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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
2
The Gazette KCRG selects a team after Sunday’s Roosevelts rink Silver Skates races to Chicago January 21 22. Top performers earn silver skates awards and possible trips. entries near 100, with skaters from Cedar Rapids and northeast Iowa.
Notre Dame undefeated in 38 games tops the AP year end poll as the nation’s outstanding team for 1949 with 213 points. The New York Yankees place second with 149 points followed by Kentucky basketball and the Philadelphia Eagles in the top four. Other leading teams include the Minneapolis Lakers and Cleveland Browns in the top ten.
In Montgomery Alabama the St. Louis Cardinals purchased the Montgomery Rebels of the Southeastern League on Wednesday. The move transfers ownership of the Rebels to the MLB club, expanding its farm system and regional presence.
Oelwein hosts February boys sectional play with eight teams posting a combined 32 wins and 40 losses as of January 1. Standouts include Stanley led by Vic Eschen and parochials Indépendence St. John’s and Immaculate Conception Fairbank 8 2 and 4 1 records. The field features uneven records across classes A and B with Sacred Heart and Fairbank S C posting notable wins.
The lead in Cedar Rapids city basketball will be decided Thursday as Wilson and Roosevelt meet at Coe college gym. The game moved from Friday to Thursday and from Roosevelt’s floor to Coe’s gym with both teams 2-0 in city play. The varsity tips at 8 30 after a 7 o’clock sophomore game.
The Millersburg sextet improved to 14-3 with a 56-37 win over Marengo on Millersburg court. Mary O'Meara led Millersburg with 31 points, while Jean McAndrews was held to 17 for Marengo and Lois Hendricks scored 13 for the losers. Luke Carney added 18 for Millersburg.
Stan McGuire 22 and Bill Corvallis 21 died after a toboggan pulled by a car swerved into a vehicle driven by Vernon Heckert on the Oregon State campus. McGuire was captain-elect of the OSU football team and a leading placekicker. Corvallis pitched for the Santa Barbara farm club of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
New York AP reports Carmine Vingo, a Bronx heavyweight, showed a decided improvement Thursday but remained in critical condition at St. Clare's hospital after injuries.
Iowa plans a 28 game 1950 baseball slate under Director Paul Err with 16 non conference contests and 12 conference games. Coach Otto Vogel arranged the league dates at the December meeting and the team will train in Missouri and Arkansas during Easter vacation.
Norman Oklahoma AP reports Oklahoma spokesman denied any negotiations are underway for a football series with Notre Dame. Coach Bud Wilkinson hopes to talk with Notre Dame officials, but no schedule changes have been made. Notre Dame was ranked No 1 and Oklahoma No 2 last season.
Roosevelt and Arthur rinks are available now for public skating with Bever and Riverside set to open by Saturday. Cedar Rapids playground commissioner Nevin Nichols announced the openings while noting water spraying touched Roosevelt six times Arthur three Bever one and Riverside one during operations Wednesday and Thursday.
New York Giants sign veteran outfielder Mike McCormick as bench insurance for the 1950 season. McCormick, who helped two NL pennant winners, was released by the Brooklyn Dodgers after a poor season with the Brooks. He previously played for the Reds and Braves in the NL since 1940.
Washington reports the National Boxing Association warns television is reducing boxing attendance across the country. Col Heinie Miller notes many fans watch bouts at home, while cities without telecasting, like San Francisco and Montreal, see rising gate receipts. The NBA also cites few challengers for Ezzard Charles, heavyweight champion, and lists top contenders and stars across weight classes.
IOWA CITY the University of Iowa Field House hosts the Iowa AAU championships in men’s swimming and diving on January 21 with nine senior events on a 75 foot course plus four junior events. The national junior 1500-meter freestyle race is set as a feature open to first-time freestyle winners in AAU meets. James Counsilman notes entry blanks have gone to over 40 organizations as Iowa defends its team title from Ames.
The Nebraska Kansas State basketball game scheduled for Saturday in Manhattan has been postponed to March 11. The delay was caused by glass backboard delivery issues for the Kansas State court which are now required by conference rule.
Matchmaker Tex Salkeld offered Ezzard Charles 35000 dollars plus 37 percent of net receipts to defend his world heavyweight title against Joe Kahut in Portland next summer. Kahut, 26, from near Woodburn, Ore., knocked out Tony Bosnich in three rounds last month.
Bob Brooks presents a recap of the Wilson versus Roosevelt basketball game broadcast on KCRG Thursday night starting at 8 15 with game highlights and key plays.
Sports editor Gammon lists the top blocking players of 1949 from Notre Dame Iowa California Duke Princeton Alabama Missouri and others. He calls Martin Notre Dame’s captain and the best blocker while noting several stars from Iowa and Minnesota among his selections.
Ripon arrives at Cog Fieldhouse aiming to topple Coe in a pivotal Midwest conference showdown. The Reds, led by center Kermit Weiske, seek to extend a dark horse surge after beating Knox 81 40 and edging Northwestern 58 55 as Weiske nears 1 000 career points.
Lisbon superintendent George M. Brooke announced the Linn County girls tournament schedule. Games run January 17 18 19 and 21 at Lisbon gym. Top teams Walker undefeated in 15 games and Coggan 9-2 lead the field with several semifinal and final rounds listed with officials Dick Clark and Joe Lambert credited.
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