Junior baseball league for boys 9 to 15 begins in June
A community youth baseball league for 300 boys ages 9 to 15 will start in June with 16 teams in two leagues sponsored by eight service clubs and eight businesses linked to John Beck's store. Each team fields 15 players. games run weekday mornings at Riverside and Daniels parks, with Beck's supplying equipment and the umpire.
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Beck’s and
Service and Civic Club
Aunched
John Beck’s
Sports Good Store
Service
The
Elks Club
Kiwanis Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
South Side Civic Club
High Twelve
Waltonians
Lions Club
Embassy Club
John Beck
Beck
Morehouse Barbershop
Barney's Paint and Wallpaper
Hutchinson's Ice Cream
Kil Jian Company
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Hearn-Stevenson Motor Company
Craemers
Teche] Bottling Company
Beck's
Fred Winter
Beck Store
Junior Legion
Diamonds
Riverside
Daniels Park
White Sox Rally to Clip Senators in Chicago Victory
The White Sox came from behind to beat the Washington Senators 5 to 2. Edgar Smith pitched a complete game, allowing seven hits as Chicago overcame an early Senator lead and pulled away with a seventh inning run and two in the eighth.
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Chicago
INS
White Sox
Washington Senators
Washington
Sox
Edgar Smith
Ewald Pyle
Senator
Philadelphia Phillies blank Pirates 10 to 0 in latest win
Schoolboy Rowe pitched a four hit shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 0 before 11,692 fans at Shibe Park. The victory marked the Phillies sixth straight win.
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Philadelphia
Woolford Farm Horses Take One-Two in Crete Handicap
at Lincoln field Hawthorne track Woolford Farm's Signator and Pig Tails owned by Herbert Woolf of Kansas City ran first and second in the $5,000 added Crete handicap. Eddie Rochester Anderson's Burnt Cork placed third.
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Chicago
INS
Woolford Farm
Herbert Woolf
Kansas City
Lincoln Field
Hawthorne
Eddie
Rochester
American League Players In Service Reach 154
The American league baseball players in the armed services totaled 154 as of May 17, with Detroit and Chicago leading at 25 each. Fifty seven were pitchers, noted for potentially lower home run output. eight players missing include DiMaggio and Williams among others.
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New York
Ted Williams
Pete Reiser
Tommy Henrich
Dom DiMaggio
Johnny Mize
Enos Slaughter
Babe Young
Buckeyes Lead Big Ten Baseball Standings
Ohio State defeated Chicago 16 to 2 in Columbus to surge atop the.Big Ten standings. Chicago showed four de feats with nine hits and twelve walks as Don Grate shut out the Maroons in the big victory. Wisconsin beat Purdue 6 to 5 in Madison to claim second place as OSU and Chicago prepared for a Sunday rematch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
University of Chicago
Columbus
Buckeyes
Big Ten
Maroon
Bucks
Chicago
Don Grate
Madison
Wis
Badgers
Purdue Boilermakers
Wisconsin
Boilermakers
Minnesota
Northwestern
Softball League Opens This Week At Ellis
The Ellis softball season opens this week after rain delays. Opening features include Wilsons CIO vs Eagles at 8 pm and Cherry Burrell vs Century Engineering at 7 pm in Open and Industrial league play, with multiple games scheduled across days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Wilson's
CIO
Eagle Club
Cherry Burrell
Century Engineering
Collins Radio
Beck
Wilson
Cedar Rapids Engineering
LaPlant - Choate
All Diamonds
Y.M.C.A. Girls Teague
Industrial League
Armstrongs
Tom
Cherie Burrell
Wilson’s Cio
Eagles
Calvary Baptist
Church of Brethren
Licht
Rock Island Shops
First Frust and Savings Bank Co-op Dairy
