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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1943
Page
7
The University of Iowa confronts a critical shortage of football players and staff as Big Ten meetings approach in Chicago. With the entire coaching corps depleted and few veterans or service students available, officials fear a 1943 season may not materialize.
Cedar Rapids board member Dr. Wayne Foster said the athletics board has not met in three months to discuss the coaching vacancy at Iowa U. No plans were shared for naming a football head, and Foster hinted the Big Ten may drop football for the duration. Col Bernie Bierman, last fall’s Seahawk coach and former Minnesota coach, was ordered to active duty in the South Pacific. no successor named. Bierman departs in June, leaving the Seahawk staff largely removed from the 1942 team.
The Gazette notes Jim Fieweger of Lawrence College scored 29 of 30 in six events prompting Arthur Huntington to compare him with Coe's Clement Wilson and Beloit's Ed Merrill. Huntington recalls Wilson’s record and Olympic 1912. Merrill’s multi event dominance for Beloit in 1902 to 1904 and powerful frame.
Delhi High School baseball finishes its season with a 3 to 2 victory over Greeley. Sounders pitched three innings allowing one hit before Schmidt relieved him. Delhi batters totaled five hits, off pitcher Moser.
Chicago manager Jim Wilson seeks a right handed outfielder in a potential deal for Lou Novikoff. The Cubs have heard from the Giants Reds and Phillies while New York opens a series with the Giants. Novikoff, on the ineligible list after a 51 day holdout for $10,000, is said to be available.
Herman L. Sani secretary of the Iowa Golf association said the Iowa amateur golf tournament will not be held this year. Indications are that the Iowa open tournament may also be discontinued for this year according to officials.
North Liberty Bud and Walt softball team lost to Bremer’s of Iowa City 5 to 2 on Sunday. Leo Tesar pitched for North Liberty with John Tesar catching. Doc Munson pitched five hit ball for Bremer with Hayes catching.
No games scheduled for Tuesday. This brief notes a blank slate in the sports slate with no competing teams or results.
A garbled sports update shows fragmented scores for Brooklyn, St Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh with incomplete game counts. Names and numbers appear interspersed, giving a distorted scoreboard snapshot without coherent results.
A jittery, wide-ranging sports column notes A. A. U. fitness tests for men over 35, a possible Madison Square Garden show, and a revived National Collegiate tennis event in Chicago. It also touches on Gunder Haegg’s U.S. trip, a Lloyd Marshall vs Jimmy Bivins bout likely at Cleveland Ball Park, Marine recruiting shifts, a Fort Knox promotion, and Fort Sheridan softball quirks.
Sectional high school baseball results list semifinals and scores from multiple sites including Anthon, Boone, Grimes, Manning, Mount Ayr, Pisgah, Redland, and other towns. Notable scores include Anthon-Semifinal Bronson 4 Pierson Anthon 20 and Rippey 4 over Gilbert 2, with many other late rounds and postponed games noted.
The column lists several boxers and outcomes from various cities including Philadelphia Scranton Providence Baltimore and Detroit. Knockouts and decisions feature opponents such as Jose Torres Tony Costa Jackie Reed and Zeke Brown with weights and results noted in terse shorthand. The brief items sketch a panorama of late 1950s or early 1960s regional boxing activity and matchups.
In Portland a 12 year old Raymond Goering received hospital treatment for head cuts after a dangerous incident at a baseball game. The umpire faced the first casualty of the season as the boy threw a punch before ducking a second pop at the official.
In a drizzle plagued WaMaC conference track meet at Marion High School, Vinton clinched first place with 46 points. The event featured slow preliminaries, fast running times despite weather, and multiple schools earning points through 5-3-2-1 scoring.
Cleveland reports Mel Harder, 33, suffered a right ankle fracture from a slide at St. Louis. Team physician Dr. M H Castle said the Indians ace will miss at least two months, ending his season’s early surge after a 2-2 start. He slipped when spikes caught in a bag while sliding into second.
A garbled OCR line lists names and towns such as Monticello Wehde Tipton Independence Thomas Anamosa Vinton and Anamosa Monticelion with scattered numbers. The readable content suggests a partial roster or cross-reference fragment without a clear event or date.
The St Paul Saints overwhelmed their rival Minneapolis Millers 10 to 2 to seize second in the American Association. A 17 hit attack included a second inning homer by Frank Drews as St Paul built a four run edge early and coasted. Joe Bowman allowed six hits for the Saints. Columbus at Indianapolis was postponed, and no other games were scheduled.
National League President Ford Frick ruled the 3-3 tie between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals would be replayed from the start since the game reached nine innings before curfew. Pirates president William E. Benswanger announced July 19 as an open date for the playoff.
Provo first baseman Len Page homered in his first at bat as the regular season opened. The AP reports the quick impact after missing spring training in Utah.
Greentree Stable's Devil Diver wins the $5,000 toboggan handicap by a length at Belmont in 1 10, with With Regards second and Thumbs Up third. Shut Out finishes sixth as Count Fleet arrives after Pimlico victory and is targeted for Withers and Belmont.
John Fulton of Stanford raced to a new American mark of 1:18.9 in the 660 yard run and broke the 600 meter record at 1:20.3. Arnold Eddy, secretary of S.P.A.A.U., said he will apply for both records on Fulton’s behalf.
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