All Star Grid Game Draws Big Crowd At Soldier Field
93,000 tickets sold for the all stars versus the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The two teams prepared separately with secrecy as debates over plays and formations linger, while both sides eye strong receipts and future contracts.
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Chicago
INS
Soldier Field
Chicago Bears
Carl Snavely
Northwetern University
Delafield
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Bears
George Halas
Washington Redskins
Redskins
Washington
Evashevski
Michigan
Harmon
Franck
Minnesota
Paskvan
Wisconsin
Collegians
National Football League
All-Stars
Evanston
Tipton hosts two state boxing bouts Sept 5
A Tipton Cedar county fair boxing program showcases two state championship bouts over five rounds each. Vance Basler of Des Moines defends the 175-pound A A U title against Dick Reilly of Cedar Rapids, while Hank Ullrich of Des Moines defends the 112-pound A A U crown against Buddy Boyle of Cedar Rapids.
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Gazette
Tipton
Tipton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cedar County
Vance Basler
Des Moines
A.A.U
Dick Reilly
Cedar Rapids
Golden Gloves
Hank Ullrich
Buddy Boyle
Reilly
Boyle
LeRoy Lee
Don Gilliam
Leonard Harris
Jerry Sacora
Iowa A.A
Alex Fidler
Johnny Fryrear
Les Kelley
Clarence
Hagen's Team Takes Lead in Ryder Test
Walter Hagen's veteran Ryder cup squad came from behind to beat Bobby Jones' challengers 3 to 2 at Detroit Golf Club. Nelson and McSpaden sparkled in Scotch foursomes as Hagen and Jones set lineups for today's 36 hole singles with Wood and Little delivering another cup point.
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Detroit
Walter Hagen
Bobby Jones
Detroit Golf Club
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Saarazen
Nelson
McSpaden
Little Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Texas
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Jimmy Hines
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Lawson Little
Sammy Sneadland
Ralph Guldahl
Woodland Little
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Ed Duday
Henry Picard
Dick Metz
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Smith
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Shute
Figures Show Iowa Used Grid Players Freely In 1939-40
Iowa City report notes coach Eddie Anderson used an average of 23 players per game across 1939 and 1940. In 1940 more players appeared per contest than in 1939. Iowa’s biggest wins came with fewer players, including 15 in 1939 and 14 in the 4-0 Purdue victory.
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Hawkeye
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Be A Movie Hero All That's Needed Is A Reputation As Sports Celebrity
Hollywood favors sports heroes for screen roles as John Kimbrough and other gridiron stars transition to films. Sammy Baugh Harmon Evashevsky and boxer Billy Conn are among those moving from sports to acting, with Gehrig and Corbett biopics in development and Tarzan legends linking athletics to cinema.
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Forrest Evashevsky
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Sammy
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Billy Conn
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Samuel Goldwyn
Paul Gallio
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Errol Flynn
Gary Cooper
Eddie Albert
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Buster) Crabbe
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Glenn Morris
Nova to fight Louis as he plans six-week exhibition tour
Lou Nova sticks to his punch-for-punch style against Joe Louis. Manager Ray Carlen already arranged a six weeks exhibition tour after the title bout. The piece notes other boxing items and industry chatter from Sept. and mentions fighters, managers, and upcoming matches in Chicago and New York.
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Godoy
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Joey Archibald
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Los Angeles
Richie Lemos
New York
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Melio Bettina
Valentino
San Francisco
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Bob Pastor
Cauliflower Canyon
Sabin Mulloy reach finals in U S doubles championship
In Brookline Mass Wayne Sabin of Portland Ore and Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables defeated Frankie Parker and Don McNeill 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 in the semi finals of the National Doubles tennis championship to earn a finals berth against Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder. Kramer and Schroeder beat Bobby Riggs and Gene Mako 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the other semi. In the women's event Pauline Betz and Dorothy Bundy advanced to meet Sarah Palfrey Cooke and Margaret Osborne after a 6-4 4-6 6-3 win over Mary Arnold and Hope Knowles.
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Brookline
Mass
Ins
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Frankie Parker
Don McNeill
Sabin-Malloy
Jack Kramer
Ted Schroeder
Kramer
Schroeder
Bobby Riggs
Gene Mako
Pauline Betz
Dorothy Bundy
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
New York
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Mary Arnold
Los Angeles
Hope Knowles
Philadelphia
Buddy Baer Requires Arm Operation Postponing Fight
New York reports that a bone growth on Buddy Baer's arm delays his elimination bout with Abe Simon planned for September 5. Promoter Mike Jacobs said Baer must undergo an operation and remain inactive for a couple of months, postponing the heavyweight title challenger clash. Baer last fought Joe Louis in May, Simon fought Louis in March.
