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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1939

Page

5

Better Officiating Boon to Basketball

New York officials say standardized officiating will lift basketball this season by eliminating home town bias. Coaches from Oklahoma Texas Southern California praised Garden officials after the all-star week double header and noted consistent calls and fewer personals.

New York Madison Square Garden Southern California Long Island University Texas Manhattan Bruce Drake Oklahoma the Garden George Barsi Santa Clara Jack Gray Sam Barry Gray Pat Kennedy

Penick And Ford, Quaker Oats Win Basketball Games

Penick and Ford defeated Iowa Manufacturing 18 to 15 in Allied Industrial league action led by Blahnik with 9 points. Quaker Oats beat Witwer Grocer 34 to 26 behind McGill 14, Kitch 7, and Swift 6. Friday’s schedule lists Wilson & Co. vs Honeymead and Light Co. vs La Plant Choate.

Penick and Ford Iowa Manufacturing Company Blahnik Hays Quaker Oats Company Witwer Grocer McGill Kitch Swift Jed Groves Haworth Wilson and Company Honeymead Light Company la Plant-Choate Quaker Oats Co Lewe Wgroves Bwitt V.haworth Currell Reed Mullins Penick & Ford Yowa Ma. Co Tee Fe Kropenske Frisch Kaverick Lays Ne.nelson Krumbholtz OjLoufek Wessel Kinney Ravel J.nelson Bruce O'Snellman

Russell Ream Sets New 675 High in Red Crown League

Russell Ream posted a new high total of 675 over three games for Jones' Skelly Service in Red Crown Oil and Automotive league action on Wednesday night. He opened with two 246s for high single honors as Standard Tire Co. pulled a one game edge atop the standings after wins over Standard Body and Fender Co. Champlin Refining Co. swept three from S and W.

Russell Ream Red Crown Oil and Automotive League Jones’ Skelly Service Standard Tire Co Standard Body Fender Co Champlin Refining Co S and W LeRoy Faunt Krueger la Plant Choate No Dunlop Town Manufacturing Gazette Jerry Kroulik Mike Simitz Loyal Ewaldt Vern Hansen Sam Palumbo Bachman Lee Gearhart Pet Standard Tire Co Nee Champlin Refining Allen Motor Thee Neie Jones Skelly Te Eee Hubbard Ice Pa Moose Lode Eagles Lodec Ees Bupane Gas O'Meara Clothing Red Crown Pet. Hamm's Beer Slosten's Trophies Wilson and Co, Et Veer Jack Sprat Limback Lumber P.M. Lattner Stellar Service Crew Colonial Baking Co. Vee Penick and Ford Seen Oe All Gold Foods Eddy Paper Co Witwer Grocer Leneue. Pet Life Beverage Streamliners Bull Telephone CO LEAG Aes Allen Motor and Auto Eea Jones’ Skelly Texaco Chevrolet Body & Fender Tenth Street Waener Fox Head Tavern otpAage Drews Locksmiths Anlansen Tone Kroulik Nick & Ford Brer_ Rabbit o Megh Fine Borschet Vermont Heath Town Mix Industrial League la Plant-Choate Faunt la Ant Carrithers Ve Dearborn Brass Ve Metropolitan Supply Kerns Ve Penford Oppenheimer Ion Ist

Formal opening planned for Cedar Rapids skating rink Sunday

The Cedar Rapids Winter Sports club will formally open the Robins lake lagoon rink next Sunday. Ice is thick and skating is allowed daily from 1 to 10 pm weekdays and 10 am to 10 pm weekends. A warming house rest rooms and music system enhance the facility with memberships at 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for under 14. More than 250 members are already listed as the club expands from skating to skiing and bob sledding.

Robins Lake Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Young Men’s Bureau The Chamber of Commerce

Ohio State Falls to Kentucky in Sugar Bowl Clash

In New Orleans Kentucky Wildcats beat Ohio State Buckeyes 36 to 30 in a rough Sugar Bowl basketball final before about 7 000 fans. Layton Rouse scored two late field goals sealing Kentucky's win as Ohio State trailed by two at five minutes remaining.

New Orleans University of Kentucky Wildcats Ohio State University Buckeyes Kentucky Wildcats Pittsburgh Ohio Staters Ohio State Layton Rouse Mies Ee White Goss Farnsley Bowshier OlClugelsh Mickelson King Rouse McLain Huber Satler Staker Fisher Dawson Nichols Lynch Mess

Purdue Cagers Triumph Over Southern Methodist in 48 26 Victory

Purdue University crushed Southern Methodist 48 to 26 in Lafayette, improving to a third straight intersectional win and a fifth victory in seven pre conference games. Bob Igney and sophomore Don Blanken sparked a second period surge with seven field goals in under four minutes to pull away.

