Engineers Beat Wilson Club 3 to 1 in Two-Hit Win
Cedar Rapids Engineers win 3 to 1 over Wilson Packers on two hits and four unearned runs. Lefty Tom Ford drives in two with a key double and adds pitching, allowing two hits through six innings before a late unearned run. Adolph Ahmes miscues aid Wilson as Ford closes out the victory.
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Tom Ford
Wilson Packers
Ford
Adolph Ahmes
George Gable
Dominick Orsello
Engineeers
Fred Melichar
Tom Seabrook
DeWayne Krumm
Ahrens
Pinkie Fuller
Dick Klinger
Feabrack
Mattier
Fpfullerib
Bi Frey
Amce
O'Hollande
Eable
Disciio
Yrf
Newell
Lison
Krumm
Klinger
Fuller
Bates
Olson Starock
Keith
Ol'son
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Wile Aon
Olf Melichar
Innihas
Schmidt
Buck
Melichar
Hmidt
Ilichar Battly
Newells
Lodine
Mel
Diset
Bayel
Carter
American Wins British Amateur Golf Title in Scotland
Charlie Yates of Atlanta defeated Cecil Ewing of Ireland 3 and 2 in the 36 hole final to capture the British amateur championship. Yates led late, traded holes with a key birdie, and clinched on the 36th as the crowd surged onto the green. Police escorted the overwhelmed champion to the clubhouse.
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IRCON
Scotland
Charlie Yates
Atlanta Today
Cecil Ewing
Ireland
Ewing
Yates
Charley
Mashio Niblick
Johnny Goodman
Chuck Koesis
Ray Billows
Francis Ouimet
Bob Sweeney
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Raiders to Host Waterloo Club After Weekend Road Games
Raiders schedule two games with the Plows in Moline today with rain causing Friday’s postponement. They then return home for a Sunday game and two Monday games with Waterloo. A Sabbath 8 15 PM start avoids Hawkeye Downs races. Memorial Day features 2:45 PM and 8:15 PM matchups. Paul Fugil, formerly with Fayetteville Ark, is expected to arrive Sunday.
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Moline
Raiders
Waterloo
Hawkeye Downs
Paul Fugil
Fayetteville, Ark
Auto races set for Sunday at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids
Major dirt track program sanctioned by I M C A returns to Hawkeye Downs Sunday afternoon with more than twenty speedway stars. Featured drivers include Gus Schrader, Clay Corbitt, Ray La Plante, Eddie Wagner, and Frank Gehringer among others. Gates open, time trials at 4, races start earlier. admission ranges from 25 to 75 cents for general and boxed seating.
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Hawkeye Downs
All-Iowa Fair Association
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Racing Corporation of America
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Miller
Emory Collins
la Mars
Larry Beckett
Dayton
Ohio
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Bayliss Levrett
San Diego
Calif
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Indianapolis
Lyons
Bobby Mays
Winfield
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Grande Forks
N. 1
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Hollywood
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Detroit
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Dallas
Texas
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Oklahoma City
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Schofield
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Indianola
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Chicago
Nelson
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Milwaukee
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Turco
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Miami
Florida
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St. Louis
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Grenard
Garmond Butts
Chrysler
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Kansas City
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Des Moines
Lmm.c.a. Contest Board
Marion Country Golfers Set Two Day Program
The Marion Country club schedules a Sunday and Monday golf program with a Sabbath handicap tournament and prizes for birdies low gross low net and fewest putts. A Memorial day tombstone event for men and women follows, then driving and putting contests and a one-club mixed foursome.
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Marion Country Club
Finish Second Week Of Play In Industrial
Industrial Golf League completes a second week with twenty teams across Division A and B competing at Kenmore. Seventy five plant employees were active. Scoring honors go to Stoward Martin with 73, followed by George Harless 78 and Chuck Slauson 79. Complete team standings to date.
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Industrial Golf League
Kenmore
Stoward Martin
George Harless
Chuck” Slauson
Local Preps Qualify In Morning Prelims
AMES AP Among the qualifiers for the finals were Earl Carr of McKinley Cedar Rapids Al Eddy and Jack Sopousek of Franklin and John Hensley of Wilson Carr won his heat in the high hurdles 15.5 seconds Hensley placed second in the first heat of the lows won by Barnes of Grinnell in 23.1 Eddy and Sopousek each took fourth in their 100 yard dash heats Balsam of Pert a pharmaceutical product is obtained from a tree growing only in El Salvador republic.
