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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1944
Page
17
John Marsh of Chicago criticizes bowl game promoters for commercialism and wartime indifference. He argues players deserve a cut of proceeds and urges charities to benefit, citing East West and Sun Bowls. Mentions Occupation and Occupy as Futurity winners.
Indianapolis based story notes Valparaiso University basketball aims for height with an average of 6 ft 5 in. players led by Don Warnke 6 ft 10 in Milt Schoon 6 ft 9 in and scoring star Bob Dille 6 ft 3 in. The squad, civilian roster, features 60 plus point totals in six games and emphasizes rest with a policy of getting plenty of sleep.
In a holiday season with limited leagues several bowlers posted strong numbers. McAvoy led with a 646 series by firing 181 214 251 in the American Legion league. Langham and Hammar, two former major leaguers, led Niagara Smoke Shop with 631 and 611 in Parlor City.
John Pesky former Boston Red Sox infielder was named man of the decade by the National Baseball Congress on its tenth anniversary. The award recognizes outstanding sandlot players and teams over the last ten years. Pesky played with the Silverton Oregon Red Sox in 1938 and 39.
Jake Early, catcher for the Washington Senators, faces army induction at Camp Croft after passing preliminaries. If drafted, he predicts the rotation of knuckleball specialists will punish his catching as he plans to serve his country and perhaps miss several night games, while spearheading the Senators' hopes as he braces for new mound foes.
Frank Powers urges readers to value outdoor time and avoid overstepping fish and game limits. He warns that overharvesting harms the state and future generations, notes the Mississippi wall eye issue, and praises 1943 Iowa hunting and fishing, including quail, pheasant, squirrel, rabbit, and duck seasons with strong populations.
The piece weighs how long top athletes in boxing, baseball, golf, and other sports can sustain peak form after war service. It weighs Joe Louis Bobby Feller Ted Williams Hank Greenberg Joe DiMaggio and others, estimating potential returns and remaining prime years if fighting ends by 1945.
Former NFL star Lou Gordon was rejected for military service in Chicago due to a knee problem. He played tackle for the Chicago Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and Green Bay Packers during his professional career.
Arrangements set for a wrestling program in Cedar Rapids on Sunday January 9 featuring Maurice Tillet the French Angel leading six heavyweights with a combined 1515 pounds. Opponent Jack Ross of Boston weighs 240 and Polish giant Wladek Talun at 290 tops the bout card with 250 pound Canadian angel and 40 pound head start. Referee Alex Fidler will preside as George Mack and Jerry Gordon open the show at 830 with advance tickets at the 312 Grill.
Waite Hoyt lines up as the radio voice for the Yankees and Giants this season. The Brooklyn native has a storied World Series record with the Yankees and Athletics, including numerous series appearances and a 18 inning four game series mark.
Basketball games in the Y M CA league at the Y gym start at 7 PM Monday. Undefeated Link Belt Speeder faces Towa Engineering at 8. Second place Colonial Bakers meet Iowa Manufacturing at 9. Non resident teams Alburnett and Keystone open the program.
Stan Musial of St Louis captured the slugging crown with 347 total bases in 617 at bats. Stan Nicholsons 128 RBIs led NL, while Augie Galan and Randy Dick Bartell earned other notable honors. Bob Elliott led AL with 161 RBIs. Sid Gordon stranded 26 double plays for New York. Card pitchers Cooper Pollet and Lamer anchored a record 70 games by Ace Adams as NL posted fewest errors.
SLI led 17 7 at halftime then Dark returned an Aggie kick and, with Vincent Buckley and Buckley again, Scored twice more for SLI. Mary Dark added a third score as SLI sealed a 24 7 victory over Arkansas A and M highlighted by Marshall Pillow and Buckley.
Funeral arrangements were set in Miami for William Isnatius Connolly also known as Billy Davis a 61 year old former trainer of top prizefighters. He died Friday night from injuries sustained in a traffic accident.
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