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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1943
Page
4
The M and J baseball league begins its 1943 season on May 2 at Daniels Park with Bill Rucker’s Lighters facing newcomer Link-Belt Speeder at 2:30 p.m. The schedule expands to eight clubs with Sunday games added. A seven inning format and free will donations fund league operations.
Bill Rucker, famed as a fast pitcher with a strong batting eye, becomes manager of the Light company Lighters. He lists veteran players Guy Bruce Frankie Sturm W Glass Chuck Slauson Joe Bailey Eddie Benedict A Sturm and Rucker, plus a strong rookie crop from American Legion, aiming to lift the team in the Three-Eye league.
The Cleveland Indians rallied in the ninth for a 3 to 2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Heath drove in the tying and winning runs, as Cleveland scored three in the final frames and Kennedy earned the win. Detroit stranded six, Cleveland four.
SHERROD SMITH once a Brooklyn left handed pitcher is now a police sergeant in Savannah at the shipyard following a long baseball career. He is 52.
The article recounts detailed batting averages and feats of 1910s star Jackson, noting his .356 career mark, tall frame and lefty bat. It highlights his consistency above .300, peak seasons including .408 in 1911, and his pivotal role alongside Cobb in key championship battles, with strong defensive play in the famed World Series.
U S military academy led a relay program with a 1 28.2 half nih relay win over Cornell and NYU. Harvey Kelsey of Princeton shocked with 9.8 seconds in the 100 yard dash. Servicemen swept weight and jumping events led by J Gardner Adair in the javelin at 189 feet 944 inches.
Drake athletes shine across field and track events at a large meet. Notable results include George Gast of Iowa State 101.62 feet in the discus, Everett King of Western State Teachers 180.85 feet, and the Drake relay team taking second in the quarter and the overall meet record in the high jump by Pete Watkins of Texas. The University quarter mile relay and two mile events crown Miami and Illinois teams with others earning top medals. A Drake student reserve wins the commando obstacle race.
A survey of sports anecdotes and historical notes notes many figures from 1940s baseball and horse racing. References include Gallahadion, Bim Elech, Lou Novikoff, Tony Galento, Pop Anson, Eddie Roush, Count Fleet, Frank Hiller, Bob Shawkey, Farragut Lake, Ray Flaherty, Adolph Kiefer, Col. E. R. Bradley, John McGraw, Johnny Beazley, Whitey Platt, Ted Lyons, Jimmy Doolittle, and changes in all American girls softball league rules.
New York Giants defeat Boston Braves 4 to 3 as all Giants runs come in the first five innings. Hugh Poland drives in two with a triple, Billy Jurges hits a homer, and Joe Orengo scores the decisive run in the fourth on a walk steal and infield out. Wittig wins for NY, Javery loses for Boston in a 11-hit game for the Braves.
Softball activity is limited by cool weather as teams prepare for league play. Player eligibility sheets and entrance fees must be submitted to the city playground office by midnight April 28, with forms obtainable at the office or through Kenny McGuire. Open league fees are $20 for eight teams, while other leagues charge $9 per team for fifteen games or 60 cents per game for Rookie and YWCA leagues.
White Sox pitcher Edgar Smith steadies the mound to outpitch Denny Galehouse of St Louis as Chicago wins 3 to 1. A delayed double steal and a pair of clutch hits by Luke Appling and Julius Solters drive Tucker home for the first run. The Browns answer with a fourth inning score but Galehouse falters in the eighth as Solters scores on two errors and a defensive lapse, sealing the Sox victory.
Armstrong junior Legion team defeated Iowa Manufacturing 8 to 1 in a close pitched game Saturday. Dick Rozek and Dave Warren each allowed three hits though Warren's wildness and two fourth inning errors doomed Manufacturing.
A Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves winner Martin Frederickson informs his Creston mother he arrived overseas with the U S Army. Another Frederickson, Martin, boxed for Iowa Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids and is stationed at Camp Roberts California. The Armstrong nine scored all runs in the sixth on errors and walks as Rozek struck out 14 in five innings of no hit, no run ball.
Coe's star-studded Kohawks prepare for a home dual meet with Grinnell Friday at 3 15 p m Coach Harris Lamb rebuilds after a 81 44 loss to Cornell last week with many freshmen and one veteran Dick Willing leads in sprints and jumps while Dick Wilson shines in discus and shot put Russ Collins Henricks Warren Pugh and other freshmen show early promise in a program that has dominated the Midwest in recent years and seeks another strong showing against the Pioneers.
New York AP report notes players brag about steak appetite. A restaurantman cites Jim Weaver, former Yankee pitcher, as the king of plate cleaners, surpassing Shanty Hogan in big eater lore.
The Marion High School track team won a triangular meet against Anamosa and Wilson of Cedar Rapids, scoring 56 points to 47 and 23. Don Thomas led Marion with 14 points, winning the low and high hurdles and placing in the shot and discus. Doty and Larson each delivered multiple top finishes for Wilson and Anamosa respectively, as records and strong times highlighted the meet.
Carleton hammered Iowa State 8 to 3 as seven hits and wild pitching by Al Strobehn fueled a four run first inning and a decisive eight inning outburst. Lukowskie homered for Carleton while ISU suffered its first loss of the season.
Spencer Abbott, longtime Williamsport club manager in the Eastern league, will oversee the Springfield entry this season marking a new chapter for the local team.
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