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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1939
Page
8
Curt Davis allowed four hits in seven-plus innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 1. Davis drove in two with a double in the seventh, while Johnny Mize and Stu Martin handled big defensive workloads.
A community baseball and softball lineup features the La Plant Choate and Quaker Oats six inning game with a bacon prize for the winner. Kenwood Methodist church sponsors a 25 cent park ticket night supporting the baseball club. An Open league exhibition between Chevrolet and Armstrong's follows, then Raiders vs Clinton with Blondy Ryan coaching. Attendance prizes and field showmanship prizes to Raiders are planned.
Roosevelt Hotel American Legion team placed third in the state among 150 teams this season. The photo features players and staff, with the Raiders set to appear at home next Saturday for a family night event with affordable admission and free entry for children with adults.
Des Moines AP Johnny Paychek, a veteran heavyweight, returns from retirement to face Mau rice Strickland of New Zealand in a 10 round main event Monday night at League Park. Strickland won their last meeting, a 12,000 crowd, $17,000 gate bout. Referee Alex Fidler will weigh in both fighters around 190 pounds. The undercard features six round bouts including Lee Savoldi vs Danny Lamarr and Arne Anderson vs Tiger Jack Mason.
The page lists probable pitching matchups across the leagues. American League games include Cleveland at New York with Feller Harper and Hadley. Detroit at Boston with Hutchinson Trout against Wilson Gatehouse. Chicago at Washington Lyons versus Leonard. St Louis at Philadelphia with Kennedy Whitehead against Ross and Pippen. National League matchups feature Brooklyn at Cincinnati Hamill Fitzsimmons against Dere k iringer Vander Meer. Philadelphia at St Louis with Mew Kerk at Pittsburgh Schumacher Salvo against Bowman Kilinger. Boston at Chicago MacFayden We Page.
The column surveys fishing conditions with rain floods freeing new fishing holes and heavy currents. It notes duck calling and a hunting club, England camp coaches, Iowa state cabins and rates, and bass fishing in Green Bay area facing drainage and pump impacts. It also mentions habitat projects, 6000 trees planted, rabbits thriving, and license duplications in Jones county.
The piece discusses Cedar Rapids six team league plans to extend play into summer, proposing later elimination tournaments to fit busy schedules. It notes past leaders Director Dick Jones Roy Olson and Barney McPartland and ponders delaying July 15 as a fix. It also touches on hitting feats and jokes about the DiMaggio family and a rookie baserunning controversy with media humor.
In a two game set the Raiders and Springfield split the series. Game one featured mixed scoring with Babbitt and Rogino delivering key hits including a home run by Rogino to spark an 8 3 lead before late runs. In game two Naymick sparked the offense with a seventh inning walk and Keller homered after a long scoreless stretch.
Central City hosts a Linn County fair racing program this afternoon as a two day meet opens on a fair track. Charlie Makin wins three heats in the 2:17 pace with the best second mile time. Leela Azoff takes the 2:24 trot with Frank Pate’s trotter in top form, while Robbie B posts the fastest 2:15 time in a second heat. Nine starters compete with four contenders for first money. 13 entries in the 2:24 pace require two sections. Hank Makin is favored in the first section of seven starters.
Chicago Bears announce the resigning of veterans Jack Manders and Bernie Masterson and three rookies for the 1939 pro football season. Manders has seven years in pro ball, Masterson six, with rookies Ray Bray Wil liam Raizik and Karl Schuelke Jr joining.
Charley Root hurled during a game where Brooklyn built two four-run innings and totaled 11 hits to beat Cincinnati 10 to 4. Lavenderdo, Walker, and Hudson led Dodgers with multi RBI efforts as Leo Durocher was banished for arguing a call.
Eighteen midget cars compete at Cedar Park with time trials at 1 30 p m and the first race at 2 p m Admission costs 35 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
Morry Arnovich of Philadelphia cooled after a 22 at bats drought dropping from .370 to .351 as he clings to the NL batting lead. Johnny Mize moved into a tie for second with Zeke Bonura. Frank McCormick led in runs with 82 and Brown led in hits with 128. Enos Slaughter topped two-baggers with 33 while Billy Herman led triples with 14 and Lee Handley topped steals with 15. Bucky Walters moved atop the pitching wins with 18.
Ruffing and Yanks beat the Indians 6 to 1. Detroit rallied with five runs in the seventh as the Red Sox, led by Foxx’s 27th homer, split a doubleheader. Doerr extends an 18 game hitting streak. Tebbetts and Foxx homer for Boston.
Bob Johnson hit his 16th homer and drew a walk to spark a comeback as the Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 10 to 7 in Philadelphia. Johnson drove in runs with Siebert on base and tipped the scales in the seventh, with George Gill pitching for St Louis. Beckman earned the win for Philadelphia as Mills took the loss.
Practically tied with the Bees, Springfield sits four games back in fourth. Clinton edged Evansville 2 1 in the first game Saturday but lost the second 6 5. Decatur beat the Prows 10 4 at Moline in no opener but lost the second. Bloomington defeated the Hawks 8 6 at Waterloo. Scores:
George and Sally Henry of Cedar Rapids shine at the Okoboji Lakes Commercial Club meet in Arnolds Park Iowa. Sally wins junior girls 50 yard freestyle in 32.5 seconds, a day record. George takes intermediate boys 50 yard freestyle in 27.6 seconds and intermediate 100 yard freestyle in 1 06.7, both day records, with a runner up finish in 50 yard back stroke.
Ottumwa edges Cedar Rapids in a 6 to 3 comeback for the state junior legion title. Frueh doubles and Janos scores on an error while Machacek plates a run on a fielder's choice. Peters and Quinn drive in key runs as Ottumwa builds a late rally and holds off Cedar Rapids in a tense title game.
John Shimek faces Tom Hooke while Jim McPartland meets Jack Smith in the second round. Bernie Stieger plays Walt Hodge and Ccie Trimble meets Dale Smith. Second round must be completed by Wednesday evening August 9.
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