City Prep Basketball Schedule Highlights Franklin McKinley Faces
Local schedule features seven games through Friday with Franklin and McKinley meeting in a key intra city clash. West Waterloo visits Roosevelt while Mount Vernon plays at Wilson and St Patrick’s meets Immaculate Conception. St Patrick’s and Immaculate Conception also clash.
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Monmouth Sets Fast Pace With Four Victories
Monmouth college extended its Midwest Conference lead with a 38-36 win over Knox, the fourth straight league victory for coach Bobby Woll’s team. Beloit edged Lawrence 37-36 in a free throw driven finish, while Carleton connected on 26 of 35 free throws in a 58-41 triumph over Cornell.
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Monmouth College
Knox
Scots
Bobby Woll
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Cornell
Upper Iowa Five Edges Dubuque In Close Iowa Contest
In Fayette Iowa Upper Iowa defeated Dubuque 47 to 46 on a final second field goal by Fay Tate after Dubuque rallied from a 25 17 halftime deficit. Tate scored six field goals and three free throws while teammate Thompson added 11 points in his first varsity game. Peterson led Dubuque with ten field goals and a free throw. Upper Iowa second team beat Oelwein 33 to 17 in a preliminary game.
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Dubuque University
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Linn County Basketball Tourney At Coe Gym
The Linn county basketball tournament will be held at the Coe gym Thursday through Saturday February 10 11 and 12. Thirteen teams participate including Toddville Ely Center Point Alburnett Viola Coggon Lisbon Troy Mills Central City Springville Walker Palo and Mount Vernon.
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Palo
Mount Vernon
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Grinnell 70 Carleton 40 as scoring spree shocks Iowa
Grinnell, Iowa AP reports a record scoring burst as Grinnell blanked Carleton 70 to 40. Wilbur Luick led with nine field goals while Olson added four goals and 12 free throws for Carleton. Jim LaMasney ended a scoring drought with three straight shots and a free throw.
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Monticello Defeats U High 30-25 in Conference Play
Schweitzer and Graves lead Monticello with 11 points each as they pick up their second conference win. Burns tops U High with 12. Anamosa and Monticello remain the conference co leaders undefeated. In the curtain, Monticello seconds rally to beat Iowa City 17-16. Liddy stars for University High seconds.
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Washington Juniors Defeat Tipton 40 to 30 in Iowa Clash
Washington junior college topped Tipton 40 to 30 in Washington Iowa securing a double win over Cedar county. Bill Newman led with 12 points while Baron added 16 for Tipton. Keokuk high school followed with a 27 to 21 win over Washington in the same night.
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Former Iowa grid star Nelson named Mississippi State coach
Emerson Spike Nelson, a standout Iowa tackle and three time letter winner, was named football coach at Mississippi State college. A 1925 27 Iowa letterman and captain, he earned All American honors in 1926 and later served as an assistant at Iowa under Burt Ingwersen.
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New York Sun
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Bowler Herbert Montinalon’s long arc to national tourney
Herbert Montinalon, a Cedar Rapids bowler active for about forty years, will compete for a national title at the American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago on April 8 and 9. He recalls early days at Jim Block alleys, lists fellow bowlers, and notes shifts in scoring, equipment, and alley conditions as the sport grows into an industry.
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Center Junction Tops Oxford Junction In League Tilt
Center Junction boys beat Oxford Junction 32 to 16 as Petersen and Shedek each scored 10 for the high scoring visitors. In girls action Oxford Junction fell 32 to 21 led by Marcella Otten with 18 points and Ireland adding 12. Jones county tournament dates set for January 26 27 and 28 at Center Junction.
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Chicago Maroons Defeat Loyola 44 to 29 in Fasting Attack
University of Chicago used a quick attack to beat Loyola 44 to 29 before 3,500 fans. Dick Lounsbury scored 18 points with seven baskets and four free throws. The Maroons led 22 to 12 at halftime.
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Columbia Cagers Defeat Melrose 25-16 in College Gym
Columbia academy defeated Melrose public school champions 25 to 16 before 2080 fans at the Columbia College gym Saturday night. Captain Emrpsdorf started with two free throws, Merlin Marty scored nine for Columbia, Carter eight for Melrose, and Parks was sidelined by throat infection.
