Outboard racing thrills 2000 despite no spills
In a crowded riverfront event, 2000 spectators watched six outboard races with flawless safety but disappointment at the lack of crashes. Baseball notes touch the Indians and White Sox. Browns rattle rookie Johnny Whitehead as St Louis upsets expectations. Muscatine high school tennis reaches state finals for the first time, earning praise for historic achievement.
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Mid-West
Indianapolis
Chicago White Sox
Pale Hose
Johnny Whitehead
Johnny
St. Louis Browns
Muscatine
Baseball Scores and Standings From Regional Games
fragmentary sports roundup lists American and National League standings with cities including New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston and St Louis. It notes Wednesday results Davenport Omaha Des Moines and other Western League games along with scattered scores such as Philadelphia 4 Chicago 5 and Brooklyn 3 Boston 2.
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Davenport
Omaha
Des Moines
Rock Island
Keokuk
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Cedar Rapie
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
York
Louis
Pittsburgh
Betous
Paul
Wilwenuhee
Kansas City Pilots Dominate Outboard Races on Mississippi
Kansas City pilots swept most honors in the Muscatine Flower Boat club outboard races along the Mississippi, part of the Elks state convention program. About 2,000 spectators watched Thomas Cooper win class A finales with fast times, while Dick Neal led class B and Frank Larson clocked the fastest overall time.
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Kansas City
Mississippi
Muscatine
Cooper
Tommy Cooper
Dick Neal
J. P. Davis
Neal
Frank Davis
H. W. Pennington
Rockford
Whitehead and Tamulis Lose As Rookie Pitchers Fall
The last of the rookie pitching wave fell as Whitehead allowed seven hits in a 2-0 defeat to Cleveland after strong support failed to supply runs. Tamulis exited early as Yankees lost 9-7 to the Athletics while Bob Johnson delivered a clutch two-run homer. Indians fell 5-4 to Detroit as Bridges’ ninth inning double sealed it. Washington outlasted Boston 5-4 in 10 innings ending a eight-game slide.
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Hugh
Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
John Whitehead
White Sox
Browns
Whitehead
Jack Knott
Ed Coleman
Vito Tamulis
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Red Sox
Lefty Grove
Cubs
Swimming School Entries Plentiful At YMCA Program
Eighteen entries have been received for the Y M C A first annual swimming school set to open Monday at the association pool under director A J Lindley who also leads life saving classes opening two weeks later. More entries were expected by Saturday.
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Association
A. J. Lindley
Lindley
Illinois swimmers dominate Class C heats and finals
In the third heat Frank Larson of Decatur and Frank McClanahan of Dixon led, with Thomas Neal of Kansas City in third and E. A. Horner of Brighton in fourth as winning time 6 49.0. In the second heat Frank Larson again won as McClanahan placed second and Thomas Neal third while FE A Horner was fourth with a 6 47.4 finals time. Larson won Class C finals with McClanahan second Kincaid third Neal fourth and Horner fifth.
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J. P. Davis
Kansas City
E. A. Horner
Brighton
Ed Michl
Decatur
Everett Miller
Rockford
Thomas Cooper
Dick Neal
Frank Davis
H. W. Pennington
Mts
Homer Kincair
Granite City
Cy Wood
Ft. Madison
Homer Kincaid
Hranite City
Ill
Frank McClanaian
Dixon
Frank Larson
Frank McClanahan
Thomas Neal
FE. A. Horner
Baer Clowns as He Trains for Braddock Fight
Asbury Park coverage shows Max Baer in a seaside training camp. He jokes and endures sparring, claiming he will be a vicious fighter against Braddock, promising to flatten him if he cuts him, while promoters push the bout to attract attendees.
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Baer
Braddock
Edward J. Neil
Asbury Park
N. J
Max Baer
Max
Jimmy
Bradock
Three Softball Teams Shutout Opponents in YMCA Play
Wednesday night YMCA kittenball saw three teams blank their rivals. Red Paint Store defeated Palace Billiards 8 to 0, Mulford beat Grace Lutheran 5 to 0, and Eagles routed DeMolays 4 to 0. Tommy Wilder sparked the Eagles with a two run homer in the second inning.
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Red Paint Store
Palace Billiards
Mulford
Grace Lutheran
Eagles
DeMolays
Musserville
St. Mathias
Old Diamond
Pennant
Gobble’s Grocery
New Diamond
Ellis
Moose
Jefferson Field
de Molays
Tommy Wilder
Wilder
Clark
Colloci
City Club Defeats Butz Fair 9 to 0 in Kittenball
City Club shutout Butz Fair 9 to 0 on Fletcher Avenue diamond. Schreiber and Nash pitched for City Club. Eddie Allen Charles Phillips and Bob Essex appeared for the losers. City Club corralled a return engagement against the Lutheran Orphan's home nine tonight.
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City Club
Butz Fair
Fletcher Avenue
Schreiber
Nash
Eddie Allen
Charles Phillips
Bob Essex
Lutheran Orphan's Home Nine
County Line and Dutch Ridge Win Kittenball Games
County Line defeats Dutch Ridge 6 to 4 and Grand View beats Standard Oilers 8 to 4 in kittenball action here Tuesday night. On Monday Louisa Center club over Sandy Grove 22 to 6 and Cotter over West Side 3 to 1. Two kittenball games are set for Friday night between Pitchin and Shellbark and East Side and Columbus City.
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Columbus Junction
County Line
Dutch Ridge
Grandview
Standard Oilers
Louisa Center
Sandy Grove
Cotter
Pitchin
Shellbark
Columbus City
Dean on the Spot as Cardinals Bench Battle Erupts
J Herman Dean, top Cardinal pitcher, sits on the spot after a poor spring start and a dugout clash with Pirates. Manager Frankie Frisch says no discipline yet but will watch developments as Dean faces probation and scrutiny from teammates and fans.
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Pittsburgh
J. Herman Dean
Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Cardinal
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dean
Dizzy
Popoff
Joe Merwick
Musky Net Team Loses in State Tennis Finals
Muscatine high school bid for state titles in singles and doubles ended in the second round at Ames. Teddy Allen won 6-0, 6-0 over Curry before losing to Bob Sandler 6-3 6-3. Sandler claimed the singles crown, and Ames duo Mosier Owens won the doubles title 8-7 6-4 6-4.
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Muscatine High School
Ames
Teddy Allen
Little Musky
Curry
Creston
Bob Sandler
Roosevelt High
Des Moines
Allen
Sandler
Roosevelt
Langdon Winslow
Sinzies
Wahl
Musky
John Fishburn
Lambert Cross
Shenandoah High
Roughriders
West Waterloo
Marggin
Ames High
Mosier and
Owens
Gilley and Jolly
Jean
Postponed Ina Mae Melton Grocery Kittenball Game Rescheduled
The Ina Mae s Melton Grocery kittenball game postponed by rain is set for Friday June 14 at Weed Park Diamond. A J Lindley YMCA physical director announced the new date and venue.
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Ina Mae's-Melton
Weed Park
A. J. Lindley
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