Rumors Stir As Landis Rumored To Resign At MLB Meetings
New York reports say commissioner K M Landis, 70, may quit as big league owners gather in midwinter meetings. Rumors cite animosity toward Landis after recent Reds action and a looming decision on the Bob Feller case. Major actions discussed include night baseball and livelier ball reforms. Trade rumors link Rogell, Higgins, Leiber, Whitehead, Vosmik, Dean and Mungo to various teams depending on moves.
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Landis
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Feller
Ers
Detroit
Billy Rogell
Cash
Browns
Lyn Lary
Athletics
Pinky Higgins
Red Sox
Billy Werber
Landis denies plan to resign as baseball czar
New York reports Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis denied rumors he would resign as baseball czar. Landis, age 70, said he is in the best of health and will preside over Thursday over the annual joint meeting of the two major leagues.
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York
K. M. Landis
Landis
New York
INS
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Chicago
National Commission
Wenceslaus Teams Host Conroy Cagers In Twin Games
The St Wenceslaus girls and boys meet Conroy high on the Red Hawks floor with games at 7 and 8 pm. Leahy leads the girls scorers after an all county selection last year while Hempel tops the boys. Coach Ahrens plans the same lineup that beat St Patrick's Iowa City with Fleagle and Barton at forwards Sedlak center and Kopecky and Oujiri as guards.
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Conroy High School
Red Hawks
Leahy
Hempel
Ahrens
St. Patrick’s
Iowa City
Fleagle
Barton
Sedlak
Kopecky
Oujiri
Wheatland Splits Pair With Mechanicsville on Home Floor
Wheatland high school hosted Mechanicsville on Friday night. The Mechanicsville first team won a tight contest 26 to 24, while the Wheatland second team claimed a 23 to 13 victory.
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Gazette
Wheatland
Wheatland High School
Mechanicsville
Ee Ae
Webster Basketball Teams Win Two Games
Webster high school teams defeated South English 25 to 13 and 8 to 2. The schedule shows a next game against Parnell on Tuesday December 8.
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Webster
The
Gazette
Webster High School
Parnell
Postville Splits Two Games With Clermont
The Postville girls fell 41 to 39 to Clermont in a tight home game as Postville led until late. The Postville boys defeated Clermont 15 to 1 in another Friday matchup, delivering a strong win for Postville.
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Clermont
Clermont _ girls
Oo Boys
Iowa Athletic Board Holds Sealed Meeting On Hawkeye Coaching
In Iowa City the athletic board met behind closed doors amid alumni criticism of Coach Ossie Solem. The session also reviewed a petition to elevate boxing to a major sport and followed by the annual football banquet in the Memorial Union with Major John L. Griffith as speaker and captaincy elections for next season.
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Iowa Athletic Board
Hawkeye
Iowa
Ossie Solem
Ralph Sherman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sherman
Memorial Union
Salem
Eugene A. Gilmore
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Roosevelt Cagers Invade Vinton's Floor On Tuesday
Vinton high school hosts Roosevelt of Cedar Rapids Tuesday after two opening wins. Vinton beat McKinley 21 16 and Cedar Falls 23 22 with center Jack scoring the deciding basket in the fourth. Upcoming schedule lists Dec 11 Grinnell here and other regional games.
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Gazette
Vinton
Vinton High
Roosevelt High
Cedar Rapids
McKinley High
Cedar Falls
Jack
Grinnell
Manchester
Keystone
Franklin
C. R
Wilson
Marion
Independence
la Porte City
Williamsburg
Webster City
Bush Lamb's Punt At Temple Among Season's Longest
New York AP roundup highlights long plays from 1936 season. Duke star Ace Parker and Montana's Milton Popovich run 105 yards for touchdowns, while Bush Lamb of Iowa belts an 80 yard punt against Temple. Other feats include Suber’s 85 yard punt and 95 yard run by Sam Francis.
