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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1936
Page
7
Iowa beats Ohio State 25 to 23. Schneider lifts Coe with a 22 21 late shot as Knox misses free throws and slips from a 20 19 edge to a closing loss. Knox led 12 9 at half and 20 14 with ten minutes left before Coe’s comeback.
Indiana university basketball team edged Northwestern 27 to 24 in Bloomington. Northwestern without center Jake Nagode used tight defense to lead 21-20 late, but Indiana rallied to 24 all with six minutes left and pulled away as Lester Stout grabbed a rebound, Babe Hosler added a free throw, and the Hoosiers held the last three minutes.
CCC camps from Solon Lamont Marion Cresco McGregor and Leon vie for eight weight classes in the Golden Gloves tournament to be held at the coliseum next month. Entries from Eldora Decorah Hampton Maquoketa likely, with 151 up to Saturday. Tickets on sale now at Belden Hills Lyman’s and Iowa Electric Light office.
Fourteen to date of the 151 youths entered in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament to be held in the coliseum in February train daily in the armory. At the upper left Jack Cohn 135 pounds works the heavy bag while Jack Krumbholtz 160 pounds at lower left also trains. Marino Pusateri 126 pounds left and Bob Zika 112 pounds practice under Albert Kid Artz former pro pugilist who helps coach dozens of fighters in preparation.
Purdue's fast breaking basketball team defeated Chicago 44 to 21 for its second straight win in the Western conference campaign. Bob Kessler Jewell Young Paul Malaska and Austin Lambert led the attack while Chicago's Haarlow scarce got shots, finishing with four points. Purdue led 10-0 early and 24-14 at halftime, stifling Chicago's scoring attack throughout.
Illinois edged Wisconsin 29 to 27 in Madison as accuracy at the free throw line in the final five minutes gave the Illini the margin. The sellout crowd of 8,800 saw six lead changes and twelve ties, with Combes Vopicka Riegel and Henry sealing the win with late free throws.
Parsons overwhelmed Simpson 37 to 27 in an Iowa conference game at Fairfield. The Wildcats built a 10 point lead in the first 10 minutes and led 21 to 9 at halftime with Webb, forward for Parsons, scoring five field goals and a free throw.
The annual Western league baseball meeting in Davenport faces possible expansion from six to eight clubs. Waterloo’s readiness to join could trigger moves, including Frank Haley shifting to Waterloo from St. Joseph, and potential franchise revivals in Rock Island or St. Joseph. Cedar Rapids President Harry Johnson sent contracts to Raiders reserves as talks surface on spring training sites, possibly moving south to Springfield, Missouri if weather and finances align.
A rundown of scattered basketball results shows Iowa 25 over Ohio State 23, Wisconsin 27 over Northwestern 21, Indiana 25 at Northwestern 21, Kansas State 38 over Missouri 19, Iowa State 17 over Kansas 37, Ohio U 35 over John Carroll 50, Lima finds Findlay 31, Michigan vs Minnesota 28, Navy 34 over Army 12, and swimming Michigan 59 over Indiana 25, plus various other regional scores and overtime notes.
Iowa's surprising Hawks-edge Ohio State 25 to 23 before 8,000 fans as sophomore guard Joe Van Ysseldyk drilled the winning basket from near the foul line with ten seconds left after OSU erased a ten-point Iowa lead. Whitlinger led OSU with nine points while Burke and Rosenthal keyed Iowa's offense. Iowa improves to 2-0 in the conference. next they face Wisconsin at Madison.
In Ann Arbor Michigan edges Minnesota 38 to 28 after trailing early, with Chelso Tamagno returning from injury to play part of the game. Earl Townsend Gee and Emily Meyers lead Michigan with eight points each while Minnesota's Jones tops scoring with ten.
Kansas Jayhawks, strong on defense, held Iowa State to four points by halftime and cruised to a 38 to 17 victory. Coach Phog Allen used 15 players as Kansas doubled their 19 point halftime total and substituted full teams late.
Michigan swept all nine first places and set an intercollegiate record as Jack Easley led a 59 to 25 victory over Indiana in Ann Arbor. Easley cut 1.1 seconds off his own 200 yard breaststroke mark to 2.26, a new intercollegiate record. he is a national and Big Ten champion.
Iowa registers its second upset in as many starts by beating Ohio State 25 to 23 while Purdue defeats Chicago and Indiana edges Northwestern. The tied standings show Purdue Indiana Iowa and Illinois among the leaders as Wisconsin and Ohio State also contest the top spots.
Washington, in its Missouri Valley debut, edged Grinnell 38 to 34 in overtime after a 34-34 tie. Washington led 22-16 at halftime and sealed the win with two field goals in overtime. Free throws and late pressure shaped the final minutes.
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