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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1935
Page
2
Auburn defeats Florida 27 to 6 in a decisive college football clash played before a large Miami crowd. Auburn’s dominating ground game and stout defense overwhelmed the Gators, delivering a solid conference win.
Reported talks in 1933 proposed a syndicate led by Walter Smith to buy the St Louis Browns. George Sisler and others backed the plan with a target to secure new ownership and a 1936 spring training setup, subject to league approval and a review of finances.
SMU defeated Texas Christian 26 to 14 as backs Wilson and Shuford starred for SMU and Spain anchored the line. For TCU, Baugh and Lawrence led the offense while Darrel Lester anchored the line as captain.
Bar on Ginsberg seeks revenge against Rudy La Dizzi after a disputed encounter. Referee Art Srrer intervened as crowd reactions and ring tensions rose. The show pivoted to a Memorial Coliseum Friday with matches featuring Pat Ret a Shwrer of Salt Lake City and OShoener from Scranton amid a contentious, high tempo card.
Western Maryland upset Georgetown University 14 to 10 in a defensive battle. Hoy Campbell sparked the drive with key passes while Western Maryland’s line stifled Georgetown’s advance throughout.
Princeton overwhelmed Yale 38 to 7 as Don Toll led the offense with two late drives and Danis intercepted a Yale pass. Yale threatened in the third period but Princeton withstood the surge, Gosser and Constable keying defense and White returning a turnover for a score.
Rath Packing officials in Waterloo Iowa announced they will not sponsor an amateur basketball team for the 1935 36 season. The previous Rath squad won the state amateur title and faced higher guarantees from visiting teams leading to the disbandment. Players remain employed and may join any Waterloo city league squad.
University of Tennessee star center Bert Tade, who suffered a fractured skull in the last quarter against Kentucky, was reported gaining strength Saturday night as physicians noted progress during his recovery.
Army overwhelmed Navy 28 to 6 as Clint True and Arpad Kopscak scored in the first half. Meyer connected on key passes while Schmidt led Navy’s rally in the second half, finishing with 324 yards to Navy’s 277.
Six high school basketball games fill the week with Franklin St Wenceslaus and Immaculate Conception opening a season. Roosevelt and Wilson impress, McKinley edges Muscatine late, St Patrick s defeats St Xavier s Dyersville, and four public schools clash Friday as sophomores play prelims.
Nearly 2500 high school players and coaches attended Coach Rollie Williams third annual basketball clinic at the University of Iowa field house. Freshmen and reserve teams demonstrated offense and defense while individuals showed ball handling and fundamentals. Wilfred Hetzel of Sauk Center Minnesota, holder of the world's free throw title, impressed by sinking free throws from various positions. The event preceded Iowa versus James Millikin University Decatur Illinois in the season opener.
Princeton sends a polite apology for recent Rose Bowl game attacks from the Daily Princetonian and expresses a wish to play Stanford in the New Year's Day classic. Athletics director Barnhan N. Dell explains participation is impossible due to a post season game agreement with Harvard and Yale.
Ripon College captures the Midwest Conference crown in a tight race finishing with two wins and one tie in league play. Knox and Carleton tie for fifth as Monmouth, Coe, Beloit and Lawrence trail, with Lawrence losing the decisive final to Ripon 18 to 14.
Texas Christian and Southern Methodist produced a scoring thriller as Lawrence led TCU with two touchdowns and Finley connected on a 35 yard pass to Wilson for a spectacular fourth quarter score. Roach added two extra points for TCU while Orr kicked for SMU.
In Newton Mass Holy Cross Crusaders defeated Boston College 20 to 6 in the thirty third clash. Captain Nick Morris opened with a 70 yard TD run and all Holy Cross scoring occurred in the first period. The Eagles tallied in the second period.
In New Orleans LSU overwhelmed Tulane 41 to 0 to capture the Southeastern Conference title. The Baton Rouge Tigers dominated on both sides, sealing their dominant win in the 33rd renewal of the rivalry.
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