Pirates chairman hints at star for star trades
Bill Benswanger says Pirates need new faces and would swap stars with any club. Paul Waner calls the plan cheap while Forrest Jensen disputes his quotes. Pie Traynor defends the team, Waite Hoyt questions loafing, and Benswanger hopes a shake up sparks a pennant bid.
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Bill Benswanger
Pirates
Pirate
Florida
Paul Waner
Paul
Bill
William
Forrest
Woody
Jensen
Wichita
Pie Traynor
Dreyer
Benswanger
Traynor
Waite Hoyt
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Conference basketball tests and coaching twists loom large
Iowa conference teams grapple with Midwest loop results as Coe and Cornell split losses to Central and St. Ambrose. Beloit defeats Dubuque while Iowa foes eye upcoming Saint Ambrose rematch. Harold Turner leaves Coe to coach Knox, pitting Eby against Turner as Wilson High faces a winless season yet claims two notable distinctions.
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Iowa
Coe
Central
Cornell
St. Ambrose
Luther
Beloit
Dubuque University
Hawkeye
Purple Five
Saint Ambrose
Simpson
Cedar Rapids
Columbia of Dubuque
Golden Gloves prelims advance ticket sale announced
Advance sale for the Golden Gloves preliminaries at Memorial Coliseum on Feb 7 8 and 9 starts Jan 24. Tickets priced 1.12 ringsides and first balcony rows 0.85 main floor and balcony 0.40 upper tiers. Orders already received and records kept at four cigar stores Belden Hills Niagara Curry's Lyman's. Lenox Iowa entries include eight fighters across seven weights with Ralph Hayes managing the team. George Hayes a former champion is aiming for top honors in the middleweights.
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Memorial Coliseum
Belden Hill
Lenox Boxers Preview Size Up for Golden Gloves
Earl returns to defend weight division after missing weigh in last year’s prelims. Hayes entry Martin Fredrickson moves up to 118 pounds following a 112 pound title last year, while Billy Calahan showcases C Y O tournament pedigree. Mike offers a Lenox team preview hinting at next month’s Golden Gloves caliber.
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Martin Fredrickson
Hayes
Milt Cashman
Freddie Perkins
Lenox
Billy Calahan
Mike
Culver Motors And Armstrongs Edge In Y League Game
Culver Motors and Armstrongs each won by one point in the Y League Monday. J Hollenbeck sank a decisive late foul shot to lift Iowa Theater past Armstrongs 28 27 after Iowa began with no wins in the first round. Culver Motors won in overtime 29 28 with Seghi and Alton delivering clutch shots.
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Armstrong's
Peter Pan Bakers
Iowa Theater
Armstrong’s
J. Hollenbeck
Peter Pan
J. Lockwood
Seghi
Alton
Fe Ft PlEltas
Stramel
LI Wolf
Hogan
Nelson
OolWerners
Fineliman
O'Thayer
Coa
Forrestale
Northrup
Alice
Glick
Dvorak
Seeley
Smith
Wiltons
Rudolph to Exhibit At Curry's Billiard Parlor Jan 20
Erwin Rudolph three time world pocket billiards champion headlines a six exhibition series at Curry's billiard parlor on January 20. Known as Rudy, he defeated Ralph Greenleaf in 1927 to win the world title and set high run and exhibition records, including a 277 ball run in 1935.
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Erwin Rudolph
Pocket Billiards
Curry
Academy
Rudy
Ralph Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Rudolph
Chicago
Ponzi
Kelly
Mosconi
Caras
Allen
Great Falls
World Championship Run In Competition
A world championship event features a run and free admission. The report notes the program is open to the public with no entrance fee and highlights the competition as a notable athletic display.
Knitters And Drews Face Off At Local Rink In Hockey
The Cedar Rapids Knitters will meet Drew's in a hockey game at the local rink at 8:00 Tuesday evening. Plans are underway to host the Waterloo Hawks here for a game Friday evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Drew’s
Waterloo Hawks
Turner Named Head Coach at Knox College
Harold C Turner a Coe College graduate and former Mains township high school and Des Plaines High School coach is named head football coach at Knox College succeeding Pete Reynolds who resigned Turner will also coach swimming and teach physical education Turner played center for Coe football from 1920 to 1922 and captained the 1922 Midwest Conference champions He is praised by Moray Eby of Coe as an outstanding football athlete from Coe College
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Harold Turner
Coe
Knox College
Galesburg
Moray Eby
Turner
Knox
Galesburg, Jr
Harold C. Turner
Mains Township
Des Plaines HS
Pete” Reynolds
Maine
Cox College
Cedar Rapids
Cos
Boxing results from Chicago and Washington cards
Pete Lelio 131 outpointed Everett Siminston 135 in Pepi Bluffs Missouri. Gene Spencer 128 outpointed Mickey Walker 128 in Sioux City Fay. Lou Gevinson 131 outpointed Armands Sicilia na Chicago. Ambiguity persists on several names and venues but results indicate multiple decisions across cities.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Pete Lelio
Gary
Everett Siminston
Pepi Bluffs
Gene Spencer
Foun
Mickey Walker
Sioux City
Fay
Washington
Lou Gevinson
Armands Siciliana
Rowley High Wins Three Straight Basketball Games
Rowley high school snapped a holiday slump by defeating Walker 16 44, Winthrop 24 23, and Oddville 58 30 to boost the season record to seven wins and three losses. The Toddville factory girls beat Rowley 82 24. Rowley has a game with Quasque ton at Rowley Friday.
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Rowley
Rowley High School
Walker
Winthrop
Oddville
Toddville Factory
Toddville Girls
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