Man Of The Hour Novikoff Sets Cubs Outfield Post
Lou Novikoff heads to Chicago Cubs opening day against the New York Giants amid a holdout settlement and critics who doubted his major league outfield status. He must prove steady hitting while Cubs face injuries and internal pressure to retain his job.
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Red Cross Tennis Tourney Attracts Navy Cadets
Six cadets from the navy Preflight school at Iowa City enter the Red Cross tournament on Cedar Rapids courts. Seahawk net team wins 7 to 2 over Cedar Rapids last Sunday and will compete in singles and doubles. Entries include Alvin Trigg Lew Werner Ken Redlin Robert Groom Victor Lamir er Charles Miller. Proceeds support local Red Cross chapters.
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Lou Little Recovering After Second Throat Operation
New York report says Columbia University football coach Lou Little is resting comfortably after his second throat operation since the season ended. He underwent the Tuesday surgery and will remain in the hospital about ten days.
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Royal Welcome For Novikoff, Only So Cold
Chicago column examines the Cubs handling of Lou Novikoff at Wrigley Field as they plan his workout with limited preparation. It questions motives behind delayed, awkward promotion and alleged anti Novikoff sentiment within the club.
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Roosevelt Hotel Juniors Crush Iowa Mfg in Junior Legion Clash
Roosevelt Hotel bats erupt for 18 runs on 14 hits as Kapoun hurls six strikeouts in a 18 to 3 win over Iowa Manufacturing at Daniels Park. Stroud leads with three RBIs while Rudy Stroud adds two hits and three RBIs. Hotel improves as weather permits potential rematch against Butternut Bakers at Riverside.
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Open League Softball Postponed Tonight at Ellis Park
Cold weather postpones the Open league softball game between Wilsons and Becks at Ellis Park. The two Industrial league games at 6:45 p.m. will be played, with Chief Umpire Ken McGuire officiating. Collins Radio faces Century Engineering and Cedar Rapids Engineering plays LaPont Choate.
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Quaker Oats Nine Faces Universal Tonight
The Quaker Oats team returns to action tonight at 5 30 facing the Universal Engineers at Daniels Park weather permitting Red Kelso starts for the Quakers against Max Smith who blanked the opposition in his last outing The game promises a tough battle.
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Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter column update
Corporal Ronnie Schueler reports on local and former Cedar Rapids ball players. Orie Arntzen beat the Browns 2 1 with a strong outing despite eight walks. Chartak homer gave Browns the lead but A's tied, and talk shifts to Ex-Raiders and Three Eye league stars. The piece rails at high school nine innings limits and censored letters.
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Bill Olson Named Honorary Captain of Franklin Cagers
Franklin high school lists awardees for basketball teams. Varsity letters go to Dean Barnhizer Joe Crowley Bill Fletcher George Liddle Bill Olson honorary captain Melvin Penrod Jim Pickford Wallace Pinkney. Sophomores receive awards to Richard Albright Bob Brooks Grant Jennings Harry Littell Hal Marshall Dave Martin Bob Mills Bill Shuttleworth. Freshmen awards go to Bill Barron Bill Chadima Fred Gable Jim Grissell Jim Kolosik Jim Phillips Rod Rust Robert Schieb Doug West. Managers named include Bob Chadima James Graham Gene Ohlman Gene Sell.
