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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1940
Page
2
The Raiders defeated Evansville Bees twice at Cedar Rapids Hall Park, winning 4-2 in the afternoon and 8-3 in the night game. Orie Arntzen started the afternoon for Cedar Rapids, while Johnny Daggenhard pitched the night game. Charley Workman homered in the seventh to spark the comeback in the matinee.
The Raiders lost to Evansville in a high scoring game after misplays and errors in the seventh and eighth innings. Straw hat night offered free admission to young fans and hats to Raider players from Cedar Rapids merchants. Hershey, Fiore, Manno, Carr and Daggenhard starred with late runs, but costly errors doomed the home team as Embree and Johnson struggled on the mound.
Major League Box Scores show Brooklyn and Philadelphia playing a tight affair with Reese homering for Philadelphia and several tied late. In the second game Cleveland triumphed 13 to 9 over St Louis as Trosky Bell Mack patrol the offense with multiple players contributing key hits and RBIs. Umpires are listed for both games with long timekeeper times noted.
Springfield beats Clinton 18 to 7 after building a large late lead. The Browns blasted 18 hits including three in the eighth and five in the ninth as Clinton hurlers struggled. Cedar Rapids also defeated Evansville and Waterloo edged Molene in a separate game, while Madison-Decatur doubleheader was rained out.
Standings show WoL Petew Springfield leading with 130 games played and high winning percentages. multiple teams such as Evansville Clinton Moline and Madison are listed with Wins and Losses. Sunday results include Cedar Brande Exsanaville Waterloo Moline Springfield Clinton and Decatur with several postponed games due to wet grounds. Monday games feature Moline Cedar Rauids Evansville Waterloo Decatur Clinton Springfield Madison. American League and National League standings appear with teams like Brooklyn Philadelphia Louis Chicago New York St Louis and Boston. Sunday results mention several interleague games and rain delays.
Willard Donovan pitched five solid innings for Cedar Rapids as Manno misplayed a long drive for a ground rule double and Cedar Rapids scored twice to take a 2 1 lead. The Raiders then won 2 1 in the seventh behind a stingy defense and patient batting led by the outfield trio Workman Frierson and Bink. The piece also notes team batting and fielding ranks, highlighting Mo lin and Ludekke’s athletic status and a sly dig at the Yankees.
New York Yankee outfielder Jane DiMaggio, 26, will receive the Golden Laurel award for 1939, a gold medallion chosen by 145 prominent sports figures. The presentation caps a New York World’s Fair 1940 sports program event.
One thousand one hundred thirty three golfers started qualifying for 139 open spots at the national championship to be held in Cleveland June 6-8. Ten former champions and 30 automatic qualifiers from last year lead the field, with many stars like Nelson, Wood, Armour, Snead, and Demaret among those vying for a berth. Benny Hogan must qualify in New York district for 17 spots.
Walter S Beaver of Conshohocken Pa won the eastern states singles trap championship at Remington Gun Club Stratford with 200 straight targets. Lewis Slocum of Trenton N J took second with 199. Beaver also won high gun money of 100 and swept the Saturday doubles with 997x100.
Paul Derringer pitched a one hitter for Cincinnati, walking two and fanning seven, to blank St Louis 4-0. Stu Martin provided the game's only hit with an infield single in the first inning as the Reds solidified a hoped for first-place push.
Bob Wolllenweber of Keokuk was elected 1941 captain of the University of Iowa tennis team. He is a junior in the College of Liberal Arts.
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