Drivers Capture First Place in Women's League
The Drivers won by 39 strokes over the Spoons to take the lead in the Geneva Golf and Country Club women's league played on the club course Thursday. Readouts list team members for the Drivers and Brassies, with ties for second place among the Spoons. Coffee and doughnuts were served afterward.
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Cone
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Mary Thede
Pat Schmalz
Estelle Gentry
Velma Umlandt
Demi Fairbanks
Lucy Umlandt
Carol Sywassink
Mary Mueller
Myrtle Othmer
Christa Galloway
Mildred Kent
Vivian Lewis
Mildred Barry
Frieda Hagermann
Edith Schmalz
Maxine Boston
Kenny Pelton Named Captain of Musky Track Squad
Muscatine high school athlete Kenny Pelton has been selected as captain of the 1946 Little Musky track and field squad by Coach Bob Hansem. Last season's captain, senior John Jessup, will graduate and not return next season.
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Kenny Pelton
Muscatine High School
Little Musky
Bob Hansem
John Jessup
Col Morton C Mumma Dies Western Conference Official
Col Morton C Mumma 67 former University of Iowa professor of military science will be buried at West Point after his death Wednesday in Beverly Hills California He was a Western conference football official for 25 years and a nationally known weapons expert now he is being laid to rest with a military burial scheduled at the academy.
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Col. Mumma
Beverly Hills
Calif
Morton C. Mumma
University of Iowa
West Point
Luncheon Held Before Match and Bingo Prizes Awarded
A luncheon for 12 participants preceded the match. Bingo Ban go Bungo was played with Frieda Hagermann winning the prize.
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Frieda Hagermann
National League Results and Schedule
Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6 to 4 while Cincinnati crushed Philadelphia 8 to 1. St Louis edged Boston 6 to 4. New York and Chicago were rained out. Evening games include Brooklyn at Cincinnati night and New York at St. Louis night with Boston at Chicago and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh on tap.
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Cievseese
Brooklyn
Pittebur Gn
Svccea
Cincinnati
Bogoros Escartovenedi
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Chicago
National Hockey League scores and upcoming games
Philadelphia beats Chicago 3 to 2 and Boston defeats Cleveland 6 to 2. Detroit tops New York 6 to 2 while St. Louis defeats Washington 5 to 2. Chicago hosts Washington tonight with Cleveland visiting New York and St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit travels to Boston.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Washington
L. Pet
St Louis
Ferriss Seeks Seventh Straight As Red Sox Win
Dave Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox runs his unbeaten streak to seven with a 6-2 five-hitter over Cleveland. He also bats .444 and contributes two singles. Les Mueller shines for Detroit with a 2-0 win over the Yankees, boosting the Tigers toward the pennant chase amid shifting standings across the league.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Dave Ferriss
Les Mueller
Ferriss
Army Air Corps
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Senators
Detroit
al Benton
Cleveland
Red Sox
Mueller
New York
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Tigers
Tiger
Steve O'Neill
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Goody Rosen
St. Logis
Chicago
Boston Braves
Walter
Beck
Phillies
Cincinnati
St. Louis Browns
Bobby Estatella
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
A's
Don Black
Cal Hubbard
Black
Connie Mack
Revival plan to rebuild college baseball faces slow start
A survey by Colgate coach Eppie Barnes shows only 242 of 682 American colleges list baseball as an official sport, many during wartime or intramural only. Penn State's Joe Bedink and Barnes call a revival meeting with college coaches at month end to boost the game. The piece also tangentially notes anecdotes about players and coaches from Notre Dame, Navy, Army, and Newark baseball circles.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Eppie Barnes
Colgate
Eppie
Penn State
Joe Bedink
Stark and Funk Teams Win Golf League Matches
Golf teams captained by Ralph Stark and the Rev. David M. Funk won league matches at Geneva Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Stark’s quartet beat Capt. Jack Thompson 193 to 196 with Lady Boston posting 45, while Funk’s team defeated Capt. L. J. Donohue 189 to 198 led by Funk’s 41.
