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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1937

Page

17

Northwestern Players Ineligible For Season End

In a scholastic ineligibility blow Northwestern loses veteran guard Hiram Babe Bender for the rest of the season. Illinois will play without reserves forward Frank Schack and center Harry Lasater while Norman Lewis leaves for swimming duties.

Chicago Northwestern University Illinois Northwesterns Hiram Babe” Bender Illini Frank Schack Harry Lasater Norman Lewis

Cornell To Meet Carleton Quintet Saturday Night

Cornell faces Carleton in a crucial conference clash with uncertainty at guard and forward. Coach Judd Dean hopes improved ball handling and defense from sophomores Don Anderson and Bob Swenson fuel a late-season bid, while history notes Cornell’s two home wins over Carleton since 1930.

Gazette Mount Vernon Cornell Carleton Judd Dean Don Anderson Bob Swenson Hugo Birkhahn Joe Fink Northfield Ink Sparks Anderson Fetters Poise Olson Jackson Bemann Gaeree

Iowa State Sweeps Wisconsin 29 5 In Big Wrestling Meet

Iowa State wrestlers defeated the University of Wisconsin 29 to 5 on Thursday night with four falls. Key results include Haynes at 118 pounds winning by body scissors and arm lock, Hamilton at 126 pounds over Feinberg, Kirstein at 135 pounds with a double arm lock, Linn at 145 pounds, Cox at 155 pounds with a double arm lock, Anderson at 165 pounds by forfeit, Henderson at 178 pounds, Sloecker at heavyweight pinning Piatkiewicz, and a Wisconsin forfeit at 165 pounds.

Nelson Anderson Brisbin Henderson Wyres Sloecker Piatkiewicz Lee Taylor Des Moines

Five Local High School Games Slated for Tonight

Five local public high school teams meet in Mississippi Valley conference play. Roosevelt versus Franklin leads the bill on the east side at 8 15 after a sophomore showcase at 7. McKinley hosts Iowa City at 8 15 with sophomores at 7. Boxing exhibition between halves features Gazette Golden Gloves entrants. Wilson vs Clinton opens on the south side at 7, while Dee-Carleton also plays and Immaculate Conception heads to Dyersville for a return.

McKinley Iowa City Bears Earl Carr Richard Reiley Herman Howard Jack Robertson George Washington Ernie Jackson Juan Cortez Mike Gutierrez Wilson Clinton Dee-Carleton Immaculate Conception Dyersville Greyhounds Franklin Thunderbolts Roosevelt Franklin Five West Side

Two Top City Basketball Games Highlight Opening Night

Coe College Kohawks face Carleton as Franklin hosts Roosevelt in a key Mississippi Valley clash. Center Point meets Mount Vernon after a remarkable 18 point performance by Bob Holloway for the losers, while a Cedar Rapids wrestling card runs concurrently.

Mount Vernon Linn County Bwilicar Bob Holloway

Boxers Begin Golden Gloves Preliminaries At Armory

A plan for the Golden Gloves pre preliminaries set for Monday at 1 p.m. in the national guard armory includes medical exams weigh ins and class allocations. 160 entries are expected with drawings shown on a call board to guide fighters through three nights of matches starting at 7 30 p.m.

Armory Western Headquarters Amateur Athletic Union Omaha Memorial Coliseum National Guard

Attendants Meet for Golden Gloves Rehearsal

All persons involved in staging the Golden Gloves tournament are urged to report at Memorial Coliseum Sunday at 2 30 PM. This includes dressers ushers doormen ticket sellers ticket takers and others in any capacity. The meeting acts as a final rehearsal before Monday night’s opening show and will finish quickly.

Memorial Coliseum

Waterville Sweeps Waukon In Narrow Boy Score and Lopsided Girls win

Waterville defeated Waukon on Thursday with the boys edging 25 to 23 after leading for three quarters. The Waterville girls rolled to a 52 to 22 victory.

Waukon Waukon School Waterville

Suesens Ineligible For Iowa Cage Team

University of Iowa captain and defensive ace Kenneth Suesens was ruled ineligible this semester after failing to pass midterm barriers. The Burlington, Iowa, junior missed the North Dakota game and cannot regain eligibility. fellow regular Walley Gaddis was ineligible last Sunday. The decision forces coach Rollie Williams to reshuffle for the rest of the schedule following a 35 30 win over North Dakota.

Iowa City Kenneth Suesens University of Iowa Suesens North Dakota Hawkeye Burlington Iowa Walley Gaddis Sunay Rollié Williams

Chinese engineers unveil first native made automobile

After two years of experimentation, engineers in Hunan province produce the first locally built car in China.

Hunan Province

Johnson the Giant Triumphs in Straight Falls at Coliseum

Johnson the Giant, a 365 pound performer known from cinema, defeated Tobin with two straight falls in the Mainevent at the Coliseum on Thursday night. The opening bout featured Carlson Johnson over Ned Graves in a collegiate-style match. Dick Rains defeated John Avko in the semi windup while Walter Karbo refereed.

Tor Erik Johnson Farmer Tobin Coliseum Mainevent Carlson Johnson Ned Graves Dick Rains John Avko Chicago Walter Karbo Minneapolis

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