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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1937
Page
6
Brooklyn defeats the New York Giants 7 to 4 as Hy Vandenberg and a makeshift lineup curb the pennant winners. Hank Leiber leads New York with a RBI double and four singles, but the Dodgers seize control in the second inning.
Local youth football player Charles Sutter of Riceville collapsed during a game and died from a heart attack. A post mortem attributed the death to the attack as the team halted after the incident. The boy, an only child, was mourned by his mother Mrs Mary bent.
In Red Oak Iowa the Simpson college football team was shut out 13 to 0 by Tarkin Eleven. Tarkin scored two touchdowns in the second and third periods after a strong defensive stand. Simpson was twice stopped on the 8-yard line.
The opening weekend features top teams contesting major intersections across the nation. East sees Yale Harvard Princeton idle while Manhattan faces Texas A and M and Boston College meets Kansas State. Nebraska hosts Minnesota in a key Western matchup.
Cedar Falls High routed Independence 21 to 0 on Friday night. Key plays and a decisive early lead set the tone as Cedar Falls mounted a strong defensive effort and converted opportunities into the scoring margin.
Tipton High defeated Mount Vernon 400 in a local contest as Tipton’s first string played strong in the first half. Substitutions later in the game kept Tipton ahead as Mount Vernon struggled to respond.
The Chicago Cubs and a team nicknamed the White Sex planned a city series after a scheduling dispute. Officials moved to set a date as both sides weighed a possible world series ahead, while Cubs faced distraction from another pivotal matchup.
The New York Yankees allocated World Series prize money in shares to players and staff after John Reneca of the Yankees left during the season. Mrs Bronca, wife of pitcher Johnny Bronca, announced a divorce suit, prompting the unusual distribution details. Shares varied from full for key figures to partials for others, with several staff receiving smaller sums.
Columbus defeats Newark 5 to 4 in eleven innings to take a two game lead in the series. Bill McGee earned the win after entering with the bases loaded in the eighth, while Atley Donald took the loss for Newark.
Marquette high school rallied in the sixth inning to erase a 4 1 deficit and defeat McGregor 6 4 on Wednesday. Fiet pitched well for Marquette allowing seven hits while O Brien yielded nine safeties for McGregor. Fiet struck out eight and O Brien fanned five.
A Wisconsin survey by the state education association shows more men entering rural village, city, and high school teaching over seven years. Male teachers rose from 3,000 in 1930 to 4,500 in 1936, while female teachers fell by 600, with rural schools gaining over 1,000 male educators in 1936.
Lefty Gomez was roughed up in a seven inning tuneup as the Boston Red Sox beat the Yankees 4 to 2 in darkness. Gomez allowed three runs in the first inning and settled for six strikeouts while dropping to 21 11 on the season. Buck Newsom earned his 16th win with five hits allowed and four walks over seven innings.
Elden Auker won his 17th game as Detroit exploded for 18 hits and four home runs led by Hank Greenberg with two shots and Rudy York with a circuit blast. Barkley and Carey committed errors for St Louis, while Detroit built a big early lead and cruised to the 14-4 victory at St Louis.
Norway high school defeats Amana 2 to 1 on the local diamond to run its fall season win streak to six. Clem met Frimmel started and allowed four hits in six innings before pulling a back muscle in the seventh. Robert Beyers finished by retiring the first three batters. Norway scored both runs in the first inning on two hits and an error. Amana scored in the sixth on two hits and a stolen base.
Old North Christ Church in Boston, famed for its historic belfry linked to Paul Revere’s ride, is now outfitted with a complete sprinkler system. The system, with 800 outlets, can deliver a large water flow to screen the entire structure, part of a preservation effort.
Bradford England AP Anita Butcher aged 22 who was paralyzed for four years after a fall and later a spinal carriage crash has regained the ability to walk unaided. Doctors offered little hope, but progress since last November has been steady.
About 1000 carloads of Nebraskans mobbed football official John K. Selleck after he hinted at adding 400 seats to Memorial stadium to aid the Minnesota game. Students demanded season tickets and booed Selleck for an hour, singing a mocking tune and deriding fraternity ticket practices.
Iowa City AP report states Henry Luebcke 270 pound sophomore tackle for the University of Iowa injured an ankle dislocation during Friday scrimmage. He will miss the rest of the season after hospital X rays. The page also notes Iowa's pass defense drill and lineup changes with Balazs, McLain, Kinnick and several position shuffles as they prepare for Bradley Tech after an open date.
Davis J. Walsh compares the 1937 World Series contenders finding the Giants echoing their 1933 pennant run. He notes pitching, power, and key hitters like DiMaggio Gehrig and Dickey in a tale of destiny, with Hubbell and Melton crucial on the mound.
Standings show New York and Boston atop the American League with Detroit Philadelphia and Cleveland also in the mix. Friday results include Boston 4 New York 2 in 17 innings and Detroit 14 St. Louis 4. Saturday games feature Chicago at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Boston among others.
A roundup of college football picks favors Minnesota over Nebraska at Lincoln with Bierman's lineup highlighted. The list analyzes matchups from Cornell Colgate to Notre Dame Drake and notes several coin flip wagers across major programs.
The state juvenile home defeated Marshalltown junior high 12 to 0 in a Wednesday football game. John Snyder returned the opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown, followed by a second score by George Johnson on an end sweep. The halftime score stood 0-0.
Washington and Jefferson College reports the disappearance of Michael J. Rosso, star halfback for the Eagles, last seen after Monday football practice in Pittsburgh. Parents and college officials expressed anxiety while searching for the missing player.
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