Purdue Jones Blanken Attiorney Keeton Koerschat Wilkerson Sprowl Spracuo Chapman Caress Conrad

Oregon Cagers Run Wild At Augustana

The University of Oregon basketball team routed Augustana College 57 to 22 in Rock Island. Oregon led 18 to 10 at halftime as Dick and Anderson each scored 11 points. Willard Anderson led Augustana with 7 points in a lopsided win.

Moline, Ill INS University of Oregon Augustana College of Rock Island Oregon Anderson Willard Anderson

Anderson and Schroeder Head West for Coaches Meet

Dr. Eddie N. Anderson University of Iowa football coach and Prof. E. G. Schroeder director of athletics depart Iowa City by train for Los Angeles to attend the National Coaches Association meeting. Anderson will return Tuesday and Schroeder will visit USC and Stanford before returning. They plan to see the Rose Bowl game Tennessee vs. USC.

Iowa City Eddie N. Anderson University of Iowa E. G. Schroeder Los Angeles Calif National Coaches Association Anderson Schroeder University of Southern California Stanford University Tennessee

Coaches drop writers as Rose Bowl prep continues

In Pasadena Tennessee coach Robert Neyland and USC coach Howard Jones announce they will rely on their own preparations for the Rose Bowl. Neyland highlights back Johnny Rhett Butler while Cafego’s role is reexamined. Jones plans to start his usual lineup as USC remains injury free.

Pasadena Calif Robert R. Neyland Howard Harding Jones Tennessee Southern California Neyland Vol Johnny Rhett) Butler George Cafego Alabama Vanderbilt Butler U.S.C Jones

Floating elbow shocks Racine gas attendant

Elmer Mahnke, a gasoline station attendant in Racine Wisconsin, injured his left hand when an air needle attached to a high pressure tank pierced his skin while inflating a basketball. His hand and arm swelled but a doctor said the swelling would recede without harmful effects.

Racine Wis Elmer Mahnke Mahnke

Ely Independents Triumph Over Junior I O O F

Ely Independents defeated the Cedar Rapids I O O F 36 to 18 on Tuesday night. D Clark and Sla dek starred for Ely while Zitek and Feiercisen led the lodge team.

Ely Ely Independents Cedar Rapids I. O. O. F D. Clark Sladek Zitek Feiercisen Lodge D.clark Zikmund Truman Stahle Hach Skripsky Felereisen

Scoring Roundup From Associated Press College Games

Southern California 63 Nebraska 48 Notre Dame 6 Temple 30 28 Purdue 18 SMU 36 Grinnell 47 Cornell 45 Minnesota 43 Washington 41 Indiana State 49 Oregon State 38 Michigan State 33 Kentucky 36 Colorado 49 St. Johns Minnesota 45 Moorhead Teachers 16 Augustana South Dakota 4 Valley City Northern Teachers 43 Concordia Minnesota 53.

Associated Preau Southern California Utah Nebraska Notre Dame Temple Furdue Southern Methodist Gresen Augustama HII Grinnell Cornell Iawa Minnnesota Washington Indiana Dequesme Oregon State Michigan State A Kentucky Okio Colorado St. Jergs St. John’s Minn Moorhead Teachera

Beare Leads Blahnik Phalanx In Tight Basketball Row

Unclear OCR text lists players Beare Hunnicutt Blahnik Schuknecht Johnson Gibson Dvorak Anderson DiGray lsmith Phalanx Has-Beens. Totals show 33 8 8 and 265 elsewhere. No clear game outcome or context available from fragment.

Indiana Triumph Over Duquesne 51 49 After Late Rally

Indiana edges Duquesne 51 to 49 as Herman Schaefer fuels a comeback in the final minutes. Bill Menke leads with 22 points for the Hoosiers in a tense 51 49 victory over the previously unbeaten Duquesne squad.

Pittsburgh Indiana Hoosiers Duquesne University Duquesne Herman Schaefer Bill Menke Schaefer Fort P Fe McCreary Becker U Milkovich Norsey Adams Torphy O'Lacesy Menke Kagperik Huffman Widowitz Debnar R. Menke Armstrong Milkovich Kasperik Calvin Bolster Dave Fawcett

Johnny Paychek Faces New Legal Fight Over Manager Contract

CHICAGO AP A injunction bars John J Paychek from fighting until contracts signed by Clarence W. Rapp are made, amid an accounting suit charging breach of contract by Paychek manager Harold Steinman and promoter Pinky George. Rapp claims a 1935 agreement to manage Paychek and 10 percent of purses, arguing earnings exceed 25 000 and he is entitled to one third. The Illinois athletic commission recently recognized Steinman as Paychek’s manager instead of Rapp.

Chicago John J. Paychek Clarence W. Rapp Charles A. Williams Rapp Paychek Harold Steinman Pinky George Des Moines Steinman

Reds Sign Red Barrett For 1940 Pitching Deal

Cincinnati Reds sign young right hander Charles Red Barrett to a 1940 contract. Terms not disclosed. Barrett walked into the club’s office Wednesday to finalize the deal.

Cincinnati Charles “Red” Barrett Cincinnati Reds

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