Michigan and Northwestern Vie for Big Ten Lead Saturday
Michigan and Northwestern clash in Evanston to decide the top spot in the Big Ten race. Townsend faces stiff Wildcat defense while Nagode anchors Northwestern scoring. Also Illinois visits Ohio State, while Chicago plays Loyola in non conference action.
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Illinois
Ohio State
Michigan
Evanston, Ill
Northwestern
Townsend
Wildcats
Este
John
Jake Townsend
Wisconsin
Badgers
Jake Nagode
Nagodee
Buckeyes
Columbus
Chicago
Loyola
Stagg Plans to Coach Until He Is 100
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 75, said in Tucson he will keep coaching football until he is 100. He denied retirement plans after next season and suggested he might switch to high school coaching if unable to lead a college team.
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Tucson
Ariz
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Chicago University
Stagg
Conroy Girls Defeat Victor 24 to 16 at Home
Conroy girls basketball beat Victor 24 to 16 Wednesday evening for their fifth win and one loss this season. Victor boys defeated Conroy 30 to 25 as Playmann and Shine tallied ten points each.
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Bpecing
the Gazette
Conroy
Victor
Tiffin
North English
Oxford
St. Wenceslaus
Marengo
Victor Boys
Playmann
Shine
Brandon High Cagers Capture Tenth Game
The Brandon high school basketball team won its tenth game by defeating the Independence B team 35 to 7 on Tuesday night in Brandon Iowa. Both the boys and girls teams will host Winthrop teams Friday night.
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Gazette
Brandon
Brandon High School
Independence B
Winthrop
Lost Nation Fies Annex Double Bill
Lost Nation high school basketball teams beat Wyoming squads on the new gym floor. The varsity won 33 to 13 with M Muhl scoring 24 points. The second team triumphed 17 to 10. The teams face Calamus Friday evening.
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Gazette
Lost Nation
Wyoming
M. Muhl
Calamus
Minnesota Skating Stars Entered Here
L. D. Dennis of Iowa announces five Minneapolis skaters for the Iowa Open meet at the west side rink next Wednesday night. Entries include one Minnesota skater in each of three divisions and two in senior men. Carroll Victor, national intermediate boys outdoor champion, is highlighted as a top competitor. Harry Morgan, Earl Mossman, Jay Rogers, Roger Mossman, and others provide a strong Minnesota presence with national records and championships noted.
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L. D. Dennis
Iowa Skating Association
Minneapolis
West Side
Minnesota
Carroll Victor
Petoskey
Michigan
Harry Morgan
Earl Mossman
Minnesota Skating Club
Ten Thousand Lakes
Jay Rogers
Roger Mossman
DiMaggio Refuses $25 000 Contract Offer
New York reports Joe Di Maggio rejected a contract offer of 25 000 dollars for 1938 after a conference with Yankees owner Col Ruppert. DiMaggio earned 15 000 in 1937 and reportedly seeks 30 000, while Ruppert indicated the current offer and possible higher figures were discussed.
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NEW York
LLP
Joe di Maggio
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
di Maggio
Col. Ruppert
Harold Trosky Buys Home in Norway
Harold Trosky, first baseman for the Cleveland Indians, purchased a large residence in Norway formerly owned by Dave Maag. He has invested several hundred dollars in improvements to the property.
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Norway
Inn
Harold Trosky
Cleveland Indians
Dave Maag
Trosky
Wenceslaus Grade Team Beats St. Ludmila's
The St. Wenceslaus grade school team defeated St. Ludmila's on the Wenceslaus floor Thursday night 21 to 12. Zobl Talget and T Chopek scored 15 of the winners' points. Tres Nak led St. Ludmila's with 9 points.
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St. Wenceslaus
St. Ludmila’s
Wenceslaus
Zobl
Talget
T. Chopek
B. Chopek
Tresnak
Quaker Oats Gym Hosts Back-to-Back Saturday Games
A double header is set at the Quaker Oats Gym with Witwer Gocers facing Gas Company at 7 15 and the Quaker Independents meeting the Victor Animatograph Company team of Davenport at 8 15.
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Quaker Oats
Witwer Grocers
Victor Animatograph Company
Davenport
Iowa City Boxers Join Golden Gloves Meet
Nine Iowa City boxers enter the Golden Gloves preliminaries in the coliseum on February 7 to 9. Notables include Jim Tate Bill Humphrey Larry Zuccola Chester Poluga Bill Sherman Bill West Bruce Baumgardner Johnny Morcessa and Oscar Hargrave with weight class notes. First round winners receive bronze gloves and eight division champions earn jackets and a spot in Chicago.
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Iowa City
Jim Tate
Bill Humphrey
Larry Zuccola
New York
New York City
Chester Poluga
Wheeling
W Va
American Legion
Bill Sherman
Nebraska
Bill West
Bruce Baumgardner
Town City
Johnny Mor
Ferrell Leads Golf Qualifier With 72 In Sarasota
Wes Ferrell shot a one over par 72 to lead the 86 hole qualifying test for the third annual championship as Dizzy Dean risks a $1,000 loss if scores falter. Lloyd Brown and Jack Russell trailed by one and two strokes respectively with Paul Waner and Nick Altrock also in the mix.
