Ten High School Basketball Games Set This Week
Roosevelt leads the conference as seven prep teams meet in a ten game schedule. Key matchups include Roosevelt vs Mount Vernon and Franklin vs Iowa City with St. Wenceslaus and Immaculate Conception also in action. Friday features Wilson at Roosevelt and Franklin at Iowa City in pivotal Mississippi Valley conference clashes.
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Red Hawks
Franklin
Iowa City
Wilson
St. Ambrose Academy
Immaculate Conception
Mount Vernon
Monticello
McKinley
Bears
St. Xavier’s
Dyersville
St. Patrick’s
Marion
Thunderbolts
St. Wenceslaus
St. Mary’s
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Ambrose
Roosevelt High School
Riders
Frank Martin
Racine
Wis
Comiskey Predicts Sox Will Capture Pennant
Chicago White Sox owner Lou Comiskey predicted the club will win the American League pennant next season and lead the race from start to finish, barring too many injuries. He said the Sox would be ahead of the Yankees.
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Chicago White Sox
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White Sox
Yankees
Monte Stratton
Luke Appling
Rip Radcliff
Appling
Radcliff
Jackie Hayes
Zeke Bonura
Sox
Charles A
Comiskey
City Handball Tournament Opens January 25
The Y M C A handball committee led by Bob Kutchera plans the third annual city championship. Entries are open in three classes and doubles, with singles starting January 25 and doubles a week later. Notable entrants include Kutchera, Ambroz, Nissen, Hollander, Bartunek, Lebeda, Janu, Ross, Sila, Steffa, Grim, Killian, Burkholder, Mueller, Shomler, Hall, Achter, Castagna, and pairs Hollander Bartunek and Kutchera Buss.
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Y. M. C. A. Handball Committee
Bob Kutchera
Otto Ambroz
Paul Nissen
Ed Hollander
Vincent Bartunek
Chuck Lebeda
Chuck Janu
H. J. Ross
Wesley Si
Grant, Budge Reach Dixie Finals in Tampa
Bryan M. Bitsy Grant of Atlanta defeats Frankie Parker of Lawrenceville New Jersey in five sets to reach the Dixie tennis tournament final in Tampa. He faces Donald Budge of Oakland California, who advanced by beating Charles Harris in straight sets.
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Tampa
Oakland
Calif
Budge
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
Four Games Are Booked For Coe Fresh Quintet
The Coe freshman basketball team will play four games this winter. On January 30 they face Cornell away, then host Grinnell on February 15, travel to Grinnell for a return, and on February 24 play State Teachers at Cedar Falls in Cedar Rapids.
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Tom Hayden
Cornell
Purple
Grinnell
Cedar Rapids Quint
Cedar Falls
Nebraska Defeats Iowa State in Big Six Clash
Nebraska ousted Iowa State 45 to 33 as height advantage and balance gave the Huskers control. Jack Flemming led with 16 points on four field goals and eight free throws, while Rob ert Blahnik added 12. Coach Browne used 13 players as Nebraska cemented an undefeated home mark.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Cornhusker
Iowa State College
Cyclones
Jack Flemming
Ace Ames
Robert Blahnik
W. H. Browne
Huskers
Howard Baker
Iowa State
Harry Roschlau
Columbia College Alumni Meet in Cedar Rapids Monday
The Columbia college alumni of Cedar Rapids will gather at the Roosevelt hotel Monday evening. A 6 30 dinner precedes a general discussion expected to endorse one of forty coaching applicants for Columbia, recently vacated by John Neimec. Ed McPartland announced a informal speaking program with no visiting speakers.
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Cedar Rapids
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Columbia
John Neimec
Ed McPartland
Peter Pan Defeats Blairstown in Two Overtimes
The Peter Pan basketball team defeated Blairstown 27 to 25 on Friday night in two overtimes and seeks future games. Interested teams may contact Walter Hickman at 1500 Sixth Street NW or care of Peterson Bakery.
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Blairstown
Walter Hickman
Sixth Street NW
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Church League Standings Update to January 4
Inter-church basketball standings listed for teams in the East Side Pioneer League as of January 4. The report documents current rankings and team positions within the league standings.
