City to race on new West Side ice rink for Silver Skates
The Third Annual Gazette Silver Skates carnival set for December 27 aims to attract more skaters. Officials and workers build a spacious rink at E Avenue and Thirteenth Street NW with an island center for safety, allowing larger spectator accommodation and earlier paddled river concerns.
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Gazette
E Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Dave Williams
Ed Stefan
Nevin Nichols
Women’s Y W C A Bowling League Standings and Leaders
Readable standings show Luberger's 26 13 666 and Princess Cafe 24 15 .615. Edith Hall of Princess Cafe Iowa City posted a high 218 with seven straight strikes. Top scorers include Leta Nezerka Bishop's and Eleanor Vanous Luberger's tied for lead at 156.
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Lillian Heerner
Violet Morgan
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Leila Taylor
Nadine Menary
Bishop’s
Rosaline Deitz
Emma Hagenstein
Alice Ferber
Jessie Shaw
Leta Nezerka
Drew
Georgia Frasinger
Ann Stastny
Helen Zak
Nellie Sheftie
Irene Schneider
Bailey Boot Shop
Viola Shellabarger
Frances McGregor
Leona Fatka
Mary Frances Arduser
Margaret Racer
Princess Cafe
Iowa City
Bertha Vogel
Clarice Baldwin
Gertrud
Eleanor Vanous
Luberger’s
Edith Hall
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Hall-Ekfelt
Drake Beats Denver In Overtime 42 40
Drake defeats Denver 42 to 40 in overtime at Des Moines before 1,800 as Captain Orebaugh's late field basket breaks a 40 40 tie. Drake held the edge with smart stalls in the final minutes and free throws were missed by several players.
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Denver
DES Moines
Chuck Orebaugh
Denver University
Bulldogs
Pirnat
Babcock
McWilliams
Dreher
Suter
Lisek
Miletich
Orebaugh
Jack North
Highland Park
Gus Rump
McPherson
Newsboy Benefit Boxing Show Gains AAU Backing
The Newsboys benefit boxing event for December 21 at Immaculate Conception gym receives AAU approval with Johnny Fryrear aiding compliance. William H. Thomas asks boxers registered and 25 cent fees apply once, Alex Fidler named referee, and top boys compete for prizes while a strong card forms with noted entrants.
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Newsboys
Immaculate Conception
William H. Thomas
Mid-Western Amateur Athletic Union
Newsboy
Alex Fidler
Orville Gaston
Roger Newcomb
Freddie Perkins
Robert Johnson
Sonny Washington
Cecil Root
Jim Nance
Burdette Lackman
Ernest Jackson
Joe Beltram
Roy Hartman
Dean (Riot) Smith
Fritz Joss
David
Maxie) Golad
Chuck Joss
Amity Blakey
Jack Reynolds Makes Brief Stopover Here
Jack Reynolds world welterweight wrestling champion and former Cedar Rapids resident, now based in San Francisco, visited Cedar Rapids briefly between trains to see his brother Art Reynolds. He recently returned from a fifteen day tour of victories in Louisville Columbus Toledo Kalamazoo and plans a December 15 bout with Vic Weber on the coast as he competes as a middleweight.
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Cedar Rapids
San Francisco
Calif
Art Reynolds
Jack
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Ohio
Kalamazoo
Mich
Reynolds
Vic Weber
Dick Raines to Meet Tony Felice in Memorial Coliseum
Promoter Eddie Jennings pairs Dick Raines and Tony Felice for a Thursday card at Memorial Coliseum. The Texas foe and the Los Angeles challenger are longtime rivals who rarely speak. Raines recently hospitalized a rival in Minneapolis after a brutal bout.
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Tony Felice
Memorial Coliseum
Eddie Jennings
Los Angeles
Raines
Felice
Minneapolis
Twin City
Beck’s Yellow Jackets run to two wins in quick games
Beck’s Yellow Jackets beat the Marion CCC boys 64 to 34 with Brown scoring 24. Hubbard led the CCC with 13. Beck’s also defeated the Roamer girls of Chicago 22 to 15 as Hill scored 11 and Boxwell led Beck’s with 6.
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Beck
Yellow Jackets
Marion CCC
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Hubbard
CCC
Beck’s
Roamer Girls
Chicago
Beck’s. Hill
Boxwell
Newhall Cagers Defeat Norway High in Mixed Evening
In Newhall Friday night the Newhall high school team won 27 to 21 on the home floor over Norway high school. Earlier the Norway town team defeated the Newhall town team 69 to 25.
