Week Long High School Basketball Schedule To Feature Key City Showdowns
The city wide high school hoops card lists contests from Monday through Friday with marquee clashes at Roosevelt St. Wenceslaus and Immaculate Conception as Franklin Iowa City and Mount Vernon Mount Vernon clash on home floors. The week also features St Xavier at St Patrick's and St Ambrose visiting Immaculate Conception as teams chase conference standings.
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St. Wenceslaus
Red Hawks
Ississippi Valley
Franklin
Iowa City
Immaculate Conception
Mount Vernon
Roosevelt
Monticello
McKinley
St. Xavier's
Dyersville
St. Patrick's
Marion
St. Wenceslau’s
St. Mary's
Town City
St. Patrick’s
Columbia
Wilson
St. Ambrose Academy
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Ambrose
Keokuk County Cage Tourney Set for Jan 21 22 23
Special to The Gazette Keokuk county teams from Sigourney Keota Keswick Delta Richland Ollie Hedrick Martinsburg and Sigourney will compete in a three day basketball tournament here January 21 22 and 23. The Sigourney squad has losses to Pella Delta and Eldon and seven games remaining on its schedule including a January 29 matchup with Williamsburg.
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Keokuk County
Sigourney
Keota
Keswick
Delta
Richland
Ollie
Hedrick
Martinsburg
Pella
Eldon
Williamsburg
Split in Iowa college loop proposed by Parsons coach
Parsons coach Leon Frank urged Iowa conference division into two groups with round robin schedules or an official loop champion. He cited Wartburg’s partial schedule and argued least four football and ten basketball games should count toward standings. if not, teams should be excluded from title race. A cross-division playoff could decide the champion.
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Leon Frank
Parsons College
Iowa
Wartburg College of Waverly
Frank
Little Nineteen
Illinois
Parsons Mentor
Midwest
Parsons
Former Senators star Eddie Foster Dies From Auto Crash
Eddie Foster, 56, Washington Senators third baseman from 1912 to 1919, died after injuries from a January 7 automobile accident. He died in a hospital with his mother wife and three children at his side. friends and club officials were present. Foster, a Chicago native who settled in 1917, was honored after a pneumonia illness and will have funeral and burial services held locally.
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Eddie Foster
Washington Senators
Foster
Mike Martin
Washington Club
Clark Griffith
Eddie Bynon
Senators
Washington-Baltimore
Chicago
Traer and Dysart to clash in Tuesday basketball game
Traer and Dysart high schools meet Tuesday night on the local floor. Dysart holds an unbroken season winning streak while Traer has won only one of five. Traer counters with a new razzle dazzle attack, challenging the Dysart defense. A second-team game will precede the main event.
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Immaculate Conception
St. Wenceslaus
I. C
Wenceslaus
Mount Vernon
Roosevelt
Monticello
McKinley
Bears
St. Xavier’s
Dyersville
St. Patrick’s
Franklin
Marion
Thunderbolts
St. Mary’s
Owa “City
St. Patrick's
Dubuque
Columbia Academy
Columbia
de Paul Academy
Chicago
St. Thomas of
TRAER
Dysart
Hts
Peter Pan Defeats Blairstown in Friday Narrow Victory
The Peter Pan basketball team beat Blairstown 27 to 25 after two overtimes Friday night and seeks more games. Interested teams may write Walter Hickman at 1500 Sixth Street NW or in care of the Peterson bakery.
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Peter Pan
Blairstown
Walter Hickman
Sixth Street NW
Peterson Bakery
Teufel Leads Hawk Track Scorers At Iowa Relay Carnival
Carl Teufel Davenport sophomore led Hawk track scorers at the seventeenth annual Iowa relay carnival in Iowa City as Phi Mu won the intersorority relay with a 4 53.5 mile quarter time. Delta Chi won the interfraternity 660 yard relay in 1 14. Phi Mu queen Dorothy Yeager Fort Madison received the honor.
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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
Fin Hing
Andy Dooley
Centerville
John Collinge
Chicago
Robert Waples
Cedar Rapids
Ward Swift
Mount Vernon
Miller Strack
Grundy Center
Milford Barnes
Homer Harris
Fred Steele Offered Pittsburgh Title Defense Against Yarosz
Promoter Elwood Rigby offered middleweight champion Fred Steele $25,000 to defend his title in Pittsburgh next June against former champion Teddy Yarosz. The offer was sent to Steele's NY manager Dave Miller after talks with Yarosz' manager Ray Foutts. Rigby cited a 65 000 gate for Yarosz vs Dundee and predicted a 100 000 gate for Steele. Yarosz, back from knee injury, beat Sally Krieger in New York to resume his comeback.
