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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
9
Iowa roars into a closing road swing facing Purdue in West Lafayette and Chicago after a narrow 39 to 38 loss at home. A pair of wins could lift the Hawkeyes into the first division. coach Rollie Williams plans to take twelve players on the trip.
Enthusiastic crowd watches first round of Marion high gym tournament as Leibsohn Motors Coe College and Marion teams emerge as early contenders. Finals set for Thursday with fourteen team matches starting at 7 o clock.
Vernon notes Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids high school basketball heads to Cornell for the season finale. Coach Judd Dean keeps the starting five intact as seven Cornell seniors, including Captain Coffman and guards Berve and Still, bid farewell. Tipoff is 8 p m with a 6 30 p m curtain raiser featuring Mount Vernon and Roosevelt.
Chicago AP report notes 32 of 364 boxers remain in the ninth Golden Gloves with semis set. Leaders Paul Hartnck Omaha and Johnny Barbara South Bend earned sportsmanship honors trophies from Joe Louis and Barney Ross respectively. The field resumes March 6 at Chicago Stadium seeking eight titles and Olympic team bids.
In Des Moines the White Hope boxing elimination show features John Malecek of Cedar Rapids stopping Jackie Brown in two rounds. The card also sees Jim Morris KO Ben Erickson in round two and Mike Klomp defeat Ray Dermott in round one.
Special to The Gazette. Saint Mary's defeated Riverside 33 to 14 in the final city basketball tilt at the public school gym. Edward Mannion led with 17 points as Saint Mary's opened a strong first half advantage.
Gregory S. Mangin of Newark the defending champion is seeded No 1 for the national indoor tennis championships opening in New York. J Gilbert Hall of South Orange is seeded second.
Pittsburgh report lists Annie Dusck of Omaha at 219 defeating Savoldi of Three Oaks Michigan and Karl Porella of Jersey City Lithuania defeating Suleyman Wey of Turkey in two weight class style bouts each showcasing international competitors in a brief AP summary.
The Dyersville Eastern Iowa Amateur basketball classic crowned its first and second all tournament teams. Phil Seghi of Cedar Rapids Wilson Packers earned outstanding player honors with 67 points in four games. Chet Good of John Deere Waterloo joined Seghi on the first five. Ockie Theisen of Iowa Electric Light and Power Cedar Rapids anchored the lineup. Delbert Fiscus of Waterloo Independent Meat and Grocery set a new guard precedent. Ernett Schwartz of Dubuque City Club earned another guard spot. On the second team Joe Buell Miller of Lisbon Hub Orr of Cascade joined Jack Clabby of Waterloo, Harold Meyn of Wilson Packers, and L Pack of Town Electric.
Blairstown basketball loses to Newhall 19 to 25 in the final home game. Newhall builds a 17-9 lead as Blairstown campaigns in the second half but cannot overcome the margin. Blairstown meets Mt Auburn in the county tournament at Keystone Friday at 2 p.m.
Earl Red Peppers notes Cedar Rapids fighters faced tough draws at the Chicago Golden Gloves. Highlights include Jack O Rourke and George Hayes, Dempsey out by Egan, and Milton Cashman’s hampered effort. Observes pro style referees and three-ring setup in Chicago matches.
Wilson's defeated the National Union 65 to 19 and the Quaker Oats beat Cherry-Burrell 46 to 9 in a Wednesday night M. and J. basketball league doubleheader.
In Chicago the Big Ten indoor track meet at the University of Chicago March 13 14 is designated a preliminary regional tryout for the United States Olympic team.
The University of Nebraska wrestling team meets Cornell on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Mount Vernon as Purple grapplers seek to rebound after losses. Key bouts include Howard McGrath at 165, James Watson at 155, Dale Brand at 145, Dale Sieben at 135, and Mark Tilton in the 118 match. Bernard Ollman may headline 125 for Cornell.
University of Chicago will keep its current policy for intercollegiate athletics, offering no subsidies and no discrimination. Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, president, said the program will be run like other university departments and remain part of the educational mission. He added that the school will succeed in competition as other regional institutions adopt its principles.
Indy report: Upper Iowa loses to Simpson 56 to 41 in Indianola dropping to a tie for first in the Iowa conference with Parsons. Simpson, known as a league giant killer, handed Upper Iowa its first defeat in five conference games as Parsons shares top standing at 8-2.
The advertisement claims starting gasoline in Standard Oil history warms a zero cold motor 35 percent faster. It argues faster warm up saves gasoline and reduces choke waste, urging motorists to adopt the smoother start on cold days.
The Marion high school basketball teams close the season hosting Springville Friday night at 7 o clock. The Marion sophomores, winners 10 to 5 over Wilson, seek another win to improve to eleven victories and four losses for the regular season.
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