Coe Defeats Central College in Iowa Conference Clash
Coe College Kohawks toppled Central College Dutch 32 to 26 after a fast 22 to 9 first half. McKinley led Central with four field goals, while Bazos added six points for Coe and Van Arkel sparked the late rally. Thompson and McLarin pressured throughout as Coe stayed ahead to secure the win.
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Forest
Rutgers
Coe College
Central College Dutchmen
Iowa
Kohawks
Coe
Linduska
Central
McKinley
Hollanders
Capt. van Arkel
Bazos
Ben Kammer
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McLarin
Grinnell
Pioneers
Kiester
Menning
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Ford
Stubbs
Paveglio
Heerema
Kammer
McLeod
Hoekstra
Martin
R Ford
Henna
Leslie
Qanaresis
Iata
Cee
Duke Grinnell
el- Hott
Cornell
Iowa State Beats Grinnell 39 to 26 in Tight Return
Iowa State rallied from a slow start to beat Grinnell 39 to 26 in Ames. Jack Flemming led the Cyclones with 15 points on six field goals and three free throws as coach Louis Menze shuffled reserves. Grinnell never led, tying at 5-5 early, and the Cyclones built a halftime 16-11 advantage.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Grinnell
Jack Flemming
Cyclone
Pioneers
Iowa State
Louis Menze
LaMasney
Piemming
Woodward
Blahnik
Rochleau
Hayward
Thomson
Berry
Jack North
Highland Park
Enry Has Brouck
Des Moines
Central City All Teams Sweep Viola Victory Then Split With Center Point
Central City high school boys and girls basketball teams beat Viola 39-21 and 40-16. Friday at Center Point girls fell 61-10 while the Central City boys edged Center Point 21-20. Halloway led Center Point with 17 points. Central City scorers included Daryl eight Robison five and Sixta five.
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Central City High School
Viola
Center Point
Kraus
Bramwell
Lanning
Halloway
Daryl
Robison
Sixta
Platteville Edges Columbia 24 19 in Friday Upset
Platteville Teachers rallied in the final period to defeat Columbia College 24 to 19 in Platteville Wisconsin. The invaders held a 12 to 10 lead at halftime and pulled away after intermission.
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Columbia
Platteville
Wis
Columbia College
Invaders
Wenceslaus Routs St. Mary's 31 24 In 4th Quarter Rally
St Wenceslaus High beat St Marys of Iowa City 31 to 24 on Friday night led by Sedlacek with 10 points and a key 11 straight run in the final period. St Wenceslaus previously trailed 13-9 at halftime and 21-18 entering the final frame.
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St. Mary’s
Iowa City
Red Hawks
Sedlak
Ramblers
Barton
Kopecky
Grimm
Fleagle
Sehlak
Schlenk
Alberhasky
Immaculate Conception
South Siders
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Henderson
Gerber
Sedlacek
Holoubek
Oujiri
Schlenck
Bock
Chadek
Hennessey
Strabley
St. Mary's
Darrow Coe
Harvesters and Iowa steel win league games in brief
International Harvesters posted their fourth straight YMCA league win, 27 to 9. Iowa Steel beat Cherry Burrell 31 to 25 after two scoreless overtimes with baskets from Jim McCracken, Glen Havlik, and Joe Loufek. Bishop Cafeteria defeated Drew Sporting Goods 17 to 12.
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International Harvesters
Jim McCracken
Glen Havlik
Joe Loufek
Iowa Steel
Cherry Burrell
Drew Sporting Goods
Y. Dorm
Bishop Cafeteria
Shaeffer
H. Loufek
Sweeney
Baxter
Havlik
Colby
Conrad
Miller
Krumbholz
Lowe
Louie
McGuire
McCracken
O'Toole
Flood
Coe
Drew
Bishop’s
Benedict
Lewis
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O’brien
Nichols
Simonds
Rc Kassell
Schweppe
Young
Hemingway
Stauffacher
Larkin
St. Ambrose
Western opens set for Cleveland and Los Angeles
The 1937 Western open will be played mid September at Canterbury Country Club in Cleveland and the Western amateur August 31 to September 6 at Los Angeles Country Club. Sites were chosen at the Western Golf association's 37th annual meeting.
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Chicago
Canterbury Country Club
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Western Golf Association
Baseball Night At Cedar Rapids Elks Club Draws Baseball Luminaries
A capacity Cedar Rapids Elks Club crowd enjoyed a sports night featuring former and current major league stars, umpires, and managers. Emil Levien hosted with introductions from Earl Whitehill, Les Tietje, Dick Elston, and Fritz McPartland, with Lou Kolls and Lou Fonseca sharing yarns and forecasts for baseball’s 100th anniversary in 1939.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl Whitehill
Cleveland
Tiger
Earl
Les Tietje
Sumner
St. Louis Browns
White Sox
Les
Waterloo
Red van Fleet
Dick Elston
Chine Stodola
Giles Joyce
Fritz McPartland
Harry Johnson
Harry
Lou Kolls
Moline
Lou
Dinneen
Hildebrand
Lou Fonseca
Chisox
Dutch Levien
William H. Dunshee
Billy Hoffer
Mr. Dunshee
Rockford, Ill
Pop” Anson
al Spaulding
Pop
Rockford
Dunshee
Spaulding
Hoffer
Baltimore Orioles
John McGraw
Billy
Green Bay and Boston Battle For Pro Title
New York dispatch says the Boston Redskins and Green Bay Packers, sectional champions of the east and west, prepare to clash tomorrow at the polo grounds for the National league football crown and the Ed Thorp memorial trophy.
