Big Irishman Patrick Comiskey Set for Dudas Test at MSG
Paterson, NJ heavyweight prospect Patrick Comiskey meets veteran Steve Dudas in a Madison Square Garden prelims night card. The 19 year old, 6'3" 202 lb slugger seeks a major upset as talk grows he could threaten Joe Louis. Comiskey owns 22 KO wins in 24 bouts and hails from Paterson with Irish roots.
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Madison Square Garden
Joe Louis
Patrick Edward Comiskey
York
Larkin
al Davis
Steve Dudas
Comiskey
Dudas
Comisky
Paterson
Ireland
Pat Comiskey
Western Stars Picked for New Year All-Star Game
The 22 man western squad was completed with Herb McCarthy of Denver at fullback joining backs Bob Smith Oregon Olle Cardull Rice Kay Eakin Arkansas Dick Faylor Oklahoma fullbacks Frank Emmons Oregon LeRoy Zimmerman San Jose State quarterback Ray Hare Gonzaga ends Bill Anahu Santa Clara Don Crumbaker Kansas State Frank Ivy Oklahoma John Skirk Oklahoma tackles Stan Andersen Stanford Lee Artor California Nick Stabler Santa Clara Sam Schwartkopf Nebraska Jack Pahners Southern Methodist Park Meyer Oklahoma Guards Hampton Pool Stanford Bill Breeziey Kansas State centers Johnny Schiechl Santa Clara Bulldog Turner Hardin-Simmons
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SAN Francisco
Herb McCarthy
University of Denver
Bob Smith
Oregon
Olle Cardull
Rice Institute
Kay Eakin
Arkanesas
Dick Fayor
Oklahoma
Denver
Frank Emmons
LeRoy Zimmerman
San Jose State
Ray Hare
Gonzaga
Bill Anahu
Santa Clara
Don Crumbaker
Kansas State
Frank Ivy
John Skirk
Stan Andersen
Stanford
Lee Artor
California
Nick Stabler
Sam Schwartzkopf
Nebraska
Jack Pahnerss
Southern Methodist
Park Meyer
OXOR
Hampton Pool
Bill Breeziey
Johnny Schiechl
Bulldog Turner
Hardin-Simmons
Illinois Upset Tops AP Surprise List for 1939
The Associated Press poll names Prof Bob Zuppke's Illinois footballers as the year's top upset, edging Iowa over Notre Dame and a KO by Galento on Louis and Nova. Football leads with 19 surprises. boxing and tennis have three each.
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NEW York
Bob Zuppke
Associated Press
Bob
Michigan Wolverines
Iowa
Notre Dame
Illinois
Kowan
Hawkeyes
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Joe
Nova
Galento
Carnegie
Pittsburgh
Yankees
Brooklyn
Daffiness Boys
Iowa Wrestlers Card Seven Meets In 1940 Schedule
Iowa City announces seven wrestling meets for 1940 coached by Mike Howard. Four are Big Ten contests against Northwestern Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois. Other dates include Iowa Teachers at Cedar Falls Kansas State Illinois at Urbana Nebraska at Lincoln and a Big Ten meet at Lafayette.
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Iowa City
INS
Mike Howard
University of Iowa
Big Ten
Iowa State
Nebraska
Kansas State
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Madison
Illinois
Urbana
Iowa Teachers
Cedar Falls
Manhattan
Lincoln
Lafayette
Iowa Gridder Pay List Reveals $440 Top Earning
University of Iowa 1939 football players' earnings from July 1 1938 to June 30 1939 ranged 42 to 440 dollars for janitor or laborer work. Charles Tollefson topped the list with 440 dollars. Nile Kinnick earned 7590 as a janitor. other players received amounts from 30 cents to 362 dollars with several names listed.
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Des Moines
University of Iowa
Charles Tollefson
Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Mike Enich
Erwin Prasse
Bruno Andruska
Gerald Ankeny
Wallace Bergstrom
al Couppee
Floyd Dean
William Diehl
Richard Evans
George Frye
William Gallagher
Max Hawkins
Edward McLain
Jens Norgaard
Kenneth Pettit
Roger Pettit
Herman Snider
Henry Vollenweider
James Walker
Iowa State College
Don Griswold
Lindsay Winsel
Robert West
Bob Seaburg
Iowa State
John Bowers
Howard Buck
Robert Burrell
Douglas Graves
Jean Lange
Bernard Mickelson
Robert Moody
Merle Osborne
Lincoln Stewart
Joe Taylor
Howard Medin
Ohio State And Wildcats Take Cage Contests
Chicago AP reports Big Ten teams closed pre conference play with winners. Ohio State, led by fresh players after ineligible veterans, beat Wash bash 34 to 22 and debutants won. Northwestern beat Washington State 41 to 29 behind Dick Klein 17 points. Indiana and Illinois extended non conference wins as Carleton faced Big Ten opposition in Champaign while Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota faltered.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Ohio State
Wabash
Illinois
Indiana
Buckeyes
Robert Lynch
John Schick
William Sattler
Otterbein
Northwestern
Washington State
Dick Klein
Nebraska
Ilinois
Carleton
Champaign
Ill
Towa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pro Coaches Name Osmanski OBrien On All Star Team
For the first time two rookies make the 1939 all pro team Davey OBrien quarterback for Philadelphia and Bill Osmanski fullback for Chicago join Tuffy Leemans and Andy Farkas in the first string backfield. The first and second teams list ends and players with teams including Packers Bears Giants Redskins Dodgers Cardinals Rams Lions and more.
