Bobby Jones Picks Sarazen As Likeliest Open Threat
Bobby Jones surveys the field for the U S Open and says Gene Sarazen is the only old champion who could surge to a win. He notes Sarazen’s 1922 and 1930 Open victories and hints that Byron Nelson Jimmy Demaret Ralph Guldahl and Ben Hogan will be strong in Texas on Bermuda grass.
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Sarazen
Bobby Jones
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
Johnny Farrell
Billy Burke
Johnny Goodman
Olin Dutra
Skokie
Jones
Fresh Meadows
Bobby Cruickshank
Canterbury
Lawson Little
Bobby
Texas
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Ralph Guldahl
Little Ben Hogan
Bermuda Grass
Guldahl
Nelson
Wilson Outfit Rolls Ahead In Softball Loop
Special to The Gazette reports a damp Tuesday night in the industrial softball leagues. In Class A Wilson defeated Post Office 9 to 4, Quaker Oats won 6 to 2 in eight innings, and La Plant Choate tied Witwer Grocers 5 to 5 when called due to darkness. In Class B Collins Radio beat Local A F of L No 18819 4 to 3 while CIO Packing House Workers routed Honeymead 14 to 6, and Bakers Local 365 overwhelmed Universal Crusher 16 to 7.
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the Gazette
la Plant-Choate
Witwer Grocers
Wilson
Post Office
Quaker Oats
Collins Radio
A. F
L. No
Luiken
Union
Lapham
Bachman
Industrial League
N. W
Withers
Wilson and Co
MOVIO
Paramell Jones
Alton Sample
B. Cherry Burrell
Peeder Machinery
Sain
Astroaky
B. Snyder
Urban
Newell
A. P
L. Mo
Baehman
Jones
Linken
Brooks
CIO
Akale
Byrnes
van Foseen
Pranake
Boxing Commission Upholds Baer Fight Disqualification
The District of Columbia boxing commission unanimously rejected Buddy Baer's claim to the heavyweight title after upholding Referee Arthur Donovan's disqualification of Baer in the seventh round for a ring incident. Donovan failed to appear due to fog, and the commission followed its rule barring changes to a referee's decision. Promoter Mike Jacobs said a Baer Louis rematch would be held in Washington the first week in October.
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Washington
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Arthur Donovan
Baer
Donovan
Claude W. Owen
Ancil Hoffman
Owen
Mike Jacobs
New York
Lincoln Team Leads In Women's Golf Standings
Lincoln leads the morning women's golf standings after Monday play at Kenmore. Lincoln Alleys defeated Morning Glory Do-Nuts 28 to 7 while Hillbrunner Music defeated Bailey Boot Shop 26 to 7 and Quaker Oats edged Iowa Mutual 18 to 16. Individual scores show J Eneelman SIM Carns Hefner Vickroy Mercer Stodola Kline Monson Engledow Marsh Lebeda Nemec Wenger Konecny Athens Howard Buchan and others in close totals.
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Lincoln Bowling Alleys
Quaker Oats
Hiltbrunner Music Company
Iowa Mutual Liability Ins Co
Bailey Boot Shop
Morning Glory
Lincoln Alleys
Hillbrunner Music
Iowa Mutual
J. Eneelman
Sim
Carns Wasvett L. Hefner
R. Vickroy
Broller R. Howard
A. Womackan
Buchan
Beck's rugs past Smulekoff's in Legion game
Beck's amassed nine hits to Smulekoff's eight but lost 11 to 4 as Don Ceynar allowed walks while Leinbaugh and Littell struggled on the mound. Joe Kenney had the lone Smulekoff's triple driving in two runs.
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Roosevelt
Smulekoff
Beck
Armatrong
Ciseser Creane
Baal Rutter
Roy McRugh
American Legion
Daniels Park
Don Ceynar
Ceynar
George Lembaugh
Harold Littell
Leinbaugh
Littell
Earl Asher
Lembaugh
Franklinites
Harry Burgess
Don Martin
George Garden
Kenny Delp
Joe Kenney
Smulehoff
Armstrong
Beck's
Smulekoft's
Pickarties
Matter
Peniod
Ea Usher,Se
Garden
Caceklb c
Linbaush
Kenney
Ipfiffner
Burgess
Decker
Ohsman
L.m'tin
D.M
Shuart
Brabbit
Hamer
Cacek
Leinbaush
Blue-Jays Blank Olin for 2-0 Win in Amana
Amana Blue-Jays defeat Olin 2-0 as Adolph Heinze pitches a four-hitter and the defense commits no errors. Next Sunday the Blue-Jays travel to Ely for another game.
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Gazette
Amana
Blue-Jays
Olin
Adolph Heinze
Ely
Kinch Chosen Captain Of Coe Track Team
Walter Kinch from Washington high school was elected honorary captain for Coe College's 1941 track squad. Kinch, Cedar Rapids senior, ran three football and three track seasons, and tied the college low hurdles record of 24.6 seconds in the Cornell dual meet. He is a commerce and finance major and a member of Clan of C.
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Coe
Walter Kinch
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Kinch
Cornell
Charles Ralston
West Chester
Clan of C
Horn Qualifies In 500 Mile Memorial Day Race
Ira Hall, 50, of Terre Haute, survived two spins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the Memorial Day 500 field grew to 31. Ted Horn of Paterson, New Jersey, was the lone qualifier Tuesday, posting 124.297 mph in the same car Jimmie Snyder used to set records two years prior.
