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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1939
Page
4
Dick Burton, 31, capturing his first major with a 72-hole total of 290, edged Johnny Bulla who finished runner up with 292. Bulla led in long stretches but a gale and shifting winds in St Andrews affected scoring as Burton seized control late.
Eddie Unknown Winston the Cleveland heavyweight with a knockout of Maurice Strickland and decisions over Tony Galento and Harry Thomas will fight Johnny Paychek of Des Moines in Davenport in a ten round bout announced Friday by promoters for July 17.
The third annual Delaware county league all star game will be played at Masonville next Sunday. Three players from each of seven clubs join the Masonville Hornets, first half champions, with Ed Wessels of Lamont directing and seven pitchers in contention. Likely hurlers include Eddie Helm Jerry Cashman and Jim Andrews for the All Stars and Jim and George Shaw for Masonville. Field events precede the game.
Chicago AP reports the all star game between American and National league teams will start at 12 noon Central Standard Time next Tuesday in New York. Commissioner K M Landis announced the shift from the original half hour earlier start.
La Plant Choate won its sixth straight M. and J. league game 3 to 2 over Wilsons aided by Don O Briens injury. OBrien broke his collarbone diving for Mickey Vigs fifth inning triple and will miss six weeks. Vig and Ingels fueled the late scoring with a fourth inning rally and a fifth inning single by Ingels.
Fraternal League games across multiple clubs yielded mixed results as Community House defeated Knights of Columbus 11-1 behind Vertieke’s strong pitching, Triton Club managed two runs on two hits, and Maccabees beat DeMolay 6-2. Quaker Oats and Lagomarcino-Grape opened with 8-2, while St Pauls Methodist beat Sinclair Memorial 3-7. Industrial B saw Quaker Oats nudge Laco-Grape 8-2. New Year pig superstition noted in Germany.
Miss Jo McRae of Ames prepared for the women's state amateur at Cedar Rapids Country Club by posting a record score of 442-16, including a 125 yard hole-in-one on the fifth. It was the first ace by a woman on the course. She played with her father and Johnny Vavra and is among favorites after competing in the TransMississippi at Minneapolis.
Mrs Ralph Clements shot 78 at the Kenmore course as Cedar Rapids sends a large group to Mason City for the state amateur and pro am events starting Monday. Tom W Hooke will stay for the tournament while Bob Hastings Elmer Hightower and Frank Campbell head the Kenmore women’s team with Edith Holt out due to a broken shoulder.
New York reports papers signed Friday for a heavyweight title fight between Joe Louis and Bob Pastor. The bout is set for September and is likely to take place in Detroit, with venues to be announced.
Bruno Vitz of Lambert pitches a no hit no run game in the Frick league but loses as Smock allows four hits with no runs scored. The contest ends after nine innings due to darkness with both pitchers strong.
A Western League night game at Sioux City was postponed when high winds toppled floodlights. A rescheduled date for the Norfolk and Sioux City teams has not been set.
New York police and golf stars feud over Den ny Shute’s appearance at Pomonok. Pros threaten a sitdown strike to pressure sanctioning by the American Professional Golfers Association. Cork O Keefe underwriter worries, while the players unite to defend a fellow pro.
Bobby Riggs of Chicago defeated Elwood Cooke of Portland 2 6 6 8 6 3 6 2 in five sets to win the all American final at Wimbledon. The Storied match on Wimbledon’s court featured a pair of roommates and doubles partners trading leads in a dramatic title showdown. Cooke, previously unbeaten by Riggs, fought to an upset but fell short in the decisive fifth set.
The 20 year old, unmarried San Francisco native and stamp collector, nicknamed for his shortstop class, played his second year of organized baseball after a Florida State league stint hitting .300 and earning all star recognition. He calls Ollie Marquardt the best manager and lives at 224 Ninth Street NW.
Three I League president Tom Fairweather said he will study a Waterloo proposal to split the season and poll league members. The move would not affect the Shaughnessy playoff and games would count over the full season. Waterloo backed the idea to boost fan interest for weaker teams. In Tuesday action Waterloo beat Winfield 6 5, Columbus Junction beat Morning Sun 9 5, and Winfield beat Crawfordsville 4 3. First round results included Crawfordsville 6 Marsh Winfield 4 Olds 3 Columbus Junction 2 Yarmouth 1 Morning Sun 2 Mount Union 1.
Des Moines veteran Denmar Miller said he would not defend his Iowa amateur golf championship at the state meet at Mason City Country Club starting next Monday. Miller, an attorney, cited pending business for missing the 1939 competition.
Columbus Junction Tigers won the softball tournament at Winfield as reported by local sports desk. The victory caps a competitive meet with Columbus Junction topping rivals and claiming the overall team title.
Rain pelts the Mason City Golf and Country Club as gusts and wet fairways set the scene for the Iowa Golf Association's 39th annual state amateur championship. More than 200 players begin a six day event after defending champion Denmar Miller of Des Moines. A Sunday pro-am best ball kicks off the tournament with top professionals facing the amateurs.
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