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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1939

Page

3

Raiders Split Twin bill with Bloomington at Hill Park

In a Tuesday doubleheader the Raiders beat Bloomington 2-1 in nine innings before losing 16-11 as Bloomington piled up eighteen hits. The night stretched to nearly six hours with intermission, boosting the Raiders’ lead over Springfield and Decatur while warning of late drama ahead.

Hill Park Raiders Bloomington Springfield Waterloo Decatur Evansville

Hubbard Ice Center Point Meet Thursday at Daniels Park

Hubbard Ice faces Center Point at Daniels Park on Thursday afternoon at five o'clock in a local meet.

Hubbard Ice Center Point Hubbard Daniels Park

Penick, Ford and LaPlant Choate battle to 5 4 finish

Industrial B league action featured Penick tying LaPlant Choate late before LaPlant clinched a 5 4 win. National Oats outslugged Withers 7 5, Blue Valley Dairy vs Lagomarcino Grape ended 9 9 on darkness, Fire Shift No 1 beat French Stamats 9 4, First Evangelical moved past Second Christian 19 13, Trinity M E No 2 beat Sinclair Memorial 17 4, Westminster led St Pauls 12 11 when halted in sixth.

Penick Ford LaPlant - Choate LaPlant Withers Blue Valley Dairy Stamats Jane Industrial First Evangelical Second Christian Trinity Methodist No Sinclair Memorial Westminster St. Paul's Industrial No League Larnomarcino-Grupe Pwaldee and Stickean Cisler and Anens National Oats Witwer's Barron O'Connell Parazil Schwarz LaPlant-Chonte Penick and Lund Krueser Leonard Huston Anderson and Gaskill Morlan Heefner

Decatur Moves Into Third Place Ahead of Bees

In the Three-I league Tuesday, Decatur gained an even break with Clinton, moving into third ahead of Evansville after a split with Clinton. Clinton won 16 4 in game one with Sheehan homering, while Decatur edged back 9 6 in game two. Evansville and Moline tallied 28 hits. Moline won 12 8 as Gibson homered for Moline and Levan added a homer for the Plows. Springfield’s game at Waterloo was rained out, leaving the Brownies one game behind the Raiders who split with Bloomington.

Bloomington Mallatia Raiders Walt Walsh Ed Marleau Willard Pike del Jones Walsh George Bink Mike Blaze Connally Pike Mallalia Jones Wolff Roger Wolff Ahlon Stan Goletz Cedar Rapids Talos Goletz Bink Pink Gorman Vitalie Decatur Clinton Evansville Moline Giants Sheehan Gibson G. Levan Springfield Waterloo Brownies Clinton - Decatur Dizzy Dean

Michigan Fullback Unable To Compete

Howard Mehaffey a 24 year old fullback from Pittsburgh said doctors told him he cannot play next fall his left leg failed to recover from two operations to treat osteomyelitis an inflamed bone condition at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor Mich Howard Mehaffey Pittsburgh University of Michigan Mehaffey

Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter on Baseball Trade Talk

Manager Bill Terry eyes Herman Besse in Memphis to bolster the Giants faltering staff with a $50,000 price tag. Jim Hayes nearly notches a 1-0 win despite 12 walks as Raide rs push 30 runs in two Three-I league games. Tom Yawkey’s Red Sox post strong season but trail the Yankees, while St. Louis Browns face questions about their league status and a possible move.

United Figen D Maggio Yankees Foxx Red Sox Arnovich Phillies Bonura Giants Gigas Red McCormick Reds Greenberg Tigers Walker White Parker Yankees White Sox Senators Bill Terry Herman Besse Memphis Besse Raiders Lawton Carver International News Service Tom Yawkey Boston Red Sox Boston Carver New York Tottering Yawkey St. Louis Browns Missouri Way William Harridge Browns Brownies St. Louis Terryman Harry Craft Polo Grounds Bob Feller Indians Bobby Quoerr Feller Bob Grove Cal Hubbard Oscar Vitt Bruce Campbell Harry Eisenstat Odell Hale Sox A's

Major League Box Scores Boston St Louis Baseball Clash

Boston and St Louis players produced a tense box score with Davis earning the win for Boston and MacFayden taking the loss. Key hits came from Mize, Warstler, Cuccinello, and Hassett, while Kennedy and Chase split pitching duties for Washington and St Louis in a doubleheader style card.

Shute And Guldahl Break Record On Des Moines Course

Denny Shute and Ralph Guldahl set a Des Moines Woodside course record in an exhibition match with Mrs. O. S. Hill and Edith Estabrook crowding 1200 fans. Shute posted 66, five under par, Guldahl 68, while Hill 78 and Estabrook 79. Shute and Hill beat Guldahl and Estabrook 2 up in a Scotch foursome scoring system. The previous course mark was 69 by Saglio Fontanni.

DES Moines Denny Shute Ralph Guldahl O. S. Hill Edith Estabrook Shute Guldahl Hill Dubuque Kansas City Miss Estabrook Saglio Fontanni

Three-Eye League Standings and Results Snapshot

Standings show Cedars Rapids atop the Three-Eye League with a .512 record, followed by Clinton and Decatur. Tuesday results include Cedar Rapids 2-11 Bloomington 1-14 and Clinton 16-6 Decatur 4-9 with Moline and Evansville near .750 in the mix. Wednesday schedules list Bloomington at Cedar Rapids and Springfield at Waterloo amid rain.