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Sarasota
Fla
Big League Baseball
Wesley Ferrell
Washington
Lloyd Brown
Cleveland
Jack Russell
Boston
Detroit
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinal
Nick Altrock
Ole Diz
Blind Wrestlers Of Vinton Beat Tripoli
VINTON The mat team from the Iowa School for the Blind defeated Tripoli high 28 to 14 in a benefit ten match program at Lincoln high gym. The event raised 60 for the Boy Scouts and the school milk fund. Blind wrestlers won six bouts five by falls and one by decision. Tripoli won one fall and three decisions. Friday night the state school team meets West Waterloo in IS B gym.
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Gazette
Vinton
Iowa School For the Blind
Tripoli High
Lincoln High School
Boy Scouts
Tripoli Boys
West Waterloo
IS. B
Lone Tree Sweeps Twin City Tiffin Split on Tuesday
Lone Tree beat Tiffin 32 to 14 on home court while Tiffin girls defeated Lone Tree 53 to 25 in the separate matchup.
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Lone Tree
the Gazette
Tiffin
Jabs Roundup From Associated Press Boxing Hits Cities
In St Paul Jimmy Adamick 1% Detroit stopped Izzy Singer 145 New York. Minneapolis native Jimmy Collins 154 knocked out Ray Mann 15% Sioux City. Al Bache 137 Superior outpointed Don Swenson 135 St Paul. Philadelphia Norment Quarles 135 Mendersonville technically KO'd Tommy Cress 133. A note on candle origins concludes the item.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Jimmy Adamick
Detroit
Awl
Izzy Singer
New York
Jimmy Collins
Minneapolis
Ray Mann
Sioux Clity
al Bache
Superior
Wis
Don Swenson
Philadelphia
Norment Quarles
Mendersonville
N. C
Baseball stars seek bigger pay as old guard fades
The column covers high salary demands by modern stars like Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller amid holdout speculations, recalling past bonuses and a shrinking era of big paydays. It also notes prospects for Schoolboy Rowe and Joe Louis in boxing, plus Princeton and Michigan coaching rumors involving Fritz Crisler and Tad Wieman.
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Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Young Feller
East
Princeton
Fritz Crisler
Old Nassau
Michigan
Crisler
Ann Arbor
Tad Wieman
Fielding
Yost
Larry Hipke
Wieman
Frinceton
Paul Jones Wins Clean Victory Over Sun Jennings in Coliseum Show
Paul Jones defeats Sun Jennings in straight falls in the main event using a hook scissors to secure the win. Mal Rumberg outlasts Big Bill Middlekauf in a 20 minute bout with effective takedowns. Otto Kuss tops Joe Parnals in the opener with college-rule style wrestling. Alex Fidler referees all bouts.
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Paul Jones
Sun Jennings
Coliseum
Mal Rumberg
Big Bill Middlekauf
Rumberg
Middlekauf
Otto Kuss
Joe Parandals
University of Minnesota
Kuss
Alex Fidler
Hedrick South English And Richland Triumph
Keokuk county basketball results show Hedrick defeating Webster 27 to 17 and South English beating Thornburg 21 to 13 in the first round. Richland defeated Gibson 16 to 12 in the second round, with semi finals and finals slated for Saturday.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Hedrick
Webster
South English
Thornburg
Richland
Gibson
Friedman Expresses Interest in Oregon Head Coach Post
Benny Friedman, Michigan star and current CCNY coach, said in a letter to Anson Cornell that he is definitely interested in becoming head coach at the University of Oregon. The Oregon job has drawn attention after his remarks were released from Eugene.
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Eugene, Ore
Benny Friedman
University of Michigan
College of the City of New York
University of Oregon
Anson Cornell
Iowa Cage Quintet Needs More Scoring Punch
Iowa basketball coach Rollie Williams says the Hawkeyes must add scoring punch from the guards to reduce losses in the Big Ten. Nile Kinnick moves to forward, Joe Van Ysseldyk and Kenny Suesens form the back court with Van Ysseldyk urged to peak as a top guard. The team resumes conference play February 5 after exams.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Rollie Williams
Ohio State
Northwestern
Hawkeye
Nile Rinnick
Joe van Ysseldyk
Kenny Suesens
van Ysseldyk
Williams
Suesens
Kenny
Kinnick
Benny Stephens
Sam Johnson
Indiana
Hawks
Wilson Packers Trip Williamsburg 27 to 21
The Wilson Packers of Cedar Rapids defeated the Williamsburg Crushers 27 to 21 on the Crushers home floor in a clean, well fought game. Forrestal led the Packers with 17 points while Louberta scored 8 for Williamsburg.
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg Crushers
Wilson Packers
Cedar Rapids
Crushers
Forrestal
Packers
Louberta
Waukon Five Defeats Lenox 50 to 37 in Upset Action
Waukon Junior College outclassed Lenox with a 50 37 victory in a Thursday game. Waukon built early leads and controlled the pace with solid defense throughout the contest.
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Waukon
Waukon Junior College
Lennox
Cornell Hosts Iowa State Teachers in Tight Mat Meet
Cornell wrestlers under Dick Barker face Iowa State Teachers College Saturday night in Mount Vernon. The meet hinges on a key 135 pound bout John Miller vs Moore Tutor. Other likely clashes feature Dale Brand at 145 against Babling and Natvig at 118 or 126 against Crumbaugh Collins Hopkins or Mann.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon Tu
Dick Barker
Cornell
Iowa State Teachers College
Grinnell
Dale Brand
N. C
Ernack Tos
T. C
Nating
Mount Vernon
Bob Crumbaugh
Natvig
John Collins
Gene Hopkins
George Mann
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