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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1939

Page

15

Hoston Reaches Third Round In Golden Gloves Met Klemm Beaten In First

Cedar Rapids Gazette team member George Hoston advanced to the third round of the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions at Chicago while heavyweights and other Cedar Rapids boxers fell early. Hoston outpointed Orrie Lytell and halted Jimmy Forder in one round. Klemm, Basler, and Eden were all eliminated in their first bouts. A 14,000 crowd watched Tuesday’s action with about 20,000 expected for tonight’s rounds as 32 survivors move toward semi finals.

Nhicago George Hoston Cedar Rapids Gazette Washington Max Klemm Tommy Eden Vance Basler Heston Klemm Cedar Rapids Orrie Lytell South Bend Ind Jimmy Forder Rockford Forder James Neale Huntington Neale Basler University of Iowa al Tibbetts Danville Eden Coe College Johnny Barcus Terre Haute Chicago INS Billy Sitzman Sioux City Bob Moriey John Pea Davenport Pete Hantz Orlan Ott Jim Anders Joe Accardi Fort Des Moines Hawkeye State

Teams For Baseball Campaign Will Be Picked Thursday

Sixteen managers from the American and National league ticket selling drives will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 7 30 p.m. Thursday to choose teams. Czar Rockey Newton and league presidents Robert Vesely and Neil Montgomery are drawing a list of about 300 names for ten worker teams, with two teams led by women and their aides. Volunteers may call Newton Vesely or Montgomery. The executive committee includes Ray Vernimont and Earl Coughlin.

Chamber of Commerce Czar Rockey Newton Robert Vesely Neil Montgomery Newton Vesely Montgomery Ray Vernimont Earl Coughlin

Voigts Named Honorary Captain of Northwestern Wildcats

Evanston Illinois AP Bob Voigts senior guard was elected honorary captain of the 1938 39 Northwestern basketball team. The Wildcats did not name a season captain, using an appointed leader for each game. Voigts also played three years of football at Northwestern.

Evanston, Ill Bob Voigts Northwestern University Wildcats Voigts Northwestern

Patty Berg Aims for Fifth Winter Golf Title

Patty Berg, the Minneapolis based National women’s golf champion, opened winter play by leading the Florida East Coast championships medalist group after shooting a 75 at St. Augustine. Berg seeks her fifth straight winter tournament title as she paces the field on Tuesday.

ST. Augustine, Fla Ins Patty Berg Minneapolis

Varied College Basketball Scores Across Rounds

A jumbled list shows numerous college basketball results with mixed team names and scores, including Carleton 42 over Coe 25, Olivet 41 over unspecified foe ?, Franklin and Marshall 671 over Dickinson 54, New Mexico 30 over New Mexico Mines 45, and Tulsa 43 over Washington of St. Louis 25 among others.

Carleton Coe Carroll College Kipen Plonmouth M Winds College Eastern Winds Chicago Lone Island VU John Marshall Energatemeo Normal Kansas Weseyan A Chihuahua Howard Payne Kalamazoo Olivet Westminster Drury Ball State Indiana State Ursinus Drexel Tech Bucknell Albright Franklin and Marshall Dickinson St. Joseph's Philadelphia Pharmacy Elizabeth Own New Mexico Mines New Mexico Tulsa Washington of St. Louis Culver-Stockton Parsons Southwestern Fittsbore Baker Ottawa Oregon State Idaho Kemper Wentworth

Viewing the Field By Seq Lucas

Immaculate Conception basketball faces a tough path to the Class A Dubuque diocesan title with key injuries. Captain Bill Green is sidelined by an ankle sprain after Dean O'Toole’s operation, forcing coach Seghi to lean on replacements Steve Stramel and Theron Thomsen as the team fights through the regional tournament. Oscar Olson shines for Carleton against Coe, while Mississippi Valley scoring leaders are noted, and district site bids point to Cedar Rapids if a local team advances.

Immaculate Conception Dubuque Dean O'Toole Bill Green Cascade Seghi Steve Stramel Theron Thomsen Cedar Rapids George A. Brown Iowa High School Athletic Association

Dates Set For Gold Medal Basket Tournaments At Y

M C A announces the Gold Medal basketball tournaments. The senior event runs the week of March 20 with entries due March 16. The intermediate tournament follows the next week with entries due March 2. High school players need athletic director permission.

M.C.A George Clapp

Stephens Third in Big Ten Scoring

Illinois center Lewis Dehner leads with 151 points in 12 games, ahead of Ohio State guard Jimmy Hull who needs three points to win the scoring race. Ben Stephens of Iowa, Bill Hapac of Illinois, and Bill Menke of Indiana are among the top ten, with newcomers Dick Koble and Bob Igney breaking into the list.

