terre Haute
Nehf
McGraw
George Sisler
Boston Braves
Hoosier
Pirates
Cubs
Cardinals
Reds
Dodgers
Polo Grounders
Brooklyn
Yankees
Yanks
Car
Mays
Waunie Hoyt
Joe Bush
Walter Johnson
Washington
Tom Zachary
Herb Pennock
Phillies Coach Whitehill Stirs Up Cubs and Golds
Earl Whitehill earns praise for Phillies surge and subtle revenge against the Cubs. Pat Seerey belts his first Eastern League homer with Albany bases loaded, lifting the team. Columnist Phil Leghit returns with wide ranging notes from Cedar Rapids to Camp Blanding and Sweden, including baseball lore and travel.
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Philadelphia Phillies
Earl
Bucky Harris
Phillies
Whitehill
Cubs
Pat Seerey
Pudgy Mile
Raider
Albany
Gazette
Phil Leghit
Wilkes-Barre
Benny
Rochester
Lazzeri
Tony Lazzeri
Grover Alexander
Alex
Yanks
Tony
Alexander
Tait
Seorey
Pelata
Cedar Rapids
Pat
Ottumwa Wins State Prep Golf Tourney
Ottumwa led by Medalist Chuck Taylor won the Iowa state high school golf tournament at the Iowa State college course with a 344 team score. Ames and Davenport tied for second at 358. Taylor shot 80, with Hamilton 81 and Waterman 83. Other Ottumwa players were Rickard 85 Koetting 87 and Baistion 92.
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AMES
Ottumwa
Chuck Taylor
Iowa State College
Davenport
Taylor
Howard Hamilton
Fort Dodge
Bob Waterman
Jim Rickard
Don.Koetting
Bob Baistion
Franklin Leads Big Iowa Track Meet With Franklin Tops State Meet
East Des Moines dominates with 49 and 110 points as Abrahm Lincoln’s Sheehan earns 15 9 points in a versatile showing. Wildcat Fred Eno shines tying the 120 yard high hurdles record at 14 8 seconds while Ottumwa weight star Dave Williams sets a new discus mark at 146 9 inches.
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Ames
East Des Moines
Orville Rust
Franklin
Thunderbolt
Hopkins
Fred Eno
Wildsea
Eno
Russ Ferguson
Mee Kinley
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Dave Williams
Williams
Cleaning the Cuff Of Track Notes
Ames sports column notes a Fort Madison finish dispute in the 100 yard dash final with Thompson missing the podium. It also highlights Anamosa vaulter Shorty Larson's back injury, vaulting 12 feet despite a damaged pole and lessons from Jim Dardis and Warmerdam connections.
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Fort Madison
Thompson
Anamosa
Shorty Larson
Larson
Jim Dardis
Warmerdam
Dardis
Southern California
Larsen
Ion
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