Three-Area High School Teams Slated for Three Games
Franklin Roosevelt and McKinley headline a light week with three Tuesday games at home and parochial teams idle until after Christmas. McKinley hosts East Waterloo, Franklin visits Vinton, Roosevelt battles Clinton as Wilson rests until January 5 and standings remain tight in the Mississippi Valley Conference.
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Franklin
Roosevelt
McKinley
Wilson
East Waterloo
East
Fort Dodge
Bears
McKinley Wille
Clinton
Vinton
Lyons
Thunderbolts
Webster City
Des Moines
Winton
Immaculate Conception
Xavier High
Dyersville
St. Patrick's
St. Wenceslaus
St. Patrick’s
Iowa City
Red Hawks
Shellsburg
Rossevelt
Rose Bowl teams set for Pasadena clash
Pittsburgh Panthers and Washington Huskies prepare for the New Year classic. Pittsburgh trains in California after arriving in San Bernardino led by Jock Sutherland. Washington with 37 players under coach Jimmy Phelan depart Seattle for Santa Barbara before final Pasadena drills. Hal Trosky of Cleveland profiles with prior season feats and projected 1937 salary rise. he is 23, about 6 ft 2 in, 200 pounds.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pittsburgh Panthers
Washington Huskies
Jock Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
San Bernardino
Santa Fe
Jimmy Phelan
Washington University
Seattle
Santa Barbara
Pittsburgh
Trosky
Cleveland
Hal
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Toledo
Indians
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
PGA Names Fred Corcoran to Run Tournament Bureau
Fred J. Corcoran, a leading New England golf figure, is signed to manage the PGA tournament bureau. He replaces Robert E. Harlow, dismissed when his contract expired December 1, amid protests from top pros. Corcoran has led the Massachusetts State Golf Association for a decade and aided the USGA in scoring at major championships.
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Sarasota
Fila
Fred J. Corcoran
New England
Professional Golfers’ Association
George R. Jacobus
Corcoran
Robert E. Harlow
Massachusetts State Golf Association
United States Golf Association
Waner Tops Hitter in National League Play
Paul Waner led the NL in batting with .373 for the season to claim the hitting title for the Pirates as Mel Ott topped home runs with 33. The Giants’ Mel Ott led in homers and Jo Jo Moore in singles, while Ducky Medwick and the Cardinals dominated overall individual hitting accolades. Pirates also claimed Vaughn in runs scored and Goodman in triple hitting, with Suhr and Jensen setting timing records for games and at bats.
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NEW York
New York Giants
Paul Waner
Chuck Klein
Giants
St. Louis
Ducky Medwick
Pittsburgh Pounder
Smoky City
Ott
Medwick
Waner
Brooklyn
Babe Phelps
Klein
Gus Suhr
Woody Jensen
Pirates
Boston Bees
Gene Moore
Baxter
Tony Cuccinello
Suhr
Jensen
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Moore
Jordan
Cuccinello
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Vaughan
Arky Vaughn
Jo-Jo Moore
Cincinnati
Ival Goodman
Phillies
Leo Norris
Frank Demaree
Chicago
Billy Herman
Cubs
Ernie Lombardi
Johnny Mize
Johnny Moore
Warming House And Lights For Cedar Rapids Skaters
Floodlights and a warming house are now available for members of the Cedar Rapids Speed Skating Association at the rink on the Cedar River off Ellis Park. The work was done by the members themselves.
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Cedar Rapids
Speed Skating Association
Cedar River
Ellis Park
LSU Tigers Favored In Sugar Bowl Clash With Santa Clara
New Orleans crowds near 40000 line up for the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day as LSU faces Santa Clara. The Tigers enter as favorites despite attempts to downplay expectations amid recent football trends and Cinderella talk surrounding Santa Clara’s lingering strength.
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New Orleans
Tigers
Louisiana State University
Santa Clara
Texas Christian University
Frogs
Palo Cagers Split Two Games With Toddville
Palo and Toddville high schools split a Friday double header on Palo's floor. The Palo girls defeated the previously undefeated Toddville girls 26 to 15 for Palo's fifth straight win. Toddville boys beat Palo 25 to 15 led by scorers with 13 points.
