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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1941
Page
3
Grinnell and Iowa State still contending for titles face Kansas and Oklahoma in key Mon night games as Grinnell seeks the Midwest league crown with a win over Ripon. Iowa State cannot wrap up the title and faces a tough Kansas test with possible help from Oklahoma.
Iowa City dispatch notes Michigan as the heavy favorite for the Big Ten swimming championship with proscribed stars like Gus Sharemet Charley Barker Fran Heydt Jim Welsh and relay squads leading the charge. Ohio State contenders and Iowa divers X contend for titles as Pennsylvanians face competition.
Nebraska dominated the Big Six indoor meet in Kansas City, scoring 47 points to win its ninth championship. Huskers claimed six firsts and half of eight records as Missouri was runner-up with 26 points and Kansas took third. Iowa State set a new mile relay record at 3 26.9. Officials postponed naming a conference commissioner until a May 22 23 meeting in Lincoln.
Iowa won a tight dual swimming meet 45 to 39 over Minnesota as Chuck Anderson anchored the 400 yard relay and nearly overtook the Iowa opponent. The meet left Minnesota with a late rally, trailing 37 to 35 before the final event.
The New York Giants await Monday physical reports on shortstop Billy Jurges after a dizzy spell kept him from reporting to the park. Manager Bill Terry says pennant chances hinge on Jurges' condition. Earlier, in Havana, the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Giants 6-2 as Dolph Camilli cleared the bases with a fourth inning double. Pete Reiser homered for Brooklyn.
Max Lenover, Loyola University Chicago star, won the mile in 4 23.4 and the half mile in 1 59.2 at North Central College in Naperville. Loyola scored 37 ½ points to Butler 31, North Central 23 4, Coe 17, Iowa Teachers 22, with multiple event wins including the high jump and the 1 1 mile relay.
Iowa State's wrestling team defeated Nebraska 25 to 3 on Saturday night lifting the Cyclones past the Cornhuskers. Herb Jackman at 126 pounds earned Nebraska's lone point with a decision over Jim Rhodes.
Week of college cage action includes Minnesota at Tawa and Drake at Washburn on Tuesday plus Morningside versus South Dakota and Grinnell versus Legaia. laterFriday slate lists Drake at Ohinhema A and M. Saturday matches Drake at Talse amid unclear notes and stray player mentions.
Hansell's defense of its state girls title opens March 13 at Drake Fieldhouse against Mallard. Eight returning finalists join clutier newcomers in a tournament field with Waterville Numa Ottosen Olin Mallard Seneca Shelldahl Lenox Marengo Stuart Have lock and others, with quarterfinal pairings and times set in upper and lower brackets.
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the New York Rangers 4-2 after two overtime goals on Sunday night to reach third place in the NHL. Montreal beat New York Americans 3-2 with Ray Getliffe scoring late, while Boston moved into a first place tie with Toronto after a 4-3 win over Chicago.
CORAL GABLES Florida AP A draft board summons pulled Ed Oliver from the International Four Ball golf tournament Monday. His partner Clayton Heafner may pick a substitute teammate. Oliver flew to Wilmington Delaware to report to selective service officials. He and Heafner had just won a first round match with Harry Cooper and Jimmy Thomson before the draw set them against Billy Burke and Craig Wood in the next 36 holes.
Washington AP report notes Catholic University will de-emphasize athletics following resignations of A. J. Bergman and Forrest G. Cotton. Both coaches announced their contracts end June 1 and cited policy changes as the reason. Bergman also expressed interest in the Boston College job vacated by Frank Leahy.
The Marengo Fish and Game club will sponsor an elk dinner at the I. O. O. F. hall Monday night with speakers R. W. Barsalou of the Iowa state Fish and Game commission and John Tobin of Vinton. About two hundred members expected. dinner served by the Third Ward division of the Women's society for Christian service. Lamon Sanders, secretary, in charge.
