Al Wagner Wins In 25 Seconds At Golden Gloves Final
The Oelwein Golden Gloves preliminaries close with many bouts and promising fighters. Al Wagner, a 160 pounder, floored Bill Hobbins in 25 seconds of the first round, highlighting a night of fast action as eight Oelwein boxers prepare for Cedar Rapids in February.
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Paul Quario
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Kenneth Voshel
Red Medearis
Sewell Sickels
Keith Bryan
Hampton
Mike Pepin
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Herman Gossey
John Meyer
Elkader
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Waverly
Donald Jacobs
Conway
John Stolka
John Lynch
Russ Terese
Floyd Mettlin
Charley Manocheo
Kyle White
John Barr
Ray Stoddard
J. W. Thiele
Hawkeyes Set for Marquette Clash in Milwaukee
Iowa's 13 man squad headed to Milwaukee to face Marquette in a Saturday clash. Coach Rollie Williams planned to start the five most used players from Iowa's non-conference games, including guards Tommy Lind and Vince Harsha, center Bruce Fountain, and forwards Vic Seigel and Bill Wheeler.
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Iowa
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Burlington
Vince Harsha
Oxford
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Missouri Valley
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Davenport
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Mel Harder Signs 1940 Cleveland Indians Contract
Pitcher Mel Harder signed his 1940 contract with the Cleveland Indians for about 15 500 dollars. He won 15 games last season and becomes the fourth Tribe member to rejoin the club following Bob Feller Oscar Grimes and Luke Sewell. Harder has 11 years with the Indians.
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Minor grid rule changes proposed by football coaches
Four rule changes for 1940 gain consideration by the American football coaches association in Los Angeles. Key proposals seek wider goal posts with a lower cross bar to aid placekicking, five yard penalty for forward passes touched by an ineligible player behind the line, smaller cleat portions to reduce lacerations, and preseason coaching and officiating clinics to improve conditioning and understanding of rules.
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Shaughnessy Remains In Chicago After Football Restructure
Clark Shaughnessy, former Chicago football coach, says he will stay in Chicago as a professor of physical education. He has not been approached for another job. After the American Football Coaches convention he will return to Chicago and teach physical education. The Chicago team abandoned intercollegiate play but plans intramural football and continued practice.
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Independence Golden Gloves Draws 27 Men
Six more entries have been accepted to the Independence Golden Gloves contest to be held Jan 25 and 26. The total entries now stand at 27, per entry chairman Charles Brady. New names include John Mazur 18 Rowley Harlan Halford 16 Winthrop Herbert Hartman 16 Manchester Darrell Bender 17 Waterloo formerly of Independence Donald Jacobs 18 Independence Floyd L Kuhn Lamont.
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Herbert Hartman
Manchester
Darrell Bender
Waterloo
Donald Jacobs
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Savold Favored To Beat Arne Anderson In Omaha Bout
Des Moines heavyweight Lee Savold is slightly favored to defeat Swedish champion Arne Anderson in an eight round bout in Omaha. Savold comes off a third round knockout of Maurice Strickland in Des Moines and is praised for speed and finesse.
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Franklin Edges Burlington Hard Fought Hoop Clash
Burlington tops Franklin 35 31 after leading most of the game in a rough Iowa high school basketball contest. Schwinn led Franklin with 10 points as Burlington built a 25 20 first half lead, Franklin closed to within two late in the third, and Burlington pulled away with late field goals by Sorenson Morrison and Kitterman.
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Few Bowlers Out Due To Big Rally At Subway Alleys
The Cranes were the only Speeder league team with five men present at Subway alleys Thursday night as others fielded three or four due to the holiday rally and banquet. The Dragliners forfeited three games to the Pullshovels when only two of their members appeared. Ford led with a 511 three game series followed by Matthews at 594 and Raddatz with 501 including a 210 in the second game for high single.
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Wolf Turns Down Rice Coach Offer
Ray B. Wolf, UNC football coach, declined Rice Institute’s offer to become head coach citing his existing North Carolina contract. The Houston talks followed his Thursday notification to Rice in Los Angeles.
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Sophomore All America Hopeful Couppee Promises Big Impact
Iowa sophomore quarterback Albert Couppee Jr. challenges single-team limits on All America and earns praise from teammates and coaches. Frank Carideo defends Couppee against classroom rumors while promoting Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves ahead of February competition.