Chicago Jimmy Hull Ohio State Purdue Lewis Dehner Illinois Hull Bill Menke Indiana Ben Stephens Iowa Bill Hapac Stephens Hapac Dick Koble Northwestern Bob Igney Tom Harmon Michigan Paul Armstrong Koble Seney Harmon Armstrong W Menke Kundla_ f Minnesota Dunce Wisconsin Koblee Northw'tern Igney I Schick

Trosky Rejoins Indians After Holdout Ends

Cleveland Indians' Hal Trosky and Bruce Campbell signed contracts to rejoin the club, ending a holdout as talks continue with Mel Harder and Alva Bradley. Catcher Rollie Hemsley is also set for talks over an unsigned deal with a good conduct clause. Management said Trosky, one of the club's top earners, did not receive a raise this year.

Cleveland Cleveland Indians Hal Trosky Bruce Campbell Mel Harder Alva Bradley Rollie Hemsley Trosky Frank Kohlbecker

Goodman to move residence to Cincinnati over Oklahoma taxes

Ival Goodman outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds announced he was changing his official residence from Shawnee to Cincinnati to escape Oklahoma income tax. He follows Carl Hubbell who moved from Meeker to Texas after the state supreme court ruled tax on salary by both states. Goodman left for the Reds spring training camp in Tampa, Florida.

Shawnee Okla Ival Goodman Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Oklahoma Goodman Carl Hubbell New York Giants Meeker Texas State Supreme Court New York State Reds Tampa Fla

Massera Braddock Payoff Stirs Pittsburgh Des Moines Show

District sports notes describe Charley Massera and Jimmy Braddock in Des Moines where Braddock’s trip and payoffs drew attention. The piece also covers Johnny Pay Check’s promoters, a Chicago trip, and Havana refereeing plans for Henry Armstrong Bobby Pacho. It notes California Santa Clara scores and pitching, and Harvard’s Jim Lightbody and the Eastern Intercollegiate meet. Also mentions Earl Whitehill contract talks and Iowa Hawkeye football preparations under Eddie Anderson and staff, with changes from the old double wingback system to Notre Dame style.

Charley Massera Pittsburgh Johnny Paychek Des Moines Jimmy Braddock New York Ballyhoo Massera Braddock Chicago Florida Havana Cuba Henry Armstrong Bobby Pacho Jimmy Joe Louis Santa Catalina Island Chicago Cubs Earl Whitehill Cleveland Bill Terry Cedar Rapids Cubs Giants

Bowling Scores From Minor League Auto Parts Hatchinsen

A compilation of bowling scores lists multiple leagues and players including Hatchinsen, Mulherin, Drahovzal, Prosswi’dt, Korlin, Post Office, Pisarik, Weston, Knopp, Havel, Gutz, Bender, Stewart, Lyman’s, Hinddy, Kehm, Ruffin, Edwards, Schamier, Lodge, White, Beck, Sidlinger, Babcock, Jackson, Top Hat, Novotny, Havlik, Palmer, Gabel, Dougherty, Williams, Kirwin, and Strassb’r across various leagues such as Auto Parts, Post Office, National Base, Lafayette, WMT, and Knighs of Columbus, with Handicap scores noted.

Auto Parts Hatchinsen Mulherin Sanders Drahovzal Jaerers Pettyscourt Phillips Cc Mills Dyson CH Mills Handicap Korlin Post Office Russells Prosswi'dt Small Pisarik Weston Knopp Havel Hybrid Gutz Bender Stewart National Base Jaeehimare Reant Burkart van Fleet Tie Stephenson Dietz Himns Fochs Demartere Milligan T.stephen Lyman Paehan Z.hinddy Kehm Ruffin Smith Edwards c.Schamier Sil Gaddin Lodge Schamier Sa el & Power Lafayette White Ely Jesina Srs Eebeck Sidlinger Sil Top Hat Rogers Anderson Novotny Havlik Palmer Ith Uthere Barnes Coburn R. Hultbere Koety Inn T Gabel's Dougherty Gabel Williams Kirwin Strassb’r Ball

War Admiral Withdrawn From Widener Handicap

War Admiral has been withdrawn from the $50,000 Widener handicap, the Florida racing season feature, due to illness. Samuel D. Riddle's horse will not compete Saturday in Miami.

Widener Miami Fla Samuel D. Riddle

Cagers Reach Finals At Dubuque In Class A Semi

Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids advanced to the Class A final at the Dubuque diocesan tournament by beating Catholic High of Cascade 17 to 14. Cedar Rapids led 5-0 after the first period, Cascade narrowing to 10-8 at halftime. Fred Condon scored eight for Immaculate Conception while Lane topped Cascade with six. St Wenceslaus of Cedar Rapids, with reserves, defeated St Johns of Peosta 28 to 2 in Class B.