Wilson's Cio
Loftus Company
LaPlant- Choate
Colts Radio
Owen
Beck's
First Reformed Church
Grace Episcanal
Trinity’ Methodist
Knights of St Coreponents Nouse
United Brethren Church Y B.C
First Evangelical Church
Y.M.C
Collins Radin
Turners Radio Sanitary Dairy
Aca
Avout Earle
Universal Engineering
A. F of L
Quaker Oats
D.in
Track notes highlight early stars and war-time prep careers
The page recalls athletes like Vinton’s Struble and Franklin of Cedar Rapids, notes a relay mishap in the 880 yard race, and features anecdotes about Fred Winter and a Marshalltown jumper. It mentions Johnny Prasch leaving for the navy, Danner’s tennis upset, and district delays due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Veteran era sports notes from a wartime column
A wide collection of sports and military updates. It notes the Phillies near third place for the season, Iowa pitcher Jack Kenney’s strikeout record, Uncle Sam's bowling dominance, Wisconsin trout fishing by Minnesotans, Walter Dyche in the International League, Lou Novikoff and Jimmy Wilson comments, Joe Louis army film plans, Billy Southworth and his War-time routines, Burnt Cork and Tipstaff Derby comparisons, Billy Evans policing pace, Dave Phillips in tennis, Bill Veeck’s Milwaukee showmanship, Jinks Keeney at Iowa U preflight, Quaker Oats service sheet, Mel Ott six-run game claim, Milroy Skorepa in New Guinea, Milroy boxing updates, and Boston Braves plugs from Jack Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillies
Jack Kenney
Minnesota
Brule River
Wisconsin
Lou Novikoff
Jimmy Wilson
Cubs
Lou
Billy Southworth
Billy
Toronto
U.S
Europe
Rochester
Cork
England
Tipstaff
Billy Evans
Southern League
Novikoff
Dave Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Bill Veeck
Brewers
Larry MacPhail
Ball Yard
Jinks Keeney
Raiders
Iowa U
Quaker Oats
Doc Hardiman
Mel Ott
Ladd Womacka
New Guinea
Alex Fidler
Milvoy Skorepa
Golden Gloves
Milroy
Texas
Jack Carter
Boston Braves
Braves
Workman
Kluttz
Poland
Ross
Wietelman
Javery
Bob Coleman
Coleman
Casey Stengel
Krause Named Head Notre Dame Basketball Coach
Ed ward W. Moose Krause, Notre Dame football line coach, is appointed head basketball coach by university president Rev. Hugh O'Donnell. He had been acting head coach since George Keegan's death last February and will hold faculty ranks in physical education while aiding wartime conditioning.
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South Bend
Ind
Edward W
Moose) Krause
University of Notre Dame
Hugh O'Donnell
Krause
George E. Keegan
Father O'Donnell
Department of Physical Education
Chicago
de la Salle
Notre Dame
St. Mary’s College
Winona
Minn
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Joe McArdle
Navy
Edward W., Jr
Swimming and Softball Lead Y Activities
The Y M C A highlights indoor softball leaders for Preps and Cadets with names and counts. Swimming tests completed include bobbing, minnows, fish, and flying fish categories led by several boys. Y leaders with Gurney Day attended weekend at Wapsie Camp.
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Jerry Moon
Gordon Stoddard
Dick ‘Treka
Henry Keyes
Bobby Murdock
Jerry Groff
Don Carringer
Jerry Harbert
Richard Bishop
Don Reece
Roger DeLang
Bill Trumpold
Don Ogden
Jim Wasta
Jim O’keefe
Bob Pigman
Donald Fuller
Carl Fields
Tom Sawyer
George Comstock
Buddy Paul
Royce Keller
Vern Hyck
Flying Fish
Jerry Noble
Gurney Day
Hopkins Wins Fast in Franklin Meet Showdown
Hopkins of Franklin led the standout race, holding off Fry to win the long sprint with a strong finish. Spohr of West Liberty placed second in the shot put, while McKay of Franklin hit 45 feet 3? inches for fourth. Franklin’s two-mile relay team fought hard but finished behind East Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Spohr
