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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
3
Cedar Rapids defeats Clinton Giants 4 2 in ten innings as Ernie Talos belts a two run homer after two strikeouts and Mel Kell adds a decisive triple. Naymick limits the Giants to three hits in his pitching return for the Raiders.
Springfield beat Evansville 7 to 6 to retain the Three-I lead as Bloomington fell to Decatur 3 to 2 and Cedar Rapids toppled Clinton 4 to 2. Moline won 7 to 6 over Waterloo while the league schedules show new matchups tonight.
The writer urges beginners to prioritize comfort in outdoors gear. Invest in soft high top boots, moccasins, silk like pants, wool shirts, and good rain outfits. He favors felt hats and warns against old slickers, noting comfort enhances the woods experience and offers to answer questions via stamped self addressed envelopes.
Sam Snead recovers from a dramatic final hole collapse at the national Open Philadelphia. In an Inverness exhibition he jokes about the eight that cost him and then shoots a 31 on the back nine after a rough first nine. He challenges rivals for future Open championships.
Elmer Hackney of Kansas State dominated the NCAA preliminary trials at Los Angeles by breaking the 16‑pound shot record three times. The standout cast included a 55 feet 10 1 2 inch best as USC leads the team race ahead of the nationals.
Raiders host Bloomington tonight at Hill Park for a special Family Night as part of a six game home stretch. The 8 30 start offers 41 cent tickets for men and 26 cents for women with free entry for children under 12 when accompanied by an adult. Families can enter for 67 cents, and Bloomington returns for two more games this weekend before Springfield and a booster night on Wednesday.
The Yankees and Cardinals vie to curb the Tigers and Giants who hold long winning streaks. Detroit beat Boston 8-7 as the Giants rallied to beat Chicago 6-4. Dodgers dropped to fourth after a 7-6 loss to St Louis. Pirates and Athletics won. Senators led White Sox 4-0 early. Kelley pitched a complete game. Cincinnati and Philadelphia idle.
Maccabee's of Cedar Rapids lost to Anamosa Niles 8-2 as Anamosa earned eight hits and Cedar Rapids managed four. Grain Belt of Monticello beat the Farmers 6-3 in the same night action.
Chub McConaughy pitched a three hit shutout for La Plant Choate, beating Cedar Rapids Engineers 9 to 0. The offense collected eleven hits with two triples and two doubles led by Gene Babbitt three for three with a triple and a walk, while Don O'Brien Harold DeWoody and Emil Klumpar each had two hits. The team stole eleven bases as five La Plant batters reached base in the third inning.
Beckman earns the win as his team breaks a tie with a ninth inning rally. Key hits include Johnson and Clift home runs and a sequence of RBI outputs from Hayes, Berardino, Heffner, Whitehead, Sullivan, Chapman, Lodigianni, McQuinn, Gallagher and Clift. Errors by Heffner and Ambler contribute to the scoring, with strong pitching from Beckman and Whitehead. Left on base counts and walks shown. final score reflects an 11 run total for one side.
Beatrice Barrett of Minneapolis reached the final of the Women’s Western Open by defeating Mrs. Sam Israel 8 and 7 in hot sun at St. Louis. She will meet Helen Dettweiler of Washington, D. C., who beat Jeanne Cline 3 and 1 to advance. Barrett led from the start and sealed the win with a par on the tenth and a halved eleventh.
AP packets report mix of boxing results with scattered placings across several cities. Names include Bobby FPache and Hut Thompson in Arizona, Buster Carroll and Andre Jessurun in Massachusetts and New York, and Wildcat OCONNOR in New Jersey, with various weights and scores noted.
Des Moines reports a June 26 heavyweight bout between John Paychek and Maurice Strickland with referee choice between Benny Leonard and Alex Fidler. Strickland’s manager balks at Fidler while Paychek’s co manager pushes Cedar Rapids official. promoter Pinkie George says both Leonard and Fidler are hired and a selection will be made the day before the bout.
