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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1937
Page
2
The Hawkeyes led early but Toledo surged with key baskets from Gast and Crucho to seize control. Lee Gast sparked the decisive stretch as Toledo built a 47 5 lead, Iowa missing many shots and committing 30 fouls while Toledo shot free throws to seal the victory.
Globe Trotters upset Upper Iowa with a 30 to 25 victory. Notes mention players Speece Tar Greene and Renee Mercoog with scattered game details and half notes.
Fragmented OCR text referencing Rochester and Michigan with unclear context. No coherent facts or events can be established from the readable material.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions players and percentages and city names, lacking coherent event or outcome. The readable bits suggest a scattered sports score or roster notes with names like Pete Care, Johnny Durso, Wille Deeg, and locations such as Los Angeles and Houston, but no clear game result or date.
The Gazette silvers skates speederaces Sunday afternoon at the municipal rink draw interest from speed skating fans. L. D. Dennis mentors three young hopefuls Bobby Hansen Glen Mexshees and Jack Dennis as they push to become future blade experts.
Greeley edges Buck Creek High in a two game set win and loss. Details are limited due to readable fragments but indicate a competitive matchup with Greeley securing a pair of results.
Local floor showdown set for 7 30 p m with McKinley opposing Clinton. Opaque notes describe invaders and Roosevelt context, but readable lines indicate a contested session and time schedule.
Marshalltown Red Hauks lose to St. Marys. game notes show a rough start with turnover pressure and missed free throws. Wortman returned to the court late, scoring helped by steady defense as St. Marys pulled ahead.
Elkport and Marquette split a Friday doubleheader with Elkport winning 36 8 in one game and Marquette taking the other 26 25 thriller Jed Prolow led Elkport with eleven points. The Elkport junior high girls defeated the alumni team 19 14.
Bradley’s speedy lineup led by Der Hutchins scored 28 points as Indiana dropped a 50 to 39 decision. Hutchins hit 14 free throws while tech’s defense held Indiana to low scoring in a Tuesday night exhibition. The game opened with Tech ahead and maintained a brief edge before Bradley surged ahead in the second half.
Dizzy Dean said the AP sports poll naming him the 1937 season’s top disappointment shows he either excels or collapses. He noted he would need 20 wins to satisfy critics and recalled Jimmy Wilson failing to hit him all season. Wilson later joked about frequenting Dizzy’s filling station.
New York and Livonia players faced off in a historic pool match as Ralph Greenleaf defeated Irving Crane. Greenleaf won 124 to 4 in blocks and 1,500 to 550 in overall points, extending his record to sixteen championship titles while Crane managed only two blocks.
A jumble of scores lists several teams including Rochester, St. Louis U, Oklahoma, Cal State, and Northern California. The report notes varied results with Notre Dame or Bradley mentioned among others, reflecting a busy slate of college basketball action.
Don Budge, 22, world tennis champion and Davis Cup defender, faces pressure from his parents to become a professional and gain financial rewards after years of amateur success. His family spoke from their Oakland kitchen as Budge tours Australia, while Budge has yet to accept offers and continues to weigh his future.
Franklin, Davenport, Clinton, Waterloo West and Waterloo East lead the Mississippi Valley conference but most will drop losses before year end. Waterloo East plays Dubuque and Franklin back to back, Clinton meets Davenport next Tuesday, and West Waterloo faces Iowa City and Dubuque before year’s end. Roosevelt sophomores remain unbeaten in two starts as Davenport also stays undefeated.
Turner, a 30 year old rookie for the Boston Bees, tops NL in earned run average at 2.38 and leads in complete games with 24. He ties for several shutouts at five and is among four 20 game winners as Bees finish poorly at the plate. Melton, Dean and Fette follow in wins and ERA.
The Gazette announces 65 entries already received for the Silver Skates carnival with two days left to file. Fred Winter will sort and schedule the event at the municipal rink next Sunday, with divisions for juvenile boys and other classes including men's junior girls and novices. Entry is free and blanks are available on the Gazette sports page.
Max Schmeling arrived in Bremerhaven with film actress wife reporters and newsreel men aboard the Europa. He will be officially welcomed in Berlin and plans to discuss his New York victory over Harry Thomas and a planned rematch with Joe Louis for the heavyweight title.
Walter Taylor of Ohio Sports club seeks 128500 in two lawsuits against radio station WGAR. He claims the station blocked a Johnny Risko John Henry Lewis bout broadcast after allegedly withholding permission. Taylor seeks 25000 for refusal and 100000 for slander plus 3500 for lost receipts. The suits were filed in common pleas court.
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