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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1942
Page
4
Fans anticipate Drake university carnival records with eight new relay marks likely. Individuals may see gains in hurdles high jump discus and vault as Karey Cochran and others vie for top times and seasonal bests at the Drake meet.
Cedar Rapids Ath letic club presents a wrestling card in Memorial Coliseum on April 30 featuring the first women’s bout in Cedar Rapids. Betty Burley of Burbank is slated to face Mildred Burke of Kansas City, Burke the world champion at 148 pounds. Burley weighs 138 pounds and may rely on speed and technique. The event will include top male wrestlers in the behemoth class, with ticket details to follow.
Detroit cards shut out St Louis 4 0 as Bloodworth and McCosky lead offense. Bloodworth doubled and scored in the first inning while McCosky homered later, Tebbetts and York drove in two runs. White started for Detroit and held the Browns to four hits as Detroits defense and timely hitting sealed the win.
Gene Curran of Chicago a 220 pound guard suffered a pulled ligament in his left shoulder during scrimmage and will miss the intra squad game May 9 Bernard Bus Mertes of Chicago a junior halfback also chipped a collarbone and will miss the May 9 event leaving the Hawkeye football squad short handed for the intra-squad game.
J G Elder of Chickamauga Ga enters two thoroughbreds Last Bubble and American Lake in his first Derby bid. Elder is a newcomer to racing and nominates both horses for Louisville based race.
Baseball results show West Virginia 8 over Naty 3 and Iowa State 3 over Iowa 1. Iowa 151 Indiana 10 with Hinols 10 and Purdue 6. Dartmouth 11 over Pennsylvania 3. Penn State 6 over Colgate 3. Northwestern 10 over Chicago 6. Wisconsin 01 over Western Michigan 8. Ohio State 3 over Army 2. Princeton 8 over Harvard 4.
Results show Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown athletes leading in multiple events. McDonnell of Oelwein and Fiala of West Waterloo set top marks in throws and hurdles, while Ames Cedar Rapids and Toledo Juvenile house relay wins highlight the meet across class divisions.
Adolph Kiefer of Lake Shore Athletic Club Chicago set a new world best in the 100 meter backstroke at the Detroit Athletic Club pool. He touched in 1 minute 2.8 seconds, surpassing his own six year old record of 1 minute 4.8 seconds while competing with Harry Holiday of the University of Michigan.
Ford Frick the National League president fined Hal Schumacher fifty dollars and suspended him five days after a Friday Boston game altercation with an umpire. Giants manager Mel Ott and shortstop Billy Jurges faced possible action for disputing the call but were not suspended. Earlier L Landis fined Leo Durocher a hundred dollars for conduct in an exhibition game and Jimmy Wilson fifty for protest.
Enos Country Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals and Roxboro native is reclassified by the Person county selective service board to 1-A from 3-A. He is married with no children.
In Havre de Grace Maryland UP reports trumpet a mix of sports notes. Boston Braves spark a four game streak amid stingy defense while Casey Stengel uses five pitchers in four games. Alice Marble praised for clean living. Dane Meade shines at Jamaica tracks with 17 wins in eight days. Johnny Colan the Hell’s Kitchen kid debuts in Chicago aiming at Gus Lesnevich.
Luther College and Minnesota prepare for a Tuesday game in Minneapolis with Luther carrying a 1 1 record. Percing Fure is sidelined by a shoulder injury leaving Gabby Sebastian to catch while Loyal Radtke is expected to start on the mound for coach Sig Reque.
Grover Poole of Duke won the eighth Southern intercollegiate golf tournament in Athens defeating Frank Stranahan of Miami 7 and 5. Stranahan, from Toledo, upset Arnold Blum 2 and 1 earlier, but faltered in the final as Poole posted under par rounds.
IOWA CITY Stan Mohrbacher a University of Iowa student from Cedar Rapids made the second hole in one of the season on the Finkbine course Friday afternoon. His tee shot on the eighteenth hole traveled 160 yards to ace the hole.
Henry Peters has been appointed chairman of the Y M C A annual Bowler s Award Banquet to be held at the Y on Wednesday April 29. Champions and runners up in five leagues will receive medals. Edwin B Zeller will be toastmaster. Tickets from team captains or Elbert E Beaver at the Y M C A.
Louisville reporters Damon Runyon and Neville Dunn nominate horses for the Derby. Runyon names Cortege while Dunn, the Lexington turf writer, names Transformer.
The article notes Mickey Cochrane's Great Lakes naval team starting April 28 at Bloomington against Indiana A. It lists stars like Bob Feller Benny McCoy Joe Grace Don Padgett Johnny Lucadello Frank Fudak and others expected to tour Midwest bases. It mentions records and various sports figures tied to wartime athletics and coaching staff.
Softball interest heats up as teams rush to meet the April 22 deadline for entry fees and eligibility lists at Ellis Park. The executive committee will classify teams on April 24, with league play slated to begin May 4. New uniform rules require dark blue or black attire with no front lettering. Industrial groups back 17 teams including Collins Radio and Iowa Manufacturing.
The United States track team will not compete in the Pan American Olympic games in Buenos Aires. Avery Brundage, committee chairman, cited wartime priorities and federal guidance as the reason for withdrawing the U S entry of about 200 athletes to the July and November events.
The article itemizes National and American League rosters with captains and players including Philadelphia teams, Pirates, Dodgers, Cubs, Red Sox, Yankees, Indians and others. It lists captains Ira Carrithers, Musker, Reuben Smith, P. Bezanson, Lester Melsha, Frank Frisby, Donald McCormac, M. Mahannah, Vernon White, Sam Kennet, Edw. Weeple, and Bernard Morrison among many players for the ticket campaign.
A meeting for working girls to join softball is set for Wednesday at 6 30 p m on the Jackson school diamond at Fourth avenue and Twelfth street SE Cedar Rapids six teams have been organized under the Y W C A and Playground commission supervision.
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