Iowa Cage Five Faces South Dakota Test Tonight
The University of Iowa Hawkeyes meet the University of South Dakota as a early season non conference test. Iowa headlines with starters Ben Stephens Wally Gaddis Jack Drees Ben Suesens and Joe Van Ysseldyk as Rollie Williams sends the same lineup that opened vs Carleton. The Coyotes beat Nebraska 31 to 29 last week and Iowa schedules Denver Wednesday then road games at Washington St Louis and James Millikin. Officials listed are Referee Winter and umpire Hartzell.
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Eecity
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
University of South Dakota
Coyotes
Nebraska
Rollie Williams
Carleton
Ben Stephens
Wally Gaddis
Jack Drees
Ben Suesens
Joe van Ysseldyk
Williams
Iowa
Denver University
Washington University
St. Louis
James Millikin
Decatur
South Dakota
Ryan
Stephens
Suesens Anderson
van Vonseldyk
Winter
Cedar Rapids
Hartzell
Albia
Louis A 6-To-1 Choice To Whip Simms Tonight
Joe Louis entering a one round bout in Cleveland as a 6 to 1 favorite against Eddie Simms before more than 11 000 fans expected to witness Louis fifth Cleveland debut. Simms carries early knockout chances but Louis aims for his 27th knockout in 32 starts amid two rivals Schmeling Brescia noted past KOs.
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Cleveland
Joe Louis
Eddie Simms
Public Hall
Brown Bomber
Simms
Louis
Joe
Max Schmeling
Detroit
Jorge Brescia
Kayo
Eddie
Cornell Cagers to Play St Ambrose on Friday Evening
Cornell basketball fans anticipate a tight Friday night game as St Ambrose travels from Davenport to repeat their 33 to 29 win last week. The Deanmen struggled for open looks, making only 9 field goals on 47 attempts while sinking 11 of 13 free throws led by Hugo Birkhahn with 7 of 7. Coach Judd Dean considers shuffling the lineup due to injuries, after watching reserves contend with freshmen in an exhibition Saturday night, where the freshmen beat the junior varsity 21 to 13.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Hugo Birkhahn
Fink
Peterson
Cline
Schaeferle
Birkhahn
Judd Dean
Dean
Wallace Grams
Bill Boehm
Stanley Schumacher
Howard Schneider
Jack Paul
Macfarlane Leads At Mth Hole In Nassau Tourney
Wil lie MacFarlane from Hollywood leading the Nassau open after 54 holes with 200 four under par. Paul Runyan and Horton Smith chase at par 68 course with 201 and 202 respectively as Denny Shute Herman Keiser Ky Laffoon and Harry Cooper sit at 203 to 204.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Willie MacFarlane
MacFarlane
Hollywood
Fila
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Horton Smith
Chicago
Denny Shute
Herman Keiser
Springfield
Ky Laffoon
Orlando
Fla
Harry Cooper
Quakers Face Light Quintet In Stuart Hall Court
The Quaker Oats team meets Iowa Electric Light and Power in a Stuart Hall basketball game at 8 pm with no admission. Quakers feature Kitch Riley Larkin Hogan and Dvorak plus Seghi and Red Wilson from Wilson Packer roster. The Lighters mix Pack Koach Hendryx Forrest Theisen Dean Reilly Kerr Langs.
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Stuart Hall
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Quaker Oats
John Kitch
Cliff Riley
Harold Larkin
Walt Hogan
Lennie Dvorak
Wilson Packer
Phil Seghi
Red Wilson
C. J. Herbeck
Y. Swimmers Hand Davenport A 83 to 48 Licking
The local Y juniors beat Davenport 83 48 at the challengers pool. Junior B led with 44 points to Davenport 27. Gerald Ard top scored 12 in B and 44 overall. Junior A totaled 39 to Davenport 21 with K Deal leading in A.
