Coe College Athletics Comeback Despite No Title Run
Coe College enjoyed a strong year across football and track in the Midwest Conference. The Kohawks finished 4-? in football with four wins two ties and three losses, while track narrowly missed titles by one point, and the Beloit Relays saw Coe sweep many relay events.
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OAM Snead Wins Miami Open Tourney
OAM Snead captures the Miami Open title as Sammy Byrd and Bud Wilhansen tied at 283 for second. Notables like Bobby Cruickshank Jiles Juot and Frank Champ finished near the top, while several players struggled with the tiny Breen range and high winds.
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Bud Wilhanswen
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond Va
Jiles Juot
Quebec
Frank Champ
Terre Haute
Oklahoma A and M tops eight Missouri Valley averages in 1937
Oklahoma A and M entered seven sports and posted the best overall average among eight Missouri Valley schools in 1937. The Cowboys led with a 264 average, finishing behind only one sport, football. Washington Bears placed second with a 30 average, and Creighton ranked third at 36. Bob Fraser won the conference individual golf title.
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Oklahoma A and M
Missour Valley
Cowboys
Washington Bears
Bears
St. Louis University
Tillikins
Drake
Grinnell
Tulsa
Washburn
Creighton
Bob Fraser
Viewing the Field Recounts Local 1937 Basketball Season
Leo Lucas reviews a year of 1937 sports, highlighting Roosevelt's Mississippi Valley title run, Davenport Muscatine clashes, Franklin and Geneseo feats, and notable district Catholic and public school tournaments. He notes Coe College thrills, Crimsons, and upcoming football coverage.
Red Peppers Contested From Page One Section
A continuing item discusses peppers Red Peppers with ongoing notes from the first page. The report cites community reactions and local observations about pepper farming, markets, and culinary use.
Pepper Hash and Overtime Freeze Mark City Ice Rink Race
In a West Point versus Macy basketball game Ned Williams kept time with a pistol horn and gong ready though all failed. An unscheduled overtime followed as officials halted play. The rink urged skaters off the municipal ice for repairs and Silver Skates races prepared after spraying the surface earlier.
Football Coaches to Meet in South
College coaches and athletic directors will gather in New Orleans next week to discuss plans and propose rule changes for the 1938 season. Topics include professionalism, player pay, and deliberate fumbles, with sessions led by Harry Kipke as association president.
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New Orleans
University of Pittsburgh
Alabama
American Football Coaches Association
Harry Kipke
University of Michigan
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Youthful Iowa tennis stars gain Missouri Valley rankings
In St Louis Iowa teen Joe Carney of Des Moines tops the boys' singles rankings while Robert Patterson Tulsa and Walter Pearson Muskogee share junior doubles honors. Allen McDonald Wichita and others fill the junior singles list with state and regional title winners cited.
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Robert Patterson
Tulsa
Okla
Missouri Valley Tennis Association
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Walter Pearson
Muskogee
Karl H. Hodge
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Joe Carney
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Billy McMurray
Oklahoma City
Claude Hickey
Kansas City
Robert Blattner
Frank McElwee
Fort Smith
Ark
Allan Carvell
St. Leo
Sterling Lord
Burlington
John Hartiga
St. Joseph
Carl Mitchell
James Johnson
Henry Teiber
Allen McDonald
Wichita
Kan
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Ethan Shepley
St. Louis
Wayne Anderson
Shenandoah
Jack Griggs
Independent Cage Team Organized At Dysart
An independent basketball team has formed in Dysart under the local Legion post sponsorship. About twenty candidates practice under Adolph Moeller and Howard Barnes. A game against the Waterloo Courier team is set for Tuesday evening December 28 at the school gym.
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Legion Post
Adolph Moeller
Howard Barnes
Waterloo Courier
Spears 20 Years A Coach Sees Football Similar Then And Now
Toledo coach and medical administrator Dr. Clarence W. Spears, with two decades in the game, defends traditional football while urging rule changes to open offense. He cites lateral passes and shifting to single wing as enduring elements from Dartmouth days to Toledo.
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Clarence W. Spears
Toledo University
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West Virginia
Minnesota
Oregon
Wisconsin
Rockies
Ohio
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Potsy” Clark
Kewanee
Veteran Coaches Guide Five Iowa U Teams This Season
Iowa City officials announce five University of Iowa winter sports squads will be led by veteran coaches. Armbruster sails into his 23rd season in swimming, Williams heads the basketball team in his 8th, Bresnahan drives track in 18th, Howard leads wrestling in 17th, and Baumgartner runs gymnastics in his 15th year.
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University of Iowa
David Armbruster
Rollie Williams
George Bresnahan
Mike Howard
Albert Baumgartner
Springville Defeats Shellsburg 39 28 On Local Floor
Shellsburg fell to Springville 39 to 28 on Thursday. Secrist led Springville with 17 points while Holmes scored 12 for Shellsburg. Shellsburg schedules a doubleheader with Atkins and Palo on Thursday December 30.
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Holmes
Atkins
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Dee
Sugar Bowl Sports Week Opens in New Orleans
New Orleans hosts a week of Sugar Bowl events led by the inter sectional football clash on New Year’s Day between Louisiana State and Santa Clara. LSU seeks revenge after last year’s 21-14 defeat as 45 000 fans and many coaches gather for a gala program of yachting rowing boxing tennis and basketball before the main game. LSU boasts a high scoring attack while Santa Clara anchors a strong defense with 9 points allowed in eight games.
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Purples
Bob Cline
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Zevson Wins Christmas Handicap at New Orleans Race
Zevson, the 5 year old son of Zev, ridden by Jockey C. Morena, won the Christmas handicap at the fair grounds in a $2,000 added money mile and 10 yard tilt. Hope Eternal took second in a camera photo over Visigoth, as Zevson set a near record time of 1:42.
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Zevson
Zev
S. Orr
Hope Eternal
Shady Brook Farm
Visigoth
C. Morena
Julia Grant
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