Tobin Hurls Boston Win Over Giants
Jim Tobin won his first game of the year for the Boston Braves with a 6 to 4 win at the Polo Grounds over the New York Giants. Boston rallied in the fifth as Feldman left early, with a two run single by Tobin aiding the victory.
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NEW York
Jim Tobin
Polo Grounds
Boston Braves
New York Giants
Braves
Harry Feldman
Johnny Allen
Rube Fischer
Ace Adams
Tobin
U. S. Navy
Cedar Rapids
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Eighth Regiment
Great Lakes
Lloyd W. Day
Clarence Day
Highway Patrol
Craig Sweet
Franklin High School
Carroll Sweet
F Avenue NE
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Battle in Slugfest Victory
Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 3 after a tense game with late scoring. Mueller and Walker earned RBIs for the Pirates while O'Brien, DiMursio and Walker produced key hits for Cincinnati. Strong pitching and defensive plays defined a tight climax with solid relief work by Sewell and Shoun.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Williams
Russeliff
Bilay
O'Brien
O Walker
McClickib
DiMarco
Q/Mueller
D'lerenib
O'Tipton
Gustine
GiMesner
Lopez
O Miller
Zak
Shomp
Sewell
Temmott
Mueller
DiMursio
Walker
Cubs Break Jinx With 6 1 Victory Over Cardinals
Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 1 breaking a 16-game skid this season. Claude Passeau hurled seven hitless innings before Cards’ late three hits. Ted Wilks took the loss after a five-run eighth inning burst by Chicago.
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ST. Louis
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Bruins
Ted Wilks
Wilks
Claude Passeau
Red Birds
Bowling Scores Open Season Across City Leagues
Most leagues started and scores stayed near typical early-season levels. Thompson led the Red Crown Classic with 540 for Embassy club. S Dvorak topped Red Crown Parlor City at 601, while R Smith 606 and Montillon 601 shone in Red Crown Commercial with strong 239 and 219 games. Sorenson led Lincoln Commercial with 595 for Windsor hotel, a 234 middle game. Female bowlers opened with several efforts though none broke 500, Rebelski 493 for Lincoln Minorttes.
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Thompson
Embassy Club
Red Crown
S. Dvorak
R. Smith
Herb Montillon
Smith
Betty Rucker Captures 1944 Broadmoor Title
Betty Jean Rucker a Stanford coed from Spokane Washington defeated Phyllis Otto of Omaha Nebraska 5 and 3 in the 36 hole finals to win the Broadmoor women s links crown in Colorado Springs. The match featured eleven birdies and one eagle with a 72 by Rucker on the front 18 and a deadlock at the halfway point.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
INS
Betty Jean Rucker
Stanford University
Spokane
Wash
Phyllis Otto
Omaha
Neb
Iowa
Miss Rucker
Miss Otto
ASTP and M-1 All-Stars Clash at Daniels Park Today
The M-1 All-Stars led by Howdy Michaels meet the ASTP team from Iowa City at Daniels Park this afternoon at 2 30. Max Smith, ex Iowa U ace, tends the mound for ASTP as part of a star-filled lineup.
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ASTP
Daniels
Daniels Park
M-1 Allstars
Howdy Michaels
Iowa City
Max Smith
Iowa U
Schick Hospital
Clinton
M-1 All-Stars
Schick
Midwest
Frank McElyea
Boston Brave
Jimmy Coughlin
Evansville
Mike Skaalan
Moline
Ralph Ingeels
Cedar Rapids
New Georgia
Bonham Allows 11 Hits as Red Sox Pour On Early Runs
Boston bats back Ernie Bonham early as Lou Finney leads a 11 hit attack with two doubles and a single. Metkovich drives in two while Cecil and Partee add RBIs. New York struggles with three early runs in six innings and never recover.
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New York
Macon
Ol Rucker
Holmes
H'’smann
W'kmannf
OlOttrf
Niemandf
Medwickis
Maagi
Mj Lompardie
Phillipssss
Kerris
Drews
Reyes
Gern'ty
O Luby
Tobino
Feidmann
Allen
Sloan
Fischer
Pooodo
Adams
Kerr
Medwick
Tobin
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Phillips
Hausmann
Rucker
Nausmann
Feldman
Totan
Dunn
Stewart
Magerkurth
Yanks
Ernie Bonham
Red Sox
Lou Finney
Sti
Stirnweiss
Lindell
Metkovich
Partee
Cecil
Finney
Fox
Martin
Crosett
Etten
Crosetts
Stimwells
Bonham
Zuber
Grieve
Wealer
Rommel
Newsom Pitches Athletics Past Senators 3-1 in Washington
Buck Newsom pitched and batted the Philadelphia Athletics to a 3-1 win over the Washington Senators on Saturday night. Newsom drove in a run with a bunt in the sixth and doubled in the ninth to pace the A’s. Roger Wolff took the loss as key errors helped Philadelphia score, while Estalella and Torres drove in runs for the A’s and Kuhel Ortiz and Torres replied for Washington.
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Washington
Buck Newsom
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
Roger Wolff
Newsom
Frankie Hayes
Freddie Vaughn
Irv
Hall
George Kell
Bobby Estatella
John Epps
Athletics
Joe Kuhel
Bobby Ortiz
Gil Torres
Senators
Philadelphia
Abhoa Hall
Myatt
Risenthal Lf
Spenced
Metro
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Siebert
Ol Ortiz
Bilsch
Itorres
Hayes
Torres
Estalella
Rosenthal
Vaughn
Kuhel
Wolff
Thesenga
Sox Edge Browns in 14 Inning 2 1 Victory
White Sox beat the Browns 2 1 in 14 innings after Jack Kramer homered for St Louis toughing Lopat allows seven hits and single by Schalk Hodgin and Tucker scores the winning run in the 14th. Browns slide to third, a game behind Yankees and a half game behind Tigers.