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Davenport
Gerald Ard
G. Ross
Ross
Troy Deal
Frank Martin
Gerry Brown
C. Gibson
George Henry
K. Deal
J. Griffith
John Martin
K. Maresh
J. Mikas
N. J. Markey
Cedar Rapids
Mikas
Junior Griffith
Maresh
George Ross
Gibson
Henry
Ard
Mathison
C.R
Johnston
F. Martin
Worley
Millholm
Mikas R
T. Deal
Mahood
Griffith
Mareshoe
Barry
Eh Free Isle Ardic. R
Boss
Leake
Martin
Snnevins
Eopane Aunior
ving—Brown
Pau
J. Martin
J. Alas
Darbin
Marengo High Grid Players Win School Letters
Marengo High School announces letter awards for football players from the county champion team and Cedar League South Half runner up. Captains Dewey Spargrove and Harry Kramer head a list including Garth Hite Rex Beardshear and others with varsity letters and reserve recognitions.
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Gazette
Marengo
Marengo High
Dewey Spargrove
Harry Kramer
Bill Wilkinson
Garth Hite
Rex Beardshear
Spargrove
Kramer
Richard “Pickle” Wanamaker
Leonard Fiser
Robert Hadenfeldt
Russell Freeze
Lincoln Bartusek
Milford
Kelly” Schumacher
Lloyd Milling
Robert Simmons
Jack Guehrn
Richard Schmidt
Richard
Durli
Grinnell Shooter Ties For High Gun Honors In KC
Chet Williams of Grinnell Iowa and Ed Hoag of Pleasanton Kansas each nailed 97 of 100 targets to tie for class B high gun honors at the Kansas City Trapshooting Association December shoot in Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Chet Williams
Grinnell
Ed Hoag
Pleasanton
Kan
Kansas City Trapshooting Association
Seven local high school basketball games this week
Seven high school games fill the schedule this week with three on Tuesday three on Friday and one on Saturday Local parochial teams field two Tuesday matchups Martelle at St Wenceslaus and St Marys Waterloo at St Patricks plus Immaculate Conception at St Ambrose Davenport Friday features Roosevelt at McKinley and St Wenceslaus at Immaculate Conception Franklin at Webster City Saturday offers West Waterloo at McKinley and St Wenceslaus vs Martelle The Red Hawks aim to extend a four game win streak while St Marys of Waterloo hosts St Patricks and Immaculate Conception travels for away games all week long
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Roosevelt
McKinley
St. Wenceslaus
Immaculate Conception
Franklin
Webster City
West Waterloo
Martello
Red Hawks
St. Mary’s
Iowa City
Red Hawk
Martelle
St. Mary’s of Waterloo
St. Patrick’s
Shamrock Court
Greenmen
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Greyhounds
Golden Bears
Rough Riders
East Side
Eddy
Wilson
Ramblers
Pstood
Loyalty
Red Pepper Sports Talk Highlights Famous Wrestler Reynolds
Earl notes Jack Reynolds, a Cedar Rapids native now based in San Francisco, ages 42 or 44, a long reigning welterweight champion since 1920. He trains little, smokes, drinks, and ignores diets yet remains enthusiastic about wrestling and boxing careers. Sloaned LSU Rose Bowl bid, Huey Long politics, and Dizzy Dean trade rumors also appear along with team morale notes.
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Jack Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Jack
San Francisco
Louisville
Bruce Dudley
Louisville Courier-Journal
Reynolds
Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Harry Greb
Huey Long
Louisiana State University
Jay Whitworth
Southern Methodist
Santa Clara
Pasadena
Decorah Cagers To Play Sparta Wis Dec 22
Decorah high school coach Al Hancer has booked a Dec 22 basketball game against Sparta Wisconsin. Sparta’s coach is Leo Samuelson a former Decorah and University of Iowa standout who began coaching at Marengo and built a strong Badger state program.
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Gazette
Decorah
al Hancer
Sparta
Wis
Leo
Bob) Samuelson
University of Iowa
Samuelson
Marengo
Badger
Shanghai Traffic Officers Known for Hindu Heritage
Report notes a majority of Shanghai traffic police are Hindu and handle traffic with notable skill. The piece highlights cultural diversity amid city administration and public safety duties.
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Shanghai
Crayne’s Dodgers Rout Terriers 100 to 0 in Pro Football
Brooklyn Dodgers led by Dick Crayne crushed the St. Louis Terriers 100 to 0 before 4 000 fans in Wichita. Simmons, the Terriers’ chief threat, had a 50 yard run and a single pass, while Crayne’s blocking helped fuel the rout.