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AMES
Earl Carr
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
al Eddy
Jack Sopousek
Franklin
John Hensley
Wilson
Carr
Hensley
Barnes
Grinnell
Eddy
Sopousek
Winmore
Indiana Wins As Iowa's Washed Out In Big Ten Race
Indiana beat Purdue 6 to 2 to move within one win of clinching at least a title tie in the Big Ten baseball race. Iowa, rained out against Ohio State, must win all three remaining for a same finish, with Ohio State not making up the postponed game. Michigan at Minnesota opener also wiped out. Northwestern and Chicago set to join Ohio State, Iowa, Indiana and Purdue in activity at Evanston.
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Iowa
Indiana
Iown
Otto Vogel
Buckeye
Indiana Purdue
Michigan
Minnesota
Northwestern
Evanston
28 Cars Qualify For Memorial Day 500 Derby At Indy
Indianapolis AP reports speed dominates as 28 cars qualify for the Memorial Day 500 in Indianapolis before the 4 PM deadline. Ira Hall Terre Haute Emil Andres Chicago Tony William Milwaukee Louis Tomei Culver City Harry McQuinn Milwaukee race includes Wilbur Shaw Louis Meyer Wild Bill Cummings Kelly Petillo. Record poles topped by Floyd Roberts and Ronny Householder. Railbirds expect 33 cars for race day with five spots to fill and possible slow drivers out.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Ira Hall
Terre Haute
Ind
Emil Andres
Chicago
Tony William
Milwaukee
Wis
Louis Tomei
Culver City
Calif
Harry McQuinn
Hall
Vigo County
Wilbur Shaw
Louis Meyer
Wild Bill” Cummings
Kelly Petillo
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Ronny Householder
Railbirds
Yanks Beat Farm Team 10 to 2 in Exhibition
New York Yankees toppled their Binghamton Eastern League farm club 10 to 2 in an exhibition watched by over 7 000 fans. Joe DiMaggio drove in four runs with two hits including a homer while Tommy Henrich also homered. Lefty Gomez Joe Beggs and Ivy Paul Andrews limited the farm club to three hits as the game ended after seven innings due to crowd unrest seeking autographs.
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N. Y
New York Yankees
Lefty Gomez
Joe Beggs
Ivy Paul Andrews
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Tommy Henrich
Lou Gehtig
Standings in the Three Eye League Revealed
The Three Eye League standings show Evansville at 13 wins, 10 losses with .565, and Decatur at 12 9 with .400. A Friday slate lists Evansville 2 and Bloomington 6, with rain affecting Cedar Rapids at Moline and Waterloo at Clinton. Saturday schedule has Cedar Rapids at Moline, Waterloo at Clinton, Bloomington at Evansville, and Decatur at Springfield with wet grounds possible.
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Moline
Austen Fio Teib
Decatur
Springfield
Ravida
Bloomington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Weather And Weather-Interrupted Pro Baseball Weekend Results
Incomplete score table shows several rain disrupted games with Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia Chicago St Louis and others posting varied results. Postponements cited for Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St Louis due to rain with upcoming fixtures listed.
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New York
Pittsburch
Chicago
Indiana Beats Purdue 6 2 Moves Toward Big Ten Title
Indiana took a major step toward a share of the Big Ten baseball crown by defeating Purdue 6 to 2 in Lafayette. Indiana built a 4-0 lead in the first three innings as Purdue miscues and Texas league hits aided the Hoosiers. Purdue pitcher Arnold Breadewater suffered his first loss of the season.
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Ind
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Purdue
Arnold Breadewater
Hoosiers
Franklin Wins In Junior High City Track Meet
Franklin junior high captured the city championship on McKinley track with 46 points. Roosevelt finished second with 32. The meet included seventh to ninth grade events such as high jump, sprints, broad jumps, and relays, with multiple winners and close performances across age groups.
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Pecony
War Admiral to Run in Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park
War Admiral, Glen Riddle Farm's famed son of Man O War, carries 132 pounds in the 52nd Suburban handicap at Belmont Park New York. Eight rivals face the 1 1/4 mile race with Pricemakers placing War Admiral at even money and Pompoon at 5 to 2 as he seeks a gruelling test since his 1936 unbeaten streak.
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Tigers Use Kennedy to Defeat Sox 5-2
Vernon Kennedy fired six hits through seven innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Hank Greenberg belted an 11th home run, lifting Detroit to fifth place in the American League while Jim Dykes and Mickey Cochrane watched from opposite dugouts.
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Associated Prove
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Cochrane
Vernon Kennedy
Jimmy
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey
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White Sox
Sox
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Fred Walker
Tony Piet
Gerry Walker
Marv Owen
Mike Tresh
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Kidder
Tony Plet
Mary Owen
Dixie Walker
Brittle
Vernon
Hank Greenberg
Luther Beats Upper Iowa Nine With Thirteenth Inning Win
Luther tops Upper Iowa 7 6 in fourteen inning? No, thirteenth inning scoring in Decorah. Forde started Luther rally with a single, Skale followed, Goshman sacrificed, and Preus bunted home the deciding run.
