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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1939
Page
10
Chicago University football woes fuel a Daily Maroon editorial calling the team a national joke and alumni sore, while noting derision as players' reward. The piece cites a harsh season, a standout freshman squad, and a hopeful outlook with upcoming games.
Local observer Leo Lucas surveys last week's high school football results. Roosevelt drops from unbeaten with 19 0 loss to Jerloo West while Wilson wins. Mississippi Valley race tightens with seven teams in contention and a looming schedule.
Special to The Gazette Iowa City University of Iowa football reshapes lineup for Wisconsin game. Max Hawkins shifts to right guard replacing Herman Snider while Wallace Bergstrom earns first team tackle duties. Jim Walker returns gradually from knee injury and Henry Luebcke visits practice after hospital stay.
Louis Boudreau former Illinois star and Cleveland Indians shortstop will coach the Hammond Indiana National Pro Basketball league team this winter He is back at the university to finish his degree work in Champaign Illinois
Freddie Steele, former middleweight champion, announced he would not fight again after a one round KO by Al Hostak. He signed with Eddie Meade, manager of Henry Armstrong, and plans a comeback in Los Angeles within a month or six weeks.
Phil Malloy cannot appear due to a broken hand. Jack Kennedy steps in to meet Chief Osley Saunooke in the second match of the double feature main event. Otto Kuss faces Don McIntyre in the semi finals, while Ted Key meets Gabe Zeller in the opening bout. Tickets went on sale at Lyman's.
Iowa players and Cap Hedges explain clipping in the zone near the line of scrimmage. The piece contrasts 1939 Michigan Chicago and 1915 Michigan Chicago games, notes fatigue on officiating, and discusses blocking versus clipping with examples from Northwestern and Ohio State Minnesota play.
New York UP reports professional football scoring records show a 196 point gain over last year on the same date aided by 24 field goals. Three field goals in a game by Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants tied a National league mark. Bears must average 11 points per game to break Green Bay’s 223 point record. Bears have 72 points in six games. Ground gain and passing pace unchanged. Rams lead in passing. Giants and Lions strong on defense.
Ohio State football shifts by captain Steve Andrako and coach Francis Schmidt build a new team ethos. The Buckeyes, unbeaten, beat Missouri Northwestern and Minnesota with a unified unit and a revised backfield, while gate receipts rise across games in Columbus. Cornell visits with a improved squad.
Max Hawkins, a Navy veteran and Philadelphia native, has settled as the Iowa football team’s regular left guard. The senior played three quarters in the win over Indiana, weighs 180 pounds, and cites naval service and varied journeys as part of his background. Hawkins majors in geology and aims for geology work in Texas oil fields. He values hard work and study over hobbies.
Northwestern University banned portable radio sets at football games after fans used them to listen to horse track reports and other games. Ticket manager Ted Payseur said the devices caused widespread complaints and must be left at home.
Big Ten teams played 16 non conference games in the season’s opening month, winning seven and tying two. Michigan Ohio State and Purdue lead as they host Yale Cornell and travel to Santa Clara respectively. Purdue rose to .500 with a win over Michigan State while eight others waged conference play. injuries and line changes shade outlooks as teams prep for upcoming intersections with strong out of conference foes.
Iowa State coach Jim Yeager prepares four days of hard practice to sharpen the Cyclone offense after a 7 to 0 Drake win. Key back Lindsay Winsel and Ed Petroskey return from injuries for the upcoming Missouri game.
The Associated Press reports results from several fights. Dan Merritt knocked out Alex Kettles in Cleveland while Bucky Taylor outpointed Lew Feldman in Baltimore. Charley Burley stopped Mickey Makar in Bayonne. Patsy Perroni outpointed Chuck Crowell in Canton Ohio.
Promoter Mike Jacobs cancels Louis exhibition tour except two October four rounders in Flint and Richmond. Jacobs ties a five year contract to the next challenger with Arturo Godoy lined up for Feb 9 at Madison Square Garden. Most experts favor Patrick Comiskey of Paterson as Louis’s eventual successor, predicting a year until title clash. Football in 1905 cited as compares to sport dangers.
National lab conducted cooling tests comparing 30 top smoking tobacco brands using automatic smoking and heat registering equipment. Prince Albert burned 86 degrees cooler than the average of the other brands, the coolest of all.
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