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Wichita
University of Iowa
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dick Crayne
Hawkeye
St. Louis Terriers
Oze Simmons
Brooklyn
Simmons
Crayne
Marion Opens 1936 37 Season Against Alumni Quintet
Marion's varsity starts the season with two games this week. Tuesday the team hosts an alumni quintet with strong former players under Tom McDonnell. Friday the squad travels to Mount Vernon for the season's first road game, with a preliminary "B" team game and at least ten varsity players slated to see action.
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Marion
Tom McDonnell
Mount Vernon
Mounties
Varsity
Iowa official denies contact with Texas coach Twomey
IOWA CITY AP Ossie Solem Iowa athletic director says there is nothing to reports that Iowa officials contacted Ted Twomey Texas line coach for a similar post Solem was authorized by the athletic council to enlarge his football staff
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Iowa City
Ossie Solem
University of Iowa
Iowa
Ted Twomey
University of Texas
Solem
Athletic Council
Elkport tops Volga in boys game for third win of season
Elkport beat Volga 28 17 in Elkport gym led by Protow and Ray Keuhl on offense while Flaherty disrupted Volga. Elkport girls edged Volga 16 7 before an overtime 18 17 with Kalona’s late basket, and Keota won 1 point after a 15 15 tie. Keota leaders were M Stoutner and E Stoutner. Gingerich and Fry starred for Kalona.
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Elkport
Volga
Protow
Ray Keuhl
Flaherty
Volga Girls
Keota
Kalona
M. Stoutner
E. Stoutner
R. Gingerich
Fry
L. Pet
West Chester
Eota
Brighton
Richland
Wellman
Farmersburg Girls Hold Off Postville in Narrow Win
Farmersburg girls defeat Postville 43 to 37 in Friday basketball double header. Elkader’s Rog ers led the boys asFarmersburg boys fell 33 to 17 to Elkader. Kla son top scorer for Farmersburg girls with notable Postville scorer Jones.
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Farmersburg High School
Postville
Elkader
Rogers
V. Radloff
Dahlstrom
Jones
Klason
Sigourney Outlasts Sigourney on Focal Floor 28 to 21
Pella high school defeats Sigourney 28 to 21 on Friday night with Haffner scoring 11 points for the local team. Sigourney’s seconds beat Pella’s seconds 22 to 8. Next game is at Delta on Friday.
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Sigourney
Sgourney
Pella High
Focal
Haffner
Pella
Delta
Wildcats Stumble as West Chester Edge Ke-Wash Clash
West Chester Trojans defeated the Wellman Wildcats 22 to 21 in a Ke-Wash Conference game after leading only in the final period. Kerr led scoring with seven for West Chester while Yoder had eight for Wellman. it was the season opener for both teams. Also in Ke-Wash action Keota defeated Kalona.
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Wellman
Wellman Wildcats
West Chester Trojans
Kerr
Yoder
Keota Cagers
Kalona
Marquette Railroa... Wait restructure
Marquette teams sweep doubleheader over Harpers Ferry as junior high win 20 to 10 and high school cagers topple Harpers Ferry 33 to 11. Marquette High held an early lead through the game.
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Marquette
Marquette Railroaders
Harpers Ferry
Marquette Junior High
Marquette High School
Harpers Ferry High
Riverside Falls to Nichols in Close State League Game
Riverside public school teams lost at home Friday night. The Riverside boys were edged 21 to 18 by Nichols high school, while the Riverside girls were defeated 59 to 11 by Center high school. Friday features Springdale teams vs Riverside at the local gym.
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Riverside
The
Gazette
Nichols High School
Center High School
Springdale
Thornburg First And Second Teams Defeat Keswick
Thornburg split two basketball games with Keswick Friday winning the first 25 to 24 and the second 20 to 17. The Thornburg teams claimed both contests in a close pair of battles hosted at home.
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Thornburg
Keswick
Hopkinton Triumphs Over Earlville In River City Court
Hopkinton high school basketball defeated Earlville 27 to 12 on Earlville’s floor Friday evening.
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Hopkinton
Hopkinton,a
Hopkinton High School
Basketeers
Earlville
Green Bay Packers Win Pro Title Over Boston Redskins
Arnold Herber led Green Bay to a 21-6 victory at the Polo Grounds to claim the pro championship. The Packers outgained Boston in the air, 129 receiving yards to 53, and built a 14 point lead with two first half TD passes. Gate receipts reached 33471 with players collecting about 250 for the winners and 180 for the losers.
