Nile Kinnick Top Sports Figure in 1939 Poll Narrowly Over DiMaggio
Nile Kinnick of Iowa narrowly beat Joe DiMaggio in a nationwide sports poll conducted by SID Feder and AP voters. The rankings list Kinnick, DiMaggio, Louis, Walters, Nelson, and Anderson among the top vote getters, with football and baseball stars dominating the results.
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Joe Louis
Bucky Walters
Eddie Anderson
Associated Press
Hawkeyes
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Iowa
le York
Nile Kinnick
Kinnick
DiMaggio
Louis
Cincinnati Reds
Byron Nelson
den Budge
California
Joe di Mingelo
Yankees
Shetroit
Trucky Walters
Cincinnati
Nyron_ Nelson
Self Bille Conn
Pittsburgh
Marvin Ward
Seattle
Parker Tall
Cleveland
Don Huder
Paul Derringer
Cincinnath
Tob Feller
Charley Keller
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Monte Pearson
Don Meade
Plankington
Racine A
High School Cage Card for Tonight at Center Point
Center Point hosts games with St Wenceslaus girls at 7 and boys at 8 15 Immaculate Conception meets St Mary's in Waterloo while St Patrick's faces Cascade. Schamberger scores 9 as Grant falls to Dubuque 35 22 and Melvin Wessel is ruled ineligible for one semester at St Patrick's after playing at Washington last semester.
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St. Wenceslaus
Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s
Waterloo
St. Patrick's
Cascade
St Pat's
Sacred Heart of Waterloo
Schamberger
Grant
Dubuque
Melvin Wessel
Washington High
Plunkett
Iowa
Duquesne
Iowa City
George Pisarik
Red Hawks
Johnny Grim
St. Mary's
Walter
Northwestern
Cornell
James A. Blake
Iowa City Railway
F. A. Marek
Elmer Marek
Ohio State University
California
Tulane
Penn
Detroit
Drake
Fordham
Marquette
Hawkeyes
Oran Pape
Mike Farrah
Irving Nelson
Augustana
Coe
Allen
Kee Jead Kohawks
Elmer Keith
Clinton
Lockwood
OLIN
Wellsburg
American Institute of Commerce of
Davenport
Seymour
A. I. Co
Lenox
Wellsbore
Macomber
Lutterman
Gillett Summers
Viewing the Field of 1930s Iowa Basketball Highlights
Weekly sighting of 1930s Iowa basketball items notes Ivan Blackmer leading a 36-23 Iowa win over Carleton and St Patrick’s 31-14 victory. Northwestern football coach change, Iowa City and Grinnell scores, plus Sigma News on loans and eligible Hawkeyes amid a busy season.
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Ivan Blackmer
Iowa
Carleton
St. Patricks
St. Pat's
Iowa City
McDermott
Hays
Shamrocks
Iowa State
Coe
Cowen
Cyclones
Wilkinson
Northwestern
Dick Hanley
Hanley
Washington High
Forrestal
Nicholas
Snyder
St Ambrose Academy
Immaculate Conception
Wolfe
I. C
Grinnell
Frye
Mason
Pioneers
Kohawks
Quaker Cagers Bow To Eldridge Squad
The Quaker Oats basketball team lost 37 to 35 at Stuart Hall to the Eldridge Hawkeye Garage team. Both sides tied for high scoring with 10 points each. Eldridge’s Gam ber finished with nine.
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Quaker Oats
Stuart Hall
Hawkeye Garage
Eldridge
Lachel
Gamber
Packers Claim Pro Grid Title In 27 0 Win
The Green Bay Packers crushed the New York Giants 27 to 0 to win the 1939 National Football League title before 32,279 fans. Cecil Isbell, Andy Uram, Clarke Hinkle and Joe Laws starred as Green Bay built a 10 point lead by the third quarter and added a late touchdown. Team members earned $703 each, while the Giants received $455.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Giants
Packers
Green Bay
Cecil Isbell
Andy Uram
Clarke Hinkle
Engebretsen
Bays
Gantenbein
New York
Isbell
Joe Laws
Ernie Smith
Packer
Des Moines Fight Card Includes Simms and Nestell
Eddie Simms and Bob Nestell named for Christmas show at Pinkie George on Dec 18. Simms, who has fought top contenders including Joe Louis, will box Lee Savold, who recently stopped Maurice Strickland. Nestell, from Los Angeles, added attraction with opponent to be announced.
