Local high school quintets tip off Friday night slate
Franklin and Wilson clash on Franklin court in a key city tilt while East Waterloo meets Roosevelt on the Riders floor in a Mississippi Valley conference game. McKinley travels to Iowa City for a league bout, and St Wenceslaus hosts a Newhall doubleheader. Immaculate Conception faces St Patrick's in Iowa City with a balanced lineup.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Iowa City
St. Wenceslaus
I. C
Franklin
Wilson
University City
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick's
Newhall
Martelle
the Greyhounds
Waterloo
Parnell High School
Manchester Loses To Lamont Cagers 39 to 33
Lamont high defeats Manchester 39 to 33 as Rolfe leads with 17 points on eight field goals and a free throw. Bechelli paces Manchester with nine points from four field goals and a free throw. Manchester seconds lose 14 to 4 to Colesburg in the preliminary.
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Lamont Cagers
the Gazette
Manchester High
Lamont High
Manhawks
Rolfe
Lamont
Bechelli
Manchester Seconds
Colesburg High
Colesburg
Trojans
Bears and Redskins Battle for NFL Title in Chicago
The Chicago Bears plan new defensive tricks to stop Stingin Sammy Baugh and the Washington Redskins in the league championship game at Chicago. A sell out crowd of 45,000 is expected for the second title game of the year.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Bears
Baugh
Washington
All state Catholic football star from Dowling cited in report
The all state Catholic high school football team lists Bob Wilding of Dowling Des Moines at halfback. Wilding also starred for Des Moines American Legion juniors and is touted for a league tryout next summer. The piece also notes Bud Tofanelli leading St Ambrose to victory and George Pisarik guiding St Wenceslaus in the season opener, with Iowa conference play shaping up.
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Dowling High
Des Moines
Des Moines American Legion
Roosevelt Hotel
Marshalltown
Wilding
Mount Vernon
Bud Tofanelli
St. Ambrose College
Cornell
Tofanelli
Tuffy
St. Ambrose Academy
St Wenceslaus
George Pisarik
Central City Nets Four Basketball Wins
Central City High School swept Viola in a twin bill last Friday. The first team won 33 to 14 with Pike at 11 points. The seconds won 28 to 2 with Kula top-scorer at 8. Tuesday night the locals beat Coggan. Pike led with 7 as the firsts overturned a 10 0 deficit to tie 12 12 at halftime. The second team crushed the Green Rockets 21 to 3 with Hall scoring 7.
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Central City
Viola
Pike
Kula
Coggan
Green Rockets
Hall
Tunney backs Schmeling as he eyes Louis rematch
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney rated Max Schmeling in peak form and capable of beating Joe Louis again, despite an 18 month layoff. He noted Schmeling’s powerful right and warned that Schmeling’s tune up with Harry Thomas was a dangerous matchup for the June title bid.
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Harry Thomas
Minnesota
Tunney
Gene
Maxie
Schmeling
Bill Schloeman
Brooklyn
Steve Colucci
Phillipsburg
N. J
Nonce
Max Brand
Brand
Bob Fitzsimmons
Louis
Max
Thomas
Jorge Brescia
Chicago
Real Estate Transfers and Joint Tenancy Clauses Listed
A series of county real estate transfers dated 1937 shows Lena Tangeman and Chris Beck with survivor rights in fee simple, Lenore Naibert with O J Elsenbast property, Irma Navy tax deed, Joseph Simon and others remainder interests, Irene H Douglas road strip, Mt. Calvary Cemetery lot transfer, and Elmer Olson to Leslie Edmonds and Andrew Happel. Transfers include values, dates, and mortgage balances where listed.
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Chris E
Marie A. Beck
N.d
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Add
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Hus
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W.d. A
Bever Park
Life
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Suly
Daniels
Robert S. Sinclair
Irene H. Douglas
W.d
Valcon
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Alice McCarthy
Main Drive
Elmer G. Olson
Leslie A. Edmonds
Andrew A. Happel
A. P
Cap Crossley’s baseball future in doubt after severe ankle injury
Cap Crossley, Cedar Rapids Raiders bench manager, may not return to active play. The fractured ankle, shattered in four or five places last July, still swells daily despite gradual improvement. He hopes to resume full duties by July despite no chance of playing third base this season. West Point officials strike three year varsity limit, counting pre academy college years against cadet eligibility. The change ends a longtime fairness issue in military athletics.
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Davenport
Raiders
Quincy
Ill
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids
Croasley
Cap
Crossley
West Point
Military Academy
Army
Elmer Oliphant
Purdue
Walter Camp
Harry Wilson
Penn State
Harold Murvel
Washington
Husky
Minnesota
Gopher
Herb Joesting
Murrel
The
Oliphant
Wilson
Tama Captures Pair From Chelsea High
Tama swept Chelsea in a double header at home Tuesday night winning 36 to 19 in the opener as Beadle led Chelsea with 11 points and Bogle paced Tama with 10. Tama reserves also defeated Chelsea seconds 27 to 14 with Robeson scoring eight for Tama.
