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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1938

Page

2

Iowa Beats Indiana 36 32 In Big Ten Battle

Iowa edges Indiana 36 to 32 at Bloomington for its second conference win. Key contributors include Stephens Kinnick Drees and Van Ysseldyk for Iowa and Kin muck Bird Platt for Indiana. The game featured nine lead changes late and Iowa sealed it with a late spree.

Big Ten Indiana Iowa Jack Drees Ben Stephens Bentsiege Ind van Ysseldyk Stephens Crees Joe Platt Jim Bird Nile Kinmuck Hoosiers Bloomington Hawkeyes

Minsburg Favored to Win County Tournament at Sigourney

The Minsburg squad is favored to capture the county basketball title in Sigourney this week as 13 teams vie for the Review Cup. Contenders include Delta, Martinsburg, Ollie, Hedrick, Webster, Thornburg, and Keola Gibson's entry. The event, spanning January 19 to January 22, is coordinated by Sigourney superintendent Lynch with Jack Snyder and Anus Moore officiating.

Sigourney Hig Neme Delta Aths Martinsburg Iwick Richland Kinross Richd Ollie Hedrick Webster Th English Thornburg Keola Gibson Iynch

Atkins Cagers Fall in Triple Header

Atkins high school basketball teams lost Friday night on their home floor to Shellsburg in a double header and to Newhall in a separate game. The Shellsburg second team led late to win 19-18 with Lint and Schirm as top scorers. The first Shellsburg win 62-26 featured Husted and Pooch as leading scorers while Atkins also fell 48-17 to Newhall in the third game.

Eclal Cavette Atkins Shellsburg Lint C. Schirm Husted Pooch Newhall Lieht Quaker Oats Co Wilson & Co Witwer Groc la Plant-Choate Iowa Steel & Iron Aebeeenes Speeder Machinery Sree Penick & Ford Lt Fran Kirch Quaker Oats Fever Hendryx Light Co Forrestal al Knake Speeder Floyd Quaker Oats Koach. Light Co Riley Mullens Alton Wilson Iowa Steel Co McCracken la Plant Krumbholtz Town Steel Akin Tae LaPlant Sneeder Mach Iowa Steel Frsday

Yankees Cut Saltzgaver and Makosky in Roster Moves

The world champion New York Yankees released utility man Otto Saltzgaver and right hander Frank Makosky. Saltzgaver batting .182 in 17 games last season was optioned to Kansas City, while Makosky, mainly a reliever, appeared in 26 games with five wins and one save.

NEW York New York Yankees Otto Jack” Saltzgaver Frank Makosky Saltzgaver Kansas City Makosky Newark Jost Woo

Keystone Star Harold Miller Named to ISTC Freshman Squad

Harold Miller, former Keystone high baseball and basketball star, is named one of twenty members of the freshman squad at ISTC in Cedar Falls. The squad was reduced from sixty three men in the announcement by Coach Whitford.

Keystone Harold Miller Keystone High Cedar Falls Whitford

Purdue Romps Over Wildcats 37 to 26

Purdue uses high speed offense to top Northwestern in Chicago or Lafayette action. Boilermakers lead 21 16 at halftime as Young scores 16 points on five field goals and six free throws. Nagode nets 13 for Northwestern in a steady defensive contest.

Lafayette Ind Purdue University Northwestern Boilermakers Purdue Young Boilermaker Wildcats Jake Nagode Youne Grenklent Smit SeMrehael Anderson Fisher Nagode Dickinson Vance Verwer Davis Malnaka Barrettass Currie Aer Purdie Lines Yeager Trenkle McMichael Smith Dick Bray Cincinnati George Higgins Minneapolis

Scoring Snapshots From Early College Showdowns

Associated Press scores show St Ambrose 5 to 1 over Hawaiian All-Stars, Luther 34 to 20 over Cornell, Iowa 383 to Indiana 37, Northwestern 28 to Fordue, Minnesota 41 to Ulnais 2, Wisconsin 11 to Michigan Rd, Oklahoma 18 to Iowa State 26, Pittsburgh 1 to Carnegie Tech 38, Lehich 43, Muhlenberg 17, Villa Nova 1 to Geneva 32, Sewanee 32 to Vanderbilt 28, Idaho 34 to St Louis 19.

Associated Press St Ambrose Luther Cornell Iowa Indiana Fordue Northwestern Minnesota Ulinais Wisconsin Michigan Oklahoma Iowa State Pittsburgh Carnegie Tech Lehich Muhlenberg Villa Nova Geneva Sewanee Vanderbilt Idaho Geneagea Tulsa Washington St. Lenle

Oklahoma over Iowa State 48 to 26 in Big Six clash

Oklahoma remained undefeated in the Big Six by routing Iowa State 48 to 26 in Norman. Sophomores Roscoe Walker and Marvin Mesch sparked the early surge, building a 25 to 10 halftime lead as Cyclones struggled with fouls and late scoring.

Norman Okla Oklahoma Iowa State Sooners Bob Blahnik Roscoe Walker Marvin Mesch Sooney Bat Martin Blahnik Little Menae Afmr Cyclones

Iowa State Mat Squad Defeats Illinois 18 14 in Ames

The Iowa State wrestling team defeated Illinois 18 to 14 in Ames. The sole fall came in the 135 pound class as John Kirstein pinned Emmons in 3.5 minutes. Several matches went to decisions or draws with Iowa State taking three of the decision bouts and Illinois winning few.

