Landis Probing St. Louis Operations Involving Cedar Rapids
Commissioner Landis is reportedly investigating the St. Louis Cardinals and their farm system to determine if they violated the rule prohibiting working agreements with more than one minor league club. He has summoned Cedar Rapids executives and may review Johnsons files as part of a broader inquiry across eight clubs in two leagues.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
St. Louis Cardinals
Landis
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Chicago
Harry Johnson
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Milwaukee
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East Arkansas
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Mike Chartak
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International League
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Franklin
Bill Currell
al Eddy
Mike Kanellis
McKinley
George Gable
Bob Adams
Roy Olson
Ed Person
al Wilson
Bob Stastny
DeWayne Krumm
Roose
Velt
Sid Tate
Husky
Howard Hammill
Carl Fjellman
Karl Ryerson
Lost Nation Basket Team Opens Season
Lost Nation opened its basketball season with the second team defeating Delmar 33 to 32 while the first string lost to the Harlem Globetrotters 25 to 15. Manager M. H. Dake and secretary Gilbert Burrichter led the squad. players on the first string included Bud DeVine Paul Leng Darrel Christensen Ralph Ales Kenneth Daniel Earl Ales and Frederick Dickmand. Second string featured Dwight Ales Johnny Busch J L Gardner Myron Sheldon Lee Flemming Junior Betts Wayne Rohling Alvin Mohr and Ward Hollingsworth. Next game is December 6 at Bellevue.
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Delmar
Harlem Globe Trotters
M. H. Dake
Gilbert Burrichter
Bud DeVine
Paul Leng
Darrel Christensen
Ralph Ales
Kenneth Daniel
Earl Ales
Frederick Dickmand
Dwight Ales
Johnny Busch
J. L. Gardner
Myron Sheldon
Lee Flemming
Junior Betts
Wayne Rohling
Alvin Mohr
Ward Hollingsworth
Bellevue
Mountain To Captain Princeton Grid Team 1938
Princeton announces Thomas R. Mountain of East Orange New Jersey is elected captain of the 1938 football team. He was chosen unanimously to succeed Charles H Toll Jr of Amherst Mass. Mountain becomes the second packfield man in twenty one years to lead Old Nassau eleven.
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N. J
Thomas R. Mountain
East Orange
Charles H Toll, Jr
Amherst
Mass
Mountain
Nassau
Mat card boosted by revised admission rates
Matchmaker Eddie Jennings promotes a Memorial Coliseum show with two two out of three falls main event featuring Dick Daviscourt and Jim Clinstock. Supporting bouts pair Frank Brown with Scotty MacDougall and Scotty Dawkins versus Johnny Marrs. Under revised rates all general admission is 40 cents men 25 cents women with ringside 75 cents men 40 cents women.
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Memorial Coliseum
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Minneapolis
Boston
Chicago
New York City
Dick Daviscourt
Vista
Calif
Gus Sonnenberg
Daviscourt
Jim Clinstock
Oklahoma
Clinstock
Frank Brown
Houston
Tex
Scotty MacDougall
Pittsburgh
Scotland
England
France
New Zealand
Australia
Scotty Dawkins
Johnny Marrs
Jennings
Michigan State to Play New Year’s in Orange Bowl
Michigan State was chosen to represent the north in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day in Miami. Coach Charley Bachman confirmed acceptance as a southern opponent was still to be selected. The Spartans sport an 8–1 season record heading to the bowl.
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Miami
Fla
Charley Bachman
Auburn
North Carolina
Rice
Georgia Tech
Hutchinson Favored In Old Folks Meet In Augusta
Jock Hutchinson of Evanston Iowa former British Open champion is seen as the favorite to win the first annual seniors professional tournament in Augusta Georgia. The event at Augusta National runs three days starting Tuesday with eighteen holes daily and thirty eight entrants all over fifty years old.