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York
Green Bay Packers
Wisconsin
Packers
Boston Redskins
Arnold Herber
Green Bay
Chicago
New York
Detroit
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Herber
Boston
Merber
Don Hutson
Alabama
Pug Renter
Northwestern
Len Evans
Packer
Smith
Hoppington Teams Split Close Basketball Clash
H. Smith led Hopkinton with high points as Troy Mills and Coggon split their twin bill on Friday night. In the second teams game Troy Mills won 11 to 8 while the first teams game saw Coggon roll 41 to 21. Elsa Powell led Troy Mills with eight points and Mangold topped Coggon with ten.
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TROY
Coggon
Troy Mills
Elsa Powell
Mangold
Cotter High Defeats Yarmouth In Cotter Game
The Cotter high school basketball team beat Yarmouth 30 to 15 at Cotter. In a preliminary game Cotter defeated Yarmouth second team 21 to 11.
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Yarmouth
Columbus Junction
Cotter
Manchester Triumphs Over Strawberry Point Juniors
Manchester high defeated Strawberry Point junior high 21-13 after leading 13-5 at halftime. Kimport and McIntosh led Manchester with scoring honors while Strawberry Point scored with all five players contributing. The opener ended 15-9 in favor of Manchester at the junior high level.
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Manchester
Strawberry Point
Manchester High
Strawberry Pointers
Kimport
McIntosh
Brandon Teams Triumph in Two-Game Night
Brandon high school boys defeated Aurora on their home floor Friday night 22 to 16 to claim a third win, with a lead from the first half. The Brandon girls fell 25 to 31 to Aurora in a tight final quarter.
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Brandon
Brandon High School
Aurora High School
Brandon Girls
Aurora Girls
Wapello Drops Narrow 19 18 Heartbreaker at New London
Wapello high school fell 19 to 18 to New London in a Southeastern Iowa conference game. The visitors led by a wide margin until the third period but were shut out in the final quarter. Wapello had been undefeated earlier this season with wins over Washington Grandview and Huron.
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Wapello
Wapello High School
New London
Southeastern Iowa
Washington
Grandview
Huron
Juniors Start League Play Under Coach Williams
The Lowden junior high basketball team, coached by E. G. Williams, will play at 4 p.m. on listed dates including Dec. 17 at Durant and Feb. 6 for a tournament at home. Delta dominates Webster in three games,Utterback scoring nine in the opener and Niman six for Webster.
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Lowden
Supt. E. G. Williams
Durant
Clarence
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Midwest Catholic Prep Schools plan new athletic conference
A tentative Midwest Prep Conference was discussed by eight to ten Catholic prep schools across four states. The plan would field football and basketball and host track and tennis meets with possible golf. Participating schools include Columbia Dubuque Campion St Ambrose St Teresa St Bede Aquinas Central and others.
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Dubuque
Columbia Academy
Campion Academy
Prairie du Chien
Wis
St. Ambrose Academy
Davenport
Rock Island, Ill
St. Mary’s High School
Sterling, Ill
Cotter High School
Winona, Minn
Cochran Captures 3-Cushion Title in Chicago
Welker Cochran of San Francisco defeated Kinrey Matsuyama of Japan 50 to 37 in 53 innings to win the 1936 world three-cushion billiards championship in Chicago. The victory crowned Cochran the tournament’s lead figure as dawn broke.
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Chicago
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
West Coast
Kinrey Matsuyama
Japan
Ozzie Simmons's Cagers To Play At Monticello
Ozzie Simmons and his All Stars travel to Monticello to face the local All Stars at the high school gymnasium on Wednesday December 16. Monticello lists Fraser at center Ferring Matthiessen Hobart and Fuller in the lineup. The Welfare league sponsors the game.
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Monticello
Ozzie Simmons
All Stars
Ozzie
Fraser
Ferring
Matthiessen
Hobart
Fuller
Welfare League
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Rickey
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H. Smith
Hopkinton Aggregation
Webster
Utterback
Niman
Midwest Conference of Catholic Prep Schools
Cochran
Matsuyama
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