Raiders Fight Evansville To A Six Six Tie In Marathon Nine
Cedar Rapids and Evansville played 13 innings plus three extra frames in a 6 6 tie at Pil Park. The game stretched long with disputed calls over a foul ball and a trap, as Blaze and Mershey led the Raiders while Semezak Clemens and Bray sparked Evansville.
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All Star Squad Picked From Three-Eye League
The 1940 Three-Eye League all star team features balanced representation with Cedar Rapids Clinton Clinton Springfield Moline and others each placing players. Key picks include Joh Hershey Clinton’s Alex Pecora Moline catcher AL Montgomery and Art Scharein as Springfield’s captain amid a crowded field and several near misses.
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Clinton
Madison
Decatur
Moline
Springfield
Joh Hershey
Alex Pecora
AL Montgomery
Dain Clay
Louw Scoffie
Clarence Bray
Evansville
Charley Workman
Sioux City Toolers Roll Over Baton Rouge For 9–0 Win
Sioux City Toolers of Iowa defeated Baton Rouge Louisiana 9 to 0 in a second round softball game. The win advances Sioux City in the men s world championship tournament.
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Vitt Still Boss as Tigers Defeat Tribe 10 5
Detroit Tigers routed Cleveland 10 to 5 marking a fifth straight loss for the Indians amid conflicting reports of a Thursday pep meeting. Players described mixed gatherings while manager Oscar Vitt asserted he remains in charge after a Friday night phone call with President Alva Bradley.
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Johnny Allen
All Sorts of Sports Shorts Feature Farm Club Bats
Former Dodgers in clean up roles across minor leagues include Babe Herman Hollywood Ox Eckhardt Dallas Art Parks Louisville Tom Wansett Columbus and Gibby Brack Indianapolis Detroit News writer Sam Greene picks a star studded American League rookie lineup with Bob Swift catching Sid Hudson Harold Newhouser John Gorsica Marvin Breuer Ernie Bonham John Babich Jack Sanford Ray Mack Lou Boudreau Bob Kennedy Walt Judnich Dominic DiMaggio Soup Campbell and others. Iowa footballers named for their fathers span nine players while Boston area prospects enroll at Citadel in South Carolina. A vendor at Hershey E tournament boasted you cant tell Snead from Nelson without a program. Ed Lyons notes Pete Fox is tough on knuckleballs. Jimmy Wilsons pitchers include Bobby Wilson now 17 preparing for Princeton. Indians win stat shows 34 one run victories.
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Iowa University
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Raiders Two Dolan Bat Boys Shaped By Raider Scene
The Dolan brothers Jimmy 14 and Jerry 10 attend St Patrick school and join Raiders games as bat boys. They stand four feet seven and four feet four inches tall, weigh 82 and 50 pounds, born May 1 1926 and Dec 2 1929, with lively hobbies and ambitions beyond their duties. They are praised by Three-Eye umpires and even met Cleveland’s GM about future batboy prospects.
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Three-Eye race tightens as leaders stumble
In the red-hot Three-Eye league race none of the three leaders won Friday night. Springfield and Decatur dropped games while Cedar Rapids tied Evansville 6 to 6 in 13 innings, halted by curfew. Clinton beat Springfield 1–0 on Jim Gorman’s shutout and John Toncoff’s ninth inning homer.
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Jim Gorman
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Jess Dobernic
Waterloo
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Not A Bad Deal for Zuppke Paintings Farm Swap
Bob Zuppke, famed University of Illinois football coach, revealed he bought a farm near Champaign by trading art. He swapped an oil painting for a Jersey cow and two brood sows for two pastels, turning art into practical farming gains.
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Standings From Three-Eye League and Friday Results
Standings show Borinefield and SAACHinton atop with 60 51 records and 513 points. Several teams such as Madison Decatur Moline Evansville and Waterloo listed with varied figures. Friday results noted midnacht rule in Cedar Rapids and Madison 6, Decatur , Waterloo 8 and Moline 1 with Saturday games listed. Regular league scores and matchups across cities Cincinnati New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn highlight a busy period.
