Nineteen Raiders Sign 1937 Contracts Under Crossley
Cedar Rapids Raiders contracts for 1937 show Cap Crossley along with Red Van Fleet Dick Elston already signed. Jim Hayes returns after a recall to Rochester, while nineteen players await signed documents with manager Johnson expecting quick completion.
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Red van Fleet
Dick Elston
Crossley
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Elston
Jim Hayes
Rochester
Cedar Rapids
Russell de Forest
Redding
Calif
Alex Filbert
Lincoln
Neb
Frank Howard
Hollister
Jiggs Gasaway
Pasadena
Ray Thomas
South Bend
Ind
Cedar County Tourney Set At Bennett This Week
The Cedar county high school basketball tournament will be held in Bennett Thursday through Saturday. Opening games Thursday include Mechanicsville vs Stanwood, Bennett vs Clarence, and West Branch vs Tipton. The event features Friday games, with semifinals and finals on Saturday. Bennett is cited as a strong favorite.
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Gazette
Tipton
Bennett
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
Clarence
West Branch
Springdale
Durant
Lowden
Lost Nation Independent Cagers Sweep Two Wins
Lost Nation independent basketball teams beat Lowden squads in two games. The V-8s triumphed 33 to 28 while Lost Nation's Model T sealed a 35 to 25 victory. Referee Scott of Elwood officiated.
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Lowden
Scott of
Elwood
Notre Dame Cagers Rout NYU at Madison Square Garden
Notre Dame defeated New York University 52 to 26 before 16 000 at Madison Square Garden. Johnny Muir led the Irish with eight first half points while Nowak scored 16 to pace Notre Dame as NYU faded in the second half.
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NEW York
Notre Dame
New York University
Madison Square Garden
NYU
South Benders
Violet
New Yorkers
Nowak
Boardman
Violets
Girls State High School Basketball Meet Opens Feb 25
Des Moines AP report announces 32 sectional tournaments opening February 25 for the annual state girls basketball meet. Centerville defends its title at home against Hamilton as 378 teams enter sectionals with district rounds March 4–6 and the state finals at the Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines.
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C. R. McIntire
Oakland
Girls’ High School Athletic Union
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Hamilton
Drake
Eldora
Ackley
Radcliffe
Arlington
Union
Pinchford Cons
Williams
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Alden
Steamboat Rock
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Owasa
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Guttenberg
Oneida
Elkport
Stanley
Aurora
Garnaville
Colesburg
Maynard
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Peosta
Epworth
Kye
Postville
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Chester
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Troy Mills
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Walker
Newhall
Monticello Captures Jones County Championship Title
Monticello outpaced Center Junction 58 to 12 to win the Jones County basketball crown. Hobart scored 15 and Eden 13 for Monticello while center Teb? Westphal added 11 for Anamosa in the consolation. Semis saw Monticello beat Martello 55 to 23 and Center Junction edge Anamosa 21 to 18.
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Martello
Anamosa
Hobart
Eden
Howard Westphal
Stanwood Girls Win Cedar County Title
Clarence beat Bennett 29 to 17 to claim the Cedar County title for Stanwood girls. The team also secured the consolation game by defeating Lowden.
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Cedar
Gazette
Clarence
Cedar County
Bennett
Lowden
Louis Braddock to Sign On Friday for June Massacre Fight
Chicago report says the signing of the Louis Braddock bout is set for Friday at a Chicago hotel with high noon plans. Promoters Joe Foley Joe Tuiner Mike Jacobs and managers Joe Gould Julian Black John Roxborough expect a Soldier Field or Comiskey Park venue after a district park board vote. Louis and Braddock and their teams fly in midweek amid signs contracts are already signed.
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Joe Tuiner
Illinois Athletic Commission
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James J. Braddock
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District Park
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New York
Joe Gould
Julian Black
John Roxborough
Kansas City
Foley
Louis
Omaha
Davenport Y Tank Team Defeats Cedar Rapids Y 102 to 45
Davenport Y M C A senior and intermediate squads overwhelmed Cedar Rapids Y M C A on Saturday night 102 to 45. Notable Davenport names include Jack Seig former Iowa star Jim Wilson Yale alum and Bob Quail Minnesota ace. Cedar Rapids secured only three first places.