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Des Moines
Eddie Simms
Bob Nestell
Christmas, Inc
Pinkie George
Simms
Joe Louis
Will Box
Lee Savold
Sensation
Maurice Strickland
Nestell
Los Angeles
Calif
Savold-Simms
High School Group Suspends Charles City in Meet
In a special session the Northeast Iowa High School Athletic association suspended Charles City for failing to schedule ten basketball games. The Comets recorded eight league games. Osage Cresco Oelwein Decorah and New Hampton attended the meeting. A rotating league schedule will be adopted while eight games count for the current season.
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NEW Hampton
Northeast Iowa High School Athletic Association
Charles City
Comets
Osage
Cresco
Oelwein
Decorah
Dizzy Dean To Aid At Baseball School
Dizzy Dean will instruct baseball students at Ray Dean's annual school in Hot Springs Arkansas this winter. He will teach February 18 through April 1 alongside Gabby Street Johnny Mostil and Dick Kerr with Bill McGowan and Red Ormsby directing an umpiring course.
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Muscatine
INS
Dizzy Dean
Ray Dean
Hot Springs
Ark
Dean
Gabby Street
Johnny Mostil
Dick Kerr
Bill McGowan
Red Ormsby
Trades Parade Marks Quiet Winter Meetings In Baseball
Chicago White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes praised not trading first liners yet made notable deals including Rip Radcliffe and Gerald Walker for Taft Wright and Julius Solters. Connie Mack swapped Wally Moses for Benny McCoy, and Detroit added outfielder Moses via other trades. The Cubs, Pirates, and Red Sox also shuffled rosters as winter meetings influenced team futures.
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Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Rogers Hornsby
Clark Griffith
Washington
Cecil Travis
Detroit
Griffith
Hank Greenberg
Travis
Kenesaw M. Landis
Cincinnati
Jim Turner
Boston
Les Scarsella
Cash
Bees
Turner
Scarsella
Rip Radcliff
Gerald Walker
Sox
Radcliff
Taft Wright
Senators
Walker
Julius Solters
Oxy
Connie Mack
Athletics
Wally Moses
Mack
Benny McCoy
George Coffman
Tigers
McCoy
Charley Gehringer
Coffman
Moses
DiMaggio kinny and sports notes headline Christmas boxing and more
A collection of sports and showbiz items cites Lefty O'Doul's DiMaggio cousin on the rise, Philadelphias salary talks with Zeke Bonura, Bill Kiems health, Tom Yawkeys gift to Boston University, Red Barber’s award, and a New Years bout lineup including Armstrong Ambers Day Angott.
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Dan Daniel
N. Y
World Telegram
Dec Prothro
Phillies
Bill Terry
Zeke Bonura
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Zeke
Giants
Doc
Bill Kiem
Tom Yawkey
Boston U
Red Sox
Dodgers
Red Barber
Brooklyn
Sporting News
Bob Seeds
The
Amarillo
Tex
Roger Peckinbaugh
Bob
Newsboy Boxing Show Tonight at Immaculate Conception Gym
The annual newsboy benefit boxing show begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception gym with Alex Fidler supervising all bouts. Golden Gloves boxers from the Community House face newsboy opponents, delivering ring fireworks each year to support the newsboys who sponsor the event.
