Chicago Drops Intercollegiate Football in Unanimous Board Decision
The University of Chicago will abandon intercollegiate football effective immediately after a unanimous board of trustees vote. Coach Shaughnessy and athletic director Metcalf offered cautious comments as the school cites lacking benefits for students and predicts no disruption to other Big Ten athletic relations. Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg in Honolulu expressed deep sorrow at the news.
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Chicago Move Stuns Big Ten Sports Heads
Chicago announces it will drop intercollegiate football surprising Western Conference athletic directors. Maroons' athletic director T Nelson Metcalf expressed shock while Minnesota's Frank McCormick and Iowa's E G Schroeder doubted future Big Ten participation in other sports. Michigan's Fielding Yost, Ohio State's L W St John, and Illinois' Wendell Wilson were en route to an NCAA meeting and unavailable.
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Rose Bowl Preview Shows Tennessee and USC Mirrors
AP describes Tennessee and Southern California as similar in yardage and scoring but warns no simple rule can predict the Rose Bowl outcome. Tennessee totaled 2,978 yards and 212 points in ten games while USC had 2,733 yards and 167 points in nine games, with rival opinions split on which team faced tougher schedules.
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New Mexico Aggies Top Drake in Narrow Win
In Las Cruces New Mexico the Aggies defeated Drake 70 to 59 after a tense second half. Drake led 33 29 at the break as the lead changed five times before the Aggies pulled away late. Ned Swan led Drake with 16 points.
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Lee Savold to Fight Jim Robinson in NYC Jan 10
Des Moines heavyweight Lee Savold will face New York City rival Jim Robinson in an eight round bout at Madison Square Garden on January 10. Promoter Pinkie George announced the bout as a semi wind up to the Steve Dudlas Billy Conn heavyweight showdown.
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Twenty One Boxers Enter Independence Golden Gloves Tourney
Independence reports 21 boxers entered for the Golden Gloves tournament set for January 25 and 26 at the high school gym. Entries close Friday December 22 with a special exception allowing Oelwein tourney losers to enter.
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High School Cage Card For Tonight
Wilson hosts Roosevelt with a sophomore game at 7 and varsity at 8. McKinley travels to Marshalltown for the evening schedule.
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Bruce Folwers Shatters State Javelin Record At Ames
A vivid track note recalls Bruce Folwers of Traer white hot in the state high school meet at Ames. He hurled the javelin beyond 195 feet, breaking his own 1939 mark, with rivals George Kanellis and John Bowne unable to match him. Folwers also excelled in discus and shot, leading in scoring and drawing national attention from Iowa writers and coaches.
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Michigan Cage Team Tops Tulane in New York Victory
The Michigan Wolverines defeated Tulane 63 to 22 on neutral ground in White Plains New York. Michigan had previously beat Connecticut State 62 to 45 and remains undefeated in non-conference play as they head to Rochester to face Rochester University.
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Four Men Share In Iowa State Scoring
Gordon Nicholas led Iowa State scoring with 62 points in five games as a tip-in specialist. Bob Harris and Al Rudolfson tied for second with 51 points each, Harris hampered by illness in the final two games. Bob Menze followed with 45 points as the fourth leading scorer.
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Solems in Boone During Christmas Visit
Ossie Solem former Iowa and Drake coach now at Syracuse New York and his wife spent Christmas with Mrs. Solem's parents Mr and Mrs J E Moats in Boone renewing old acquaintances They plan to visit Solem's parents in Indianapolis before returning east.
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Basketball Scores From The Associated Press
Missouri 8 St Louis 3h. Michigan 63 Tulane 22. Purdue 28 Washington State 2. Oklahoma A and M 0. Loyola Chi 2h. New Mexico Axceles 74 Drake 59. Kentucky 5 Clemson in Texas 6%. North Texas Teachers 25 Bricham Youne 1. Oregon State Loyola Los Angeles 10 Arizona Peru Nebraska Teachers 11 Milwaukee Teachers 32 Duquesne 1 Marquette 31. St John's Minn 62 St Cloud Teach ers 9 Washburn 1 Morningside Iowa 37.
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Schrader Nets 268 In Oil and Auto Bowling Win
Loraine Schrader rolled ten strikes in his second game at Red Crown to take high single with 268 and total 658 in the Oil and Auto league. Standard Tire Co. trimmed Cities Service to two games back. Frank Kerres led Crystal Wedding with 610 and 219 in high single. Tigers swept Full-O-Pep as Banquet Flour fell to Banners. Freeman topped Speeder with 539 and a 213 start.
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Zbyszko Defeats Jim Morgan In Short Local Match
Wladek Zbyszko the European heavyweight champion defeated Big Jim Morgan of Denver in twelve minutes in the main event of the year end local mat program. The bout opened slowly with a ten minute deadlock before Zbyszko used body slams to secure the fall. In the semi final Alf Johnson substituted for Al Billings and won in 21 minutes as Joe Corbett defeated Charlie Harden in 20 minutes. Alex Fidler refereed. Production of the new British Museum catalog costs about 1,000,000 dollars for 2,000,000 titles.
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Seabiscuit Set for Final Santa Anita Run in March
Seabiscuit, the Howard stable star, faces the Santa Anita Handicap with 130 pounds as weights are assigned by Webb Everett. Opponents include Kayak H and Challedon, while Seabiscuit’s age and prior injuries add uncertainty to his bid for a third attempt at the title.
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Arlington Cagers Fall to Sumner 42 to 36 Opponent Upset
Arlington Independent falls to Sumner All-Stars by 42 to 36. Sumner's Cretzman tops with 17 points while Arlington's Cerwinske scores 10. Game played Wednesday in Arlington.
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