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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
9
PGA official Fred Corcoran calls for a national junior championship to cultivate amateur talent like Bobby Jones. He says golf must recruit youths 19 and under to sustain future Open contenders and a golden era. Bing Crosby volunteers to sponsor the trophy and help run the event.
Directors from more than 12 leading firms plan a national inter company league to be called the National Industrial Athletic Conference NIAC. They aim to have the NJAC functioning by next year and create divisional athletic associations. Firms attending include Briggs, Crosley, Dow, Eastman Kodak, Ford, Firestone Goodyear, Stewart Warner, Studebaker and American Gear.
Northwestern University’s N club plans to honor Max Morris with its first annual athletic achievement award. The sophomore standout, MVP of last season’s football team, also played basketball and track and earned three letters in his first collegiate year. Dallas Marris will present the gold medal at Patten Gym.
The American Legion Post No. 30 in Independence will sponsor junior legion baseball. Artie G Blank announced the plan. Everett Eischeid of Independence High School will coach. The Legion bought 12 uniforms funded by profits from a Bingo party held Friday night June 15.
Marine First Lieutenant George E Murphy of South Bend Ind led his platoon on Sugar Loaf hill Okinawa where heavy casualties forced withdrawal He helped evacuate the wounded and after a second aid run was struck by a mortar shell He stood and fired before collapsing dead providing a heroic end to his unit's clash with entrenched Japanese positions
Lt. Carlos Ratliff prepared to run drills for the Iowa Preflight baseball team ahead of weekend games against the Davenport Red Sox. Relief pitcher Herman Soard is cut with a back injury and John Crews is out for the season with a shoulder injury. Henry Kaiser and Steve Stuka will join for Saturday and Sunday games in Davenport.
Dolph Camilli, former Brooklyn first baseman, says he was fired as manager of the Oakland baseball club after officials replaced him with catcher Billy Raimond. Oakland officials had announced Camilli had resigned, but Camilli disclosed from Laytonville, California, that he was terminated.
In Hartford Robby Pollowitzer defeated Louvers at W254 while Pat Ready stopped Freddie Nelmes in New York. Eddie Campo outpointed Recco Progano in White Plains as Oscar Hold beat Johnny Walker in Buffalo. Freddie Camuso outpointed Benny Singleton in Fall River and Freddy Dawson edged Dorsey Las in Philadelphia.
The Union team edged Bell Transfer Co 2 to 1 after a tight game with strong defense and rallying offense. Peter Pan Bakers defeated Wilson & Co 1 to 0 in a pitchers duel, while LaPlant Choate beat Sa Steel 7 to 0 on Kibbee’s one hitter to stay tied for first with Peter Pan. Eagles toppled Mount Vernon 5 to 1 in Open league action.
Mildred Didrikson Zaharias teams with Marine Lt Patty Berg in a best-ball match against Dorothy Ger main and Helen Sigel at Llanerch Country Club. The Philadelphia $17,600 war bond invitation golf tourney begins Thursday and runs through Sunday. Top entries include Sam Snead Byron Nelson Craig Wood Gene Sarazen Henry Picard Jug McSpaden Gene Kunes Joe Turnesa Jim Turnesa and Sammy Byrd.
Chicago Bears obtain permission to play an exhibition game with the Washington Redskins at Soldier Field the night of September 11. The move follows a change from the team’s earlier plan to host the contest at a different venue.
Cubs Wrigley field, home of the Bears, faces relocation due to a league decision to bar professional football in baseball parks until the season ends. The Cubs will not finish at Wrigley until September 26.
Harrisburg hosts the 22nd annual National Amateur Athletic Union track and field meet for women on June 30. Organizer Earl Flickinger lists over 100 entrants including Stella Walsh Nancy Cowperthwaite and Dorothy Dodson, with teams such as Laurel Ladies of Toronto and Tuskegee Institute among participants.
Over fifty youngsters turned out for a Philadelphia Phil baseball tryout camp on Wednesday morning. Carl Wilkins Eddie Smith and Frank Turdik led the three day schedule as lads from as far away as Illinois attended the event.
The article states Iowa fishermen may start catching sunfish bluegills and crappies as their panfish opening with a 10 inch minimum length. Limits include no more than six large or mouth bass per day and ten bass in possession, with a 30 bass possession cap.
Ace relief hurler ce Adams has been a prominent figure for the New York Giants across the past four seasons. His steady work in late innings helped stabilize the bullpen and contributed to team depth.
Pacific coast football fans will see more college football this fall than any time since 1942 under the coast conference schedule. Eight teams will compete while Stanford and Montana sit out the season for the first time since 1942 when more than four schools fielded teams.
Lowden plated 4 runs on 3 hits and 1 error in the junior league game Tuesday night. Bennett did not score, recording 2 hits and 1 error. Batteries for Lowden were Koch and Hoffmeier. for Bennett, Paulson, Meier and Hambright.
Burlington Iowa UP General manager Gen E M Shinkle announced the Iowa Ordnance plant will run on a five day week starting June 17. The schedule change reflects postwar army requirements and Pacific redeployments and will not reduce staff though it may expand workers and hours as needed for future contingencies.
Dr Helen Johnson of Des Moines Iowa was chosen president elect for 1946 of the American Medical Women's Association by mail ballot in an announcement made Wednesday in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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