West Liberty
McKay
Franklin
Hopkins
Fry
Burlington
East Waterloo
Little Hultman
Franklin Flash
Ranklin
East Des Moines
Madness
Gerber
Cole
Cedar Rapids
McKinley
John Madlock
Audrey Blakey
Eno
Lee
Davenport
Shorty Larson
Anamosa
Raimond Struble
Vinton
Sheehan
Struble
Larson
Sorenson
Obelwein
Chappell
Myron Coppock
Mt. Vernon
Perry
Fort Madison
Clinton
Ames
Mike Augustine
Grandquist
McLaughlin
Morrison
North Des Moines
Clark
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Lewis
Centerville
Black
Fadness
Fairfield
Thomas Jefferson
Council Bluffs
East Des Piemes
Central
Sioux City
Mason
Evans
Sigler
Abraham Lincoln
Chappel
Currie
Maney
Myron Coppack
Villisca
Feliman
Easte Des Moines
Griffin
Newton
Nygaard
Atlantic
Odebolt
Ferguson
Williams
Ottumwa
Spoh
McClain
Smith
Cedar Falls
Enog
Gorman
Ruby
Estherville
Shriner Central
Hofacre
Trites
Enga
Rock
Lincoln
Richmond
McCaustin Thompson
Petry
Boatwright
Terrell
Des Moaines
Time
Goodwin
Corning
York
Woods
Price
Paints
Muhl
Fort Dodge
Bruce
Thompson
Muscatine
West Waterloo
Johnson
Perrin
Gast
Osage
Denson
Brice
Kaiser
Rector
Spohr
Good
Roosevelt may appoint wartime sports board as he weighs limits
President Roosevelt discusses forming a three member wartime sports committee to study problems across professional amateur and intercollegiate levels. He says the panel would have no binding power and would coordinate rather than regulate, while critics warn against bureaucratic overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.D.R
Sports Board
OPA
ODT
Roosevelt
York
United Nations’ Board of Strategy
Calmar High School Awards Monograms
Calmar-Robert Uher led with three letters in football basketball and baseball at senior day exercises. Other letter winners included Dolan Huber Shindelar Staley Kryson Luzum Schissel Schuller Havel Hauber and K Schneberger in various sports. Girls scoring basketball letters were Houdek Severson Fjelstul Huber Zwiebohmer Hillsland Kafka Korbel Congdon.
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Calmar
Robert Uher
Dolan
Huber
Shindelar
Staley and
Kryson
Luzum
Schissel
Schuller
Havel
Hauber
K. Schneberger
Sobolik
Fjelstul
Houdek
Severson
Zwiebohmer
Hillesland
Kafka
Korbel
Congdon
Armstrong's Clip Manufacturing Triumphs Over Iowa Manufacturing 6-3
Lefty Rozek pitched a strong six innings with 14 strikeouts and two hits in three at bats as Armstrong's Clip Manufacturing beat Iowa Manufacturing 6-3 in a Junior Legion game at Daniels Park. Rozek shut out the first three frames, then allowed three runs in the final inning while Armstrong's offense built early leads on Rozek's double and timely hits.
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Washington
Chicago
Vernon
Kuhel
Hodgin
Its
Spencec
Curtrightidf
Priddy
OlKolloway
Grant
Smithp
Marion
Haemer
Smith
Clary
Sullivan
Johnson
Kolloway
Tucker
iMoses
Moses
Case
Appling Smith
Appling
Barses
Pyle
Haecfner
Haefner
Rue, Pipsras
Weafer
Rozek
Armstrong
Iowa Manufacturing
Daniels Park
Callen
Thomas
Rozck
Roy Sorensen
Jowa Miz
Warren
Sundberg
Jim S
Berab Fletcher
O Ray S
Sen
Russell
Ib O'King
Rays
Lynottif
Ryan
Jennings
Alice S'berssader
Watson
Kelbson
Jf Peterson
Ithopson
Armstrong's Town Manufacturing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tait Cummins
Senators
Pirates
American Loop
Whitney Martin
Chicago Cubs
Billy, Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
Lefty Gomez
Gomez-Stengel
Chicago Cub
French Lick
St Louis Nationals
Cardinals
Branch Rickey
International News Service
Jand
Eee
Zocomits
ABIG
Pletes
Winter
Marshalltown
Jim
Johnny Prasch
Dave Danner
Iowa City
Danner
Fred Eno
Ottumawa
Dusky Giant
Chuck Hopkins
Hultman
Red Peppers
By Tait
Rey
Harry Grayson
NEA
Calmar High School
Harper's
DIAL
Fifth Avenue
Legion Tilt
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