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Ralph Stark
David M. Funk
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Stark
Jack Thompson
Mr. Funk
L. J. Donohue
Lady Boston
Leigh Milligan
Thompson
Funk
Butch Palmer
Harold Figg
Donohue
Ollie Bently
Carl Walter
Milwaukee Brewers Split Twin Bill with Kansas City Blues
Milwaukee leads the American Association fell to one game after Kansas City swept and then beat Milwaukee 17 to 6 in the second game. Indianapolis beat Louisville 3 to 1 while Toledo moved to fourth with a 4 to 2 win. Rain postponed the Minneapolis at St Paul game.
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Associated Press
Nick Cullop
Milwaukee Brewers
Toledo
Kansas City Blues
Brews
Blues
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indians
Columbus
Mud Hens
Hens
Red Birds
Minneapolis
Comellas Sent Back To Coast League After Rough Big-League Call
Jorge Comellas, once tipped as a Cubs prospect after 18 coast league wins, is returning to Los Angeles without a big league victory. He posted two defeats and no wins mainly as a reliever before the option. In a separate item, Manuel Carrasco, 45, lost his right hand when a Great Western switch engine ran over it after he slipped along the railway embankment.
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Jorge Comellas
Coast League
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Cubs
Des Moines
Manuel Carrasco
Great Western
Fight Results From New Jersey and Massachusetts Card
In Ft Hamilton New York Maurice Lachance outpointed Vince Dell Orto at 129 12. In Camden Dorsey Lay outpointed Pedro Firpo at 134 12. In Fall River Abie Kaufman outpointed Jimmy Mills at 141.
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Associated Press
Ft. Hamilton
N. Y
Maurice
Lefty) Lachance
Lisbon
Vince Dell’ Orto
New York
Camden
N. J
Dorsey Lay
Philadelphia
Pedro Firpo
Fall River
Mass
Abie Kaufman
Jimmy Mills
Newark
Great Lakes Favored To Win CCC Track Title
Great Lakes led by Grover Klemmer Les Eisenhart and Tom Cara head to the 20th CCC track meet at the naval training center Illinois Saturday as top contenders. Idaho sends two stars while Wisconsin Purdue Iowa Minnesota Northwestern and Indiana also enter along with Notre Dame Marquette Western Michigan Drake Michigan State Cornell College St Thomas and Illinois Tech. Idaho's John Taylor and Jack Anderson among entries.
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Great Lakes
Grover Klemmer
Les Eisenhart
Tom Cara
Naval Training Center
Illinois
Far West
University of Idaho
Klemmer
University of California
Eisenhart
Cara
Charles Parker
John Heintzman
Jack Kammer
Big Ten
Wisconsin
Purdue
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Indiana
Michigan
Hume Twins
Bob and
Ross
Notre Dame
Marquette
Western Michigan
Drake
Michigan State
Cornell
Iowa) College
St. Thomas of
Jack Anderson
Calvary Baptists Lead YMCA Commercial Kittenball Stand
Calvary Baptists and Bisesi Club remain undefeated after two weeks in the YMCA Commercial Kittenball league. Bisesi beat Figg’s Tire Shop 7 to 0 with Lloyd Beatty tossing a five hitter, while Charley Mason and Charlie Mason starred for Calvary. Other results show a tight race with seven teams tied at 1–1. notable runners include Billy Moore and Fred Feiler in track events at Drake Relays.
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Calvary Baptists
Bisesi Club
Bisesi’s
Figg
Lloyd Beatty
Bob Battenhagen
Andy Tobias
Charley Mason
Strouse
Billy Moore
Western Michigan
Fred Feiler
Drake University
Feiler
Drake
Washington D C Military Town Echoes In War Time
A correspondent describes Washington as the most military town in the world with officers everywhere and salutes in hotels. He notes officers aging out after two years, rivalry between army and navy, and a navy battleship parade viewed by President Truman aided by a flood of B 29s.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Potomac
Truman
Alexander Graham Bell Found Son of Speech Professor
The record notes Alexander Graham Bell as the son of a prominent speech professor.
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Alexander Graham Bell
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