Sudan grass should be seeded at 15 to 25 pounds per acre for pasture.
The big grudge race features Johnstown and Challedon in the Dwyer stakes at Aqueduct on Saturday with a 1-2 morning line. The mile and a furlong event carries 10,000 dollars added and seven rivals, including Sun Lover Valitant Time Sheet Trailer and Thellusson. Johnstown has 126 pounds top weight with Jimnie Stout riding, while Challedon carries 126 with Georgie Seabo aboard. The Carter handicap at seven furlongs also draws ten runners headlined by Thanksgiving and Fighting Fox.
Thousands of track fans packed Princeton to see Sydney Wooderson of England challenge his world mile record of 4 06 4 on Palmer Stadium track facing stars like Glenn Cunningham Archie San Domani Chuck Fenske and Blaine Rideout in the sixth Princeton invitation mile plus other top middle distance races on the program including a three quarter mile and two mile events.
Dan Ferris secretary treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union disputes charges by NCAA coaches that the A A U pressured John Woodruff of Pittsburgh to withdraw from the Princeton invitation meet. He says Woodruff was informed of withdrawal rules and that Pitt favored a Los Angeles NCAA meet as a satisfactory excuse. Ferris cited AAU rulings given to the Allegheny Mountain association on withdrawals.
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City defeated Bobby Riggs of Chicago in straight sets 7-5 6-0 6-3 to win the French singles title in a startling upset.
The Cedar Rapids Colored Monarchs face the Cedar Rapids Engineers of the M and J league Sunday at 2 p.m. in Daniels Park.
Standings show Springfield 24 16 .600 and Decatur 24 18 .571 with Cedar Rapids 22 .476, while Bloomington 20 25 and Waterloo 16 24 reflect the league. Reults note Cedar Rapids 4 Clinton 2 in 10 innings, Springfield 7 Evansville 6, Bloomington 3, Decatur 2, Moline 7, Waterloo 6. Saturday games list Bloomington at Cedar Rapids, Decatur at Clinton, Springfield at Waterloo.
New York 3910 796 Detroit 28 25 .528 Boston 27 21 .563 Philadelphia 19 31 .380 Cleveland 28 23 .549 Washington 20 33 .377 Chicago 27 23 .540 St Louis 14 36 .280 Results Friday Detroit 8 Boston 7 New York 4 Cleveland 32 Philadelphia 11 St Louis 10 Washington 5 Chicago a Games Saturday Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington Detroit at New York Cleveland at Boston
The standings show WL Pet records for Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh New York Boston Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Friday results list St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6 and others 6 4 2 4 with New York 6 Chicago 4. Remaining schedules list Brooklyn at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati New York at St Louis.
The table shows team records with wins and losses for Kansas City Milwaukee Minneapolis Columbus Indianapolis St Paul Louisville Toledo and standings. Notable records include Indianapolis at 8-1 and Columbus at 5-0 while Milwaukee 27 33 and St Paul 2-0.
In Ann Arbor Michigan Sam Kocsis of Detroit and Bill Courtright of Ann Arbor reach the Western Junior golf tour finals at the University of Michigan course. Kocsis defeats Chase Fannon Northwestern Big Ten champion in an extra hole match. Courtright advances by beating Bill Kelly and Stan Sisler to win the title.
A sequence of real estate transfers lists Harold G Lyman and wf to O J Elsenbast and Viola N Elsen bast or survivor, Martha Cook and others selling parcels in Marion and Linn counties. Transfers include lots in Bever Park, Daniels Reserve, Greene and College, Young's additions and Orig Town with nominal consideration and dates in May 1939. Multiple q c d deeds, joint tenancies and survivorship clauses appear, with properties in C R and linn co. Iowa.
A new static suppressor concept releases a long wire from the tail of a ship to trail in the slip stream. Static electricity is discharged harmlessly through the suppressor, reducing risk for aircraft.
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