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NEW York
Ace Parker
Duke
Milton Popovich
Montana
Parker
North Carolina
Popovich
Oregon State
Associated Press
Clarke Suber
Baldwin- Wallace
Bush Lamb
Iowa
Temple
Sam Francis
Nebraska
Iowa State
Carl Totsch
St. Louis
Grinnell
Football turns to bowl games in post season focus
The 1936 grid season closes with bowl games shaping the national post season. Washington and Pittsburgh meet in the Rose Bowl, LSU faces Santa Clara in the Sugar Bowl, and Duquesne awaits a southern opponent in the Orange Bowl. Notre Dame and Southern California battled to a 13-13 tie.
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Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Washington
Pittsburgh
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
New Orleans
Duquesne
Miami
Bronchos
Texas Christian
University of Miami
Georgetown
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Arkansas
Texas
Notre Dame
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Temple
Mississippi
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Mississippi State
Florida
Western Maryland
Maryland
Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas Tech
Arizona
Far West
Gonzaga
Washington State
Felice Marrs Set For Coliseum Show On Thursday Night
Felice and Marrs headline a Memorial coliseum mat bout with Andy Moen and Dick Raines in the main event. Tony Felice and Harry Finkelstein of New York City areSigned for the semi windup. Johnny Marrs of Cheyenne and Ernie Powers of Omaha meet in the opener.
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Dick Raines
Memorial Coliseum
Eddie Jennings
Tony Felice
Harry Finkelstein
New York City
Felice
Finkelstein
Johnny Marrs
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ernie Powers
Omaha
Marrs
Alburnett Teams Rout Coggon in Friday Victory
Coggon hosts saw Alburnett basketmen win 30 to 18 with Estling starring for the home squad. Alburnett led 17 to 12 at halftime and held the advantage in the second half. The Alburnett second team also prevailed 15 to 13.
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Coggon
Alburnett
Estling
Norway Cagemen Narrowly Fall to Van Horne 25 24
The Norway high school basketball team lost a tight road game to Van Horne 25 to 24. Gunderson led Norway with 12 points as the game remained tied at 23 all with 45 seconds left before Van Horne scored and Norway fouled. Holland scored 27 in a prior home win over Conroy.
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van Horne
Gunderson
Conroy
Holland
Arthur Holland
Lost Nation Cagemen Prepare for Long Schedule
Lost Nation announces a long basketball schedule with 14 games starting December 15. Dates include December 22 at Monmouth and February 16 hosting Elwood, with road trips to Delmar, Grand Mound, Charlotte, Goose Lake, Calamus, Zwingle, and Elvira.
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Gazette
Lost Nation
Welton
Monmouth
Elvira
Grand Mound
Delmar
Charlotte
Goose Lake
Calamus
Red Landis Dictator of Baseball Heads Toward Ouster
Earl notes K M Landis, aged 70, as a czar like baseball commissioner whose iron rule and expanding powers anger owners. He recalls key edicts from 1919 to 1928, including bans on White Sox players, barnstorming penalties on Ruth and Meusel, and making free agents of others, while owners fear removal could hurt public support.
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White Sox
Babe Ruth
Bob Meusel
Bill Piercey
Rick Ferrell
Boston Red Sox
Tipton Cagers Open Season With Two Wins and One Loss
Tipton fans saw three opening games with the junior high team beating Wilton Junction 33 to 25, the junior college squad defeating Independence 36 to 20, and Tipton High losing to Wilton Junction 24 to 17 as Hamilton led with 13 points.
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Gazette
Tipton
Tipton Junior High
Wilton Junction
Tipton Junior College
Independence Junior College
Hamilton
Wilton Junction High
Tipton High
St Louis Bowlers Lead In Midwest Bowling Meet
In Des Moines Budweisers of St Louis lead the team race with 3019 points ahead of Crescent Macaroni of Davenport 2996 and Heck Ross Clothiers of Des Moines 2995. Des Moines pair Fred Daniels and Joshua Sonner top doubles with 1352 while Sonner also leads all events at 1937 points.
