Liggett Trophy Revived In Cedar Rapids Silver Skates Meet
The Cedar Rapids Officials Association revived the Liggett two mile race with a traveling trophy donated by the mother of George Liggett, a Silver Skates winner in 1931 and 1932. Any skater is eligible, allowing retired champions like George Shimek to compete. Officials and timing crews were announced for the meet set Sunday at Roosevelt rink, with entries closing Thursday midnight.
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Roosevelt Municipal
Cedar Rapids
George Liggett
Liggett
George Shimek
Tom Crabbe
Forest Rutsers
W. L. Barnard
Fred Winter
Dick Barker
Wayne Basler
Les Grieg
Jack Farwell
Harold Still
Bib Hahn
Don Belknap
Frank Kinch
Stewart Cooper
Horace Hedges
Judd Dean
Don Wolfe
Eldon Coffman
Willis Lamb
Leonard Pauly
Dave MacGregor
Ira Carruthers
Bob Dunlop
Joe Carberry
Nels Lee
Randall Hart
Clarence Paulson
Orville Rust
Carl Lavell
Paul Kricher
R. D. Proctor
Vv. E. Peschau
Tait Cummins
Jim Siemund
Alex Fidler
Gazette
Scores Flash Across Conferences In Split Big Ten Midwest Areas
Ohio State 34 Iowa 52 Minnesota 44 Michigan 32 Wilneis 51 Chicago 26 Wisconsin 49 Northwestern 6 Grinnell 343 Rvion 28 Monmouth 333 Beloit 26 Carleton 35 Lawrence 34 Duke 413 Navy 31 Penn State 31 Pitt 30 Syracuse 42 Rhode Island State 66 Connecticut 59 Army 363 Columbia 23 Duquesne 465 St. Francis 47 Siena 3 Rutgers 4s Lafayette ff Rider 39 Earlham 33 Long Island 61 Brooklyn 34 Franklin Marshall 12 Bucknell 39 Dartmouth 49 Cornell 20 West Ohio areas show many scores with Drake 411 Washington 38 Kansas 51 Nebraska 32 Kentucky 40 Southern teams varied across regions.
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Roosevelt and Franklin Athletes Set to Graduate This Week
Roosevelt High School seniors Jim Ensign and Martin Thorson join Franklin’s Sterling Delzell Emory Sample and others as they finish the first semester and prepare for graduation this week.
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Yets Rapids High School
Sterling Delzell
Franklin
Emory Sample
Martin Thorson
Jim Ensign
Roosevelt
Tip for Kids to Enter Silver Skates Field This Year
Weather permitting a race program next Sunday, the Silver Skates field should be wide open across divisions. Entries urged now. meet uses a point system and former champions cannot repeat.
Illinois Keeps Big Ten Lead With 54-26 Win Over Chicago
Illinois defeated Chicago 54 to 26 to maintain an undefeated Big Ten share, led by Andy Phillip with 12 points on four baskets and four free throws. The Illini staggered early before pulling away 29-9 at halftime, then emptied the bench with 20 players playing and 26 points by substitutes. Frank Siska led Chicago with eight points in a fifth straight Maroon loss.
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Andy Phillip
Illinois
Chicago
Douglas Mills
Ilinois
Frank Siska
Maroons
Badgers Hold Off Northwestern For 49 46 Win
Wisconsin staved off Northwestern’s late rally to win 49 46 at Chicago Stadium before 13 289 fans. Key stretch included Wendland and Eperson scoring as Patterson sealed the victory on a fast break in the closing seconds. Northwestern’s Wendland led with 19 points while Kotz and Clason contributed for Wisconsin.
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Russ Wendland
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Henry Clason
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Bob Sullivan
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Patterson
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Scott
Esser
Reng
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Cono Schiewe
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Cleson Clawson
Kotz Sullivan
Schiewe
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DePauw
Bob Riegel
Mlinots
Abe White Named Decatur Manager for 1942 Season
Abe White, a left handed pitcher who won 17 games last season for Mobile in the Southeastern League, is named manager of Decatur in the Three Eye league for 1942. The appointment follows the acquisition of Dib Williams, who managed Decatur in 1941, by New Orleans of the Southern Association. Williams batted .342 for Decatur last year. White, a Georgia native, previously managed Buford in 1938 39 and 40, guiding his club to national semi pro titles, with prior playing stints at Birmingham and Rochester.
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Barker Mayser to Renew Friendship at F and M
Dick Barker former Cornell coach for football wrestling and track joins Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster PA as football coach partnering with Charley Mayser one of the nation’s top wrestling mentors Their long standing friendship dates to Barker’s days at Iowa State and their past rivalry with Cornell is highlighted by Mayser’s Iowa State squads and Barker’s Cornell teams
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Henry Iba
Oklahoma Aggie Cage
A.B.C
Henry Gundling
Dick Barker
Cornell
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Lancaster
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Iowa State Colege
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Charley Mayser
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Iowa State
Sophomore Jimmie Sims delivers last-second winner for Ohio State
Ohio State defeats Iowa 54 52 on a last 30 second winning field goal by Sophomore Jimmie Sims. Max Gecowets led Buckeyes with 16 points and Iowa star Milt Kuhl had 15. The win ends OSU six game Big Ten slide and extends home winning streak over Iowa to 12.
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Jimmie Sims
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Hawkeyes
Max Gecowets
Ohio
Gecowets
Milt Kuhl
Sims
Kuhl
Bucks
Bob Shaw
Midwest May Let Freshmen Compete
A special Midwest Athletic conference meeting at the Blackhawk hotel in Davenport will discuss allowing freshmen to compete in all varsity sports next year. Coach Eby and officials expect the conference to revoke the rule restricting freshmen, amid wartime speed-up in education.
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Davenport
E D., Strong
Grinnell
Moray Ll. Eby
C. Ward Macy
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George W. Bryant
Eby
Gazette
Coe College Board of Trustees
Chadima and Cook Eliminated in Juvenile Semis at Silver Skates
Cedar Rapids skaters Glenn Chadima and Donald Cook were knocked out in the juvenile semifinal rounds of the Silver Skates derby in Chicago. Iowa runners won preliminaries but failed to reach finals. finalists include Dave Roll, Donald Laser, Bill Ryan, and Bud Butler from Chicago. Chadima won a prelim heat 220 yards in 31.8 seconds. Cook led a later heat in 35 seconds flat.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Chadima
Donald Cook
Dave Roll
Glen Ellyn
Donald Laser
Bill Ryan
Bud Butler
Chadima
Cook
Minnesota Triumphs Over Michigan 44 to 32 in Field House
Minnesota beats Michigan 44 to 32 in a Western conference game before 15 000. Don Mattson and Don Smith scored 24 points combined, Mattson with 13 leading all scorers. The Gophers trailed after five minutes before taking a 22 16 halftime edge.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Don Mattson
Don Smith
Gopher
Mattson
Smith
Mandler
Gophers
Tony Jaros
Warren Ajax
Minnesotans
George A Brown in critical condition at Des Moines hospital
Des Moines Des Moines General Hospital doctors report George A Brown former secretary of the Town High School Athletic Association critically ill from internal hemorrhages. Dr Ray Lamb says Brown has lost a significant amount of blood and was discharged from the IHSA A secretary post last March after years in the role.
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George A. Brown
The
Town High School Athletic Association
Des Moines General Hospital
Ray Lamb
Lamb
Brown
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