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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1947
Page
2
A minor league executive was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, as part of a ceremony highlighting contributions to the sport. Boston is described as the largest American fishing port on the Atlantic.
Cedar Rapids Open enters its fifth edition with 120 to 150 entrants vying for the $1,000 first prize in a 36 hole medal format. Notable pros and veterans including Chuck Johnson Pat Wilcox Leonard Dodson Clarence Yockey Johnny Jacobs and 1945 winner are listed among entrants with newcomers like Jimmy Clark and Edward G. Lockie adding depth to the field. Local favorite Anast Coria returns as part of a star studded lineup for the weekend event.
This year’s Open field includes Coria a top contender with a 148 last year, and noted former runner up in the National Public Links. Midwest pros and strong amateurs are seen as threats, with entrants such as Paul Bell Arsenal Golf Club Rock Island Ed Printz Omaha Richard Barnes and Buster Mills Kansas City Bill Mathews, plus amateurs John Peters Ottumwa Johnny Lakotas John Stoltz Jr Iowa State Amateur medalist Joe Sadd Minnesota Don Pegler Sr Jr Lincoln.
Durham reports that the late Judge William G. Bramham, longtime president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, will be honored in a forthcoming tribute. Bramham led the minor league system guiding many executives and leagues through decades of growth and change.
Iowa’s top softball teams gather for the annual open tournament at Ellis Park in July 1946 entries include John Deere of Waterloo with Skinny Straw pitching, Central Cafe of Dubuque, Marshalltown Moose champions, Brom’s Auto, Germaine’s Jewelers, New Hartford, Marion club, Me Too, Eagles, Peter Pan and Wilson’s of Cedar Rapids. Ellis field will be fenced, admission charged, three games nightly Sunday to Wednesday, with semi finals and finals July 27.
Cedar Rapids Horseshoe league matches delayed by lighting at Ellis park will be completed Monday night. Quaker Oats faces C J O Wilson while Moose meets City Club and La Plant plays Inde cats. at 2 30 p m Sunday a return match between Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids teams is scheduled.
Cedar Rapids will not appear in sectional semifinals of the national Junior American Legion championship in August yet locals can see three top teams from 12 Midwestern states. Davenport, last year’s four-state regional winner, beat Hearn-Stevenson in the Iowa State tournament, signaling a strong title push. Iowa expects nearly 200 teams this year as region No. 8 expands to its largest size in six years. Iowa finals set for Mason City the week of July 28, with state winners from Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma meeting in region No. 8 at Mason City on August 13 and 14. The three regional champions will emerge from the event.
Teams from North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Minnesota will gather in Cedar Rapids for the sectional round robin August 20 to 22 at a venue not yet set with Daniels Park a likely option. Winners from the four sectionals advance to the national finals in Los Angeles.
Elmer Riddle, returning from voluntary retirement, joined a seven man group in 1915 onward by leading the National League in winning percentage, wins and losses, and ERA in 1941. He went 19–4 with a .226 average and a 2.24 ERA for the Cincinnati Reds.
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