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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1936

Page

9

Purdue Noses Out Hawkeyes 39 38 in Golden Gloves

About 130 eager boxers began in the Golden Gloves. 32 remain, with 16 semifinals and 8 finals set for Wednesday night at the Memorial building. Top contenders include Art Hayes, George Hayes, Earl Carr, Jack Krumbholz, and the Dempsey brothers. winners earn jackets and a Chicago trip.

Purdue Hawkeyes Memorial Building Art George Hayes Lenox Iowa Earl Carr McKinley High School Jack Krumbholz Hayes Carr McKinley’ High School Krumbholz Iowa Steel and Iron Works

Purdue Edges Iowa 39 38 In Narrow Big Ten Thriller

Purdue held Iowa to a late rally as Paul Malaska hit a long jumper in the final 15 seconds to seal a 39 38 victory in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes led 26 16 at halftime but went scoreless for 10 minutes allowing Purdue to knot the game. Jewell Young and Robert Kessler led Purdue with 11 points each while Wally Gaddis and Kenneth Suessens paced Iowa with eight apiece. Sid Rosenthal left the game late with a back injury.

Owa City Purdue Iowa Boilermakers Paul Malaska Hawkeyes Jewell Young Wally Gaddis Malaska Fred Schwartz Towa James Seward Young Robert Kessler Drees Sid Rosenthal Edward Elliott Gaddis Kenneth Suessens

Klein Accepts Cub Offer of 12500 Dollars

Chicago AP Charles Chuck Klein agreed to a 1936 Chicago Cubs contract for 12500 dollars after a history of salary cuts and battles over pay. Despite injures and a dislike for Wrigley Field his 1934 115 game .301 average and 119 games .293 in 1935 show he still capable of contributing if his form returns. Several Cubs stars have signed but Augie Galan plans to hold out for a better deal.

Chicago Charles Chuck” Klein Chicago Cub Cub Philadelphia Klein Detroit Cubs Wrigley Field Philly Indianapolis Augie Galan Bill Jurges Larry French Bill Lee Galan

Iowa girls basketball tourney to feature 342 teams

DES MOINES AP three hundred forty two teams a 20 percent increase over 1935 will compete in the Iowa girls high school sectional basketball tournaments starting Feb 27 in thirty two towns. Sectional meets will be played at Allerton Cambridge Centerville Farmington Marengo Melcher Olds Richland Coon Rapids Earlham Farragut Lenox Oakland Redfield Walnut Woodward Center Point Clarence Conrad Elderge Hampton Manilla Monona Postville Armstrong Ayrshire Cylinder Fonda George Meriden Plover Stratford

DES Moines Iowa Iowa Girls High School Union Allerton Cambridge Centerville Farmington Marengo Melcher Olds Richland Coon Rapids Earlham Farragut Lenox Oakland Redfield Walnut Woodward Center Point Clarence Conrad Elderg Hampton Manley Monona Postville Armstrong Ayrshire Cylinder Fonda George Meriden Plover Stratford

Belle Plaine Holds Clean Slate In Cedar League Standings

Belle Plaine enters the Iowa Cedar League with seven league wins and no losses after eleven conference games. A final trio of matches includes Toledo Marengo and Brooklyn with two wins needed to clinch the south half title. Standings show Belle Plaine ahead of Montezuma Brooklyn and Marengo.

Belle Plaine Iowa Gazette Vinton Toledo Marengo Brooklyn

Watt resigns as Grinnell football coach after nine years

Des Moines bound Fuzz Watt former Grinnell athlete and nine year head coach resigns to join a Des Moines sporting goods firm. He will coach western Iowa South Dakota and Minnesota representing the firm. Watt started the resignation process after editorials urged athletic department shake up at Grinnell.

DES Moines Lester Fuzz) Watt Grinnell College Des Moines Sporting Goods Watt Grinnell Iowa South Dakota Minnesota John Truesdale J. S. Nolsen E. D. Strong Truesdale the Scarlet and Black College

Minnesota Gymnasts Defeat Iowa Hawkeyes in City Meet

In Iowa City the University of Minnesota Gophers beat the Hawkeyes 924.5 to 836 on Saturday. Minnesota won the high bar horse and flying rings events, while Iowa placed first and second in tumbling and the parallel bar event tied.

Iowa City University of Minnesota University of Iowa Gophers Minnesota Hawkeyes

Golden Gloves Tourney Boosts Cedar Rapids Charity

The Gazette and Cedar Rapids young men's bureau sponsor a December boxing tourney to raise funds for Camp Good Health and a milk fund for undernourished children. Two months of preparations lead to a culminating championship event Wednesday. The amateur festival gains status as a major local sporting highlight.

