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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1942
Page
16
LAWTON CARVER assesses Mel Ott, new New York Giants manager, amid a spring slump. The club, led by Stoneham and Terry, appears misaligned with finances and farm system struggles, risking a second division fate despite Ott’s prestige and past success.
Three Iowa squads remained active in the National AAU women’s basketball championship in St. Joseph Missouri after a second round. Davenport AIC with a first round bye defeated St James Kansas City 40 20. Des Moines AIB Typists after a bye beat Kansas City Hudson Oilers 23 12. Dubuque Rhomberg Furriers fell to Dallas 31 10 in a Monday night second round game.
Keystone defeated Atkins 35 to 24 to win the county junior high basketball tournament. Other participating teams included Vinton Garrison Van Orne Newhall Urbana Norway Shellsburg Walford and Belle Plaine.
Iowa City announces a ten game schedule for the Hawkeye football team with seven home games and three away contests. The slate includes six Big Ten conference games against Illinois Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota plus non conference clashes with Nebraska North Dakota and two service teams Great Lakes and Camp Grant. Michigan and Nebraska shifts accommodate service teams with two earlier dates adjusted. The complete card lists North Dakota September 19 Nebraska September 26 Great Lakes October 3 Indiana October 24 Iowa City Bloomington return October 31 Iowa City Minnesota November 14 at Minnesota November 28 Michigan at Iowa City and Camp Grant October 10 at Iowa City.
University of Michigan announces a 193? football schedule with Great Lakes Naval Training Station opening the season in Ann Arbor on Sept. 26. The Wolverines also host Iowa Naval Cadets on Oct. 10 and play Northwestern Minnesota Illinois Harvard Notre Dame Ohio State and Iowa in various venues through late November.
Eight northeast Iowa 4-H basketball teams compete in the third district tournament at Upper Iowa gymnasium in Fayette. First round starts 8:50 a.m. with Chickasaw vs Black Hawk. Bremer vs Fayette at 9:40. Winneshiek vs Delaware at 10:30. Clayton vs Allamakee at 11:30. Second round at 2 p.m., finals at 7 p.m. Officials are Upper Iowa athletes.
Elgin High School has begun baseball practice. Veterans returning include Harvey Gilbertson, Tommy Barker, Dale Kelley, Gerald Boyer, Jack Adrian, Alfred Boleyn, Robert Larson, John Warton, and George Bovis. Six conference games scheduled: Apr 14 West Union, Apr 17 Wadena, Apr 24 Wadena, Apr 28 West Union, May 5 Clermont.
Fragmented lines describe exhibition games and player mentions across Florida venues including St. Petersburg Lakeland and Daytona. Players such as Thompson Lohrman Hrecheen WW Cooper Dea and others are referenced in unclear contexts with winless or mixed results noted. The text resembles a busy spring training roundup with multiple teams and unnamed stat lines.
A proposed rule allowing a fifth personal foul in overtime sparks discussion on game balance and officials discretion. The piece argues fouls should punish roughness but questions long term removal of fouls and notes potential impact on players, strategy, and officiating. It also previews regional baseball notes about the Three-Eye league and Cedar Rapids prospects.
Eight boys basketball finalists will practice at Drake Field House on Wednesday with sessions for Atlantic at 1 pm, Chariton at 2 pm, Nevada at 3 pm, Livermore at 4 pm, New Hampton at 5 pm, Spirit Lake at 6 pm, Ottumwa at 7 pm, and Davenport at 8 pm. The state meet begins Thursday and concludes Saturday night with the champion.
Tipton high school and Tipton junior college athletes shift outdoors after basketball season. Forty high school candidates train in track under Coach Irv Christensen with Lettermen Carl Wehde Lee McQuillen John Wilson and Kenneth Kinyon. Baseball practice starts with a Muscatine junior college game on April 10.
Vern Olsen told Chicago Cubs officials that he broke two fingers on his pitching hand when a line drive struck by Myril Hoag hit him during the Cub-Sox game. Dr. Harry Alexander of Golden Gate hospital said the fractures are not serious and Olsen should return in a week to 10 days.