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Kinnick to Join Iowa Coaching Staff this Month
E G Dad Schroeder announced Nile Kinnick will join the Iowa Hawkeyes coaching staff this month. He will mainly work with the freshman squad and assist the varsity under Dr Eddie Anderson while entering law college. The Dodgers reportedly offered a $10,000 contract after the 1939 season.
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Eddie Anderson
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Chicago
Big Ten Expected to U K Rose Bowl
Chicago with UP reports final approval of a Big Ten Rose Bowl agreement near Saturday as faculty representatives weigh removing a 20 year ban on post season football. If approved a Big Ten team would go to the Pasadena Rose Bowl on Jan 1 1941.
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Pasadena
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Ohio State
California
Indiana
Edwin Atherton
Dizzy Dean Forecasts Cubs Comeback and Dodgers Victory
Dizzy Dean, back from Tulsa, predicts he will pitch for the Cubs and beat the Dodgers in Brooklyn next Tuesday. He also expects to win a couple more games this year and that his sore arm will be gone, enabling a strong season next year. Dean won seven and lost nine with Tulsa.
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Johnny Rigney
White Sox
Browns
Luke Appling
Joe Medwick
Phillies
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Reds
Clyde Shoun
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Terry Moore
Conn Knocks Out Pastor In Heavyweight Bout
Billy Conn of Pittsburgh overwhelmed Bob Pastor in New York with a decisive knockout. The bout showcased Conn’s power as he claimed a clear victory on the heavyweight scene.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Pastor
Lee Marper
Port Arthur
Tex
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Cleveland
Alf Smith
Los Aneles
Tony Chaves
Los Angeles
Tigers Prove Their Right To Glory Seat
Tigers prove their claim to glory in a decisive win, solidifying position in the standings. George Kirksey reports on key moments that shaped the outcome and the implications for upcoming fixtures.
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Conn Frays Tigers in slugfest with Indians in title chase
Detroit smashed Cleveland 28 to 10 across three games as Barney McCosky and Pinky Higgins sidelined by injuries. Earl Averill and George Stainback filled in. In boxing, Billy Conn decisioned Bob Pastor at Madison Square Garden as he edges toward a potential Joe Louis bout amid crowd boos over a late foul.
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Barney McCoskey
Pinky Higgins
Earl Averill
George Stainback
Billy Sullivan
Feller
al Smith
Johnny Allen
al Milnar
Tribe
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Milnar
Naymick
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Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Ray
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Billy
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Mike Jacobs
Pastor
Jimmy Johnston
Billy Cavanaugh
Bob
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Associated Press
Manchester Meets Quasqueton Sunday For Delaware Title
Manchester faces Quasqueton Sunday at Ryan Field for the Delaware county league title with a 2 30 p m start. The winner advances to meet Masonville for the pennant. Quasqueton adds an imported Cedar Rapids pitcher while Manchester fields Jones Davis Leighton Steffen Stitzel Timmons Gioimo Gioimo Cook Gebhardt as umpire.
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Masonville
Cedar Rapids
Bob Jones
Bob Davis
Bob Leighton
Dale Steffen
Bart Stitzel
Bob Timmons
Henry Gioimo
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Roy Cook
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Dyersville
Lincoln Major Loop Bowlers Open Season Hot Pace
Scolaro led with a 598 total in his first competitive appearance of the year as Techel's Pepsi-Cola swept three games from Hare-Man Friday night in the Lincoln Major League season opener. James of Texaco posted 594 with 217 198 181, while Kerres 569 Clem 560 Hollenbeck 560 Cutler 547 and Buhr 560 also fared strong. Ely Blue Sox close season with a Sunday doubleheader hosting Tiffin and Amana.
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