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Grant Jennings
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Bill Shuttleworth
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Lettermen Tankers At Iowa U Named
IOWA CITY UP Twenty letters and numerals will be presented to swimmers and five freshman numerals to wrestlers at the University of Iowa Director E G Dad Schroeder announced Wednesday Major letter winners in swimming are Bob Becker Clinton Dave Brockway Marshalltown Sidney Craiger Des Moines John Gottsch Shenandoah Don Holm wood Buffalo O Y Nicholas Karaffa Trenton Clyde Kemnitz Chicago Vitopee Rockford IL Dave Lounsbury Town City Clarence Moore Clinton Hubert Norman Clinton Ernest Stransien ae Neb and Ervin Minor letter winners re Clinton Bob Matters akeshe Wis William McDonald Sescanen Meis Sioux City and Edward Bondiien Omaha Freshman numeral winners are Dan Cohoe Hibbing Minn and Bernard Walters Rockford aes Freshmen numerama wrestling go Bob Geigel Algona Harlan Hester Z ee an Jensen wea ee Spencers Moines and James Wendel Maquoketa
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Call Off Races at Saratoga's Plant
Albany reports that the 1943 August meet at Saratoga Race Course was abandoned after Washington officials backed Gov. Dewey's recommendation to halt racing at the SPA because of gasoline and tire shortages.
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Roosevelt FB Track Stages Narrow Win Over McKinley
The Roosevelt Roughriders edged the McKinley Golden Bears 55 50 in a dual meet at McKinley. Top scorers were Cabalka for McKinley with two firsts a second and a third and Ullrick for Roosevelt with a first and a second.
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Baseball Roundup Shows Dodgers, Cardinals Leaders Clash
Brooklyn nine meets Pittsburgh to begin a 16 game western swing as Cardinals stay a pace behind in the N L while Giants star Mel Ott touts St Louis as league class. Yankees slip, Indians lead, and Browns, White Sox, Nationals schedule loom with key matchups.
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Gopher Nine Wins Two from Wildcats
The University of Minnesota baseball team swept Northwestern in a doubleheader at Evanston, winning 5 to 2 and 5 to 0 to close the Wildcats season with one win and six losses. Gene Kelley pitched the first game, holding Northwestern to two hits, and Howard Schultz doubled as Minnesota rallied in the seventh in the nightcap to drive in five runs. Stan Kaiss pitched the second game, limiting Northwestern to three hits.
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Unclear Sporting Dispatches Highlight Bouts and Results
A garbled AP sports brief mentions bouts and knockouts with mixed place names such as Hartford Los Angeles and Chicago. It references fighters like Biasdell and Fraskalee and a score or outcome unclear due to OCR errors. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent details.
Zivic Lamotta Bout Set for Forbes Field June 10
Pittsburgh promoters announce Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh will meet Jake Lamotta of New York in a 10 round bout at Forbes Field on June 10, weather conditions Tuesday night caused a second successive delay.
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Army Men Hear Plea For Grid Continuance
Three congressmen urged the Army to allow college trainees to play athletics during wartime. They met with Brig. Gen. White and Col. Nelson to discuss time, transport, and privilege concerns, noting 90 percent of war workers want sports and that morale and leadership benefits extend to postwar service. Cadet Jack C. Novak graduates June 1 from West Point to become an Army Air Corps officer.
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Market Wise captures Ballot handicap at Belmont
Louis Tufano's Market Wise surged from sixth in the stretch to win the $3,000 Ballot handicap at Belmont Park. The colt became the early favorite for the $30,000 Suburban handicap next Monday after outfinishing Whirlaway. Bogsy paid $9.50 and $5.80, Soldier Song paid to show. Whirlaway clocked a mile in 1:42 2/5 and may race next in Chicago before returning to New York.
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Springville Senior Day Awards List Athletes and Cheer Leaders
Springville junior and senior class day program honored athletes for basketball and baseball. Verlyn Beck Donald Heald Robert Ballou Richard Dice Charles Draker James Graham Claud Naphire earned athletic letters. baseball letters went to Floyd Lillig Richard Hamblin Dave Kelley Orval Kelley Francis Musak. Cheer leaders Marilyn Draker Jean Wells Bert McGrew also received letters.
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Hagg To Make U S Debut At National AAU Meet
Swedish star Gunder Hagg will debut in the United States at the 55th annual National AAU meet set for Triborough Stadium on June 19 and 20. Defending champions Greg Rice and Gil Dodds have agreed to race against him, with six other cities bidding to host events as part of a tentative national itinerary.
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