Danceland defeats Wilson to tie Major Open standings
Danceland moved league leading Wilson and Company down by crushing the undefeated Packers 9 to 1 at Ellis Park in Major Open softball. Mel Stark pitched four hits backed by Al Cherry, Walt Hanson and Jim Gillen. Cherry hit a first inning homer with Curran and Thenhaus aboard and another homer in the seventh. Hanson added a triple and a homer in three trips. Gillen contributed two singles and a run. The Packers’ only tally was unearned. Weod suffers first loss in three starts. Stark improves to four and one. Eby’s and Link Belt Speeder set for next Major Open game at 7:45 p.m. continuous.
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al Cherry
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Time Trials Set At Ce-Mar For Stock Car Night
Stock car racing resumes Wednesday at the Ce-Mar one-fifth mile oval with the championship Stock Car Racing Association cars. Time trials moved to 6:30 to fit more entries after 55 cars qualified last week. Notables include Bud and Gene Benner in twin 1939 Hudsons and Lloyd Lubbers with a 1949 Packard. Beetle Baum’s car shows fast recent gains. Races run weekly with Tuesday Tunis Speedway events and Friday Tipton track races.
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Russ Johnson
Beetle Baum
Tunis Speedway
Waterloo
Columbus Junction
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Iowa Baseball Record Good Enough for Title
Iowa finished 8-3 in conference play, a record not enough for a title as Wisconsin and Michigan led with 9-3 in 1950. The article notes Iowa's past closeness to titles in 1938, 1939, and last spring, where 8-4 ended in a share or runner-up position.
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Rice Champ Dips Barnes In State Tennis Final
Dusty Rice of Oelwein won the state high school singles title for the second year, defeating Norman Barnes 6-3 6-4 in the final held at Ames after weather postponed play. The win evened their head-to-head at four matches. The state doubles final between Dubuque and Davenport teams is set for Saturday in Dubuque.
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Dusty" Rice
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Norman Barnes
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Aussie Contender Von Nida Eyes U S Open Title
Norman Von Nida, the Australian standout, prepares for the U S Open at Merion in June after posting a superb 68 67 135 in Colonial National Invitation qualifiers at Fort Worth. He topped a field of 19 top pros including E J Harrison and Jim Ferrier, with Demaret among the 15 qualifiers at 70 71 141.
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Dutch” Harrison
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Iowa golfers Fleck to play in Open and PGA meets
Des Moines AP reports Jack Fleck of Davenport earned a place in both the U.S. Open and the PGA meet by posting a one over par 145 at the Wave land course with rounds of 72 and 73. Fleck, an alternate, moved in after Jack Hall of Des Moines withdrew. Other amateurs and pros scoring included Alan Howard 79 79 158, Paul Barton 81 83 164, John Donohue 79 74 153, and Frank Barnard 78 76 154.
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Wisconsin Joins NCAA District Playoff Field
Wisconsin, co-champions of the Big Ten with Michigan, accepted an invitation to the NCAA district 4 playoffs at East Lansing, Michigan, June 9-10. Michigan State, Ohio University, and Western Michigan also compete, while Michigan and Iowa declined. Rutgers and Washington State are set for the eight-team national finals in Omaha June 15-22. Other districts schedule play, with Districts 1, 5, 6, and 7 listed.
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Five Hawks Fall in Big Ten Tennis Championship
Iowa's five players lost all their matches in the first round and Tuesday play left them with only three sets won. Notable results include Jack Fletcher of Cedar Rapids losing in three sets and Warren Mueller of Wisconsin defeating Bill Ball of Iowa in straight sets. Illinois leads the team race with 10 points, followed by Michigan and Northwestern.
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Don Lewis
Gene Buwick
Illinois
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George Peterson
Wisconsin
al Pierce
Michigan
Bud Little
Per Bradley
Baseball Nightly on KCRG 1600 Delights Listeners
The News showcases nightly baseball updates on KCRG 1600, delivering quick scores and highlights for fans. Listeners follow three teams and key players as the program recaps recent games and previews upcoming matchups.
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KCRG-1600
I C Blasts St Wene in 2 2 Game
Immaculate Conception pitcher George Whitters struck out 12 and allowed three hits as IC routed St Wenceslaus 12 to 2 Monday at Daniels. IC scored early and added eight runs in the final two innings aided by St Wene errors. Bob Kazimour homered for IC. Norton took the loss.
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Terre Haute Keeps Three-I Lead With Danville Win
Terre Haute extended its Three-I league lead to two games by beating Danville 7-6 on Monday night. Quincy moved to third place, one game behind the Dodgers, after a 8-4 win over Waterloo. Waterloo was held scoreless until the eighth inning where Terre Haute erupted for six runs to seal the victory.
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Stassforth and Garst Named Co captains of Iowa Swim Team
Iowa City announced by coach Dave Armbruster on Monday that Bowen Stassforth of Los Angeles and Ed Rusty Garst of Fort Worth Texas have been elected co captains of the 1951 Iowa swimming team.
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Cubs' Ransom Jackson Optioned to Springfield
The Chicago Cubs released third baseman Ransom Jackson on option to the Springfield Mass club of the International League. Jackson is subject to recall on 24 hour notice.
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Iowa Trackmen named to Big Ten team for dual meet
Three Hawkeyes Merkel Deuel and Boston earned spots on the Big Ten team for the June 20 dual meet with the Pacific Coast Conference at Madison Wisconsin. Weik tied for third in the high jump and may join the team after a key NCAA qualifier in Minneapolis. Merkel will rest a pulled thigh for a week after taking the outdoor conference high hurdles title in 14.4 seconds, the first Iowa outdoor crown since 1935. Deuel placed second in the fast 230 yard low hurdles in 23.6 seconds, the swiftest Big Ten race since 1935.
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Boxing Card Results Between Miami and Cities
Fight results from multiple bouts list fighters with weights and cities. Davis and Hendershot, both from Miami, drew at 148 and 149 pounds respectively. King and Dunn faced off in Hartford. Rober and Peaks fought in Pittsburgh with 198 and 222 pound weights. Layne and Parker boxed in Logan with 189 and 176 pounds respectively.
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Browns Cut Psychologist From Roster
ST. LOUIS INL The American league's most publicized rookie was released today effective Wednesday when his contract expires. Dr. David Tracy the Browns club psychologist will resume private practice in New York. His departure ends an experiment that aimed to revolutionize baseball and provided publicity value even as the team sank to last place.
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State Baseball Semis Postponed 24 Hours
AP reports the state high school baseball semifinals, rained out Monday, moved to Tuesday night with Dike facing Davenport at 7 and Glidden meeting Extra at 8 30. The finals are slated for Wednesday night.
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Few Curves Advised For Star Rookie Pettit
Baltimore notes Johns Hopkins hospital told Pirates rookie Paul Pettit that no serious arm injury exists. Bone specialist Dr. George Bennett advised fewer curves until strength returns. Pettit, who signed for a then-record $100,000 bonus, was ordered to report to the New Orleans Pelicans after withdrawing from a game with arm pain.
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