Cedar Rapids Hosts 1937 Golden Gloves Champions
Crowds of about 3100 watched eight finals at the Memorial Coliseum as Cedar Rapids boxers claimed three crowns. Freddie Perkins of the Community House won 112 pounds, Pat Kimm captured 118, and Don Redmond took 135, with upsets and dramatic knockouts highlighting the final night of the tournament raising funds for Camp Good Health and the milk fund.
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Memorial Coliseum
the Gazette
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Camp Good Health
Young Men’s Bureau Milk Fund
Lighters Win Eighth In YMCA League To Stay On Title Path
Iowa Electric Light and Power firm the Lighters beat the Y Reds 51 to 33 to secure at least a share of the second round crown. Don Kinch and Davey Floyd led the Reds while Culver Motors looms as next week's key test for the division title. Drew Sport Shop topped Cherry Burrell 23 to 22 and Armstrong Clothing beat Breadmakers 40 to 23 with 13 by Peter Pan's Ice Elias.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Y” Reds
Culver Motors
Don Kinch
Franklin High
Davey Floyd
Reds
Drew Sport Shop
Cherry Burrell
Armstrong Clothing Company
Peter Pan
Elias
Comiskey Faces Holdouts Looming Over Sox Contract Talks
Chicago owner J Louis Comiskey confronts holdouts including Zeke Bonura and Luke Appling as he eyes a 1937 payroll plan. Appling has a $17,500 offer, the largest Sox wage outside Al Simmons, while Bonura demands more than $10,000 for next season.
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Chicago
J. Louis Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Woodland Bards
Ball Park
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Luke Appling
Zeke Bonura
Sox
Jackie Hayes
Rip Radcliff
Sugar” Cain
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New Orleans
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Yankees
Louis Louis Defeats Natie Brown in Fourth Round Knockout
In Kansas City AP dispatch referee Walter Bates ruled a fourth round knockout as Louis stopped Natie Brown at Municipal Auditorium before 10,222 fans. The bout earned Louis and backers $8,826.84 while Brown received $3,310, with a dull 4th frame after a two round standoff. Brown previously survived ten rounds two years earlier.
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Walter Bates
Joe Louis
Natie Brown
Municipal Auditorium
Washington
Bob Pastor
Louis
Jim Braddock
Brown
Natie
Bates
Cedar Rapids Eight Boxers Headed to Golden Gloves
Cedar Rapids sends eight champions to Chicago for the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. 112-pound Freddie Perkins. 118-pound Pat Kimm of Blairstown. 126-pound Ralph Sherman of Iowa City. 135-pound Don Redmond of Cedar Rapids. 147-pound Earl Carr of Cedar Rapids. 160-pound Don Emery of Dubuque. 175-pound Howard Campbell of Manning. heavyweight Cornelius Red Forrey of Cedar Rapids.
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Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Freddie Perkins
Pat Kimm
Blairstown
Ralph Sherman
Iowa City
Don Redmond
Earl Carr
Don Emery
Dubuque
Howard Campbell
Manning
Corney
Red” Forrey
Cedar Rapids Community House
Cornelius “Red” Forrey
Local wrestling card results from Cedar Rapids and surrounds
Harold Briggs hosts a 147 pound class showing Earl Carr Cedar Rapids defeated De Los Shrader Iowa City. In 160 pounds Don Emery Dubuque beat Max McCue Eldora CCC. 175 pounds Howard Campbell Manning won over Jim Galey Ottumwa. Red Forrey Cedar Rapids stopped Max Kiemm Central City in 58 seconds. Martin Frederickson Lenox defeated Milton Cashman Maquoketa house. Freddie Perkins Cedar Rapids Community House won by technical knockout Cecil Root Cedar Rapids after 1 10 of second round. Pat Kimm Blairstown halted Jack Robertson Cedar Rapids Community House in 1 18 of first. Robert Hall Maquoketa CCC beat Forrest Zwer Marion CCC. Bob Johnson Cedar Rapids Community House knocked out Lance Dailey Eats Rapids after 1 57 of second. Ralph Sherman Iowa City beat Juan Cortez Cedar Rapids. Cortez substituted when Harry Devore Lenox did not appear. Harold Briggs Cedar Rapids Com House beat Vincent Short van Don Redmond Cedar Rapids beat Hal Waltermeyer Cedar Rapids. Carr Cedar Rapids won by forfeit from Fred Hargrave Iowa City who could not make weight. De Los Shrader Iowa City beat Jim Tate also of Iowa City. Don Emery Dubuque beat Tim Lewis Ottumwa. Max McCue Eldora CCC beat Francis Doran Ottumwa. 175 Pound Division Jim Galey Ottumwa beat Leo Cain Iowa City. Howard Campbell Manning beat Red Forrey Cedar Rapids. Max Klemm Central City beat Jim Nance Cedar Rapids Community House.
