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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
11
Sports writer Slip Madigan weighs Rose Bowl prospects for Alabama and USC, Sugar Bowl clash Oklahoma A&M versus St Marys, Shrine East West, and Orange and Cotton bowl outlooks. He rates Alabama versus USC as close, Oklahoma A&M favored over St Marys, and Texas over Missouri in Cotton Bowl with Pacific Coast hopes for a Rose Bowl repeat.
Washington announces 29 signings and nine contract options for 1946. Key 1945 roster stars Sammy Baugh and Steve Bagarus headline the group, with backfield and line players listed. New signings include Al Couppee, John Briscoe, and Jack Jenkins among others.
In a tight game, McQuillen Lipp ee clinched a 19 point win for Oneida against Tripoli. High scoring drive propelled the hosts as fans cheered the close contest.
Bookies released the initial odds for the post season games with generous points. Rose Bowl features Alabama against Southern California with a hefty 13 point spread. Oklahoma A M faces a 5 point line in the Cotton Bowl while Texas meets Missouri at 13 percent indicated.
Oklahoma City AP reports a marquee semi final pairing in the all college tournament. Kansas faces Oklahoma Aggies with Bob Kurland and Charlie Black competing, coached by Phog Allen and Henry Iba, following earlier wins by Kansas 42 34 and Oklahoma State 69 34.
In the Oklahoma Oo Tournament recap, Kansas beats Rice Baylor 42 to 40, Lesberville leads 36. Oklahoma defeats Texas Christian 59 to 44 and Texas 34 to 0 in the same report.
Benny Leonard former world lightweight boxing champion was promoted from lieutenant commander to a full commander in the U S maritime service on Thursday.
Jack Sharkey says Louis will KO Conn easily in the next title bout, comparing Louis to a sunlit beach rival slapping away a buzzing fly. Jimmy Johnston agrees Louis wins in five or six rounds next summer, noting Conn relied on speed and will not keep it. Johnston adds Conn is emotional while Louis remains cool and collected.
San Francisco veteran sports writer Harry B. Smith reports the victory bond campaign total at 8 061 625 dollars as the drive gains national lead. He notes strong public support and continued fundraising momentum across the nation.
Iowa conservation officials report 1945 hunting season mixed. Quail and rabbit hunts were strong, ducks were fair with fewer birds, geese totaled about two thousand, pheasant and squirrel hunting averaged with fewer pheasants flushed, and wardens note more hunters seeking farmers permission to hunt.
Ottumwa navy preflight school will enter Drake relays next spring and field baseball, football, basketball, track, and swimming teams. Capt. Thomas P. Jeter says Ottumwa station will soon become a full preflight school. A small cadre already plays on the current basketball squad, with it remaining partly a naval air station team.
Montreal defeated Toronto 4 to 2 and Detroit edged New York 3 to 2 to improve in the NHL race. Montreal holds first place, three points ahead of Chicago, while Detroit moves into undisputed third, passing Boston.
The regional A Z A basketball final will be decided Thursday as Des Moines and Omaha No 100 advanced with two wins each. Des Moines beat Council Bluffs 20 12 and Sioux City 29 26 while Omaha No 100 defeated Omaha No 1 16 15 and Lincoln Neb 28 25.
A sports observer critiques the push to fit bowl games into collegiate athletics. Critics warn Rose Bowl expansion could erode amateurism, widen the Big Ten’s reach, and strain players with year-round commitments while risking scholastic performance.
The piece argues against college teams touring Madison Square Garden as a money making racket. It praises the East West Shrine game as a bounded fundraiser benefiting crippled children. It notes high salaries in a proposed all America league and questions viability in Buffalo and Miami markets.
In Manila the Okinawa team captured the army Olympics basketball title by defeating Leyte 48 to 38. Lt Henry Benders of Brooklyn, a 1942 LIU All American, scored 17 points to lead the victors while teammates include Leonard and Howard Rader Floyd Bates of Flint and Bob Eans. Leyte’s top scorer was Lt Dick Holub, another former LIU standout.
Word reached Thursday that St Ambrose academy could not fill its scheduled Friday night date against Immaculate Conception high school. As a result, the game has been canceled.
EDGEWATER PARK Mississippi AP Coach Jimmy Phelan of St Marys said he and assistant Marty Kordick signed five year contracts to coach the Gaels. Phelan said the deal makes him athletic director and the school will add track to its program. Salaries were not announced.
Sports notes report quick bouts with boxers including John Eskew of Brockton stopping Billy at 165 pounds and Billy Napper at 138 in Brooklyn. Steve Bellus 144 and Bob Satterfield of Chicago fought Benny McCombs in Flint, Michigan with a knockout outcome.
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