Eastern Clubs Have Hard Going In Western Jaunt
Muscatine Red Sox defeat Davenport American Legion 5 to 2 in Muny league action at Davenport Sunday. Don Hotop pitched a brilliant one hitter through four innings, Wallarab extended his hitting streak with three singles, and Mickey Byrne delivered a triple and a single. Next week the Red Sox host Davenport Blackhawk Beer at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday with a Weed park drill Thursday at 6:30.
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Don Hotop
Muser
Red Sox
Davenport American Legion
Davenport
Schmidt
Legion
Davenporters
Muscatine
En Wallarab
Mickey Byrne
Jim Ston
Bill Nordeen
Keith Schmidt
POA E
Wehneden
Edwards
MES Aches Se
Johnson
Bavgir, Poscesscee
Csctsee
Baler
Seecuse
Dace Ce
Miotop
Pecsvesens
Byrne
Suns
Funk
K. Schmidt
J. Norton
Hotop
Keyoth
Jenson
Three Way Fight Emerges In Association Race
Indianapolis holds top spot as Milwaukee Louisville and Columbus challenge. Columbus rookie Pete Mazar no hits Kansas City in opener 4-0. Red Bird manager Charley Root wins nightcap 7-4. Louisville splits twin bill with St Paul. Milwaukee loses to Toledo while Indianapolis defeats Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
American Association
Louisvile
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Brewers
Toledo
Minneapolis
Madhens
Indians
Columbus
Kansas City
Pete Mazar
Charley Root
Red Bird
Louisville
St. Paul
Colonels
Powell quits team then returns to lineup
Jake Powell walked out before a game protesting benching by the Washington Senators, declaring he was through. He rejoined the club for Sunday's doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.
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Jake Powell
Washington
N Senators
Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Tigers to Play Home Games at Yankee Stadium
Chicago report says the NFL Giants waived territorial rights allowing the Brooklyn Tigers to use Yankee Stadium for 1946 games. An All-America Conference organizer notes plans include Tri borough stadium in Manhattan and negotiations for Ebbets Field. The Tigers will merge with Boston this fall and face no stadium worries as wartime conditions ease.
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Jimmy Jordan
Chicago
National Football League
New York
NFL
New York Giants
Brooklyn Tigers
Yankee Stadium
Giants
Polo Grounds
All-America
Triborough Stadium
Manhattan
Ebbetsfield
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Tigers
Boston
Officers Agree To Serve GI Who Buys Most Bonds
Biggs Field El Paso Texas squadron G boys seek strong June war bond sales. Lt Richard R Whipple commander vows to serve breakfast in bed for the top bond buyer in his outfit. Sgt James Finley counters by offering to make the bed and police the area for the second placer.
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Biggs Field
el Paso
Tex
Richard R. Whipple
James Finley
Dud Proves To Be Live Shell Near Mindanao
Corp Roger F Manz of Pittsburgh reports a Japanese mortar shell bounced off his arm at a fox hole in Mindanao near Davao failing to explode. He picked it up, tossed it out, and a terrific explosion followed as others observed the dud proved live.
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Davao
Mindanao
Roger F. Manz
Pittsburgh
Manz
Teams Drop Six of Seven Games On Sunday Card
National League eastern clubs endured a rough Sunday going six of seven and posting a combined 17 victories in 52 games. Giants led the NL Western jaunt with six wins and eight losses as St. Louis and Cincinnati pushed through late surges. Pirates and Braves also posted notable results amid a busy day of doubleheaders and curfew interruptions.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Horace Greeley
Pennsylvania
Giants
New York Giants
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Charley
Red) Barrett
Redbirds
Boston
Mort Cooper
Marty Marion
Ted Wilks
Cincinnati
Reds
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Penn
Phillies
Pittsburgh
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Bob Logran
Claude Passeau
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Yankees
Hank Borowy
Indians
Steve Gromek
Detroit
Red Sox
Dizzy Trout
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Russ Christopher
A’s
Washington
Chicago
Bill
Roger Wolff
Nats
Johnny Humphries
Marino Pieretti
Wildcats Win Grade School Softball Title at Jefferson
The Jefferson Wildcats captured the YMCA Grade school kittenball league title with five straight wins at Jefferson field. Saturday results saw Lincoln beat the Jefferson Fifth 24 to 6, Garfield loss 1 to 0, while St Mathias forfeited to Washington. Dickinson and Massey pitched for Lincoln and Jefferson Fifth respectively.