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Indianapolis
Ira Hall
Terre Haute
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Hall
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Jimmie Snyder
Horn
Blozis Breaks Stadium Marks in Discus and Shot
Al Blozis of Georgetown set new Temple stadium records by throwing the shot 52 feet 7 inches and the discus 160 feet 8 inches, during a meet at Temple stadium.
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Philadelphia
NEA
al Blozis
Georgetown
Temple Stadium
U C L A Names Ball Field for Joe E Brown
The new U C L A baseball diamond is renamed Joe E Brown field in tribute to the film star and former player. The honor links athletics and entertainment, highlighting Brown’s baseball roots and public stature in Los Angeles.
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Brown
Los Angeles
NEA
Joe E. Brownfield
Schooled by Mack Six Ex Athletics Join White Sox
Six former members of Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics are now with the Chicago White Sox, signaling a notable roster shift involving the legendary manager's ex-players.
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Chicago
NEA
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
White Sox
Wisconsin Tops Conference Baseball Statistics
Wisconsin leads in batting average four wins no losses by Bob Van Sickle and a 14 for 31 hitter Jack Forman with .451. Michigan eyes the title despite weaker fielding as Wakefield Michigan leads RBIs with 20 and 32 bases. Michigan, Northwestern, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue, Ohio State and Illinois race through late season series.
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Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Badgers
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wolverines
Bob van Sickle
Badger
Jack Forman
George Harris
Bob Smith
Young
Purdue
Lombardo
Ohio State
Dixby
Wakefield Michigan
Arnold Northwestern
Dunagan
Iown
Wakefield
Evanston
Northwestern
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Iowa City
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Indiana
Don Dunker
Hat tipping origins in chivalry era
The hat tipping custom originated in the age of chivalry when knights raised helmet visors as gestures of friendship and recognition.
Gable to Undergo Knee Operation This Summer
Cedar Rapids star George Gable will have knee surgery this summer to remove cartilage and be ready for next fall. Fellow players Jim Walker and Bill Diehl also have knee issues, while end Bill Parker contends with a shoulder patch.
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Iowa City
George Gable
Eddie Anderson
Pepreruz Rer Zame
Cedar Rapids
Jim Walker
Bill Diehl
Bill Parker
Vinton Fish and Game Club Sports Show Planned
The Vinton Fish and Game club sponsors a Sunday sports show at Dudgeon lake north of Vinton. It starts at 10 am and features trapshooting greyhound races archery water retrieving balloon casting race coon chase horseshoe pitching and a casting exhibition by Len Hoff man of South Bend Bail company. Prizes will be awarded in each event and there is no entry fee.
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Vinton
Vinton Fish and Game Club
Dudgeon Lake
Len Hoffman
South Bend Bail Company
South Bend
Ind
Evan Kearney Wins UI Table Tennis Title
Evan Kearney a University of Iowa sophomore and Theta Xi member teamed with Warren Holden a Waterloo sophomore to win the all university table tennis title. The pair defeated rivals through eliminations as more than 200 players competed in the Iowa City tournament.
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University of Iowa
Evan Kearney
O. A.kearney
Grande Avenue
Kearney
Warren Holden
Waterloo
Theta Xi Fraternity
Western Junior Meet At Iowa State June 17
Iowa State College officials announced practice rounds for the Western Golf Association junior tournament in Ames will be Monday June 16. The event opens June 17 with 18 holes of qualifying medal play to select the 32 entrants for the championship flight. Entries are due with the Western Golf Association by June 14.
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Ames
INS
Iowa State College
Western Golf Association
Fans at Santa Barbara league game enjoy umbrellas and drinks
Fans attending home games of the local California State league club sit at tables under umbrellas down the first base line sipping drinks.
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Santa Barbara
NBA
Allentown Inter-State club starts season debt free
The Allentown Inter-State baseball team opened the season without debt for the first time in ten years, marking a rare financial turnaround for the club.
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Allentown
NEA
University of Wisconsin grid fifteen men called under the draft
Fifteen members of the University of Wisconsin football squad are subject to call under the selective service law.
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Madison
NEA
University of Wisconsin
Rumors Tie Novikoff to Mize Trade in St Louis
Rumors in St Louis suggest the Cardinals would trade Johnny Mize for Lou Novikoff and cash from Chicago. Cardinal president Sam Breadon dismissed the report saying Mize will absolutely remain with the Cardinals and no deal is in place.
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ST Louis
INL
St. Louis
Cardinals
Lou Novikoff
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Johnny Mize
Cardinal
Frank Rickey
Novikoff
Bruins
Mize
Cubs
Sam Breadon
Davis Triumphs In Coast Amateur Sprint Titles
Harold Davis of Salinas Junior College won Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Union championships, clocking 100 yards in 9.6 seconds and 220 yards in 20.5 seconds to become the sprint king.
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San Francisco
NEA
Harold Davis
Salinas
Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Union
Wrestler Seabrooke Returns Home to Champaign
Ted Seabrooke captain of the wrestling team lives in a trailer while attending the University of Illinois. The piece notes air pollution in major industrial centers, estimating sulfur levels equivalent to 100 tons of sulfuric acid per square mile.
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Champaign
NEA
Ted Seabrooke
University of Illinois
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Blozis
Mack
Pat
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Irens
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Gable
Vinton Fish
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