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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1946
Page
2
The experts forecast a fierce showdown between the Yankees and Tigers, and the games have delivered. Both teams exchange leads in a tense spring campaign, with pitching and timely hitting shaping early standings and fan expectations.
AP and IT Dispatches report the Boston Red Sox hold a 12 game lead in the American League and can nearly seal the flag by sweeping a four game series with the New York Yankees. The Yankees aim to rebound after back to back defeats as Charlie Keller power leads with 21st and 22nd homers. Meanwhile Dodgers extend NL lead, Phillies offense soars, and Cubs and Browns mix sharp pitching with costly miscues in a busy baseball day.
Box score style summary of two games shows New York and Brooklyn with runs, hits, and errors, listing players and positions across the doubleheader and related next games. Key performers include Walker, Miksis, Staub and Schultz for New York, and Higbe, Koslo, Rah for Brooklyn, with late innings tallying in the second game alongside Washington and New York clashes.
In Thursday night action St Louis edged Cleveland 3 to 2 while Cleveland defeated the Browns 3 to 2. Boudreau and Keltner led the Tribe with two RBIs and Heath homered, as Reynolds outpitched Kramer for the win.
Cincinnati and Chicago played a tight game as Cavarretta drove in two runs and Lowrey and Lukon scored. Cavarretta doubled, while Nicholson and Hans added key hits for the Cubs. Blackwell took the loss after 3 innings.
In Philadelphia and Boston, Braves defeat Piuss 15 to 11 in a high scoring opener with Tabor and Padgett delivering home runs. Ennis, Northey, Hughes and Padgett key for Boston, while Schanz earns the win and Wright takes the loss as Boston powers back to 1-0 lead.
Honeymoon a three year old filly owned by Louis B Mayer won the inaugural one mile Drexel handicap at Washington Park in front of 18000. She edged Bro nte Farm’s With Pleasure by a neck with Air Rate a nose behind in third place. The Dude finished sixth as 10 starters chased purses of 25000 with payouts of 5.20 3.40 2.60 for Honeymoon and 5.80 3.60 for With Pleasure and 4.00 for Air Rate.
In Cleveland at the Country Club two veteran rivals and two long shots advance to the semifinals of the 46th annual Women’s Western Amateur. Louise Suggs and Babe Didrikson Zaharias loom as favorites for the 366-hole final, with Suggs to meet Jean Hopkins and Zaharias to play Mary McMillin after upset wins in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
A Los Angeles colored baseball team, reputedly stronger than the Chicago Pirates, is scheduled Sunday at Daniels Park in a twin bill replacing the Fruehaus-Collins Radio game. Collins refused a twin bill, facing Anamosa in the opener at 1 30. The LA Negroes meet the VFW team while other matches include Quaker Colts vs LaPlant-Choate and Iowa Manufacturers vs Wilson's at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The standings show Brooklyn leading with a .430 winning percentage, followed by St Louis Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Boston and Philadelphia. Thursday games featured Cincinnati 9 Chicago 3 and Philadelphia 15 1 Boston 11 3, with rain affecting several matches and upcoming Friday games listed including Brooklyn St Louis Pittsburgh at St Louis and Boston at New York.
Detroit crushed Chicago 4 0 and Cleveland topped St. Louis 38 as teams from New York, Philadelphia and Boston joined the mix. Friday features New York at Boston Chandler vs Harris and Washington at Philadelphia night games with Newsom against Harris. Upcoming matchups include Quaker Oats vs LaPlant Choate, Wilsons vs Manufacturers, and Collins vs Anamosa along with Fruehauf vs Collins.
AP reports Leo Durocher is the subject of rumors linking him to several clubs including the Yankees and Pirates. Brooklyn’s Branch Rickey may try to retain him, given Durocher’s popularity with Dodgers fans and his success with a volatile lineup this season.
American Davis Cup assignments hinge on Friday semifinals at the Newport Casino Invitational. Gardner Mulloy of Miami battles Tom Brown of San Francisco, and Ted Schroeder of Los Angeles faces Francisco Segura of Ecuador. Segura is the lone non American candidate for the team to meet Sweden in Newark next month.
Jan Hus I O O F softball team won its seventh straight victory Thursday night at Frolic field by defeating Fairfax 16 to 9. upcoming games on Sunday include Turner girls versus Becks at 7 and Jan Hus against Ely I O O F at 8 30. Frolic field lies a block south of Wilson school. attendance is free.
Ronnie Rawson defeated Chuck Slauson 3 and 1 on the rainsoaked twenty sixth hole to capture the Cedar View match play title. Rawson posted 39 40 42 to Slauson’s 40 41 41, with qualifying for the Cedar View medal tourney set to begin Saturday.
New York crowd watches a history making main event as Jersey Joe Walcott of Camden N J faces Sergeant Tommy Gomez a Purple Heart winner with 16 bullets and shrapnel wounds from the Battle of the Bulge in a ten round heavyweight clash at Madison Square Garden.
Johnny Gerber will stage a midget race program Sunday at Ce-Mar Acres between Cedar Rapids and Marion. Rain through Saturday could firm the track and boost speeds. Over 20 entries, including Walt Raines of Kansas City driving for Martin White of Alta, Iowa, with more expected. deadline moved to Saturday. Don McElhinney reports bleachers for 4,000 spectators. time trials start Sunday at noon, first race at 2 pm. Admission is $1.
Ray Robinson of New York finished his tuneup for the September 6 welterweight title fight by knocking out Vinnie Vines of Schenectady in six rounds at Albany. Champion Marty Servo fought a 10 round no decision exhibition with Bobby Lakin before 7,000 wounded veterans at Tilton General hospital.
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