Hawkeye Cagers Headed for Two Big Road Tests
Iowa's young basketball squad left Iowa City for a two game trip beginning in Detroit against Wayne University and then facing Butler University in Indianapolis. The travel party includes sophomores Lind Siegel Wheeler and others with a rotating lineup planned for Detroit and Indianapolis. Wayne beat Hardee 43 19 on Wednesday.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Detroit
Hawkeyes
Wayne University
Nors
Tomy Lind
Burlington
Vic Seigel
Davenport
Angelo Anapol
Ill Wheeler
Newton
Ick Hein
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Dick Evans
Chicago, Ill
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Fort Dodge
Bruce Founhin
Missouri Valley
Toin Prasse
Chicago
Vince Arsha
Oxford
Paul Siglin
Edar Falls
Rudy Soderquist
Rapid City
Fans Would Pick It Star Team For All Star Game
ST LOUIS AP Cardinal Sam Breadon proposes returning all star selection to fans voting at the July game in St Louis. He suggests Gus Q Public name the squad rather than managers or club owners. Breadon plans to raise the idea at MLB meetings with Ford Frick.
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Chicago
Davenport Y Teams Compete in Local YMCA Events Friday
Teams from Davenport Y and Cedar Rapids Y M C A will contest badminton handball and weight lifting at the local YMCA Friday at 7 30 P M. The meet showcases regional youth athletes and YMCA program participation.
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Davenit
Cedar Rapids
Permanent captain returns at Coe as Eldon Levis elected
Eldon Levis, 200 pound tackle from Clear Lake, was elected to serve as permanent football captain for the 1940 Coe season, ending nine years of per game leadership. Coach Moray Eby endorses a steady captain as liaison and leader, noting stronger respect and accountability with a fixed leader. The article also outlines Coe's 1940 schedule with eight Midwest conference games, one open date, and key matchups including Monmouth, St Ambrose, Culver Stockton, Ripon, Beloit, Grinnell, Knox, Monmouth, and Carleton.
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Clear Lake
Moray Eby
Levis
Crimson
Coe
Eby
Chicago
Monmouth
Kohawks
Wisconsin
Iowa City
Iowa
St. Ambrose
Cornell
Bees
Davenport
Dick Barker
Culver Stockton
Mount Vernon
Ripon
Beloit
Grinnell
Knox
Carleton
Lawrence
German Warships Enter North Sea in Air Battle
British airmen report a bitter battle near the Jutland area as German battleship cruiser and destroyers engaged. British planes bombed German seaplanes at Borkum Norderney and Sylt, with casualties on both sides. The high seas raid recalls WWI activity, flagged by German and British losses and German submarine involvement.
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North Sea
Jutland
Air Ministry
Borkum
Norderney
Sylt
Germany
Frisian Islands
Lowestoft
Iowa Grid Writers Form Association Formed in Iowa City
Iowa City hosts breakfast for the Iowa Hawkeyes as the Iowa Grid Writers Association forms. The group aims to honor top Iowa college football players and teams each fall with 30 gold football awards. Presidents and officers from Davenport, Des Moines, Waterloo, and Cedar Rapids lead the new body.
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Tait Cummins
Iowa City
Iowa
Joe Moore
Eddie Anderson
Frank Carideo
Jim Harris
Dad” Schroeder
Charles Galiher
John O'Donnell
The
Davenport Democrat
Bert McGrane
Des Moines Register
Leo Kaulz
Davenport Times
Ed Moore
Waterloo Courier
Loren Schultz
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Oscar Hargrave
Daily Iowan
Ike Shelley
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa Daily
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Mat Promoters Seek Zbyszko Foe For Thursday Show
Cedar Rapids promoters plan the Memorial coliseum card for December 21 with Wladek Zbyszko as the main event. The next show will be a Christmas week feature starting at 9 oclock to fit shoppers and employees after stores close.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Wladek Zbyszko
Stanley Zbyszko
Coe Meets Grinnell Saturday In Midwest Conference Clash
Coach Willis Lamb's Coe basketball team, still undefeated in the Midwest Conference, hosts Grinnell on the local floor Saturday at 7 45 after a 29 25 win over Beloit. Grinnell seeks a bracket-advancing upset.
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Willis Lamb
Coe
Grinnell
Beloit
Delivery Of Goods To Finns Faces Hard Logistics
The Associated Press reports that allied aid to Finland is hampered by geography. Difficult terrain and sea routes slow shipments of arms and munitions, though aircraft can be brought in by air. Finland hopes to receive war materiel via Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia.
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United States
Great Britain
Italy
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
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