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Tama
Chelsea
Beadle
Bogle
Benda
Robeson
Delhi Will Open At Home On Dec 10
Delhi high school announces its boys and girls basketball home opener on December 10 against Colesboro with further schedule through February. The boys and girls teams travel to Greeley and Creek in December and January while hosting Earlville Dundee and others, with a county tournament scheduled February 10 to 12.
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Colesbore
Greeley
Jesauck
Creek
Dundee
Dubuque
Colesboro
Oneida
Earlville
Hopkinton
Buck Creek
Onelde
Martelle Independents Defeat Springville 33-24
In a hard fought game Martelle Independents defeated Springville 33 to 24. M Ateeks scored 18 for Martelle while Springville’s Brown tallied 10. Cedar Rapids Armstrong will play Thursday. classified ad notes Christmas gift idea.
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Spectral
the Gazette
Springville
Martelle Independents
M. Ateeks
Martele
Brown
Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
Five Baseball Pioneers Named to Hall of Fame
By a major league vote five pioneers were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Connie Mack Ban Johnson John J McGraw Hon Morgan Bulkeley and George Wright received the honor for their playing and pioneering contributions. The move aims to honor past heroes often overlooked by writers.
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Cooperstown
N. C
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Ban Johnson
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Morgan Bulkeley
United States
Connecticut
George Wright
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Boston Nationals
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Cy Young
Larry Lajoie
Christy Mathewson
Tris Speaker
Hohus Wagner
Walter Johnson
Iowa Hawkeyes to attend National Aquatic Forum in Florida
University of Iowa coach David Armbruster and the Hawkeye swimming team depart December 19 for Fort Lauderdale Florida to address the flutter kick at the National Aquatic Forum. The trip serves as a training period to prepare for the Big Ten title run and conference competition starting after January 1.
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Gazette
Iowa City
David Armbruster
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
National Aquatic Forum
Armbruster
Iowa Tanksters
Marengo Sweeps Conroy In Doubleheader
Marengo high school teams swept Conroy with girls winning 30 19 and boys 39 20. Schultz led Marengo girls while Leahy was top scorer for Conroy. In the boys game Schumaker scored 15 points and Hempel had 12 for Conroy as a capacity crowd attended.
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Marengo
Marengo High
Conroy
Schultz
Leahy
Schumaker
Hempel
Parnell Shamrocks Drub Immaculate Conception 25-18
Parnell high school Shamrocks defeated Immaculate Conception 25 to 18 for their third win of the season. Lower and Gallagher led the scoring with ten field goals between them, while J. C. five added eight free throws. Green and Weber contributed nine points. Box score included.
Sigourney Beats Thornburg 25-11 to Open Season
Sigourney high school opened the season by defeating Thornburg 25 to 11. McClenahan scored 8 and Ridpath 6 to lead Sigourney, with Brown delivering an exceptional floor game. Moore led Thornburg’s offense.
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Specs
Gazette
Sigourrney
Sigourney High School
Thornburg
McClenahan
Ridpath
Brown
Moore
Marquette High Sweeps Garnavillo In Bball Pair
Marquette high school boys teams defeated Garnavillo squads at Marquette. The senior high lost 29 to 10 while the junior high won 7 to 1.
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Marquette High
Garnavillo
the Gazette
Marquette
St Wenceslaus Red Hawks open season with Martelle win
The St Wenceslaus Red Hawks defeated Martelle 26 to 12 in their season opener led by Sedlak with 11 points. Martelle girls outscored local team 24 to 13 as Clark and McConnaughy led the Martelle girls.
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St. Wenceslaus Red Hawks
Martelle
George Pisarik
St. Wenceslaus
Sedlak
St. Wenceslaus Quint
Red Hawks
Barton
Fleagle Novak
Kacere
Richardson
Newman
Clark
Pisarik
Martelle Girls
McConaughy
Musel
Wenceslaus
Robertson
Taylor
Martelle St. Wenceslaus
Stephen Milis
Elkader and Waukon Split in Iowa Basketball Doubleheader
WAUKON Iowa Waukon high school and junior college teams split a doubleheader with Elkader. The local high won 18 to 15 led by Harlan Kirke with 9 points. Elkader college edged 32 to 31 as Welch Feurerheim and Feuerheim each scored 12 for Elkader and Waukon respectively.
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Waukon High School
Elkader
Harlan Hkirkeby
Elkader College
Welch
Feueerheim
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