Silver Skates Meet Aims For Fast Action In Cedar Rapids
One hundred five ice speedsters are set for the annual Gazette Silver Skates races in Cedar Rapids. The program opens with the Liggett cup one mile race and ends with the senior men two mile final, with awards to be presented at a Paramount theater benefit show next Saturday morning. Traffic control will handle crowds projected to exceed last year’s 10,000.
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Iowa
Competi
George Liggett
Cedar Rapids
Paramount Theater
Cedar Rapids Skating Association
Sergt
Gordon Hughes
Hughes
Hill Park
Ohio State Drops 45-42 Tilt with California
California rallied in the final minutes to edge Ohio State 45 42 in Los Angeles. Ogilvie led California with 23 points while Jim Hull paced the Buckeyes with 14 as the Buckeyes failed to sustain a late lead after halftime.
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California
LOS Angeles
University of California
Buckeyes
Bill Ogilvie
Bob Chalmers
Shirk
Ogilvie
Jim Hull
Vcalifornia
Hull
Chalmnersf
Thomas
Morcan
Mickelson
Oghmec
Statler
Lynch
Bireerstaffe U Bickerton
Forma
Baker
Chin
Bourehner
Thomas Mers
Moreau
Bickerton
Digserstaff
Cornell Beats Morningside 27 to 16 in Morningside Tourney
Cornell 27 Morningside 16 in Sioux City as Lynch nets 16 points guiding Mount Vernon squad. Cornell builds early 6 to 1 lead, trails at half 12-11, then outspeeds Morningside in final two quarters to claim victory. Ottawa beats South Dakota 37-30 to win tournament. Cornell and South Dakota tie for second.
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Sioux City
Cornell
Morningside College
Mount Vernon
Maroons
Lynch
Morningside
Mount Vernon Quint
Ottawa University of Ottawa
South Dakota University
Ottawa
South Dakota
St Ambrose Beats Centenary 39 to 31 In Davenport
St Ambrose college improved to 4-0 by beating Centenary college of Shreveport 39 to 31 in Davenport. The Bees led 12-11 at halftime, pulled ahead to 27-15, then Centenary rallied to 33-31 before Tofanelli and Sacco sealed the win. Augustana of Rock Island defeated Centenary 45-39 the same night.
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St. Ambrose College
Centenary College
Shreveport
Bees
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St Ambrose
Centenary
Pete Williams
Tofanelli
Sacco
Augustana
Rock Island
La Plant-Choate And Quakers Take Games
Industrial basketball league Friday night saw Quakers defeat Witwer 31 to 25 and La Plant-Choate beat Speeder Machin ery 23 to 21. Dave Floyd and Roy Olson led the Quakers with 23 points combined, while Jim Spaight tallied nine for La Plant-Choate. Box scores:
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Speeder Machinery
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Roy Olson
Quakers
Jim Spaight
la Plant-Choate
Boxing Roundup of City Winners From Coast to Coast
Tony Canvoneri outpointed Eddie Zlvic in New York while Henry Schatt outpointed Jimmy Pharan in Minneapolis. Nick Peters stopped Georgie Hansford in Los Angeles. Low Mroulliard stopped Jehsae Kossj in Worcester Massachusetts.
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New York
Tony Canvoneri
Eddie Zlvic
Pittsburch
Minneapolis
Henry Schatt
Jimmy Pharan
Chicago
Hollywood
Nick Peters
San Antonio
Georgie Hansford
Los Angeles
Worcester
Mass
Low_ Mroulliard
Jehsae Kossj
Canzoneri Back In Ring After 18 Months
Tony Canzoneri, 30, returns with a ten round decision over Eddie Zivic in New York. He aims for Henry Armstrong welterweight title plans and discusses future foes Montanez and Rawson as public interest and purse receipts rise.
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Tony Canzoneri
Tony
Eddie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Henry Armstrong
Rita Roy
Denise
King
Pagliacci
Tony Rawson
Boston
Wally Hally
Los Angeles
Denver
Pedro Montanez
Puerto Rico
Armstrong
Montanez
4Ime
Canzoneri
Zivic
Tony Galento
Jean
Three Conference Fives Engage In Battles Tonight
CHICAGO AP Indiana undefeated seeks year end victory facing Michigan State while Northwestern hosts Notre Dame at Evanston to even the series after a 48 30 defeat Indiana has won six games including a 45 33 conquest of Western Reserve and travels to Michigan State before the Big Ten race Iowa meets St Louis in Iowa City with the Hawkeyes holding a 3 2 record
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Chicago
Indiana
Northwestern
Wildcats
Notre Dame
Evanston
Carleton
Western Reserve
Michigan State
Hoosiers
Iowa
St. Louis
Iowa City
Hawkeyes
Sigourney Cage Team Beats Central 36 30 in OT
Sigourney Bob's Standard Service basketball team defeated Central College of Pella 36 to 30 after an overtime period following a 24 24 tie at end of regulation. Frazee led Sigourney with twelve points, Schiele added ten, and Wagamom on Central scored nine. The Port of New Orleans handles exports of 300 million and imports of 150 million annually.