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Chicago
Jack Kramer
Browns
White Sox
St. Louisans
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Ed Lopat
Stocky Southpaw
Kramer
Roy Schalk
Ralph Hodgin
Thurman Tucker
Hoa G't'ridge
Moses
Byrnes
Ischalk
Kr'vich
Dlovin
Stephens
Ol'Trosky
jJb
Luabs
Ol Tucker
C'stman
Dickshott
Chartak
Ol Cornett
Mancuso
O/Tresh
M'Quinn
Webb
Hayworth
St. Louis
Trosky
Tucker
Kreevich
Tresh
Schalk
Lopati
Lopat
Rita Boyer
Summers
Solon Nine Defeats Alburnett 13-0 in Friday Game
Solon high beat Alburnett 13 to 0 as Lemansky struck out 18 of 24 batters. He gave up one hit and one walk. Solon had 11 hits off Mollenhauer and Hager. Kroul caught for Solon and Sloan for Alburnett.
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Lemansky Fanning
Solon High
Solon
Mollenhauer
Hagerman
Kroul
Sloan
Standings and results from the American and National Leagues
The table shows standings for the American League with New York Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia St Louis and Chicago amid varying win loss percentages. Saturday results include Boston 7 New York 1 Detroit 15 Cleveland 6 and Philadelphia 3. Sunday matchups list several doubleheaders. The National League table lists St Louis New York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia with Saturday Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 2 and Sunday Chicago at St Louis Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
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New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelpin
Red Peppers features Moon Mullin with London bobbies
The Gazette photos Frank Mullin, Cedar Rapids ex-cop now in service, posing with a London bobby. Home front notes report a quiet week, airport work, and deaths of Senator Reed, Senator Norris, and publisher Frank Hradecky.
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2C? Gazette
Red Peppers
TAIT
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
London
Frank “Moon
Mullin
Bobby
U. S
Jim Reed
Kansas City
George Norris
Nebraska
Frank Hradecky
Germany
War Labor Board
Quaker Oats
Linn County
Bob Vesely
Vesely
Betty Schoem
Blairstown
Venzuela
South America
Dave Danner
Town City
Hawkeye
University Hospital
McSpaden Closes In On Nelson In Texas Open Final Round Threat
Byron Nelson keeps a four stroke lead at 54 holes after a 70 and 138 through 54 holes. Harold Jug McSpaden fires a 68 to close to within four at the Texas Victory Open. Harrison and Hogan sit in third as Nelson expresses mixed satisfaction and disappointment with his round.
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Texas
Byron Nelson
Harold
McSpaden
Toledo
Nelson
Lord Byron
Sgt
E. J ‘Dutch’ Harrison
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Wee Ben Hogan
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Kings Counsel Dominates Duquoin Grand Circuit
Kings Counsel and Darnley starred at Duquoin as Kings Counsel won all three heats in the $2,000 free-for-all feature pace with a 2.02% mile. Darnley captured the Spentell free-for-all trot, while Brutus Scot won the poter race in the 2.20 class.
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Kings Counsel
Darnley
Adios
Mighty Sweet
Worthy General
Ward Brothers
Brutus Scot
Weiland Hurls 7-3 Seahawk Triumph
Iowa Seahawk baseball team defeats Adel 7 to 3 in Iowa City to avenge a prior loss. Hal Manders, former Detroit Tiger, pitched well for Adel after a rough first inning while Ed Wieland, ex Chicago White Sox, surrendered 10 hits to Adel.
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INS
Iowa Seahawk
Adel
Seahawks
Hal Manders
Detroit Tiger
Ed Wieland
Chicago White Sox
Manders
Navy
Iowa State Line Pleasing to Mike
Ames AP reports coach Mike Michalski saw improvement in Iowa State linemen after a vigorous Saturday workout. He noted excitement about a stiffer line for the season opener against Gustavus Adolphus, praising players for learning to pass and run and for knowing their numbers.
Slauson Wins Cedar View Golf Title in Finals
Chuck Slauson defeated Ronnie Rawson in an 18 hole final to win the Cedar View golf title. Buck Griffith won the second flight by edging Joe Stoddard 1 up.
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Chuck Slauson
Cedar View
Ronnie Rawson
Buck Griffith
Joe Stoddard
American League pennant race tight with few games left
New York leads the American League with six games left in the pennant chase. St Louis, Detroit and Boston trail as teams schedule 1 to 6 away and home games including clashes with New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, St Louis and Washington. Night games not included.
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W.ie Pet
Lenin
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
St Louis
All Seats Sold for Army Irish Contest
Col Lawrence Biff Jones announced that all seats are sold for the Army Notre Dame game at Yankee Stadium on November 11. This marks the first time tickets sold out nine weeks before the contest despite the game’s usual popularity.
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West Point
N. Y
Lawrence “Biff” Jones
Yankee Stadium
City Net Meet Nears Finish
Jim Netolicky faces Russell Knapp in the men’s semi final and Don Cass plays Fred Gable for the junior title at the city tennis tournament on Sunday at Kenmore courts. Cass seeks to defend his crown, while Gable, a newcomer, also defeated Hal Marshall en route to the final. Ardell Coy wins in the women’s singles opener.
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Jim Netolicky
Russell Knapp
Don Cass
Fred Gable
Kenmore Courts
Knapp
Netolicky
Cedar Rapids
Cass
Gable
Buddy Collette
Jim McLain
Hal Marshall
Endurance Kid
Franklin
Marshall
L. D. Dennis
Felix Beauchamp
del Zarub
Zarub
Erwin Wasta
Franke Nye
Ardell Coy
Bob Maresh
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