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Jefferson Field
Jefferson Wildcats
St. Mathias
Washington
Lincoln
Jefferson
McKinley
Franklin
Jefferson Bluejays
Garfield
Dickinson
Massey
Rhodes
Round-Up Of Interesting News In Sports by Hugh Fullerton Jr
A compact field notes sports curiosities from postwar trends to quirky games. It highlights El Pato a rugged horseback sport blending basketball wrestling and tug-of-war. mentions Clem Crowe fishing and Ed McKeever quip. critiques college athletes in national AAU events. cites Frank Murray teaching T formation in Petersburg Virginia. notes Mississippi sister of Dave Ferriss and Mississippian scholastic tennis champion. and says the national baseball congress will award an I O U to state sandlot clubs this summer.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Notre Dame
Clem Crowe
Cornell
Ed McKeever
Iowa
Frank Murray
Ol’ Massa
Virginia
Petersburg
Martha Anne Ferriss
Dave
Red Sox
Mississippi
National Baseball Congress
Whitlock's Long Fly Gives Moose a 11th Inning Win
The piece notes Whitlock's long fly delivering a one run victory for Moose over Kalona in the 11th. It also profiles Col Bradley nearing his 86th birthday as a veteran Derby owner at Churchill Downs and outlines his Derby history and notable horses.
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Whitlock
Moose
Kalona
Col. Bradley
Orlo Robertson
Louisville
E. R. Bradley
Churchill Downs
Bradley
Bimelech
The
Roses
Gallahadian
America
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Pensive
Whirlaway
Wright
Pot O' Luck
Chance
Col. C. V
Sonny) Whitney
Jeep
T. D. Buhl
H. C. Hatch
Fair Jester
Charles S. Howard
Sea Swallow
Kenilworth Lad
Bert C
Toronto
Moose Rally Beats Kalona 11 10 In Eleventh Inning
Earl Whitlock lined a long sacrifice fly in the eleventh to score Harvey Strouse and give the Muscatine Moose a 11 10 win over Kalona at Weed Park. Kalona led 10 4 after four innings before Muscatine tied it at 10 in the eighth and ninth. Ken McCleary’s first inning triple sparked the Moose offense, with Zybarth and Hindahl combining on the mound for Muscatine and Kalona accumulating 17 hits. The crowd was small due to chilly weather. Next Sunday Muscatine visits Fort Madison to face the Prison team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Whitlock
Harvey Strouse
Muscatine Moose
Kalona
Weed Park
Moose
Zybarth
Himdah
Muscatine Club
Zahradlek
Ken McCleary
Fort Madison
Moose Lodge
Hofacre Named Best Athlete at Central Collegiate Meet
Drake University freshman Lee Hofacre won the 440 yard dash and low hurdles and earned the John P Nicholson trophy as outstanding athlete at the 20th Central collegiate track and field championships held Saturday. Fred Feiler won the two mile run as Drake claimed the most first places, though the Bulldogs finished sixth as Great Lakes topped the meet.
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Great Lakes
Lee Hofacre
Drake University
John P. Nicholson
Fred Feiler
Drake
Bulldogs
Garfield Beats Jefferson in Pitched Affair
Reifert pitched for Garfield as they faced the Jefferson Bluejays in a tight game. The matchup highlighted strong pitching from Garfield and a resolute effort by Jefferson.
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Jefferson Bluejays
Garfield
Reifert
Woman Injured In Starting Fire Near Wapello
Mrs. Charles Murray of north of Wapello suffered light burns Friday evening when she attempted to start a fire with gasoline instead of kerosene. The gasoline can exploded, damaging the kitchen. Wapello fire department responded to the blaze.
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Wapello
Charles Murray
Pre-Flight Officers Edge Geneva Team In Close Golf Meet
Naval Pre-Flight School at Iowa City beat Geneva Golf and Country Club 304 to 2914 in a Sunday match on the Geneva course. Lt. Griffin and Lt. Nordly led with 83s and each earned two golf balls.
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Naval
Iowa City
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Geneva
Griffin
Nordly
Geneva Club
Muscatine
Warren Davis
Jack Anderson
E. L. Emerson
Devin
Jack Schmalz
Janisus
Homer Mueller
Cavan
Walter Molis
Selusser
Carl Umlandt
Treutlein
George Newton
Huddle of Juniors At Wapello Hurls First Perfect Tilt
Huddle of the Wapello Legion juniors pitched a no hit no run game to defeat the Winfield Legion 7 to 0 on Sunday. Huddle dominated from the start in the season’s first loss for Winfield.
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Wapello
Donald Huddle
Wapello Legion
Winfield Legion
Winfield
Huddle
Committees For Club At Letts Are Announced
The Letts Community club executive names monthly committees from September through April. Members include Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Bailey, Gerald Mentink, Walter Hammer, and numerous other couples with dates and months listed for each group.