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Michigan State Falls to Marquette in Rough 41–24 Showdown
In East Lansing Marquette built a clear 41 to 24 victory over Michigan State as the taller Golden Eagle squad smothered MSU’s quick break. Falkowski Hutt and Schilder hit long early shots, but Marquette controlled the second half amid mounting roughness.
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Anamosa Beats West Branch 43 20 in Friday Showdown
Anamosa defeated West Branch 43 to 20 as Trevarthan Blayne Westphal scored 11 10 and 9 points respectively for Anamosa while Erlander counted eight for West Branch. In the curtain raiser Anamosa beat Morley 34-19.
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Incomplete College Scores Pouring In From Various Matches
Scattered results show Davis Elkins beating St Vincent and Central Wesleyan leading Principia with high margins. Other reported outcomes include Defiance over Tel State College and Minnesota in a wrestling list, plus swimming results with mixed team scores.
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Rochester
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De Correvont To End Prep Courses Friday
Chicago AP reports stellar prep football star Bill De Correvont will graduate from Austin high and leave prep ranks. In ten games last season he scored 35 TDs totaling 211 points and 1,145 rushing yards, with 1,872 total yards from scrimmage.
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Cornell grapplers fall to Iowa State Teachers in close meet
Mount Vernon Iowa State Teachers defeated Cornell 19 to 14 as Belinski 175 pounds and Blue heavyweight saved the meet with falls. Cornell led 14 to 9 before the final two bouts shifted the outcome in favor of the Tutors.
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Wyoming Teams Defeat Martelle in Pair of Narrow Wins
On Martelle's floor Friday night the Wyoming girls won 29 to 22 and the boys 30 to 19 in two closely contested games. Both contests featured fast play and numerous fouls.
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Martelle
Shellsburg High Beats Palo 24 18 In Friday Football
Shellsburg High School defeated Palo 24 to 18 as Husted led Shellsburg with 9 points while Palo’s Quass scored 8. First half ended Shellsburg 6 Palo B 6. Local junior high also beat Palo 23 to 3.
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Drawings Made For Clinton County Meet
ELWOOD The drawings for the Clinton county basketball tournament have been made. Charlotte vs DeWitt, Elvira vs Calamus, Goose Lake vs Lost Nation, Grand Mound vs Lyons, Elwood vs Welton, Wheatland with byes. The tournament will be at DeWitt on February 17 to 19 with four games Thursday and Friday evenings and finals Saturday evening.
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Former Cedar Rapids Girl Is Star Bowler
News reaches relatives of Miss Helen Blattler of Tacoma Washington and a former Cedar Rapids girl that she excelled in the Ta coma women's bowling league. She began with 210 then 184 then 212 for a 606 total in three games, the highest score. About 100 participants competed in the match. Blattler also holds the Broadway Alleys single game record for women with 289 two years ago.
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Roosevelt Juniors Defeat Wilson 19-14 in Friday Match
Roosevelt juniors beat Wilson 19-14 with Emory Sample scoring 11 points. The team trailed 6-5 at halftime but surged in the second half to secure their second win, following a 20-18 victory over McKinley. Next they meet Marion on Marion floor Friday.
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Newsies Beat Blue Raiders 41-35 at Stuart Hall
Led by L. Golad with 15 points, the Gazette Newsies defeated the Blue Raiders 41-35 Saturday at Stuart Hall. R. Deitz led the losers with 12 points.
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Carleton Swimmers Beat Grinnell In 45 21 Meet
Carleton College mermen defeated Grinnell 45 21 at GrinnellPool. Masson set a new 100 yard breaststroke record with 1 07. Masson led the Carleton relay and Hershfield starred with a win in the 40 yard freestyle and a third in the 100 yard free. One Grinnell swimmer Meigard won the backstroke in 1 11 5.
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East Waterloo Tops Grinnell High in Narrow Victory
East Waterloo edged Grinnell High 26 to 22 as the Tigers hit eight free throws to Grinnell’s four. Bob Garrigan led Grinnell with eight points, helping a 14-10 halftime lead become a 19-19 tie before East Waterloo surged with a 7-3 fourth period.
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