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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1938

Page

2

102 To Compete In The Gazette Silver Skates Races

The Gazette Silver Skates meet draws 102 entrants, ten more than last year, with fast ice expected Sunday at 1:45. Cedar Rapids officials name officials, schedule, and award plans to be staged at a Saturday Paramount theater event. Special ice show features and proceeds benefit the Cedar Rapids Skating Association.

Gazette Cedar Rapids Officials’ Association Paramount Theater Tri States Theater Corporation Universal Picture Cedar Rapids Skating Association Drews Sporting Goods Tom Crabbe Ira Carruthers Earl Coughlin Forest Rutgers Tom Hayden Fred Winter Willis Lamb Leonard Pauly Carl Lavell Orville Rust Chine Stodola Paul Kindler Moray Eby Dick Barker Arlo Sanderson

1939 Cage Meet to Be Held at Drake Des Moines

Iowa high school basketball tournament for 1939 set to be held in Des Moines if satisfactory arrangements are made with the Des Moines convention bureau and Drake University. The event is scheduled for March 16 17 and 18.

Drake Des Moines Iowa High School Athletic Association Des Moines Convention Bureau Drake University

East West game nears sell out at Kezar Stadium

Shrine charity East West football game likely to sell out with over 54 000 tickets sold for Kezar Stadium Monday. Stars Marshall Goldberg and Vic Bottari headline the East and West squads with last year’s crowd record standing at 54 900.

San Francisco Pitt Marshall Goldberg California Vic Bottari Kezar Shrine Goldberg Crouches Bottari Georgia Tech Osmanski Holy Cross Bernie Bierman Minnesota Andy Kerr Colgate Howard Weiss Wisconsin Kerr Bierman George Faust Weiss Berkeley Stanford Bottar Billy Patterson Baylor West Babe Hol Jingberg Washington State Biff Jones Nebraska Walt Neilsen Arizona

Cornell Wrestlers Head East For Trip Against Army

The Cornell wrestling squad prepares for an early spring trip to face Army at West Point. Lloyd Appleton leads a strong lineup with Olympic credentials, while the Center Point schools reassess officiating as Dick Benll aims to return by tournament time. The Center Point teams project solid rosters with experienced veterans and a large girls squad ready for the season.

Dick Benll Center Point Newton Linn County Schoolmasters Club Lammers Bennett

Basketball Scores From United Press California and Others

Game score snippets show California 68 over Nebraska 214 and Dartmouth I 47 over Stanford 28 while Minnesota 34 and Temple 4% are listed with Drake 31 and Ohio Mate 68 in a miscellaneous United Press roundup of college basketball results.

United Press California Nebraska Dartmouth I Stanford Miinola Villanova Minnesota Temple

South Dakota Coyotes Defeat Cornell Five 42 to 23

South Dakota Coyotes led by Ingalls with 11 and Jacobsen with 13 defeated Cornell College 42 to 23 in the Morningside tournament game in Sioux City. Cornell held a 16 to 15 halftime edge before fatigue limited its play in the second half.

Gazette Sioux City South Dakota University Coyotes Cornell College of Mount Vernon Morningside Ingalls Jacobsen South Dakota Cornell Coyotes Marshalltown Ottawa Kansas University Maroons

Iowa Five Prep for St Louis Duel Before Big Ten Start

Iowa coach Rollie Williams pushes for a sharper scoring attack as St Louis visits the Iowa fieldhouse on New Year’s Eve. Benny Stephens again leads the Hawkeyes with support from Anapol Lind Evans and Prasse as Iowa braces for Big Ten play against Wisconsin on January 7.

Iowa City Rollie Williams Hawkeyes St. Louis University Billikins Iowa Williams St. Louis Missouri O'Sullivan Cochran Brothers Stietz Benny Stephens Anapol Lind Evans Prasse University of Wisconsin At Madison

Armstrong's and Yager's In Y Game Tonight

Armstrong's and Yager's basketball teams meet at 8 o'clock tonight as the sole matchup on the Y schedule. The Rude-Y Y Dorm encounter has been postponed.

Armstrong's Yager

Goldberg to Stay at Left Halfback for Shrine Game

Pittsburgh star Hed Goldberg is slated to remain at left halfback for the Shrine East squad in San Francisco, despite talk of a switch to fullback. The East team, coached by Bierman and Kerr, selected Goldberg to join Bill Osmanski at fullback, with Goldberg ultimately staying at his natural position. The article also notes Simmons' multi-team trades and New Year football bowl season ahead, plus Cedar Rapids negotiations with a major league club pending in early 1939.

