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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
5
The report notes pitchers like Eadie and Mayne achieving wins with multiple hits and strikeouts. Key games include a 3-0 A’s win, Chicago and St Louis battles, and Jim DiMaggio’s three homers powering a Yankees victory. Multiple teams square off with high scoring, home runs, and notable feats across the league.
Northeastern town West Union hosts the Fourth of July dirt track celebration with top national drivers racing for International Motor Contest Association points. Notables include Frankie Luptow Detroit George Binnie Kansas City Speed Funderburk Tampa Bobby Grin Indianapolis and local contenders. About 15 cars expected across seven sprint events with time trials at 1:30 p.m.
Despite bad weather, Harlan and Parkside playgrounds hosted a record 65 children at peak times. Bus trips to Waverly served 50 swimmers Wednesday. Friday’s trip was canceled due to cold. Upcoming Wednesday 1 pm Central school trip. Junior and senior boys baseball and basketball games held. Indian crafts and stories dominate activities across all playgrounds. Knitting and pottery lessons start Tuesday at 2 pm in the junior high home making room.
Chicago up reports the 33 man Big Nine track squad favored to beat the Pacific Coast 43 stars in the 8th interconference renewal at Northwestern. Coast expected to win 4 of 13 events. Big Nine projected to win 9. Five points per winner, three for second, one for third. Big Nine would lead Coast 20 on firsts.
Jack Kramer defeated Bobby Riggs to win the National Professional Tennis Championship in Forest Hills. The match stretched to four sets with Kramer taking the first set 14-12, then the third before clinching 14-12, 6-2, 6-3. Kramer sealed victory by partnering with Francisco Pange Segura of Ecuador in a later pairing.
CHICAGO UP Welterweight champ Ray Sugar Robinson aims to hit the 147 pound limit for his postponed title fight with Bernard Dotusen of New Orleans at Comsky Park. Robinson barely made the limit last Thursday and faces a renewed weigh in tonight.
The day before the planned title fight, officials and fighters trimmed poundage and weighed in again. The champion reportedly requested a one month postponement, but the Illinois Athletic Commission ruled he must make the weight or forfeit the title.
In a rain disrupted game at Wadena, Wadena defeated Guttenberg 12 to 11. Young and Messerli pitched for Wadena, Crandall caught. Dawe and Rhinehart worked for Guttenberg with Rhinehart catching. Wadena had 12 runs on 17 hits with 4 errors. Guttenberg 11 runs on 8 hits with 2 errors. Arlington visits Wadena on Legion Day, Wednesday June 23, then Wadena travels to Littleport next Sunday.
In Buchanan county league play Jesup lost at Winthrop 5 3 as Halford hit a fifth inning homer with bases loaded and Miller homered for Jesup. Winthrop 5 runs 9 hits 2 errors Jesup 3 runs 7 hits 1 error. Oran beat Quasqueton 6 4 after Suhr pitched the win while Be for Quasky featured Carpenter Franck and Wilson. Weather delayed planned games Hazleton at Brandon and Aurora Independence.
An early Sunday Mass in a Catholic church drew a diverse crowd including English French Portuguese sailors a Belgian diplomat family Filipino businessmen and U S Military Police. A burly GI served at the altar in place of an absent assistant and heard the Latin Dominus vobiscum echo through the multilingual gathering. The article explains why the Mass is traditionally in Latin and offers a free pamphlet from the Knights of Columbus Information Bureau in St Louis.
ARNOLDS PARK Dozens of contenders practice at Brooks Country Club Oko Boji ahead of 36 hole championship opening Tuesday. Johnny Jacobs Cedar Rapids former state champion seeks crown from Fred Gordon Belmond 1947 titlist. Best-ball matches held today as qualifying nears.
Evansville remains second in the Western League after a 10 to 3 victory over Decatur last night. Danville, in third, split a double-header with Terre Haute, winning the first 5 to 3 and losing the second 1 to 0. Quincy edged Waterloo 10 to 7 while outslugged by Terre Haute 11 to 7. The standings stayed the same as a series of postponements in Iowa and Nebraska halted all scheduled games.
New York Joe Louis completed boxing preparations for a Wednesday title defense against Jersey Walcott. Acting promoter Strauss was set to announce radio and television coverage on ABC with NBC telecast as well. Time conflicts with the Republican convention in Philadelphia caused broadcast uncertainty.
In a tense nine inning game Cresco led 15 12 after a homer by Kuenhan in the last half of the ninth. Olmstead and Murphy pitched for the winners while Hopkins Perry and Goerene caught. Bodensteiner and Delaman handled the St Lucas defense as Kuenhan connected for the late run.
Partial readable lines hint at a nighttime event in Sioux City with a Babe performance in parks. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates, participants, or outcomes to confirm a full report.
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