Clinton Springfield Bloomington Decatur Moline Evansville Waterloo Cedar Rapids

Dizzy Deans Future In Doubt After Shoulder Pain

Dizzy Dean faces an uncertain Cubs future as a deadly shoulder soreness flares. After a three inning outing against the Phillies he recalled past injuries and questioned his return date. Manager Gabby Hartnett pulled him, replacing with Larry French who secured a 6 2 win.

Steve Snider United Press Chicago Dizzy Dean Dean John F. Davis Chicago Cubs Diz Philadelphia Phillies Hartnett New York

Elmer Layden Leads In All Star Vote

CHICAGO AP An enormous total of 1 343 374 points has Elmer Layden Notre Dame far ahead in the poll to choose the head coach for the college all star football team to meet the New York Giants on August 30 The leading candidates for assistants are Lynn Waldorf Northwestern Harry Stuhldreher Wisconsin Mal Elward Purdue and Dr Edward Anderson Iowa Layden s nearest rival in the middle west outside the Big Ten was Biff Jones Nebraska with 145 832 points.

Chicago Elmer Layden Notre Dame New York Giants Lynn Waldorf Northwestern Harry Stuhldreher Wisconsin Mal Elward Purdue Edward Anderson Iowa Layden Biff Jones Nebraska

Riggs Hunt Wood Survive Upsets In Invitation Net Meet

Seeded players Riggs Hunt and Wood advanced to the Meadow club invitation quarter finals after an upset-filled second and third round in Southampton New York. Gene Mako seed two fell to Robert Peacock who then beat Russell Bobbitt in straight sets. Other seeds Gilbert Hunt Elwood Cooke and Frank Guernsey were eliminated. Wayne Sabin quit after being denied spikes.

Southampton N. Y Bobby Riggs Joe Hunt Sidney B. Wood Meadow Club Wayne Sabin Gene Mako Riggs Robert Peacock University of California Peacock Russell Bobbitt Atlanta Gilbert Hunt Washington, D. C Elwood Cooke Portland Ore Frank Guernsey Orlando Fla

North Liberty Softball Drops 12-7 Result

North Liberty loses as North Liberty-Coralville defeats the North Liberty softball team 12 to 7 Monday evening.

North Liberty Coralville

Golfers collide on parallel Fayetteville fairways

Mrs. S. E. Lindsay and Floyd B. Saunders played the No. 7 and No. 8 holes at Fayetteville Country Club when their drives curved toward each other and collided in the rough, with both golfers ending up in the weeds.

Fayetteville N. C. AP S. E. Lindsay Fayetteville Country Club Floyd B. Saunders

Yankees and Reds stumble in offensive slumps

In New York and Cincinnati a slate of baseball games sent the pennant frontrunners into unfamiliar trouble. Hank Greenberg and Hankus Pankus delivered early power for Detroit, while the Giants rallied to edge the Reds in ten, 5-4. Bob Feller lost again as Boston toppled Cleveland, and many other clubs posted mixed results across the league.

W.L. Pet New York Detroit Boston Washington Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St. Louis Yanks Reds Yankees Yankee Stadium Paul Derringer Giants Wally Berger Hank Danning Danning

Johnny Jacobs Wins Opening Round at Country Club

Johnny Jacobs defending champion wins his first match in the Country club golf tournament, defeating Bill Engle 4 and 3. Other first round results include Dr. J. K. Von Lackum over Dr. B. J. Moon 5 and 5, Heinie Jensen over G. C. Wheeler 5 3, J. T. Hamilton over B. P. Lattner 2 up, and R. E. Killian over Bill McPartland 7 6. John Vavra beat J. H. Bell 3 1. Nelson over Rockey Newton 3 1. Barnes Jr. over G. O. Fletcher 2 1. Bernes Sr. over C. R. Marshall. Bloomenll over G. W. Corey 3. Marvin Wright over A. P. Jenkins. Second and third flights include Yessler over Clapp 7 1, Roth over Boileau 4 2, Cramer over Nash 4 2, Wheeler over Stansbur, 3 2. Halpin over Yaw 2 up, Graves over Vernimont 3 1, Anderson over Lattner 1 up, Jones over Cherry Jr 4 2, Cherry over Diebold by default, Dock over Maresh 4 2.

Johnny Jacobs Bill Engle Jim McPartland A. E. Durin J. K. von Lackum B. J. Moon John Hobart Tom Crabbe Heinie Jensen G. C. Wheeler J. T. Hamilton Roth A. H. Boileau N. P. Cramer A. Nash Bill Wheeler J. E. Stansburs Dr. L. J. Halpin Bob Yaw H.N. Graves Ray Vernimont Mark Anderson P. M. Lattner H. Jones Howard Cherry, Jr H Cherry

Raiders release a pitcher suspend one sign one

The Cedar Rapids baseball club made internal moves after the Bloomington doubleheader. Vern Voegler was released after failing to win in Three-I competition. Stan Goletz received a ten day suspension amid pitching woes. Emil Hemeneway, veteran pitcher from Albany, joins the Raider staff to bolster the roster.

Cedar Rapids Bloomington Vern Voegler Stan Goletz Emil Hemeneway Albany Waterloo St. Joseph Raider

Dale Smith and Bill McPartland win Ellis tournament

In the Ellis course championship flight Dale Smith defeated Ed Shimck 2 up and Bill McPartland beat Joe Toman 3 and 2. In the second flight Bob Cocayne defeated F T Stephenson 5 and 4.

Dale Smith Bill McPartland Ellis Ed Shimck Joe Toman Bob Cocayne F. T. Stephenson

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