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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1942
Page
14
The Cardinals can clinch the NL pennant with any five wins or five losses by the Dodgers. Cards have six games left, Dodgers seven. Cubs and Pirates win one each. doubleheaders dominate the day with mixed results. Yankees and Athletics wrap up seasons with late games as other AL clubs post varied scores.
Swedish runner Gunder Haegg dominated track distances from 1500 to 5000 meters by setting two new world records in Sweden. He lowered the 5000-meter mark to 13 58.2 and improved the three mile record to 13 32.4, also posting strong marks at other distances.
New York columnist Hugh Fullerton Jr argues Gunder Haegg could be the outstanding athlete of 1942 as his world record spree nears Paavo Nurmi level. Haegg may come to America to race next winter, a stunt seen as record-breaking.
Chicago and St Louis clash as Heffner and Auker duel in a high scoring opener. McQuillen and Berardino drive runs for Chicago while Lodigiani and Dickey pace St Louis in a 18 to 12 chaos.
Washington defeats Philadelphia 11 to 9 in a high scoring opener with Blair homering and Case contributing key hits. For Philadelphia, Suder and Blair drive runs, while Marchildon, Carrasquel, and Caliguiri toil on the mound.
St Louis and Chicago split a doubleheader with low scoring games and key hits. Musial hit a triple for St Louis and Cavarretta drove runs for Chicago as pitching by M Cooper and Warneke led the way in the opener.
Standings show New York Boston Washington Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Philadelphia with varied win totals and percentages. Sunday results include New York and Boston games while Monday schedule features Boston New York Chicago Detroit with several postponed games and matchups across the circuit.
A Saturday Iowa City scrimmage review notes Tom Farmer as a top passer, Hoerner learning the reverse, and Aknes and Curran showing speed. Observers commend Aknes and Hoerner, with Washington U. pressure exposing Iowa’s line. The 26 7 loss is viewed as a sign of latent Hawks potential under wraps. Scouts attended and will see more later.
West Branch under L C Hipple, formerly at Walker, started 1942 with a 27-0 victory over Brooklyn as only eight of 24 lettermen returned. co-captains include Bill Anderson and Roger Heald among veterans, with strong newcomers List led by Ray Ruppenkamp and Jim Anderson. Elkader tied Independence 0-0 in opener, Decorah beat Osage 25-14 led by Ronald Headington, and Dysart lands coach R W Clarke after Green Mountain post as fall baseball and basketball begin.
Nebraska aims to improve pass defense as Tom Farmer's two touchdown passes and a set up play helped Iowa overpower Washington 26 to 7. Nebraska, with sophomores at key positions, opens against Town while Iowa State eyes Denver in Friday action.
Walter Linder and Leona Linder of Shellsburg led the field of 30 at Ellis Park in a Waltonian Archers registered event. Walter tallied 65 in the metropolitan round and 479 in the American round, while Mrs. Linder posted 657 in metropolitan and 411 in Columbia. Dick Seeger topped the junior contest, and the mixed handicap team led by Gus Rohn and Marie Fisher totaled 1,167.
Russell Knapp and Erwain Wasta won the city doubles championship over George Hogan and Marvin Doherty in a finals match postponed from last Sunday. The victory earned Knapp the singles title and a share of the doubles, with junior singles to finish the season. Jackie Bell is favored to win the junior title.
National League leaders include Lomharat batting 328 for Boston and Runa Ott of New York with 110 runs. Slaughter leads hits with 180 for St Louis, Slaughter also tops triples with 17. Ott and Beiser share 17 stolen bases for Brooklyn. Krist adds 133 wins for St Louis. American League leaders feature Williams of Boston with 140 runs scored and 135 RBIs. Spence of Washington tops doubles with 39 and triples with 15. Bonham of New York records 20 5 pitching wins and Williams nets 35 home runs.
NHICAGO UP Bernie Bierman has changed jobs and leads the Navy pre flight team at Iowa City. His cadets routed Kansas 61 to 0 in the opening Midwest game, with 11 players scoring and two TDs by Matt Bolger and Bill Schatzer. The Cadets meet Northwestern at Evanston Saturday. Iowa beat Washington 26-7 behind Tom Farmer. All Big Ten teams play this week as major clashes loom.
Chicago Cardinal coach Jimmy Conzelman celebrated after a 13 to 10 win over the Detroit Lions, moving the Cards to the Western division lead with two straight victories. Elsewhere the Chicago Bears improved to 5–0 by beating the Army All-Stars 14–7, Sam Baugh and Steve Juzwik helped Washington to a 28–14 win over Pittsburgh, and the Rams defeated Philadelphia 24–14.
Pepper Martin, famed pitcher and player, steered Sacramento through a tense seven game series to clinch the Pacific Coast League title. Despite earlier injuries and a first pro win amid poison, he directed the team as they rallied from an 0-2 deficit to win five straight games, sealing the championship over the Los Angeles squad.
Frankie Parker defeated Pancho Segura of Ecuador in straight sets to win the Pacific Southwest men's singles tennis championship. The scores were 6 4, 6 1, 6 3.
The Columbus Red Birds edged Toledo 2 to 1 in 11 innings to win the Governor’s Cup title. Eddie Luken powered the game with two home runs, one in the seventh to tie and another in the eleventh to seal victory.
Mike Jacobs announces Joe Louis Billy Conn heavyweight title fight for Army Emergency Relief with tickets priced from 40 dollars for ringside seats to 575 dollars in the bleachers. The bout is slated for the afternoon of October 12 in New York.
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