Iowa Athletic Board Starts Fresh Search For Football Coach
The University of Iowa athletic council intensified its search for a new head football coach after resignations creating vacancies. E G Dad Schroeder and Glen Devine were named to top posts as four or five prospects from about thirty were set for interviews this week, with the board planning a fresh interview process and potential meetings after a committee completes its work.
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University of Iowa Athletic Council
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Dad” Schroeder
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Gus Dorais
Detroit University
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Updegraff
Salem
Schroeder
Devin
Dudley Captures Sacramento Open With 273 Total
Ed Dudley of Philadelphia won the Sacramento Open with 273 total, 15 under par, after rounds of 65 70 71 67. He earned 750 dollars and leads a field including Harry Cooper and others as the national open match play event nears in San Francisco.
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Harry Cooper
Chicago
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Jimmy Hines
Garden City
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Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Byron Nelson
Ridgewood
N. J
Henry Picard
Hershey
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Ill
Paul Bunyan
White Plains
John Bulla
Mark Fry
Oakland
Sam Snead
West Sulphur Springs
L. Dodson
Springfield
Conception High Battles Cascade In Tonight Cage Duel
Immaculate Conception Greyhounds face Cascade rival St Martin’s at Cascade tonight in a one game prep slate. Bill Green returns from illness to rejoin a ten man squad for the trip. St Patrick’s and St Wenceslaus also schedule Tuesday actions in nearby towns.
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Immaculate Conception High School
Greyhounds
St. Ambrose Academy of
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St. Martin's High School
Cascade
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Immaculate Conception
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St. Wenceslaus
Shamrocks
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Troy Mills Independents Face Winthrop Five In Local Clash
The Troy Mills independents host Winthrop five in a town floor game. New team suits donated by local businesses accompany the matchup. A benefit supper follows to bolster the athletic fund and the team plans future games with other clubs.
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Winthrop Town
Coe and Cornell Prepare for Beloit Visit Basketball Clash
Coe and Cornell host Beloit this weekend as Beloit coach Louis Means builds for the future. Beloit, after beating Lawrence last week, relies on Milton Anderson and a trio of talented sophomores, while Carleton leads the league and rests before facing Coe on Feb. 5. Beloit stays in Cedar Rapids Sunday to play Cornell in Mount Vernon Monday.
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Joe Tamulis
Willie Weems
Cee
Beloit
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Knox
Cedar Rapids
Augustana College of
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Bradley Tech
Bradley
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Janet Dennis Wins Junior Skate Title at Great Lakes Meet
Janet Dennis of Cedar Rapids Iowa won the junior girls championship with 90 points across two days at Oconomowoc Wisconsin. She took the junior girls 440 yard title in 50.4 seconds and also won the 220 and 880 events on Saturday. George Shimek and Perry McCollister, both Cedar Rapids natives, placed in senior and intermediate events respectively.
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Janet Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Perry McCollister
Larry Dennis
Chicago
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America
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Cedar Rapids swimmers shine at Great Lakes meet in Wisconsin
Cedar Rapids sent a strong team to the Great Lakes meet in Oconomowoc Wisconsin with standout performers Delbert Lamb Alex Hurd and Robert Peterson among the field. Janet Dennis won the junior girls championship while George Shimek and Perry McCollister earned top placements in senior and intermediate divisions.
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Bobby Hash
John Sheperd
Miss Dennis
Chicago President Sets Winning Team Not a Main Objective
University of Chicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins says he has no positive objection to a winning team but notes a championship is not essential to education. He adds he would support a team if it appeared, yet views it as incidental rather than a primary university goal.
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University of Chicago
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New York
Red Burman
Detroit
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Los Angeles
Bomber
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Kansas City
Harry Thomas
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Jimmy Braddock
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Joe
Dizzy Dean demands fifty thousand for 1937 season
Patricia Dean speaks for Dizzy Dean saying the St Louis Cardinals must pay 50000 for the 1937 season or he will not pitch. She accuses Branch Rickey of past pressure and vows no secret talks this year.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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United Press
Gehrig contract talks stir salt of a silent star
Lou Gehrig reportedly balking at the New York Yankees contract tender, with no comment beyond awaiting management's necessary disclosure. The slugger, 35, has a long streak and star status, while salary talks hint at a larger pay share.
