Franklin's Title Hopes Face Key Local Games This Week
Franklin aims to stay in the championship hunt with home games against Iowa City and West Waterloo plus six other local matchups. Parochial schools St Wenceslaus and Immaculate Conception also schedule busy week with several Iowa City and Cedar Rapids opponents. City and parochial standings are listed, highlighting Franklin Roosevelt Wilson and area schools in race for top seeds.
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Thunderbolts
Franklin
Iowa City
West Waterloo
Waterloo
Franklin High
McKinley
Roosevelt
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick’s
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Wilson
Sacred Heart
Immaculate Conception
Little Hawks
Marion High
St. Wenceslaus
Red Hawks
I. C
Parnell High
St. Mary’s
Shamrocks
1. C
Sacred Heart of Waterloo
W. L
Benes
Roosevelt Owl
W. L. Pet
Patrick's
Wenceslaus
Hutchinson Company
Cedar Rapids Carton Company
Lincoln Alleys
Flender's
Gabel’s
Penick and Ford
Red Crown
Armstrong Company
More Pairings For Girls' Sectional Cage Tourney Announced
Des Moines Guthrie Center the 1937 girls basketball champions open title defense against Jamaica in the sectional tournament starting February 16 at Guthrie Center. A record 435 teams compete as eight district tournaments run February 24 to 26 with round robin finals in Des Moines March 3 to 5. Pairings include Brieffield Aplington against Chapin Colwell versus Falls Township and many others across the state.
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Des Moines
Guthrie Center
Jamaica
Omaha Tech Preps Defeat Newton Mermen in Dual Meet
In Omaha Tech High School pool, Omaha Technical over Newton Mermen 38 28. Highlights include Captain Frank Kingston edging Captain Jack Marion in the 50 yard sprint and Red Weeks narrowly beating Don Case in the 220 yard event.
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Omaha
Omaha Technical High School
Newton
Mermen
Tech
Frank Kingston
Jack Marion
Red Weeks
Don Case
Manchester Marion Game Postponed and Rescheduled
Hazardous road conditions forced postponement of the Manchester at Marion game. The varsity later beat the reserves 35 to 18 with Hense scoring ten and Scott seven for the seconds. the halftime score was 14 to 10.
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Manchester
Marion
Varsity
Hense
Scott
Albanians Subject to Military Service From Seventeen
Albanian law requires all citizens to perform military service starting at age seventeen. The obligation applies to able bodied men and women, with exemptions for certain cases and a service term set by the government. Enlistment procedures and training camps are organized nationwide.
Gopher Swimmers Top Iowa State In Dual Meet
Minnesota defeated Iowa State 54 to 27 as the Gophers took five firsts and won the fancy diving. Iowa State won the 3900-yard medley relay, breaking the Big Six record by 14 seconds. Haldeman led Cyclones with two wins while Minnesota claimed most sprint and distance events and a strong relay showing.
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AMES
Minnesota
Iowa State
Gophers
Haldeman
Towa State
Armstrong
Wempe
Brandt
Sahiman
Lagaard
Sun
Hig
Barry
Nebraska
Elling
Persch
Allen
Ackerman
Jablonski
Klum
Perry
Nolan
Levander
Green
Waldeman
Jerome
Phillips
Livermore
Peisch
Town State
Molsenheimer
Eaton
Roberts
Ferguson
Jack McGuire
University of Va
Cleveland eyes release to reinstate Louis Boudreau
Cleveland club vice president Slapnicka says he authorized release of any claims on Louis Boudreau to aid reinstatement. Scout Harold Irelan to secure approval from Illinois and Big Ten authorities, as Boudreau seeks readmission after being ruled ineligible.
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Delray Beach
Fla
C. Slapnicka
Cleveland Baseball Club
Louis Boudreau
University of Illinois
Boudreau
Cleveland Club
Cleveland
Slapnicka
Harold Irelan
Illinois University
Big Ten Athletic Conference
Bourdreau
Veteran Euryalus Wins Havana Race
Euryalus, an eight year old veteran, surged to win the fifth and best race on Oriental Park’s card despite a muddy track. He defeated Chance It Zulu Lad and others in six furlongs with a time of 19 18-15, under jockey H Lindberg for the Medway stable.
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Havana
Vns
Euryalus
Oriental Park
Chance It
Zulu Lad
H. Lindberg
Medway
Bits About Bowlers by Elfie Magnusson
A female focused look at why women enjoy bowling and how the sport suits all shapes and ages. It notes that bowling offers exercise, social play with or without partners, and a chance to compete on equal footing, with growing league activity and new teams forming in the region.
