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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1948

Page

2

Major Boxscores Show NL Clash Cubs Fall to Cards

Major League boxscore details show St Louis 5 Chicago 2 with Musial Hittin g scoring drives while Smalley doubles and Verban drives in two. Pitchers Rush Hamner Borowy faced tough lines as attendance hits 31,876 and 69,755 in later crowd figures with Parnell and Ferriss noted in separate entry.

St. Louis Chicago Diering Verban Marionis McCull OfaLynch Brazle Ismalley Mauch Rush Hamner Borowy Smalley E — Smalley Waitkus RBI_— Musial Young H. Rice Marion Schoendienst Bb—Rush Brazile So— Brazie H—Rush Borony McCulloush Robb Pinelli Gore

Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Baseball Game Summary

Cincinnati and Pittsburgh played a doubleheader with multiple substitutions and scoring. Key players include Westlake, Rojek, Gustine, Walker, and Murtaugh for Cincinnati and Baumholtz, Beard, Kluszewski, and Hopp for Pittsburgh. Final tallies show Pittsburgh winning the opener 8 to 6 and Brooklyn beating Philadelphia 5 to 1 in a separate matchup.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Rojek M'rtaugh Mueller I'Bockm Cress Gumbertyp OleBasgall Ogad Rafferet OlLomb aGalan McLish Higbe Oood Singiedon cChesnes Queen Severell Gustine Steffensberser Singleton Bockman eRan Stevens Baumholtz RBI Stailcup Murtaugh Wyrostek Walker Beard Sb—Adams Fitz Gerald Sue—Adams Litwhiier Adams Kiszewski Hopp Lob Sewell Lombardi Gumbert So—Cress Raffensberger H—Mclish Highe Peterson Lamano Bonham Kluttz

Marion Dog Is Newton Winner

Mihashi's Stylish Miss an English setter owned by Mel S. Grove of Marion won best in show at a sanctioned match in Newton. One hundred dogs were judged by Aldo Purvis of Des Moines. Grove sent Toast the golden retriever to Des Moines handler H V Gilbert to show for a Waterloo friend Jerry Peterson. Toast won the golden retriever class and placed second in the sporting group.

Newton Mihashi Mel S. Grove Marion Aldo Purvis Des Moines Grove H. V. Gilbert Toast Russ’ Peterson Waterloo

Loop Leaders In Baseball From United Press Report

Loop Leaders highlight home run figures for Kilner of the Pirates and Musial of the Cardinals, with the Yankees featuring Sauer and the Reds and Giants also cited in the United Press summary. Strong entities include Kilner, Musial, Pirates, Cardinals, Yankees, Reds, Giants.

United Press

Yankees Lose Gus Niarhos To Broken Hand

New York Yankees face a severe setback as catcher Gus Niarhos suffers a broken right hand ending his season. X rays show three fractures behind the index finger knuckle. recovery is unlikely before two weeks. Charles Silvera recalled to join for Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia Athletics.

NEW York New York Yankees Gus Niarhos Niarhos Red Sox Sidney Gaynor Yankee Gaynor Yankees Charles Silvera Portland Philadelphia Athletics

Indians World Series tickets go on sale in Cleveland

Special letter containers were placed in the main post office to hold applications for World Series tickets to the Cleveland Indians. Postmaster Guy Lucas said all Monday applications would be held until after midnight and stamped with a 12 30 am Tuesday postmark. Indians regulations require envelopes to be postmarked no earlier than 12 01 am tomorrow and filled in order received. Postmasters in several Ohio cities prepared similar procedures.

Cleveland Cleveland Indians Guy Lucas Ohio Cleveland Post Office

Braves make first World Series bleacher sale in advance

Boston opens ticket sales for the first two World Series games with unreserved bleacher seats to go on sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Officials said such advance sales have never occurred in World Series history.