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Letts
Raymond Bailey
Merle Dodder
Gerald Mentink
Walter Hammer
George Crist
W. C. Hendrey
James McLaughlin
Dan Lang
J. L. Hildebrand
Byron Hafner
Belle T. Garrett
Clara Feldman
Charles Herrick
Harry Furnas
Roy Moran
Fred Busch
William Hackett
Fay Gibson
Fred Harfst
William Newell
L. M. Hildebrand
Arlo Grffin
Robert McElroy
Thomas McElroy
Dewey Toland
Lawrence Smith
H. N. P. Small
F. N. Reppe
Carl Hines
Madeleo Blake
Hall Estle
Wesley Howry
Albert Yerrington
Lloyd Crumly
Harlan Foster
Harry Kaufman
Harry Gipple
L. E. Parsons
L. J. Frakes
Albert McGill
Pearle Ross
Carl Griffin
Vets to get first look at surplus war goods
Veterans planning small businesses may list needs with regional War Plants Corporation offices. SWPC will buy the requested items as agencies declare them surplus and resell to ex servicemen at A-1 priority. Gillette announced the plan for veterans starting ventures with up to 50000 dollars in invested capital. Plans to extend similar aid for surplus farm equipment through the War Food Administration are underway.
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Washington
Pyr
War Plants Corporation
Exservicemen
SWPC
Guy M. Gillette
Surplus Property Board
Gillette
War Food Administration
Washington Visit Snippets Echo 1945 Humor
A humorous travel diary of a Washington tour in 1945. The narrator recounts seeing the mint the FBI building the Pentagon and the Washington Zoo. Jokes touch J Edgar Hoover Morgenthau and a lost-in-Pentagon tale as well as lines about the Washington Monument and Treasury.
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Washington
D. C
Mint
J. Edgar Hoover
Pentagon
Pentagon Building
Texas
Washington Zoo
Washington Monument
Treasury Building
Morgenthau
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Softball Contests Set At Oregon Diamond This Week
The Y M C A Commercial kittenball league schedules games at Jefferson field then moves to the Oregon field diamond. Ben L. Gallaher announces Jefferson field is out for the season due to sod work. This week Baptists face Uncle Dave's and Presbyterians meet Bisesi's at Oregon field. Figg Tire shop has a bye on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Jefferson Field
Oregon Field
Ben L. Gallaher
The
Baptists
Uncle Dave
Presbyterians
Bisesi
Figg Tire Shop
Peace geared wind tunnels reach fourfold speed
Two wind tunnels built for the Army Ordnance Research and Development Center at Aberdeen Proving Grounds attain air speeds four times the speed of sound. The facilities are dedicated to peaceful purposes and support high speed research.
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Army Ordnance Research and Development Center
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Colt Reaches Three Fourths of Mature Height at Birth
A newborn foal stands at about three fourths of its eventual mature height, indicating rapid early growth. The observation highlights early development patterns in young horses and may inform training timelines.
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Muscatine Red Sox
Ordnance Steel
Boy Manson
Moline
White Sox
Rock Island
Ord
Khawks
American Legion
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Tommy
Yankee Field
Yank
Henderson's 3Rd & Mulberry
Front St
L. Pet
Wildcats
Lincoln Et
Jeff
Pranklin
Bluejays
FRY Electric Shop
Wayne Fry
Allen Poage
Tri- Deck Bridge Club
Max Bumgardner
Emily McChesney
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Joy
Allen Winder
Homer Winder
Honolulu
Pfe
Richard G. Marshall
Russell Marshall
Cedar Rapids
106Th
Marshall
Vagn Sorensen
Guy Jamison
Henry Meyerholz
Delta Alphas
Presbyterian Sunday School
Shackiets
Meer
Zahradiek
Hindahl
Welk and McCleary
Beatty
Gerdts
McCreary
Branson
Wwe ” Ware
Pee
Dpos
Roberts
ABR & Poa
Aldis
Sangster
Lackender
Potemas
Jrake
Campion
Hofacre
Muscatine Buick Co
East Third Street
Jack Thompson
Hart
Ralph St. Clair
Dickie
Walter Freeborn
Tanzer Eee Leigh Milligan
Kelley
Robert Roach
Lt. Forbes
L. J. Donohue
Lt. Ewins
Ralph Stark
Cmdr
Paul
Harold Ogilvie
Cmdr. Stewart
C. W. DeRoque
Lt. Sever
Dr. H. G. Johnson
Ollie Bently
Hollis Gentry
Bill Cullen
Glen Downing
NaTional League
St. Louis
Cleveland Ee
Robert Barnes
Earle Wilson
Harold McCormac
Milo Viner
Gaylord Viner
Harry Tomfeld
John Padgett
Max Schomberg
Harlan Beik
Marvin Furnas
Max Robertson
Max Hafner
Roscoe Eliason
Ed Sadel
Alonzo Diller
Evan Hooper
Floyd Brown
Earl Bennett
George Liebbe
David Reddick
Ralph Jones
Emory Curtis
P. C. Allen
Ralph McCleary
Ralph Griffin
Kenneth Fry
Philip Wagner
Harry van Delinder
Clayde Downer
Charles Johnston
Lawrence Estle
Lester Hafner
Nile Jones
Reuben McCormick
Lucretia Turkington
Mabel Bailey
Bank and Trust
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Supp
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