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Pet Sinclair Wiepoetel Ee
St. Paul's
Church Pig Brethren Oeseach Bethel
United Brethes
St. Paul’s
First Presbyterian East Side Comrade League
Centra Sinclair Memorial Park
Beel A
Westminster Presbyterian
Church of Brethrent. Paul’s
St Paul's
Trinity
Reformed
Seeetenok
Cunningham Beaten In Handicap By NYU Freshman
Glenn Cunningham lost to David Arback in the 1000 yard handicap at the 165th Infantry Armory meet in New York. Lou Burns won his heat in 2 15.7, close to Cunningham's 2 10.1 world record, while Gene Venzke took the third heat with 2 17.2.
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NEW York
Glenn Cunningham
New York University
Lou Burns
Manhattan
165Th Infantry Armory
Cunningham
David Arback
Burns
Madison Square Garden
Gene Venzke
Venzke
Steele Yarosz Title Fight Offered in Pittsburgh Next June
Promoter Elwood Rigby offered Fred Steele $25,000 to defend his middleweight title in Pittsburgh next June against former champion Ted Yarosz. The offer was telegraphed to manager Dave Miller in New York after talks with Yarosz's manager Ray Foutts. Rigby cited a $65,000 gate two years ago for a Yarosz Dundee bout and predicted a $100,000 gate for a Steele-Yarosz match. Yarosz, returning from knee injury, recently defeated Sally Krieger in New York.
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Elwood Rigby
Fred Steele
Teddy Yarosz
Dave Miller
Steele
New York
Rigby
Ray Foutts
Yarosz
Vince Dundee
Babe Risko
Sally Krieger
Morningside Beats State Tutors 25-22 in Conference Victory
Morningside college defeated Iowa State Teachers 25 to 22 in Sioux City for its second North Central Conference win. The Tutors opened with a six point run, Olsen sparked the Maroons, and W. Anderson keyed a late surge with free throws and baskets.
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Morningside College
Iowa State Teachers
Tutors
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Maroons
W. Anderson
Maroon
Morningside
Dubuque U. Defeats Simpson 32 to 28 in Conference Game
Dubuque university defeated Simpson 32 to 28 in an Iowa conference basketball game. Captain Baal scored 11 points to lead the Spartans. Sharples of Simpson missed nine free throws but still made 11 points despite the poor line.
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Dubuque University
Simpson
Iowa
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Gus Mancuso Signs 1937 Contract with Giants
New York Giants business office received on Saturday the signed 1937 contract of Gus Mancuso the catcher who led the league with 138 games caught last season.
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New York
Gus Mancuso
New York Giants
Iowa Gym Team Opens Season With Big Ten Dual
The Iowa Hawkeyes host Illinois in the season opener of the heaviest schedule in school history. Captain George Nissen leads Cedar Rapids. Eugene Wettstein from Union City is a 1935 Big Ten all around champion. Veterans include Robert McCloy Iowa City Miles Adams Vinton and Philip Keil Williamsburg. Illinois brings three veterans. Iowa plans seven duals and hosts the Big Ten meet March 13.
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Iowa City
Iac
Iowa
Hawkeye
Illinois
Iowans
George Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeyes
Eugene Wettstein
Union City
N. J
Robert McCloy
Miles Adams
Vinton
Philip Keil
Williamsburg
Illini
Joe Engel Accepts Post As Farm Boss Of Washington Club
Joe Engel resigns as president of the Chattanooga Lookouts to become general manager of the Washington Senators farm system. Calvin Griffith will take over as Lookouts president with Engel remaining as vice-president. Mrs. Davis Sandlin as secretary and Bill Broxton as general business manager.
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Clark Griffith
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Bill Broxton
Roosevelt High Beats Grinnell 23 to 22 in Close Cage Game
Roosevelt High of Des Moines defeated Grinnell 23 to 22 in a late saturday cage game. Grinnell failed to score a field basket in the first half while Roosevelt led 16 to 7 at the break. Squire of Grinnell starred with an exceptional floor game. Roosevelt seconds won 29 to 22.
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Des Moines
Grinnell
Gazette
Roosevelt
Squire
College Football Scores From Readable Listings
A collection of scattered college football results shows Oklahoma A M 45 over Creighton 27 and Texas A&M 37 over Baylor 83. Other noted games include U of Arkansas 37 Southern Methodist 28 and Rice 28 vs Texas 20 with multiple regional colleges earning wins or losses in the weekend slate.
