Cards Rally To Take Eleven In A 12 11 Victory
The St. Louis Cardinals fought through regulation to win 12 to 11 against the Chicago Cubs as Bill Nicholson gave Brooklyn the early lead with a homer. Mort Cooper earned the win in relief, while Don Padgett and Jimmy Brown delivered the late scoring blows to clinch the comeback. Dodgers beat Phillies 6 4 to stay close in the standings as Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons won his first start of the season. Detroit defeated Cleveland 5 3 with a ninth inning surge behind Newsom. Cincinnati Reds beat Pirates 7 3 led by Craft and Koy homers. Several Iowa resort league teams and qualifiers for tennis and youth baseball were noted in nearby coverage.
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Howard Jones Visits Iowa City Football Fans
Former Iowa coach Howard Jones toured Iowa City this weekend. Jones, who led Iowa from 1916 to 1924 and developed two Big Ten championship squads, now serves as head mentor at the University of Southern California.
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Howard Jones
Iowa
University of Southern California
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Standings and results from the Three-Eye League Monday reports
Standings show Clinton and Evansville near .600 with Moline and Waterloo around.550. Results include Evansville 9 Clinton 1 and Waterloo 7 Decatur 3 while Springfield at Madison was rained out. Tuesday games list Moline at Cedar Rapids and Evansville at Clinton among others.
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Iowa Coach Eyes Possible Iowa USC Grid Showdown
Jones said he could imagine a game with Iowa as Hawkeye football chief Dr Eddie Anderson had held talks. The remark hints at potential scheduling interest if Iowa faced Southern California in a future matchup.
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Iowa
Dodgers Beat Phillies In Tight Box Score Battle
Box score snapshot shows the Dodgers defeating the Phillies 6 to 4 with key contributions from Camilli and Reiser. Pitching by Fitzsimmons and Hoerst figures into the decision, while errors by Etten and Phelps influence the frame. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh also feature in the day’s ledger with Roy and Craft delivering multi-run outputs.
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Cleveland and Detroit clash as runner scores决定
Detroit 5 Cleveland 3 in nine innings. York and Walker hit home runs for Cleveland while Newsom earns the win and Smith the loss. Croucher, Keltner, and Boudreau drive runs for the Tribe in a tight game.
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Conn Halts Knox in Tune Up for Champ
Billy Conn stopped Buddy Knox in the eighth round in Pittsburgh, setting up a title fight with Joe Louis in New York on June 18. Knox showed moments of lunging attack but never seized control as Conn dominated with sharp left hooks and rights. The referee counted knockdowns in the sixth and again in the seventh, with Knox saved by the bell and later retired by his corner.
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Joe Louis
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Red Robinson
Grinnell College awards 22 spring letters in track tennis golf
Grinnell college announces 22 spring letter winners guided by Athletic Director G Lester Duke. Thirteen earned track monograms including Barker Fell Neuman Walters and Zahiler among others from Highland Park Odebolt Des Moines Cicero and more. Five tennis letterists include Sterling Lord Ed Gilbert Carl George Gene Pelsner and George Oelien. Four golfers earned letters: John Bierman Ed Bailey Bob Child and Phil Bridham.
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Chicago
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Baltimore
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Blerman
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Oklahoma’s Pat Grant Leads Trans Miss Qualifiers in Houston
Pat Grant the Oklahoma state champion shot 76 at River Oaks to top qualifying for the Trans Miss women's golf tourney in Houston. Betty Jameson the defending champion and Mary Agnes Wall were a stroke back, with 16 year old Phyllis Otto of Atlantic Iowa and Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky also among high qualifiers with 79s.
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Oklahoma
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Betty Jameson
San Antonio
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Menominee
Mich
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Atlantic
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Lexington
Savold Loses to Bobo in Conn Knox Bout Semi Final
Des Moines Iowa's Lee Savold drops a 10 round decision to Harry Bobo of Pittsburgh in a Conn Knox semi final in Pittsburgh. Savold sustains a cut over his eye while Bobo bleeds from the mouth and eye but the Pittsburgh man wins on a strong finish. Bobo weighs 202 pounds to Savold's 190.
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Lee Savold
Des Moines
Harry Bobo
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Knox
Bobo
Savold
Jacobs Loses To Schuchart In Open Trial
Johnny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids finishes two strokes behind Omaha pro Bill Schuchart in the National Open qualifying at Happy Hollow. Jacobs totals 154 over 36 holes to Schuchart’s 152. Jacobs remains district alternate to the national event in Ft Worth while Schuchart may skip the Open due to business.
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Cedar Rapids
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Happy Hollow Country Club
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Ft. Worth
Hawkeyes Shout Nine-Run Win Over Luther Nine
Iowa City AP Iowa’s baseball team cruised to a 9 0 victory over Luther with 13th win of the season Jack Kenney and Wendell Hill held the Norsemen to four hits as the Hawkeyes rallied with runs in the fifth sixth and seventh innings and used reserves into the sixth inning Carey started for Luther and allowed ten safeties as Kenney earned the win and Carey was charged with the loss in a ragged, low scoring game in which Iowa out hit Luther 10 to 4.
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Cubs Fined 500 by Ford Frick in Dodgers series
National League President Ford Frick ruled the May 18 and 19 Cubs Dodgers games stand as played, but fined the Cubs 500 for a technical 25 player limit violation. The dispute centered Charley Gilbert who was left at Montreal on option and recalled, affecting roster size.
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Billy Herman
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Recall payment acknowledged in Philadelphia transfer
Gilbert sent funds to Philadelphia and issued a $500 check on May 17 in payment of a recall. The action tacitly acknowledged that a recall was intended.
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Philadelphia
Two Franklin Squads Enter State Finals
Iowa City AP reports two Franklin High squads from Cedar Rapids and Roosevelt of Des Moines will contest 1941 state titles in golf and tennis at the University of Iowa. Golf at Finkbine field features 12 four man teams and four individuals Saturday. Tennis finals set for Friday and Saturday at the university courts.
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