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Jock Hutchinson
Evanston
Augusta National
Bobby Jones
Parnell Shamrocks to host Saint Patrick’s Iowa City
The Parnell Shamrocks meet Saint Patrick’s of Iowa City in their first home basketball game. Parnell aims for a second straight win as Iowa City starts its season with a strong lineup including Gallagher Sherdan Donohue and McCarty at key posts with Whalen guiding the team.
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Parnell
Parnell Shamrocks
Saint Patrick's
Iowa City
Shamrocks
R. D. Whalen
Gallagher
Sherdan
Donohue
McCarty
Buard
Mahoney
Maas
Davenport
Roosevelt
Blue Devils
Coe Basketball Scramble Nears Season Opener Against Central
Coe College faces a lineup puzzle for Saturdays season debut versus Central of the Iowa conference. uncertain positions include forward guard and center with McKinley and Batos viewed as likely starters while McLeod out with a wrist injury. Multiple sophomores and newcomers compete for roles as the new center jump rule debuts this season for both teams.
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Central College
Iowa
LeRoy McLeod
Cornell Football Honors Awarded To Sixteen Men
Sixteen Cornell football players received varsity letters after the faculty athletic committee action in Mount Vernon Iowa. Coach Dick Barker noted the large team made it hard to set letter numbers, with returning players automatically earning letters for 1938. First letters went to Don Anderson Gleb Fedorin Roger McClanahan Robert Maloney William Watson. Second letters to Ralph Bowman Dale Brand Robert Green Charles Hokonson Ray Knudson Storrs Lyman Russell Spencer. Four cross country team members also earned letters: Roy McCauley George Schroeder J O Sheets Robert Swenson. Sweaters ordered for the squad will arrive soon.
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Cornell
Dick Barker
Barker
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Franklin Cole
Ben Petersen
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Dale Brand
Cole
Petersen
Watson
Ralph Bowman
Fort Dodge
Robert Green
Marshalltown
Charles Hokonson
Ray Knudson
Oak Park
Storrs Lyman
Clinton
Russell Spencer
Freeport
Don C. Anderson
West Chicago
Ill
Gleb Fedorin
Geneva
Roger McClanahan
Clarion
Robert Maloney
Rock Island
William Watson
Rockford
Roy McCauley
Chicago Heights
George Schroeder
J. O. Sheets
Marion
Robert Swenson
Ottumwa
Clermont Teams Defeat Postville in Pair of Close Games
Clermont boys and girls basketball squads remained undefeated by defeating Postville. In the girls clash Postville led late before Brorby Moen and Rolfs scored to seal a 31 to 28 win for Clermont. The boys edged the Huskies 23 to 18 as the sophomore lineup rallied to victory.
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the Gazette
Clermont
Postville
Brorby
Moen
Rolfs
al Bobby
Comep
Blackmer
Huskies
Feud at Pitt football and USC coach under fire across years
Longstanding clashes at Pittsburgh between Athletic Director Don Harrison and Football Coach Jock Sutherland culminated in Harrison's resignation amid stories of player spending money for Rose Bowl trips. Separate notes say USC's Howard Jones faces pressure as U C L A looms, with alumni groups seeking changes amid mixed results. General Lafayette's 1825 land grant near Tallahassee noted.
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Don Harrison
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburgh University
Harrison
Iowa University
Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Pitt
Panthers
California
Viewing the Field Affects Kohawks Ahead of Season Opener
LeRoy McLeod sidelined one game with a chipped wrist after the Drake game. Coach Forest Rutgers may start a tall lineup including Don Ross and Harry Mehlan, with McKinley and McLeod in the backcourt, plus Cisler or Don Martin for depth. The conference shows strong prep teams with Davenport and Roosevelt expected to field powerhouse squads this season.
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Forest Rutgers
Central
Bob McKinley
Clinton
Cris Batos
Elgin
LeRoy McLeod
Central City
Drake
Grinnell
Cisler
McLeod
Kohawks
Don Ross
Harry Mehlan
Ed Cisler
Don Martin
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