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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
Iowa Gym Team Opens Heaviest Schedule of Season
Iowa’s Hawkeye acrobats start their longest schedule Monday with a Big Ten dual meet against Illinois in Iowa City. Captain George Nissen heads the squad, joined by Eugene Wettstein and veterans Rob ert McCloy Miles Adams and Philip Keil as top event contenders. The team will host seven dual meets this season and the Big Ten meet is set for March 13.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Hawkeye
Illinois
Iowans
George Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeyes
Eugene Wettstein
Union City
N. J
Robert McCloy
Miles Adams
Vinton
Philip Keil
Williamsburg
Whichejeets
Jowan
Big Ten
Four Games Are Booked For Coe Fresh Quintet
Coe freshman basketball team will play four games this winter under Coach Tom Hayden. On January 30 they visit Cornell and host Grinnell on February 15. Grinnell comes to town February 20 and Cedar Falls faces State Teachers at Cedar Falls on February 24.
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Tom Hayden
Cornell
Purple
Grinnell
Cedar Rapids Quint
Cedar Falls
Lisbon and Stanwood Split Two Cage Games
Lisbon fell to Stanwood in a girls game 24 to 8 while the Lisbon boys rallied from a halftime deficit to prevail 22 to 17. Roup led Lisbon with 11 points and MacKay had 8 for Stanwood. The story notes a separate item about German highway aid placement.
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Stanwood
Gazette
Roup
MacKay
Dick Raines to Face Olaf Olson Next Thursday at Memorial Coliseum
Texas wrestler Dick Raines, who drew ninety minutes with Al Mercier, headlines the card at Memorial Coliseum Thursday night against Olaf Olson of Superior Wisconsin. Olson, strong and in peak form, beat Tony Felice last week and is a drawing card at the Twin Cities. The bout will be best two out 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
Olson
Twin Cities
Eddie Jennings
Waverly Defeats Oelwein 29 to 16 in Tight Contest
Waverly topped Oelwein 29 to 16 in a close Friday game after leading 9 to 6 at the half. Van Heel led Waverly with nine points while Walrath starred for Oelwein and Gosch led the Oelwein reserves with seven.
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Oelwein
Speria
I- Oelwein
Huskies
Walrath
van Heel
Gosch
China Tops U S Aircraft Exports in Early 1936
Trade figures show China as the leading customer for United States aircraft for the first seven months of 1936 with imports valued at 4 310 480 dollars.
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China
United States
Zipay Wins 1936 Minor League Batting Crown
Ed Zipay rookie first baseman for Fostoria in the Ohio State League is named 1936 minor league batting champion with a .419 average. He becomes the first first year player to lead minors since the awards began and receives a sterling silver bat and a cup. Zipay, 20, from Sturges Pennsylvania, moved to Huntington in the Middle Atlantic League after Fostoria, and tied for high honor with noted performances in 1936.
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Durham
N. C
Ed Zipay
Fostoria
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Zipay
Sturges
Huntington Club
Gene Handley
Air Club
Barney McCoskey
Charleston
Mid-Atlantic
East Stroudsburg
Teachers College
Jimmy Sanders
Martinsville
Oscar Eckhardt
San Francisco Missions
Ebockers Seek More Games Around Cedar Rapids
The Ebockers basketball team coached by Dale Hughes seeks additional contests in or near Cedar Rapids. Interested managers should contact Jack McGillicuddy at 406 E Avenue NW or call 2-1311.
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Ebockers
Dale Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Jack McGillicuddy
E Avenue NW
Quakers Face Cascade and Culver Motors On Stuart Hall Court
The Quaker Oats basketball team meets Cascade on Stuart Hall floor Monday at 8 15. Wednesday at 8 o’clock Culver Motors quint will be met on the same court.
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Quaker Oats
Cascade Independent
Stuart Hall
Culver Motors
Comiskey Predicts Sox Will Capture Pennant
Chicago owner Lou Comiskey predicts the White Sox will win the American League pennant next season. He cites pitching depth, contrasts with the Yankees, and vows a strong start despite possible holdouts. He recalls past injuries and pledges strong support for a pennant run.
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Sox
Hicago
Chicago White Sox
Lou Comiskey
White Sox
Yankees
Monte Stratton
Luke Appling
Rip Radcliff
Appling
Radcliff
Jackie Hayes
Zeke Bonura
Charles .A
Roman” Comiskey
Columbia College Alumni Gather Monday Evening
The Columbia college alumni of Cedar Rapids will meet at the Roosevelt hotel Monday evening. A 6 30 dinner precedes a general discussion during which an endorsement of one of forty coaching candidates is expected announced by Ed McPartland president of the local unit.
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Columbia College
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Columbia
John Neimec
Ed McPartland
Marengo Wins Cedar League Battle at Brooklyn
Marengo traveled to Brooklyn on icy roads Friday and returned with a 36 to 32 Iowa Cedar League victory. Spargrove led Marengo with 13 points as the team held a 19 to 14 halftime edge. Brooklyn’s second team defeated Marengo’s seconds 19 to 13.
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Marengo
Brooklyn
Iowa
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