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Red” Forrey
Jack O’rourke
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Max Klemm
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Perkins
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Leo Cain
Iowa City
Howard Campbell
Manning
Lynn Gage
Mount Vernon
Galey
Campbell
Jim Tate
de Los Shrader
Iowa University
Earl Carr
McKinley High School
Tate
Shrader
Fred Hargrave
Carr
Hargrave
Bob Rush
University of Iowa
Pat Kimm
Blairstown
Bob Hall
Maquoketa CCC
Kimm
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Jack Robertson
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Forrest Zwer
Marion CCC
Ralph Sherman
University City
Bob Johnson
Sherman
Juan Cortez
Harry de Vore
Cortez
Johnson
Lance Dailey
Redmond
Don Redmond
Harold Briggs
Briggs
Hal Waltermeyer
Vincent Short
Ryan
Freddie Perkins
Cedar Rapidsmunity House
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Pat Fine
Robert Johnson
Martin Frederickson
Milton Cashman
Cedar Rapids Community House
Cecil Root
Ten Cities Entered In State Volleyball Meet
Ten cities are entered in the annual state volleyball tournament at the Des Moines YMCA next Monday. Class A entries include Davenport Clinton Cedar Rapids Waterloo Osceola Ottumwa and Des Moines. Class B lists Fort Dodge Washington Boone Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Play begins at 9 a.m. and runs to 11 p.m.
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Davenport
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Washington
Boone
Williamsburg Team Wins From Sigourney 36-12
Williamsburg high school defeated Sigourney 36 to 12 led by Romberg with 17 points and O Neil with 8. The Raiders defense and sharp shooting powered the victory in Tuesday night action. Sigourney junior high fell to Williamsburg junior high 19-18 in the opener.
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the Gazette
Williamsburg
Williamsburg High
Sigourney
Raiders
Romberg
O’neil
Sigourney Junior High
Williamsburg Junior High
Basketball Scores From Wednesday Night Action
Scores recap shows Carleton 30 St Olaf 24 and Temple 36 NYU 33. Baylor 20 Wake Forest 41. C State 33. Dartmouth 40 Harvard 29. Tennessee 34 Vanderbilt 28. Loyola South 35 Pe Normal 33. Oklahoma A Washington uni sogatey and others listed with scattered results.
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Carleton
St. Olaf
Southern
Baylor
Wake Forest
C. State
Temple
New York University
Gear
Auburn
Dartmouth
Harvard
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Loyola
Pe Normal
Oklahoma
Washington
St. Leo Wichita University
Pittsburg
Teach College
Cit City U
Oklahoma Baptist ‘Army
Eden University
Sothern Methodist
Columbia Academy Meets St. Pat's Here Tonight
Columbia Academy, defending state parochial champions, visits St. Patrick's to face the Shamrocks in a return game after a 29 24 DuBuque win. Columbia has beaten St. Thomas Academy and DePaul Academy. Platteville fell to Columbia. kickoff is at 8 with an eighth grade contest between St. Pat's and St. Berchman's preceding.
