Athletic Institute To Be Held Here Next Friday
A local Athletic Institute session conducted by C. O. Brown of the Athletic Institute Inc and president of the National Baseball Congress will be held at the Y M C A with three lectures and demonstrations on summer amateur baseball plans. Sponsored by the Iowa Amateur Athletic association and the WPA recreation division, the talks cover organization, financing, record keeping, officials training, coaching methods, and schedules for baseball soft ball volleyball basketball and tennis.
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C. O. Brown
Amateur Baseball Congress
Iowa
the Athletic Institute, Inc
National Baseball Congress
Iowa Amateur Athletic Association
WPA
Y.M.C.A
Melrose team eyes state title after Cedar Rapids stop
Melrose coached by Ad Hlubek lingered in Cedar Rapids for dinner en route to Dubuque to face Columbia Academy. The Irish battle squad aims to repeat last spring’s success, though losses of O Connor and Thynne hurt depth as they anticipate sectional and district showdowns toward Des Moines.
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Ad Hlubek
Melrose
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Columbia Academy
Marshalltown High
Hlubek
Des Moines
O'Connor
Thynne
Drake University
Sac City
Golden Glove Seat Sale Opens Monday for Local Meet
The Des Moines region hosts a Golden Gloves event with entrants from City, Des Moines, Anamosa, Fairfield and other towns. Notable fighters include Earl Carr, Harold Briggs and Bob Johnson among 50 plus entrants, with preliminary dates Jan 31 and Feb 1 in Anamosa. Winners go to Cedar Rapids with expenses paid. others may join here after, eight weight divisions. A bronze miniature boxing glove awaits each first round victor.
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Son City
Des Moines
Anamosa
Fairfield
Otumwa
Community House
Earl Carr
McKinley High
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Harold Briggs
Don Redmond
Bob Johnson
Elton Ross
Newsboy
Art Moore
Sonny Washington
Ernie Jackson
Herman Howard
H. McConhaughy
Eureka
Anamosa American Legion Post
Jones County
Contas
Poweshiek Cage Tourney Drawings Announced
Poweshiek county school men’s club set pairings for the county basketball tournament at Montezuma on Feb 17 18 and 19. Thursday features Malcom versus Hartwick and Scarsboro against Brooklyn. Friday pits Grinnell against Deep River and Guernsey against Montezuma. Semis Saturday afternoon with finals Saturday night.
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Gazette
Brooklyn
Grinnell
Montezuma
Malcom
Hartwick
Scarsboro
Deep River
Guernsey
Seniors Dominate Local Teams as Season Winds Down
A tight zone defense held the locals to a 22 to 16 halftime deficit, then Dubuque and Davenport pulled ahead in the race as Franklin and Waterloo West fell behind. The piece notes seniors won 22 major football awards, and baseball features Van Mungo and Joe DiMaggio as top figures as 1938 returns to the scene.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Thunderbolts
Key City
Rams
Wih
Davenport
Waterloo West
West
Waterloo
McKinley
Bears
Gazette Newsies and Y Aces Win League Games
The Gazette Newsies beat Western Union 52 to 15 and the Y Aces defeated the Y Trojans 30 to 29 in overtime. B Richardson topped the Y Aces with 10 points while A Baer led the Gazette Newsies with 29.
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Gazette Newsies
Western Union
Y-Aces
Y-Trojans
B. Richardson
A. Baer
Pennant plans and all star game set for 1938 season
The league discusses insurance steps to start in April with the annual ticket book campaign. Admission prices at Hill Park will likely stay the same as prior years. The Shaughnessy plan will replace the split season with playoffs among the top four teams, and the regular season winner will be the official pennant holder. An all star game in Clinton on July 2 will fund the playoff prize, aiming to raise about $2,000 to be split between finalists’ players.
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Hill Park
Johnson
Shaughnessy
Clinton
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Evansville
Decatur
Springfield
Bloomington
Farr and Braddock May Battle Again
Sunday morning a decision on Farr and Braddock’s rematch hangs in the air. If scheduled or if he faces Baer, Farr stays in America to train. otherwise he returns to Wales for next summer’s outdoor season. The writer’s scorecard paralleled the referee’s: four rounds Braddock, four Farr, two even, with Farr losing a third round point for a belt foul.
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Baer
America
Wales
Farr
Braddock
New York
Iowa Theater To Screen Braddock Farr Fight Pictures
The Iowa theater presents a round by round graphic of Friday night’s Tommy Farr versus Jim Braddock heavyweight bout in New York City. Braddock defeated Farr by a ten round decision, and the film offers an authentic account of the upset shown on all bill programs through Thursday.
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Tommy Farr
Jim Braddock
New York City
Andy Talbot
Iowa
Braddock
Farr
Iowa Theater
Open Skate Meet Anticipates Local and Visiting Skaters
Chicago visitor Buddy Salem and Minneapolis contender Carroll Victor join Bobby Hash of the host city as favorites in the open skate meet. Medals awarded by points across divisions. entry deadline is Tuesday noon with blanks available at the Gazette Sports department or Chamber of Commerce. Canvas wall enclosure and 25 cent adult, 10 cent student admission fund race expenses.
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Buddy Salem
Chicago
Tribune
Bobby Hash
Elgin
Minneapolis
Carroll Victor
Minnesota
Gazette Sports Department
Chamber of Commerce
Gazette
Ohioan In Finals at Miami Amateur Golf Meet
Bob Servis of Dayton shot a six under par 65 to reach the Miami Biltmore amateur finals with Charles Mayo Jr of New York. Servis defeated medalist Hank Kowal of Utica 4 and 3 as Mayo eliminated Earl Christiansen, Miami policeman, 1 up. The two will contest the 36 hole final on Sunday.
