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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1941

Page

10

New Coaches Take Charge In Every Big Conference

Football coaches across major conferences enter the 1941 season with heavy turnover. Frank Leahy moves from Boston College to Notre Dame, Denny Myers goes to Boston College, and Paul Brown becomes Ohio State’s rookie coach.

Maine California Notre Dame Southern California Army Yale Ohio State Boston New York Earl Blair West Point Dartmouth Stahley Harvard McLaughry Raymond “Ducky Pond Emerson Nelson Eli Bates College Fred Brice Eck Allen Wes Fesler Wesleyan Forest Evashevski Michigan Tom Harmon Elmer Layden Leahy Tom Stidham Oklahoma Paddy Driscoll Marquette Dewey Luster Sooner St. Ambrose Iowa Moon Mullins Florida James Dockery Jim Yeager Iowa State Ray Doncels Corner College Walton Koch Loras College Vincent Dowd Penn College Russell Frank Leahy Boston College N' York Special News Service

Ward Edges Abbott in U S Amateur Final Crowd Uproar

Ward defeats Abbott to win the U S Amateur after a tense 36 hole match. A crowd pro Abbott mobbed both players, lifting Ward in celebration as he held off Abbott’s late surge with key putting and a final eight iron near the hole.

Abbott Ward USGA Pat Willie Turnesa Francis Ouimet Ouimet Walter Travers Jerome D. Travers Chick Evans Bobby Jones Pierce Bud

Fairfax Gun Club Opens For Afternoon Practice

Fairfax Gun club will be open for practice shooting this afternoon after 2 p.m. Members can arrive for target shooting and range use following the posted hours.

GUN Club Fairfax Fairfax Gun Club

Devil Diver Wins Saratoga Hopeful

The Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga was a merry-go-round as Devil Diver leading Green Tree and Manhassett stable entries Shut Out and Amphitheater finished one two three in order.

Saratoga Springs N. Y Ins Greentree and Manhassett Amphitheater

Coupee Uses Draft Form But Will Play Football

Davenport AP report notes Al Couppee of Iowa will join the 1941 Big Ten football season. Draft questionnaire sent to Couppee by Scott County board, but sufficient 1-A men and later university policy may allow him to finish the semester. He is expected to be classified after returning to Iowa City for practice on Sept. 10.

Davenport Scott County Selective Service Board al Couppee University of Iowa Charles Grahl Couppee Iowa City

Cubs Recall Novikoff From Milwaukee Sept. 8

Lou Novikoff, a sensational rookie once boosted for Chicago, will return to the Cubs on September 8 after the American Association season ends. Cubs general manager Jim Gallagher said Novikoff will get another chance to prove his hitting against major league pitching. He hit well in Milwaukee and earlier did strong power hitting in Los Angeles.

Chicago INS Lou Novikoff Milwaukee Chicago Cubs Cubs Jim Gallagher Novikoff Los Angeles

Clyde McCullough Sparks Home Run spree in NL

Chicago recruit Clyde McCullough, a catcher, hit his first six home runs of the season as the Chicago club sparked a surge in National League play.

Chicago Clyde McCullough

Plan Softball Meet On Maquoketa Field

Maquoketa hosts the first annual eastern Iowa invitational softball tournament at Athletic park. Twelve teams compete over four nights with five inning early rounds and seven inning eliminations for semi finals and finals. Monday matchups include Bellevue versus Sinclair and other pairings with byes for four teams.

Maquoketa Eastern Iowa Athletic Park Bellevue Sinclair Monticello Franklin Equipment Co Dubuque Central Cafe Joe Martin Elwood Dubuque Nyc Bowman’s Cowboys Dubuque K. C Lost Nation DeWitt Moose Zemanek Insurance Co Dubuque

Trotters Clash Ends Grand Circuit Meet in Syracuse

A collision between Grantown and Edgar Hanover threw both drivers but left them unharmed as the Grand Circuit meet closed in Syracuse New York. The feature $1 000 purse for 2 14 pacers was won by On Time owned by Good Time stable Goshen New York driven by Harry Craig.

Syracuse Grantown George E. Collins Waterloo N. Y Ed Covert Edgar Hanover Thomas Gaines Sherburne Vic Fleming On Time Good Time Stable Goshen Harry Craig

Football critics weigh future of amateur and pro play

Moray Eby recalls 1906 reforms and praises the forward pass as football evolves. Vee Green questions knowledge of the game while predicting room for both amateur and professional football. Vee Green notes pro centers may grow, but amateur football remains beloved nationwide. Jason Saunderson cites pay-player concerns and PAC and NCAA cleanup efforts.

Eby Theodore Roosevelt Vee Green Drake University Phog Green Jason Saunderson Sioux

Athletes Are Tough As Ever Says Whit

Whit recounts coach Frank Leahy claiming today’s athletes are less rugged, but notes memory and context distort comparisons. The piece cites Tommy Harmon, Pug Lund, Joe Louis, Rudy York and teams like the Cardinals and Dodgers to argue that athletes have endured tough competition across eras.

Whit Tommy Harmon Pug Lund Minnesota Iowa Joe Louis Cardinals Dodgers Rudy York

Son of Tommy Gibbons Dies in Montana

John A Gibbons, 21, son of former heavyweight contender Tommy Gibbons, died in Kalispell Montana after a foot infection. He had been working at Glacier National Park this summer. His father, Hennepin County Sheriff, and his stepmother flew from St Paul to be at his bedside.

Kalispell, Mont Ins John A Gibbons Tommy Gibbons Kalispell Hospital Young Gibbons Glacier National Park Hennepin County Minn St. Paul

Fishermen reel in record catfish near Town City river

John Rohner John Drees and Bob Hess landed a 344s pound channel catfish along the Town City river south of Town City marking a local record. The piece also notes duck season opens Oct 16 with a federal stamp needed and urges lake restoration at Cedar Lake.

Chael Town City Towa Town City John Rohner John Drees Bob Hess Wapsie River Nathan OR. Grassfield Rockford Road Grassfield Clair Adams Anamosa

West Liberty Prepares for 1941 Southeastern Iowa Schedule

West Liberty football coach Ray Forbes announced the squad is ready for a 1941 schedule. The team will face Southeastern Iowa rivals and neighbor towns Lone Tree and Columbus Junction with games at home and away. The schedule lists Lone Tree Anamosa University High Mt Vernon Tipton Columbus Junction Monticello and Weet Breerh with dates in September through November.

West Liberty Ray Forbes Southeastern Iowa Lone Tree Columbus Junction Anamosa University High Mt. Vernon Tipton Monticello

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