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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1937

Page

5

Brilliant Array Of Major Stars At Hill Park Oct 7

Major League All-Stars led by Bob Feller to face the Kansas City Monarchs in Hill Park on Thursday October 7 at 8 p.m. Feller appears but pitches two innings at a time and will not take the mound here. Warneke Fette and others from the All-Stars provide a star lineup with 1 550 grandstand seats and 1100 bleachers available.

Aer Oeets Cedar Rapids Baseball Association Hill Park Bob Felter Kansas City Monarchs United States Feller St. Paul Lonnie Warneke Chicago Cub Lou Fette Boston Bees Mace Brown Pittsburgh Pirates Warneke Fette Rollie Hemsley St Louis Brown Johnny Mize Alex Kampouris Cincinnati Reds Bully Knickerbocker Browns Don Gutteridge Ival Goodman Reds Vince DiMaggio The Bees Yankee Joe Gus Suhr Pirates Mike Ryba Jim Weaver

Local Schools Enter Mile Team Race at Iowa City

Eleven schools plan entries for the state interscholastic mile team race to be held at the University of Iowa on October 9. Entries close October 4. Runners contest a quarter mile track in classes A B and C. Schools listed include Roosevelt and McKinley Cedar Rapids Dubuque University High Iowa City East Des Moines Conesville Burlington West Waterloo LeClaire Oskaloosa Ottumwa. A cross country meet follows October 23 at Iowa City over a 19 mile turf course.

Iowa City Iowa University of Iowa George T Bresnahan Roosevelt and McKinley Cedar Rapids Dubuque University High East Des Moines Conesville Burlington Burlington West Watterloo, LeClaie Oskaloosa Ottumwa

Utah triumphs over Montana State 19 7 in opener

Utah university defeated Montana State college 19 to 7 in the Rocky Mountain conference football season opener. The game, played in Bozeman, marked the league debut for both teams.

Bozeman Mont Utah University Averte Montana State College

Tulsa U. Rout Oklahoma Club in 19–7 Victory

Tulsa University delivered a potent aerial attack and solid ground game to defeat the University of Oklahoma club 19 to 7 in Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and added one in the fourth, building a commanding lead.

Tulsa Okla Tulsa University University of Oklahoma Soonds Tulsans the University

Belle Plaine High School Adopts Free Ticket Policy for Games

Superintendent Morris explains the attendance system at Belle Plaine high school. About 250 season tickets priced at 1 dollar each are sold for football, with free admission for all students. Home games include Wilson Cedar Rapids Brooklyn Tama Marengo and Vinton. The plan aims to boost school spirit and learning through sports while avoiding crowd control issues. A 1500 crowd watched the Franklin Roosevelt game at Hill Park with bands and parade between halves. Next up are games at Rock Island Massillon and Town City as the Thunderbolts face tough competition and seek strong adult support. A side anecdote recalls Harold S. Vanderbilt and a towel laundry joke from summer sports pages.

Morris Belle Plaine High School Wilson Cedar Rapids Brooklyn Tama Marengo Vinton Belle Plaine Franklin Oelwein Roosevelt East Siders Rock Island Rock Island High School Massillon Ohio Town City Little Hawks Thunderbolts

Hack Wilson Sued For Separate Maintenance

Martinsburg West Virginia AP reports former baseball star Hack Wilson is named in a circuit court suit for separate maintenance and child custody filed by his wife Mrs Virginia Wilson The case seeks custody of their son and lists Hack Wilson as a former Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants and Chicago Cubs player

Martinsburg W. Va Lewis R. Hack. Wilson Virginia Wilson Wilson Brooklyn Dodgers New York Giants Chicago Cubs

Pitt dominates Ohio Wesleyan 59 to 0 in tune-up

Pittsburgh Panthers overwhelm Ohio Wesleyan 59 to 0 with all 59 players seeing action. Key scores by Cassiano including four touchdowns and a 66 yard run, Patrick and Dickinson also contributing as Pitt advances toward a Rose Bowl bid before 19 500 fans.

