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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
4
Madison defeats Cedar Rapids 10 to 2 as George Bink hits a bases loaded homer in the first inning. Ollie Marquardt and Ollie Workman lead a Madison offense with multiple hits and key plays.
Several hundred semi-pro players and managers from 40 teams in Iowa gather as guests of John Beck Athletic Goods at a Cedar Rapids Waterloo Three Eye League game. Beck displays a $50,000 bat collection featuring historic bats from Ruth, Hauser, Wagner, Cobb, Lajoie, Home Run Baker, Sisler, Anson, and Keeler.
A crack corps of track and field athletes invades Marquette stadium Friday for the fifteenth annual Central Collegiate conference outdoor classic. More than 30 schools entered including Notre Dame Wisconsin Purdue Michigan State Ohio State Northwestern Minnesota Butler Indiana Oklahoma and the defending champions Marquette.
Iowa Manufacturing edged La Plant Choate 4 0 in a one hitter. Marlin Jacobs of Bran don pitched three M J league starts allowing three baserunners and no hits until Guy Bruce’s sixth inning single. Bruce struggled with control issuing seven walks and hit batsmen, while Jacobs retired 14 in a row at one point. The Manufacturers added unearned runs on errors and a stolen base by Kinch to seal the win.
Johnny Paychek from Des Moines returns to action in a 10 round bout against Altus Allen a 19 year old Chicago challenger Allen held the Golden Gloves light heavy title two years ago Paychek has not fought since a Louis stoppage in New York earlier this year and aims to rebound on Wednesday night.
The Waterloo farm club beat Clinton 2 to 0 as Jess Dobernic allowed only two hits. Tex Cramer hit a leadoff homer in the sixth for support, while Riggs Radtke and Stack added runs in the ninth. Morgan Stowder and Earl Jones allowed Springfield to win 8 to 4 over Moline.
Raiders remain in top spot after a strong winning streak as Nile Kinnick contemplates pro football for a possible future in law. The column notes pro school ideas from Phil Wrigley and discusses Dizzy Dean’s return to the minors, plus local baseball quirks and Belmont Park and Yankee attendance figures.
Armstrongs A defeated Becks 22 to 11 and Armstrongs B beat Laurance Press 19 to 11 in the Beginners' golf league at Kenmore Lincoln Alley took second Morning Glory Doughnuts edged Lincoln Alleys 11 to 10 Individual scores feature Phylis Suttner Margaret Sewell Nosalee Mercer Myra Booth Frances Lockwood Dorothy Greer Helen Hardy Maude Nelson Eileen Brockman Betty Snyder Christine DGiornsen Jessie Shaw Dorothy Svec Jean Wise Clara Levade Eunice Buol Annabelle King Mary Katherine Carns Mrs Travis Louise Hieby and others with scores listed.
Eddie Simms of Cleveland won a 10 round newspaper decision over Cyclone Lynch of Denver in Des Moines. Preliminary wins included Al Powell over Mike Mickelson, Lewis Taylor over Tiger Lilly, and Dick Williams over Chuck Barratta in four round bouts.
Four leagues competed Monday at Ellis park with rained-out games from last week rescheduled. Trinity Lutheran edged Westminster No. 1 6 5 in eleven innings while Central Park beat Trinity Methodist No. 1 5 2. Calvary Baptist defeated Church of the Brethren 8 1 easing to its first win. Westminster No. 2 forfeited to Trinity M E No. 2 and St Pauls M E had an open date. Industrial B saw Bupane Gas top Fire Shift No. 2 17 12 and Fraternal A Eagles beat CSA 9 8. Fraternal B CSA N Club rose to first with a 7 5 win over Junior Odd Fellows.
Waived from majors Jay Hanna Dizzy Dean will return to the Texas league for a sidearm comeback with Tulsa. Cubs owner Phil Wrigley and coach Gabby Hartnett support the plan as Dean seeks to revive his career after a head injury and two years of minor league work.
The 1940 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team finished 20-3-1 after placing third in the Big Ten. Erwin Prasse led hitters at .410 overall and .372 in conference play. Major award winners include Cook, George, Hawkins, Haub, Hohenhorst, Kantor, Kocur, Prasse, Radics, Stastny, Welp. minor winners include Gordimer, Hein, Hill, Knight, Schumer, Smith.
Special to The Gazette Brandon defeated Van Horne 9 to 5 in the Benton County league opener. Brandon joined the league after Mount Auburn withdrew, filling the vacancy. The ponies team manager is George ess.
After a rough stretch the New York Yankees roll, winning 7-1 over the St Louis Browns as injuries fade. They move within 4 4 games of first and close on Boston and Detroit while Red Sox, Tigers, and other peers post varied results across the league.
Davey OBrien the 1938 All America quarterback from Texas Christian University filed a 50 000 damage suit against Pabst Sales claiming his picture was used without consent in a beer advertisement. He seeks 25 000 actual and 25 000 exemplary damages saying the use invaded his privacy. he testified he has never consumed alcohol.
Billy Conn weighed in under the light heavyweight limit at 174 pounds for his title defense against Gus Lesnevich of New Jersey in Detroit. The weigh-in clears Conn to reclaim his $2,500 bond posted with Boxing Commissioner John Hettche. Promoters anticipate a near sell-out with a $40,000 to $50,000 gate for Detroit’s first title fight of the year.
Standings show Ranide Madison Springfield Evansville Clinton Moline Decatur Waterloo and Cedar Rapids with varied scores. Results Monday list Madison 3 Cedar Rapids 10 Springfield 4 Moline 2 Waterloo 0 Clinton 6 Evansville 40 innings. Games Tuesday include Madison at Cedar Rapids, Clinton at Waterton, Vansville at Moline, Springfield at Decatur.
The snippet lists team records and percentages for several clubs including Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St Louis, New York, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, with a Tuesday schedule noting Boston at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago among others.
The standings list Boston with 24 wins and 66 percent while Cleveland 25 and Detroit 22 lead the league. Detroit at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York appear in the schedule with St Louis at Boston and Cleveland at Washington.
Fragmented standings show teams such as Minneapolis Columbus Toledo and St Paul with win loss records. No games scheduled for Monday.
Watkins is fourth in the Iowa Valley league despite four victories and no defeats. The Gazette reports Watkins as leading the standings though not tied for first.
Chicago report notes Harold Pée Wee Reese, Brooklyn shortstop, showing continued improvement after being struck on the head by a ball in a Dodgers Cubs game. Doctors say it will be several weeks before he can return to uniform as he recovers from a severe concussion.
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