Bessemer Bearcats to Hold First Practice Monday
Thirty candidates to try out for city grid team coached by James A Halama at the Eagles club meeting. Former Golden Hurricane members from Bessemer High School discussed forming a professional squad. Paul Novascone named cozen team manager.
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James A. Halama
Golden Hurricane
Bessemer High School
Upper Peninsula
Eagles Club
Paul Novascone
Cozen
Gotta
Bartelli
Bearcat
James Halama
Laurie Apitz
John “Turk” Sartoris
Charles
Butch” Balzarini
Chucky Dufrane
Joe Sterny
Dave Fabiny
Paul “Bronco
Halama Expected to Accept Bearcat Football Coaching Role
Spirit runs high as James Halama publicly agrees to lead the Bearcat football team. Candidates had hoped for a week and will meet with Halama tonight at the Eagles club to discuss the port and future plans.
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James Halama
Bearcat
Halama
Eagies
Bessemer Bearcats Hold Meeting At Eagles Club
The Bessemer Bearcats football program convenes at the Eagles club at 7 30 pm with all candidates urged to attend. Coach James Halama outlines season progress as the squad prepares for first practices next week and confirms the team will play under the Bearcats name.
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Bessemer Bearcats
Eagles Club
James Halama
Bearcat
James A. Halama
Bessemer
Halama
Sartoris
Apitz
Bessemer High School
Lavari- Apitz
Warner
Bossemer
Upper Peninsula
College of the Pacific
California
Alonzo A. Stagg
Citie University
Carlton College
Nevelithe
Chicago
Carlton Army
Meroman
Reva Cort Aruy
Havama
Stout Institute
Wisconnsin
Gogebic Range Stars Signings Highlight Superior Blues
Gogebic Range Stars play for Superior as Duluth White Sox veteran Montreal base ball player joins as shortstop Frostr Ferzgacva. Sammy Kaufman from Duluth joins Blues. Ashland pitcher added. Superior defeats Winnipeg 10 innings 1 to 0. Mark Almir Days draws fans from Ironwood coach action. World Fair popcorn stat noted.
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Frostr
Ferzgacva
Montreal
Duluth White Sox
Superior Blues
Sammy Kaufman
Ashland
Blues
Superior
Winnipeg
Mark Almir
Ironwood High School
Bessemer Bears Win Upper Peninsula Pro Football Titles
The 1927 Bessemer Bearcats defeated Iron Mountain 12 to 6 to claim the Upper Peninsula championship. In 1928 the team, renamed the Bessemer Bears, went undefeated and won the UP title again with players led by quarterback Joe Gotta and coach Jesse Graves.
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Bearcats
U. P
Bessemer Bearcat
Jesse Graves
Iowa Guider
Bearcat
Iron Mountain
Upper Peninsula
Bessemer Bears
Hughie Crutz
Giants
Dave Komonen
Monarch A .C
Toronto
Seo Bears Ready For Grid Season
Seo Bears of Sault Ste. Marie plan a nine or ten game grid season starting August 14 with two confirmed games. Fifteen teams in contact for tilts including Marquette Ishpeming and Negaunee. Scheduled home games target the lock city with Twin City All State of Houghton and Hancock on September 1 and Northern Sportsmen of Manising on September 24.
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Bears
Sault Ste. Marie
Marquette
Ishpeming
Negaunee
Lock City
Houghton
Hancock
Manising
Brown Resigns as State Boxing Head
James M. Brown of Ypsilanti, a popular Michigan boxing official and president of the National Boxing Association, resigns as chairman of the state boxing commission to Gov. William Comstock. The resignation is effective immediately. Comstock had earlier dismissed the other four state board members and indicated he would not reappoint Brown.
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James M. Brown
Ypsilanti
Michigan
National Boxing Association
State Boxing Commission
William Comstock
Comstock
Brown
East West Grid Game Draws Star Lineup at Soldiers Field
The East West Grid Game set for August 24 at Soldiers Field will showcase a vast gathering of football stars. Harry Newman leads a large Big Ten contingent on the Eastern squad, with 22 players on each side for two weeks of practice starting August 12 at Northwestern.
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Soldiers’ Field
United States
Harry Newman
Michigan
Big Ten
Hanle
Fastern
Newman
Rentner
Riley
Fencl
Northwestern
Karth
Harris
Notre Dame
Manders
Munn
Wells
Tigers trade Art Herring for Auker in Texas League move
Detroit exchanges pitcher Art Herring to Beaumont for right hander Elden Auker age 24, a Kansas State College graduate. Other notes cover Helen Jacobs leading U S to Wightman Cup victory, Charles Ferrera winning public links title in Portland, and various sports updates including college football officials and baseball trivia.
