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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1937

Page

7

Iowa Cage Quintet Meets Washington Monday Night

Iowa faces Washington in a home tilt as the Hawkeyes seek to sharpen for the Big Ten opener. Captain Sam Johnson and Ben Stephens pace a veteran forward duo while Washington brings four veterans led by Norman Tomlinson in a tough early-season test at Iowa City.

Iowa Cage Washington Ase Ovals Iowans Sam Johnson Ben Stephens Carleton Stephens Hawkeyes Johnson Bears Iowa City McKendree College Hudson Hellmich Illinois Adolph Uhlemeyer Dick Douglas Norman Tomlinson Drees Suesens Kinnick Douglas and Uhlemeyer Lee Tomlinson Gerst

Toddville Boys and Girls Sweep Palo Matches on Friday

Toddville defeated Palo twice on the focal floor Friday night. The girls won 35 to 15 and the boys 29 to 20. The next game is scheduled at Alburnet on December 14.

Toddville Palo Alburnett

Bowling Aces Set Exhbition At Lincoln Dec 18

Two top bowlers Joe Falcaro and Gene Gagliardi will exhibit at Lincoln Bowling Alleys on December 18 with shows at 2 PM and 9 PM. Falcaro, undefeated world match game champion, has 230 to 250 averages and 41 perfect games. Gagliardi 1937 ABC singles champion, with a 749 triple, boasts a 230 average in recent three weeks. They will also perform trick shots including two strikes with one ball.

Joe Falcaro Gene Gagliardi Lincoln Falcaro Kegling Chesty Joe Joe Brooklyn Walter Hagen Gagliardi New York City Gene

Ten Meets Arranged For Iowa Grapplers

Special to The Gazette reports a 1938 Iowa wrestling schedule with ten meets and eight duals the Hawkeye team will face. Eight duals include Big Ten opponents and non conference foes Iowa State Teachers College Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska and Minnesota plus Northwestern Wisconsin and a Big Ten championship meet yet to be set in Iowa City and other venues.

Gazette Iowa City University of Iowa Mike Howard Iowans Iowa State Teachers College Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska Northwestern Atak City Wisconsin Nowa State Cea Falls Minnesota Lincol Eneten

Hawkeyes Plan Southern Junket To Open 1938 Schedule

Iowa coach Otto Vogel seeks six southern games before a 12 game Big Ten slate. Last year the Hawkeyes used a southern trip as a warmup, winning three of five. Iowa squads have toured the south seven years, with 25 wins and 16 losses and one tie.

Gazette Iowa City Tia Southland University of Iowa Otto Vogel Vogel Hawkeyes Iowa

Transfer of Kenwood Park parcel to Nassif

Helen Saba transfers to George A. Nassif a deed for lot 14 block 7 and plat 113 in Kenwood Park now Cedar Rapids for one dollar. The transaction is dated October 23, 1937.

Helen Saba George A. Nassif Wde Kenwood Cedar Rapids M.L. Leverich and Has Helen’ Saba

Nagurski to headline Cedar Rapids wrestling card

World wrestling champion Bronko Nagurski will headline a Memorial Coliseum card in Cedar Rapids on Thursday night. Nagurski, a Chicago Bears star and former Minnesota All American, faces Jim Clinstock with Ray Steele meeting Andy Moon in the semi final and Ed Cook opening against Johnny Marrs. A box office sign will warn of no shows, though Nagurski has never broken a date here.

Ship Chicago Bears Minnesota Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum Big Nag Dean Detton Minneapolis Jim Clinstock Nagurski Chief Little Wolf New York City Vincent Lopez Philadelphia Dick Raines Detton Los Angeles Eddie Jennings Clinstock Ray Steele Andy Moon Fergus Falls Minn Steele Ed Cook Johnny Marrs Cheyenne Wyo Nagursky

Hockey League May Be Formed In Iowa

A movement to organize an ice hockey league in Iowa includes up to eight teams. Prospective members listed by Ed Klinger include Webster City Fort Dodge Ames Marshalltown Des Moines Mason City and Cedar Rapids. A meeting is planned within two weeks to award memberships draft a schedule and begin play after January 1. Interested teams may contact Marvin Curtis Webster City Leafs or Ed Klinger.

Iowa Ed Klinger Cedar Rapids Ice Hockey Association Webster City Fort Dodge Ames Marshalltown Des Moines Mason City Cedar Rapids Marvin Curtis Webster City Leafs Klinger

Mrs Woody English Granted A Divorce

Helen Alice English 27 wife of Brooklyn Dodgers shortstop Woody English was granted a divorce in circuit court. She said Woody was never home and plans to rest then resume modeling work. They wed at Crown Point Indiana seven years ago. Alimony set at 150 dollars monthly plus maintenance on a 10000 endowment policy with her as beneficiary.

Chicago INS Helen Alice English Woody” English Brooklyn Dodgers Woody

Vinton Cagers Suffer First Loss of Season to Cedar Falls

Vinton high's basketball nine fell 30 to 17 at Cedar Falls after earlier wins over Newhall McKinley of Cedar Rapids and La Porte City. They schedule a home game against Keystone on Tuesday December 14 under M. L. Leverich.

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