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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1944
Page
9
The Browns beat the Senators 5 to 3 in 12 innings after Don Utteridge homered with one aboard in the twelfth. The loss loosens the Senators grip, while the Indians edge the Red Sox 7 to 6 in 13 innings and Mickey Rocco homers for Cleveland.
The final four sham foursome tourney of the Cedar Ford country club season will start at 4 pm Friday. The committee included Mrs. G. O. Fletcher as chairwoman with Mrs. A. C. Hoblitzell Mrs. Wi. A Chehak Mrs. A. H. Joileau and Miss Harriett Moon.
Cedar Rapids teams scheduled to play at the Cedar County fair this week. The Butternut Bakers perform Friday afternoon and the John Back Saturday, facing Tipton city league clubs. Stanwood and London teams also compete Saturday afternoon.
Anamosa snaps rallied from behind to defeat Martelle 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. Wilfong earned the win with four safe hits allowed by the Martelle nine, while Eddie Morris led both teams with three hits in four trips. Next Sunday the Snappers host Alburnett then face the M and J All-Stars on Labor Day.
A field of 134 amateurs competed at the Tara O Shanter Country Club in Chicago for the All American amateur qualifier. Ed Furgol of Detroit posted 67 to lead after day one despite a left arm shorter by 10 inches due to a playground accident. Furgol fired a 32 four under par on the front and a 40 on the back to finish five under. Iowa entries included Paul Barton Des Moines Harold Figg Muscatine John Estes Des Moines and Numan Johnson Des Moines with scores ranging into the mid to high 80s.
Box score fragment covers Detroit and New York scoring with runs, hits, errors, and player names Milosevich, Garbark, Martin, and others. Includes line scores, substitutions, and pitching notes for both teams with notes on doubles, triples, sacrifices, and fielding plays.
Brock wins second game as 3 1 Puttsuureh 240 S scores shown. unclear details but victory noted with key players Sees and others.
Chicago Bears veteran right end George Zeke Wilson will captain the world champions against the college all stars at Dyche Stadium Evanston Illinois on August 36 replacing long time captain George Musso.
A colorful sports column discusses baseball and football bravado. It recounts a Hawaii naval base brawl between Hugh Casey and Barney McCosky, notes fans cheering the drawn fight, muses on the T-formation in football, and comments on defenses used by Minnesota Michigan and Notre Dame.
In Vandalia Ohio the Grand American trapshooting tournament returns for its forty fifth renewal. Over three days about 90 percent of North America's top marksmen will blast at 500 clay targets daily. Manager Ray Loring expects entrants similar to last year with competitors from 38 states and three Canadian provinces.
Coach Pops Harrison of Iowa anticipates three lettermen from last season back this winter with Dick Ives confirming 4-F status but eligible for study in engineering. Veterans Spencer and Postels expected to rejoin the team for their second Big Ten season.
New York Yankees catcher Rollie Hemsley 37 was accepted for naval training after a recheck physical. He is ordered to report to the Sampson naval training station in New York.
Standings show Detroit leading with 21 wins and Chicago at 04 losses. Tuesday schedule includes St. Louis at Philadelphia and Boston game notes as teams prepare for the week.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Bex 64 and a twilight game. Mentions St Louis and Basten with unclear teams and events. No clear outcome, date, or complete team names available for a full summary.
Iowa Manufacturing beat Coop Dairy 7 to 3 to move within half a game of Armstrong Open leaders. Sanitary Dairy dominated Iowa Mfg Office 25 to 2 to clinch the girls league title as Turner company and Sanitary Dairy were set for a lights game Wednesday after a preliminary between LaPlenit-Choate and Iowa Steel.
Horace G. Cap Hedges of Cedar Rapids Inc was announced as field judge for the All-Star game on August 30 at Dyche Stadium Evanston. The veteran Big Ten official will join top national field judges for the clash between collegiate stars and the Chicago Bears.
Cincinnati Bentley post team clinched sectional honors with an 8-2 win over Omaha to reach the National American Legion Junior baseball tournament in Minneapolis. The win followed Brockton Mass securing a berth by defeating Baltimore, with other sectional games set to decide remaining contenders in Charleston and Billings.
Paul E. Brown, former head football coach at Ohio State University, is named head football coach at the United States naval training center Great Lakes. He succeeds Lt. Commander Paul D. Hinkle, who has been promoted to Great Lakes athletic officer.
Louisville climbs to second in the American Association after the Minneapolis Millers crush the Toledo Mud Hens 16 4 Monday. The Colonels sit two percentage points ahead as Kansas City game was rain postponed. Rain also paused Milwaukee Indianapolis. St Paul beats Columbus 7 4.
The V. F. W. defeated Killian's 7 to 0 in the first game of the city kid world series at the park. Vets scored four in the first inning on singles, a double, and a triple as Wally Smith and Mel Stark led with eleven base hits. Dick Hoklen and Stark added key hits, while Killian's Dick Hoklen had two hits. The second game is set for Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. on the Riverside diamond.
Franklin players must pick up equipment between 9 a.m. and noon on Thursday. Roosevelt players report on Thursday at 6 p.m. for equipment distribution. McKinley players assemble at 7 p.m. on Wednesday to receive blanks. Players choose their practice times.
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