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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1942
Page
2
Army campaigners report total sales over 6 000 dollars after a dinner at Roosevelt hotel. Byron Anderson's group leads with 3 231 dollars to 3 011 by Al Morehouse, as booster tickets and discount books boost revenue. Goal to 8 000 dollars with May 9 deadline before first Raider home game.
Iowa High School Athletic association announced May 8 and 9 district track and field meets with night events at Cherokee Oskaloosa and West Waterloo and day events at Burlington Fort Dodge Coe Field Cedar Rapids Thomas Jefferson West Des Moines. About 275 high schools will receive entry blanks. state finals set for Clyde Williams field Ames May 23. First and second place finishers advance to the state meet.
The record lists teams and won loss percentages for Cleveland Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Detroit and others. It notes Monday results with Chicago defeating Cincinnati in 11 innings and outlines Tuesday games including Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at New York St. Louis at New York Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and more.
TERRE HAUTE Ind An intra camp game framed by Bryan Stephens and Forrest Thompson gave Stephens a 6 5 win as two runs in the sixth decided it. Manager Ollie Marquardt announced Stephens or Ed Klieman will start May 3 against Decatur. Several players were sidelined by illnesses with Stephens hurting his throwing wrist but not considered serious. Winslow Stroupe arrived from Wilkes Barre as the Raiders close camp with no more practice games in sight.
Grinnell prepares for its 34th annual interscholastic track meet to aid the navy relief fund with G Lester Duke announcing the event on Saturday. Cedar Rapids college will duel Grinnell while a queen from each high school is featured and pictured for the contest. Paulu, 1922 national champion, coaches at McKinley and will bring a team. big-name attractions are arranged with Fred Winter as starter and Frank Burns as referee.
Beloit Relays will mark the sixth annual event without the traditional Beloit powerhouses Coe and Grinnell as Iowa rivals sit out. Lawrence Knox or Cornell loom as favorites with Knox boasting a large 37-man squad and a big meet record. Top highlight features a mile duel between Virgil Grace and Dave Clutterham, plus Roy Cochran’s 600-yard race against Max Lenover as Cochran chases fast times amid javelin debate and war-time material concerns.
A lively opinion piece surveys the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers, noting patched rosters, Feller’s war absence, and Mel Harder’s durability. It contrasts Brooklyn’s NL lead with Chicago U and Iowa City clashes, closing with a reader letter predicting standings and a playful jab about band behavior at a college game.
Iowa State hammered Nebraska for 13 hits to win 10-3. Mel Shanda led the Cyclones with two triples and a single, driving in runs as Floyd Stork struggled early. Al Strohbehn earned his third win in seven innings, with Wayne Mitchell finishing the eighth for Nebraska.
Iowa City AP Weather halted the Iowa Western Michigan college baseball game in the first inning after three Western Michigan hitters faced. Hawkeye pitcher Wendell Hill likely to start Tuesday, with Jerome Andersen listed as WMU’s probable starter.
War time changes shift nightfall back an hour to allow seven-inning games this year. President Joe Riley announced the policy and appointed umpiring staff led by Paul Blake. Coaches and managers shuffled positions across teams as Universal Crusher and Manufacturers prep pennant bids and lineups.
Lieut Comdr Larry Snyder, formerly head track coach at Ohio State, arrived at Iowa City to report for duty at the naval aviation pre flight training school. He completed a 30 day Annapolis course and used leave to coach the Buckeye track team at the Drake relays last weekend.
In Philadelphia Ralph Greenleaf of Chicago clinched the national pocket billiard title with a 125 to 109 win over Willie Mosconi. The race for second place is between Mosconi and Jimmy Caras with Andy Ponzi having just defeated Caras 125 to 115. The title event concludes Wednesday.
Fragmentary OCR lists athletes and teams with scores and names such as Midebrand Paul Hartnett Mc Kain Marcum Spindel Louisville Columbus Deutsch Rudd Richards Walters Brecheen Heath. The fragment references specific events and matchups but fails to provide a clear narrative or complete results.
AP report previews opening intersectional series in major leagues. Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees face early tests, while Detroit Tigers invade Boston and Cincinnati plays Brooklyn and St Louis as Giants and Cubs contend for third. Reds stumble in 11 innings as McCormick homers tie late. Vander Meer loses a hard battle.
Louisville AP report notes Alsab suffered a cut leg from a loose nail snag in his left hind shoe, jeopardizing his Derby trial at Churchill Downs. Sun Again appears sound but trainer Ben Jones remains cautious about Sun Again’s Derby prospects. Multiple contenders, including Requested Apache and Fair Call, prepare for the Saturday post.
The University of Iowa Seals club, a women's swimming and diving group, finished seventh in the national intercollegiate telegraphic swimming meet. Betty Colvin of Waterloo earned all points, taking third in the 40 yard backstroke in .28 and fourth in the 100 yard backstroke in 1:21.5.
In Minneapolis on Monday University of Minnesota golfers defeated Iowa State College 1114 to 614. Max Hall of Iowa State posted the low score with a 72 par.
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