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Detroit Tigers
Art Herring
Beaumont
Elden L. Auker
Auker
Kansas State College
Charles Ferrera
San Francisco
Tron
Robert Lee Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Portland
Ore
Ferrera
Former Marquette Grid Captains Pros in NPGL Lineup
Milwaukee reports indicate five ex Marquette University football captains may play in the National Professional Gridiron League this fall. The players listed include La Verne Disney, Art Bultman, Johnny Sisk, and Gene Ronzani with Ken Radick undecided. The article also notes the Cove Creek Reservoir project will affect 4 260 graves across 92 cemeteries as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority development.
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Milwaukee
Marquette University
la Verne Disney
Art Bultman
Green Bay Packers
Johnny Sisk
Gene Ronzani
Chicago Bears
Ken Radick
Cove Creek
Tennessee Valley
Talk Another Big Eleven At Caspian
Down in Caspian, locals compare their city football team to high school gridders and anticipate a strong season. They expect returning material from 1931 and 1932 squads plus additions John Campana Tony Panarotta Steve Dennis from Stambaugh High and Albert Stanich to form an all victorious campaign.
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Caspian
John Campana
Tony Panarotta
Steve Dennis
Stambaugh High School
Albert Stanich
Annual U. P. Tennis Meet At Kingsford
The annual upper peninsula tennis tournament will be held at Kingsford courts August 17 to 20. An expected 100 to 125 players will enter with entry limits from various cities to keep the list manageable.
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Upper Peninsula
Kingsford Courts
Teachers To Coach At Kingsford High
Kingsford high will not hire a regular athletic coach this year if the board approves superintendent F C Sweeney proposal. Harold Rebholz resigned to take a job in Portage Wisconsin leaving the Kingsford coaching position vacant.
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F. C. Sweeney
Kingsford High School
Sweeney
Board of Education
Harold Rebholz
Portage
Wis
Kingsford
Wakefield Leads Gogebic County Entry in Upper Peninsula Junior Baseball
The Upper Peninsula junior baseball tournament opens at Iron River with seven teams. Wakefield is the only Gogebic county entry and faces Caspian in the first round. L'Anse, the 1932 champion, received a bye. Other teams include Iron River Stambaugh Crystal Falls and Iron Mountain.
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Upper Peninsula
The
American Legion
Iron River
Wakefield
Gogebic County
Caspian
L’anse
Stambaugh
Crystal Falls
Iron Mountain
Escanaba To Stage Diamond Ball Meet
Dennis M Ginn of Escanaba president of the National Diamond Ball association announces the annual Upper Peninsula Diamond Ball tournament will be held in Escanaba in the latter part of the month. The meet has been an annual event since 1929.
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Dennis M’ginn
Escanaba
National Diamond Ball Association
Upper Peninsula
Ironwood overwhelms Colby Colts 15 to 3 in league tilt
Ironwood Athletics routed Colby Colts 15 3 in a Sunday Interstate league game. Ironwood accumulated 22 hits including a home run three triples four doubles and fourteen singles while Colby managed eight hits led by Kiki Georgie at third base. Bee Chouinard and Butch Balzarini formerly with the Dikie Oilers also played for Colby. Chouinard starred at first base.
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Ironwood Athletics
Colby Colts
Big City Warriors
Colt
Colts
Kiki” Georgie
Bee Chouinard
Butch Balzarini
Dikie Oilers
Chouinard
Wakefield Wing First Upset Montreal 7 to 6
Wakefield Wing First rallied to beat Montreal 7 to 6 last Sunday afternoon for their first win in ten starts. Cary defeated Iron Belt 11 to 8 in the other league game.
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Wakefield Wing
Wakefield
Montreal
Cary
Iron Belt
Sunday Games Feature Colby Colts Iron Belt Rivalry
Schedule lists Colby Colts at Iron Belt Cary at Ramsay Wakefield at Ironwood and Montreal off. A note cites a special congressional session where debate reached over 36 million words.
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Bessemer Wewereeereres
Ironwood
Montreal
Cary
Ramsay ‘Wakefield
Colby Colts
Iron Belt
Ramsay
Wakefield
Congress
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Len Carlson
Gene Mattrella
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Adolph Cavosie
John Ronovetz
Mike Baesie
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