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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1941

Page

11

Franklin mile quartet sets new state track record

Franklin's mile relay team Colman Markey Schwinn Battin clocked 3 28 0 to erase Davenport's six year mark at the Iowa high school meet on Clyde Williams field. Ames scored 33 points to finish ahead of East Des Moines and Davenport in a surprising team result.

Roy McHugh MES Franklin Jack Colman N. A J. Markey Pete Schwinn Jim Battin Iowa High School Athletic Association Clyde Williams Davenport Orville Rust Iowa City Thunderbolts Drake East Des Moines Ames Romaine Woodward

Ames high school finish results page fragment

The fragment lists multiple Iowa teams and scores from a finish lineup. Notable names include Roosevelt Des Moines Waterloo Grinnell Central and Davenport. Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Fort Madison appear among many towns with scattered scores such as 6 3/5 and 2 1/5.

Ames Gipavengerk Roosevelt Duba East Thomas Jeff Waterloo Ranklin Grinnell Central Hampton Toledo Cedar Rapids McKinley Dex Moines Lincoln Iowa City University Keokuk Corydon Creston Dunlap Webster City Newton Jefferson Al-Field Ottumsiwa Oskaloosa eMars Marton Anamosa Marshalltown Fort Dodre Clare Fede Ftinton Fort Madison Marian Montezuma Sioux City Hamburg Des Moines Burlington Odebolt

Roosevelt Overpowers Cyclones in Conference Meet

Roosevelt edged past rivals as Davenport and East Waterloo finish among top placers. Thunderbolts members Colman Markey Schwinn and Battin clock fast relay splits with Colman at 51.7 and Battin around 50.1, helping Franklin place high in the mile relay event. East Des Moines runs 3 27 8 to finish second behind Davenport.

Des Moines Cyclones Roosevelt East Davenport East Waterloo Franklin Thunderbolts Blue Devils

Wild Pitch Carries Tigers Past White Sox 1-0

Edgar Smith throws a decisive wild pitch in the ninth as Detroit beats Chicago 1 to 0. York reaches on a walk, Higgins singles, and Croucher is intentionally passed with bases loaded before Smith's low pitch brings home the winning run. Gorsica yields six strikeouts.

Detroit INS Detroit Tigers Chicago Edgar Smith White Sox Smith York Pinky Higgins Frank Croucher Johnny Gorsica Mike Thresh K'bocker Sir Mullin Appling G'ringer Kuhel Radcliff Wrisht L'clani O Campbell R'thales Higgins Hoar O'Tebvetts Tresh Croucherss Gorsten Ghicazo Mullin Lodieiani Kubel Croucher Gehringer Chicaso Gorsica Passarella Basil Pipgras

Yankees Rally Past Red Sox 7 6 In Sevenths Thriller

New York Yankees erased a three run deficit with a four run seventh inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 7 6. Earl Johnson started for Boston with Lefty Gomez on the mound for New York before Norman Branch earned the win after Gomez faded in relief.

NEW York INS New York Yankees Boston Red Sox Earl Johnson Bosox Lefty Gomez Johnson Norman Branch Gomez

Jacobs opens talks for $500,000 Louis Baer rematch in Chicago

Promoter Mike Jacobs begins negotiations for a $500,000 return match between Buddy Baer and heavyweight champion Joe Louis in Chicago this July, contingent on Louis beating Billy Conn at the Polo Grounds on June 18. If Billy Conn loses, the rematch could be delayed or altered by the DC boxing commission.

Washington Buddy Baer Mike Jacobs Big Buddy Joe Louis Chicago Louis Billy Conn New York Polo Grounds Griffith Stadium Jacobs

Clinton Lengthens Lead With Victory

Clinton beat Springfield 6 to 5 as Clinton rallied with two eighth inning runs and a ninth inning winner. Evansville was edged by Madison 8 to 5 in a nine hit game. Waterloo trounced Moline 7 to 1 as Waterloo gathered 12 hits. Line scores show Clinton 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.