In a bracket filled with upsets Western Kentucky and West Virginia advance toward the New York Invitational title. Western Kentucky routed Creighton 49 to 36 after West Virginia toppled Toledo 51 to 39 as top seeds Texas State CCNY Long Island were upset earlier.
Iowa City report notes Iowa wrestling won six of seven dual meets and 38 bouts to 18. Roy Pickett led 121-pounders with nine wins, Dick Geppert and Russ Miller also strong, but Iowa did not send men to the national meet and finished fourth in the conference.
John E MecWherter, president of the Springfield club in the Three I league, said Jim Adair would manage the Springfield team during the 1942 season. Adair, an infielder, began with Springfield in 1927 and later played for the Chicago Cubs Louisville Birmingham and Indianapolis. He managed the Helena Arkansas club in the Cotton States league last year.
Svecs team led by Dorothy Svec Christine Bjornsen Rose Kocina and Virginia Nemec won the YWCA badminton league winter term round robin with 41 wins 19 losses Booths were runners up with 30 30 In final play Booths defeated Greers and Serbouseks beat Svecs Singles results featured several close matches and doubles saw Schaefer Seaton Booth Bowne Morrison Lillie Svec Pigmeen and Rocina Nemec among winners
Eight Iowa AAU champions crowned with repeated titles. Des Moines stars like Bob Anderson 135, Vance Basler 160, Burrell Smith 147, and Don Turner heavyweight retained their belts while others from Des Moines, Oskaloosa, Fort Madison and Boone clinched titles in 112 to 125 pounds. Anderson knocked out Hidalgo in the final and Smith stopped Lewis in the first round.
The Alburnett Bull Dogs defeated the Young Men's club of Fairfax in the Alburnett gymnasium 74 to 5. Earlier, Alburnett high school girls beat a YWCA team in Cedar Rapids the same evening.
Lakeland Florida AP Buck Newsom a famed Tigers pitcher works out at camp in good shape despite no contract. He is valued at 32500 but the Tigers offer 12500 and remain silent. Newsom maintains he will pitch for the team that pays his asking salary, blaming Hank Greenberg's absence for last season's 12-20 record.
Former Texas A M fullback John Kimbrough was sworn in as a second lieutenant in the 90th infantry training battalion at Camp Roberts California on Tuesday marking the start of his new duties.
Los Angeles San Francisco and Indiana polis bid for the 1944 American Bowling Congress tournament as the executive committee opened a three day session ahead of the annual convention. Leaders and standings are listed with several players achieving high single and all events scores.
The NBA rules committee relaxed the personal foul rule for college teams. A player with three fouls at overtime start may commit two more before ejection. Regular game players foul out at four. End line distance set at four feet behind the basket. Rectangular backboard and stitched ball recommendations were rejected. molded ball remains official.
Great Lakes naval training station will host the Pittsburgh football team in Municipal Stadium Cleveland on October 10. The contract followed a conference between Lieut. Commdr. J. Russell Cook Great Lakes athletic officer and Pittsburgh athletic director John Hagen.
Iowa's track team received permanent possession of the Frank Knox traveling trophy for outstanding performances at the Chicago Relays over the last four years. Iowa and Ohio State jointly held the trophy prior to the 1942 relays last Saturday. The Hawks and Buckeyes share the meet record of 3 20.4.
Newark articles report boxers, notably Jee Savold at 192 pounds and Wallace Cross. Names listed include Joey Maxim and Loufrooks, with scattered references to cities Newark Wilmington Toledo and Pittsburgh in a clipped, OCR damaged sports brief.
Ames Iowa is the site as forty five football aspirants begin second day of spring practice at Iowa State college. Ten more candidates are expected to join the squad next week.
In Georgia a plan to suspend intercollegiate football at the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech sparks debate among the 16 member Board of Regents. L. W. Robert proposes a resolution to suspend football for the war duration. Gov. Eugene Talmadge invites attendees to the next regents meeting as the board remains divided with some opposing and others leaning toward suspension.
In Clearwater Florida the Cleveland Indians indicated outfielder Gerald Gee Walker has refused to sign his contract and is on the trading block as Roger Peckinpaugh the Indians vice president and GM confirms the move.
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