Boston Boston Braves

Track Shooting Scores Highlight Iowa Postal Finals

A long list of track and marksmanship results from the Des Moines postal finals shows Des Moines and Cedar Rapids performers excelling. Notable names include Travis, Welch, Downing, Baldwin, Holm, Hawkins, Rosenberg, and Schuler among many others with high scores and numerous x shots.

RK. W. Sprowls Ralph Travia Waterloo John Moschiau Janet Try T. Barclay Viola Joscig Wis Dwight Downing Bloomfield Norman Welch Travis Downing Fred Baldwin Vio Ta S.s Bill Hawkins Cedar Rapids Welch Cos Dewar Davie Rosenberg Travis Ran Barclay Welch Ted Holm Howard Smith Des Moines Holmseas Baldwin Genes Rapids Icami

Williamsburg Tournament highs and lows listed results

In the Williamsburg tournament Norfolk teams faced Norway, with Williamsburg losing 2 to 1 while Victor posted a 5 to 3 win over Ladora Norway in the final. Other tourneys include Wapsie Valley with Coyton defeating Central City 8 to 5 and Alburnett 4 Silver Creek 3 for third place. Wyoming tournament notes Maquoketa 3 final, Clarence 7 Mechanicsville 6 third. Turkey Valley League first half playoff Edgewood 4 Littleport 3 final. Scenic League Monona 11 Lansing 0 and Waukon 8 Postville 4 Harpers Ferry 4 Farmersburg 0 Prairie du Chien 3 Twin Cities 8 Waterville 13 Luana 11.

Williamsburg Norway Victor Ladora Norway Coyton Central City Alburnett Silver Creek Wyoming Oxford Maquoketa Clarence Mechanicsville Turkey Valley League Edgewood Littleport Monona Lansing Waukon Postville Harpers Ferry Farmersburg Prairie du Chien Twin Cities Waterville Luana

Don Black Remains in Critical Condition

Cleveland Indians pitcher Don Black remains in critical condition after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered in a game with St Louis on September 13. Dr. Edward Castle Jr says there is no operation planned and Black does not yet grasp what happened or where he is, though he is conscious most of the time but irrational. He also does not know of the benefit game held in his honor last Wednesday that raised over 40,000 dollars.

Cleveland Don Black Edward Castle, Jr Castle Black St. Louis

Paul and Columbus 1 leads St Paul in playoff, 2 0

College cross country results show Cornell 21 and Relelt 27 in a terse score update.

Eee Association Paul & Columbus St. Paul College Cornell Relelt

Franklin Wilson clash marks Cedar Rapids city title

Eastern Iowa football roundup notes two Mississippi Valley matchups this week with Cedar Rapids trio in action. Davenport and Dubuque sit atop standings after wins last week, with Davenport crushing Roosevelt 26 0 and Dubuque beating East Waterloo 19 13.

Cedar Rapids Franklin-Wilson Cecar Rapids McKinley Golden Bears Iowa City Little Hawks Davenport Dubuque Roosevelt Waterloo Mississippi Valley W. L. Davenport Klinton W.waterloo Town McKinley Franklin

U High Leads East Iowa Hawkeye Tie After Friday Wins

Four teams sit atop the East Iowa Hawkeye standings at 1 0 in league play. University High of Iowa City and West Liberty won to join West Branch and Wilton Junction, each with a prior league victory. U High pulled an upset by beating Mt. Vernon 7 0, West Liberty beat Wapello 20 6. Upcoming schedule features U High at Wapello and West Liberty facing Tipton at Tipton in the annual nonconference showdown. Standings list West Branch Wilton New London Mt. Vernon U High W Liberty Capello.

West Liberty Tipton Iowa Hawkeye

Ke-Wash Conference Leads Shake Up After Surprising Outcomes

Keota I upset North English with a 6-0 shock, sharing the Ke-Wash lead as Wellman rolled Richland 40-0 to enter the standings. West Chester and Brighton also sit atop at 1-0 after decisive wins over Kalona and Williamsburg, with the eight teams set for four matches this week, including Wellman at Williamsburg and Keota at Brighton.