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Newsboy
Immaculate Conception Gymnasium
Alex Fidler
Ie Newsboys
Iowa Hawkeyes Host Denver U in Non Conference Test
The Iowa Hawkeyes meet a tall Denver University quintet at the Iowa field house in a non conference game. Coach Rollie Williams plans to use freshmen heavily as he builds for the Minnesota clash January 6. Starting opportunities and lineups feature Vic Seigel Tom Lind Norman Maris and others with WSUI carrying the 7:30 broadcast.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Denver University
Iowa
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
Pioneers
Rollie Williams
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
James Millikin
Decatur
Ill
Iowans
Minnesota
Vic Seigel
Davenport
Millikin
Seigel
Tom Lind
Burlington
Dick Hein
Erie
Dick Evans
Chicago
Hawks
Rudy Soderquist
Rapid City
S.D
Vince Harsha
Oxford
Paul Siglin
Cedar Falls
Erwin Prasse
Prasse
Denver
Walter Walls
Norman Maris
Denver Lind
Walla Seigel
Maris Hein
Ce Dunn
Soderquist
Hogan Harsha
Morganfield
University of Town
WSUI
Holy Cross tops five year college football ranking
Over a five year span Holy Cross leads the Associated Press tally with 39 wins 5 losses and 4 ties to amass an 886 mark. Alabama slips to sixth after a 5-4-0 last season while Villanova Fordham Duke and North Carolina follow with strong 857 857 854 844 averages. Tennessee stands tenth after a perfect previous season.
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NEW York
Holy Cross
Associated Press
Crusaders
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Villanova
Fordham
Duke
North Carolina
Tennessee
Lincoln cafe sign captures Husker celebration toll
In Lincoln Nebraska a cafe owner kept a sign above the counter as a post celebration reminder reading Tomato juice aspirin black coffee and our sympathy 15 cents The sign humorously memorializes the Nebraska Cornhuskers football season finale despite the winagnitude of the celebrations.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ins
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Lincoln
Y. M. C. C Christmas Handball Pairings Announced
The Y M C C releases pairings for the Christmas handball tournament across divisions. Notable first round matches include Don Steffa versus Walter Simon and Robert Stuff against Richard Seaton, with many players listed as bye. First round must be completed by Wednesday December 12.
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Don Steffa
Walter Simon
Sam Johnson
Howard Wilfong
Ed Mueller
Robert Stuff
Richard Seaton
A. J. Kobylak
Howell Seaton
Verlo Wright
R. Seaton
H. Seaton
Wilfong
Patella É& Simon
Wright
John
L. Jackson
J Wasta
al Goodyear
William Culver
Vernon Johnson
John Beck
Charles Lebeda
Russell Knapp
Louis Burkhalter
Sam Abrams
Vernon Oourrier
Gene Leonard
Frank Healy
Peter Tonic
Henry Achter
Bob Janda
Frank Chadima
Ira Carrithers
Carrithers
Liddie
Achters
Keehn
Schenefelt & Kelly
Ambroz
Janda
Texas A Ms and Tennessee in New Year Bowls Headline Stack
New Year’s Day bowl showdowns feature Texas A and M and Tennessee in Rose and Sugar bowls as top attractions. Rose bowl pits Southern California against Tennessee while Sugar bowl pairs Texas A and M with Tulane, underscoring debates over who are the era’s best.
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Tennessee
Southern
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
New Orleans
Texas A
Tulane
Miami
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Dallas
Tex
Boston College
Clemson
el Paso
Arizona State
Catholic University of Washington
D. C
Rose Bow
Auburn
Southern Cats
Paul Christmans
Heavy firing on Iowa cage front opens busy week
Iowa State seeks early season win at Des Moines as Drake hosts Simpson in opener. Iowa hosts Denver in Iowa City while Iowa State meets Denver at Ames. Drake and Iowa launch long road trips against Maryville and Wayne respectively, Grinnell and Iowa State renew at Cedar Falls, and Parsons plays Buena Vista to start conference action.
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DES Moines
Iowa State
Drake
Simpson
Iowa
Denver University
Iowa City
Hawkeyes
Denver
Ames
Cyclones
Bulldogs
Maryville
Wayne University
Detroit
Grinnell
Cedar Falls
Parsons and
Buena Vista
Storm Lake
Lawrence College
Cornell
Coe
Lisbon Bears Triumph Over Mechanicsville Ma Roons
The Lisbon Bears defeated the Mechanicsville Ma Roons 58 to 42 on Saturday evening in Mechanicsville. For games with Lisbon contact Joe Bova at Lisbon or call No 19 there.
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Lisbon
Mechanicsville Maroons
Mechanicsville
Joe Bova
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Smith
By Eddie Brietz
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Lefty O’doul
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Knute Rockne
Hank Anderson
Pete Lello
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Lou Ambers
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Sammy Angott
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Irvin L. Payne
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