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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1943

Page

17

Century Engineers and Y Dorm Win Postseason Games

In the YMCA post season league Century Engineers defeated Pep si-Cola 51 to 41 as Schmitt contributed eight field goals. Y dorm shel lac Universal’s five won 59 to 36 behind Curry with 20 points and Cooper with 18. In Brookline Massachusetts AP reports on the death of Thomas J. McCabe, 54, Holy Cross athletics director since 1934 and a longtime figure in college sports.

Y.M.C Brookline Mass Thomas J. McCabe Holy Cross College

Uncertainty surrounds Iowa grid coaching setup

Iowa City reports pick up as Jim Harris faces possible resignation amid Army physicals and war service. Backroom talks hint at a coaching reshuffle with Frank Carideo and Popsy Harrison involved, while Dr Eddie Anderson remains stationed away.

Iowa U Eddie Anderson Schick Army

Big Ten Diamond Champs to Field Revamped Teams

Iowa and Michigan share the 1942 Big Ten title and will meet in Iowa City Friday and Saturday with heavily rebuilt rosters. Iowa has only two returning regulars. Michigan brings three transfixed positions of experience. Michigan’s pitching staff includes Mickey Fishman and Irving Boim, while Iowa must replace most of its lineup except two veterans.

Iowa City INS Iowa Michigan Hawkeyes Wolverines Mickey Fishman Irving Boim Fishman Bill Cain Dick Savage Tom Farmer Harold Lind

Twenty One Men At Hawk Drills Five Lettermen

Iowa City report on spring football drills shows 21 players reporting for practice, including five lettermen. Veterans Dick Hoerner and Jim Ferguson are expected to join next week. several promising freshmen and sophomores also participate as Coach Jim Harris defends spring practice against critics.

Owa City Hawkeye University of Town the Gazette Iowa City Jim Harris Harris John Stank Davenport Ed Schweizer Burlington Bill Barbour Mason City Forrest Masterson Louisville Ohio Bob Liddy Monticello Dick Hoerner Dubuque Jim Ferguson Downers Grove Ill Bob Cockerell Ottumwa Jack Scanlon Cheago Whitney Martin

Pro Moguls Study Collegiate Draft At NFL Convention

At Chicago the NFL opened its three day session with Commissioner Layden as owners and coaches weighed delaying the college draft again. Skeptical clubs hoped for enough players to satisfy postwar needs and planned to bid anyway for potential talent despite selectivity in military service.

Chicago National Football League Elmer Layden Joop

Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter Probes War Time Gridiron

The piece surveys Iowa football uncertainty as the war reshapes staff and plans. It notes possible military service for coach Jim Harris and wider V-12 programs at schools like Northwestern, plus expected impacts on spring sports and baseball uncertainty across major league rosters and training camps.

Keystone basketball letters awarded to eight players

Keystone High School honored eight lettermen from an undefeated basketball season. Keith Ohde was named honorary captain. seniors featured heavily among the awardees as Kaplan notes a leaner lineup for next year.

Noach Mike” Kaplan Keystone van Horne Dysart Keith Ohde Dick Severin Richard Haack Kenneth Rolfs Bob Junge Murray Pirtle Fred Stocker Don Bu

Grid Schedules Announced for Local Elevens

Four Cedar Rapids public high schools released fall football schedules showing Franklin opening at Davenport and Grinnell facing McKinley while Wilson hosts East Waterloo. Franklin plays Davenport Clinton East Moline Iowa City and Marshalltown among others with trips to Iowa City Anamosa and Dubuque visiting Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids Fred Winter Franklin Davenport McKinley Grinnell Wilson East Waterloo Clinton East Moline Iowa City Marshalltown Waterloo West Waterloo Roosevelt Town City Anamosa Franklin McKinley Cedar Falls Dubuque Muscatine

Fine Spirit Marks Cyclone Spring Practice

Ames Iowa State prepares for a tough spring practice under head coach Mike Michalske. The Cyclones push 39 candidates through demanding workouts as staff anticipate possible losses to the armed services before fall.

Ames INS Iowa State Mike Michalske Cyclones Cyclone Armed Services Uncle Sam Iowa State College

Buckeye Grid Hints Featured In One-Minute Sports Page

The week’s chatter points to Ohio State football next fall with Paul Brown’s state talent. The piece notes 17 year olds to face equally young opponents and teases upcoming season-wide coverage. It also touches on other sports stories and personnel moves briefed for readers.