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Norway
Newhall High School
Newhall Town
Olin Plays Three Tilts With Wheatland Cagers
The Olin high school teams hosted Wheatland for a triple header on Friday. Olin girls reserves beat Wheatland 22 to 17. Wheatland boys second team won 11 to 8. Olin boys first team edged Wheatland 33 to 25 in a Wapsie Eight conference tilt.
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Wheatland
Wheatland Girls
Shueyville Falls to Tiffin in 36 19 setback
SHUEYVILLE lost to TIFFIN by 36 to 19 Friday. Richard Hahn scored 10 for Shueyville while Shera led Tiffin with 26. Shueyville meets alumni teams December 18 in Western Hall.
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Tiffin
Richard Hahn
Shera
Shueyville Cagers
Western Hall
University High Hands Wilton Junction Upset Loss in Low Scoring Game
University High of Iowa City built a first half lead and defeated Wilton Junction High 17 to 10 on Friday night. Schnoebelen led Iowa City with 8 of his team's 17 points as the halftime score stood 10 to 4.
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Iowa City
University High of
Wilton Junction High School
Schnoebelen
University High
Fifteen Cornell Freshmen Training for Yearling Wrestling Team
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Iowa Fifteen Cornell freshmen are being trained by Dick Barker for the yearling wrestling squad. Prospects are bright and some meets may be scheduled for the freshmen during winter. Heavyweight Elbert Beaver Stephen Wickliff Charles Harris 175 pounds Bill Watson Herbert Weyrauch James Taylor Robert Ayers 165 pounds Richard Heine Gleb Fedorin 155 pounds Oswill Fais 145 pounds Miles Knight 135 pounds John Shank 126 pounds Lloyd Bolt Frank Collins John Klousia
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Elbert Beaver
Lisbon
Stephen Wickliff
Carlisle
Charles Harris
Rochelle
Ill
Bill Watson
Rockford
Herbert Weyrauch
Oregon
James Taylor
Chicago
Robert Ayers
Columbus Junction
Richard Heine
Gleb Fedorin
Geneva
Oswill Fais
Spencer
Miles Knight
Clinton
John Shank
Minneapolis
Minn
Lloyd Bolt
Freeport
Frank Collins
Clarion
John Klousia
Hampton
Chelsea High tops Montour 36 to 8 in county game
Chelsea High School defeated Montour 36 to 8 on Friday night on the local floor. Charles Boyer led Chelsea with high scoring while Halvorsen topped Montour. Montour's second team beat Chelsea’s second 24 to 12 in the curtain-raiser. Montour had not fielded a basketball team for years due to no gym until the new school building was completed this fall.
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Charles Boyer
Halvorsen
Center Point Improves as Girls Rout Central City 63 10
Center Point girls led by Comried with 23 and Lanning with 17 routed Central City 63 10 on their home floor. Central City boys edged a tense 21 20 victory in the doubleheader opener, the boys fight to the end.
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Central City
Comried
Lanning
Maquoketa Defeats Monticello In Tight 23 21 Victory
Maquoketa high school edged Monticello 23 to 21 in a closely contested basketball game played Friday night. The win improves Maquoketa’s standing as Monticello battles in a tough matchup.
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Monticello
The
Gazette
Maquoketa High School
Three Contenders Remain Undefeated In Y M C A Basketball
In the YMCA league International Harvesters lead after a 3-0 week, with Culver Motors and Iowa Electric Light and Power close behind at 4-3 and 2-3. Walter Wilson of Culver Motors tops scoring with 51 points in three games, followed by George Van Deusen and others as several teams pursue a tightly bunched race.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Harvesters
Motormen
Peter Pan Bakers
the Harvesters
Bishop Cafeteria
Iowa Steel
Cherry Burrell
Armstrong Clothiers
Walter Wilson
Culver Motors Center
Wilson
George van Deusen
Wilso
Dick Graham
Dick Savel
Armstrong Speed Merchant
Gordon Schweppe
Drew’s
Louie Hays
Ockie Theisen
Howos
Texas U Line Coach Is Sought For Iowa Staff
Retired Texas coach Jack Chevigny said Ted Twomey Texas line coach was offered a similar job at North Carolina State and that the University of Iowa has also approached Twomey about a coaching position.
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Jack Chevigny
University of Texas
Ted Twomey
Texas
North Carolina State
University of Iowa
Twomey
Chevigny
TCU to Meet Marquette in Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day
Texas Christian University, after beating Santa Clara 9 to 0 in San Francisco, was invited to face Marquette in the Cotton Bowl on January 1. Sam Baugh, star guard, chosen to play for the West squad in the annual Alumni game in San Francisco.
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Tex
Texas Christian University
Santa Clara
San Francisco
Marquette
Sam Baugh
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