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Osmanski
O’brien
NEW York
National Football League
Davey O'Brien
Philadelphia
Bill Osmanski
Chicago Bears
Tuffy Leemans
Andy Farkas
Washington
Don Hutson
Packers
Joe Stydahar
Bears
Dan Fortman
Mel Hein
Giants
John Dell Isola
Gia
Jim Barber
Redskins
Jim Poole
Earles Hall
Bears Nts
Perry Schwartz
Dodgers
Bruiser Kinnard
George Musso
Ki Aldrich
Cards
Orville Tuttle
Ed Widseth
Jim Benton
Rams
Ace Parker
Dodgers Hall
Parker Hall
Rams Hall
Lloyd Cardwell
Lions
John Drake
College hoops scores list scattered results
Basketball scores show Lawrence at Cornell 25 to 29 Town Teachers 29 Cee 28 New York N 7M Hofstra 27 Georgetown 41 American U 34 Northwestern at Washington State 29 LaSalle at Washington 3 Princeton 36 Colgate 33
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Lawrence
Cornell
Cee
New York N
Hofstra
Georgetown
American Uo
Northwestern Ft
Washington State
LaSalle
Washington
Princeton
Colgate
Red Peppers recalls Hawkeyes star exhaustion incident
The column recalls Mike Enich's mid-summer collapse in the Iowa Indiana game and his quip to Coach Eddie Anderson. It also critiques a brewing Big Ten row over Frank Lane and a Wisconsin dispute about a player signing a pro baseball contract. The piece contrasts past Detroit Tigers limits under Judge Landis with ongoing league scrutiny.
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Mike Enich
Iowa
Mike
Hawkeyes
Big Ten
Wisconsin A
Wisconsin
Western Conference
Frank Lane
Lane
Cincinnati Reds
Tie
Bud Wermans
Detroit
Tiger
Judge Landis
Durance Vile
Leta Nezerka Maintains Lead In Red Crown League
Leta Nezerka tops the Red Crown Ladies League with a 526 six-game total and a 226 high single. Georgia Frasinger delivers a 213 in the same competition. Cedar Rapids Gas loses three to Hejkal's Service after a playoff tie. Mutual Benefit and Health gain three from the Lighters to stay first. Western Auto splits with Crook's D X as Stevens posts 265 in a second game. John Lockwood totals 602 across three Red Crown Merchant games. Quaker Oats leaguers show high totals led by Garden 595, Buchan 581, and Baker 576.
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Leta Nezerka
Red Crown Ladies’ Recreation League
Georgia
John Lockwood
Quaker Oats
George Garden
Jim Buchan
Glenn Baker
Quaker Oats League
Biz
Seers Bol
High’ Garden Secon
Pep Seeeee
Crystal Wedding Ee
Kerres Ee Eeae
Quakers Seenees
Banquet Flour Verese
Hish Lockwood
Welch Cook Bears
Smulckoff's
Heh Leffert
Ace Cleaners
Thoman
Cc. A. Aur
la Plant Choate
la Plant
Northwestern Bell Tel
Ock Island
High Nelson
RED Crown Ladies Recreation i
Pettit
Toman’s
Reddy Kilowatis
Hici, Nezerka
Mutual Benefit & H
Frasinger Oe
Modern Laundry
Shellebarser
Herbal's Service
Eee
Wicklund As Co
Tees
High School Cage Card For Tonight
McKinley at Franklin sophs at 7 varsity 8 15 Sacred Heart Waterloo at Immaculate Conception 8 15 St Josephs Dubuque girls vs I C at 7 Roosevelt at Iowa City sophomores play tonight in area high school basketball schedule
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McKinley
Franklin
Sacred Heart
Waterloo
Immaculate Conception
St. Joseph's Academy Girls of
Red Hawks edge St Marys 25 24 in thriller
In a defensive battle at Marshalltown St Wenceslaus tops St Marys of Marshalltown 25 to 24 as Red Taylor hits the game winner at the buzzer. Sebetka and Taylor led St Wenceslaus while Quigley paced St Marys with 13 points.