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New York
Boston Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Polo Grounds
Ed Thorp
West Liberty Sweeps Mt Vernon in Two Wins
West Liberty beat Mount Vernon 23 to 9 in the varsity game and the West Liberty second team won 22 to 10, leading 12 to 3 at halftime. The scoring emphasized strong defense and balanced attack from the home squad.
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West Liberty
Mt. Vernon
West Liberty High
Mount Vernon
Wrestling results show varied falls across regional matches
The Associated Press report lists several wrestling results with multiple competitors: O Mahoney of Ireland at 225 defeated Bob McCoy of Cambridge 236 by straight falls. Courland defeated Sim Coffield 210 in Kansas by three falls. Cox of Kansas City threw Abe Goleman 218 in New York with three falls. Rayaitesle of Glen Dale Calif defeated Kinslam 222 in Chicago by three falls.
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Associated Press
Bost
Betne O'Mahoney
Ireland
Bob “Ribber” McCoy
Cambridge
Mase
Cortland
Sim Coffield
Kansas
Ea Ane
Cox
Kansas City
Abe’ Goleman
New York
Buffa
Alo
N. Y
Rayaitesle
Glendale
Calif
Cochran Denton Matsuyama Tie To Decide Cue Crown
Former champion Welker Cochran Tiff Denton and Kinney Matsuyama clash in a three cushion billiards playoff for the world title after Cochran rallied to a three way tie in Chicago. Denton completed his schedule, Matsuyama and Denton open the three game series with Cochran set to meet each in turn. The winner claims two wins to sole possession.
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Welker Cochran
Tiff Denton
Kinney Matsuyama
Cochran
Willie Hoppe
San Franciscan
Johnny Layton
Sedalia
Matsuyama
Denton
Stanwood and Clarence Split Twin-Header Victory Narrow
Stanwood and Clarence split a twin bill at Stanwood Friday night. Clarence girls led 18 to 5 at halftime, Stanwood’s late third quarter run held them scoreless then a tight finish gave Stanwood a 28 to 27 win. Clarence boys edged Stanwood 22 to 20 after a final basket by George Dewey.
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Stanwood High School
Clarence
Clarence Girls
Stanwood Girls
George Dewey
Hubbell Rival Of Cy Blanton In Cage Loop
Shawnee, Okla. (UP) Cy Blanton and Carl Hubbell, famed major league pitching rivals, will lead rival city teams in Shawnee's intra city basketball league this winter. Hubbell heads his Meeker-based squad, while Blanton, a Shawnee resident, manages the Federal National Bank team.
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Cy Blanton
Shawnee
Okla
Carl Hubbell
Oklahoma
Meeker
Blanton
Federal National Bank
Carl
Washington junior college Too beats Tipton 35 to 22
Washington junior college defeated Tipton junior college 35 to 22 in a loosely played game at Washington Ia last night. Tipton’s G Staltenburg led scoring with 10 points while Washington’s Kester added eight.
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Washington, Ia
Washington Junior College
Tipton Junior College
G. Staltenburg
Tipton
Kester
Washington
Mechanicsville edges Lisbon in triple OT 24 23
Mechanicsville high defeated Lisbon in a three overtime thriller 24 23. After regulation tied 21 21, Mechanicsville finally pulled ahead in the extra periods. Lisbon girls won 38 19.
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Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville High
Lisbon
Marengo Cage Teams Capture Double Bill
Marengo Tigers opened their basketball season at home with a 32 to 18 victory over Conroy despite ineligibility and injury. The girls likewise won 25 to 14, marking their second straight 1936 triumph.
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Marengo
Tigers
Conroy
Braddock Schmeling Title Fight Talks Stall In New York
After a long meeting of the New York State Athletic Commission discussions over the Braddock Schmeling title bout stalled with no agreement. Promoters and managers debated venues, forfeits, and timing with potential June Garden bout and February or March negotiations as options. Schmeling demanded no loss of title to Germany while Braddock pressed for the $300,000 Louis fight purse and a US defense clause within six months.
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Jimmy Braddock
Max Schmeling
New York State Athletic Commission
Walker D. Wear
Braddock-Schmeling
John J. Phelan
Madison Square Garden
Long Island City Bowl
Schmeling
Joe Gould
Braddock
Gould
the Garden
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
South
Phelan
United States
Germany
Louis
Commission
St Pat s Defeat Elma Basketeers By 44 18 Count
The St Patrick s basketball team defeated Immaculate Conception of Elma 44 18 on the west side floor. Driscoll scored 22 and Kenney 17 for the Shamrocks while Pardee led Elmo with ten points. They next face St Mary s of Waterloo next Tuesday evening on the local floor.