Someday by April 1 the Iowa State High School Athletic Association will hire a new executive secretary as the present secretary is discharged. The piece argues George A. Brown is hard to remove and weighs candidates like Lyle Quinn and Fred Winter, praising Winter as a strong, transparent choice with broad experience in athletics administration.
Creston led by Bob Goodson faces a tough southwest Iowa sectional field in class A and B tournaments. Notable teams include Corning Shenandoah Bedford Red Oak East Des Moines Dowling Carroll Clarinda Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln, with Diagonal’s Maroons as a recurring factor. Tournament picks name Altconx Bedford Clarinda Carroll Denison and Diagonal Creston among favorites, with several class B dark horses such as Cromwell Mitchellville and Conway highlighted.
In Chicago the Big Ten closes with three games deciding third place. Indiana visits Chicago, Northwestern plays Purdue, and Minnesota hosts Iowa. Minnesota can avoid a three-way tie with Ohio State and Illinois by beating Iowa. a loss could leave them tied for third.
Bobby Riggs of Chicago won the Southeastern tennis championship with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 victory over William Talbert of Cincinnati. Pauline Betz of Rollins College defeated Dorothy Bundy 6-4 11-9 for the women's singles title. Riggs and Jack Kramer then beat Talbert and Elwood Cooke 6-3 6-4 to take the doubles crown.
Two law enforcement officers dominated the first Hawk Eye Conference Rifle and Pistol championships in Waterloo on Monday. Ralph Travis, assistant Black Hawk county attorney, won the all-events rifle title, and Highway Patrol Sergeant Don Thimmesch of West Liberty took the all-events pistol crown.
AP reports sport and society notes with playful blurbs on Budge and Marble romance plus drafts, boxing chatter, coaching moves, and notable sports figures. Mentions Turnesa, Ruth, Ferrell, Foxx, Baer, Galento, Louis, Dempsey, Luster, and Jenkins amid a collage of athletic and cultural gossip.
The 1941 state women’s bowling meet showed fewer high scores than the prior year with North land Milk of Des Moines winning the team title again. Dubuque dominated class C doubles and singles, while Cedar Rapids led in team entries with forty-one. 188 teams and 550 singles competed, a record tally with notable scores from the Ratterman family across events.
Des Moines reports Art Gertsen of Cedar Rapids captured the junior singles title at the central western states open table tennis tournament. The event crowned various winners including Vir ginia Merica of Omaha and George Hendry of Canton as open and veterans champions, with Merica also taking the women's doubles with Josephine di Mauro.
Lincoln alleys Sunday afternoon marked the tenth annual women’s bowling meet as Town keglers topped entries yet saw most championship scores below last year. Northland Milk of Des Moines won class A with 2270, Cedar Rapids Boosters No 2 earned A medals with 2191, and Fort Dodge Club led class C with 2019 while several doubles and singles titles were decided. The A singles saw Leota Harris of Davenport win $25 first prize with 554, and Mara Calvell of Dubuque posted a 492 to take second. Cedar Rapids failed to place in the top ten of Class A or B singles, but collected other prizes across the meet.
Grinnell College's Pioneers face Ripon on the Wisconsin floor in a pivotal Midwest Conference game that could clinch the title for Ben Douglas's team if they win Beloit and Ripon also swing. Ripon sits in third with five wins and five losses as the chase tightens among the packed field.
The clipping shows CLASS A DOUBLES results with pairs and scores from Des Moines Marshalltown and other cities. Notable teams include Theo Smith and Dorothy Montagne. Edythe Willis and Elsie Ochsmer. Helen Gregory and Lora Tucker. Margaret Lucke and Ruth Anderson. Vivian Walle and Marcares Riley. Cora Young and Frances Lund. Ann Zimmerman and Luiy Thornton. Dorothy Lange and Ruth Kaloides. Will Baumgartner and Erma Hoefer. and Davenport pair Dave?
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