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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1937
Page
9
Yale Harvard Princeton Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania and Dartmouth shelved plans for an Ivy League of athletic virtue. The group questioned a round robin schedule and mocked the notion of a flawless conference while noting uneven commitment among members.
Coe College prepares for a two game Midwest Conference road trip opening Friday at Ripon and Saturday at Appleton against Lawrence College. The team expects tough opposition from both rivals and aims to rebound after a one sided Bradley loss in the Augustana tournament finals last Saturday.
Marion's Crimson Indians, coming off two defeats, prepare for the home contest with Wilson tonight. The team, led by healthy Hense and Davin after recent injuries, aims to rebound after tough showings and a Friday trip to Manchester against another strong opponent.
The article notes Pluto as the newest discovered planet and explains it completes a single solar orbit roughly every 249 years. It highlights its long orbital period and distant position in the solar system.
Poor roads and cold weather postponed two Mississippi Valley conference games, Clinton vs Iown City and Davenport-Dubuque. Davenport defeated Dubuque 30 to 15 in a game played Monday night. Franklin faces McKinley this week and can join Roosevelt as second place when victorious. Roosevelt remains the league’s only undefeated team and meets no conference foe this week.
In Waukon IA the high school basketball double header saw the Harpers Ferry girls defeat Waukon 60 to 17 while the Waukon boys topped Harpers Ferry 52 to 19. The results give both teams a split outcome for the evening.
Carleton defeated Lawrence 30 to 19 and Ripon 28 to 25 to surge in the Midwest conference standings. The team hosts five of seven remaining games, while Monmouth and Cornell contest the cage title amid schedule notes and upcoming key matchups.
Peter Pans and Iowa Steel won Monday in the YMCA basketball league. Bakers beat Cherry Burrell 33 to 22 with Ace Elias and John Snyder leading scoring. Iowa Steel defeated Bishop Cateria 34 to 27 led by Jack Krumbholz seven field goals.
Luana high school basketball team wins at home over Marquette 26 to 8 with a 9 to 5 halftime edge. Earlier, Marquette junior high pushed Luana to overtime before falling 23 to 22.
Chicago's Harry Cooper fired a final 66 at Griffith Park to win the Los Angeles Open, setting a tournament record by five strokes. He finished 274 for four days with rounds 69 70 69 66, ahead of Ralph Guldahl and Horton Smith who tied for second at 279.
Wessel scored 13 as the Quaker Oats beat Victor Five 56 to 17. Victor lacked reserves with five players on the trip, trailed 41 to 9 at halftime, and Bowman contributed 10 of Victor’s 17. Cascade will face the Quaker Oats next, in Stuart Hall at 8 p.m.
Tony Felice and Olaf Olson meet in the undercard with Pete Frosia facing Johnny Marrs in the opener. Main event pits Dick Raines the Texas Tornado against Al Mercier of Springfield in a much anticipated bout. Mercier earns praise as a top legitimate wrestler while Raines is hailed as a premier mauler from Texas.
The Lincoln Panthers defeated the Sinclair Panthers on the Mc Kinley floor 35-29 in overtime. At halftime the score was 14 all and 27 all at the end of regulation. Engels scored fourteen points and Cejka eight.
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