Eldora Juniors Clinch Seventh Straight Victory Over Training School
Eldora Junior Legion remains undefeated after a 13-2 win led by Dean Johns with three singles. Hurler Gordon Lamb carried a no hitter into the fifth before Bill Halladay's double broke through. Trainer's team added two extra doubles as Marvin Reed and Orlan Mitchell contributed one each.
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Jim McLeran
Eldora Junior Legion
Oen
Bill Halladay
Lamb
Dean Johns
Eldora
Marvin Reed
Orlan Mitchell
Central States V F W Leuthold's in Wins Postpone Tonight's Games
Tonight's softball league play is postponed to tomorrow night with 8 and 9:30 p.m. games unchanged. The delay lets league players join Des Moines state semi pro baseball tournament action. Whitten opens tomorrow vs Perkins as league leaders shift amid rescheduled matches and a three way tie for runner up. Don Crippen pitched 12 strikeouts in the Vets 9-2 win over Steamboat Dairy, while Leuthold's won 7-6 in a late bid to stay in the race.
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Des Moines
Whitten
Perkins
South Hardin Crew
Central States
Wally’s
Central States Sear Eee Ees
Leuthold’s
Etree
Marathon Pete
Owasa Steamboat Dairy
Eldora Juniors Repeat as Champions in Hardin County final
Eldora juniors rallied from a 0-5 start to defeat Radcliffe 8 to 6 under lights at Radcliffe, claiming the Hardin County American Legion junior baseball title for the second straight year. Leland Johns threw well for Eldora and Ted Tietz starred at catcher, throwing out four would be baserunners as Eldora chipped away with three runs in the first and a four-run fourth inning including a key homer by Johns. Peterson led Radcliffe with three hits in four trips, but Eldora’s timely hits and strong defense sealed the win.
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Eldora Post
Hardin County American Legion
Radcliffe
Frank Waldo Gordon Lamb
Marvin Reed
Eldora
Leland Johns
Ted Tietz
Dean Johns
Waldo
Lamb
Reed
Marvin Lepper
Succee
Johns
Waide
Tietz
Johns Brothers
Peterson
R H Radcliffe
Lepper
Harestad
L. John
Klugg
Bike
Whitten Keeps Streak Alive 2-1 Over Albion
Whitten semi pros stay unbeaten by beating Albion 2-1 in a Central Iowa league game. All scoring came in the first two innings with McKibbin homering for Albion and Whitten scoring in the first and second. Don Hauser had two singles for Whitten as the big hitter for the club.
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Whitten
Albion
Iowa
McKibbin
Don Hauser
Whitten Leads 12-2 Win Over Albion in Big Hitters Display
Whitten collected five hits off Albion pitcher Rex Maxfield as Ray Calloway limited the fee to two. Line score shows Albion scoring in the first and third innings while Whitten exploded for 25 runs in a decisive victory. Rex Maxfield and Bill Maxfield pitched for Albion with Whitten and R Calloway handling duties for Whitten.
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Whitten
Albion
Rex Maxfield
Ray Calloway
RHE Albion
Bill Maxfield
R. Calloway
Reece
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Leuthold
Owasa
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Haskins
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Don Crippen
Eldora Juniors
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Bob Peterson
Eldorans
Coronado
For All
Wort
E. J. ‘Matty’’ Matheson
C. W. Haase
Fort Dodge
James Thompson
L. Cleveland
Earl Dillavou I
Spooner, Wis
Mrs. Russell Morgan
Dee Schrader
Betty Clark
Polk City
Earl Pletcher
Western Railroads
Truman
Switchmen’s Union
North America
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company
Great Northern Railway Company
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Board of Supervisors
Hardin County
Hardin County Board OF Supervisors
Otis D. Rash
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