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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1943
Page
8
The Brooklyn Dodgers lead the early season by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 as part of a four game home stand. Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 7-5 in a swing shift game while weather affected other major league games.
Philadelphia shows strong offense with 11 hits and 3 errors against Detroit. Dahle and Kampouris lead with multiple hits while Rowe and Higbe split pitching duties. Mager suffers the loss.
Two weeks of jungle search for survivors of a crash that killed five crew members has failed to find any trace of the others. Lieut. Tom Harmon parachuted to safety and, guided by natives, reached U S army headquarters in Paramaribo after four days trekking. The April 8 crash near the jungle wreckage prompted ongoing reconnaissance by natives and guiding planes.
Houston AP reports Bill Cummins may form a twin pair to boost Rice at the Southwest Conference meet. If both Cummins brothers were available Rice could use them to strengthen events from high and low hurdles to the 100 yard dash and relays.
The article notes National League hitters now top American leaguers in batting averages, possibly due to the 1942 official ball used in the NL. Lonnie Frey leads majors at .467 for Cincinnati. Danny Litwhiler and Clyde Kluttz also top .400. Vernon Stephens leads A L at .448 with Pinky Higgins at .414. NL has ten batters at .333 or better, while the AL reaches .302 at the tenth spot. Home run counts favor NL with Litwhiler at three and 12 others with one, versus five in the AL each by a different batter.
Amana defeated Solon 2 to 0 on Solon’s diamond Friday in a pitchers’ duel. Ehrmann pitched a near no hitter until the last inning while Amana collected five hits off Upmeyer. Ehrmann, Bendorf, and C Trumpold limited opponents to seven runs in four games with Henry Meyer batting .600 to lead the team. Coach Charles Seizer previously took the same squad to last spring’s district tournament.
North Liberty’s Bud and Walt opens season with a 10 to 3 victory over Langenberg Brothers of Iowa City. Leo Tesar pitched tightly allowing five hits while John Tesar caught. Ray Sullivan took the loss with Amelon catching.
The scoreboard lists results for Louis, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati with scores. It notes Monday results including Brooklyn and Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 7, and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia results. Tuesday games feature Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, New York at Louis, and Chicago.
Fragmentary basketball results show Washington and Detroit games with many OCR errors. Chicago and Boston listed for Tuesday with a note of postponements for Chicago at Cleveland and New York games.
First round results show laps and players like LaPlante and Wilsons with scores such as 18 and 25 in a mix of games. Leading hitters include Miler and Jaapnel Andrew, while pitchers feature Rennes and Ka8. Events occur across Milwaukee Columbus Kansas City and Indianapolis with ongoing standings updates.
Former White Sox pitcher Edward Walsh rose from coal mine beginnings to master the spitball, starring for the 1906 Hitless Wonders and shaping the era with 11 seasons of high workload. The Iron Man led a rotation famed with Callahan, Stricklett and Comiskey, compiling 40 wins in 1908 and a series of strikeout records.
Elkader Henning pitched a two hitter as Elkader defeated Monona 6 to 3 to win the Clayton county high school baseball championship. Monona’s Schmidt allowed two hits but costly errors doomed the effort. Semis saw Monona beat Luana 5 to 2 and Elkader defeat Elkport 7 to 3. Rain delayed games from last Thursday until Monday.
CHICAGO AP says St. Louis Cardinals manager Billy Southworth announced pitcher Mort Cooper has only a minor arm strain. The club’s physician does not consider the trouble serious though it remains uncertain if he can immediately return to mound duties.
New York AP Frankie Crosetti returns to the Yankees to begin training as his suspension ends May 21. The veteran infielder, five pounds overweight, says he worked in a Stockton shipyard and has trained with local sandlot teams. He was suspended for one month last season after pushing an umpire in the World Series.
Boxing results list bouts and judges across multiple cities led by Ted Lewry New Bedford and George Keehan with weights 105 and 165. Entries include Clarence Brown 198 Chicago and Moses Neville Beech 146 Memphis, Herman Williams 15 Newark, Kid Cocoa 135 Baltimore and Roosevelt Thomas 16. Johnny Brown 162 Hartford.
A veteran flyer aboard a Maxwell Field furlough shares that soldiers want baseball to continue to ease family worry. Iowa football faces disruption as preflight and army programs fill the campus, leaving no eligible athletes for Big Ten play and dooming Hawkeye prospects.
Count Fleet trainer Don Cameron asks 30000 to 1000 that the colt will win racing's triple crown. The piece links Ham Wibby to a rising boxing claim and notes baseball's Dodgers' batters slumping while Camilli shines and Washington top attendance with 32,000 at a Yankees doubleheader.
Iowa University may send three to eight trackmen to the Big Ten meet May 14 and 15 in Evanston. Coach George Bresnahan notes Harold Fiala will run hurdles and high jump, Hubert Cline will compete in sprints, and Eugene Freels will run hurdles as part of limited trials to date.
Great Lakes naval training station sailors beat the world champion St Louis Cardinals 5 to 2. Johnny Mize led the attack with three hits after joining former major and minor leaguers. Johnny Schmitz earned the win as the Sailors outhit the Cardinals 12 to 1. Stan Musial and Wally Cooper hit homers for St Louis.
Marion Nine won their fifth consecutive game beating Springville High School 8-1. Lehdigh led Marion with two hits while Lary and Benedict shared the battery. D. Kelly pitched for Springville and was relieved after Ballou was injured in the sixth. Marion travels to Lisbon Tuesday and Solon Saturday for sectional play.
All four Cedar Rapids high schools will compete in the state district track meet at Marion Saturday. After the Franklin Roosevelt dual meet Tuesday the teams will be idle until the district carnival. Winter says the local schools plan to send nearly full squads to the meet.
All 11 thoroughbreds in the Gienn Rid die string at Pimlico are sons or daughters of Man O War. War Relic is regarded as the top horse in the group.
Fayette High baseball defeated West Union High 5 to 3 after a three run rally in the sixth. E Shafer and Jones pitched for Fayette with West Union's Weston and King on the mound.
Collins Radio suffers a 25 to 1 setback as Universal Engineering dominates in the M J League opener. Bad weather shortened Collins practice, six players on shift unavailable, Red Kenney superb for Universal. Six errors and ten unearned runs fuel the blow, with Craig reaching homerun and Heinze tripling for the winners.
Iowa University baseball winds down 1943 with eight wins and four losses in a 27 day schedule as players scatter to the armed forces and other duties. Hawkeyes finish six and four in Big Ten play with a 73 to 37 scoring edge and 99 to 85 hits. Roy Stille leads regular pitching with 3 1 from 35 2 3 innings. Jack Kenney 3 3 and Max Smith 2 victories.
Villanova football coach Maurice Clipper Smith will be inducted as a captain in the U S Marine Corps on Tuesday. He began leading Villanova in 1936 and has a leave of absence. expected to return after the war. Smith played guard at Notre Dame in 1920 and coached at Columbia College Oregon Gonzaga and Santa Clara before Villanova.
The boys square off Wednesday at 5 30 in the M and J as the Iowa Manufacturing team meets Quaker Oats, a top rival. Friday night at 5 30 the first round concludes with LaPiant Choate and Wilson's, seasoned contenders, in the mix.
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