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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1952
Page
13
The column recalls Dusty Rice’s dramatic 102 yard return and 56 yard TD against Purdue, plus his knee trouble and Iowa’s shaky outlook. It notes Purdue’s strength and Iowa’s upset chances, then shifts to Cedar Rapids Cubs farm ties and Wid Matthews’ role shaping 1953 baseball.
Red Peppers offers picks for weekend games across the Big Ten and Big Seven. Forecasts Purdue over Iowa 30 to 12 and Wisconsin over Ohio State 34 to 7, with several other matchups including Michigan over Indiana and Texas A&M over SMU.
Captain Jerry Peck may share fullback duties with Norm Rathje as Marion aims to rebound after a loss to Anamosa. Peck has played right end but drills suggest a possible fullback role with Dan Kellams and Jerry Smith backing him. Tonight is Dad’s Day with Homecoming moved to Oct 24 when Vinton visits.
Cornell College Rams travel to Ash Park Mt Vernon to face unbeaten Lawrence, seeking their first 1952 win. Don Ring is sidelined with a knee injury while the Rams hope for solid play from stars Frei Nelson Morris and Beck as they meet the defending Midwest champions.
Saturday night action at Memorial Coliseum features midget wrestlers Sunny Boy Cassidy and Farmer Pete teaming against Irish Jackie and Sky Low Low in a team tag. Alo Leiani from Pago Pago faces Pete Managers of Newland North Carolina, while Lou Britton meets Balk Estes of Oklahoma City in the first one fall main event.
The Detroit Tigers terminated their working agreement with the Quad-City Tigers of the Three-E league for the 1953 season. Davenport GM Perk Purnhage said Cleveland will choose among Davenport and two other clubs for its class B replacement for Cedar Rapids.
A film short on highlights of the 1952 World Series final game was added to the Iowa theater bill Friday and will run through next Wednesday. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers 4 2 in the final game to win the title.
The page lists players for Genesec with multiple positions and roles across offense and defense. Key names include Jim Johnson Gary Wahlheim Myron Bloom Pete Sergeant and others. The game is set for 7 45 p m at Kingston stadium with radio over KCRG 1600.
Iowa seeks a fresher edge against Purdue in a 1 30 p.m. CST kickoff at Ross Ade Stadium Lafayette Ind. Purdue returns 26 lettermen from last year’s 34 30 win over Iowa. Dusty Samuels again leads the Boilers with passing and rushing threat as Iowa aims to avoid a repeat of prior losses and boost Big Ten hopes.
Wisconsin, No. 1, faces a seven point underdog Ohio State in a key Big Ten showdown. Purdue meets Iowa while Northwestern at Minnesota and other nonconference dates with UCLA and Rice highlight a weekend of promising matchups as the race for the title tightens.
The Gazette-ECRG team will fly to cover the big game with full reporting from Gus Schrader and column by Louw Breuer and Johnny Meyer. Bob Brooks will provide live play-by-play from 1:30 p m Saturday, delivering speedy updates in the sports section.
Franklin bears McKinley 20 to 0 at Kingston Stadium as two platoon play unfolds. Redhouse, Thenhaus, and Rosenberg score while McKinley errors and punting keep Franklin ahead. Rosenberg boots five first-half kicks and contributes a TD to seal Roosevelt’s 1-0 city record.
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