Kohawks Beat Grinnell Cornell In Triangular Meet
Coe's Midwest champs won the triangular track meet scoring 79 points to Grinnell 49 and Cornell 34. Cornell won the freshman meet with 65 points led by Don Strachen in the mile and half mile.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1942
Page
10
Coe's Midwest champs won the triangular track meet scoring 79 points to Grinnell 49 and Cornell 34. Cornell won the freshman meet with 65 points led by Don Strachen in the mile and half mile.
Iowa Manufacturing and Quaker Oats start week three with perfect records. Orie Arntzen’s Manufacturers beat Wilson’s and Iowa Light as the Quakers defeated La Plant Choate. Upcoming games pit Manufacturers vs La Plant Choate and Quakers vs Universal Crusher.
Nebraska won its fourth straight Big Six track title scoring a conference record 822.5 points. Harold Hunt set a pole vault mark at 14 feet, inches as Kansas State placed second and Missouri third. Oklahoma finished fourth with 26 points, while Iowa State and Kansas trailed. wind hampered record attempts and several stars, including Lyda of Oklahoma, faced illness in key races.
Clinton’s Stanley Sirvid earned medalist honors with a 77 on the par 72 course as Davenport golfers clinched the district meet victory.
Harold Lind, slugging outfielder for the University of Iowa, was elected captain of the Hawkeyes for the 1943 season by teammates. Bill Welp was named most valuable player and Indiana pitcher Johnny Logan was chosen as the most valuable opponent. Lind hit over .309 this season.
Burlington eliminated Davenport in the district semifinal after outhitting 7 to 4. Letts will meet Burlington here Monday for the championship as the host team shut out Olin 7 to 0 with Paine pitching well.
Pre tournament favorites Postville defeated Colesburg 9 to 3 and routed Sumner to advance. Postville chased Colesburg pitcher Richard Tomkins with a two run blast after Diana Gee sparked the rally. Frank Tehelsouthpaw struggled but steadied in key moments as Sumner pressed East Waterloo through five innings before Waterloo pulled away in late frames.
Northwestern captures the Big Ten tennis title led by its squad while star Seymour Greenberg loses the singles crown to Calvin Sawyier of Chicago in a 4 6 6 4 6 2 final. Sawyier’s victory follows Greenberg’s first college defeat as Northwestern scores 15 points to Michigan 14 Chicago 14 Illinois 8 with Minnesota Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin scoring zero. Indiana and Iowa did not compete.
Davenport, led by ace Horace Peeples, won the Valley meet by a clear margin. Franklin trailed close, anchored by Howie Cole, in a high jump of 5 feet inches and strong throwing events. Bill Burger won the shot put while Davenport topped the discus with high point totals, as Clinton and Cedar Rapids followed in the standings.
Cedar Rapids four high schools meet at Geeeee-Cee field Tuesday and Wednesday with finals in all events. Admission is 25 cents and local high school activity tickets will be honored at the gate.
AP bulletin notes Connie Ryan of the Giants helped execute a three ply triple play at the Polo Grounds after a recent game. The report weaves in sports quips from B M Atkinson Jr and other columnists about baseball and golf bravado in a mash of anecdotes and digressive commentary.
A collage of baseball notes names and events including Jimmy Gallagher Bill Lee and Mel Ott. Mentions baseball figures such as Hank Edwards Marty Bobo and Mike Naymick with various team ties and eras plus references to the Giants Cubs Dodgers and Raiders and a note on Thanksgiving football rules.
Drake finishes second in the Missouri Valley conference track meet Saturday night scoring 88.6 points to Tulsa and others. Seip leads with 16 points winning both hurdles events and the broad jump, while Drake takes four firsts in 15 events.
Athletic monograms were awarded to eight boys and ten girls at the commencement exercises here last week. The awards were presented by Dale W. Nelson, coach of the boys, and the ceremony honored student athletes from Palo.
Fragmentary item lists names Walter Wagner and Sanders Prank with unclear context. Other partial names include ayne McVay and Morees, suggesting a notation of people connected to a local event or notice without readable details.
Chicago reports Warren Wright of Calumet Farm challenged Al Sabath to a two match race between Whirlaway and Alsab. The event would be staged at Arlington during the meeting set for June 22 as part of the track’s contribution to the meeting.
Michigan's baseball team remains in undisputed first place in the Big Ten by beating Illinois in both games of a Saturday doubleheader 3 to 0 and 3 to 1. Illinois outhit Michigan 7 to 6 in each game, but the Wolverines clutched the wins with timely hits and scoring bursts.
Northwestern edged Purdue 3 to 2 in the second game to split a doubleheader after Purdue won the first game 6 to 5. The finish came as the late turns in the nightcap produced the deciding runs.
Indiana won 4 to 2 in Minneapolis despite being outhit by Minnesota. Three singles and a double produced four first inning runs for the visitors, who never trailed. Kaess pitched for Indiana while Bee and Onan contributed offensively.
Wisconsin edges opponent 18 to 6 for their second conference victory of the year as line scores show a 10 point first quarter and a 34 to 6 stretch. Sarmeline Haas leads with strong play for Wisconsin in Chicago AP report from the game.
In the second game the Yankees won 7 to 1 as Hudson built a six run lead after the third inning and kept Washington to nine hits. Les Fleming starred the first game with three doubles and two RBIs, while the Tribe built a lead on Fleming’s power before changes at the mound. Attendance reached 2,600.
Boston defeats St. Louis 4 2 as Ted Williams hits a decisive homer. Tex Hughson earns his first win of the season holding the Browns to two singles. Williams drives in the key run in the fifth inning amid a pitchers’ duel at St. Louis.
Ohio State athletes led in events with top finishes including second in high hurdles and runner-up positions in the 100 yard dash. Indiana and Iowa State share competitive showings with notable jumps and sprints, while Wisconsin and Michigan also claim several places in field events and times.
Iowa tops Ohio State to end the Hawkeyes season while knocking the Buckeyes out of the race for the conference title. Michigan and Wisconsin push toward the top as seed possibilities emerge.
Rapids notes indicate the Raiders plan a doubleheader pitching arrangement with Bryan Stephens and either Klieman or Winslow Stroupe. Forrest Thompson may appear later, as injuries or form dictate.
In a Wisconsin State league shakeup, Marquardt options Starasta to Wausau as Cedar Fes cre cuts its catching staff to two. Saturday afternoon notes Buzz Wetzel and Cesaro Rade to supervise Raider Decatur assignments.
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