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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1932
Page
9
The Mississippi Valley league revises its schedule after abandoning Galesburg Illinois for poor attendance. Each club will play 72 second half games with many postponements from the first half added.
Manchester golfers won 13 to 3 over Dyersville in a Sunday eighteen hole meet on the Manchester course. Thirteen players from each club competed, with 8S. G. Klaus (Manchester) the low man at 81 and J. Jaeger leading Dyersville at 88.
In Philadelphia Tony Canzoneri the lightweight champion lost to Johnny Jadick in a ten round bout at the Phillies ballpark. Judges Walsh Robinson and McGuigan gave Jadick the win amid a chaotic post result scene. The commission withheld voting details and Canzoneri exited for New York without comment.
Edgewood defeated Garnavillo 9 to 3 to claim its fourth win in seven Clayton county league games. Teen pitcher Harry Shingledecker struck out eleven, walked none, and allowed seven hits to lead Edgewood. Schumacher started for Garnavillo, yielding ten hits in five innings with two strikeouts and one walk.
Large crowd witnessed a Sunday afternoon game where the Iowa Hospital nine shut out Jesup high school 7 to 0. Jesup managed only one hit in the affair.
Troy Mills Independent baseball edged Monticello 2 to 1 on Sunday afternoon. Cashman struck out eleven and Bartlett fanned six as Troy Mills secured the win before their upcoming game at Newhall.
Earl C. L. Moore of the Citizens' Free Employment bureau announces 2500 complimentary tickets from the Cedar Rapids Baseball association for unemployed residents. Tickets good for bleacher seats at Bunny park games this season, dispensed one per family after applying at the bureau.
The column questions judges in a Canzoneri Jadick boxing verdict while reporting on a Philadelphia crowd reaction. It also covers Freitas injuring a ankle after a play at home, Hornsby managing Bud Tinning, a Cubs loss to the Giants, Burleigh Grimes, and Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx home run pace projections for the season.
West Skittenball team shutout a naa team 6 to 0 at Columbus Chautauqua park. Conesville did not appear. Columbus City and Fredonia were set for Thursday league action. Grandview Independent kit tenbail team beat Letts.
Lawrence Mass AP Gus Sonnenberg heavyweight wrestler was taken to Lawrence General Hospital after a car crash. Richard Morrissey of Lawrence, the other driver, was also admitted. Sonnenberg had lip, leg, hand lacerations and possible rib fracture. Morrissey faced facial lacerations and possible fractures of the arm and ribs. Sonnenberg was en route to his Belmont home.
Delmar topped Baldwin 11 to 0 in a northern Iowa league game. Delmar's battery was O Mera and Powers while Baldwin's was Bock and Scott. Other league results: Lost Nation 7 Teeds Grove 2, Preston 9 Sabula 8, Charlotte 14 Maquoketa 4. Schedule shows Maquoketa at Lost Nation, Charlotte at Baldwin, Delmar at Sabula, Teeds Grove at Preston.
Kenneth Cline won the Washington city tennis title for the second straight year, defeating Henry Little 6-3 6-1 6-2. Little had been runner-up for two years and prior to that was champion. The consolation match between Hubert Kolesick and Tom Cantoni went five sets 6-3 4-6 7-9 6-4 7-5, lasting three hours. The ladies and men's doubles events were upcoming.
Vinton rolled to a 7 to 1 victory over Waterloo on Sunday at home. Lee opened the scoring for Vinton as the locals tallied in four innings. Towne pitched for Vinton and allowed five hits while fanning ten and issuing one pass.
Riverside defeats Oxford 20 to 3 on a Sunday afternoon at the local diamond. Oxford All-Stars topple Homestead 8 to 3 in the same session.
The Alburnett school band will perform at Bunny Park as an added attraction at the upcoming Monday game between the Bunnies and Davenport. The group has built a strong local reputation and draws a sizable following near Alburnett.