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Gazette
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Jack Seig
Iowa University
Jim Wilson
Yale
Bob Quail
Minnesota
Walsmith
Cocker
Noon
Keller
Rudin
Russell
Columbia Cagers Edge Penn 24 20 in Iowa clash
In Oskaloosa AP report Columbia with nine from Knockel beat the Penn Quakers 24 to 20 as Penn lingered in the cellar of the Iowa conference. Glen Baker led Penn with ten points while Baker’s freshman form helped Columbia secure the win.
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Renaud
Paikene
Kruse
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Ander
E. Hott
Gornell
I Pritenard
Cape Girardeau
Pepper Hash and Baseball Gossip Mix in Early Sport Talk
The column riffs on Pepper Hash in a long note about miles and a weak heart. It mentions Golden Gloves advance sales in Cedar Rapids and profiles Larry MacPhail and K M Landis. The piece also notes Lou Gehrig, Jake Ruppert, and a possible Yale football end taking a first base role, with Dizzy Dean potentially becoming a deaf and dumb school instructor.
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Yankees
Larry Kelley
Yale
Dizzy Dean
School For the
Deaf and Dumb
Parochial teams pace eastern Iowa basketball season
St Francis of Council Bluffs rolled to a 54 18 win over Trinity at Sioux City as part of a string of strong performances. The article notes Iowa City Roosevelt and Davenport races, Bartusek siblings contributions, and a Wilson upset in the Mississippi Valley Conference boosting title hopes.
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Roosevelt
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Iowa Gymnasts Edge Minnesota In Tight Big Ten Meet
The University of Iowa gymnastic team defeated Minnesota 1,010% to 1,00414 in a close home meet. Iowa's Eugene Wettstein won three first places and Captain George Nissen took a tumbling event title amid strong performances by both schools.
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Eugene Wettstein
George Nissen
Shawbold
Big Ten
Gophers
Wettstein
Ari Ite
Dodge
Lash
Indiana
Paavo Numri
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Gene Venzke
Penn
Arthur Clarke
Bright
Minnesota Beats Iowa State In Indoor Track Meet
Minnesota and Iowa State faced off in Minneapolis as the Minnesota team won 54 to 50. Bobby Hubbard set a new indoor broad jump record with 22 feet 10 1/4 inches, while multiple events noted winners include King and Johnson of Iowa State in middle distance and pole vault respectively.
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Ed Gordon
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Flannagan
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Hepp
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Hanson
Robinson
McGuire
Falk
Gruenwald
Pina
Vonlehe
Carleton Clinches Midwest Lead With Lawrence Victory
Carleton College defeated Lawrence College 36 to 23 in Northfield securing its seventh straight win and sole first place in the Midwest college basketball race. Monmouth College stands second with three wins and two losses.
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Northfield
Kansas Quint Triumphs Over Iowa State 41 28
In Lawrence Kansas the Jayhawkers built a 24 10 halftime edge and finished 41 28 over Iowa State Rogers scored 11 Pralle 10 for Kansas while Flemming led the Cyclones with 8 points all from free throws.
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Brandon Wins Three From Rowley Teams
Brandon defeated Rowley in three games Friday night before the season’s largest crowd. The second team won 11 to 7 with Albert leading the scorers. Brandon girls won 25 to 14 led by strong defense from Albert Weart and Jacobs. Rowley’s Campbell had 11 points to lead scorers. Brandon first string won 20 to 12 in a revenge victory.
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Rowley
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Coe Freshmen to Meet Cornell Here Monday
Coach Tom Hayden plans a freshman basketball game against Cornell on the local floor Monday night at 7 30. Presch and Martin will start at forwards with Mehlan at center and Cisler and Cech at guards as Coe seeks revenge for a prior defeat.
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Cornell
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Presch
Martin
Mehlan
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Mason City Handball Star Leads Iowa Title Run
Willis Patton of Mason City won the singles title at the Iowa handball championships held at the YMCA while Cedar Rapids pair Wilfong and Bolterman captured the doubles. Patton defeated Paul Nissen of Ames in the final 21-16, 21-16, as Abe Marcovis and Don Steffa fell in earlier rounds.
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Ames
Cedar Rapids
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Blairstown Blanked by Shellsburg in Friday Game
Blairstown lost to Shellsburg on its home floor 62 to 20 in a one sided basketball contest Friday evening. Shellsburg jumped to an early lead and maintained it throughout the game, outrunning Blairstown at both ends.
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Shellsburg
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