Reds Ride Seven-Game Streak Like Yankees Touch
SID FEDER notes Cincinnati Reds roll on a seven game winning streak with pitching depth and strong hitting led by Ernie Lombardi who has driven in 14 runs and a .483 average in the stretch. Lefty Lee Grissom earned a 6-3 win over the Dodgers as Lombardi powered the offense. Meanwhile the Yankees had rain wash out their game with the Indians, and other league results include Grissom, Danning, Bonura, and O’Dea in lineup shuffles for wins.
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Davenport High Nine Crushes Muskies 15-3 in Season Finale
Milt Montgomery pitched six innings with 15 strikeouts as Davenport High routed Muscatine High 15 to 3 at League Field. Boettcher belted a inside-the-park homer and Don Milholm drove in two with a long double, while Sprouse pitched well early for Muscatine before seven errors doomed them.
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Wisconsin Badgers Still In Race For Big Ten Title
Wisconsin remains in the Big Ten race with three games left including a clash with Michigan and a two game series versus Iowa. Michigan topped Wisconsin 4 3 in 10 innings as Danny Smich held Wisconsin to seven hits. Michigan sits in third, one game behind Iowa and a half game behind Indiana which has finished its schedule.
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Notable Baseball Highlights From a Busy Card Day
Major Heroes Hal Schumacher of the Giants pitched six hitless innings to beat the Pirates 9-2. Buddy Hassett collected two singles and a double, scoring once and driving in two in a 5-3 win over the Cubs. Harland Clift homered in the fifth to power the Brown outfit past the Athletics. Morton Cooper of the Cardinals held the Phillies to two runs on four hits in a 2-1 victory. Ernie Lombardi for the Reds contributed a single and a double driving in three in a 6-3 win over the Dodgers.
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Round-Up Of Interesting Notes In Sports World
A collage of notes from New York sports figures includes Mike Jacobs aiming to lure Louis to a $27.50 top, the Yankees’ 11 game win streak, Jack Roper near a breaking point, and Zeke Bonura denying romance rumors. Joe Carr’s death is noted and Bob Pastor’s win puts him in line for Louis. Various quotes reference McCarthy, Gordon, Doerr, Baer, Schmeling, Nova, and others with light anecdotes from fight camps and stadiums.
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Zeke Bonura
Joe Carr
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Max Baer
Nova
Charlie Gehringer
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Max Schmeling
Oscar Vitt
Bill Dickey
Bruce Smith
Harold van Every
Minnesota
Lou Nova
Jim Braddock
Yankee Stadium
Millers Win on Home Run Spree
The Millers returned to a home run heavy game against St. Paul scoring four homers after failing to hit one in 26 games. The Associated Press reports Minneapolis matched its long ball pace with a decisive win.
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Royals Rally Past Saints Narrow Lead Shrinks in Series Start
Kansas City broke open a 10 to 5 rout over the Saints with seven runs in a late surge. The win reduced KC's division lead to one game and heightened interest in the Minneapolis Kansas City matchup opening at Millers Park.
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Wildness of Two Huttig's Hurlers Proves Costly
In the Industrial League at Jefferson field Heinz edged Huttig's 5 to 2 after Roby wild pitched in the seventh, while Zion Lutheran beat Presbyterians 7 to 6 at Weed park on a 10 hit attack anchored by Abbie Lichtenwald and Alex Bender. Luchtenwald gathered four hits and a homer for Zion.
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Paychek Knocks Out Rowsey In Fifth Round Showdown
Johnny Paychek defeated Frank Rowsey by knockout in the fifth round before 3,500 fans in Des Moines. Paychek weighed 192 pounds to Rowsey’s 182, delivering a machine gun flurry that left Rowsey groggy and down for the count after a nine-count in the fourth. Rowsey, never winning a round, landed several jarring rights early but Paychek dominated the rest of the bout finishing his 16th knockout.
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Sporting star Sport Figg sets Muscatine golf record at Mad Creek
Harold Sport Figg posts a 68 for two rounds at Mad Creek Municipal, breaking the nine hole course records and sweeping all municipal marks. Lucy Lester shoots 45 the season's best by a woman at the same course. Muscatine Elks golf team members Sport Figg Charlie Meerdink Fred Gembler and Jack Schmalz eye a trip to the Ft Dodge state tournament and, if victorious, the national event in St Louis.
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Knoxville Golf Pro Sets Pace Among Qualifiers For National Open Meet
Tommy Wright of Knoxville Tenn shot 36 holes in 132 to qualify for the national open. Others missing included Walter Hagen Chick Evans and Joe Kirkwood while Sam Snead and Clayton Heafner posted strong 139 and 137 totals signaling they will contend in the Philadelphia event.
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Wardlow Ladies Win Playoff for Pin League Title
Wardlaw’s Tavern defeats Fairbanks Home 2120 to 1946 in a playoff for the season title at Pla-Mar alleys. Mary Elizabeth Lane led both teams with a 462 series, and three other Tavern players exceeded 400. Twyla Mackenzie opened with 189.
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Tod
Pittsburgh Wesley Ramey Faces Emil Joseph Tight Bout
In Des Moines Johnny Paycheck stopped Frank Rowsey in the fifth round. Chicago standout Clarence Brown defeated Frank Androff in a 10 round decision.
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Grand Rapids
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Frank Rowsey
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Frank Androff
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