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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1939

Page

12

Derringer, Reds Rally Past Cardinals for 5-3 NL Title

Cincinnati tops St Louis 5 3 at Crosley Field to win the National League pennant for the first time in 20 years. Derringer earns his 25th win as Cincinnati relies on key plays by Berber Myers and Craft with a late homer sealing the victory.

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Baseball Standings and Results From Thursday

The American League leaders show New York 105 wins while Detroit has 80. Boston 88, Cleveland 84 and Chicago 81 also high. Games Thursday saw New York 8 4 and Philadelphia 4 5. Friday’s schedule lists Chicago at St Louis and other pairings. In the National League Cincinnati 95 56 leads, St Louis 91 59, New York 76 73 and Brooklyn 80 68. Thursdays results include Boston 3 0 and New York 4 8 with Philadelphia 3 2 in extra innings darkness. Friday games feature St Louis at Chicago and New York at Philadelphia.

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West Union Leads Upper Iowa Conference Thriller Wins

Special to The Gazette reports West Union defeated Sumner 21 to 19 in a tight upset as Fayette beat Monona 18 to 6 and Postville battled Maynard to a 0 0 draw on Maynard field. Conference standings note tie games counted half-win half-loss.

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Fayette at Tripoli and Monona at Waukon

The schedule lists Fayette visiting Tripoli and Monona traveling to Waukon.

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Louisville 2 Up In Rochester Playoffs

The Louisville Colonels lead Rochester 2 0 in the International League best of five series. Rochester dropped game one 7 to 0 and fell behind 2 0 after Thursday night’s 3 to 1 defeat. If Louisville wins Friday they could close the series Saturday in Louisville.

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Moody and Quist Capture Mixed Doubles Victory

Helen Wills Moody and Adrian Quist won in straight sets 6-1 6-1 in the second round, defeating Dorothy Bundy and Josip Palada in Los Angeles. Moody displayed enduring skill as one of tennis history’s greats.

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Iowa Golf Names Hoak and Pitman Team Captains

Jim Hoak of Des Moines and Klayton Pitman of Mount Pleasant were named captains of the University of Iowa golf team. Hoak ranked highly in the National Collegiate and Iowa Amateur tournaments this year.

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Giants Win Pair In Doubleheader At New York Philadelphia

In a two game set from New York, the Giants beat Philadelphia 4 3 in the first game with Young driving in the go ahead run and Dickshot adding RBI. New York won the nightcap 8 3 as Bates homered and Shilling and Jurejs contributed key hits.

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Old Timers Steal Bla League Honors

Baseball notes from 1940 show veteran pitchers and hitters earning wins as pennant races heat up. Lefty Grove earns his 15th win for Boston, Emil Leonard wins for Washington, Oral Hildebrand wins for New York, while Babe Young helps the Giants and Dick Errickson shines for Brooklyn in a split Bees Dodgers twin bill.

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Bees Take 3-1 Win as Tamulis Shuts Out Boston

In a baseball game, the Bees win 3-1 while Vité Tamulis pitches a complete game shutout against Boston, allowing only three hits.

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McGregor Beats Marquette 17-5 in Fall Baseball Tilt

McGregor handily defeated Marquette 17 to 5 on Tuesday to hand the visitors their first fall defeat. McGregor's battery featured O'Brien Nordhous Staples and Hendrickson, while Cardin Stuckey and R Heaton starred for the Marquette squad. This victory marked McGregor's fourth win of the season.

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