Clinton Springfield Evansville Madison Waterloo Moline Plowboys Clark Bittner Folandront Winters “and Andrews Spane Broskle Minnemann and Sorintieia Clintoni Jones Peterson Chesters Brewer Toncoff

Davenport wins Mississippi Valley golf meet at Duck Creek

Davenport High captured the conference golf championship with a four man total of 327 at Duck Creek course. Clinton High was runner up with 346 while Franklin High Cedar Rapids tallied 361 and Iowa City 364. Medalist honors went to Bob White of Davenport with 78. Cedar Rapids pair Barnhizer led their team with 88, followed by Pinckney Wilkinson and Knowles with 91 each.

Gazette Davenport Davenport High Duck Creek Ff Clinton Franklin High Cedar Rapids Iowa City Bob, White Barnhizer Pinckney Wilkinson Knowles

Michigan Batter Breaks Hitting Streak Record

Ann Arbor report notes Michigan catcher George Harris extended his hitting streak in the first 15 games of the spring season. Harris hit safely in every game, setting new school records for consecutive game hits.

Michigan ANN Arbor NBA University of Michigan George Harris

Louis Baer fight stirs call for referee accountability

A reader letter blasts referee Donovan after Friday night bout between Joe Louis and Buddy Baer. The writer argues Louis heard the bell and Donovan failed to stop the action, reflecting on referees as kept in line, not police, and urging clearer control in touring prize fights.

Buddy Baer Joe Louis Brown Middle West Joe Donovan Louis Jacobs Alex Mr. Donovan St. Louis Cleveland Detroit Chicago Podunk Abe Simon New York Joe Seuis Arthur Denevan Deugh Arthur Donovan Baer

KoHawk Track Team Dominates Cornell In Dual Meet

KoHawk squad defeats Cornell 89 44 to 41 43 at Mount Vernon with 11 of 15 first places. Freshmen show strong from both schools, led by Coe’s Kuhleman with four victories and two seconds in field events.

Mount Vernon Coe Cornell Kohawks Houden Purple Geshner Kohawk Kuhleman

Chief Reynolds Wildness Rocks Raiders In Decatur Loss

Saturday night at Hill Park Decatur pounded Raiders 12 to 1 as Chief Reynolds struggled with wild pitches and hit batsmen. Pat Tobin dazzled for the Commies with fastball and slider while Decatur feasted on shaky defense and miscues from the Raiders in six innings.

Raiders Hill Park Decatur Raider Chief Reynolds Reynolds Pat Tobin Hank Edwards Ollie Marquardt Wally Kordenbrock Joe Kosinski Kahn Wright Cookson Jones Davis Sisler del Jones Lefty Thompson Roman Roh Commie Roh Clay Tobin

Reds and Cubs Split Twin Bill in Cincinnati

The Reds and Cubs split a doubleheader with Cincinnati winning the nightcap 4 to 1 after Chicago took the opener 4-2. Bill Lee pitched six strong innings for Cincinnati as the Reds added four runs in the first game and a three run burst in the sixth in the second game to rout French. Moore pitched the full game for Cincinnati in the first contest as the Cubs collected ten hits.

Chicago INS Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs Bruins Bill Lee Jim Turner Reds French Moore Cincinnati Cubs

Standings and results from multiple leagues listed

Standings show Clinton Madison Springfield Decatur Evansville Moline Waterloo and more with wins losses and percentages. Saturday results include Decatur Cedar Rapids Waterloo Moline Madison Evansville Clinton Springfield and tied or upcoming games across several leagues.

Pet Clinton Madison Springfield Decatur Evansville Moline C. Rapids Waterloo Cedar Rapids

Teachers College wins state track meet in Cedar Falls

Towa State Teachers College dominated the forty second annual meet scoring in every event to total 73 points. Grinnell followed with 42, Drake 38, and Luther 11 in a closely contested state championship.

Cedar Falls Towa State Teachers College Grinnell Drake Luther

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