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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1944
Page
13
Wilson gains 8-6 upset at Daniels Park over LaPlant Choate in the M J race opener. Waltermeyer holds LaPlant to early runs, Elwood drives in three, Zamastil and Erger add hits as Wilson bats around in the sixth to pull ahead.
Unbeaten Iowa Engineering and Iowa Manufacturing, long rivals tied by Fruehauf history, meet Sunday at Daniels Park for a grudge game. Detroit Fruehauf officials likely attend. A Junior Legion game at 1 30 precedes the marquee showdown with extra bleachers being built.
Bases on balls show Emanuel with 3 and Waltermeyer 5. Lary walked once. Emanuel struck out once, Waltermeyer twice. Double play Erger to Russell to Erger. LaPlant and Wilson left on base five and six times. Losing pitcher Emanuel, umpires Ahrens and Stodola. Time 1 49.
Cedar Rapids four school teams travel to Dubuque for the Mississippi Valley Track Meet joining Davenport Clinton Iowa City and Waterloo entries. Davenport Blue Devils are the team to beat after winning the indoor meet in April and Clinton's Gateway Classic. No Cedar Rapids squads participated at Clinton.
Plans were completed Friday for a baseball clinic at Manson Iowa next Wednesday tied to the state high school tournament. E C Quigley former National league umpire Lew Fonseca former player and manager in the American league Chick Sutherland Iowa State coach and Waddy Davis University of Iowa coach will lead the clinic.
The Linn County Fish and Game club sponsors its annual boat trip to Palisades on Sunday May 21. The group departs Riverside Park at 9 a.m. for those seeking more details call 7231 or 4657.
Lincoln AP report says Iowa State Cyclones, fresh from indoor title, are strong favorites to win the Big Six outdoor meet at Lincoln. Endurance stars William Arlen Mike Deane and Harold Matejka lead a navy-enhanced squad on a 5 4 3 2 1 scoring basis, with Missouri and Oklahoma expected to battle for third as Kansas State trails.
Delaware Park will eliminate daily double betting during the summer race meeting opening May 29. The Delaware Steeplechase and Race Association cited worker absenteeism at war plants as a reason, aiming to keep workers from rushing to place bets.
Roosevelt Hotel defeats Iowa Manufacturing 12 to 5 at Riverside Park. Bill Holmes pitched six innings with 11 strikeouts. Andrew and Ray Sorenson homered, triple, and double accounted for hotel offense as Don Havlik Martin Usher and Birkicht contributed hits. Broulik and Broulik scored on miscues and a passed ball.
Boston bats surge led by Doerr and McBride as Shirley struggles. Christman and Gutteridge contribute RBIs for St. Louis, while West, Judd and Hollingsworth split pitching duties for Boston in a decisive blowout.
Detroit and Philadelphia teams played a game with final score Philadelphia 7 Detroit 1. Key players include Black and Gentry on Detroit and Richards and Hoover on Philadelphia, with multiple hits and RBIs cited and an error by Richards noted.
IOWA CITY UP The Iowa Navy Preflight school meets Notre Dame in a Saturday double hoped to showcase both track and baseball. In track the navy has recent form advantages, while in baseball a pitching duel is anticipated between Navy’s Robert Raniszewski and Irish ace Joe Zieminski.
Cleveland outhits Washington 8 to 6 but edges 4 to 2 as O Dea and Spence drive in runs. Kilene walks 7 but the mound work from Leonard Calvert and Guerra anchors the win. Kilene takes the loss.
The Senators moved into a virtual tie with the Yankees for the American League lead after Friday’s 4-2 win over Cleveland. Washington, winner in 12 of 16 and six of eight since Griffith Stadium’s lights came on, trails New York by one game in wins and losses with a slight edge in percentage.
Mrs. Martha Rockne, mother of Knute Rockne famed Notre Dame coach, died at her Chicago home after a long illness. She was 85.
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