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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1937
Page
3
George Kirkley reports bets list from baseball season opening week. wagers in the red betting book cover pennant races and player totals with stars such as Ruffing Owen and Di zz y Dean. Frankfurt, Germany, reportedly has automatic weather forecast machines for the next day.
Training camp notes from AP report cover Dodgers pitcher Ralph Birkofer drills first base coverage after a lazy fielding critique. Giants pitcher Frank Gabler heads to New York for knee treatment and May readiness. Yankees plan rotation with Gomez Pearson and Murphy. Indians worry about slow regulars with Bob Feller the only ready starter. Tiger camp bans golf to protect training. Cubs prospect Cavarretta shifts to center field. White Sox rookie Norman Schuleter out three weeks with a broken hand. Piedmont league notes include Ditsy Dean aiming nine innings against Cardinals. Becomes a highlight reel of spring rosters and injuries.
Chet Williams of Grinnell and C D Schlesselman of Victor led at the Iowa City Gun Club shoot on Sunday. Williams broke the 100 in 16 yard targets, Tom Spenke hit 99, and Schlesselman was high in the handicap and top total 150 winning class A. Kasper and Brookhiser tied for class B money while Mineke won class C.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City More than 55 000 pupils will be tested as 301 high schools enroll in the University of Iowa annual every pupil testing program under Prof E F Lindquist manager of the program For the first time since 1932 enrollments exceed 300 with last year at 284 No competition among schools but 1100 pupils will qualify for the state scholarship contest to be held June 7 and 8 The 1939 program runs May 10 and 11 in thirteen subjects with one sixty minute test per subject.
Des Moines AP Iowa senate moves quickly on a fish and game bill to restore regulations struck down by a supreme court decision. The house adds funds to the agriculture department and limits the assistant secretary's salary as lawmakers clash over allocations.
John Thomas Swift, 72, founder and president of Swift Manufacturing and operator of Swift farms between Waterloo and Cedar Falls, died at his home Monday evening after a long illness. Survived by his widow, one son, two brothers and a sister.
Special to The Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor of Decorah were injured in an automobile accident on highway 11 a half mile south of Independence Monday. Taylor suffered a broken knee cap and Mrs. Taylor broken ribs and severe bruising. They were taken to People's hospital for treatment. The gravel truck driven by L. J. Gu iter, owned by R. B. Keys of Jesup, entered the highway from a gravel pit. brakes failed due to gravel, preventing stopping. The driver was unhurt.
Oliver Baucom told officers conflicting stories after being found on a highway near Clarinda in a semi conscious condition. He demonstrated a Houdini like self rescue by placing a tourniquet around his throat and nearly strangling himself before police freed him. No police record found in Kansas yet.
The first American built ship to cross the Atlantic was a pinnace crafted by Huguenot artisans at Port Royal in 1562, then carried back to France aboard the vessel they built.
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