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West Side
Immaculate Conception
Elma
Kenney
Driscoll
Shamrocks
Pardee
Elmo
St. Mary’s of Waterloo
Conception High Defeats Clinton St. Mary's 14 11
Immaculate Conception of Cedar Rapids edged Clinton St. Marys 14 to 11 on Friday night. Flemming led I C with five points while C Murphy Stramel added four each for Clinton. The game featured many fouls with fifteen on the host and ten on the visitors.
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Immaculate Conception Cagers
Cedar Rapids
St. Mary’s High
I. C
Immaculate Conception
Flemming
C. Murphy
Stramel
Bickford
Clinton Celts
Northwestern Wildcats down Panthers 37 to 28 in opener
Northwestern built an 18 to 6 first half lead and held off Pittsburgh 37 to 28 in an intersectional basketball game before 4,000 fans in Evanston. Mike McMichaels led Northwestern with 15 points and Freddie Trenkle contributed strongly as Northwestern stayed ahead throughout the second half.
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Ill
Northwestern
Wildcats
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Mike McMichaels
Freddie Trenkle
McMichaels
Billy Jesko
Negro Girls Basketball Team To Play At Newhall
NEWHALL Tonight the Roamer Girls touring team, claiming world championship in their division, will face a combined Newhall Nor way All Star team. The seven foot center Helen Streamline Smith stars as the visitors play boys rules and bring a record of many victories over male clubs.
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Newhall
Iowa State tops Grinnell in basketball results card
Comprehensive recap of basketball scores from multiple colleges and junior colleges across the region. Notable results include Iowa State 39 over Grinnell 26, Graceland 41 over Kirksville 40, Drake 37 over Simpson 27, and Centerville edging Northwestern 37 to 28 among numerous other pairings and scores.
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Grinnell
Central Western Union
Morningside
Platteville Twins
Columbia
Graceland
Kirksville
Onan Success
Ottumwa
Albia Jr
Peoballion Jr
Red Oak Jr
Moorhead Tehrs
Ag Nnete Weslyan
Valley City Tehrs
Detroit bout ends with KO and outs for two others
Roscoe Toles, 195 pounds, Detroit, knocked out Steve Dudas, 189, New York. Hollywoood Jean Lee, 148, Nebraska, outpointed Manfredo, 194, Fresno.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Roscoe Toles
Steve Dudas
New York
Hollywwoo
Jean Lee
Nebraska
Manfredo
Fresno
Women Smoke Ten Percent Of England Cigarette Use
A historical note states that women account for one tenth of the cigarettes used in England over a year, totaling eight pounds, twenty shillings, and eight pence in value.
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Roosevelt Victorious Over Franklin 30-24 Basketball Victory
Roosevelt high school defeated Franklin 30 to 24 to take a step toward the city title and register a second Mississippi Valley Conference win. Fjellman led Roosevelt with 12 points, Kinch scored nine for Franklin, and Diehl and Kinch received certificates from the Iowa Daily Press Association at halftime.
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Bill Diehl
Don Kinch
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Gazette
Clinton edges McKinley 22 to 15 in MVC battle
Clinton high school defeated McKinley high of Cedar Rapids 22 to 15 in a Mississippi Valley conference game. Strong defense limited scoring through three quarters, then Clinton pulled away in the fourth with 13 points while holding McKinley scoreless. Peterson led Clinton with six points and Miller added five for McKinley.
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Gazette
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Clinton High School
McKinley High
Cedar Rapids
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McKinley
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Peterson
Southern Conference Adopts Modified Anti Subsidy Plan
Richmond AP reports the Southern Conference, after Virginia resigns over an intolerable athletic climate, unanimously approved a modified form of the Graham plan to ban subsidies. Delegates from 15 member schools replaced Dr Frank P Graham's anti subsidy rules with alternative measures that retain most fundamentals.
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Wartburg College Joins Iowa Conference Admisssion
Wartburg College of Waverly becomes the Iowa conference's newest member after unanimous faculty approval at the winter meeting in Des Moines. The Lutheran college will debut December 15 against Upper Iowa at Fayette. The conference also elected G. W. Lee Taylor of Des Moines as commissioner, replacing A. G. Reid. Officials pay increases and rules changes were approved including two referees per basketball game and a modified center jump rule.
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Wartburg College of Waverly
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A. G. Reid
Waterloo
Iowa City Tops Wilson High 32 to 25 in Close Game
Iowa City high school defeated Wilson high of Cedar Rapids 32 to 25 in Iowa City. Miller led scoring with 12 points, Hora added 11, while Wilson’s T Stastny had 9. Iowa City pulled away after halftime and finished with reserves in.
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City High School
Wilson High
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Keith Hora
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