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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1949
Page
10
The Allied-Industrial league second half title ends in a tie between Town Steel and LaPlant-Choate. A 7:15pm playoff at the Quaker gym decides the overall title with Road Builders favored if LaPlant wins. Iowa Steel had 12 points led by Les Melichar while LaPlant defeated Century Engineering 46-34 with Frank Stastny scoring 20.
In Phoenix Arizona Ins bulletin, golf stars Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret tie for first in the $10,000 Open after shooting 278 over four rounds. Demaret led with rounds of 69 71 65 75, while Hogan posted 68 64 74 72. Dr Cary Middlecoff briefly led early. rest of field includes Palmer Snead Haas Metz and others in pursuit.
Finals scheduled tonight across eastern Iowa in 12 counties. Matches include Clayton county at McGregor, Linn county at Springville, Washington at West Chester, Buchanan at Lamont, Fayette at Arlington, Tama at Tama, Cedar at London, Allamakee at Waukon, Keokuk at Sigourney, Benton at Belle Plaine, and Delaware at Manchester.
Oliver Trimble, famed as Oole Trimble, wins in a Cedar Rapids Silver Skates meet at Roosevelt rink. Five Cedar Rapids records fall as Trimble shatters the 880 and leads a night of speed skating with Jo Ann Dunlop and Dennis Malwitz setting marks in junior and juvenile divisions. Ice conditions were excellent despite near zero temps, with multiple skaters earning silver skates in divide races across age groups.
Cedar Rapids Marion remains undefeated after a win over McKinley of Cedar Rapids last week. Postville holds 6-1, Maynard 4-1, with West Union 7-1 just behind as Van Horne faces Norway in a key boys title clash. West Union hosts Waukon with Norway at 10-2.
The Gazette corrects a misidentification in Sunday’s sports section. Marengo High School beat Williamsburg 26 to 23 to take third in the Iowa county meet at Williamsburg Saturday night. North English won the county title with a 33 to 26 victory over Parnell.
Gilbert Meyer was elected president of the Postville Gun Club at the annual meeting. Milton Turner was chosen vice president Emil Block secretary treasurer and Dr H D Cole instructor. The club currently shoots in the Hawkeye conference consisting of Iowa gun clubs.
Wilson forced a late overtime against Franklin in Saturday action at Coe College as Ramblers kept a 0-4 city record. McKinley trailed the Bolts by beating Roosevelt, setting up Wilson versus McKinley next Friday in a rematch.
Immaculate Conception travels to St Wenceslaus gym Friday aiming to sew up the city parochial title. A Greyhounds win would leave Hawks and St Patrick's with two defeats, leaving only their Feb 9 game against St Patrick's on the slate.
In the Mississippi Valley conference race the leading Iowa City Little Hawks host Davenport Friday night. Davenport can gain a slim half game with a victory, while the Hawklets are the only Iowa team to beat the Blue Devils by two points in a prior decision.
Charles City, which defeated Mason City last week to avenge its lone loss, leads the Northeast Iowa league and is set to face Cresco Friday. Cresco sits at 3-5 in conference play while Cedar Falls visits Decorah and Osage travels to Oelwein in other Friday action.
The only pending Wamac game, Manchester at Marion, was snowed out keeping the league race unchanged. A full schedule of league action is set for Friday night as teams return from county action.
There was no action in the Wapsie-Eight last week though Oxford Junction, the boys section leader, upset Monticello in the Jones county tournament 34 33 for the title. Several games are billed this week but none within the conference.
There was no action in Buchanan County last week as schools turned to county tournaments. Girls teams begin sectional play starting Tuesday while boys and girls seek regional pride in upcoming contests.
A busy week in the Upper Iowa area features seven conference teams with tests this week. West Union travels to Independence to avenge a non conference loss while Waukon visits Decorah and Postville hosts Monona. Sumner travels to Elkader for the only Tuesday conference outing as the big gate looms.
County action clears conference races as Tiffin's boys clinch the title while Lone Tree girls remain unbeaten. Keystone plans busy week with games at Shellsburg on Tuesday and Van Horne hosting Friday as Benton county light activity continues.
Friday conference night brings South Iowa Cedar teams into county play. Douglas Klink scored 20 points last week for Belle Plaine in an upset over Vinton, two-thirds of the team’s 30 points, and will face Brooklyn in the upcoming clash.
In the lone league game of the week University High meets Mt Vernon in a scoring duel potential. U High's Bob Ojemann faces Mt Vernon's balanced attack with Moore 14 Gray 11 Litts 8 Telecky 6 DeCamp 6 Rennie 6 Edwards 4 contributing in the county appearance.
