Purdue Top Iowa 35 to 31 In Rough Big Ten Clash
Purdue's Malaska led a deliberate attack as Iowa fouls rained down in a 35 to 31 victory before 9,500 at Iowa City. Gaddis led Hawks with ten points while Ben Stephens reached 92 points for the year and Purdue stays atop the Big Ten standings after delaying Iowa’s rally.
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Iowa City
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Suesens
Stephens
Iowa
Young
Downey
Hawkeye
Johnson
Indiana
Ben Stephens
Funeral Honors Wrestler Martin “Farmer” Burns
In Toronto the Rev. Martin Horan praised Burns as a model of clean sportsmanship at his funeral on Monday. Friends and relatives gathered at St James Catholic Church with burial in the Burns family lot at St James Cemetery. Burns died Friday at his daughter's home in Council Bluffs.
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St. James Catholic Church
Martin “Farmer” Burns
Mat King
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Burns
Council Bluffs
Skaters Urged To Stay Off New West Side Rink
Skaters both adults and youths are urged to cooperate with city officials the playground commission and WPA workers as they flood the new west side rink. Ice was cut by skaters yesterday night before freezing solid prompting officials to keep the rink closed until a smooth surface forms. The Gazette’s Silver Skates races may be held next Sunday on the rink if ready otherwise on the Cedar river.
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Minnesota Five Down Chicago Cagers 30 to 23
Minnesota opened Western Conference play with a 30 23 victory over Chicago in Minneapolis. Gordon Addington led scoring with 12 points as Minnesota built a 17 11 halftime edge and never relinquished the lead. Chicago's John Eggemeyer scored nine, while the box score lists balance on both sides.
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Ten Iowa Athletes Win Freshman Scholarship Cups
Ten University of Iowa athletes received freshman scholarship cups for 1935 36 halftime awards during the Hawkeye versus Purdue game. Recipients include Ben Stephens baseball Dean Holdiman basketball Gaylord Hadenfield cross country William Decker football Seymour Shapiro golf Jack Tschirgi gymnastics John Sproatt swimming Leo Kerford tennis Robert Waples track and Charles Alcock wrestling.
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Cambridge
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Marshalltown
Gaylord Hadenfield
Glenwood
William Decker
St. Louis
College basketball scores round up action across conference play
A series of college basketball results from multiple matchups. Purdue defeated Iowa 35 to 31 while Michigan edged Northwestern 34 to 31 and Illinois beat Indiana 40 to 31. Other notable scores include Drake 33 Washburn 32 and North Carolina 56 over V M I 29.
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Westminster College
William Jewell
Three Prep Teams Tussle Tonight In Dual Games
Three high school basketball games are scheduled for tonight two on foreign floors. Immaculate Conception hosts St Patrick s of Iowa City. Greyhounds seek follow up after an 18 15 win over St Patrick s last Sunday. Wilson visits Marion for season opener with Ramblers favored. St Wenceslaus at Springville features first and second teams in two games on Springville s floor.
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Ohio State Wins Opener Over Wisconsin 28-22
Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 28 to 22 in Columbus as Jimmy Hull led the attack with three field goals. The Buckeyes built an 18-9 halftime edge and withstood a late Wisconsin rally before coasting to the win in front of 7,902 fans.
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Michigan Edges Northwestern 34 31 in Final Surge
Michigan came from behind in the final two minutes to defeat Northwestern 34 to 31 in Ann Arbor. Sophomore center Smich sparked the finish after entering seven minutes from the end as Captain Gee fouled out, with Townsend scoring late to seal the lead.
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Chicago
Iowa Wesleyan Beats Penn 47 to 31 In Rough Conference Game
Oskaloosa Iowa Penn college battled Iowa Wesleyan in a rough Iowa conference game with the Tigers leading 25 15 at halftime. Criss and Anderson were ruled out of the Quaker lineup as fouls mounted and Penn finished with 23 personal fouls to Iowa Wesleyan 17.
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Penn College
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Thornburg Beats Kinross In Tough Local Basketball Clash
Thornburg boys beat Kinross 34 27 on their home floor with a 14 14 halftime tie. Kinross seconds routed Thornburg 27 11.
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Kinross
Iowa sports notes spark alumni proposal and Hagen plans
A letter from Eddie Break urges alumni to push Iowa recruiting via former athletes coaching in state high schools, linking to resignations at Iowa athletics. The piece cites Wisonsin revival hopes and notes old Iowa prep star Davenport's move to Chicago, urging ethical maneuvers to keep Iowa talent. Also featured is golf great Walter Hagen saying he plans to retire, travels with Joe Kirkwood, and eyeing elephant hunting during a world tour.
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Cedar Rapids
John Davenport
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Local High School Basketball Schedules Show Neighbors and City Rivalry
Iowa City teams appear frequently on Cedar Rapids schedules with 17 cross city games, all sharing near equal skill and minimal travel. The trend favors smaller nearby schools like Marion Monticello Springville and Conroy for neighborly matchups and rising girls basketball with St Wenceslaus adding doubleheaders.
Roosevelt High to Play Des Moines Clash Next Season
Athletic Director Fred Winter announces Roosevelt High School Des Moines will be on Franklin card next season with a Nov 12 game at Des Moines. St Wenceslaus girls beat Ely as Margaret Musel scored 32 points. Bradley College basketball, led by sophomores, defeated Coe, while Illinois teams boast Big Ten strength despite results against Iowa Purdue and Illinois.
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Scheduled Official For Iowa Cage Tilt Is Incapacitated
AP reports John Getchell slated to officiate the Iowa Purdue game was injured when his car overturned near Decorah. Fred Winter of Cedar Rapids replaced Getchell and partnered with Lloyd Larson for the game.
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Zwers Named Captain of Notre Dame Eleven
Joe Zwers of Grand Rapids Michigan was chosen as 1937 Notre Dame captain at the Irish banquet in South Bend. He is a right end who started every game except the final against Southern California when a shoulder injury kept him from playing.
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Joe Zwers
Grand Rapids
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Southern California
Illini Upset Indiana 40 to 31 in Champaign
Illinois shocks defending Big Ten co champs Indiana with a strong first half, building an 18 to 7 lead and later extending to 34 to 15 as Harry Combes returns from injury to score 16 points. Bob Riegel and Louie Boudreau add 11 each, while Indiana struggles with tight Illini defense.
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Calmar and Clermont Split High School Cage Doubleheader
Calmar teams split with Clermont on Friday. Calmar boys beat Clermont 26 23 while Clermont girls triumphed 33 8 in a双header contest.
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McCarthy and Gehrig Top 1935 Baseball Pay Scale
A Treasury report to congress shows Lou Gehrig as baseball's highest paid player in 1935 earning 31000 and Joe McCarthy the Yankees manager at 35000. Other top earners include Gordon Cochrane 30000 Farther names include Gabby Hartnett Chuck Klein and Lefty Gomez with salaries ranging to 45040 for Charles Stoneham and 42436 for Branch Rickey.
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Mickey” Cochrane
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Lefty” Gomez
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Branch Rickey
Traynor
Louis TKO Ketchell in 2 rounds before 10000 fans
Joe Louis the Brown Bomber opened in Buffalo with a two round knockout of Stanley Ketchell of Bloomfield New Jersey in a bout billed as an exhibition. Louis dominated the second round, landing a single crushing left hand that felled Ketchell, who lay still as the count continued.
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