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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1939
Page
9
Michigan captured the twenty-ninth Big Ten swimming championship with 73 points at Purdue, breaking six conference records. Ohio State finished second with 49 points, followed by Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Chicago, Indiana, and Purdue.
Borigan took the lead at the gun and with a furious final sprint set a major indoor distance mark. Cunningham, after a poor start, charged from near last to finish second in a tight finish. Lash won the two mile in 9 02.4, beating Deckard by seven yards with McCluskey third and De George fourth. Szabo led early but faded to last.
Mrs Mayme Cook Ryan was granted a divorce in Casper Wyoming on grounds of non support from Thomas Fortune Ryan II heir to a mining fortune.
Coach Don Wolfe guides Roosevelt High through a string of wins in January and February. The Rough Riders upset Franklin and McKinley, beat Monticello, Wilson, Marion, and Anamosa, then edged Oelwein to reach the state finals, with Emory Sample delivering the decisive late basket.
The Walker girls basketball team defeated the Paris academy team of Cedar Rapids 54 to 14 on Friday night. The married men defeated the single men 32 to 23 in a separate game.
Kansas State wins the 1939 Big Six wrestling championship 30 to 29 over Iowa State in Ames. Iowa State claims four titles, two seconds, two thirds. Oklahoma follows with two firsts and others. Nebraska finishes last. Howard Buck (Iowa) defeats Elmer Hackney (Kansas State) for heavyweight gold.
President Tom Fairweather warns Cedar Rapids and Waterloo sit on the Three-Eye league fringe. The Raiders relied on league funds last year and faces possible franchise shift to Quincy Ill. Caps Crossley returns as Waterloo manager, with Davenport and Terre Haute seen as potential beneficiaries of any move. Community funding and business support are urged to save local baseball as a civic asset.
In a wrestling meet Iowa State defeated Kansas State in multiple weight classes. Cox at 155 pounds won by decision over Van Viedt, 165 pounds Loucks defeated Keller, 175 pounds Reynard edged Henderson, and heavyweight Buck plus an arm lock head scissors finish contributed to the Cyclones victory with Hackney defeated by Iowa State.
American League schedule lists ten games from March 14 to 20 featuring the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns, and other teams. Also shows early spring matchups, cross‑league pairings, and notes on multiple venues and dates.
Diagonal's 32 to 18 win over Charles City headlines state Class A finals as Marshalltown, Clinton, Creston, Lenox and Roosevelt also claim district titles. Fort Madison upset by Wilton's giant-killing act, while Everly Falls falls to Newkirk and Ute and Rathbun win districts in the loop. Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids advances with improved play and Delays in the other districts noted.
Clinton tops Wilton in a semifinal upset by Fort Madison, then Kalona dominates Yarmouth in the class B final. Ira Lund and Bob Machael each score eight for Clinton, with Lind and Machael boosting defense, while Ken Guengerich nets 11 field goals and Delmer Guengerich adds 10 to seal Kalona’s title run.
Iowa coach Rollie Williams calls the nine strong freshman squad the best balanced he has had and plans spring work to develop them for 1939 40. Captain Ben Stephens stands as the main loss with eight lettermen returning as sophomores fight for starting spots. Top freshmen include Milt Kuhl Bruce Fountain Vic Siegel Leonard Posekany Tom Chapman Bud Bernatz Paul Siglin Bill Wheeler Vinc Harsha. Kuhl will be ineligible until February next year.
The list records players and managers for teams including the Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Athletics St. Louis Browns New York Yankees Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies New York Giants Brooklyn Dodgers Cincinnati Reds Boston Bees Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals and others. It provides full rosters with managers and multiple players per club, in a raw compiled format.
Illinois gymnasts won the Western conference title with 107 points while Minnesota trailed with 91½, Chicago 64 and Iowa 13½. Wonty Finn placed second on the horizontal bar and Gisilombardo led on all-around with first place for Illinois.
Drake University basketball arrives in Oklahoma City for the fifth district playoffs. The opener pits Drake against Oklahoma A and M on Monday night with the winner facing Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday for a shot at the western playoff in San Francisco March 20 and 21.
Bill Terry, manager of the New York Giants, is described as genial and sociable in some moods and aloof in others. He hosts press conferences, jokes with scribes in Hot Springs, but withdraws when pressed too hard. A hard worker, he commands long hours from secretary Jack Schwarz and his players, with few pleasures beyond work and occasional acts of kindness to friends.
Michigan captures its 6th Big Ten indoor track crown in a meet featuring Mehl of Wisconsin winning the one mile, plus podium finishes for Michigan athletes in hurdles, sprints, and relays. Key results include Watson 51 ft 8% in shot put and the mile relay clocking 3 minutes 18.9 seconds for Michigan.
In Cleveland, leaders retained their positions as the American Bowling Congress event continued. Out-of-town squads posted low scores on Thursday with the Penn Batteries of New Philadelphia leading. top doubles score by Clarence Claypool and Lee Butler from Detroit. Gordon Chisholm of Detroit posted the best individual total with 618 in the solo division. Participants include Penn Batteries New Philadelphia Cleveland Harley Davidsons Lima and Detroit teams among others.
Louise Reynolds of Quincy Indiana fires 49 consecutive bulls in the Camp Perry indoor rifle shoot, matching the eight year old men’s mark. Iowa wins grand championship with 738 points. Kemper No 1 and Quincy High place second and third. Iowa tops basic and advanced ROTC divisions with multiple team wins. W Pettit of Iowa U. takes individual honors.
Lowden high boys defeated Clarence 30 to 26 with Battleman scoring 9 and Bixler also 9 for Clarence. The Lowden girls won 30 to 26 as Schmidt and Kelly led with 16 points each for their teams.
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