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Platteville High School
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Ieeek
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Fidler Sets Record With 88 Bouts In Golden Gloves
Referee Alex Fidler, a top Golden Gloves official, added to his record by supervising 23 finals on the tourney’s final night. He had 65 bouts totaling 161 rounds before finals, with 27 knockouts overall and five new KOs on the last card. The event concluded with 88 bouts and 223 rounds across the tournament.
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Alex Fidler
Fidler
Iowa City Five Defeats Quaker Oats 29 to 25 in Upset
Led by Ted Fay with five field goals and two free throws, Racine Lynch of Iowa City toppled the favored Quaker Oats 29 to 25. The Iowa City team led almost throughout after a 9-9 tie, holding a 19-15 halftime margin as Quaker Oats suffered its third loss of the season while posting twelve wins.
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Racine Lynch
Iowa City
Quaker Oats
Iowa Citians
Quakers
St Louis Jumper Captures Gordon Trophy at Iowa
Vincent Finazzo, St. Louis sophomore, won the Gordon broad jump title in the Iowa field house, topping 16 competitors with a 22 feet 4 inch leap. Bush Lamb of Newton placed second at 21 feet 8 inches, Miller Strack of Grundy Center was third at 21 feet 6 inches. The traveling cup honors Ed Gordon, Iowa’s 1932 Olympic broad jump champion.
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Vincent Finazzo
St. Louis
Iowa
Finazzo
Bush Lamb
Newton
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Grundy Center
Ed Gordon
Louis Unable To Keep Des Moines Exhibition Date
DES MOINES (UP) Joe Louis delayed his February 23 exhibition here after Kansas City doctors ordered a two week rest for the Detroit heavyweight. Promoter Mike Jacobs said Louis had sinus trouble and a cold after a fight with Natie Brown, delaying the appearance.
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Kansas City
Mike Jacobs
Detroit
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Natie Brown
Jacobs
Church League Entries for Gold Medal Meet
Four Cedar Rapids church league teams have filed entries for the Y M C A intermediate Gold Medal basketball tournament set for March 1 2 and 3. The teams are Oliver Presbyterian Trinity Methodist First Ere and St Pauls Methodist. Three eighteen inch trophies will be awarded along with sixty individual medals. Entries for the intermediate tourney are due by February 24 and senior meet entries are due March 1.
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Cedar Rapids Church League
Oliver Presbyterian
Trinity Methodist
First Ere
St. Paul’s
Palo Hardwood Artists Sweep Ely In Double Victory
The Palo high school teams hosted Ely Tuesday on the Palo floor. The Palo girls won 34 to 9, dominating the game, while the Ely boys fell 29 to 22 in a tight matchup.
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Ely
the Gazette
PALO
Palo High
Letts High Edges Columbus Junction 34 24 In Letts
Letts high school beat Columbus Junction 34 to 24 on Tuesday night at Letts. Crumley led Letts with eight field goals and a free throw, Luckey added seven for Columbus Junction, and Gilkey scored nine for Columbus Junction. The Letts second team won 15 to 14. Winfield scheduled to play here February 19.
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Gazette
Columbus Junction
Letts
Crumley
Luckey
Gilkey
Winfield
Center Point Cagers Defeat Urbana Twice
Center Point defeated Urbana in a basketball double header at Urbana Monday night. The boys won 25 to 24 and the girls 40 to 26. The girls, still undefeated, travel to Central City Thursday to face Lisbon at 8:05 p.m. in the county tournament.
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Urbana
Central City
Lisbon
Agriculture Buys Second Autogiro For Aerial Tree Disease Scout
The U S Department of Agriculture purchases a second autogiro aircraft to scout diseased trees from the air. The first autogiro proved highly successful in locating infected trees in nearly inaccessible marsh lands in Louisiana.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
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