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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1949
Page
2
Nine shifts shuffled leaders during week 11 of the Iowa women’s bowling tournament at Bowham lanes Cedar Rapids. Davenport and Dubuque teams led in multiple classes with standings and top singles listed for each division and doubles.
Don Dannon pitched a no hit victory for Mirror Lounge as Cedar Rapids opened the 1949 softball season at Ellis Park. The 10 to 1 win over Wilson and Company, defending champions in the Major Open league, drew 700 fans. Iowa Steel and Eagles were set for a second Major Open game Tuesday. other Cedar Rapids leagues planned opening games all week.
Donald Kramer was elected president of the Quaker Oats bowling league at a Montrose hotel meeting, succeeding Paul Novak. Ray Jewell became vice president and Nick Canarr the secretary treasurer. The Millwrights posted a 53 won 37 lost season and a 951 high game, while the Cereal Shipping No. 2 team had a 2 636 series. Bruce Thenhaus led with 246 and Glenn Baker with 237, and Harvey Goodnough had the best individual series at 669. Top averages were Thenhaus 174 Benson 168 and Kramer 165.
The item lists team records and results from the American Association with teams such as Minneapolis Columbus Kansas City Toledo Milwaukee and Indianapolis. It notes weather affecting a game with Indianapolis at Milwaukee listed as rain and includes several win loss figures like Kansas City 16-5 and Minneapolis 8-5.
Pueblo hosts Sioux City as Omaha edges Denver in 10 innings. Iowa area teams Pueblo, Sioux City, Denver, Des Moines, Omaha vie in Western League. In Three-I, Terre Haute tops Davenport while Danville and Springfield post wins against Waterloo and Quincy with irregular tallies.
Cedar Rapids Rockets start the season Tuesday night against the Keokuk Pirates with Bill Hyland on the mound. Ray Waychoff is out with a virus. Stan Marges moves to third base and Jack Bremer to right field as Gene Bremer could start if Marges cannot play. Keokuk counters with Edward McLish or Harry Pritts. Local bus specials will shuttle fans to Daniels Park for the opener.
Monday has no games. Tuesday features Pittsburgh at New York, Cincinnati at Chicago, St. Louis at Philadelphia, and an N-Chicago matchup in Bast.
In one report Boston defeated New York 11 to 2 when the game ended after the eighth due to rain. Chicago routed St. Louis 14 to 7 while Philadelphia beat Washington 15 to 9 in a second game halted at seven innings by curfew. Detroit edged Cleveland 3 to 2. Remaining schedule lists Washington at Fieses, New York at Louis, Boston at Detroit.
Solon defeats Walford 10 to 4 in high school baseball. London edges Oxford Junction 3 to 2. Volga City buries Garnaville Independent 25 to nothing. Monticello romps Wyoming 12 to 3. In minors, Mirror Lounge blanks Wilsons 16 to nothing in open league play.
The 1949 trout season opened in northeast Iowa with record crowds and strong catches from Bellevue to Bloody Run creek near McGregor and Backbone state park at Strawberry Point. Most areas averaged five fish per angler, while Postville reported about two per person. By 3 p.m. Sunday crowds remained at Backbone state park though catches declined as fish were frightened. Park visitors complained of speeding youths creating a driving hazard.
In Columbus Ohio the Iowa City pair Florence Roberts and Lena Bloomquist won the two-woman event at the WIBC tournament with a score of 1 179, just one point ahead of the runners up.
Iowa City won a quadrangular tennis meet with a team total of 10 points defeating Davenport Roosevelt and Wilson. James Andrews and Henry Bate won the No 1 and No 2 singles for Iowa City while Jerry Jagers of Davenport and Bill Jenna of Iowa City won the No 3 and No 4 matches.
Florian Cassutt of El kader and the Omaha Cardinals Western league team will be optioned to a lower classification club this week. The receiving team is not yet announced. Cassutt is a bonus player and has been waived by other Western league clubs.
New York Giants manager Leo Durocher faced a simple assault charge after a Polo Grounds game, with a magistrate setting a 10 am next Monday return. The incident, alleged by Brooklyn fan Fred Boysen, followed a Dodgers victory and led to Durocher’s suspension pending hearing in Cincinnati.
The Penn relays edge over Drake in overall performance last weekend with 11 6. Don Gehrmann and other stars were absent on day two. Gary Scott and Fred Johnson were sidelined by injuries affecting Michigan State and Des Moines North prep and college teams. Booing reportedly emerged at the meet amid mixed reactions.
Drake track tragedy: a chaotic mile relay final as Parsons Westmar are disqualified for false starts. North runs a late surge with Bill Zust to reach the final amid protests over a Nevada entry. Fort Madison wins the relay. North laments possible record time.
The discus, hammer, and javelin throws had sparked concerns as spectators were struck in early meets. A 16 year old Cedar Rapids student, Arlo Miller, fractured his skull when a discus toss rolled into him while he rested on the infield. Officials warn to clear the discus area of bystanders and athletes and to keep distance from the ring during events.
Hal Newhouser pitched Detroit to a 3-2 win over Cleveland as Dick Wakefield cleared the bases with a first inning homer after two walks. Bob Lemon suffered his first defeat while Johnny Groth went hitless for Detroit. The nightcap saw Browns rally for eight in the ninth amid 16 hits each side. The Yankees lost to Boston 11-2 in eight innings. Mel Parnell earned his third win over New York. Boston Braves gained first in NL with 6-5 and 4-2 wins over the Giants. Libby Sisti delivered a ninth-inning pinch single in the opener. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 5-2. St Louis moved to third as Harry Brecheen beat Chicago 8-3. Russ Meyer and Del Ennis helped Philadelphia defeat Brooklyn 4-2.
The Drake Relays spotlight features a coach prioritizing sprint relays after a winless stretch, a visitor puzzled by a Scottish band at Iowa, and a memory of Fred Walcott as 499 of 506 spectators rose to spot him. Harry Cooper, Don Laz, and Tom Bennett repeat a 14 foot pole vault tie as Midwest rivals.
Don Gehrmann, brilliant Wisconsin distance runner, was the sports writers choice for the top individual spot at the 40th Drake relays. A poll of newsmen at the affair last weekend gave Gehrmann 22 of 24 votes for outstanding individual athlete.
Cedar Rapids bowler Ray Langham won the sixth annual Corn Belt bowling title at Burlington as the final weekend could not top his 1,690 set last week. Former champions Walt Harrison and Franklin Tate challenged but Langham remained ahead with Tate posting 1,554.
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