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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1946
Page
4
Poor winter conditions at Roosevelt rink force postponement of the ice meet planned for Sunday Dec 29. A new tentative date of Thursday Jan 3 at 7 30 p m is set. skaters should report by 7 p m. Entries are few. Ed Shimek a veteran skater enters senior division for strong competition.
Al Meier Cedar Rapids 118 pounds stops Louis Peabody of Galesburg in 43 seconds to extend his knockout streak to seven with four first round KOs. Bill Stoll Dean Housel and Bob Carew headline a busy card as crowd roars greet close results and fast finishes at the Memorial Coliseum amateur show.
Michigan opens a two game series with Iowa State and wins 58 to 37 led by Gerrit Wierda Boyd McCaslin and Bill Roberts each with 13 points. Iowa State threatened briefly after halftime but could not regain momentum as Rollin Kuebler led Cyclones with 12 points.
Des Moines reports that Charles B. Wilkinson 31 former Oklahoma assistant is the leading candidate for Drake University's coaching job. Two other finalists will be interviewed. salary talks ongoing. Drake opposes athletic scholarships per President Harmon.
Iowa Manufacturing defeated Universal Engineering 52 to 38 as Bob Tvrdik led with 16 points and Jim Ryan scored 14 for the losers. Collins radio beat Cherry-Burrell 32 to 25 behind Dick Block's 15 points. Quaker Oats edged Fruehauf Trailer 35 to 31 with Lloyd Hoyle scoring 15 for the victors.
The Famous Globe Trotters, a top Negro basketball quintet, face the Van Horne Vets at Van Horne High School gym on Sunday December 29. Led by sharpshooter Cleo Johnson, the team brings cage finesse and hoop antics. Tipoff is at 2 30 PM.
Notre Dame beat Dartmouth 66 to 55 in the college doubleheader finale at the arena before 7,936 fans. Leo Barnhorst led with 14 points and George Ratterman added 13, supported by 10 each from Kevin O'Shea Jim O'Halloran and Jack Brennan.
Notre Dame and Navy signed contracts to extend their football rivalry for the 1948 and 1949 seasons. Athletic Director Frank Leahy announced approval of agreements with the U S Naval Academy, with the 1947 game already on the schedule for November 1. The series includes prior meetings such as a 28 0 Irish win last season and 6 6 tie in 1945 plus a 32 13 Navy win in 1944.
Illinois head coach Ray Eliot dismissed center Lou Donoho and fullback Ray Florek for violating the curfew rule. Donoho, a six foot junior from Salem, started one game this year and was seen as a potential understudy to Mac Wenskunas who awaits a doctor's report on appendicitis. Florek, a 199 pound Chicago native, was sidelined by a knee injury this season.
The Van Horne Vets beat Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve 35 to 28 at Van Horne. Mease led with nine points while O Berthein added nine for the Naval Reserve. Van Horne has an open date on Jan 13 and teams interested in playing at Van Horne should contact Danney Schallan.
In Minneapolis Hamline University with mostly reserves defeated Stanford 33 to 26 before about 2 800 fans. Freshman Hal Haskins led Hamline with 13 points while center Vern Mikkelsen added 10. Stanford’s Steve Stephenson ranked high for the Indians with seven.
The Ohio State basketball team lost to California 57 to 47 on Friday in Berkeley. California led 27 to 18 at halftime amid the Pacific Coast Conference game.
AP basketball notes list multiple games and results including Notre Dame defeating Dartmouth 93 to 55, St Louis 62 over Texas Christian 40, Oklahoma City tournament semifinals with Oklahoma Aggies 40 Texas 39, Drake 68 over South Dakota 33, and regional results from Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin areas with various scores and pairings.
Chicago AP reports Frank Leahy Notre Dame football coach says he was offered the Chicago Rockets job but will return to Notre Dame next season and for as many years as they will have him. He stresses unfounded rumors of departure and notes a nine year remaining on his ten year contract.
Washington University basketball beats Minnesota 61 to 47 in Seattle, snapping the Gophers' win streak. Huskies had a 29 27 halftime edge and previously swept a two game set with Ohio State the prior weekend.
In Des Moines Atlantic defeats Iowa City 24 to 23 at the Iowa High School Athletic Association coaching clinic. Whitey Myers hit two free throws to break a 21 21 tie with five minutes left as Atlantic claimed the lead to the end. Danbury beat Melbourne 68 33 in opening game as Numa topped Monona 41 40.
Drake Bulldogs beat South Dakota 69 to 33 in the first annual Corn Bowl basketball tournament opener. Drake built a 29 to 9 halftime lead and expanded to a 47 point margin early in the second half. Players listed include Olle rich Ollrich Edling Fethard Flick and for South Dakota Carlson D Tensendorf Padnes Luby Rathbun Van Arsdale.
Creighton overcomes a 24-21 halftime deficit to defeat Denver 47-35. Bob Salen fuels the comeback with an 11-point second half burst while Ward Gibson leads Creighton with 15 points.
New York AP The Chicago Bears line coach Heartly Hunk Anderson was fined 250 dollars by Commissioner Bert Bell for conduct detrimental to the welfare of the National Football League. The penalty followed his remarks at a Detroit luncheon criticizing Lions coaching and management, which Anderson said were constructive and not hostile. Bell said Mandel appealed for leniency and no harsher penalty was imposed.
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