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Decorah
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Skale
Goshman
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St Johns Ryan boys team edges Elkader 9 to 7
St Johns Ryan high school boys beat Elkader parochial 9 to 7 on eleven hits to seven. Dolphin led with three hits. Girls team opened season with an 11 to 9 victory over Elkader.
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Speciata the Gazette
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Elkader Parochial School
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Elkader
Sports Roundup Notable Boxing Moments From Dallas and California
terse AP wire notes bouts featuring Bobby Britten of Miami knocking out Lew Jenkins and Tory Chaves of Sweetwater defeating opponents. fragmented, with several misread names and locations including Hollywood and Kansas City.
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Tex
Bobby Britten
Miami
Fla
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Mollywood
Calif
Tory Chaves
Alhaamerane
Jimmy Garri
Kansan City
Rickey Moves to Oust Landis as Commissioner
The Plain Dealer reports Branch Rickey, St Louis Cardinals VP, plans to defeat Kenesaw M. Landis when his term ends December 15, 1941. Rickey seeks votes among club executives, with early support from Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, and St. Louis, arguing Landis blocks Rickey’s chain-store system. Landis has crackdowns on the Cardinals and recently ruled against releasing players to St Louis’ farm system.
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St Louis Cardinals
Kenesaw M. Landis
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Landis
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Silas Johnson
Roy Henshaw
International League Farm
Rochester
Mace Brown A Life Saver For Pirates
Pirates star reliever Mace Brown dominates NL relief duties with six wins and two losses in 31 games this season. He survived an abdominal injury after a line drive and returned to help Pittsburgh push toward better play. manager Pie Traynor trusts his late-inning firepower as the Pirates lean on bullpen strength.
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Mace Brown
Buccaneers
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New York Giants
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Hartnett the Life of Chicago Cubs Star Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs star Gabby Hartnett, known as Leo to his teammates, fuels the pennant push with a 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. At 37 he anchors every day, homering with two on, two singles, and guiding Bill Lee to his fourth win as the Cubs close on the New York Giants. Hartnett’s milestone chase includes past Mark Ray Schalk’s games caught record, with potential to become first catcher 100 games in 13 straight seasons.
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White Sox
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Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
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Ray Schalk
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Big Bill Lee
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Vaughan
Suhr
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Koinger
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Sewell
Bloomington Beats Evansville 5 2 In Southpaw Wedemeyer Victory
Evansville Indiana Blooming ton evened the series Friday night behind southpaw Wedemeyer who held the Bees to six hits while Bloomington’s 11 singles powered the offense. Paul Bruno knocked in runs with a second inning homer to the wall in left center before 2 184 fans.
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Evansville
Ind
Bloomington
Evanseville
Wedemeyer
Bees
Paul Bruno
Wisconsin Track Team Defeats Gophers 85 to 41 Indoor Meet
Wisconsin won 11 events at Madison as heavy rain moved the meet indoors. Captain Charles Fenske and Bill Malisch led multiple wins with records set in the 880 yard, mile, shot put, discus, and high jump. Wallie Mehl clocked 9 41.7 for five miles, besting 1931 Minnesota marks.
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University of Wisconsin
Minnesota
Charles Fenske
Wisconsin
Bill Malisch
Fenske
Wal-lie Mehl
Currell
Dave Gustafson
Ted Shaw
Des Moines Pair Play 99 Holes On Six Courses
Des Moines golfers Gaylord Crowell at 19 and Russell Haas 41 completed 99 holes across six Des Moines courses. Crowell totaled 419 strokes and Haas 425, both near the 395 par for the distance. Crowell averaged 4.23 strokes per hole.
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Gaylord Crowell
Hyperion Club
Russell Haas
Haas
Hills and West Liberty Open Softball Season Under Lights
Riverside reports the Hills softball club will open its season Sunday evening at 8 under lights at Hills diamond facing West Liberty club Red. Mellecker will manage the Hills team this year.
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the Hills
Hills
West Liberty Club
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Mansion hides 18th century refuge found in Dunbar mansion
In Scituate Massachusetts workmen uncover a hidden dungeon behind a false fireplace during demolition of the Colonial Squire Dunbar mansion. The cave likely held army officers and hunted citizens from Colonial days. Owner Albert O. Woodward plans to preserve the cavern and fireplace as a relic.
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Mass
Dunbar
Albert O. Woodward
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