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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1937
Page
5
University of Michigan coach Harry Kipke said he is not perturbed by reports that Franklin Cappon criticized his coaching. Cappon attributed fault to guard play in the Michigan State game, praising line coach Hunk Anderson and stating the staff is working harmoniously toward a top return for Michigan.
About 180 Y M C A bowlers attended the first annual bowers dinner at the local Y. Trophies went to Lions Club Luncheon Club league winners led by Art Winne, Merchants National Bank Commercial league led by S Mohrbacher, Penrick and Ford league led by C Owen, Triton Club league led by S Groff, and First Congregational Church Church league led by Hal Tellier. The Triton club also earned second in telegraphic tournament and P Van Horn was the only bowler to miss no night this season. Entertainment included Deiman dance studio and Barbara Ann Hird with the Rev Russell Phillips.
Fayette county tournament pairings announced with first and second rounds due by April 27. Arlington has a bye. Alpha vs Hawkeye. Maynard vs Clermont. Wadena has a bye. Waucoma vs Fayette. Oranga, West Union, Randalla, and Fayette each have a bye.
The Beloit football team in the Midwest Conference is set for a gold themed uniform order. A Indianapolis report recalls Wilbur Shaw losing $50,000 due to a missing bolt in the 500 mile race. Franklin assistant coach Carl Lavell extols athletics as part of education and cooperation.
Jack Dempsey, in Dallas, says boxing may be washed up within a year if action isn’t taken. He calls for a boxing czar to clean up the sport and criticizes promoters and managers, including Joe Gould, for failing to arrange key bouts. He notes Schmeling, Louis, and Braddock as central figures in the sport’s possible revival.
In a critical appraisal, the piece notes Jim Braddock Schmeling Baer and Joe Louis as aging champions and contenders. It questions the sport’s talent level and management quality, arguing that top figures lack decisive ability and smart handling.
Parnell high school baseball starts the season at Williamsburg Friday in a clash with the Raiders. Fifteen players report to Coach Whalen including veterans from two years ago. Harry Ward to pitch with Gray or Sheridan behind the plate as preseason batting drills continue.
A baseball tournament featuring Black Hawk County teams will be held in La Porte City on April 27 and 28. Entered towns include Orange, Hudson, Waterloo, and La Porte City. Two games are scheduled for Tuesday and two for Wednesday.
Chicago AP Big Ed Walsh lauds Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller calling him the greatest prospect ever to enter the game. Walsh notes Feller has as much stuff as any hurler and the physique to sustain his velocity, saying he hopes Feller breaks all of Walsh’s era records.
Al Mercier wrestled Bill Middlekauff at the Coliseum after Bronko Nagushi’s no show due to an injured hand. Mercier quickly scored decisive pins with flying kicks in two falls, while Middlekauff was disqualified from the first fall attempt. Hans Kampfer drew applause as Earl Wampfer’s replacement Scotty Dawkins tangled with him before Dawkins was tossed in an airplane spin.
Iowa State College's tennis team defeated Coe College 6-0 in Ames on Thursday. Only one match went to a third set as the Cyclones dominated the less experienced Coyotes throughout.
Fayette hammered Sumner 4-0 Thursday afternoon as Timm struck out 12 and Tremaine 3. Timm walked 5 and Tremaine 3 with one error per side. Fayette had 4 hits to Sumner's 3. Batteries: Fayette Timm Dickinson Sumner Tremaine Olson Sell. Second win in 2 starts. next Monday Randalia visits Randalia.
Grinnell college hosts the annual interscholastic track and field meet on May 1 inviting 240 Iowa high schools. The event runs with the Grinnell Carlton college dual meet, and East High Des Moines won last year.
Drake College's Bobby Feiler, a Dickinson South Dakota sophomore, won the two mile race in 9 35 and later led Drake to victory in the distance medley relay. The relay win was Drake’s first at its own meet since 1913 as 8000 fans watched on a sunny day.
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