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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1942
Page
8
The Reds and Red Sox endured late collapses as leads evaporated in multiple games. Dodgers beat Reds 5-2 after a ninth inning error, while Tigers, Cubs, and Browns also rallied to win. Yankees shut out Browns 11-6, and Indians extended their AL lead with an 11-6 win.
Bernard Zapf struck out 21 Farmersburg batters in seven innings to earn his fifth win of the spring season as Littleport defeated Farmersburg 3 to 0 on Wednesday.
Des Moines AP reports the catfish season opens inland streams at 12:01 am with a June close, resumes July 1 for lakes and streams, and ends November 30. Trout season starts 5 am Friday through September 30, with 8 fish daily and 16 possession limit, seven inch minimum. Stocking of 150000 trout in 10 northeastern counties and pike eggs incubating at Orleans Indiana hatchery. Pike season opens May 15.
Veteran referee Alex Fidler agreed to be in the ring for Mildred Burke versus Betty Burley at the coliseum a benefit for the Keep em Smoking campaign. Fidler said he will not intervene like he does with men but will officiate to save costs as fans expect. Doors open at 7 30 p m with two other bouts featuring Sandor Szabo vs Rudy Strongberg and Alf Johnson vs Bill Kuusisto.
New York officials weigh a possible ban on night baseball in the metropolitan area as Army and city authorities debate keeping or extending the dimout. If night games at Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds are cancelled Dodgers and Giants could lose about 200000 each.
Detroit Tigers announce the sale of Lynwood Rowe 30 year old right hander to the Brooklyn Dodgers for an undisclosed cash amount. Rowe in his tenth American League season posted one win no losses this year and will join the National League club immediately. He had 105 wins and 62 losses with Detroit and matched the league record of 16 straight victories in 1934 while winning 24 games.
Davenport reports Mason City high school will gain two top Davenport prep athletes the Day twins Loran Pee Wee and Lawrence Fats Day transfer July 1. Loran will move with his father Loran A Day an assistant manager at the Davenport Standard Oil plant as the firm discontinues the Davenport branch. The brothers starred in football basketball and baseball and were part of Davenport’s state champion Blue Devils in two sports. Lawrence is an all state football tackle while Loran is a quarterback with one year of high school eligibility left.
Box scores recap shows Weatherly, Kreevich and Boudreau powering Cleveland and Philadelphia in early games, plus Tigers Red Sox and Dodgers Reds results. Notable totals include Weatherly four RBI double, Foxx homer and multiple pitchers like Heving and Manders securing wins. The night features Brooklyn’s 5 2 win over Cincinnati, plus Mets-like stacks from New York and St Louis with key hits by Mize and Marshall.
The Cedar Rapids Bunnies face Smulekoff's of the American Legion league at 2 p.m. Sunday on the Riverside park diamond. Russ Ream is sidelined with a hand injury. probable batteries are Bob Ennis and Virgil Knake for the Bunnies and Don Ceynor and Chuck Cacek for Smulekoff's. Paul Schloss is arranging Bunnies games.
Joe Louis joined 2300 mourners at the Blackburn funeral in Chicago. He sat among pallbearers in an army private uniform as the boxing champion’s flowers were sent from Joe Louis, who traveled from Fort Dix New Jersey to attend.
Enos Slaughter, 26, St. Louis Cardinal right fielder, stayed in 1-A after a draft board session in Roxboro North Carolina. He left to rejoin his team and would play until notified. His 3-A reclassification had been made weeks earlier and his petition might be reconsidered Friday night.
New York will host the National A A U track and field championships June 19 20 at Triborough stadium under the Ohrbach A A U. Dan Ferris A A U secretary announced the change from Dallas Texas where the meet was set to be staged before the Variety club halted plans due to many members being in war work.
Howard L. Dugan, coach at Victor High School, is ordered to active duty and will report in Chicago for two weeks of ground school instructor training. He has applied for admittance to the pre flight training center at Iowa City.
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