High School Sectional Tournament Opens Here Next Thursday
The annual state basketball sectional will open at Wilson High School with six Class A and nine Class B teams. Full schedule through Saturday includes rounds at Mount Vernon Franklin Wilson Marion McKinley and others. Tickets cost 50 cents adults 35 cents students. all-session pass 1.50 adults 1 student.
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Roosevelt
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt School
Thunderbolts
West Siders
Wilson
Ramblers
Marion
Mount Vernon
Mechanicsville
Lisbon
Alburnett
Franklin-Wilson
Stanwood Wins Clarence Girls Tourney Title
Stanwood high school girls win the sectional tournament beating Clarence 28 24 in the final at Clarence. Stanwood led 19 12 at halftime. In the consolation game Durant beats Springdale 37 18. Semifinals produced Clarence 58 9 over Springdale and Stanwood 45 15 over Durant.
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Stanwood High School
Stanwood
Durant
Springdale
Indiana wins Big Ten wrestling meet over Cornell College
Indiana University defeated Cornell College of Mount Vernon Iowa at Bloomington in a Big Ten wrestling meet winning five matches by decision and a sixth by forfeit. Each side forfeited one match and two bouts were held by agreement in the 126 pound division.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Olin Girls Take Meet By Beating Oxford Team
The Olin girls beat Oxford 34 to 18 to win the meet. Dor thea Schellim scored 23 points for Olin. Superintendent Henry Irons presented the championship trophy to captain Kristina Matejka. In the consolation game Wyone defeated Center Junction.
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Olin
Oxford
Dorthea Schellim
Henry Irons
Kristina Matejka
Wyonne
Center Junction
Van Deusen Captures Y Scoring Title in 1937 League
George Van Deusen of International Harvester wrapped up the Y M C A basketball league scoring championship with 155 points in 15 games. He tallied 40 points in the final two games, 22 vs Cherry Burrell on Feb 19 and 18 against the Reds on Wednesday, finishing well ahead of Tim Alton and Bob Forrestal of Culver Motors with 128 each and Red Wilson with 127.
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Y. Reds
George van Deusen
International Harvester Company
University of Iowa
Cherry Burrell
Reds
Tim Alton
Bob Forrestal
Red Wilson
Culver Motors
Alton
Forrestal
Wilson
van Deusen
Nebraska Beats Kansas To Tie Big Six Lead
Nebraska edged Kansas 37 to 32 in Lincoln to share the Big Six lead. A 7,000 attendance marked the largest crowd ever at a Big Six basketball game as Nebraska moved into a first place tie with the Jayhawks.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Kansas University Jayhawks
Drake Defeats Notre Dame in Final Event of Indoor Meet
Drake’s indoor track team won the mile relay to close the program, coming from behind to beat Notre Dame 54 to 50. Drake secured seven firsts to five for the Irish, while Notre Dame powered a slam in the shot put.
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South Bend
Ind
Drake
Notre Dame
Nebraska Tankers Defeat Iowa State in Dual Meet
Nebraska swimmers set five Big Six marks as they rout Iowa State 53 to 22 in Lincoln. Huskers swept all nine events recording new Big Six records in the medley relay 300 yards, 220 free, 100 free, 200 breast, and the 440 free relay.
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Neb
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T Womey
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Perkins
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Thornton
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Big Six
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Thir Gates
Michigan Tankers Defeat Minnesota
Michigan's travel weary swimming team defeated Minnesota 49-35 after a record-shattering triumph over Iowa City. Coach Matt Mann's squad endured two nights on trains and the strain of bettering eight recognized marks without endangering records.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa City
Matt Mann
Record Shatters in Global Track Meet High Jump Victory
The article reports on multiple field and track events. Oklahoma Baptist hurdler Grieve Allen defends the 65 meter high hurdles title in 8.8 seconds. San Romani wins the 1500m in 3 51.2, Beccali and Venzke follow. O'Brien takes 600m in 1 23. Fox, Oye and Ganslen clear 14 feet in pole vault. Meantime Robinson wins 1000m with 2 29.4. Meadows clears 14 3 for pole vault title. Norman Bright defends 5,000m in 14 45.8.
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Columbia
Johnson
Glickman
Grieveam Allen
Oklahoma Baptist University
Allan Tolmich
Wayne University
Detroit
Lawrence G. O’connor
University of Toronto
Joseph Robinson
Newark A. C
San Romani Annexes
Archie San Romani
Kansas
San Romani
Luigi Beccali
Italy
Gene Venzke
University of Pennsylvania
Don Lash
Indiana
Beccali
Venzke
Miklas Szabo
Glenn Cunningham
Eddie O’brien
Syracuse University
O’brien
Richard Gill
Boston College
Edward T. Cook
Williams College
Wesley Wallace
New York
Norman Bright
San Francisco
Sueo Oye
Richard Ganslen
Kia
Gansien
Graceland Crowned Iowa Junior College Basketball Champion
Graceland College of Lamont defeated Northwestern College of Orange City 39 to 35 to win the 1937 junior college basketball title in Marshalltown. Graceland raced to an early 11 point lead and held a 24 to 13 advantage at halftime despite being outmatched in size.