A reader notes the scarcity of players at small schools like Onslow and Aurora while praising standout guards Mari Lee Kennedy and Helen Hilliard. The piece highlights Urbana’s forward strength, Center Point’s small lineup, and praise for New Albin’s revival of girls basketball under Coach Hageman, with optimism for 1950.
Keswick led the Southeast with 48 points in the AP girls basketball poll chosen by Iowa sports editors, ahead of Knoxville with 30 and Springdale with 34. Hartley, Steamboat Rock, Van Meter and others earned district recognition as the 64 sectional tournaments approached.
Illinois maintains the lead in the Big Nine with tight wins over Notre Dame Minnesota Ohio State and Indiana. The column weaves sports quotes and anecdotes from Strangler Lewis memories to Derby horse tales and New York wrestling fans. It notes Hastings passing Fidler as top Iowa club recruiter, Notre Dame's Vince Boryla status, and a rare technical on Indiana coach Branch McCracken for protesting in a Wisconsin game.
Sectionals games are scheduled for Tuesday at Hazleton and Olin with a slate of matches across districts. Hazleton hosts 700 Aurora against St done Independ, 15 Readiyn versus Palrbank, and 9 30 Hazleton plays Lamont. Olin hosts Lowden versus Wheatland at 8, 165 Stanwood versus Morley at 9 30, Sacred Heart Monticello against Mechanicaville. WAUCOMA features Calmar versus Rodolphinan at 7, Ridgeway versus DeSales at 6 15, and Lawler versus Clermont at 9 30. Brooklyn sites include Chelsea versus Sully Newhberg, Hartwick at 9 30 Guernsey versus Maicom.
George Mikan, towering 6 10 forward for the Minneapolis Lakers, scored 48 points on Sunday night to lift his team to an 84 79 win against the Washington Capitols. The output surpassed the existing one game scoring record, tying and then breaking the mark jointly held by Joe Fulks and Carl Braun.
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta defeated Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur NL 1 up in the Helen Lee Doherty women’s golf title match to keep Georgia dominance in Miami Florida. Kirby, runner-up last year to Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs, Ga, captures the championship.
The Amateur Softball Association of America named Little Rock Arkansas as the site of the 1949 men's national championship tournament. Portland Oregon was awarded the 1949 women's tournament. N J Barek of Columbus Ohio was elected president of the association.
A compact slate of local sports events highlights Cedar Rae hosts a midsize prelim round. Notable matchups include Cedar Rae club teams competing across disciplines with several athletes expected to perform for top finishes.
Danville Illinois hoped to boost 1949 success with Louis J Rochelli of Williamson named manager for the Danville Dodgers of the Three Eye league.
Special to The Gazette Des Moines Only six Decorah and eight Waterloo teams stood between the Iowa City Elks No 1 team and a second state lodge bowling championship. The leaders posted 3012 earlier, Carr's Bakery of Ames held 2930 for 15th. The Decorah and Waterloo clubs, delayed by icy highways, head here next weekend to close the tournament.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City two schools St Patrick s and St Mary s won first round games as the Davenport Diocese basketball tournament began in the St Patrick s gym. The Irish beat St Joseph s DeWitt 59 24 and St Mary s beat Victor St John s 58 22. Keokuk St Peter s defeated West Point St Mary s 74 38 and Ottumwa Catholic Central beat Fort Madison Catholic Central 42 34.
The Sheboygan Redskins visit the Cedar Rapids Raiders at Coe College for a two day stand with a Tuesday rematch. Former Hawkeyes Noble Jorgenson and Len Metcalfe headline a pivot duel as Iowa stars Spencer Ives Wilkinson brothers Metcalf Ellfson and Sample boost the Raider lineup. Club officials weigh continuing the pro squad if gate receipts lag.
Dutton of McKinley leads the Cedar Rapids Marion scoring rally with 201 points after 23 against Roosevelt. Walt Hanson of St. Patrick's tops parochial scorers with 175, while Long Lloyd Olmstead of the unbeaten Indians stands with 174 as contenders push past 100. Roosevelt's Vereill just misses the cutoff by one point along with Rochlitz of Immaculate Conception.
Dick Offringa star center for the Bolts is sidelined for about a month after X rays showed a broken ankle from a Franklin Wilson game accident Saturday night. He missed over two quarters and coaches fear he may not be ready for upcoming tournaments. Franklin hosts Clinton in a Mississippi Valley conference clash Friday.
In the first round of City St. Pat's play at Iowa City several scores unfold. St. Peter's beat West Point St. 74 to 59 while DeWitt eked out 59 to 58 over St. Pat's. Riverside St Marys and Muscatine posted 58 and 8 respectively against their opponents in the amateur and professional sections showings feature industrial and engineering entries with modest margins.
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