Farm Hands Come Through for Reds and Yanks Niggling Wins
Ex Yankee farm hands Johnny Niggeling and Charlie Keller starred for Cincinnati and New York in wins that kept pace in the pennant race. Niggeling pitched Reds to a 6 5 victory over the Pirates in his first Cincinnati start, while Keller delivered a clutch double to drive in the winning run in a 3 2 win over the Senators for the Yankees. Other NL results included St Louis 7 Chicago 6 in ten innings, Philadelphia 4 Boston 3, and Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 3. Detroit topped Cleveland 12 3, and Lynn Nelson blanked Boston 7 0 for the Athletics in a night game. Falls in standings and multiple pitcher performances noted.
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Bill White
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Yankees
Johnny Niggeling
Charlie Keller
Reds
Niggeling
Kansas City
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Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Bob Bowman
Jerry Moore
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Phillies
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Walter Beck
Lou Fette
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Dodgers
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Nelson
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Joe Heving
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Chaseman Giuliani
Gomez and Dickey
New Philadelphia
Ames
Vander Meer Faces Second Year Jinx In Pro Baseball
Johnny Vander Meer star pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds struggles in his second major league season with a 5 8 record after 25 games. The piece notes the so called second year jinx affecting other 1938 rookie standouts like Jim Bagby and Johnny Rizzo while highlighting fellow veterans improving their averages and RBIs.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Chicago
Vander Meer
Johnny
Cincinnati Reds
Bagby
Jim Bagby
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Rizzo
Pittsburgh
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati
Bobby Doerr
George Case
Washington
Keltner
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Ken Keltner
Cleveland
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Ernie Kay
Brooklyn
Taft Wright
Poffenberger Parted From Organized Baseball
Boots Poffenberger, 25, parting with organized baseball after jerking from the Brooklyn club. He says he was never aired his side, hopes to return someday but faces a Landis blacklist. He left for lower leagues citing arm trouble and personal family illness.
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Hagerstown
Peck
Elwood Cletus
Boots) Poffenberger
Crossroads
Boots
Brooklyn
Montress
K. M. Landis
Poffenberger
Cincinnati
Montreal
Canada
New York
Wfe
Cedar Rapids Dominates Three Eye Race As Spring Rally?
Cedar Rapids beat Waterloo 11 to 3 as it extends its lead in the Three Eye league. Evansville won 2 to 1 over Decatur to stay four games back while Springfield lost 5 to 2 to Bloomington and Clinton edged Moline 5 to 4 in the ninth.
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Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Evansville
Waterloo
Decatur
Springfield
Bloomington
Clinton
Moline
Messenger Wins Golf Tourney Mix In All City Event
Fred Messenger won the all city championship flight match 3 and 2 at Mad Creek Municipal. Bill Meyers was the defeated opponent as play was spotty in the Tuesday event. In other action Muscatine High School coach shifts continued with Lefty Schnack losing 5 and 4 to Herb Freese in the third flight.
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Mad Creek
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Fred Messenger
Bill Meyers
Lefty
Schnack
Muscatine High School
Herb Freese
Weber
Musky Grid
Carson Schwandke
Ira Stocking
Player hits .302 over 92 games
In the season reviewed, the player posted a .302 batting average across 92 games, reflecting strong hitting at the plate and steady participation for the team.
Round-Up Of Interesting Notes In Sports
Round-Up Of Notes From New York sports rounds with rumblings on Connie Mack’s World Series eligibility Billy Conn Joe Louis talk Bobby Pastor Bob Pastor boxing grafts and boxing promoters plus football scouting and coaching shifts across teams and cities including Ed Barrow Joe McCarthy Stan Harris Archibald Jeffra Armstrong Ambers Armstrong and a Memphis trade for Herman Besse.
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Connie Mack
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Jimmy Wilson
Reds
Indianapolis
Johnny Jones
Saratoga Springs Saratogian
Bob Pastor
Shirley Povich
Washington Post
Ed Barrow
Joe McCarthy
Stan Harris
Uptown Dugan
Pittsburgh
Finkle
Chicago
Mike Kelley
Minneapolis
Tom Sheehan
Bill Meyer
Kansas City
Archibald -Jeffra
Mike Jacobs
Speakfish
Ted Birkeland
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Bruce Barnes
Don McNeill
D. Walker Wear
N. Y. State Athletic Commission
Louis
Ambers
Armstrong
Nova
Galento. . S
West Va
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Little Cameron
W. V
Kenneth Arnold
U. of West Virginia
Athletics
Herman Besse
Memphis
One-Sided Softball Loop Leads To Tight Standings
Tuesday night results show Zoller's Beer 12 Melton's 4 at Oregon field as Zoller's pulls even with Wilton for the Inter-City kittenball lead in the second half. Grace Lutheran 10 First Baptists 4 at Weed park and Roach and Musser 8 Stanley Engineers 1 at Jefferson field completed lopsided scores as champions clinched titles in Church and Industrial leagues.
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Fahy
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Edwards
Wate
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Weer D. Rueckert
Bleachers Erected for YMCA Swim Carnival Tonight
Bleachers have been erected at the Weed park pool and rehearsals finished. The YMCA swimming exhibition begins at 8 p.m. with about 50 boys and girls competing in formation swimming races diving and clown stunts. Sponsored by the YMCA with park officials and the boys and girls bands assisting.
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Weed Park
A. J. Lindley
Franklin Dairy and McKinley Teams Triumph in Muscatine Junior League
Franklin beat St Marys 14 to 9. McKinley shut out Lincoln 12 to 1 in two innings under the Muscatine Recreation project. Modern Dairy defeated Buick Garage 8 to 1, aided by five Buick errors and limited hits.
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St. Mary’s
McKinley
Lincoln
Modern Dairy
Buick
Muscatine
Fletcherfield
Muscatine Recreation Project
ABRH
E. Bartelt
Heiland
R. Bartelt
L. Logel
Assteune Pases
Tobias
Ravencraft
Henderson
Greenhaw
French Lanier Drive Big League Association Race
Don French of Indianapolis and Max Lanier of Columbus led a key sweep as they stopped Minneapolis and Kansas City, the league leaders. Lanier struck out 10 Kansas City batters in a 1 0 win, while French beat Minneapolis 6 2 as Columbus and Indianapolis kept pace. Milwaukee Toledo split, St Paul Louisville split two tight games as well.
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Associated Press
Don French
Indianapolis
Max Lanier
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas City
American Association
Lanier
Tom Winsett
French
Milwaukee
Toledo
Brewers
Charles Marrow
St. Paul
Louisville
Saints
Catholic high schools weigh forming a basketball league
Rumor says several Catholic high schools in the region consider a winter league with Iowa City and other cities, including Ottumwa and Keokuk, aiming to pit parochial outfits against Central Catholic Ottumwa. Officials have not yet been approached but would listen. The Ottumwa Central Catholic team is seen as strong and rough, likely to dominate if fielded.
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Iowa City
Ft. Madison
Burlington
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Central Catholic High
Ottumwans
Packer City
All-Star Girls to Meet Viola Lassies Thursday
Muscatine All-Star girls softball team hosts Viola Ill on Oregon Street diamond at 8 p m Thursday in a return game. Alice Mills will pitch for Muscatine and oppose Viola ace M Lawson, 16, as the All-Stars seek revenge for a 12 to 2 loss earlier this season.
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Muscatine
Viola, Ill
Oregon Street
All-Stars
Viola
Alice Mills
M. Lawson
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