Two Favorites Gain in Prep Baseball Davenport
Mason City and Davenport reach the Iowa high school baseball tournament semi finals as two favorites win. Mason City defeats Wiota 1 to 0 with a strong defense and a lone run in the second. Davenport beats Fort Dodge 3 to 0 behind Dick Rodriguez pitching. Roland upsets Manson 5 to 4, while Colesburg shells Eddyville 10 to 1 in first round action.
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Fort Dodge
Mazon City
Wiota
Davenport
F Dodge
Reland
Manson
Colesburg
Eddyville
Mason City
Mohawks
Western Iowa
Joe O'Connor
Imainge
Mx City
Kornbaum
Nelson
Phillips
Dick Rodriguez
Dodgers
Blue Devils
Bobee
Batteries Rodriguez
Pa Knack
Bingham
Brewers Set Record With 28-0 Toledo Win
Casey Stengel’s Milwaukee Brewers crushed five Toledo pitchers to win 28 to 0 and set a new league record for most runs in a game. The Brewers now lead the American Association by a half game over the Columbus Red Birds, who lost 5 to 4 in 10 innings to Kansas City. Indianapolis beatMinn 7 to 2 while Louisville defeated St Paul 4 to 1 to close the series.
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Associated Press
Casey Stengel
Milwaukee Brewers
Toledo
Brewers
Columbus Red Birds
Birds
Kansas City
Otherndianapolis
Minn
Louisville
St. Paul
Boxing Roundup From East to New England and Beyond
A garbled register of boxers and towns lists bouts and weights with many unreadable names. References include Bammy Davis of Brooklyn facing Charley Sabatelli, Willie Joe in Buffalo, and Joey Bragnate in Hartford. Other entries mention Johnny Walker of Bedford and Larry Bolvin in Harford, with assorted nicknames.
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New York
al “Bammy" Davis
Breoklyn
Charley Sabatelli
Scranton
Buffalo
Willie Joe
Hartford
Joey Bragnate
Bedford
Mass
Johnny Walker
T. Phi
Youngs Browner
Wareham
HAR
Larry Bolvin
Ize
Providence
Walter “Cabby” Lewis
Its
Dodgers Win 3-2 On Ninth Inning Error By Giants
Brooklyn defeats New York 3-2 as Johnny Rucker misplays Lloyd Waner’s fly ball in the ninth, colliding with Charley Mead. Hal Gregg and Frenchy Bordagaray score on the error, in the first night game in the metropolitan area since 1941. Webber gets the win, Voiselle the loss.
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Brooklyn
Johnny Rucker
Lloyd Waner
Charley Mead
New York Giants
Hal Gregg
Frenchy Bordagaray
Rucker
Bill Voiselle
Dodgers
Waner
Roosevelt Junior High Track Intramurals Held
Roosevelt Junior High staged intramural track championships with first place winners in each event earning blue ribbons. Ninth grade winners include Roger Marks in shot and dashes, Richard Churchill in hurdling, Arthur Van Cleve in broad jump and sprints, Jack Brown and others in high jump and relay. Eighth grade winners include Howard Scot in shot, Eddie DeHoo in dashes, Samps Chandler in 100, Carl Volz in broad jump and 220, Clarence Wahl in 60 yard hurdles, Don West in high jump, and more standout marks across events.
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Sam Cooper
Roosevelt High School
Roger Marks
D. Dash
Vernon
Richard Churchill
Arthur van Cleve
Low Hurdies
Dash
Jack Brown
Howard Scot
Eddie DeHoo
Samps Chandler
Eine
Wan
Etre Moore McIntyre
John Ruby
Menare ‘Scott
Dewer Rudd
Darrell Hosmer
Richard Wise
Carl Volz
Clarence Wahl
Don West
Des Cockayne Given Month Rest for Asthma
Des Moines boxer Des Cockayne is ordered to rest for a month due to a severe asthma attack. Manager Pinkie George canceled two scheduled bouts in Chicago on June 2 and Minneapolis on June 9, warning retirement could follow if he does not improve.
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Des Moines
INS
del Cockayne
Pinkie George
Cockayne
Chicago
Minneapolis
George
Michigan May Sweep Two of Big Ten Titles
Michigan faces outdoor track at Champaign and tennis at Northwestern as the Wolverines pursue Big Ten titles. Golf at Medinah may prove tougher with Ohio State Purdue and Minnesota strong. Track stars Hume and Bill Dale anchor a deep squad. Ufer likely sidelined by injury.
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Michigan
Chicago
Wolverines
Navy
Marine
Illinois Memorial Stadium
Champaign
Medinah Club
Ohio State
Purdue
Minnesota
Bob Ufer
Elrey Hirsch
Elmer Swanson
Ken Doherty
Bob
Ross Hume
Bill Dale
Wolverine
Ufer
Doherty
Hirsch
Swanson
Indiana
Young Named Illini Athlete of Year
Claude Buddy Young, a freshman track star at the University of Illinois, was named the Illini athlete of the year in the fifth annual student and athletic association poll. He entered school last February, marking the first freshman and first trackman to win the honor.
