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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1956
Page
1
Selected letters from readers in Iowa and Indiana praise the Hawks and critique coverage while expressing hopes for a Rose Bowl appearance. Mariners and Marines in Hawaii and San Francisco join the memory with notes on players Demeter Gentile and the Dodgers.
Marshalltown reader Dick Blahnik notes Iowa's freshmen look strong though not as spectacular as the 1952 group with Cal Jones and others. He expects a full freshman rundown soon from Gus, referencing guard Hugh Drake and Sleepy Klein as early standouts and several top reserves.
Central college rides a six game win streak into the final week of Iowa conference play with Simpson and Dubuque looming as threats. Central crushed Iowa Wesleyan 27 0 while Dubuque beat Iowa Wesleyan 20 0 and hopes to upset the leaders. Coe could drop St Olaf from the race as Carleton Knox vie for the crown with Knox leading after a 33 7 win over Grinnell and Carleton losing 24 6 to Ripon.
Fresco Thompson vice president of the Brooklyn Dodgers said the National League champions may invite two Japanese players to attend spring training in the United States. He cautioned the decision could be postponed until the team returns home and noted the plan aims to repay goodwill and benefit Japanese baseball through exposure to Dodgers training camp focusing on fundamentals.
Wayne Bethea, unbeaten in four fights this year, takes on Howard Turner in a nationally televised 10-round heavyweight match at St Nicholas Arena tonight. Bethea seeks another win as Turner poses a tough test under Dumont telecast.
The unbeaten list was trimmed to 25 as seventh-ranked Iowa fell to Michigan 17 14. Oklahoma extended its 36 game streak with a 27 19 win over Colorado. Tennessee Princeton Georgia Tech and Wyoming remain unbeaten alongside Hillsdale Central Michigan and Milton Wisconsin with eight and six game marks respectively.
Guttenberg high school forfeited its football game with Galena in Galena Illinois because it could not field a full team. Coached by Dick King the squad was hampered by injuries and a small roster, with only 14 players showing up this year and no varsity wins in two seasons.
Football standings show Minnesota Illinois Purdue Wisconsin Michigan Northwestern and Iowa with wins and losses across conferences. Saturday games include Iowa at Minnesota Illinois at Miami Indiana at Ohio State Purdue at Michigan State Northwestern at Wisconsin and Kansas at Marquette among others.
Text shows ND State and nearby teams in a football schedule. Ames plays at Iowa Teachers and at South Dakota with ND State mentioned, indicating a Saturday lineup and travel order.
Des Moines 21 year old Stanley Short, junior end for Westmar, was listed in serious condition at a LeMars hospital after sustaining a brain concussion in a weekend game against Yankton. He walked off bleeding and collapsed near the sidelines.
In Osaka the Japan all stars scored a ninth inning run to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 before a crowd of about 40,000.
Top college football weekend features Georgia Tech vs Tennessee in Atlanta for a Sugar Bowl bid, plus Texas A and M against SMU in Dallas, Minnesota versus Iowa in Minneapolis, and Oregon State meeting Stanford in Palo Alto. Ohio State fuels Big Ten title chase as UCLA edges Oregon State in the Pacific Coast race.
In Hollywood California Jose Lui Cotero from Los Angeles defeated Bobby Bell of New York by 10 in a punch out. Gal Kerwin of New York stopped Barraza of Phoenix after seven rounds in Fort Lauderdale Florida. In Havana Louis Carr from Pittsburg halted Tony Armenteros from uba after three rounds.
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