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New York
Sns
Buddy Baer
Abe Simon
Mike Jacobs
Baer
Buddy
Jacobs
Joe Louis
Washington
Simon
Brown Bomber
Detroit
Doctor of football too New York coach Mal Steven
Dr Mal Steven, New York university football coach, holds a Ph B and MD from Yale a BS from Washburn College and a Doctor of Medical Science degree from Columbia.
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NEW York
NEA
Mal Steven
New York University
Yale
Washburn College
Columbia
Women golfers duel in Kenmore city meet finals
Nearly 27 competitors begin the first annual Cedar Rapids Women’s Golf Association tournament at Kenmore. Top four from qualifying lead off at noon in 18 holes, with five minute intervals. low scorer earns a trophy donated by Nick Carter.
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Kenmore Links
Cedar Rapids
Emery H. James
Ellen Lockwood
Virginia Martin
Carl W Suttner
Nick Carter
Kenmore
Coach Os Doenges Tinkers With New Formation
Oklahoma City University football coach Os Doenges, whose team won only one of 11 games last season, is experimenting with a new "V" formation aimed at victory.
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Oklahoma City
Os Doenges
Oklahoma City University
Brooklyn Dodgers Open World Series Atmosphere At Ebbets Field
Brooklyn braces for a Cardinal onslaught as St Louis visits Ebbets Field for a four game set. Howard Pollett looms for St Louis. curiosity grows over the farm system feeding their pitching staff.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbetsfield
Dodgers
Howard Pollett
Houston
St. Louis
York
Edwards Dominates Three-1 Batting Honors Again
Hank Edwards of Cedar Rapids leads the Three-1 league in batting average 369, runs 91, hits 152, total bases 258, home runs 20, and RBIs 102. Norman Jaeger tops in doubles 31 and triples 14, Joe Mowry and Dain Clay follow in batting averages. Ivy Andrews has seven wins with an undefeated pitching record for Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Norman Jaeger
Clinton
Evansville
Frank McElyea
Edwards
Howe News Bureau
Joe Mowry
Moline
Jaeger
Dain Clay
Decatur
del Jones
Ivy Andrews
Waterloo Hurler
Conroy Girls Rout Marion Advertisers In Softball
In Friday night softball at Marion the Conroy girls defeated the Marion Advertisers 25 to 7. Traer 4-H club girls beat Sanitary Dairy 11 to 10. Line scores show Leahy Olsen Knapp Lagerquist Miller for Conroy and Lowry McGowan Thurston Schrimper Pape for the Sanitary Dairy contest.
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Conroy
Marion Advertisers
Traer
Sanitary Dairy
RWE Conroy
Leahy and Olsen
Knapp
Lagerquist
Miller
Lowry, McGowan
Fish and stream conditions discussed by Linn County group
The Linn County Fish and Game club comments on pollution, water scarcity, over fishing, and fish kills in streams. It notes sewage plants, oxygen levels, and the slough incident, praises the health department, and urges careful driving to protect pheasants. It also discusses catfish size limits and fishing baits, and announces a September meeting with mulligans on the agenda.
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George Harris
Chelsea
Tait Cummins
Harris
Cedar
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Paul Gibbs
Linn County Fish and Game Club
C.S. P.S
Radical new rule set for three-cushion billiards
The National Billiard Association reorganized as the Billiard Association of America in Chicago with Charles C. Peterson as president and Willie Hoppe as vice president. A radical rule change allows players to start with either cue ball in an inning, ending the requirement to use the same cue throughout the frame.
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Chicago
National Billiard Association
Billiard Association of America
Charles C. Peterson
St. Louis
Willie Hoppe
New York
Toledo High School Football Practice Opens Under New Coach
Toledo high school football practice begins Monday under Bob Smith former Coe College athlete who coached at Crawfordsville last year Seventeen holdovers including Freet Chrasta Zmolek Lyon Hopper Kuhner Mathern Gibbs Paul Paul Moorcroft Zmolek Lyon Westfall Christensen McComas Conaway Kae s Newcomers report Bartlett Bryam Ruff Smith Boles Cooper Culbertson Giger Kepford Throop Zmolek Snider Burns Scudder Gants Milan Miler will coach the reserves Schedule shows games at Grundy Center Vinton Reinbeck Montezuma Brooklyn Traer Marengo and Tah.
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Toledo
Toledo High School
Bob Smith
Coe College
Crawfordsville
Roger Freet
Mike Chrasta
Ernest Zmolek
Howard Lyon
Paul Hopper
Paul Kuhner
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Charles Kaes
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Forest Throop
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Norman Snider
Gilbert Burns
Robert Scudder
Mark Gants
Milan Miler
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Grundy Center
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Bert
Reinbeck
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Traer
Marengo
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