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Crescent Macaroni
Davenport
Heck Ross Clothiers
Fred Daniels
Joshua Sonner
Shuda-Krueger
Peoria
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Creston
F. Thoma
R. Fleckenstein
Faribault
Minn
Sonner
Feaman
Kansas City
H. Schaeffer
Ely Cagers Win Pair From Shueyville Teams
Ely won a doubleheader on Shueyville floor. The first team beat Shueyville 26 to 9. The second game ended 11 to 9 with Ely grabbing a late winning basket as Sterned scored seven of his team's nine points.
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the Gazette
Ely
Shueyville
Sterned
Hindenburg Powered by Four Diesel Engines
The dirigible Hindenburg is driven by four Diesel engines, giving a top speed of 90 miles per hour as it flies.
Sacred Heart of Oelwein Defeats Waterloo Five
Sacred Heart of Oelwein used a tight defense to beat St. Marys of Waterloo 25 to 13 in the season opener. In the girls game Kehoe led with 13 of 19 for St. Marys as they led 21 to 7 at halftime. Every Waterloo girl played in the contest. Summary of boys game.
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Sacred Heart of Oelwein
St. Mary’s of Waterloo
Kehoe
St. Mary’s
Waterloo
Jamison Chosen Captain For Next Husky Football Team
OELWEIN The Huskies named Richard Jamison as captain for the year at a dinner for letter men. Present were Captain Robert Young and the full list of letter men including Dan Walrath Don Gosch Jay Linder Harry Cleworth Norman Wolters Ben Brittingham Keith Johnson Jack Bovis Edward Gowanlock George Hidinger William Harris Caletano Medina Bob Edwards and Jamison.
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Gazette
Oelwein
Richard Jamison
Husky
George Lee
Norman Wolters
Ben Brittingham
Keith Johnson
Jack Bovis
Edward Gowanlock
George Hidinger
William Harris
Caletano Medina
Bob Edwards
Jamison
Parnell Irish Rally Edges Williamsburg 22 21
In Parnell Ia Fred Griffin hit a twenty second field goal to lift Parnell's Irish over Williamsburg Raiders 22 21 before a capacity crowd. The Irish led 11 8 at halftime and 20 13 with six minutes remaining. Williamsburg surged ahead 22 21 on a late rally before Griffin's decisive basket. Ward and O'Neil tied for team scoring with 10 points each.
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Gazette
Parnell
Fred Griffin
Williamsburg Raiders
Lower
O’neil
Rhomberg
Williamsburg
Griffin
Ward
O'Neil
Earlville High Defeats Buck Creek in twin wins
Earlville girls beat Buck Creek 32 to 16 and the boys won 21 to 20 on the home floor Friday. The double victory keeps Earlville’s basketball squad undefeated at home this season.
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the Gazette
Earlville
Earlville High School
Buck Creek High
Mahoney Re-Elected A. A. U. President
Jeremiah T. Mahoney of New York won re election as president of the A A U at the 1936 convention in Houston. He defeated Patrick J. Walsh of New York after a close contest over the Olympic question. The remaining officers were elected as announced with Dan Ferris re elected secretary treasurer and J Lyman Bingham named assistant to the president. The 1937 convention was awarded to Boston.
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Tex
INS
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York
Avery Brundage
Patrick J. Walsh
Mahoney
Fred Steers
Chicago
Frederick L. Hoffman
Cincinnati
Brundage
Jack Rafferty
Charles Hunter
San Francisco
R. J. Leonard
Schenectady
N. Y
A. Y. Russell
Omaha
Boston and Green Bay to Meet for Pro Grid Title
Officials of the Boston Redskins and the Green Bay Packers met in New York with National League President Joe Carr to decide whether the playoff will be in Chicago or New York. The Redskins clinched the eastern title by defeating the New York Giants 14 to 0, while Green Bay, western champions, drew 0–0 with the Chicago Cardinals as Detroit Lions beat the Dodgers 14–6.
