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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1936
Page
10
Jimmy Skeeter Webb signed with the Cedar Rapids Raiders, boosting optimism for a big 1936 season. Webb, a .320 hitter with strong defense, is wintering in Meridian Mississippi and praised for a substantial salary increase.
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne memorial events are planned for March 4 by the Rockne club in Kansas City. Dr Nigro, club president, says the ceremony will honor Rockne’s youthful achievements and lasting athletic influence with services at Notre Dame and a remembrance at the crash site near Bazaar Binwar Kar.
Marengo sports fans faced scheduling shifts as heavy snow disrupted three cage games. District action resumes with Divs we skart Pedre on Monday and three remaining matches through Friday. Local county tournament actions feature Marengo advancing after the first round with a Friday game against Centor.
Mount Vernon Cornell edges Illinois 15 12 in a rally from a tied 12 12 at the final bout. Bunch, Cornell heavyweight, won a deciding match to extend the team's win streak to thirteen and his own to fifteen consecutive duals. Illinois started strong with wins by Blum and Pakutinsky, but Cornell responded with victories by Brand, Cole, and Weiler to seal the meet.
CHICAGO UP The United States will bid for serious international table tennis honours at the tenth world championships in Prague Czechoslovakia in March 1918. The American team includes Ruth Hughes Aarons New York Jay Purves Des Plaines Emily Fuller Roth Schom Corinne Migneco Salem Mass.
SOUTH BEND Notre Dame football captain elect Bill Smith underwent kidney stone surgery yesterday at Maya Brothers clinic Rochester Minnesota. Smith had a similar operation last August 15 and was unable to play last fall. He is expected to be available next season according to Elmer Layden.
Paris boxing card features Lou Brouard of Worcester Massachusetts, former welterweight and middleweight champion, facing Marcel Thal of France, acclaimed as Europe’s middleweight champion, in a return bout Monday night.
Glenn Cunningham anchored the University of Iowa sorority relay for Courier hall with a 157 half mile but a 200 yard handicap kept his team from first. Des Moines sophomore Lyle won the half mile for Alpha Chi Omega, while Phi Kappa Psi took the fraternity relay crown as about 200 participants swirled through the all university carnival.
Creighton University basketball led by captain Engel Bretson with 15 points defeated Grinnell College 43 to 27 in Omaha Saturday night. It marked Creighton's sixteenth consecutive victory over Grinnell.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City A two weeks in termission from competition will be taken by all University of Iowa sport teams until the end of final examinations Feb The basketball game against Michigan at Ann Arbor Monday night will be the last Hawkeye contest until the Drake cage engagement Feb A total of eight events have been booked for next month.
Johnny Revolta won the 1935 pro title and a $1,000 purse, leading the year’s money winners with $9,543 from 34 events and over $11,000 including manufacturer bonuses. Henry Picard, Horton Smith followed, with Sam Parks Jr and Olin Dutra earning modest totals amid a weak prize pool.
Iowa City hosts three postal meets for University of Iowa freshmen with races against Notre Dame Indiana and Minnesota yearlings. The piece notes diverse shark uses from leather to glue and jewelry making.
Iowa won eight of ten events over a two day Midwest AAU swimming championship in Iowa City scoring 57 points. Iowa State College finished second with 17 points while Beatrice YMCA and Omaha Tech AC followed with 12 and 10 points respectively. Burt Amegwert of Lincoln and Dick Fleig of Iowa State were standout sprinter and diver.
The meet featured Amg Wert breaking the long course 100 yard free record amid a strong field that included Adolph Jacobsmeyer. Fleig placed third in high board diving and won the low board event. Dick Westerfield set a trio of records including 150 yard backstroke and, with Wehmeyer and Sieg, the medley relay meet mark. Allen of Iowa State set a breast stroke record. Over fifty candidates competed, with top three earning final Olympic trials spots.
Mount Vernon Ben Underwood a Cornell forward is out for the season after an emergency appendix operation. Coach Judd Dean relied on the veteran in the Midwest conference race which began last week with Cornell leading the standings after two loop victories.
Mrs Jeannette Brown won an annuement of her marriage after testifying her husband left her on the doorstep after the ceremony.
The current week features the fourth round of the city high school basketball title race plus Columbia Academy of Dubuque meeting Immaculate Conception. Eight-game slate opens Monday with St Patrick's at Sacred Heart Oelwein, then Columbia vs Immaculate Conception Tuesday, Victor vs St Wenceslaus, and Friday Franklin at Roosevelt and McKinley at Wilson. St Marys Iowa City visits St Wenceslaus Friday. Immaculate Conception faces Sacred Heart Oelwein. St Patrick's meets St Marys Waterloo. The standout match is Columbia with three last season regulars challenging IC. LeRoy Wolfe returns for Columbia at Tuesday’s game. The Red Hawks favored in Victor match. Franklin aims to topple Roosevelt leading the social race. McKinley meets Wilson on the south floor. Cisler, Mary out due to graduation. Tucker finished. St Marys Iowa City plays St Wenceslaus here for the third time this season. Iowa City Rambers sit near top. Friday also has St Patrick's vs St Marys Waterloo. Immaculate Conception vs Sacred Heart Oelwein.
Marion High defeated Manchester High 30 to 20 in the Tri-Valley Conference game after Marion juniors won 33 to 21 in the opener. Home guards struggled with shots and fouls while Marion converted ten of 21 free throws to edge the Crimson.
Minneapolis AP reports Minnesota's wrestling team dominated Nebraska without a loss, posting a 32-0 victory on Saturday. The effort showcased the squad's power and clever technique, leaving opponents scoreless.
America's track and field hopes for the 1936 Berlin Games suffer with Percy Beard's withdrawal and Glenn Hardin's uncertain Olympic fate due to leg troubles. Dusky Joe Louis plans a two month rest before facing Max Schmeling next June, while others like Baby Jack Yorrance and Yolke loom as top US hopes in various events.
Brooklyn defeats Marengo 32 25 to stay undefeated in six games this year. Ormiston and Armstrong lead Brooklyn with eleven points each while Spargrove tops Marengo with nine. Brooklyn seconds beat Marengo subs 17 15. Coach Bob Klenck guides Brooklyn which won the Cedar League title last year.
Arthur Landberg Northwestern president announced the National Association of College Basketball Coaches will hold its annual meeting in New York instead of St Louis to permit coaches to attend the Olympic basketball finals on April 2 3 and 4.
London report notes air craft makers meet air ministry demand for high speed war planes. Hawker leads in design with retractable undercarriage enclosed cockpit and 300 mph class, but pilots struggle to match speed. Planes will deploy with fixed airscrew initially, later adapting wing area and variable-pitch screws as pilots gain experience. Rolls-Royce Merlin engine ready for future power and handling changes.
Two University of Town coaches have been appointed to N C A A committees. E G Schroeder tennis mentor will serve on the advisory board and wrestling and gymnastics rules committees while Dave Armbruster swimming coach will serve on the advisory committee for swimming.
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