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Coral Gables
St Marys Riverside Sweeps Center In Double Victory
Riverside St Marys high school boys win both games against Center high school here. First team scores 23 to 17 and the junior team 25 to 20. Next Tuesday January 25 the first team hosts St Josephs Fort Madison.
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Riverside
St. Mary’s High School
Center High School
St. Mary's
St. Joseph’s High School
Fort Madison
Weather hampers Bears Redskins in Texas exhibition clash
Weather and muddy fields shadowed a planned Cotton Bowl exhibition between the Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears in Dallas. Rain and slick conditions kept fan interest low with under 5 000 tickets sold as teams prepared to play in uncertain conditions with field covers in place.
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Dallas
Tex
Washington
Redskins
Chicago
Bears
Sammy Baugh
Baugh
Des Moines Student Wins Fencing Title At Iowa University
Des Moines student Bill Davidson defeated Waterloo’s Lewis Jolly 7 to 5 to win the University of Iowa fencing championship. Both finalists were sophomores, with Davidson reaching the final by beating Vin ton’s Harry Carns 5-1 and Jolly routing Clinton’s William Seiler 5-4 in the semis. The event marked fencing’s revival at Iowa and the team, coached by Albert Baumgartner, plans dual meets with Coe and Cornell next semester.
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Iowa City
Bill Davidson
Des Moines
Lewis Jolly
Waterloo
University of Iowa
Davidson
Harry Carns
Vinton
Jolly
William Seiler
Clinton
Albert Baumgartner
Coe
Cornell
Postville Fetes High School Football Team At Banquet
Postville coaches and players were guests at a Community Presbyterian church banquet sponsored by the Commercial club. Toastmaster was Coach Ivan Blackmer with remarks by Joseph B. Steele and responses from Adrian Gamble and Ralph Allen. Iowa University assistants Ernie Nevers and Pat Boland spoke. motion pictures of the Iowa Minnesota game were shown. letters were presented for the football squad by multiple players including Leo Sebastian and Robert Machtell.
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Postville
Community Presbyterian Church
Commercial Club
Ivan Blackmer
Joseph B. Steele
Adrian Gamble
Ralph Allen
Boyd Graeber
Ernie Nevers
Pat Boland
Iowa University
Leo Sebastian
Robert Machtell
Paul Schroeder
Gates Williams
Don
Howard Voelker
Charles Letchford
Murray Ellis
Winfield Masonhall
Lyle Schroeder
Duane Schroeder
Maurice Neverman
Rodney
Keith Smith
Clifford Gt
George Meier
Roland Tray
Trammell Scott Elected President of Southern Baseball Assn
Major Trammell Scott of Atlanta was elected president of the Southern Baseball Association on Saturday, succeeding John D. Martin. The term runs until the next November meeting.
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Memphis, Tenn
Trammell Scott
Atlanta
Southern Baseball Association
John D. Martin
Kaufmann Named Manager of Decatur Comies for 1938
Tony Kaufmann, longtime pitcher with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, is named manager of the Decatur Comies for 1938. The decision, announced by President L. J. Wylie, cites his major league experience, hitting ability, and prior farm club work as qualifications for the Decatur post and his hope to field a competitive IL campaign.
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Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
L. J. Wylie
Anthony C. Kaufmann
Tony
Kaufmann
Rochester
New York Giants
Cards
Houston
Decatur
Chicago
Bob Coleman
Bob O'Farrell
Bloomington
Cap Crossley
Cedar Rapids
Joe Mathes
Cardinal
Schmeling Aims to Avoid Stale Form Before Foord Fight
Max Schmeling trains lightly after a layoff to stay loose for next Sunday's tune up against Ben Foord in Hamburg. He weighs 196 pounds, confident of defeating Foord, with Joe Louis to follow next June in New York. Foord trains hard despite a hand injury, aiming to close the gap and upset the German favorite.
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Hamburg
Germany
Max Schmeling
Ben Foord
South Africa
Foord
Joe Louis
New York
United Press
Friedrichsruh
Louis
Schmeling
Maxie
Schoenrath
Kreimes
der Max
Reich
City Athletic Hall
Brooklyn High Defeats Tama Cagers 37 to 17
Brooklyn High School girl? no. The Brooklyn team beat Tama 37 to 17 on their floor Friday night led by Delmar Cram with Rollin Ormiston and Willis Scott contributing. Brooklyn seconds won 32 to 7.
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Brooklyn High
Tama
Gare Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Tama High
Delmar Cram
Rollin Ormiston
Willis Scott
Brooklyn Seconds
Oelwein High Defeats Decorah 33 to 20 in Lacrosse Match
Oelwein High outscored Decorah High 33 to 20 on Friday night. Oelwein led 14 to 5 at halftime as forwards Hintz and Borland each totaled 10 points. Decorah’s Barnatz had 7 points while the two school’s seconds were tied 18 to 18 in overtime.
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Oelwein
Oelwein High
Decorah High
Hintz
Borland
Barnatz
Decorah
Martelle Five to Play Chicago Colored Team Roamer Girls
The Merchants, Martelle’s independent basketball team, schedule a Wednesday night game on January 26 against Chicago’s Roamer girls, a colored team. The article notes the Roamer lineup includes the tallest girl in the world.
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the Gazette
Martelle
the Merchants
Roamer Girls
Chicago
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Golden Glove
van Mungo
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Mungo
Joe Stripp
Orlando
Fla
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Donna Crowley
Miss Crowley
Miss Andersen
Red Peppers
Earl
Braddock-Farr
Miami
St. Mary’s, Riverside
South
Heads Baseball Asson
Tony Kaufmann
Howard W. Millard
Windy City
Winnipeg
Canada
Philadelphia Nationals
James Cooney
Harold Carlson
Rockford
Cubs
Phillies
Foord Overweight
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