Maugh Fullerton, JR NEW York Birmingham Barons John Orphal Henry Gerald) Vance Orphal Johnny Riddle Ben Jones Calumet Farm Hot Springs Louisville Churchill Downs Ben Whirly Ohio State Paul Brown Frank Graham New York Yankees Joseph W. Gordon Joseph L. Gordon W L White Reader's Digest Frank Kurtz Clem Crowe Artie Dorrell Tyler Texas John Elby Pettaway Artie Pettaway al Sutphin Cleveland Barons National Hockey League Jimmy Carollo Harold Mandel Luke Sewell Browns Cape Girardeau

Training Camp Briefs From The Associated Press

In Wallingford Conn Lefty Gomes and Manager Casey Stengel clash in a camp game Gomez recalls Yankee years as Murphy corralled him. In Evansville Ind Detroit Tigers seek pitchers with Jack Zeller visiting Browns and Cardinals camps. Pirates Frisch plans to pitch Sewell and Dietz in Indianapolis clash. Reds rookies Malloy and Stone to start against Cubs in French Lick. Giants trio Feldman Gordon and Berres take induction physicals while others head to Fort Hancock. Card captain Jimmy Brown injures a finger in camp. treatment planned in Cairo Illinois.

Associated Press Wallingford Conn Lefty Gomes New York Yankees Boston Braves Gomez Mannger Casey Stengel Yankees Murphy John Murphy Giants Lakewood N. J Harry Feldman Sid Gordon Ray Berres New York Giants Fort Hancock

Hawks overpower Western Illinois 7 to 1 in Monday game

Iowa pitchers hold Western Illinois to two hits as Harold Lind belts two home runs and drives in four runs. The Hawkeyes jump ahead with three in the first and three more in the fifth, aided by errors and timely hits from Lind, Rinkema, and Thompson.

Owa City Iowa Western Illinois State Teachers College Harold Lind Robert Peck Bill Sullivan Western Llinois Western Ilinois Landesidl McNay dJb Th’pson Kerker Palmer Jacobs O Lind Srf Ward O Stewart Friman Ib Briscoe Dunbar Harbor Sanders Peck Kenney Western Illinois Linha Sullivan Farmer Lind Rinkema Town Kennes Hayden

Manders Faces Draft Fork In Farm Or Fight Decision

Hal Manders of the Detroit Tigers returned from spring training to discuss his draft status with Adel Indiana officials. He said he has heard nothing from the draft board and will learn by Friday if he must report. Manager Steve ONeill noted Manders is not expected back.

Anderson Camden Jim Harris Harris Dr Anderson Iowa Des Moines Adel Pilcher Hal Manders Detroit Tigers Manders Tigers Evansville Ind Jack Zeller Detroit Detroit Tiger Steve O'Neill William Lafayette MccCaren

Gophers Open Spring Football Practice Strength

MINNEAPOLIS Minn UP Sixteen lettermen and 30 underclassmen attended the first spring football practice at the Minnesota fieldhouse. Head coach George Hauser and assistants Ed Lechner and Red Dawson led calisthenics and stances. Returning lettermen include Bill Garnaas Vic Kulbitski Bobby Sandberg and Dick Burk. Herman Frickey attended but did not participate due to a recurring shoulder injury.

Minneapolis

Whirlaway Entered In Dixie Handicap

Whirlaway, famed money winner, heads a field of 32 for the $20,000 Dixie Handicap on May 1 at Pimlico. Maryland Jockey Club wins authorization for five extra racing days starting April 16, with the meet extended to May 8 ending in the Preakness. Receipts from the extra days earmarked for war relief.

Baltimore Whirlaway Pimlico Maryland Jockey Club State Racing Commission

Hawks Seek Freshmen for Iowa Golf Team

Iowa City report says golf coach Charles Kennett calls all men to report for varsity, with a special call for freshmen. The team will play Navy Preflight School officers and cadets but will not maintain an intercollege schedule as the semester ends April 25.

Iowa City INS Charles Kennett University of Iowa Navy

City Relays Open Cedar Rapids Track Season

Cedar Rapids announces a spring track program led by Fred Winters. A City Relays meet will be held at Coe outdoor track on Saturday afternoon April 10 with four local schools in 440 yard 12 mile and two mile relays plus freshman and sophomore divisions. The tentative 1943 season includes meets at Drake Relays Des Moines Roosevelt Franklin Grinnell and Ames with district qualifiers and state finals through May.

Basesball Ballyhoo Robins Jack Frost Cedar Rapids Fred Winters City Public Coe Cor Cedar Franklin Fort Des Moines Clinton Wilson-McKinley-Franklin Marion AicKintey- Roosevelt Ames

Boxing Roundup Sparks Scattered Knockouts Across Cities

Philadelphia's Bob Montgomery KOed Roman Alvards Mats in New York while Clarence Brown scored a knockout in Chicago. Other results include outpoints for Sonny Horne in Scranton and Charley Layles in Newark, with several regional bouts listed across Providence Baltimore and Washington venues.

Philadelphia Bob Montgomery Roman Alvards Mats New York Providence Ketles Jessi Springfield Mass Chestee Rice Chicago Clarence Brown Chiefren AL Jordan Kansag Baltimore Joe Baksi Kulpmont Lout Brooks Wilmington Del Scranton Sonny Horne Niles Ohio Neil Miller Wilkes-Barre Washington al Hart Wallace Cross Newark N. J Charley Layles Waterbury Tommy Jessun Vince Dellorto

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