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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1946
Page
4
Tait Cummins reports the V.F.W. nine from Cedar Rapids beat the Caterpillar Tractors 7-3 to snap Peoria Ills two game win streak against Cedar Rapids. Four runs in the seventh inning sealed the win after Caterpillar had earlier won 15-5 against Iowa Manufacturing.
The VFW baseball team plays the Iowa City Moose at Daniels Park this afternoon at 4 30. At 1 30 the Vets meet the Chicago Pirates a fast pro colored team from a league with Cleveland Milwaukee and Boston. The Pirates bring a comedy team Blondie and his pal to entertain during the game. The second game features an M 1 league match between Anamosa and Speeder.
The Vets erased a 1-3 deficit with six runs in the sixth and seventh, backed by Red Kenney’s relief work for Bob Stastny. Art Holland and Claude Cypra drove key hits as Peoria pitcher trouble and fielding errors fueled the comeback. In the same box, Detroit and Chicago traded runs as Wakefield homered and Hutchinson outpitched Smith, while the Reds edged the Yankees 4 3 in Boston.
The standings show Brooklyn leading with 40 games, St Louis 38, New York 37, and Boston 36 while Cincinnati and Chicago trail. Friday results include Boston 5, St Louis 5, Cincinnati 1, Philadelphia 0 and Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 3. Saturday schedule lists New York at Boston and several city pairings with multiple pitcher matchups and treks through Philadelphia Washington Cleveland and Detroit.
Pairings completed for the Manchester Golf and Country Club fall tournament. Championship flight features Don Dolphin versus Maynard Spaight and Louis W. Holbert against John McKeag among others. Second, third, fourth, and fifth flights list numerous matchups with players including Dr. Donald J. Gaen, Walter Rosswan, Stanley G AUS, and Walter Wallace, detailing full brackets for the event.
Chicago veteran Chick Evans 56 and Edgewater native will defend his Chicago amateur title in a 36 hole final at Jackson Park on Saturday. His rival is Larry Kraay, a 28 year old steel worker who lost to Evans last year, 2 and 1.
United Brethren edged Calvary Baptist 9 to 8 in eight innings to seize a share of first place with Central Park in YMCA league play at Ellis. St James beat Trinity Methodist and First Lutheran SSNL second team. Armstrongs took game one 11 9 and VFW won game two 11 0 with Schrodermeirs no hit outing. Sheridan homered and Jelinek added key hits in the late innings.
Frisco John owned by Elliott of Viola Wisconsin and Joseph Concord owned by J McKeever of Green Bay Wisconsin each scored three firsts on Friday in the closing day of Delaware county fair racing at Manchester. The events included the 2:17 Pace and the 2:13 Trot with purses of 250 dollars, featuring horses such as Queen Rd Coleman Ft Dodae 223 Hi Lawn Milly and Jersey Concord among others.
New York sees Boston extend lead with 4 3 win over the Yankees as Dave Ferriss earns a seventh straight victory. Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio face boos from 63 040 fans while Detroit and Washington add wins. Brooklyn and St Louis also win as Cubs, Cardinals, and Braves post victories.
CINCINNATI AP Mickey Owen is barred from American organized baseball this season yet hopes for reinstatement after a conference with the baseball commissioner’s office. He was told reinstatement for an ineligible player is prohibited from Aug 1 to Oct 31, and plans to appeal to National League president Ford Frick. Owen will seek reinstatement by letter while awaiting further developments at his Springfield Missouri farm.
Ward Marvin Ward of Spokane meets George Victor of Chicago in a Western Amateur semifinal at Northland Country Club Duluth Minn, with Frank Stranahan and Smiley Quick also in the other semi. Victor beat Cochran 1 up to reach the semis while Ward defeated Campbell 6 and 5. Stranahan edged Bredston 2 and 1 and Quick beat Wehrle 3 and 1.
COMPTON Calif INS Tom Harmon former Michigan star suffered a right thigh injury during a scrimmage in the Rams summer training camp. Team physicians described a baseball sized knot on his thigh and labeled him the first Rams casualty of the season.
Sam Snead, winner of the British Open, leads Winnipeg backed field with 211 as the $10,000 Canadian Open enters final round. He holed out a 245 yard 151st hole ace and fired a 68 four under par. a two foot par save miss on the 18th hurt his pace.
New York report says Major League Baseball logged a historic night as all 16 teams played under stadium lights for the first time in history. Not all clubs own lights, yet the schedule allowed Red Sox Tigers and Cubs to play in parks that do.
The Barney Paint Boys take a 4 3 victory over Rotary in the first game of the Little World Series to crown City champion in the Kids league. Crider pitched six solid innings with eight strikeouts as Rotary made three errors to aid the win.
CHICAGO INS Dick Vander of the Club of Long Island New York faces an unbeaten season as he pitches for the Eastern high school stars against Ty Cobb led Westerners at Wrigley Field in the third annual all American boys game Hans Wagner coaches the East and seeks a third straight win over Cobb Jerry Ahrens from St Louis posts a 12 and 2 spring mark as the Western ace both pitchers are 17 years old
The Danville Dodgers replaced the Davenport Cubs in the Three I league by weekend action. Danville whipped the Cubs 8 3 Friday night to gain a full game lead. Springfield edged Evansville 6 5 with late-inning scores to stay competitive. Waterloo beat Terre Haute 3 2 to threaten a division berth while Terre Haute trailed 214 games behind.
DES MOINES INS reports J A Erickson of Council Bluffs won the schoolmen's golf championship, defeating Iver Opstad of Iowa City 2 and 1 in the final. Erickson opened with a 78 in qualifying, beating Lyle Quinn of Boone one up and Lee Messenger of Nemaha two up before meeting Opstad.
Johnny Jacobs of Cedar Rapids the state amateur champion entered the West Union invitational tourney set for Sunday. About 150 golfers will compete in the one day event with top locals Doran Meyer and E. S. Estey leading West Union’s lineup along with players Merle Stimson Waterloo Bob Howard Cresco Bill Youngbird Oelwein Roger Gilman Decorah and Roger Wheatman.
Sports brief listing several bouts across U S cities. Yong Tellone of New York outpointed Ruby Kessler in Hollywood. Alfredo Escobar from Manila outpointed Cabanella in Las Vegas style ring. Larry Carter of San Francisco beat Ron Jackson in San Francisco. Dave Hernandez of San Bernardino defeated Morace Leftwich in San Diego.
In Des Moines AP report Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines upset Wayne Smith of St. Louis 6-2 6-3 to advance to the Missouri Valley men's singles semifinals where he faces second seed Jack Ormsbee of Kansas City.
Gazette listings detail Paramount Night and Day Iowa Her Kind of Man Danny Boy Palace The Sailor Takes a Wife Tokyo Rose Rialto Apology for Murder Springtime in the Rockies Times Cornered Tars and Spars Strand China Skies The Body Snatcher Marion Jesse James Ding Dong Williams with showtimes ranging from early afternoon to midnight across venues Paramount Rialto Strand and Marion present classic and new features with short subjects and serials.
Carl Kane writes that Jane Russell dominates The Outlaw with scanty wardrobe provoking censorship while the film also shines through Walter Huston and Thomas Mitchell. Buetel as Billy the Kid shows hesitation but earns the job, and the score and camerawork receive high marks in this western profile.
Pittsburgh radio broadcast features Pie Traynor advocating a post season series between Bob Hope's Cleveland Indians and Bing Crosby's Pittsburgh Pirates to cap the 1946 season.
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