Pittsburgh SNS Panthers Ohio Wesleyan Wesleyan Goldberg Patrick Cassiano Dickinson Stapublis Pitt

Five Coaches To Tutor Iowa Fresh Gridmen

Iowa City staff of five coaches led by Elwood Waddey Davis will direct nearly 100 freshmen for practice at the University of Iowa. Assistants Rollie Williams Otto Vogel Joy Kistler and Ted Swenson join Tubbs system focus. Notable returning players expected include Holzhauer Niles Rajcevich Enich Norgaard McKinnon and Ely.

Gazette Iowa City Elwood“Waddey” Davis University of Iowa Davis Iowa Grid Washington University of St. Louis Rollie Williams Otto Vogel Joy Kistler Ted Swenson Iowa Hawkeyes Ir Tubbs William Holzhauer Muscatine Niles Mike Rajcevich Clinton Mike Enich Boone Jens Norgaard Town City Jack McKinnon Perry Ely Guthrie Center

California Stuns St. Mary's 30 to 7 in opener

California Golden Bears opened their season with a 30 7 victory over St. Marys Gaels in Berkeley. Stub Allison led a powerful offensive display as Cal beat St. Marys for the first time since 1923 marking a standout early season triumph.

California St. Mary’s Berkeley Calif Ins California Golden Bears St. Mary’s College Allison Bears Madigan

Cornell Harriers Prep for Season at Cedar Rapids Meet

Cornell University harriers under Coach Judd Dean train in Mount Vernon with six varsity runners and six freshmen. The varsity is slated to compete at the Midwest Conference meet in Cedar Rapids at Coe College, while Dean seeks dual meets with nearby colleges. Runners include George Schroeder and Bob Swenson among others.

Gazette Mount Vernon Judd Dean Cornell Cedar Rapids Coe Draper Bishop Walnut Armand Downey Rockford John Klousin Hampton Phillip Tunnicliff Moline Keith Eck Jesup Dreibelbis Center Junction Corey Morning Sun Cotham Oelwein Simpson Clinton Benton Glen Ellyn Warden Brooklyn N. Y

Brown blanks Connecticut State 20 to 0 in opening win

Brown earned its first season opening victory since 1934 by defeating Connecticut State 20 to 0 in Providence. The Bears avenged last year’s 97-0 loss to the same opponent.

Connecticut State Brown Providence

Holy Cross routs St Anselm in season opener

In Worcester, Holy Cross crushed St Anselm's 21 to 0 in the opening game of the Pale season. St Anselm's, previously held to a scoreless tie, were outplayed throughout as Holy Cross dominated on offense and defense.

Worcester Mass St. Anselm's College of Manchester N. OH Holy Cross Palestaoun Lefure

Colgate Beats St Lawrence 21-0 in Dry Summer Tilt

Colgate's Red Raiders, playing sluggish in heat, defeated a scrappy St Lawrence team 21 to 0 in Hamilton New York before about 7 000 fans Saturday afternoon.

Hamilton Colgate Red Raiders St Lawrence

Waukon Junior College Gridders Shut Out Elkader

WAUKON The focal junior college gridders shut Elkader out in a game played here Friday afternoon by a score of 20 to 0. The visitors played in good form but lacked experience.

Waukon Focal Junior College Elkader Beng Beard Thomoe Ud Seuberh von Tesa Ter

Wisconsin Trounces South Dakota State 32 to 0

Wisconsin football under coach Harry Stuhldreher opened their second season with a 32 to 0 win over South Dakota State before 20 000 in Madison. Roy Bellin, Bronko Malesevich, Billy Schmitz, Herbie Paul, and Jimmy Martin scored, with Schmitz adding a 17 yard TD and Paul and Martin adding long runs. Bob Ecks added two extra points.

