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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1943
Page
5
The piece argues against linking sports coordination to politics and favors appointing a renowned sports editor or columnist instead. It contends that political ties spoil amateur and organized sports, citing boxing and racing as flawed examples and praising editors as unbiased guardians with deep public trust.
Walter L. Hass Carleton College athletic director was commissioned a lieutenant in the naval reserve. After completing duties at Carleton he will report for active duty May 27 at Chapel Hill. Hass, a University of Minnesota graduate, became head football and track coach in 1939 and took on basketball coaching this year replacing Marshal Diebold.
A New York AP report notes the intercollegiate AAAA track meet on Randall's Island will attract about 4,000 spectators, far fewer than the 10,000+ at indoor championships. It mentions Billy Brown boxing, Fort Hamilton arena plans, and Army post events with public admission. The column also touches on sports figures like Allie Stolz, Cubs veterans Hack, Lee, and Cavarretta, and notes Leahy and Graf running Adirondack camps.
W G Bramham announces first class E league the Twin Ports league includes Superior Wisconsin and Duluth Minnesota clubs. Players employed in nearby defense and shipbuilding will compete in games weekly on their own time. Retired players can join with club permission and will be signed by the league to distribute to four evenly matched teams.
The St. Louis Cardinals scored in the last five frames to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6 to 3. Mort Cooper pitched the full game, and homered on Bill Webb’s first major league pitch in the ninth. Lou Klein sparked the offense with two hits and drove in a run.
Twelve girls and eleven boys at Palo High were awarded athletic letters for basketball at the commencement exercises last Wednesday evening. Notable honorees include co captains Leona Reynolds and Lulubee Mawdsley among the girls and co captains Donald Sanders and Ivan Booth among the boys, with others named: Hazeldel Yates Sharla Moubry Ernestine Langton Maxine McVay Kathleen Kahler Lorraine Young Cheryl Deane Mather Faye Reynolds Faye Rehder Lois Hayes. and Frank J. Smith Harold Sanders Wayne McVay John L. Lewis George Little Lauren Gibney Glen Langton Clyde Yates James Reynolds.
DePauw University topped the Little State track meet in Greencastle with 51 points while Indiana State finished second with 26. Jack Hendry led the Tigers with wins in shot put and discus, Dean Dooley captured the broad jump, and other double winners included Conover of Rose Poly Thorpe of Hanover Metchem of Indiana State. Rain and a wet track hampered performances and final team scores listed DePauw 51, Indiana State 26, Ball State 18, Butler 16, Rose Poly 15.5, Earlham and Hanover 15 each, Wabash 8.
Names and feats sweep across sports including Charley Parker and fast times, Hal Peck’s risky Dodgers trade, Virgil Trucks nicknamed Fire Trucks, Eastern league debuts with former Raiders, and notable war era athletes. From Bill Hoyt’s 1896 pole vault to Babe Ruth’s 1921 runs, records, humor, and camp reports mirror a vibrant baseball and track scene amid wartime.
The All-American Girls Softball Loop, backed by Philip K. Wrigley and Branch Rickey, will operate this year in Kenosha and Racine Wisconsin South Bend Indiana and Rockford Illinois. The season opens May 30 with Kenosha and South Bend at home. Each team will play 108 games through September 1. Seventy five players from across the United States and four Canadian provinces will arrive for workouts at Wrigley Field.
The report lists event winners and placements for a Big Ten meet with Purdue leading in several sprints and distances. Notable results include Dupre of Ohio State and Ufer of Michigan among top finishers, plus Illinois taking the one mile relay and other schools placing in distances and field events.
New York reports Pep will defend the world featherweight title (New York version) against Sal Bartolo at Braves Field in Boston on June 8. Promoter Eddie Mack guarantees Pep and manager Lou Viscusi $30,000 or 50 percent of net gate if over $30,000, with New York commission tensions noted.
Morcom leads a splintered meet with sprint wins including Kelsey 9.7 and 21.3 dashes. Cassidy and Burnham claim hurdles and mile titles while Navy and Holy Cross athletes shine in throws and distance events.
Chicago columnist weighs in on the Novikoff saga after Cubs Reds games. The piece derides trade talk, mocks figures, and compares bidding antics to a humorous bargaining exchange over a right handed outfielder.
Devil Diver a three year old owned by Mrs Payne Whitney won the 50th Metropolitan handicap at Belmont Park with Marriage second and Thumbs Up third. Shut Out, 1942 Kentucky Derby winner, was part of the Greentree stable entry. Riverland finished fourth as Devil Diver ran the mile in 1 36 3/5 and paid 5.20 for 2. The victory earned 10 900 dollars.
Golf results show Iowa City and Wilkinson of Anamesa advancing to the state meet while Davenport forfeits due to transport issues. Individual scores list Waterman 85, Millner 87, Riedesel 106 for Davenport. Townts 88, Rochester 90, Mothers 91. Anamesa Wilkinson 85, McCullough 89, Purcell 90. Fisher Franklin Meek 92, Newland 96, Brooks 86. Roosevelt Broussard 99, Willert 118, St Ambrose Maddis 0ioned 103.
Illinois beat Purdue 3 to 1 in Urbana closing its Big Ten schedule as Van Hooreweghe, Bartley, Phillip, and Eilbracht drove in all runs with a fourth inning sequence including a double and singles. Purdue managed a single run late. Illinois to play Navy and Army post teams in three non-conference games next week.
New York. Hal Peck, rookie outfielder, released by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for 7500 dollars in waiver. Peck, acquired from Milwaukee last winter after an accidental shooting of two toes, joined Saturday’s pre game workout before moving to the Chicago dressing room.
Culver military academy rowing team edged the University of Wisconsin freshmen by two lengths in a mile race at Culver Indiana despite heavy rain. Wisconsin shifted to a starboard stroke due to course layout and rough weather.
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