Bad Day in Boston as Braves Lose Ground in NL Race
Joe Reichler reports a tough day for Boston and New York area clubs as the Braves slip in the pennant chase while the Pirates gain with a 7-3 win over Chicago and a 13 inning Boston split in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh inches closer but remains behind. the Phillies and Athletics surge, trimming Boston's lead. The Cardinals move to third, and the Giants beat the Dodgers as Leo Durocher fosters a late surge.
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Busy Week On Tap for CR Gridders
Cedar Rapids football fans face a full schedule as four high schools open the 1948 season. Wilson beat East in Waterloo, Roosevelt drops 6 0 to Clinton, and preparations focus on offense with blocking drills and potential lineup changes. Dubuque visits McKinley, West Waterloo hosts Franklin, and Grinnell tests the Bolts while Charles City struggles against Cedar Rapids defense.
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Clinton, Franklin win opening Cedar Rapids football games
Clinton defeated Roosevelt 6-0 to extend its streak, while Franklin edged Charles City 14-0 as Cedar Rapids squads opened the season with a strong show. Coaches praised line play and ball handling, noting key performances from Babcock, Phillips, Culver, and Hild.
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Iowa
Letts teen Harry Crist wins first day's trapshoot feature
Harry Crist aged 17 from Letts outshot a strong field in the zone final trapshoot, breaking 100 straight in the 16 yard championship. He led Joe Buckmiller A D Austin F W Lowman tied for second with 99 as other zone champions trailed. Crist has previously shot 100 in Sigourney and Vandalia, and faces college plans with Iowa State after graduation.
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Eddyville
Sam Dale to Open Kansas City Bowling League
Sam Dale of Cedar Rapids Iowa, 81, will celebrate his 82nd birthday Monday night by opening the Knights of Can league at Bowham. Dale has bowled 40 years, 18 in the KC League, surpassing Frank Minnette of Clear Lake, once Iowa’s oldest bowler at 72.
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Smith dominates zone final in Cedar Rapids trapshooting
18 year old John A. Smith of Cedar Rapids led the all around in the zone final at Green Castle gun club. He broke 240 of 250 targets with 50 to go, clinching the title as rivals trailed. Hardy Friend won the handicap event with 96 of 100 targets at 18 yards.
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13 Station Network To Air Iowa's Games
The University of Iowa football schedule will be carried by a 13 station network across Iowa this fall. KXIC Iowa City will originate the broadcasts and distribute to Davenport Muscatine Waterloo Dubuque Clinton Mason City and other Iowa stations, with KCRG Cedar Rapids also airing games.
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National Women's Amateur Opens With Qualifying Round
Pebble Beach California AP reports the 48th annual National Women's Amateur began with over 100 players competing in a 18 hole qualifying round to earn 64 spots in the championship flight.
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Probe under way into Big Nine athletic programs
In Chicago AP report commissioner Tug Wilson leads a three man probe into Big Nine schools to verify compliance with conference rules on aid. Eleven freshmen from Wisconsin were ruled ineligible and six others remain, with further reviews targeting upperclassmen and scholarship policies.
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Hofferber Tops Allied Tourney
Al Hofferber of LaPlant Choate won the Allied Industrial league fall golf tournament at Ellis Park with Walter Hough of Collins Radio second in the championship flight. Al Peter of Douglas Starch was elected president with Bill Currell of Iowa Manufacturing as secretary treasurer and Al Goodyear of Cherry Burrell as vice president. In the golf field Fred Faunt and Al Less, both of Iowa Manufacturing, won first and second in the first flight, while Currell took the second flight title and Harold Reid of Cherry Burrell placed second in the second flight.
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McPartland Trails Field in Idaho Open Golf Tourney
Bill McPartland of Tulsa shot 208 to finish far back in the Coeur D Alene Open at Coeur D Alene Idaho Sunday. Marvin Ward, former amateur champion, won the $2500 event.
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Evans Undergoes Rib Cartilage Operation
McKeesport Pennsylvania Ray Evans Steelers halfback had surgery to reduce fractured rib cartilage from Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions.
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Prep Baseball Pairings To Be Made Wednesday
Boone Iowa AP states pairings for 64 full sectional baseball tournaments by the IHSAA will be set Wednesday. Sectionals run Sept 25 27 and 29 with redistrict tournaments Oct 2 4 and 6 and finals at Dysart Oct 9 11 and 13.
Ritchie Shatters Track Records at Ce-Mar Midget Night
Cedar Rapids driver Dick Ritchie in the Fredrickson No. 1 led a record setting Ce-Mar midget program. He clocked 14.71 in time trials and won the first heat, later finishing second in the feature behind Johnny Hobel as Cedar Rapids dominance continued with multiple new marks and a $50 prize for breaking the track mark.
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Major Boxscores National League Cards Nip Reds
Box score wrap of Cincinnati and St Louis games with Musial Slaughter Hatton and Northey keying offense. Pollet wins for St Louis over Blackburn. final 7-6 in long Exhibition style recap with line scores and pitching marks.
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Old, Young Battle In National Tennis
At Forest Hills the National tennis championships settled into a clash between youth and experience as Frank Parker Billy Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy led the field in the men’s singles title chase following Jack Kramer’s withdrawal.
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Standings notes and results from the American League
The American League standings show Philadelphia and Boston near top, Washington, Detroit, St. Louis and Cleveland with varying records. A Sunday result details a 12 inning game where St. Louis beat St. Louis? darkness. Monday's projected pitchers list Kennedy and Muncrief with several scheduled games across Philadelphia New York Chicago St. Louis Cleveland Detroit.
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Baseball Scores and Pitcher Wins Across Cities
Fragmented box score notes list games in New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Boston with team tallies and pitcher records. Mentions Schmitz 17-11 and a notation about 8-8 for New York, plus scattered city matchups and incomplete line data.
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Billy Herman Resigns as Minneapolis Millers Manager
Billy Herman quits as manager of the Minneapolis Millers after the team finishes fifth in the American Association season. The club ended with a double loss to Milwaukee, closing a disappointing campaign.
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Ramblers, Walker Tag Wire Second Round Narrow Win
In the national tournament second round Sunday action the Arizona Ramblers defeated Walker with a close score as they advance to the next stage of the competition.
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