Gazette Young Men’s Bureau Chamber of Commerce Cedar Rapids

Cardinals Add Six Rookies Who Excel At Stealing Bases

St Louis Cardinals add six rookies known for base stealing alongside Pepper Martin. The group averaged 44 stolen bases each last season in various minor leagues. Lyle Judy led with 107 steals, Lynn King 35, Fred Ankenman 21, Stuart Martin 27, Louis Scoffie 23, and Eddie Morgan 30. Pepper Martin remains the club leader.

ST. Louis Pepper Martin Cardinals Lyle Judy Springfield Judy Lynn King Houston Fred Ankenman Columbus Stuart Martin Asheville Louis Scoffie Eddie Morgan Bloomington Ill Morgan Scoffie Pepper

Lowden High Defeats Clarence in 39 to 20 Basketball

Lowden High beat Clarence 39 to 20 in a Friday night game at the local gym. Kreinbring led Lowden with 13 points at halftime, while Bergman and Klatt each had four for Clarence. Clarence’s second team won 34 to 29 over Lowden Midgets. A Stanwood rematch looms next Thursday in Wanpsie Eight play.

Lowden Lowden High Clarence Kreinbring Bergman Klatt Decker Stanwood Wil

Eight Prep Games Slated This Week Across Local Teams

The week features eight high school games with Immaculate Conception vs St Patrick's tonight and St Patrick's vs St Marys Iowa City Wednesday. Friday brings Roosevelt at Iowa City and Franklin at Clear Lake, with Dubuque at McKinley and Wilson at Clinton Saturday. St Patrick's aims to move into first place by beating St Wenceslaus, while Lyons hosts Wilson and Clinton shows strength.

Immaculate Conception St. Wenceslaus St. Patrick’s St. Mary's Iowa City Clear Lake Franklin Dubuque McKinley Roosevelt Wilson Clinton Shamrocks S. C Greyhounds Wolfe Zvacke Driscoll Kovarik St. Pat's May Machovec Shanahan Seda Jeming Stramel Prohaska O'Toole St. Mary’s Action Little Hawks Cedar Rapids Bears Key City Davenport Mason City Lyons Ramblers

Unclear Big Ten Basketball Scores From Weekend Meet

Disjointed scores show Purdue leading Town 39 38 while Ohio State edges Minnesota 28 21. Indiana tops Chicago 2h 121 and Army defeats Harvard 153 13 in polo. Wrestling results list Indiana 20 Michigan State 0 with Colorado State 24 Denver.

Purdue Town Ohio State Minnesota Indiana Chicago Columbia Army Cornell Pennsylvania Carleton Northfield Macalester Butgers Naval Academy Tllinois Warvard Indiana University Michigan State Colorado State Denver Geis Towa Penn State

Plan To Transfer St. Joe Franchise To Waterloo Soon

Waterloo business leaders and Frank Haley plan to relocate the St Joe baseball club from the Western league to Waterloo this week. The move is seen as nearly securing a Waterloo franchise with Dr A J McLaughlin stating the league will expand to eight teams if needed.

St. Joe Waterloo Waterloo (Ap Frank Haley St.Joseph Waterloo Business Men Waterloo Daily Courier A. J McLaughlin

Cornell Cage Five Snowbound Postpones Beloit Game

Cornell College basketball in Beloit was postponed due to impassable roads after a snowbound trip to Forreston. The Midwest Conference game is deferred. a new date to be announced. In Cedar Falls, North Dakota State at Iowa State Teachers was postponed to February 11 because the Bisons were snowbound in Sioux City after beating Morningside.

Cornell Cage Five Beloit Wis Forreston Til Cornell Beloit College Cedar Falls Bisons Sioux City Morningside

Coe Basketball Team Stranded After Snowbound Trip

Coe College players returning from a game at Carleton in Northfield Minnesota became snowbound on Saturday. Cars driven by Forrest Rutgers and Moray Eby halted near New Hampton and north of Oelwein with players taking refuge in a farm house after getting stuck in a highway drift.

Coe Northfield Minn Carleton Forrest Rutgers Moray Eby Eby New Hampton Rutgers Oelwein

Dyersville Basketball Tournament Postponed

The sixth annual eastern Iowa amateur basketball tournament in Dyersville has been postponed from Feb 9–16 to Feb 16–23 due to heavy snowfall and blizzard. Secretary Charles F Gebhard announced the rescheduled dates on Saturday.

the Gazette Dyersville Iowa Charles F. Gebhard

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