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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1941
Page
8
In Clearwater the Dodgers show friction and lineup questions as discipline fines hit Van Mungo and Hugh Case. Phelps delays return, Higbe Wyatt and other pitchers loom large, while Reiser Camillo Reese Lavagetta anchor an unsettled infield and Durocher weighs centerfield options.
The five man Cornell college tennis squad departs Wednesday for a week of barnstorming through the south and midwest. Friday they face Wofford at Spartanburg S C followed by matches with South Carolina Erskine Presbyterian University Citadel and Loyola Chicago. Team members are Dick Sampson captain Cedar Rapids Ed Frederickson Chicago Bob Anderson Des Moines Hugh Saunders La Grange Ill and Bill McKinley Oak Park Ill.
About 125 players coaches and school officials attended the Jackson county basketball dinner at the Legion hall in Maquoketa Tuesday night. Coe college coach Willis D Lamb was guest speaker. An all star game pitted west half Andrew Baldwin Maquoketa Monmouth against east half Bellevue Miles Preston Sabula with 37 34. Mohlenhoff Andrew and Bailey Bellevue top scorers with 12 and 9.
New York report notes Irwin Kay Kaplan, age 166, and Los Angeles signer Piteker lab Breckivn in a fragmentary sports item with unclear context and names.
The Cedar Rapids city bowling committee released opening weekend assignments for the men’s city tournament, the largest ever with 107 teams. Events run Saturdays and Sundays at Lincoln plant upstairs alleys, with 7 and 9 pm shifts, and singles and doubles held earlier each day.
Iowa City insiders report Rob Stastny a leading candidate for the Hawkeyes top pitcher job after Harold Haub’s graduation. The Cedar Rapids right-hander impressed in 1940 with a four win, one loss record, as 10 hurlers trained on campus and several lettermen and sophomores were under consideration for the rotation.
Twelve Fayette county 4-H livestock clubs enter a county basketball tournament to be held March 28-29 at Upper Iowa University gym. Defending champions are members of Harlan township. First round Friday, second round Saturday morning, semis and final Saturday afternoon. Participating teams include Westfield Center Harlan Scott Alpha Putnam Banks Fremont Union Smithfield Oran Windsor. Outstanding players will be chosen to form the Fayette county cage squad for the district tournament April 5 at Fayette.
The Cornell college golf team announces an eight-meet spring schedule starting April 15 at Cedar Falls against Town State Teachers. The slate includes April 23 at Mount Vernon and April 30 hosting Dubuque University, with further dates at Grinnell and Cedar Rapids.
The piece weighs risk and hype around Lou Novikoff as Cubs spring fortunes loom. It notes headlines about his hitless debut, questions team needs, and public spotlight while contrasting veterans’ value and pending roster changes. It also mentions Esquire’s favorable view of Novikoff and rival teams’ signposts shaping pennant talk.
A collage of sports notes mentions ORACE RAWLINS as the first US Golf Association open champion at Newport on Oct 4, 1895. It covers Yankees spring camp habits, Gus Broberg on scoring, SAM CRAWFORD home run titles in both leagues, Campbell Kane’s cross country pivot, Connie Mack and Phil Rizzuto, Walker Cooper’s speed, AMES J. CORBETT’s 1892 Sullivan win, Wagnerian prep, Midland College tie, and other vintage sports vignettes with dates and names.
After a Brooklyn tourney Poweshiek County 4 H basketball squad earned selection for a district meet in Cedar Rapids on April 5. The roster includes Richard Davis Searsboro William Arthur Scarsboro Gerald Manatt Brooklyn Robert Cox Deep River John Messerli Hartwick Frederick Carlson Brooklyn Leonard DeMeuleniere Brooklyn Maynard Brotherson Victor Max Evans Grinnell Kenneth Swaney Grinnell. Mountaineers 4 H club of Sugar Creek township won the county tournament near Searsboro.
Buchanan Cousty J terch Tournament results show Hasleton 19 Brenden 24 Quasquaton 1, Jesup 18 Lamont 11. Notable performances and team tally details incomplete but indicate competitive game at Winthrop venue.
Mount Vernon notes President Magee accepted a committee report ending the divided authority in Cornell athletics. A new athletic director will supervise health, physical education and coaching, with male staff sharing non coaching duties. The plan favors minor sports and Midwest swimming but wary of hiring a high profile name.
A A U meets in Cedar Rapids to announce Alex Fidler of Cedar Rapids will head the Iowa A A U boxing team for the national tournament in Boston later this month. Fidler will take eight boxers including Bob Anderson and Harry Demery from the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves era.
Iowa City will host the largest interscholastic single day meet as more than 60 schools compete in the state track and field championships. Both class A and B crowns will be decided in the Hawkeye fieldhouse, a first for the high school association. Davenport and Fairfield, defending champs in their divisions, lead entrants. Fourteen events per class. Meet directed by university officials.
Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen drew 5 000 spectators at the 41st Annual American Bowling Congress in St Paul on celebrity night. He rolled 101 158 208 for a 468 total and noted a 15 year absence from full tourney play.
Rich J Kunzman surveys opening round pairings for the Iowa state finals noting Davenport as a top upper bracket favorite and detailing standout performers from Holstein Mason City St. Marys of Iowa City Clarinda Cromwell and Holy Family with players such as Wehde brothers Barbour Oulman Goettsch and Hogue among the stars.
Phil Seghi the basketball coach from Immaculate Conception high school leaves for West Palm Beach Florida to join the Portsmouth Virginia baseball club of the Piedmont league for spring training. He played with Albany and Williamsport last season in the Eastern league.
Des Moines Iowa AP reports a new state semipro baseball league organized Tuesday night with C O Clare of Webster City named president. The league will affiliate with the National Semipro Congress in Wichita Kan and open the 1941 season May 4 with games every Sunday featuring Des Moines West Des Moines Bayard Ames Boone Goldfield Marshalltown and Webster City teams.
Waterloo the defending champion meets Webster City in a first round game of the eighteenth annual state DeMolay basketball tournament at Boone April 3. First round pairings also include Boone versus Carroll Cedar Falls versus Des Moines Dubuque versus Estherville Fort Dodge versus Grinnell Missouri Valley versus Perry Red Oak versus Shenandoah Iowa City drew a bye.
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