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Morley Cage Teams On Short End Of Scores
Morley high school boys and girls basketball teams fell to Martelle on Morley floor Friday. Girls lost 38 to 19 with Clark leading Martelle and Siebels for Morley. Boys 32 to 8 with Richardson and Fisher leading Martelle and Hartley for Morley. Teams travel to Viola on Dec 11.
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Gazette
Morley High
Martello
Martelle Girls
Clark
Martelle
Siebels
Hartley
Richardson
Fisher
Viola
Wyoming
Four Big Ten Teams Open Season Tonight
Purdue faces Western State Teachers College Kalamazoo Michigan as the Boilermakers seek another Big Ten title bid. Michigan, led by an experienced quintet, meets Michigan Normal while Northwestern starts against Carleton College. Wisconsin collides with North Dakota.
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Purdue
Indiana
Western State Teachers
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Northwestern
Carleton College
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Urges Rules Committee To Let Grid Code Alone
International News Service report argues against 15 yard pass interference changes and unintentional kick rules in football. Writer ridicules proposals, cites Navy victory over Army at the 3 yard line, and questions where penalties should place the ball.
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International News Service
New York
John J. Clarity
Navy
Army
Guldahl Extends Lead At Miami Biltmore Open
Ralph Guldahl, an automobile salesman by trade, stretched his lead to six strokes at the Miami Biltmore open championship in Coral Gables Fla with a 54 hole total of 207. Lawson Little trailed at 213 while Horton Smith Denny Shute Henry Picard and Jimmy Demaret were at 214. wind hindered many as Little shot 66 on Saturday but slipped with a 73 Sunday.
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Providence
Guldahl
Ralph Guldahl
Lawson Little
Little
Horton Smith
Denny Shute
Henry Picard
Jimmy Demaret
Smith
Hawkeye Cager Al Bobby Married To Carol Gilstrap
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Carol Gilstrap a Wapello high school teacher and Al Bobby a University of Iowa basketball player guard from Farrell Pa. has been made by the bride's parents Rev and Mrs Chris Gilstrap of Crystal Lake Iowa. The couple wed in Rock Island Illinois on November 27.
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Carol Gilstrap
al Bobby
Farrell
University of Iowa
Chris Gilstrap
Crystal Lake
Bobby
Rock Island
Ill
Sigourney High Cagers Start Season With Thornburg Win
Sigourney defeated Thornburg 29 to 26 in the opening game. Forward Brown was outstanding for his floor work, while forward Weidlein led with scoring. Coach William Frazey rotated several lineups. next game vs Pella at home next Friday.
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Thornburg
Brown
Weidlein
William Frazey
Pella
Simmons Stars As Team Trips St. Louis 12-0
Oze Simmons scored a touchdown and threw a five yard pass as his Iowa All Stars defeated the St. Louis Terriers 12 to 0 in a pro game at St Louis. Simmons sparked a 43 yard drive that produced the final score in the fourth period.
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Oze Simmons
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St. Louis Terriers
University of Iowa
Brandon Cage Teams Beat St. John's Groups
In BRANDON on Friday night, the high school boys and girls basketball teams defeated St. John's squads. The boys won 31 to 22 and the girls 18 to 9. The next game is against Aurora here on December 11.
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St. John’s
Aurora
Aurora Cagers Split With Fairbank Teams
In Aurora, the girls built a dominant first half lead and won 30 to 15 over Fairbank. The boys lost their game to Fairbank with a final score of 9 to 0.
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the Gazette
Aurora
Aurora High School
Fairbank
Lenox College Cagers Beat Fort Dodge 22 20
HOPKINTON The Lenox college basketball team returned home early Saturday morning from Fort Dodge with a 22 to 20 victory.
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Fort Dodge
the Gazette
Hopkinton
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