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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1939
Page
4
Chevrolet tops the Open league midway thanks to Charley Michalek on the mound and Lefty Jamison’s hot hitting. Armstrongs and Wilsons race for second with City Parks close behind as Whizzer White Billy Driscoll and Bud McGuire prove valuable on the mound. Last half promises a dogfight as teams push for playoff spots.
Archie San Romani ran a 4:13.7 mile on a loose cinder track to break the meet record at the Metropolitan track and field championships, finishing 20 yards ahead of NYU freshman Leslie MacMitchell. Glenn Cunningham won a special handicap three quarter mile in 3:01, seven tenths slower than the American record.
ST. LOUIS UP six girls named for Missouri Valley Junior Wightman cup squad by Mrs. Frank J. Furlong. Players include Marjorie Yetman Oklahoma City Betty Sue Carver Ponca City Evelyn Treger Independence Kansas Virginia Swain Des Moines. Additional players to be chosen from St. Louis area.
Red Ruffing limited St Louis to one run over eight plus innings, while Bob Harris of the Browns held New York to two runs. The Yankees improved with a 2 1 victory aided by strong defensive plays and timely hits.
Washington built a 12-4 win over Detroit behind a powerful hitting display. Alejandro Car contributed to the barrage with multiple hits as the Nationals matched a season high in offensive output.
A Friday journey to Central City covers the Eastern Iowa Racing club meeting and Linn county fair's newly built grand stand, 1500 seats, $5,000 cost, opening day amid hopeful weather. The 2:24 pace favorites include Hank Mokin and Lulu Belle. Tony the Great leads the 2:24 trot field with potential challenge from Bobby Potemkin and others. Des Moines hosts a saddle show as Central City and Des Moines tracks race for best times.
A Cedar Rapids sports column discusses central location for a future Cedar Lake arena, the need for city cooperation to save baseball, and praise for local golf courses. It cites John Henderson on balancing priorities, notes strong local golf participation, and recounts manager criticism of pitching decisions in a Waterloo game.
The Cedar Rapids city golf meet switches from match play to 36 hole medal play to crown the champion. Charles Burkart, Kenmore pro, leads scoring with a team including YWCA golfers assisting. First round starts at 8:30 a.m. with multiple threesomes and timed starts, aiming for full action by 9:30 a.m.
Washington Redskins announce a pre season trek covering 7,539 miles from Aug 2 return Sept 12. The team will play four night games at Spokane Ash San Francisco Los Angeles and Boston, the longest trip ever by a U S athletic team within the country.
In last week’s Industrial league play two players sparked a flurry of sub par scores as three teams tied for first in the Thursday division while Wilson's City Market led the Tuesday pack. Norman Macy of Wilson Tendermade carded a 67 tying the league record. Martin followed with 69. Other top scores included Hooke 71, Hastings 72, Herbeck 76, Delzell 76, Harless 77, Lattner 77, Reese 77, and Delzell 78. Wilson's Certified won the Tuesday low net prize with 275. La Plant-Choate Scrapers won Thursday with 283. Team standings feature Wilson and Co. City Market, La Plant-Choate, Roadbuilders, and others. Individual scores list many participants across both divisions.
Report states Norway will purchase bombing aircraft from an Italian company and finance the deal with codfish payments.
EW YORK AP veteran Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox has starred in the American League this season. He has pitched seven complete games since his only loss to the St Louis Browns, weathering some sloppy outings yet winning each start and earning potential All Star recognition.
Minneapolis golfer Patty Berg, 21, the reigning national champion, will defend her Trans-Mississippi championship at Minneapolis Country Club next Tuesday through Sunday. She has won five of six major events this year and notes every competitor is a threat. A driving and putting contest and a two-ball event with men are scheduled for entries.
A writer recalls locating a hidden brook trout hole in a small river and catching many large natives. Years later the alders are gone, the bank trampled, and the trout have vanished after others discovered the spot and overfished the stream.
Clay ton Heafner, a 24 year old former candy maker from Charlotte, surged into contention in the Scranton Open with a four under par 31 on the back nine and a 67 midway, tying Sammy Snead for second at 138 as Henry Picard maintained a four stroke lead after 36 holes at Scranton Country Club. Byron Nelson rebounded with a 68 to reach 146, while Snead and Lewie Worsham posted 64s.
The fifty ninth All England championships begin Monday at Wimbledon with a near equal field. Henry Bunny Austin of England and Alice Marble of San Francisco are 2-1 favorites in the men’s and women’s singles races, respectively, as bookmakers project an open title chase.
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