Board To Rule On State Cage Tourney Site
The Iowa high school athletic association board met in Des Moines to decide the site for the 1940 boys state basketball finals. Iowa City and Des Moines competed with Drake University offering free use of its 13,200 seat field house. Objections cited include Drake seating limits and housing space, while Des Moines supporters urge keeping the finals in the capital city. The board also planned discussions on sectional sites and wrestling meets.
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Conesville Shuts Out Washington 44 30 Behind Brown's 20
Loren Brown scored 20 points to pace Conesville to a 44 to 30 victory over Washington Maid-Rites. He poured in 16 in the second half to break the game open.
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College basketball scores roundup from AP listing many games
Associated Press score roundup shows Oklahoma edging Fordham 45 to 44 and California trailing Stanford 33 to 29. Other results include Indiana over Villanova 33 to 5 and St. John’s Minnesota 31, North Dakota State 37 over St. John's 31, plus overtime finish corneal Tewa 45.
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Big Six Teams Split Cage Twin Bill in New York
Oklahoma and Missouri, co-champs last year, split a Big Six doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. New York University crushed Missouri 68 to 47 while Oklahoma defeated Fordham 55 to 48. A 14,282 crowd watched NYU mystify fans as Long Island U topples earlier.
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Gopher Cagers Win Second Coast Game
Seattle AP reports Minnesota defeated Washington 28 to 26 in a tight defensive battle. The Gophers led 13 to 11 at halftime after three ties and three lead changes, then opened the second half 26 to 17 before being held to two free throws in the final 14 minutes.
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Bonura the Batting Jekyll or Hyde in Giants Trade Talk
New York Giants pursue deals involving first baseman Zeke Bonura as owner Horace Stoneham and manager Bill Terry seek to regain prestige. Bonura posted a .321 average with 11 home runs and 85 RBIs in 123 games yet committed 22 double plays and fielded poorly, making him disputed by teams.
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Dinner For Bowlers Proves Big Success
More than 400 of the city's keglers attended a dinner for bowlers at the C S P S hall Thursday night. The event raised funds to offset Cedar Rapids team expenses for the state meet at Waterloo this spring. Two reels of bowling movies followed a buffet supper served by Bill Dytrt and sparked plans for a similar event next season.
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Cornell Edged 48-45 by Simpson In Overtime Scramble
Cornell fell 48-45 in overtime to Simpson after a 44-44 regulation tie in a Midwest conference contest. Cowboy Cline and Mike Reed sank the deciding baskets as Leslie Bishop earned Cornell's only OT point on a foul, while Iowa State Teachers beat Southwestern Institute 37-29 in the other game. Merlyn Gersema led State Teachers with 13 points.
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Purdue Cagers Rally To Beat Rice 52 41
Purdue University basketball came from behind in the second half to defeat Rice Institute 52 to 41 in Fayette Ind. The Boilermakers finished their pre conference slate with six wins in eight games. Bob Kinney led Rice with 12 points while Boilermaker Bob Igney and Forrest Sprowl sparked the rally.
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Two Saturday Games At Quaker Oats Gym
Two games will be played on the Quaker floor Saturday night. The Light company team meets the Norway Independents at 7 30 p m and the Quaker Oats company five faces the Millersburg Independents at 8 30 p m.
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Drake and Iowa State Sign Three Year Football Pact
Drake University and Iowa State University announced a three year contract for football games. The schedule includes games in Ames on November 9, 1940 and October 17, 1942, with a Des Moines game on November 15, 1941. Drake also plans the 47th Grinnell series game in Des Moines on October 4.
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Indiana Speedboys Defeat Villanova in Narrow Win
Indiana University basketball rallied from a 17-11 halftime deficit to beat Villanova 35 to 33 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Armstrong led the Hoosiers with seven field goals as Villanova’s six game win streak ended.
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Boston bouts produce close decisions in regional card
Salvatore Bartolo from Boston outpoints Abe Denner in a 19 bout. Ralph Zanelli of Providence defeats Danny Devlin of New York by decision. Vincent Pimpinella of New York and Marvey Masary of New Orleans draw in Atlantic City.
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