Strawberry Point defeated Elkport 5 to 3 Sunday. Both teams totaled ten hits. Cole pitched for Strawberry Point in a competitive matchup.
Prabel drives in two, a wild pitch and sacrifice produce two runs as Quakers beat Killians in a slugfest. Teams conclude a three-way tie with a Thursday rematch. Engineers face Lighters, with suspense for the top spot.
Lowden beat Clarence 3 to 1 in a pitching duel as Ballard and Keseberg held the line until two late runs in the eighth and ninth propelled Lowden. Other league scores included Massillon 9 Dixon 6 Oxford Junction 4 Wheatland 1 and Bennett 10 Calamus 7. Standings show Lowden leading with 7 wins and 1 loss, Clarence at 6 and Oxford Junction 7 1/? with other teams nearby. Schedule for July 24 lists Clarence at Bennett and Lowden at Oxford Junction among others.
In a Sunday golf match Mount Pleasant defeated Kalona. Kalona will face Iowa City in Iowa City on July 24 with both men and women playing. A rematch is set for July 31 at Mount Pleasant.
The Brooklyn Cubs defeated Deep River 10 to 9 at Brooklyn on Sunday. Brooklyn scored nine of its runs in the first inning. Jones of Malcom pitched half the game and was relieved by Melvin Kensinger. Both players contributed at first base and on the mound as Brooklyn performers.
Oelwein nips Fayette 7 to 6 in fourteen innings after Fayette led 3 0 until Sarge Kleiner delivered a two base hit in the sixth to spark a rally. Pat Patterson of Dubuque fanned 25 in the marathon game as Sindelar relieved in the tenth.
Washington Iowa hosts a city golf tournament starting July 25 with pairings for three flights. Victor Westphal, four year city champion, faces a strong field as several players show exceptional golf this season.
Wilton Junction Ia thirteen teams have entered the kitten ball tournament to be held Sunday July 31 starting at 8 30 am and running to 6 30 pm The event is billed as the greatest sporting event here with prizes of 25 for first and 14 for second plus gate prizes from local merchants Net receipts will fund a new lighting system for kittenball night games.
Charlotte beat Maquoketa Merchants 14 to 3 at Maquoketa to tighten its Northern Iowa league lead. The Mer chants scored early, but Charlotte answered with a six run second inning after Henry pitched out of the box.
Vinton golfers hosted Marengo at the Vinton Country Club Sunday morning followed by a match won by Vinton 39 to 16. Milroy led Vinton with 80 and Gilmore topped Marengo with 78.
Wellman team defeated two Washington squads at the local park. They won the first game 10 to 4 and the second 12 to 8 after trailing 8 to 2 early, staging a late rally to secure the win.
Holy Cross pitcher Badger hurled a strong game to blank Greeley 3 to 0. Greeley threatened in a few innings but Badger escaped danger and held the line for the Crusaders.
Maquoketa defeated the Springbrook club 9 to 4 Sunday to extend its league lead in the Junior Eight. Templeton pitched for Maquoketa with Rigby catching. Cloos and Cloos were battery for the visitors. Maquoketa had twelve hits to six for Springbrook. Templeton fanned ten as three local bats were shut out.
In Los Angeles 12,000 fans watched Jim Londos and Ray Steele draw after two hours and 15 minutes. Steele claimed the first fall in 1 hour 38 minutes marking Londos’s first defeat in three years, Londos won the second fall in 28 minutes, with no decisive edge in the final period.
Ottumwa Blues defeated Washington 7 to 4 in Washington Iowa. The game featured seven Washington errors and nine hits allowed by Art Edmondson. Ottumwa scored three runs in the first inning as Washington managed five hits off Colley. It was Washington's first game in four weeks due to rain and wet grounds.
The Shellsburg diamondball team extended its win total to twelve with an 8-2 victory and a 6-4 win over the Pioneer team of Cedar Rapids in a Sunday doubleheader.
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