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the Gazette
Marshalltown
Red Taylor
Red Hawk
St. Wenceslaus
St. Marys
Taylor
Redhawks
Sebetka
Quigley
Irish
St Mars's
Zobl
Polansky
Giarrantano
Wilson
O Carter
Bowman
Mathias
O'Savage
Severn
OlWorden
Pavek
Lutter
Irons
Eight golfers dive under par 68 lead Miami Open field
Byron Nelson tied for first round lead at the Miami Open with a two under par 68 while 22 players beat par. Henry Picard trails by five for the PGA season title as Nelson’s steady play keeps him in the hunt in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Henry Picard
Harry Vardon
Picard
Ralph Guldahl
Sam Snead
Husky
Jimmy Hines
New York
Dick Metz
Chicago
Stanley Horne
Montreal
Clayton Heafner
Linville
N. C
Art Clark
Uniontown
Wilford Wehrle
Craig Wood
Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Jim Turnesa
Providence
R. I
Maurice O'Connor
Belleville
N. J
Jimmie McHale
Saranac
N. Y
E. J
Dutch” Harrison
Little Rock, Ark
Frank More
Reading
Joe Turnesa
Rockville Center
Denny Shute
Coral Gables
Marvin Stahl
Lansing
Mich
Ben Hogan
White Plains
Ralph Hutchinson
Bethlehem
Paul Runyan
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Boston
Johnny Revolta
Bill Heinlein
Indianapolis
Felix Serafin
Scranton
Frank Walsh
Deal
Henry Poe
Sam Byrd
Coaches To Honor Amos Alonzo Stagg At Convention Banquet
The American Football Coaches Association will honor Amos Alonzo Stagg and his fiftieth coaching anniversary at its December 29 convention in Los Angeles. Fritz Crisler of Michigan chairs the event. Stagg, then at College of the Pacific, will receive a banquet in a Los Angeles hotel ballroom. Over 200 coaches are expected, led by Columbia president Lou Little.
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
LOS Angeles
American Football Coaches Association
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Stagg
College of Pacific
Lou Little
Columbia University
Roosevelt Dads Beat Sons In Rifle Match
The Roosevelt high school dads rifle team defeated the sons 390 to 381 at the Roosevelt rifle range. Robert Schultz, captain of the Coe College Rifle Club and cadet major of the Coe College ROTC battalion, was present and gave shooting form instructions.
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Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt Rifle Range
Robert Schultz
Coe College Rifle Club
Coe College
State Teachers Beat Coe Again 39 to 28
The undefeated Iowa State Teachers defeated Coe College 39 to 28 at Edar Falls. Merlyn Gersema led with 18 points, as Iowa Teachers built a large second half lead after a 24 to 13 start. Coe struggled from the field with 22 percent shooting.
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Coe
Panthers
Lofquist
Gersema
Moss
Edar Falls
Iowa State Teache College
Coe College Quinty
Iowa
Merlyn Gersema
Iowa Teache
Eldon Lei
Martin
Loquist
Hank Moss
Walt Nash
Lei
Town Teachers
Cee
ED Lofquist
Oj Martin
Bohling
O/Tschirei
Jennings
Levis
Burckhard
Scott
O Nash
Buchwald
Mos
Close
Icisler
Dodd
Duntope
van Wyk
Kinch
Smith
Prasch
Raffenswerger
Jorstone
Cornell Falls to Lawrence 31 25 in Midwest clash
Cornell lost to Lawrence Vikings 31 to 25 in Appleton Wisconsin. Wally Cape led Lawrence with 10 points while Cornell briefly surged in the second half but could not overtaken the visitors. The defeat marked Cornell’s fifth straight in the Midwest Conference.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Lawrence Vikings
Appleton
Wis
Purple Five
Lawrence
Corneil
Wally Cape
Vikings
Knox
Lynch
Purple
Schade
Cape
Leslie Bishop
Grinnell
Tony Olivera Wins Bantam Crown In San Francisco
Tony Olivera, North Beach boxer and challenger to Georgie Pace, won a 10 round decision over Lou Salica at the Chronicle Christmas fund show in San Francisco. Olivera held the National Boxing Association bantamweight title and aims for Pace's world crown.
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San Francisco
Tony Olivera
North Beach
DiMaggio Brothers
National Boxing Association
Georgie Pace
Cleveland
Olivera
Lou Salica
Brooklyn
Chronicle
Salica
Hollywood
Drake to field varsity baseball team next spring
E. O Williams Drake university athletic director said Drake will establish a varsity baseball team next spring. The university has not had a college nine for 10 years in Des Moines.
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Detroit
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Tiger
Judge Landis
Des Moines
E. O Williams
Drake University
Drake
Shamrocks Fall to St Marys 26 17 in Iowa City showdown
St Patrick's battles St Marys Iowa City on the west side and falls 26 17. Brack leads St Marys with 9 points while Dolan and Phillips spark late rally for St Pat s. An 11 1 early run and 21 8 third period cushion pace the Marian victory.
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St. Patrick's
St. Mary’s Fi
Iowa City
Sharocks
Peri
John Shea
Dolan
Leo Phillips
St. Pat's
Frank Connors
Tony Brack
Jim Chad
Marians
Brack
Phillips
St. Mary's
Chaadek
T Cole
Eakes
OO Little
Bannon
KnoedelLf
Kinney
Qi Brown
Naughton
Brogla
Nolan
Lenoch
Foot Rittenmeyer
Michel
Stephen Mills
Monmouth
Willis Hahn
Coe
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Iowa Theater Bldg
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Collins Radio Hoover Co
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Jack Levin
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