Iowa Hawkeyes face tough 1950 season with new offense
Iowa's spring football practice showed an offensive minded team under new coach Evashevski and Athletic Director Paul Brechler. Dan McBride emerged as a standout end with three touchdowns in a 47 to 26 scrimmage, while line speed and defense remain key concerns ahead of a seven game conference schedule plus Notre Dame and Pitt.
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Indians Sweep Double Header and Iowa Track Rise
Indians sweep double header from Brownies as Iowa track excels in dual meet against Northwestern. Holiday loses hundred. Chuck Darling earns silver basketball as Big Ten MVP at Elks Club banquet. Willard Smith of the Chicago Tribune led the honors. Smith visits Iowa again this year. Jim Kremer invites anyone interested in umpiring softball to YMCA meeting Tuesday at 7 30 pm as league set to start soon.
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Cliff Hammann Qualifies For State Track Meet
Muscatine half miler Cliff Hammann finished second in the 880 yard run at Clinton in the Class A district meet, earning a spot at the state outdoor meet at Ames on May 24. Ramseyer placed third in the 220 yard dash. Muscatine tied for fifth with Bettendorf with 11 points as Davenport dominated with 13712 points.
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Boardwalk Mile Record Sparks Track News
Atlantic City report says Gehrmann of Wisconsin won the fifth Boardwalk Mile in 4 05.3 setting a meet record. UCLA’s Brown broad jumped 26 3% feet at the West Coast Relays. Oklahoma A&M captured the Missouri Valley track title for the 12th straight year. Navy tops Penn and Harvard to win the Adams Cup in Cambridge. Princeton wins Carnegie Cup by beating Yale and Cornell on Lake Carnegie. Real Delight takes Black Eyed Susan at Pimlico in 1 51 4/5 for $2 000 added. Armageddon wins Belmont Withers Mile in 1 37 flat as Charlie McAdam finishes seventh. Lights Up noses out Intent in Albany event.
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Betsy Rawls Wins Seattle Leg in Weathervane Open
Betsy Rawls shot 69 after a 70 to finish 139 total at Broadmoor for first in Seattle leg of the Weathervane Open across cross country. Alice and Marlene Bauer tied for second with 150s. Babe Didriksen Zaharias earned last money of 60 dollars in the $3,000 payoff.
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Golden Gate Handicap Run Time Stands at 1:59 4/5
The mile and a quarter Golden Gate handicap completed in 1 minute 59 and four fifths, finishing with notable pace. The event highlighted strong performances from top thoroughbreds, drawing attention to trainer and jockey efforts.
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Philly at Brooklyn
The only game on today’s slate features Philadelphia visiting Brooklyn under the lights. Meyer seeks his first win for Philadelphia against Wade for Brooklyn in a pitchers’ duel atmosphere.
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Sunday Baseball Results from Gotham and East Coast
The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Phillies 4 to 3 in ten innings. Cincinnati beat St Louis 8 to 5 and Chicago won 8 to 2 against Pittsburgh 11. New York at Boston game postponed due to rain.
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Saturday results and Tuesday schedule for baseball teams
Saturday's results show Philadelphia 4 to 8 loss and Brooklyn 0 to 1 loss in Twi night. New York defeated Boston 4 to 2. St Louis won 5 to 3 over Cincinnati at night, Chicago beat Pittsburgh 3 to 1. Tuesday features St Louis at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Boston night with Cincinnati at New York night and Chicago at Philadelphia night.
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Monday's Schedule and Probable Pitchers
No games scheduled today. This slate lists probable pitchers for upcoming matchups, but no contests are set. Local notes highlight team rotations and anticipated starters for the week.
Baseball scores and night games across leagues
Recap of multiple games with results: Cleveland 1 3 St. Louis 0 1, Chicago 6 1 Detroit 5 2, Washington 5 Philadelphia 2 in 11 innings. New York 1 Boston 0. New York 18 Boston 3. St. Louis 6 Cleveland 4 Washington 3 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 6 Detroit 3. Night matches include Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland.
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Iowa City Spring Football Showcased New Offense In Practice
The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Gold team 47 to 26 in spring practice as Coach Forest Evashevski debuted a Michigan style offense with several T formation plays. Nearby Iowa State alumni were routed 58 to 21 by the Cyclones, while other Big Eight and Midwest action included Indiana topping Drake and Marquette in a Hilltop stadium triangular track meet.
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Low Hit Games Rule This Year In Big Leagues
Baseball highlights show a surge in low hitting games with 35 such contests so far. Bob Lemon and Allie Reynolds delivered 1-0 two hit darlings for Cleveland and New York respectively as pitchers dominate early. The AL leads include Garcia, Houtteman, and Feller with teams like the Indians and Senators winning key doubleheaders.
Records broken in Western Meet at Fresno
Brutus Hamilton praised potential Olympic team members after a Western Meet in Fresno. George Brown jumped 26 feet 3 1 4 inches and Craig Dixon ran 13.9 seconds in the 110 hurdles as UCLA star. Occidental College set a 9:57.7 medley relay world record, North Texas State 9:59.4, while Michigan’s 9:56.3 is disputed due to event configuration. Normal running formats noted.
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Evansville Splits with Kernels in Sunday Twin Bill
Evansville Braves won the nightcap 8-2 behind John Brandreth four-hits as a five-run fifth broke the tie. Keokuk Kernels took the opener 7-6 in 10 innings with Walt Walters holding Evansville to six hits. Horace Garner hit a two-run homer for Evansville in the fifth and Harry Warner homered in the fifth of the nightcap. Jim Herlihy pitched a three-hitter as Terre Haute beat Burlington 5-3. Quad Cities defeated Waterloo 6-2 as Ewell Utley allowed six hits. Cedar Rapids, 1.5 games behind Evansville, was rained out at Quincy.
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Bobby Locke Missing From Palm Beach Round Robin
South Africa star Bobby Locke misses the Palm Beach round robin at New Rochelle, serving as alternate and radio commentator. The PGA selects 12 players by earnings led by Snead Mangrum Burke Demaret Middlecoff, Ferrier Ford Barber and others, with Devicenzo Faulkner Nelson Harmon filling remaining berths.
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Snead Wins Greenbrier Open At Home Course
Sammy Snead captures the Greenbrier Open title at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia with a four under 66 in heavy rain to finish 16 under par and win $1,800. Ed Oliver finishes second at 10 under with $1,000 prize. Dave Douglas places further down.
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Snead wins Greenbrier Open in record score
Betsy Rawls from Austin Texas shot 69 to win Seattle leg of the Weathervane open golf tour. Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago captured the first Pan American golf championship in Mexico City with 279. Sam Snead clinched Greenbrier Open with a 264.
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Californians Lead Golf Field in 272 Tie for Fourth
Jim Ferrier of San Francisco and Jimmy Clark of Laguna Beach finished tied for fourth at 272 after a cap of 721 and $700 in prize money. The duo shared $950 split between them.
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