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U. of Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Texas Aggies
Baylor
East Central Teachers College
Ada
Pihaganee Teachers College
Tahlequah
Fort Hays State
Southwestern
Rice
University of Texas
Lawrence
Coe
Westminster
Ehopery Bock
Princeton
Williams
Long Island University
Rider
Auburn
Sewanee
Arkansas College
Eldorado Junior College
Carson-Newman
Tusculum
Maryville College
Lincoln Memorial Or
Tech
Vanderbilt
Sacksonville State
Kent State
Defiance
Hanover
Valparaiso
Wabash
Evansville
Northern
Millikin
Claston
Edinbere
New York University
Colgate
Tennessee
Alabama
Fordham
Brooklyn College
Marquette
Michigan State
An of Virginia
South Care
Wake Forest
William and Mary
Meat
State
Michigan
North Glenville State
West Liberty State
Wa University
University of Day- Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Gettysburg
Drexel
Dick Raines to Face Olaf Olson in Memorial Coliseum Clash
Texas wrestler Dick Raines, who drew with Al Mercier last week, meets Olaf Olson of Superior Wisconsin at Memorial Coliseum Thursday. Olson, six four and 240 pounds, defeated Tony Felice last week and is billed as a top drawing card. The bout will be best two of three falls with two more matches to be arranged by Eddie Jennings.
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Texas
al Mercier
Memorial Coliseum
Olaf Olson
Superior
Wis
Tony Felice
Raines
Minneapolis
Olson
Felice
Twin Cities
Eddie Jennings
John Rogers Leads Oakland Open After 36 Holes
John Rogers of Denver shot a 64 in the second round to surge to a 36 hole total of 133 and the Oakland Open halfway lead. Trailing by four strokes are Sam Snead, John Perelli, John Revolta, and Henry Picard among the top contenders in this 72 hole tourney.
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Calif
John Rogers
Denver
Pat
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John Perelli
Tahoe
John Revolta
Evanston, Ill
Henry Picard
Hershey
Famous Trainer Is Sanctioned For Doping Horse
ARCADIA Cal January 1 1930s era. E L Woody Fitzgerald famed trainer for Norman church stable at Santa Anita was suspended for the balance of the meeting after stewards found a saliva test from the horse Proclivity showed an alkaloid doping. The ruling came in a signed statement late in the afternoon.
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Woody” Fitzgerald
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Ebockers Basketball Team Seeks Additional Contests
The Ebockers basketball team coached by Dale Hughes seeks more games in or near Cedar Rapids. Managers of teams interested should contact Jack McGillicuddy at 406 E Avenue NW by writing or calling 2-131.
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Dale Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Jack McGillicuddy
E Avenue NW
Quakers Prepare Foes On Stuart Hall Court
The Quaker Oats basketball team meets Cascade on Stuart Hall floor Monday night at 8 15. On Wednesday Culver Motors quint will be met at the same venue and time.
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Cascade Independent
Stuart Hall
Culver Motors
Teufel Leads Hawk Track Scorers At Iowa Relay Carnival
In Iowa City the Phi Mu sorority relay team won the intersorority race at the seventeenth Iowa relay carnival. Delta Chi captured the interfraternity 660 yard relay. Carl Teufel of Davenport led Hawk scorers by winning the 60 yard low hurdles and placing second in the 60 yard dash while Ward Swift and Miller Strack won the high jump and broad jump respectively.
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Iowa City
Phi Mu Sorority
John Graves
Cherokee
Iowa
Kappa Kappa Gamma
van Phillips
Sigma Delta Tau
James Lyle
Des Moines
East Lawn
Phi Kappa Psi
Theta Xi
Delta Tau Delta
Dorothy Yeager
Fort Madison
Carl Teufel
Davenport
Andy Dooley
Centerville
John Collinge
Chicago
Robert Waples
Cedar Rapids
Ward Swift
Mount Vernon
Miller Strack
Grundy Center
Milford Barnes
Homer Harris
Omaha Athletic Club Wins A.A.U. Tank Meet
The Omaha Athletic Club edged Iowa State University freshmen by seven points to win the Midwest A.A.U. senior men’s swimming team championship in Omaha. Iowa State tallied 30, Nebraska 20, Lincoln Y.M.C.A. 12, and Hastings Y.S.C.O. 3 for the scattered team results.
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Omaha Athletic Club
Iowa State University
Midwest A. A. U
Omaha Mermen
Iowa State
University of Nebraska
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Neb
Lisbon and Stanwood split doubleheader
In Lisbon on Friday the Lisbon girls fell 24 to 8 to Stanwood while the Lisbon boys recovered from a halftime three point deficit to win 22 to 17. Roup scored 11 for Lisbon and MacKay led Stanwood with 8.
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Lisbon
Stanwood
Roup
MacKay
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