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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
2
Alabama and California will play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day after final agreement. The undefeated Crimson Tide face a strong California squad led by coach Andy Smith, with both teams entering the game from top national standings.
Freshmen on the Cornell University grid received numeral awards for their grid play. The report details junior and senior participation, highlighting contributions from new players and their path to varsity status.
Brooklyn football players enjoyed a solid year with notable reserves stepping up. Captain leadership and key performances helped propel the team toward a strong conference showing and tied championship prospects.
Monona boys win and Guttenberg boys split a doubleheader in a Monona-area game. Guttenberg girls lose a close contest 31 to 30 while Monona’s 12 point effort leads the action.
Roberts claims the pole vault trophy at the Iowa meet as competitors battled for top marks in the event. The victory adds a notable title for the athlete amid a mix of clear attempts and close finishes.
Our Lady of Victory academy of Waterloo beat Immaculate Conception 19 to 15 in a season opener. Damge led OLVA with 11 points including a late field goal and Mulvehill added 8 as IC’s inexperience showed.
The third annual Newsboys benefit boxing event happens December 20 at Immaculate Conception gym. Headliner Jim Nance fights Red Forrey with six other bouts featuring Golden Gloves champs Fred Perkins Earl Carr and more. Tickets available fromNewsboys street sellers Dave Baer and David Golad oversee sales.
Mehre resigns as Georgia football coach after 11 years at the University of Georgia. His letter of resignation was sent Wednesday. the faculty rector and athletic followers attended a banquet in his honor.
The International News Service’s national AL All America football team includes seven of its eleven positions for the East and Far West regions. End Wysocki of Villanova leads the ends, with tackles Kinard Mississippi and Markey Washington, guards Stockton California and Dougherty Santa Clara, center Wojciechowicz Fordham, quarterback Frank Yale, and backs White Colorado Goldberg Pittsburgh, plus fullback Kulkrow Alabama.
Cedar Rapids area hockey association schedules a Thursday 7 30 meeting in the city hall playground office. All ticket sellers must report their progress and discuss forming a league with teams in Iowa and Illinois. Potential cities include Des Moines Amnes Marshalltown Webster City Mason City Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Rockford Illinois.
Decorah high school basketball opens Friday against Lime Springs after practice began November 11. Alvin Hancer selects eleven players for the varsity with Phil Bernatz David Preus Ted Jacobson Bernard Baltes Suard Raymond Asfaard Don Asperson Lowell Isenberger Juard and others on the roster.
Garrison high begins the basketball season with two Friday games against Mount Auburn in the gym at 7 30. The girls are coached by Mrs Berard Mellrath and the boys by Bernard Mellrath.
Fragmented OCR reads a sports recap noting McKinley loss to Vinton in 2018. Names and places are partially garbled with several stray phrases and unclear timings.
Tipton high lineup of veterans opens the season hosting Maquoketa. Tipton reserves meet Maquoketa reserves in curtain-raiser. Tipton junior college visits Muscatine for season debut as the best JC squad in years is forecast.
Waukon first team defeated McGregor 32 to 23 with Bray scoring 16 for Waukon and O'Brien 6 for McGregor. McGregor second team won their game 16 to 5.
Two veteran wrestlers Dick Daviscourt of Vista California and Scotty MacDougall of Pittsburgh headline a Thursday mat show promoted by Eddie Jennings. The card features Daviscourt versus Oklahoma wrestler Jim Chustock as the main event with MacDougall challenging Frank Brown of Houston. Tickets are on sale at Lyman's.
Yale captain and back Clint Frank won the Heisman Memorial Trophy in a nationwide poll of 600 sports writers. Frank collected 524 points to lead all voters, with Ron White of Colorado second and Marshall Goldberg of Pittsburgh third. The Downtown Athletic Club will present the award December 7.
The Nebraska football team selected its all-opponents' eleven on Tuesday. Minnesota led with four players, followed by Pittsburgh with three and Indiana with two. Honors went to Pete Smith and Tony Matiss as ends and tackles, and teammates including Steve Petro, George Miller, Francis Twedell, Lou Midler, Ray King, Everett Kischer, Marshall Goldberg, Andy Aram, and Corby Davis across other positions.
The Lincoln Panthers, a local basketball team, are prepared to begin their season with a nearly unchanged lineup from last year. The squad includes Eagles, Siamis, J. Beers, Cejka, DeFore, Martin, and B. Beers, with out of town games being scheduled and Stanley Kruetzer listed for contact.
A proposed merger of the Western and Three Eye leagues was tabled for further debate. Western reps will meet in Des Moines on December 12 to discuss terms, with an eight club circuit eyed including Moline Clinton Davenport Cedar Rapids Waterloo Des Moines Peoria or Bloomington for a 1938 schedule.
About 175 Tipton football fans attended a dinner honoring the undefeated Tipton high school eleven with a 17 game winning streak and Eastern Iowa Seven conference titles. Speaker lineup included Dick Barker Cornell coach Leo Lucas E T Osgood Ed Fitch and Clyde Lindsley. Wayne Miller received the championship trophy as senior quarterback and eight seniors were named honorary captains with other squad members earning letters.
The University of Iowa forms a campus Fencers club from a class of 40 students studying elementary fencing under Coach Albert Baumgartner. Co officers are M. E. Barnes of Iowa City and Captain H. E. Hamilton of Oak Park Illinois, who also serves as student instructor.
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