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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1947
Page
3
Franklin high of Cedar Rapids edged Des Moines 29 to 28 as junior Dorman scored 49 seconds into the final period to seal the win. Des Moines played without top forward Tom Crabbe who stayed home with influenza.
Dubuque High opened its 1947-48 Mississippi Valley campaign with a 60-37 victory over Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids Friday night. Ralph Richman led with 21 points as the Rams raced ahead, never trailed, and held Roosevelt to a poor shooting percentage.
McKinley defeated Springville 49 23 as Dutton led scoring with 10 points and Clark added three straight field goals. The game featured numerous fouls and miscues with Springville slipping to 2 losses in a row after an earlier defeat to Anamosa.
New York AP reports Joe Louis retained the World heavyweight title after a split decision over Jersey Joe Walcott at Madison Square Garden. The 15 round bout drew 18,194 fans, a record gate of 216,477, with Louis knocked down twice and sustaining facial injuries while Walcott protested the scoring amid postfight controversy.
Murphy's edged the John Beck quintet 37-33 in the YMCA Commercial league feature. Friday night play also saw Joe and Cliff's defeat Walford 37-14 and Searles Dairy win 39-23 over Culver Motors.
Unbeaten Wilson welcomes Center Point at 8 15 p m Saturday night with a 6 45 p m preliminary in a double bill The varsity game will be aired on Ga zette FM station KCRK Cedar Rapids based McKinley meets East Waterloo after a Friday night win over Springville.
Maquoketa high school wrestling defeated an inexperienced Bear squad 32 to 14 in a preliminary to the McKinley Springville game. Salzbrenner McK teed V Resdeux M cK in 1 40. Lancaster McK beat Keith Keim in 1 12. Morehead M defeated Jerry Badker. Straub McK beat Dick Salome in 1 50. Wilbur Salzbrenner McK defeated R Phillips. Morehead M won over Dick Burcurt. Mayberry M beat Gary Hootman in 1 30. Orr M defeated Leonard Jansa in 2 00. J Smith M beat Roland Lovellett in 3 1. Joe Abeasely McK defeated Niebel M in 5 20. Hodges McK and Scholl M drew in overtime.
SIOUX FALLS SD Luther college of Decorah defeated Augustana 65 48 here Friday night. Vegiahn paced the scoring for the Iowans with 17 points on seven field goals and three free throws.
Norway-Elberts led with 20 points as Norway defeated Blairstown 57 to 13. Half time stood 26 to 8. Koehn was Blairstown’s high scorer with seven. Norway girls then beat Seashowe 50 to 12.
United Press summaries quote Shirley Povich and Joe Williams on the Joe Louis versus Jersey Joe Walcott bout at Madison Square Garden. Walcott defeated Louis in 15 rounds, ending Louis's reign, while judges controversially upheld the decision and Louis seemed to surrender the title.
Louis retained the title amid boos and mixed feelings after a hard fought 15 round bout with Jersey Joe Walcott. Louis admitted disappointment in his performance while noting a damaged right hand and bruised left eye. Walcott’s agility and rhythm troubled Louis, who sought a knockout with trainer Mannie Seamon pushing for more aggression.
In a tense dressing room scene Joe Walcott, exhausted and convinced he won, said Louis apologized. Louis admitted uncertainty, praised Walcott’s effort, and indicated Walcott deserves another title shot, while both men described the bout as hard fought and close.
NY AP reports Joe Louis in Madison Square Garden dressing room after a fight. He wears a white bathrobe, eye swollen, lips puffed, trainer Manny Seamon says he fractured his right hand in the fifth round. Louis admits disappointment, thoughts he won, but feels disgust with himself as photographers crowd around. He heads to the shower with a cap on.
Brooklyn AP Leo Durocher was reinstated as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers by Branch Rickey, replacing Burt Shotton after a season-long suspension by Commissioner Chandler. Durocher, who reportedly signed a 1947 contract for 50000, faced hearings in Sarasota and St Petersburg last March over conduct detrimental to baseball.
St Wenceslaus Red Hawks lost to St Patrick’s of Iowa City 31 29 on their home court. Merl Herdliska led St Pat’s with nine points while Jim Treeka scored 13 for St Wenceslaus. Fouls plagued both teams as several players left the game. late free throws by Budreau sealed the Irish win. Bernie Drahozal led St Pat’s reserves with 13 points in a 39 19 win for the subs.
St Patrick’s defeated Immaculate Conception 36 29 at St Patrick’s gym. Bud Gillis led scoring with 15 points, capitalizing on a late surge in the fourth quarter. Walt Hansen added strong first-half scoring as St Patrick’s built a 17 7 halftime edge and withstood IC’s late push to secure a fourth straight win. Immaculate Conception’s reserves later rolled to a 42 5 win over St Patrick’s reserves with nine by Jack Marshall.
Special to The Gazette Mt Vernon high school edged Marion 41 40 Friday night as Donald amp DeCamp scored the deciding free throw with under five seconds left. DeCamp led Mt Vernon with 26 points while Marion’s Lloyd Olmstead led all scorers with 15.
Elkader junior college rallied from a 15-14 halftime deficit to beat Clinton 42-30 on Friday night. Duane Vorwald led Elkader with 14 points while Clinton’s Fenn topped scorers with 16.
A dense roundup of basketball scores across high school and college play. Dubuque defeated Roosevelt 66 37, McKinley trounced Springville 49 23, and St Patrick's led reserves against Gics 31 29. Larger college results include Grinnell over Cornell 50 36 and Luther over Augustana 65 48.
In Champaign Illinois under new coach Harry Combes Illinois led Coe 34 17 at halftime and rolled to a 67 27 victory. Gallagher led Coe with six points highlighting over head shots while Osterkorn and Eddieman contributed for Illinois with sustained shooting as Coe struggled to keep pace. Officials were Jim Crowe and Jim Currie.
Grinnell College's fast, aggressive defense stifled Cornell to win 50-36 in the Midwest conference opener. Jim Henry led with 12 points and Verne Hull added 11 as Grinnell built a 28-13 halftime lead, then maintained pressure throughout.
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