Davenport High Takes Track Laurels
Giants defeat Dodgers 5-2 as timely hits from Billy Jurges and Johnny Mize spark New York. Rookie Tom Sunkel allowed seven hits in his first start. Willard Marshall suffers a head injury from a wall collision.
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Davenport Blue Devils win state outdoor track title
Davenport Blue Devils crown state outdoor track champions at Clyde Williams field with 52 points led by Wallie Peterson in the 100 yard dash. East Des Moines second, Roosevelt third, Ames and Toledo Juvenile Home tied for fourth. Notable marks include Covey and Hendren double wins for Central of Sioux City and several near-record efforts across events.
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Jim Myers
Don Shriner
Bill Shafton
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Mike Augustine
Musial's seventh inning homer gives Cardinals 6 3 win over Reds
Stan Musial belted a seventh inning two run homer with two aboard to break a 3 3 tie and lift St Louis over Cincinnati 6 3. Murray Dickson and Howard Krist combined on the mound while Estell Crabtree drove in the tying run with a double in the sixth.
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Sears
Iron Man Pitches Rockwell City to State Prep Crown
MANSON AP Iron Man Dean Cerson pitched Rockwell City to a 6 0 victory in the Iowa high school baseball championship. Cerson hurled four games this week and won them all, allowing only three hits in the victory as Rockwell City clinched the state prep title.
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Cedar Tennis Association Second Round Progress
Tournament play proceeds with weather delays. all second round matches must be completed by Thursday night per Henry's announcement.
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Alsab Dominates Withers Mile in Easy Belmont Win
Alsab, a Chicago owned colt, led the Withers mile at Belmont Park by nearly three lengths in 1:36 1/5 on a slow track. Lochinvar and Farraris finished second and third as Alsab extended his 1930s campaign, earning $15,500 and lifting career winnings to $197,575 amid a $300,000 crowd betting the event.
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Wisconsin Defeats Northwestern to Stay in Big Ten Title Race
Wisconsin beat Northwestern 8 to 7 in Madison to sweep the two-game series and keep a mathematical shot at a first place tie in the Big Ten. The Badgers built early runs including seven in the fourth inning highlighted by Ed Scheine's home run as Rohner allowed Northwestern to fall to 8 losses in 12 conference games.
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Softball Players Build New Clubhouse at Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids softball players have spent three weeks building a new 14 by 20 foot clubhouse behind Diamond 4 at Ellis park. Arch. Baker Kenny McGuire and Whizzer White led plans funded by the parks commission and voluntary labor from 1,200 players. The structure will feature a scorer’s table electric scoreboard concessions lockers and a second floor officials’ table with first floor concrete and a storage role for the parks commission in off-season. The clubhouse is set to be dedicated at a night game in June.
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Franklin to Protest Atlantic Golf Victory
Iowa high school golf state title at Iowa State College ended with Atlantic leading Franklin 545 to 557 but Franklin of Cedar Rapids plans a formal protest. Coach Harold Templeman cites missing faculty representative required by state rules. Ottumwa and East Des Moines follow.
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Atlantic
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Templeman
Ottumwa
East Des Moines
Roosters, Umpires, and League Tales In Brief
A miscellany of sports notes covers illegal cock fighting in 44 states, umpire fines in the Appalachian league, and rumors about Otto Vogel joining Iowa City as Seahawk coach after a conditioning stint in Annapolis. It also notes Emil Klumpar headed for navy PE, rising attendance in the M and J league, and various player updates from baseball and track.
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Dodger
Cochrane Leads Service Stars In Fundraising Game
Naval Lt Gordon Mickey Cochrane named to head a service stars team for a charity contest to raise funds for army and navy. He cites luminaries from baseball history including Feiler Rigney Mulcahey and a roster of ex majors such as Hutchinson Johnson Brewer Silvestri Grace Sturm Archie Lucadello Travis Lewis Brancato Chapman Mullin Greenberg Vaughan Posedal Rowell Lavagetto Grodzicki Padgett McCoy Berardino.
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Carvel Rowell
Harry Lavagetto
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Pomeroy Pair Top Battery at Clinic
Marlen Kleen of Pomeroy earned top pitching honors in a battery clinic tied to the state high school baseball tournament. Dave Roberts of Nora Springs placed second and Charles Jenks of Martensdale followed. Gordon Le Warne of Pomeroy led the catching group with Douglas of Rodman second and Melven Martens of Martensdale third.
Standings in Three-Eye League Postponements and Schedule
Standings show C Rapids 14 7 33, Evansville 12 5 76? Spemanieta. Decatur Waterloo 8 8 50, Madison 2 2? Saturday shows Evansy Springfield 4. Waterton Decatur postponed. Only games scheduled Sunday list Springfield and Decatur clash.
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Baseball Scores And Standings Snapshot
Saturday results show Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 4 and Boston 5 3 St Louis 5 New York 5 Brooklyn 2. Standings nearby include Chicago 19 18 .514 and Cincinnati 5 56 with Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Philadelphia mentioned in fragments.
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Fragmented sports standings snippet from early league report
Readable portions show team abbreviations and records for Philadelphia New York Chicago and Cleveland with scattered scores and a note that games are scheduled. The text includes references to Reston and a Sunday listing though many figures are garbled.
Bob Feller to Hurl Against Monarchs
In Chicago eight former major leaguers in the armed forces face Dizzy Dean s all stars vs Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Monarchs at Wrigley Field today.
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Raiders Regain Three-Eye Lead In Tight Standings
Cedar Rapids moves to first in the Three-Eye league after Springfield defeats Evansville 7-4 on Saturday. Bees use three pitchers for their sixth win in 13 starts as Waterloo and other games face postponements and unscheduled delays.
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