Dubuque Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids Catholic High of Cascade Bill Green S. C. Five Fred Condon Greyhounds Lane St. Wenceslaus St. John's Peosia Wendl Fiala Len Novak Burds Miller Red Hawks St. Clement’s Bankston St. Clement's St. Mary's Guttenburg S. C Our Lady of Victory Academy of Waterloo St. Joseph’s Mason City Holy Family of Sacred Heart of Monticello Holy Family St. Mary's of Marshalltown Charles City

Carideo Becomes Iowa’s Back Field Coach On Arrival

Frank Carideo, former All American quarterback under Knute Rockne, arrived in Iowa City to take the back field coaching job at the University of Iowa. He came from Starkville and planned to join after a schedule change with Mississippi State, then stayed through spring practice before returning south to finish moving.

Frank Carideo University of Iowa Glenn Devine Iowa City Knute Rockne Starkville Mass Carideo Eddie Anderson Mississippi State Knoxville Tenn Iowa Anderson Waterloo Notre Dame

Sabin And Tidball Reach National Indoor Semi Finals

New York AP Wayne Sabin of Portland Ore the favorite and Jack Tidball of Los Angeles a newcomer moved into the national indoor singles semi finals in New York Tuesday Sabin dominated Gus Ganzenmuller 6 4 9 7 6 4 Tidball stretched five sets and nearly three hours to defeat Sidney Wood 2 6 6 8 6 4 7 5 7 5 and advance to the semis

New York Wayne Sabin Portland Ore Jack Tidball Los Angeles Sabin Gus Ganzenmuller Tidball Sidney Wood

Carleton Cagers Beat Coe Quintet In Tight Conference Clash

Carleton defeated Coe 42 to 42 in a hard fought game led by Oscar Sonny Olson who sank five free throws on the way to 19 points. Quintus Nelson added 9 as Nash Martin and Love scored for the home team. Coe’s season winds down with a game against Cornell next Friday. Cornell could clinch the conference title if Lawrence loses to Ripon.

Oscar Sonny” Olson Carleton College Coe Olson Leo Lucas Carleton Carleton Olson Bud Minkin Walt Nash Coal Hid Nash Don Martin Russell Love Quintus Nelson Nelson Martin Love Cornell Lawrence Ripon

Sectional tourney opens with parochials in action

The Roosevelt floor hosts the sectional basketball tourney opening at 6 PM with Troy Mills vs Walker. At 7 10 PM Atkins vs Ely and 8 20 PM Roosevelt vs Franklin. The night ends with a 9 30 PM final Toddville vs Urbana. St Wenceslaus meets St Clement s in class B semi finals.

Roosevelt Troy Mills Walker Atkins Ely Franklin Toddville Urbana St. Wenceslaus St. Clement's of Bankston Dubuque

Table Tennis Open Attracts Midwest Stars

Time is near for the sixth annual Iowa open table tennis championship with entrants from Omaha Des Moines Chicago Peoria and several Iowa cities. The six divisions crown champions and runners up with trophies and prizes. Matches begin Saturday in the Crystal ballroom Montrose hotel with semi finals and finals Sunday afternoon.

Crystal Ballroom Montrose Hotel Middle-West Omaha Des Moines Chicago Peoria Quincy Davenport Rock Island Moline Iowa City Boone

Schmeling Sails For Fatherland Tonight

Max Schmeling and trainer Max Machon sail for Germany aboard the Deutch land at midnight. Indications point to a comeback in Germany. Patsy Perroni of Cleveland may be one of Schmeling s opponents for Berlin matches.

New York Sns Max Schmeling Max Machon Germany Deutchland Patsy Perroni Cleveland Schmeling Berlin

Three Games Carded In Y Loop Tonight

Three games are scheduled in the Y Open league tonight. 718- Dorm faces Metz Ollers at 8:00, Yater's meets Armstrong's, and Phalanx plays Rude Auto in the early game.

Dorm Metz Ollers Yater's Armstrong’s Phalanx Rude Auto

Louis Fight With Galento Set For June

Promoter Mike Jacobs announced Tony Galento will meet Joe Louis in a heavyweight title bout in June. Galento signed for the bout and Louis' agreement is assured. Likely sites include New York Philadelphia or Chicago. Herman Taylor relinquished first call to Jacobs for a share of the gate.

Miami Beach Fla Mike Jacobs Tony Galento Joe Louis Tony Jacobs Louis New York Philadelphia Chicago Herman Taylor Galento Taylor

Ottumwa Five Wins In Davenport Tournament

Ottumwa Catholic Central repeats as Davenport diocesan champion securing a 23 to 16 victory over St. Pauls Burlington in the district final. Ottumwa and Burlington advance to the state tournament in Dubuque facing winners from three other dioceses and four state academies.

Davenport, Jr Ottumwa Catholic Central Davenport Dowling Des Moines Trinity Sioux City

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