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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1940
Page
16
The Gazette reports Dr Eddie Anderson of Iowa nears 1 009 000 points as voting closes in four days. The tally includes 27 369 votes from the Gazette conducted poll plus signatures from Hines hospital ward. Balloting ends Saturday night.
Illinois coach Robert C. Zuppke backed Eddie Anderson in a nationwide vote to name the All Stars head coach for the August 29 game with the Green Bay Packers. Anderson led the poll with 1,268,244 points, ahead of Mal Elward of Purdue and other sectional leaders across the East, South, Midwest and Far West.
New York AP Frankie Frisch manager of the Pirates and Babe Phelps of the Dodgers were fined by NL president Ford Frick for Monday's hostilities at Ebbets Field. Frisch paid 100 for leaving the field and arguing with umpires in public. Phelps and Arky Vaughan each paid 25 for a ninth inning fistfight. Frank Gustine of the Pirates paid 50 for misconduct on the field. Frisch has been fined 400 so far this season.
Tulsa Oilers manager Roy Johnson says Dizzy Dean is restoring form after arm trouble. Dean beat Dallas 1-0 in a two hit outing, and Johnson notes the pitcher can now go nine innings and wants regular work, planned every third day to regain consistency.
The YMCA golf league season ends with the Lawyers winning the championship by defeating the Six Shooters 6 4. John Powell had the low score 48 but lost to Charles Simor who shot 53 with an eight handicap. The Hashers beat The 400 11 4 14 to move from last to fourth. Pat Busters topped the Ys 6 4. The league finale gathering is August 10 at Finkbine Golf Club Iowa City with a tournament and banquet.
The Wednesday lineup lists La Plant-Choate vs Penick & Ford No 1 while Quaker Oats Co vs Penick & Ford No 2 is set for Saturday at 12:30 PM and 3 07 for Cherry Burrell vs Collins Radio Women play Monday with Gazette against C R Engineering Quaker Oats Co against La Plant-Choate and Town Light & Power Co vs Collins Radio.
Reports from Edmonton Alberta say forest fires rage over hundreds of square miles in the northwest territories destroying large tracts of timber as of Wednesday.
Plans firming for a September 25 heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and Billy Conn in Pittsburgh. Promoter Mike Jacobs backed by Pittsburgh’s elite would stage the match at Forbes Field with a potential $400,000 relief fund gate. Conn must beat Bob Pastor on August 13 while promoters negotiate with Havey Boyle and relief fund officials.
The YWCA golf season concludes with prizes announced across Advanced and Beginners leagues. Standout scores include Gladys Helscher 43 for Advanced and Myra Booth 450 for Beginners amid team standings from Standard Glass and Paint, Armstrong’s A, and others.
A traveling Negro team, the Ghosts, played two hours of softball against local all-stars, who won 17 to 6 after a rough show. Gordon Pisarik hit a homer for the all-stars, while Eddy Paper Company beat C ASN Club 10-4 in a preliminary game. Z.C B.I. and Sokol teams scheduled at Ellis Park tonight.
Sixty eight golfers competed in the annual Waukon tournament on Sunday. Champion Roger Martin shot a 27 holes par 105 to win high honors, as Decorah players Mac Scott and G B Beeker finished with 111 and 112 respectively.
Tipton Golf and Country Club defeated West Liberty in a Sunday dual 28 1/2 to 13 1/2. Robert Brooke of West Liberty shot 75 for his team while Ed Thompson and C. O. Willey each carded 76 for Tipton.
In San Jose California the world featherweight boxing title was won by Jarhie Jurich who claimed victory after a tough bout. The Associated Press notes the champion's rise from local circuits to a major title as fans witnessed a decisive finish.
At the Meadow club invitation in Southampton Bryant Grant ranked seventh nationally fell to Seymour Greenberg of Northwestern 6-2 5-7 6-3. Wilmer Allison defeated Elwood Cooke 6-2 1-6 7-5. Don McNeill beat James Robb 6-1 6-3 then John Van Ryn 7-5 6-2. Riggs Kovacs Wood Surface and Guernsey advanced to the third round.
Iowa golf queen Phyllis Otto sails to Wilmette to play in the Women's Western Derby starting next week. Her travel clashes with a defense bid in the Northwest Town event at Spencer, forcing her to miss the Spencer tournament.
RAF communique reports raids on enemy fuel dumps and ammunition dumps with a direct hit on Italian headquarters at Massawa. Italian planes bomb Aden, hitting two ships and a tank in Red Sea operations, Anh command said.
The Senate approved changes to the 1938 railroad unemployment act to shorten the waiting period for benefits, raise the annual maximum payment days from 80 to 100, and widen other provisions. Current rail unemployment payments for 14 days range from $12.25 to $21, with amendments increasing this to $17.50 to $40.
The American delegation learned the South American balance of neutrality and self sufficiency at Havana. Argentina seeks industrialization with US aid but fears losing markets. Washington signals Caribbean defense tightening and stronger naval posture. Businessmen push for tougher countermeasures against Latin resistance to US power.
The piece argues for a firmer Latin policy under Mr Hull. It calls for halting Mexican silver purchases, blocking exports of stolen oil and chicle, and using force to counter anti American acts. It notes Cuba’s asset confiscations and a new Mexican constitution with extended mortgage moratoriums, urging diplomats to defend hemisphere values with equal strength.
The U S presence claims defensive security for the Americas but relies on U S ships for enforcement. The conference aims at solidarity, but practical protection rests with U S forces, a point the delegation recognized during talks.
Chicago reports Fred B. Snite known as the obeler kid marked his 33rd birthday with a small family gathering. Over the past year he has advanced toward normal living after infantile paralysis confinement in an iron lung since 1936. He married Teresa Larkin Aug 10 1939. He can walk short distances with nurses help and now endures eight hours daily in a 10 pound breathing shirt. A Florida winter first steps and news he and Teresa expect a child in September.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said five major meat packing firms earned a combined operating profit of 35,009,000 dollars, about 18 percent of sales, in the year ending October 31, compared with 47,000,090 dollars or 2 percent in the prior year. Armour and Company, Armour and Company nos, Cudahs Packing Company, Swift and Company, and Wilson and Company, Inc. led the group, with total business volume at 1.947 billion dollars, down 28 million from the previous year. Current assets stood at 488 times current liabilities, up from 421 last year.
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