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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1946
Page
13
Iowa pitcher Jack Bruner tossed a four hitter in a 5 1 victory over Purdue as the Hawkeyes broke a 1 1 deadlock in the seventh frame. Wishmier Kafer and Bruner led the late surge with key hits and a double steal scoring in the decisive inning.
Detroit pitchers Hal Newhouser and Dick Wakefield powered a 7 to 0 win over Cleveland in the Indians home debut. Newhouser worked six strong innings and Wakefield drove in five runs with a homer and three hits as Detroit led from the start and pulled away with a late burst.
St Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 2-0 at Wrigley Field to hand the champs their first loss in four starts. Pitcher Harry Brecheen held the Cubs to six hits in a sharp duel with Hank Borowy, aided by Marty Marion’s defense and two clutch double plays.
Cedar Falls hosts the twenty third annual Iowa State Teachers relays where Waterloo East star John Hollingsworth dominates sprint events. He anchors the Trojan relay teams to victory and overhauls Wilson in the 440 and Franklin in the 880 late in the races.
Boston Braves toppled the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 3 at Shibe Park. Right fielder Tommy Holmes sparked the offense with four hits in five at bats including an inside the park homer with two aboard in the first inning and scored three runs.
Boston pitcher Dick Fowler allowed just two hits as Johnny Pesky hit a second inning home run to break a 1 1 tie and lift the Red Sox to a 2 1 victory over the Athletics. A six walk barrage aided Fowler before the blast.
Cedar Rapids wins the district YMCA swim title at the local YMCA defeating Waterloo Marshalltown and Washington. Cedar Rapids tallies 117 points to 35 for Waterloo 15 for Marshalltown and 2 for Washington. Six finalists from each event advance to the state YMCA finals in Iowa City next Saturday under coach Dave Armbruster.
The piece notes 227 men as MLB scouts with the Cubs leading at 35 and Giants 19. It cites opening day crowd records, delves into former players, and mentions Indy 500 entrants, Santa Anita stake races, and Derby connections, plus Iowa and UCLA notes and a Pirates consecutive-win record.
Roosevelt Hotel will not field an American Legion baseball team this year causing all Legion games to be canceled. Wilson High School players chose high school ball over Legion, prompting a revised schedule with Marion added as the sixth team. Roosevelt and Legion officials had discussed postponing conflicts with track and school sports, but Wilson opted to focus on high school athletics.
John Sines, 31, former Purdue basketball standout from 1936 to 1938 and Big Ten all conference pick in 1938, is signed as head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Lawrence College. He played two years of pro basketball with the Indiana Kautski team and recently completed service in the Navy in the South Pacific.
Rip Sewell kept his blooper ball under wraps to control a tight start and pitch the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2 1 victory over Cincinnati in front of 27 981 at home. Sewell held the Reds to four hits while Bucky Walters allowed seven safeties as Pittsburgh opened its season with a win.
Brooklyn Dodgers edge New York Giants 9 8 as Dick Whitman rips a ninth inning single to score Augie Galan and give the Brooks the lead before 26 615 fans. Whitman, Witek, Herman, Reiser, and Galan power the scoring with early and late rallies.
Standings show Boston and Chicago at 4 0 and 1 2 records respectively with Detroit and New York trailing. Weekend results include St Louis 4 to 8, Detroit 7, Washington 7, New York 3, Boston 2, Philadelphia 1, with Sunday games set.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple teams and cities with partial scores and matchups. Likely lists baseball or football results for cities like Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn New York St Louis and Pittsburgh with dates or game identifiers.
The Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees 7 to 3 as Emil Leonard and Rae Scarborough combined on a five hit pitching effort. Buddy Lewis, Jack Sanford and Stan Spence led a 14 hit attack, with Spence hitting the first homer of the year in the third. The Senators broke the game open in the seventh and eighth innings to hand Bill Wight an early loss.
Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6-4 to secure their first American League victory. Veteran Wally Moses starred with a fifth inning triple and a six inning bases loaded double driving in three runs as the team totaled 13 hits before 12 174 paying customers.
Gil Dodds, Wheaton College coach and famed miler, appeared at Cedar Falls Iowa State Teachers College relays and jogged 880 yards in 2 01, declaring no attempt to post time. He competed in the two mile with no time pressure, drawing local attention.
Franklin dominates with wins in the two mile and mile relay events led by Newell Pinch anchor. Wilson's mile medley, the Ramblers and Cedar Rapids squads push near records despite wind and cold. Franklin, Augustana, and Grinnell set several field marks as Wilson and Cedar Rapids clubs excel in sprints and distance events.
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