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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1937
Page
9
Golden Gloves opens at Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids with 25 to 30 bouts planned tonight. Examinations for 160 entrants start at 1 p.m. crowds expected over three prelim nights, tickets on sale at local stores and at the arena.
Iowa City report outlines Tubbs and Boland guiding 75 Hawkeyes into spring drills starting in early March. Boland stresses 100 percent effort, Tubbs details key traits speed, size, and heart, with Vogel and Schroeder backing full freshman participation and cross-sport readiness.
Cedar Rapids rider George Shimek placed second in the senior men's five mile race at the national championships in Petoskey Michigan and earned twenty points to share sixth in the final rankings. Marvin Swanson of Minneapolis won the men's title and Maddy Horn of Beaver Dam won the women's crown.
Wellman Wildcats beat Keota 28 to 18 as Ross scores 11 and Coffey adds 8. Kalona tops standings with a 39 to 35 win over Brighton on a small floor. Richland notches first league victory 18 to 15 over West Chester. Scranton leads KE-WASH standings in a fractured recap of recent games.
The cormorant population on Chincha Island Peru is estimated at 5,600,000 birds. This colony is part of a larger network of formations along the Humboldt current.
Des Moines bowlers swept the Iowa state tournament with the Heck Ross clothiers team rolling 3 027 to edge out-of-town challengers. Hube Rainwater of Des Moines won singles with 718 and all-events with 1 987. Porter-Barker of Des Moines took the doubles 1 293. Vorwerk-Oest of Muscatine captured booster doubles with 1 123.
The sectional tournament will be held at Wilson high on the Ramblers’ floor March 4 5 and 6 with all four local teams entered in class A. It is likely the same five man squads from McKinley last season will compete, in both A and B divisions, along with other invited schools.
Iowa School for the Blind beat Lamont High 34 to 8 as ISB earned four falls three decisions and a forfeit. Lamont won two bouts including a 125 pound fall and a 95 pound decision.
The McNeilly Hybrids of Center Junction will play the St. Wenceslaus C Y O team in the second half of a double header on the south side floor Monday night, followed by Center Junction girls versus St. Wenceslaus sextet in the nightcap.
Red Pepper editor Tom Fairweather accepted the presidency of the reorganized Three Eye league, becoming chief executive of three minor leagues with headquarters in Des Moines. He brings ~30 years in baseball and leadership of the Western association and Western league, promising capable management of all three bodies.
The piece contrasts Connie Mack's success with the Athletics from 1910 to 1914 and the 1920s with the decline after he sold stars in 1915 and again in 1933. It argues great managers need strong rosters and notes the 1949 finish behind the Yankees as an example of how talent drives outcomes.
The Delaware county girls basketball tournament at Colesburg gym featured two games each night Thursday and Saturday. Colesburg beat Earlville, Delhi defeated Oneida, and in finals Delhi edged Colesburg by one point to claim the trophy.
Atwood Kansas sheriff David Birkinbine locked 400 in county funds in his desk then left across the street. When he returned the desk was broken open and the money was missing.
In Wabash Indiana the court opened the estate of Henry C Ply, a damages suit was filed, judgment entered, and the estate closed in just under eight minutes, all in one session.
Babe Ruth dominated the New York baseball writers dinner on his 42nd birthday drawing praise from figures like Farley Walker and Broun. Lazzeri of the Yankees won player of the year while Travis Jackson received meritorious service honors.
Salt Lake City story profiles Professor Walter Kern known for chronic absent mindedness yet never loses his umbrella or serviette which he has carried for 37 years totaling over 80 000 miles. He takes them everywhere from campus to world trips including Europe Asia and Mexico as inseparable as jail cells.
Purdue and Minnesota collide in a key Big Ten test as Illinois battles for leadership. Iowa, Northwestern, Indiana, and Ohio State also feature in the conference scene with a mix of injuries and lineup changes shaping the race.
In a letter to the Baseball Writers Association Roosevelt says he favors action filled games. He jokes the ideal contest yields a combined score of at least fifteen runs with eight to seven split, appreciating pitchers duels but preferring excitement for fans.
Surfside Florida final saw Bryan Bitsy Grant foretell Budge would win in four sets. Donald Budge beat Grant 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4, with Budge reclaiming some after two prior losses to Grant in the Sunshine circuit.
Roosevelt rides an eleven game win streak as they host Davenport on Tuesday 7 30 PM at University High, a potential history making clash in the Mississippi Valley conference. Coe and Cornell also set key midweek dates with State Teachers and the Kohawks while focusing on late season matchups.
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