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Champaign
Ill
Claude
Buddy) Young
University of Illinois
Illini
Young
National League Standings and Tuesday Results
National League standings show Cincinnati at 71 19 and Philadelphia at 13 13 with .500 and Chicago at 8 18 .308. Tuesday results include Brooklyn New York 2 and St Louis 2 1 9. Wednesday games schedule features Louis at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at New York with Chicago at Philadelphia and others.
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Cinc’nati
Philhia
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Reston
York
Louis
Yatteburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Ashton
Detroit
Boston
Troit Washington
Chicago U Quits Big Ten Sports Sailor Style
The University of Chicago will stop competing in Big Ten athletics for the foreseeable future and possibly beyond. Hutchins leads a hostile stance toward college sports, while many favor keeping Maroon athletics alive despite wartime handicaps.
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University of Chicago
Midway
Chicago
Navy
Theniversity of Iowa
Hutchins
Chicago U
Big Ten
Maroons
Chicago UV
City Meet Thrills Sophomores As Wilson Dominates
Four city sophomore track marks fell and two more tied as Franklin’s Keith Sanford set a 5:01.4 mile in drizzle on Wilson oval. Tom Gaines led the afternoon with a 55.4 440 win and tied 100 and 110 hurdles marks, while Roosevelt compare dashes and relay crews challenged Wilson for top points.
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Franklin
Wilson
Ramblers
Roosevelt
Coe
Wilson Oval
Tom Gaines
Gaines
Muir
Barnes
Keith Sanford
Miller
Vrbicek
Fikers
Anderson
Thunderbolt
Sanford
Eggleston
Dolan
Caldwell
Hurdies
Bocqnwedt
Holloway
Crawid
McKinsey
Edmonds
Derson
Sarnes
Fiesee
Fikes
Wises
Ray Sever
Serenson
Iey
Secon
Pinch
Ya McKinlean
Inc
Witcon
Tone atchKin Franklin
Denieet
Cesntum
Lan
Dankert
Vohasia
Gamee Wilson
Pranklin
Hollows
Entoca
Harold DeWoody Poised to Pitch In Tonight's Game
As of 10 30 a m Wednesday Harold DeWoody slated to pitch in the M and J league game at Daniels park against Jows Engineering. He has agreed to pitch after returning from the army under league rules. Memorial Day game planned at Daniels to replace last Sunday rainout Iowa Manufacturing Iowa Engineering.
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Daniels Park
Jows Engineering
Harold DeWoody
Army
Wilsons
Iowa Manufacturing
Universal
Iowa Engineering
Daniels
Unclear Track Meet Notes Highlight Relays and Distances
Fragmentary OCR item lists names and events from a track meet. Mentions 2K yard relay, distances such as 174 inches and 5 feet inches, and multiple athletes including Wilson Vrbicek Pikes Anderson Jones Me Zamastil Jason Caldwell and Spranklin. Details are incomplete.
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Eamunds
Roosevelt
Wilson
Vrbicek
Pikes
Anderson
Seenorma
McKinley
Broad
Jus
Feakie
Rage fSi
Franklin
Jones
Me Zamastil
Jeson
Caldwell
Spranklin
Kelly High routs Phillips 28 to 1 in two innings
In Chicago a high school baseball game earned the label freak as Kelly High scored 12 runs in the first inning and 16 in the second before ending 28 to 1 against Phillips. Kelly retired 15 Phillips batters after the mercy rule was met.
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Chicago
Kelly High School
Phillips
Kelly
Trucks Lead Great Lakes Past Red Sox 3 1
Virgil Trucks, former Tigers pitcher, hurled a two hit gem for Great Lakes. He struck out 12, walked none, and drove in a run as the naval station nine defeated Boston 3 to 1 before 12 000 Bluejackets. Doerr Lake and Newsome were set down in the seventh.
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Great Lakes, Ill
INS
Great Lakes
Boston Red Sox
Naval Training Station
Virgil Trucks
Detroit Tigers
Sox
Boston
Trucks
Bobby Doerr
Lake
Heber Newsome
Cubs Return Ostrowski to Angels on Option
Johnny Ostrowski, who led the Pacific Coast league with 21 homers last season, has been returned to the Chicago Cubs Los Angeles farm on option. Cubs vice-president Jim Gallagher said the move was made after Ostrowski batted .280 for the Angels last year and appeared briefly with Chicago late in the season following an operation.
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Chicago
Johnny Ostrowski
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Jim Gallagher
Cubs
Jackie Fields Divorce Granted in Default
Former world welterweight boxing champion Jackie Fields loses his marriage as Martha Fields is granted a divorce in default. She cites his habitual late nights and evasive answers as grounds for the separation in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Fields
Martha Fields
Fields
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