Marshall Goldberg Pittsburgh University Jock Sutherland Pitt Goldberg Dick Cassiano Sutherland Curley Stebbins Jack Chickerneo Notre Dame Four Horsemen Pittsburgh Carnegie Tech Duke San Francisco Bernie Bierman Minnesota Andy Kerr Colgate Bill Osmanski Holy Cross Bierman Kerr al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics Chicago White Sox Sox Detroit Tigers Washington Senators Boston Bees Simmons Tom McAvoy Cedar Rapids Aberdeen S. D McAvoy Milwaukee Athletics Cubs Chicago Philadelphia Sim Consequence Rose Sugar Pasadena New Orleans Miami Dallas Shriners’ Hospital Harry Johnson Raiders Johnson Kern Horned Frogs Jack Lee Lee Tony Laposki Wallie Ingalls Tech Louisiana State University Lester Baugh

Carnegie and Tol Geared for Battle in Sugar Bowl Fall

Carnegie Tech and Texas Christian University prepared for the Sugar Bowl showdown in New Orleans. Both teams weighed lineup decisions, injury updates, and tactical plans as 50,000 fans were expected to watch Monday's game.

New Orleans Texas Christian Ki Aldrich Lee

West Chester Beats Washington 45 to 44 in Hot Finish

West Chester Independent basketball team topped Washington 45 to 44 in a close game. The halftime score stood at 20 to 18 with Keith Stewart and Dale Fuhr among leading scorers as Maid-Rites head to host Chicago’s Chocolate Coeds Friday.

the Gazette Washington West Chester Maid-Rites Keith Stewart Dale Fuhr Maid- Rite Chocolate Coeds Chicago

Gophers and Illini Take Cage Battles in Philadelphia

Minnesota remains undefeated in the Big Ten with a 38 35 win over Temple as John Kundla nets a late go ahead shot. Illinois defeats Villanova 28 22 in the opener to run its winning streak to five. Temple struggles from the line, and the two games cap a double header at Convention Hall.

Philadelphia John Kundla Minnesota Big Ten Temple Southern California Gophers Kundla Gordon Addington Convention Hall Illinois Villanova Owls Howie Black Lincups

Cornell Matmen Begin East Coast Tour

Cornell College wrestling coach Dick Barker leads the Purple on a January 8 trip to the East for their seventeenth mat season. The schedule opens in New York City against the New York Athletic Club, then West Point, Franklin and Marshall, with a strong 64 wins to 36 losses record over sixteen seasons.

Cornell Iowa Northwestern Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana Chicago Illinois Dick Barker Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma Missouri Kansas State Mount Vernon Tve Towa State Gazette Cornell College Purple New York City Grapplers New York Athletic Club Barkermen West Point Franklin and Marshall Hilltoppers

Florida Grapefruit League Aims for Formal Major Status

Florida backers push to convert the Grapefruit league into an official competition with a fixed schedule. Irv Kupcinet backs a plan to form a winter world series style playoff between leading NL and AL teams after about 20 games. Tampa civic leaders seek to recruit eight major clubs in Florida for a strengthened spring circuit.

Tampa Fle Florida Irv Kupcinet Chicago Tampa Civic Teaders

Rickey warns college grid on amateur code

Branch Rickey urged college coaches and athletic directors to curb over emphasis on professionalism in sport. He said some violations stain all schools and emphasized coaches must help enforce rules or allow surveys to classify colleges by standards. Stanford’s Owens and Wisconsin’s Stuhldreher backed clean sport image and public confidence in football.

Rickey Tenis (Ap Branch Rickey William B. Owens Stanford University N.C.A.A Harry Stuhldreher Wisconsin

90 000 Will Greet Dukes and Trojans in Rose Bowl

Pasadena AP report previews the Rose Bowl with 90 000 spectators expected. Duke and USC practiced separately and face nerves and stage fright before a post season clash steeped in 24 years of tradition. USC injuries eased with Anderson and Tonelli ready for practice while Duke wary of Dan Hill back muscle. USC remains the betting favorite at two to one.

Pasadena Calif Duke Southern California Rim Blue Devils Durham N. C Trojan Los Angeles Trojans U.S.C Mickey Anderson Notre Dame Tony Tonelli Dan Hill Wallace Wade Wade Howard Jones

Michigan Indiana Tackle Non League Opponents Tonight

Michigan and Indiana aim for a sixth straight win in non conference play while Minnesota and Illinois also boast undefeated records. Ohio State beat U C L A 59 57. Northwestern faces Notre Dame in a return bout as Big Ten shows strength outside league play.

Michigan Indiana Chicago Erlhey Big Ten Minnesota Illinois Butler Iowa Wisconsin Hoosiers Western Reserve Michigan State Ohio State University of California Northwestern Notre Dame

Grid fatalities reach a new low in 1938 football deaths

A Purdue study reported 17 football related fatalities in 1937 38 the lowest total since records began. The survey noted 41 percent occurred in October with the first 15 minutes most dangerous and halfbacks most often killed by tackles block and being tackled.

Chicago American Football Coaches Association National Collegiate Association Floyd R. Eastwood Purdue University Lou Little Columbia Harry Stuhldreher Wisconsin Eastwood Arizona Pennsylvania New York Illinois Texas New Jersey California

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