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Graceland College of Lamont
Northwestern College of
Orange City
Graceland
Northwestern
Court Scandal Wins Miami Stake at Hialeah Park
Court Scandal the outsider in a field of ten three year olds captured the Flamingo stakes at Hialeah Park in a dramatic stretch drive. Jockey Steffen rated him well, the mile and an eighth finished in 1 49 3 5 with a nose victory over No ir, Eli Yale third and Tattered fourth, paying $93.70 to win.
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Miami
Fla
T. B. Martin
Hialeah Park
Steffen
Mary Hirsch
Greentree Stable
Eli Yale
Greentree
Toddville Upsets Center Point To Take Title
Toddville girls basketball claims the sectional title with a 38 24 win over Center Point. Helen Bowers stars as Toddville avenges a prior county final loss. In consolation Quasqueton defeats Winthrop 28 18. Semi finals had Toddville 29 21 over Quasqueton and Center Point 37 21 over Winthrop.
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Center Point
Toddville
Helen Bowers
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Winthrop
Iowa Wesleyan Dominates Penn College In 68 42 Victory
Iowa Wesleyan raced to a 26 14 halftime lead and exploded for 42 points in the second half to defeat Penn College of Oskaloosa 68 42. Bob Frost led with 26 points for the Tigers, boosting his season total to 177.
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Mount Pleasant
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Minnesota Matmen Defeat Iowa 23 5 in Big Ten Duel
Minnesota wrestlers claim their eighth straight win by beating Iowa 23 to 5 in Minneapolis. Only Iowa win came from Dick Miller at 126 pounds as the Gophers dominate with fall and time advantage finishes across weight classes.
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Zabel
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Peniieo Sumer
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Whittaker
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Nead
Grinnell College Swimmers" Big win over Augustana
Grinnell college swimmers defeated Augustana of Rock Island Illinois 57 to 18 here Saturday winning every event. Erik Voss lowered the 40 yard freestyle pool record from .193 to .189 and the 160 yard relay team cut a tenth of a second to finish in 1 21.5.
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Grinnell College
Augustana
Rock Island
Ill
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Erik Voss
Northwestern Tankers Defeat Illinois 57 27
Northwestern's undefeated swimming team won all nine events to beat Illinois 57 to 27 at Patten Pool. Danny Zehr and Herbert Wolfson each captured two firsts in sprints.
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Northwestern
Ilinois
Pattenpool
Danny Zehr
Herbert Wolfson
Wildcats
Cubs Sign Shortstop Judges for 1937 Camp
Chicago AP says shortstop Bill Judges notified the Cubs he has signed his 1937 contract and will arrive in time to entrain March 7 for spring training on Catalina Island. Five Cubs remain unsigned: Augie Galan Frank Demaree Joe Marty Tuck Stainback Tex Carleton.
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Frank Demaree
Joe Marty
Tuck Stainback
Tex Carleton
Purdue Runs Wild To Defeat Indiana In Final
Purdue defeated Indiana 69 to 45 before 5 500 at Lafayette as Young led with 22 points. Purdue built a 34 19 halftime lead behind a new lineup while Indiana’s Huffman and Downey were sidelined. The Raiders sign several players including De Forest and Potter amid holdouts and managerial tension.
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Boilermakers
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Jewell Young
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Andres
Young
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Missouri Track Team Defeats Iowa State 68 to 36
In Columbia Missouri the Missouri Tigers beat the Iowa State Cyclones 68 to 36 in an indoor dual meet. Missouri swept the low hurdles high jump and won seven other events while Iowa State topped in the pole vault mile and mile relay.
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Foolen
Three Eye League To Meet In Chicago Sunday
Des Moines AP says Three I baseball league president Tom Fair will convene a routine meeting in Chicago Sunday to discuss the 1937 season. Members include Peoria Decatur Moline Sr Terre Haute Evansville and Clinton Ia.
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Tom Fairweather
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Clinton
Wilton Junction Sectional Tourney Opens In Tall Bleachers
Wilton high school has removed permanent seating in the gym and installed bleachers doubling capacity to about nine hundred to one thousand. The sectional schedule lists AY 7 30 p.m Atalissa versus Bennett and 8 30 p.m Muscatine versus Tipton with Friday games including Wheatland vs Lowden and Ville versus Buffalo plus Awo od versus at and Fence versus Atalissa Bennett. Semifinals follow Saturday afternoon and night in both classes A and B.
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