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Solomon
Job
250-Pound Shark Nets Gulf of Mexico Catch by Local Fisherman
Robert Merveaux, an experienced Gulf fisherman from near St. Petersburg, landed a six foot plus 250-pound shark ten miles offshore using a rope line with grouper bait. He shoots and ties the shark to his boat after its struggle, noting his 26-foot craft handles 150-mile trips and that tarpon remain elusive despite many bites. He warns amateurs to handle tarpon properly and prefers tarpon, kingfish, amberjacks and sailfish for sport.
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Gulf of Mexico
Robert Merveaux
Magnus Hotel
St. Petersburg
Fla
Merveaux
Walter
Blind Pass
Treasure Island
Florida
Sun Egret Captures San Vicente in Tight Photo Finish
Sun Egret, a 3 year old star, won the San Vicente handicap at Santa Anita by a nose over stablemate Legal Light with Sir Raleigh third. The Long Beach owner A. C. Compton races the horse with rider A. Shelhammer as Sun Egret paid 6.80 to win and 6.80 to place.
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Arcadia
Calif
Ins
Sun Egret
Santa Anita
Legal Light
San Vicente
Sir Raleigh
A. C. Compton
Long Beach
Oil Mogul
A. Shelhammer
Lavengro Wins Bahamas Handicap at Hialeah Park
Lavengro ridden by Jockey V Thompson led from the start to win the Bahamas handicap seven furlongs at Hialeah Park. Co Sport finished second ahead of Sketchbook while Roar took fourth in the nine horse field.
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Miami
Fla
Ins
Norman W. Church
Lavengro
Bahamas
Hialeah Park
Florida
Diavolo
V. Thompson
Co-Sport
B. Friend
W. J. Hirsch
C. S. Bromley
State Open Hockey Meet Postponed to Feb 13
Des Moines officials postponed Towa's open state amateur ice hockey tournament from Sunday at Birdland lagoon due to higher temperatures that melted the ice and left the rink unusable. The event will now be held February 13.
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Des Moines
INS
Towa
Birdland Lagoon
Winthrop High Sweeps Three Basketball Games
Three games played Thursday night in Winthrop with results: Winthrop seconds 13 Hazleton seconds 12. Sacred Heart Girls of Oelwein 9, Winthrop 14, Winthrop High 28 Hazleton 15.
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Winthrop
Hazleton
Sacred Heart Girls
Oelwein
Winthrop High
Bush and Benge Added to Cardinals Pitching Staff
St Louis Cardinals vice president Branch Rickey announced veteran right handers Guy Bush and Ray Benge were added to the pitching staff. Bush, 34, had 176 wins 135 losses in 15 NL seasons. Benge 100 and 129 in 11 majors. Harshany signed by Browns as catcher.
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Guy Bush
Ray Benge
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Bush
Boston Bees
Benge
Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
Browns
Sam Harshany
San Antonio
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bees
Cleveland
Philadelphia Nationals
Brooklyn
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American Association
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Rooting. Co
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Ralster Furniture Co
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Crystal Wedding
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Reese
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Kerres
Iowa
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Quaker Youth Teams Split Weekend Games
The Gazette Newsies defeated the Quaker juniors 42 to 20 while the Quaker Trojans routed the Panthers 51 to 13 in Saturday junior league action.
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The
Gazette Newsies
Quaker
Quaker Trojans
Panthers
Neisner's All-Stars Defeat Onslow 52 26
Neisner's All-Stars beat the Onslow Independents 52 to 26. Kirch led with 16 points, Hendryx added 13, and Beck scored 9 for Onslow.
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Neisner
Onslow
Onslow Independents
Kirch
Hendryx
Beck
Van Meter people eager for Bob Feller season
In Van Meter Iowa the town buzzes about Bob Feller as winter melts into spring. Fritz’s barber shop hot stove chats predict 20 or more wins for the young pitcher, with friends sharing tales of his hunting, training, and early elbow trouble finally behind him.
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van Meter
Fritz
Bob Feller
Bob
J. F. Fritz
Cleveland
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
Charles Fix
Tris Speaker
Will
Feller
Fellers
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Farson
Kye
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Kirkville
Omaha Tech Preps
Newton Mermen
Gopher
C. C. Slapnicka
Illini
Elfie Magnusson
Damon
Pythias
Y. M. C. A. Alleys
Roy Serovy
John Maher
Joe Stanek
Richard Vilach
Harry Gaskill
Woman’s Club
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Welch- Cook- Bears
Collins Radio
McKesson- Robbins
Witwer Grocer Company
Cedar Rapids Auto Supply
Bernice
J. E. Cameron
Clarice Hill
Bruner
Ruby Smith
Agnes
Frances
Grace Nelson
Curtis
Homer
Grace
E. J. Nelson
Ruby
Devere Smith
Bernita
Eanalanle Life Insurance Company
Quaker Trojans and
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Adler-Rochester
Ma Arch
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