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PALO
Toddville High
Toddville
Ners
Von Elm Leads Oakmont Tourney With 207 After 54 Holes
George von Elm, former national amateur champion, holds a 207 total through 54 holes at Oakmont in Glendale California. He shot 70 after rounds of 68 and 69 as the final round is set for Sunday. Stanley Kertes and Olin Dutra sit tied for second at 211, with several others within a few strokes.
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Glendale
Calif
George von Elm
Oakmont
von Elm
Stanley Kertes
Olin Dutra
Orville White
Chicago
Ken Rodgers
Harry Bassler
Lisbon Annexes Twin Bill From Wheatland
Lisbon high school swept Wheatland in a Friday doubleheader on their home floor. The girls won 27 to 10 after building a large first half lead, with Van Fossen scoring 14 and Vandeberg 9. Witte led Wheatland with 7 points.
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Lisbon
Wheatland
van Fossen
Vandeberg
Witte
Lisbon Boys Rally To 35 19 Win Over Wheatland
Lisbon defeated Wheatland 35 to 19 as the game stayed slow and scoreless until late in the second quarter when Lisbon pulled ahead 19 to 9 before reserves finished the half.
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Ning
Lisbon Boys
Wheatland
Lisbon
Shellsburg Splits Pair With Urbana Cagemen
Shellsburg opened with a 34 to 28 win as Holmes led the victors with 16 points and Hilliard scored 13 for Urbana. The Shellsburg seconds were defeated 10 to 6.
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Shellsburg
Urbana
Holmes
Hilliard
Shellsburg Seconds
Walker Boys and Girls Defeat Urbana in Basketball
The Urbana report was incorrect. Walker teams won both games with the boys scoring 29 to 18 and the girls 53 to 12.
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Walker
Urbana
the Gazette
Gazette
Hunk Anderson Battles NC State Panel Over Coaching Job
Notre Dame coach Hunk Anderson testified before a North Carolina State College faculty committee after a 20 day probe into State athletics. His job as head football coach hangs on the committee’s decision following a season that produced only three wins in ten. Student leaders pressed for Anderson’s dismissal and the retention of athletic director R R Sermon amid reports of friction between the two coaches.
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Raleigh
N. C
Heart+ley W
Hunk” Anderson
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
North Carolina State College
Anderson
State
R. R. Sermon
Sermon
Mechanicsville Cagers Split Pair With Olin
Mechanicsville split the doubleheader with Olin on Friday night. The second squad battled to a 16 16 tie at the end of the fourth period before Mechanicsville edged ahead 23 to 17. Olin’s first team dominated, leading 12 0 after the first quarter and 19 4 at halftime, finishing 35 15.
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OLIN
Mechanicsville
Yale Star Kelley Wins Heisman and Freak Play Honor
Yale's Lawrence Morgan Kelley earns Heisman trophy and AP top freak play of the year for a booted free ball that aided Navy’s goal. Analysts note other college football moments including Fordham SMU, Cornell Penn, and USC Notre Dame tied game. Baseball oddity covers three errors on one play aiding Cleveland.
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NEW York
Yale
Lawrence Morgan Kelley
John Heisman
Eli Flankman
Kelley
Navy
Associated Press Sports
Sneed Schmidt
Clint Frank
Fordham
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Cornell
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Vosmik
Hayes
Rosenthal
Hale
Appling
Walter Wilson Leads Scoring After Week in Culver Motors Win
Walter Wilson added nine points across two games to extend his season total to 60 and maintain a commanding lead over George Van Deusen of International Harvesters. Van Deusen and teammate Dick Graham were sidelined by injuries, allowing Gordon Schweppe of Drew’s to rise to third with 42 points. Graham and Dick Savel of Armstrong’s tied for fourth with 39 points.
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ITH
Hall
Tommy Hays
Culver Motors
Peter Pan Bakers
Cherry Burrell
Peter Pan
Bishop
Walter Wilson
Wilson
Hall Manufacturers
George van Deusen
International Harvesters
van Deusen
Harvester
Dick Graham
Lighters
Gordon Schweppe
Drew’s
Armstrong Clothiers
Graham
Dick Savel
Armstrong’s
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Population extremes in the world as cited
The text notes China and its dependencies as the most populous nation and Andorra as the smallest. It provides a figure of 375,000,000 for China and a garbled value for Andorra. The passage appears to be an OCR fragment with errors.
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China
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