Ames Iowa State College University of Illinois Grapplers Tha John Kirstein Iowa State Emmons Illinois Town State Holman Stuart al Spoecker Batfacia Iudra Sec ‘Taylor Des Moines

Cedar County Junior High Tourney Date Set

The Cedar county junior high basketball tournament is scheduled for January 27 and 29 on the Tipton floor. Mechanicsville plays Durant at 4:30 p.m. and Clarence faces West Branch at 5:30 p.m. Stanwood meets Bennett at 7:30 p.m. and Lowden plays Tipton at 8:30 p.m. Semifinals start Saturday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. with finals at 3:30 p.m.

the Gazette Tipton Cedar County Mechanicsville Durant Clarence West Branch Stanwood Bennett Lowdon

Roosevelt St Patrick s And S C In Games

Roosevelt travels to Monticello to face a strong prep squad while St Patrick s and Immaculate Conception host games on their home floors. Two St Pat s contests start at 7 with varsity at 8, and Roosevelt shows only an even chance on Monticello s court. Waters of Waterloo beat locals earlier in the year.

St. Patrick’s Immaculate Conception Roosevelt Monticello St. Pat's Shamrocks Sacred Heart of Waterloo Waterloo Five Sacred Heart High Oelwein Jones County Iowa City High McKin

Pairings Released For Buchanan Tourney

The Buchanan county basketball tournament pairings for boys and girls have been announced. Games run Feb 10 to 12 on the local floor with schedules listing byes, matchups, and times for both divisions.

the Gazette Buchanan County Winthrop Aurora Hazleton Jesup

Badgers Top Michigan 39 to 30 in Madison Showdown

Wisconsin defeats Michigan 39 30 as captain Townsend is held to two free throws while George Rooney leads with 15 points for Wisconsin. Crowd of 10 400 attends. Wisconsin shows cleaner ball handling and plays, Michigan struggles from the line.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Michigan John Townsend Wolverine Thomas George Rooney Wisconsin Sharpshooters Howard Powel

Gophers Triumph Over Illinois For First Big Ten Win

Minnesota, defending co champs, upset Illinois 41 to 29 in Champaign to halt Illinois title hopes. Addington led with 13 points, Kundla added 10 as Dehner scored six field goals and two free throws in a tight game.

Champaign III Minnesota Monday Night Illinois Ilinois Ilini Gordon Addington Gopher Johnny Kundla Lewis Dehner Illini Dehmer Ka Minos Kurundia Addington Hapac Paul Maki Marty Rolek Louie Boudreau Kundlat Gophers

Ace Grapplers On Thursday Mat Program

Thursday night Memorial Coliseum hosts a strong mat card led by John Paul Jones and Sun Jennings with Eddie Jennings staging two main event caliber preliminaries. Middlekauff versus Rumberg headlines the semi windup while Babe Bisignano meets Pete Frosia opening the show under referee Bob Jessen.

John Paul Jones Texas Ranger Sun Jennings Memorial Coliseum Eddie Jennings Bill Middlekauff Hal Rumberg Middlekauff University of Florida Rumberg Spokane Wash al Bisiigano Des Moines Babe Carbera Pete Frosia Minneapolis Bisigno New York City Bisignano Bob Jessen Iowa University West

Farr In Great Shape For Braddock Fight

YORK AP The Welsh boxer Tommy Farr trains intensely in Summit New Jersey for a ten round bout with Jimmie Braddock at Madison Square Garden He is confident of beating Braddock and eyeing a March 11 bout with Max Baer with promoter Mike Jacobs backing the winner Farr has transformed from a battered foe of Joe Louis to a bigger faster fighter with a stubborn edge and the public shows strong interest in the bout at Garden prices up to 11 50 per seat

Tommy Farr Jimmie Braddock the Garden Summit N. J Joe Louis Yankee Stadium Louis Farr Tommy Ki McPartland York Tonypandy New Jersey Braddock Max Baer Mike Jacobs Farr- Braddock Baer Max London Long Branch

Cornell Falls to Luther 33 to 30 on Monday night

Luther built a big early lead then withstood Cornell rallies to win 33 to 30. Scholt led Luther with ten points while Schneider and Maloney paced Cornell with fourteen and ten points respectively. Hanson scored nine for Luther as the Norsemen controlled the pace.

Decoran Luther Etlege Cornell Norsemen Luther Anderson Schneider Paul Maloney Dean Norse Scholt Hougaard Soholt Hanson Bersik

Winthrop and Lamont Split Double Header

Winthrop and Lamont split victories in Winthrop Iowa Friday night. In a tight game Winthrop led 15-11 after three quarters before Lamont tied 17-17 with two minutes left. Allyn scored for Winthrop on a Held goal as Lamont pulled away to win the other game.

Operees Fairbank Winthrop Aurora Dependenrs Hazleton-Jesup Brandon Rowley Fairbank Lamont-Quasqueton Sguangietaly Thursden Lamont Allyn Quasquet

Wilbur Shaw Named 1937 World Racing Champion

Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis was designated 1937 champion by the American Automobile Association contest board. He totaled 1 140 points with Ted Horn of Los Angeles second at 860 and Bern Rosemeyer, the Auto Union driver, third with 600 points after last year’s Vanderbilt Cup in New York.

New York Wilbur Shaw Indianapolis American Automobile Association Shaw Ted Horn Los Angeles Bern Rosemeyer Auto Union

Wilson Packers Take Two Tilts From Conroy

The Wilson Packers of Cedar Rapids swept a doubleheader from the Conroy Independents Saturday night. Final scores were 39 to 33 in the opener and 43 to 38 in the nightcap.

Wilson Packers Conroy Gazette Cedar Rapids Conroy Independents

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