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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1933
Page
3
Guy Bush outpitched Hal Schumacher as the Cubs defeated the league leading Giants 2 to 1. A first inning error and a brief wild spell helped Chicago plate both runs while Schumacher held Cubs to four singles through seven.
Frankie Parker of Milwaukee and Gene Mako of Los Angeles advanced to the National clay courts singles final in Chicago at the Tennis Club. Parker defeated Junior Coen of Kansas 6-2 6-4 6-4 despite Coen’s blistered foot, while Mako swept Karl Kamrath 6-3 6-2 6-2. The final will pair a slight Parker against the husky Mako, with George Lott not defending the title due to foreign competition.
Fayette wins the two day Junior Legion tournament after a tight final with Mason City. Tann leads Fayettes batting with three hits including a home run off Colemans pitch to break a 3-3 tie in six innings. Earlier Mason City defeated Hazleton 9-2 and Fayette beat St Olaf 12-8 in the semifinals.
New York INS reports that Max Carey would be replaced as Dodgers manager were spiked by Brooklyn club president Steve McKeever who stated that Carey would not be replaced. He noted injuries and illness hampered the team and affirmed Carey’s control and approval of player moves.
Hollywood report says Lakeside Country Club members were invited to earn a free divorce as a prize for a low golf score. An attorney offered the reward in a promotional stunt, attracting attention from screen notables among the membership.
Cambridge Massachusetts AP Harvard Yale track team beat Oxford Cambridge in an eleventh annual meet at Harvard with nine runner up finishes to three for the visitors. Sol Lovelock paced the day with a mile in 4 12 5 tying a long standing mark. Stanwood and Brown swept two hurdles, high jump and pole vault with Brown setting a new pole vault record.
Denny Shute, 28, American golfer, beats Craig Wood by five strokes in a 36 hole playoff to claim the British Open at St Andrews. Shute led by three at the eighteenth, accepted the cup from the Earl of Lindsay, and said he was too excited to think while Wood conceded he played poorly against a fine player.
In Stockton England Walter Hagen won by four strokes, shooting 74 to best Percy Alliss who had 78 at Eagle Cliffe in an exhibition. Gene Sarazen, defending open champion, lost to Henry Cotton 4 and 3 in Leeds.
Walter Roseman, chair of the Manchester men's tournament committee, aced a 205 yard hole in one on the seventh hole but incurred two penalties earlier. The shot could not count toward the local hall of fame, where Dale Smith and Rev. J. Frank Moore earned theirs on the 135 yard third hole years ago.
The piece surveys 1933 sports upheavals with champions dethroned in golf tennis boxing and boxing. It notes Washington Senators rising while Yankees decline, Giants rallying on pitching, and trivia about players and upcoming events. It reflects a critical midyear view of major league standings and prominent athletes.
The Gazette notes the Washington city tennis tournament nears completion after three weeks. Henry Little and Gene Turner beat Ernie Marshall and Don Woods 10-8 6-4 to reach the men's doubles final against Dr C A Owen and his son Charles. Henry Little also won the city singles by defeating Charles Owen 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4. Tom Cantoni was third after a consolation win over Hubert Turner 3-6 6-4 6-4. Doris and Betty Clow won the women's doubles. Cantoni and Betty Clow took mixed doubles over Charles Owen and Doris Clow. Betty Clow beat Doris Clow 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the ladies singles.
Iowa City announces road game tickets priced at 2.50 dollars. The Hawkeyes visit Minnesota for the homecoming in Minneapolis on October 28 and play Michigan at Ann Arbor on Armistice Day.
Washington Senators defeat Cleveland 6-2 in game one and 5-4 in nine innings of game two to sweep the doubleheader. Walter Johnson’s homecoming draws cheers as Earl Whitehill and Frank Manush spark late dramatics while Cissell and Schulte provide key hits. Indians briefly erase big lead in the ninth before Manush scores on Schulte’s two-out single.
The University of Washington eight won the national intercollegiate rowing championship on the 2000 meter course at Long Beach California before about twenty thousand fans. Yale Cornell and Harvard trailed as the Huskies overtook Yale at 1500 meters and finished eight feet ahead at the line. The Husky crew claimed the Schweppe trophy with a 6 90 80 time amid headwinds, a strong effort against rivals from Yale and Cornell with Harvard also in the mix.
New York AP reports invitations were sent to Johnny Goodman of Omaha winner of the U S Open at Chicago and Densmore Shute of Philadelphia who captured the British Open, to play for the world championship at the Miami Biltmore Country Club in February.
Saturday results show Washington and Cleveland wins while Philadelphia and Chicago posted losses in the American League. Detroit beat New York and St Louis defeated Boston in the National League. Sunday games include St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington and Boston at Cincinnati among others. several teams hover in mid standings with multiple games played.
New York Yankees fell to Detroit 5 to 2 in the second game of a series, dropping to fourth straight defeat as Fred Marberry won with six innings pitched and Dixie Walker hit a first inning homer. Vic Sorrell impressed in relief, holding the Yanks to two hits over three innings.
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