Keota I Wellman Richland West Chester Kalona Brighton Williamsburg Keolal W. Chester Keola Veoee Williamabure Wellman Kalona Brighton

Northeast Iowa leaders Decorah top in conference play

Decorah defeated McKinley of Cedar Rapids 21-0 and joined Oelwein and Waverly with 2-0 league records after Oelwein routed New Hampton 40-6 and Waverly beat Cresco 20-0. This week Charles City visits Oelwein as the leaders hold the top three spots.

Decorah Oelwein Waverly Iowa McKinley Cedar Rapids New Hampton Cresco Charles City Ocedar Falls Osage

Elkader crushes Fayette 37-6 to extend season win run

Elkader announced its 38 game winning streak would stand against any foe as it rolled to a 37-6 victory over Fayette. The standings show Elkader 2 wins 4 losses, Waukon A 1, Union 2, Ol Fayette 2, Posvtille 1, Sumner 8, Maynard id.

Elkader Fayette Peper Iowa W. L. Elkader Waukon Union G Sumner Maynard Id

Wamae Conference Leaders Shine After Key Wins

Maquoketa, Marion and Tipton top the Wamae standings after strong showings last week. Gerald Mayberry sparked Anamosa to hand unbeaten status with a 9-0 win, while Marion routed Monticello 20-0 at Monticello’s field. Tipton rolled Manchester 42-0 led by Hilbert Ford and Roger Ruchotzke.

Maquoketa Marion Tipton Wamae Gerald Mayberry Anamosa Monticello Monti Hilbert Ford Roger Ruchotzke Manchester Raiders Wamac W. Ll W. L. Maquoketa Lindependence Tipton O Marioni O Montcello Vinton

Belle Plaine Beats Brooklyn in South Iowa Cedar League clash

One conference game last week left Belle Plaine ahead in the South Iowa Cedar League as they defeated Brooklyn 14 to 6. Key players listed include Aliams Mareng and Monteatins with mentions of supporting names Belle Fisine and Ww. L.

Belle Plaine Brooklyn W. Ww. L. Monteatins Aliams Mareng Oledo Belle Fisine

Local High School Games Schedule Across Iowa Districts

Thursday and Friday matchups span Muscatine, Wilton Junction, Franklin Wilson McKinley Iowa City Roosevelt Mt. Pleasant East Moline Davenport Dubuque Mason City and more across WAMAC Upper Iowa KEWA Northeast Iowa and Ast Iowa sections. Teams include Mt Vernon West Branch Columbus Jd New London West Liberty Tipton and Decorah among others.

Mississippi Valley Franklin Wilson McKinley Iowa City Roosevelt Mt. Pleasant East Moline Davenport Dubuque Mason City East Molnes East Waterloo Wear Waterloo Fort Dodge WAMAC Manchester Elkader West Libertari Jones Monticello Vinton South Iowa Cedar Belle Plaine Tama Merengo Montezume Brooklyn Toledo Upper Iowa Maynard Sumner Payette Postville Creaco Wauko Manchester Wemac Iowa Uth Iowa Cedar Hawkeye Traer W. Branch W. Liberty Toledo Brighton Fayette Wilton Jc Manchester Montezuma Winfield Charles City West Chester Ariington Wilson Felle Plaine Franklin Independence New London Waverly Wapello Monticello Richland Maquoketz Williamabure Anamosa TOOK

Chicago Bears Rout Packers in Western Division bid

The Bears led by Sid Luckman Johnny Lujack and Bobby Layne routed the Green Bay Packers 45-7 in Green Bay, as the trio quarterbacked a dominant attack. In the All-America Football Conference Western division, the San Francisco 49ers beat Buffalo 38-28 and the Cleveland Browns defeated Chicago 21-10, both showing strong comebacks.

United Press Sid Luckman Johnny Lujack Bobby Layne Chicago Bears Bears Green Bay Packers Green Bay Wis San Francisco Forty-Niners Cleveland Browns San Francisco Buffalo Cleveland Chicago

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