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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1938
Page
3
Iowa faces Ohio State at the Iowa Field House with a path to rise in the Big Ten standings. The Hawkeyes, fifth with a 4-4 mark, meet Ohio State before traveling to Minnesota Monday night and hope to repeat their Columbus upset pattern from prior seasons.
Frank B. Ohm who treated pitcher Bob Feller's arm last summer was fined 100 dollars after conviction for practicing chiropractic without a license. Two women state health department investigators testified they paid Ohm 150 for spinal treatments.
In Mechanicsville Ia the two local teams split a doubleheader with West Branch. Mechanicsville won the varsity game 22 to 19 while the reserves were defeated 14 to 5.
The Cedar Rapids Softball association executive committee will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the playground commission office at city hall. Ralph Macnamara the association president has called the meeting. All presidents and secretaries of leagues within the association are eligible to attend.
The state handball tournament on the Y courts draws its largest field. Defending champion Willis Patton of Mason City and 1936 winner Don Steffa of Cedar Rapids seek another title as Abe Marcovis of Des Moines remains a top challenger. First-round pairings span Mason City to Des Moines with byes, 10:45 and 11:30 start times for multiple matches.
Delhi defeated Hopkinton 61 to 16 with C Rim mer scoring 18 for Delhi while Wilson led Hopkinton with 8. Greeley and Delhi remain tied for the County conference lead with one loss each. Junior high boys also beat Hopkinton 44 to 22 with Schmidt as Delhi’s top scorer.
Schultz scored 20 points to lead Postville girls to a 53 16 win over New Albin. Waukon boys defeated Waterville 39 28 with Bray also scoring 20 for the winners and Kroack leading New Albin with eight points.
Louisiana produced a record 2,500,000 bushels of oysters last year under Governor Richard W. Leche conservation measures. The figure equates to more than a bushel per resident, reflecting strong state efforts to protect oyster stocks.
Semi finals and finals of the Linn County table tennis tournament at the YMCA begin tonight at 7. Betty Neuzil and Margaret Biedermann reach the women’s singles semis. In men’s singles Rockey Newton and Lowell Taylor face Russ Knapp and Del Leibsohn in the other bracket. Mixed doubles see Helen Churchill and Russ Knapp in one semi and Betty Neuzil with Jack Cocker in the other. Boys’ section has no matches. Jack Bell and Norman Dake advance to the finals automatically.
Iowa City teams clash Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Hawkeyes led by Capt. Wilbur Nead and Carl Vergamini facing undefeated Cyclones. Both squads boast unbeaten stars including Nead heavyweight and Kingsbury 135, plus Linn 145 and Stewart 118 for Iowa State, all aiming for a decisive early-season showdown.
Kenwood hockey team defeated the Cedar Rapids Knitters 4 to 3 in a hard fought game. Hanna scored the winner with two minutes left in the final period, after Kenwood tied the score five minutes earlier.
The Cedar Rapids Knitters of Cedar Rapids entered the Iowa amateur hockey tournament in Des Moines at Birdland Lagoon. Two Des Moines entries brought the total to five teams competing.
A roundabout discussion highlights a long running clash between Bill Terry and New York sportswriters. Readers are urged to focus on baseball coverage rather than personal feuds as the Cedar Rapids Raiders consider spring training sites in Illinois and Indiana with Belleville and Vincennes among options.
In Sacramento V F Dolcini Davis postmaster won Yolo county s biggest liar at a banquet of 800 farm bureau members. He claimed a cow at his barn milked itself four times daily saving him labor. Runner up J C Marshall of Clarksburg told of a bull that gore d himself circling a haystack. A piece of bologna was awarded with the title. Nebraska reports lynching totals.
The University of Iowa gymnastic team will host a triangular opener with Nebraska and Minnesota next Tuesday. Captain Don Dodge of Oelwein is the sole returning veteran as the Hawkeyes defend their conference title. Adam Vogel of Milwaukee is a promising sophomore added to the squad coached by Eugene Wettstone of Des Moines.
More than 160 fighters enter the Golden Gloves event opening at the Memorial Coliseum with weigh ins and medical checks. Nine doctors will weigh and examine competitors starting 1 PM Monday to form first round pairings for the eight weight divisions. Winners receive bronze gloves and later jackets and trunks with a trip to Chicago.
The Cedar Rapids Rifle and Pistol Club defeated Coe College rifle teams in a five man team match at Coe range on Thursday. Sergent Lewis of Coe and Dave Thomas of the Cedar Rapids club coached their squads as scores listed include Davin and several shooters with totals around mid teens.
The Quakers skip a game Saturday night on their floor. At 7 15 p m Rude Auto clashes with Yagers and at 8 15 the Quakers meet the Fisher Governor team of Marshalltown.
The Indiana university wrestling team beat Cornell college 22 to 6 in Bloomington. The Hoosiers won four decisions and two falls in the Thursday night match.
Parnell high Shamrocks avenge an earlier loss by Oxford with a 38 to 27 win on Oxford’s floor. Bob Sheridan starred for Parnell while Harsha sparkled for Oxford. Parnell reserves won 24 to 8. Parnell plays Cosgrove here Friday night in the final home game.
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