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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
2
Decatur and Cedar Rapids played as the Raiders seek to climb into the first division and push for the playoffs with a 7-3 loss to the Commies. Art Hoffman relieved Wayne Rossbach, allowing two hits over four scoreless frames after Rossbach gave up ten hits and seven runs in four innings.
Light weight champion Lou Ambers and challenger Henry Armstrong resumed training after rain postponed their showdown from the Polo Grounds to Madison Square Garden. Gate reportedly near $50,000 with Armstrong a favored winner, though attendance and interest appear lukewarm.
Kiwanis program at Hill Park next Tuesday will feature Elmer Johnson of the lawmakers league as the heavy hitter in a light hearted contest. Lou Dennis will pitch dipsy-chos while Harry Pratt serves as pinch runner. A bargain double header Raiders versus Bloomington Bloomers will headline, with tickets selling fast and extra bleachers planned.
Des Moines Elks defend title against Oskaloosa Oilers while Farmers Union of St. Marys meets Cambridge in second round games. Marshalltown beat Cedar Falls Merchants 5 to 0 with Wally Gaddis taking the loss. Bloomfield edged Newton CIO 3 to 2.
An early morning downpour in Montreal forced postponement of the opening matches of the North American zone Davis Cup finals between Japan and Australia. The delay shifts the schedule to Friday.
The Country club handicap golf tournament qualifying must finish by Sunday night with pairings in all flights posted Monday morning. Once a player begins, no second chance to improve. First round due by Wednesday night August 17, second by August 20, final by August 27.
Main event features Olaf Hands Swenson of Minneapolis against Harry Kent of Corvallis in one fall with a sixty minute limit. Semi windup pairs AI Bisignano from Des Moines and Dr Gordon McKenzie of Los Angeles in one fall and thirty minutes. Preliminary match has Gino Red Vagnone of Columbus against Jack Hilader of Kansas City in one fall and thirty minutes.
Long Lonnie Warnecke returned to form for the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching well and beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 in seven innings after rain shortened the game. Johnny Vander Meer struggled, failing to win in five starts, as the Cubs edged the Pirates in a separate showdown. The Cubs closed within a half game of the Giants, while the Bees routed the Giants. The Phillies Bees night game was washed out. The Yankees extended their lead with a 12-11 win over the Senators in ten innings. Cleveland rallied to beat the St. Louis Browns 6-5. Sammy Chapman homered in the Athletics 5-3 win over the Red Sox. The White Sox topped the Tigers 8-7 behind 15 hits.
Box scores from a 1930s baseball card show Philadelphia defeating Cleveland 5 to 3 and St Louis beating Cleveland 9 to 6. Cronin, Doerr, S Chapman powered Philadelphia while Trosky Sullivan and Hale highlighted the Cleveland/St Louis clash. Demaree and Cooke homer for Chicago Cincinnati, with Page earning the win and Vander Meer the loss.
Evansville rebounded from a loss to Clinton, riding an 11 hit attack to dominate the Owls 10-3. Five runs in the first inning set the Bees on track, with three more in the ninth and two in the sixth as Frye earned the win and Amend took the loss.
Standings show Evansville leading the Three-Eye with 63 wins and 36 losses, followed by Moline and Decatur. Wednesday results include Decatur over Cedar Rapids 3 to 1 and Evansville over Clinton 10 to 5. Thursday schedules list Cedar Rapids at Decatur and other matchups. In the major leagues, Pittsburgh tops the NL with 62 wins and 36 losses, while New York leads the AL at 63 and 32. Wednesday action featured New York defeating Washington in 10 innings and Chicago routing Detroit. The note ends with a wildlife view of grizzly bears in Mount McKinley National Park cooling on snow banks.
Glenn Darrow defeated John Jacobs 2 and 1 to advance to the Ellis course golf tournament semi finals. Darrow led 3 up early, Jacobs rallied with five straight pars, but Darrow sealed it on the 17th after a par 5 by both on 16. Jacobs shot 74 to Darrow’s 73. Elmer Hightower advances in the upper bracket after beating Earl Baird 1 up. Lower bracket semi finalists are Lee Smith and H L Adams. In the second flight Kenneth McGuire beat Bob Cocayne 3 and 2.
The first round of the Kenmore women's golf tournament concluded on Wednesday. Winners included Mrs. O W Esslinger over Mrs Kay Pfeifer 6 and 5 and Mrs. Gladys Helscher over Mrs. Gladys Frederick 8 7. Advancement by default went to Mrs. Ralph Clements over Miss Mary Hoagland and Miss Peggie Bode over Miss Gertrude Chapleau.
Cedar Rapids Engineers topple Iowa Electric Light and Power 2 to 0 at Daniels Park. Ronald Schueler allowed four hits with seven strikeouts for his third straight M and J league win as Tom Farmer and Earl Mattler drove in the decisive runs in the third inning. The Quaker Oats can retake the lead by sweeping their remaining games.
Tamikatsu Amane of Tokio University won the 1500 meter freestyle at the Kwanto championships in 18 minutes 53.8 seconds, a world mark accepted by the International Amateur Swimming Federation. The record to beat was 19 minutes 0.2 seconds set by Arne Borg of Sweden in 1927.
Industrial A games show Light Co and Post Office teams scoring several runs with various outs and forfeits. Industrial K results list Lagomareino Grupe and others edging past Bupane Gas while Merchants Nail and LaPlant Choate compete. Industrial C notes Halls fire shift and Barnes Fox Malley securing a small win.
Pacific coast junior champion SAIDWARD ALLOO of Berkeley leads Cedar Rapids players in the Cedar Rapids Country Club Middle States tournament opener. Several seeds advance, with Alleo, Everett, Knapp, Yuill and Lukanitsch winning first round matches as second round pairings form.
Lawrence B Sheppard owner of Hanover Shoe Farms nets a $55.70 net return after paying $20,000 for McLin who captures the Hambletonian stake. McLin earns $19,944.30 of the $37,994.30 purse with Long Key finishing eighth and fourth in heats, Earl's Martha second overall, Champlain third, and Royal Spencer fourth.
Springville edged Central City 4 to 3 at the harvest home festival on Wednesday. The close contest featured key plays by Springville hitters and clutch defense to seal the win.
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