Madison Wis University of Wisconsin Harry Stuhldreher South Caakota State Badgers Wisconsin South Dakota State Dakotans Roy Bellin Billy Schmitz Bronko Malesevich Schmitz Herbie Paul Jimmy Martin Paul Martin Bob Ecks Placed

Columbus Defeats Milwaukee to Take Playoff Lead

Columbus Red Birds shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 2, scoring two runs behind Max Macon to take a 3 to 1 lead in the American association final playoff series. Slaughter scored on Stein's fly in the first inning, and Jordan drove in Rizzo in the seventh. Macon allowed six hits. Zuber yielded eight.

Milwaukee INS Max Macon Columbus Red Birds Milwaukee Brewers Red Birds Newark Bears Slaughter Stein Bill Zuber Flock Jordan Rizzo Macon Zuber

Temple Triumph Over Philadelphia Opponent In Season Opener

Temple University secures a sturdy victory in the season opener beating Philadelphia foe. The verdant contest featured a solid PAT and key plays securing the win in a tightly contested game.

Philadelphia Ste Bely Temple University

Coast rivals tie as Gonzaga and Washington State play to scoreless draw

Gonzaga and Washington State battled to a 0-0 tie before a capacity crowd of 13 000 in Spokane Washington in their annual crossover clash.

Spokane, Wash Ins Gonzaga Washington State

Chicago Golfers Big Guns In Belmont Meet

Belmont’s $12 000 international match play open sees four Chicagoans reach the 36 hole quarter finals Ralph Guldahl Dick Metz Harry Cooper and Johnny Revolta advance Guldahl face Revolta Metz meets Cooper Little faces Picard Lacey battles Nelson other results list Dana Runyan Dutra and Cox among round three winners with details of pairings and scores

Ralph Guldahl Dick Metz Harry Cooper Johnny Revolta Elmont Mass Belmont Chicago Lawson Little, Jr San Francisco Henry Picard Hershey Charlie Lacey Great Neck L. T Byron Nelson Reading Guldahl Vault Runyan N.Y Dick Mele Martie Dutra Royal Oak Mich Gaaner Leo Diesel Philadelphias Regolta Jimmy Thomson Shawsnee Vas Little Johnny Farrell Short Hutls No J S Fb Picard Wig Cox Washington D. C Lacey Clarence Clark Bloomfield N. J Nelson Ray Mansrum Dayton

Santa Clara Upsets Stanford 13 7 in Wild Fourth

Santa Clara Broncos defeated Stanford Indians 13 to 7 on Saturday afternoon before 40,000 fans. All scoring came in the fourth quarter as Jim Barlow and Phil Dougherty sparked the Broncos with a blocked punt for a touchdown and a 17 yard run set up another score while Stanford mounted a late push that yielded a single touchdown.

Palo Alto Calif Santa Clara Broncos Stanford Indians Bronco Jim Barlow Jim Groves Phil Dougherty Barlow Pellegrini Hamilton Coffis Roche

South Carolina Holds Tar Heels To Surprise Tie

South Carolina Gamecocks upset favored North Carolina Tar Heels by tying 13 13 in a Southern Conference football game at Chapel Hill. Don McCallister led a comeback as 12 000 fans watched in the final quarter.

South Carolina Tar Heels Chapel Hill N. c University of South Carolina Gamecocks University of North Carolina Tar Heels Don McCallister

Wheatland High Opens Baseball Card Tuesday

Wheatland E W Schug hart announces Wheatland High baseball lineup for the season with players Donald Peterson Warren Helfran Ray Smith Junior Barrenthin J Magin Darrel Zellar Ralph Martens Pingel and Junior Hommeghausen. Schedule lists games on Sept 28 Clarence here Oct 1 Lisbon there Oct 5 London here Oct 8 Mechanicsville there.

Wheatland E. W. Schughart Donald Peterson Wendel Lehmann Howard Muhl Warren Helfran Ray Smith Junior Barrenthin J. Magin Darrel Zellar Ralph Martens Pingel Junior Hommeghausen Clarence Lisbon London Mechanicsville

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