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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1940
Page
2
Ailing Texan Jimmy Demaret surged ahead at Augusta as he shot a strong front and back nine to lead by four strokes in the Masters. Report by Marky Ferguson notes his steady play despite illness and compares his performance to a baseball or football comeback.
In a tough Masters field, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead challenge the leader until Demaret breaks away with a front nine 37 and back nine 30. He wins by four strokes, eight under par for 72 holes, earning $1500 and moving atop the winter circuit standings with $7,652. Lloyd Mangrimme briefly led after a 64 but faded. Nelson and Cooper contend for runners-up as prize money is distributed.
Grinnell College varsity golf coach Stuart Parks released a schedule totaling ten meets with additions possible against Coe College. Nine players contend for ranking as they prepare for the opener against Tow State Teachers College Cedar Falls.
The Reds and Cardinals press toward .500 as spring training winds down. Major league clubs in the southland post mixed results against minor league opponents with the Yankees, Senators, and Dodgers showing modest bumps. Cubs and White Sox also win several, setting up homeport finales and potential city series.
In Sacramento California the University of Idaho Vandals edged Wisconsin to win the unofficial team crown at the National Intercollegiate Boxing meet. Omar Crocker 143 pounds was wrongly marked as losing a semifinal, costing Wisconsin a title shot and Parram Idaho State earned the crown.
The Southeast Town Athletic league named officers as folio and Supt Morning Sun and Mrs Smith succeed Supt HfFE Northes in Columbus Junction. The new Supt Allen will complete work through May 17 as the 1940 41 basketball schedules have been arranged.
A muddled report lists multiple exhibition baseball games with scores and pitchers across Durham Augusta Knoxville Nashville Memphis Atlanta and other spots. Names like Lohrman, O'Den, Ruffing, Leonard, and Breuer appear among winning and losing pitchers asweather and rain disrupted several contests.
The Milwaukee Heils, long dominant in ABC bowling, suffered a setback as changes and injuries weakened their lineup. Hank Marino led the top scorers with a 2727, while rivals from Detroit and other cities closed in on the national title amid a weekend of high pins and shifting standings.
Omaha fans filled the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the hockey season ended with a playoff bid in St Paul. Hap Ennis steered the team through a rough start, attracting 99,000 spectators for league games, while major events like Sonja Henie and the Amateur shows drew tens of thousands, highlighting robust local interest in multiple sports attractions.
A reader urges Cedar Rapids and state schools to award letters for swimmers lacking facilities. Fred Winter notes possible steps but warns action depends on superiors. emphasis on recognizing athletes competing in district and state meets despite missing school monograms.
Omaha’s Knights and St Paul tied atop the American Hockey Association standings as their best of five playoff series moved to a deciding game. The first two games split, with Omaha drawing massive crowds. an excursion train carried 600 fans, but demand outpaced supply on both sides as Omaha fell in Wednesday night action.
The article recalls Bobby Jones as the emperor of golf ten years after his peak, noting his sportsmanship and leadership during the Masters. It highlights his injury hampering his play, his unselfish work to keep crowds in order, and a vivid memory of him resting under a pine while guiding others. It also recalls Demaret's Master win and Jones's memorable influence on Jimmy Demaret.
Don Fleming of Sioux City is elected captain for next year at Creighton. Coach Eddie Hickey praises Fleming and notes two Iowa freshmen may join the bench, including Jim Thonne of Sac City who spent a semester at Notre Dame before transferring. John Reilly shines in spring practice as a top ball carrier contender amid keen competition.
The Red Crown Over Your Average tournament opened Sunday with Mason City and Marshalltown teams on deck. Shipley Printing scored 2433 and Marshalltown 2216 as Cedar Rapids' Carney's Typewriters led with 2465. Doubles and singles leaders follow.
A survey of the indoor season shows 24 new records, including 13 world indoor standards, pending AAU convention approval in Denver. Notable performances include Notre Dame’s Greeoy Rice with 2 miles 8:56.2 and 3 miles 13:52.3, Jimmy Herbert with three marks, Long John Woodruff shattering indoor and outdoor world marks in 800 meters and 800 yards, and Georgetown’s Al Blazis rewriting shot put records to 881 inches across five meets.
With less than six hours left the Raiders ticket drive trails 1939 totals and may miss the 60,000 goal. Workers with unsold tickets can join a Roosevelt hotel dinner at 6 30 pm for prize auctions and high sales awards as leaders aim to wrap up mop up efforts by 8 pm.
Whidslaw Talun the Polish giant at six nine and about 296 pounds will clash with Chief Osley Saunooke the Cherokee at the Memorial Coliseum in a main event three match card. Talun is trained by former world champion Stanislaus Zybysko and favors trick holds. Saunooke, well known to locals, has faced Lou Plummer and appeared on a double card with Joe Corbett and Jack Kennedy earlier this season.
Louis Pagliaro, a New Yorker born in New York, won the United States open men's singles title in Indianapolis defeating Sol Schiff in four sets. Sally Green, 17, captured the women's singles title over Ruthe Brewer. Green and Mildred Wilkinson won the women's doubles.
A critical review questions charity events linked to Finn relief, noting the Joe Louis Johnny Paychek boxing bout and six pro tennis matches raised funds but spent large sums on expenses. The tennis event netted 4 006 60 after 7 000 in costs for six players, with Tilden Perry Vines Barnes Bell earning substantial expenses while the Finns saw minimal benefit.
Broadway 5 sports oracle Jack Doyle returns from spring camps with his National League view foggy and Yankees as top pick. He cites six teams with a chance in the first division and notes imbalanced rosters. Cleveland is his best bet to finish third at 7 to 10.
Des Moines Iowa girls high school basketball teams must cap their 1941 42 schedules at 15 games. The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union directors also move to sponsor tennis and golf tournaments and to host the state basketball tournament in Des Moines. Tournament games excluded from the limit and 1940 41 schedules remain unaffected. Secretay Forrest P. Hagan of Allerton asked contest entrants to notify.
Oxford Junction beginnt the baseball season with a 8 to 5 loss to Wheatland. The article lists upcoming games with dates and opponents including Stanwood Morley Towden Clarence Monticello Olin and district tournament from April to May.
Iowa opens defense of its Big Ten baseball title Wednesday in a two game series at Lafayette against Purdue. Eight teams begin the race Friday with more on Saturday as eight of the clubs prepare for non league play.
Dale Burich son of Mr and Mrs Victor Burich Riverside left for Murfreesboro Tennessee to report to the Dayton Ohio baseball club for training The Dayton club is a farm team of Brooklyn Burich expects to play first base
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