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Bob
Central College of
Pella
Frazee
Schiele
Wagamon
Loupe
New Orleans
College Football Coaches Fight Gambling as Public Enemy No 1
Chicago AP The National Football Coaches Association committee reports gambling as the game’s top enemy and urges coaches to refuse predicting winners for press and radio. It notes progress in coaching standards and tenure and cites Illinois trustees backing Coach Zuppke amid stability concerns.
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Committee On Public Relations
National Football Coaches Association
Lloyd P. Jordan
Amherst
Jordan
University of Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Bill Kern
Carnegie Tech
John Getchell
Carnegie
Texas Christian University
Getchell
Zuppke
Michigan Rallies To Beat Butler 40 31 In Indianapolis
Michigan defeats Butler 40 to 31 to extend its winning streak to six. Charley Pink sparks the rally with a one handed push shot after Butler leads 24 16 early in the second half. Lyle Neat and strong defense secure the comeback as Michigan takes the lead with eight minutes left and holds on. Attendance about 4 500.
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Charley Pink
University of Michigan
Wolverines
Butler
Michigan
Lyle Neat
Fort Wayne
Bulldogs
Pink
Jimmy Foxx Voted Player Of The Year
New York reports Jimmy Foxx slugging first baseman of the Boston Red Sox was voted the player of the year by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association. He is the ninth recipient and fourth first baseman. The award will be presented at the sixteenth annual writers banquet on Feb. 5.
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New York
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Baseball Writers’ Association
Foxx
Bill Terry
Lou Gehrig
Herb Pennock
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Hank Greenberg
Tony Lazzeri
Joe DiMaggio
Grid tilts draw 300000 for season openers
Fourteen teams and possibly 300000 fans will open the 1939 gridiron season Monday. Duke, Southern California meet in the Rose Bowl while TCU faces Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Tennessee meets Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl with other bowl games slated across the day.
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Texas Christian
Dan Hill
Duke
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Tom Stidham
Oklahoma
Neyland
Vols
Stidham
Sooners
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Blue Devil
New Orleans
Carnegie Tech
Carnegie
Horned Frogs
Davey O'Brien
Orangebowl
Miami
Fla
Indiana Wins From Reserve Quint 45-33
Indiana University Hoosiers defeated Western Reserve 45 to 33 after a 32-point second-half surge. Reserve team led 14-13 at halftime before Indiana’s attacks by Menke Dro Andres and Schaffer produced the decisive margin. Blair led Western Reserve with six goals and a foul.
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Hoosieers
Indiana University
Western Reserve
Red Cats
Indiana
Big Ten
Menke
Dro
Andres
Schaffer
Blair
Red Cat Guard
Johnson
Powers
Indiana Normal
Keith
George Sisler Poised for Hall of Fame Enshrinement
Baseball writers expect George Sisler, former St. Louis Browns star, to join Cooperstown's Hall of Fame, following a strong showing last year. Sisler leads with 212 ballots, while rivals include Alexander and Keeler as accumulative support grows among about 260 voters.
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Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N. Y
St. Louis Browns
Sisler
YORK
Ty Cobb
Bob Ruth
Honus Wagner
Christ Mathewson
Walter Johnson
Laresty Lajoie
Tris Speaker
Cy Young
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Iowa Cageagest Meet St Louis Tonight In Finale Of Year
Iowa seeks a fourth win in six as the Hawkeyes host the touring St Louis five in the final game for both clubs. Injuries hit key players Benny Stephens and Erwin Prasse may limit Iowa, while St Louis plans changes at center and forward positions depending on availability.
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Iowa
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Erwin Prasse
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O'Sullivan
Fleming
Steitz
Brooks
Stephens
Fred Hohenhorst
Angie Anapol
Prasse
Howard Irvine
Towans
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Towa Stephens
Hohenhorst
Dudenhoeffer
Anapol
Brooks Evans
Fleming Prasse Or Irvine
W. Cochran Lind
Cochran
Washington Maid-Rites Edge by Plumb in Tight Classic
Washington beat by Iowa City’s Plumb company 41 to 37 in a clean, tightly contested game. Maid Rite forward Dale Fuhr led with 16 points, while Iowa City guard Bob Bradley topped his team with 15.
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Snecini
Gazette
Laren Plumbing Company
Iowa City
Washington Maid-Rites
Dale Fuhr
Maid- Rite
Bob Bradley
Iown
Farm Tenants Benefit From Bankhead Jones Loans
More than 1,885 farm tenants sharecroppers and laborers obtained government loans to buy farms of their own during the first year of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant act.
Basketball Scores by United Press Versus Mixed Results
United Press basketball scores show varied results including Colorado 37, St John’s 39, Ohio State 42, Utah 44, Nebraska 46, U C L A 42, Creighton 4. Readable fragments from multiple games list teams such as Cornell Baldwin Wallace Long Island University Warrensburg Teachers Texas Bethany California Montana Washington Central Washington and Denver with scattered points.
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St. John's
Colorado
Long Island
Southern Calif
Warrensburg
Texas
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
Bethany
California
Ohio
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