Des Moines Bowlers Lead With 3027 In State Meet
Des Moines Heck Ross Clothiers clinched the team event lead with a 3027 total in the Iowa state bowling meet. Council Bluffs Joe Smith and company rolled 2838 to sit second, as Des Moines Keglers and Manbeck Motor also posted strong scores. John Turnlund led singles with 647 while Elias Larsen and Harold Rice tied for second with 639. White-Goodsite of Sioux City topped the doubles with 1251, and Rauterkus-Turnlund of Council Bluffs were second in doubles as Rauterkus led all events with 1878.
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Fort Dodge
Sioux City
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Cornell Freshmen Open Season With Two Weekend Games
MOUNT VERNON The Cornell freshman basketball squad starts its season with two games within nineteen hours. They debut in Purple regalia against Augustana freshmen before the Augustana-Cornell varsity game Friday night, then meet Coe College freshmen Saturday at 2 30 p m. Coach Judd Dean trimmed the roster to fifteen, with Stanley Schumacher Howard Schnieder and Jack Paul emerging in scrimmages.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Augustana
Coe College
Judd Dean
Stanley Schumacher
Howard Schnieder
Jack Paul
State Prep Wrestling Finals Set for Fort Dodge
The 1937 high school wrestling championship finals will be held at Fort Dodge February 26 and 27. District meets are set for February 19 and 20 at Cresco Clarion Cherokee and a fourth site yet to be named.
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Iowa State High School Athletic Association
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Cherokee
Hayes Set to Return as Raiders Pivot for 1937
Cedar Rapids President Harry Johnson announced pitcher Jim Hayes will rejoin the Raiders for 1937, reuniting with Red Van Fleet and Dick Elston who signed recently. Hayes led the Western League with 172 strikeouts last season and posted 13 wins, showing potential for a rise as the club builds around a three-man pitching nucleus.
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Chicago And Michigan In Only Big Ten Game
Chicago Maroons travel to face Michigan in the lone Big Ten showdown of the week. Michigan aims to steady title hopes as Illinois leads the pack with five wins and one defeat.
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Sammy Byrd Wins BB Golf Tourney in Sarasota
Sammy Byrd, former Yankee and Cincinnati outfielder, shot 70 to finish 72 holes at 284, even par, winning the second annual national baseball players golf tournament. He received the Powel Crosley trophy from Mayor E A Smith as Gar land Braxton and Lloyd Brown trailed. Other finishers included Paul Waner, Paul Derringer, Wes Ferrell, and Dizzy Dean.
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Milwaukee
Lloyd Brown
Cleveland
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Moundsman
Wetsley Ferrell
Jerome
Dizzy” Dean
St. Louis Cardinal
Elkport Teams Fall to Local Opponents in Edgewood
Elkport high school and junior high basketball teams lost Friday in Edgewood with junior high 28 to 9 and the high school 28 to 23. Elkport guard Sharp suffered a sprained ankle. In Stanwood Cedar county redraws, county tournaments schedule junior high and girls events set for February with matchups including Springdale Lowden Bennett Durant and Mechanicsville Stanwood.
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Mechanicsville
West Branch
Calmar High Girls Beat Farmersburg 33-15. Boys Lose by 3
In Calmar Iowa the Calmar high school boys defeated their Farmersburg opponents 23-20 in a tight boys game while Farmersburg girls took the girls contest 33-15. The night featured a split doubleheader with close action throughout the boys match.
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Fayette High Defeats Randalia In Close Varsity Match
Fayette high school beat Randalia high school 26 to 18 at Fayette Friday night. The Fayette five led early and held the advantage, while Cass scored 11 points and directed the floor play. Randalia’s C. Davis starred early and Seviers contributed well. a junior high preliminary ended 20 to 19 for Fayette.
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Hopkinton High Seniors Edge Earlville 24 to 19
Hopkinton high school seniors defeated Earlville by 24 to 19 on the local court Friday. The game stayed close through the first half before Hopkinton pulled ahead in the third quarter to secure the win. In a curtain raiser Earlville junior high beat Hopkinton midgets 19 to 17.
Guernsey High Battles Deep River In Twin Victory
Guernsey high school swept a Friday doubleheader. The boys beat Deep River 20 to 17 in a thriller while the Guernsey girls rolled to a 34 to 23 win.
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Elgin High Edges Clermont In Low-Scoring Game
Elgin high school defeated Clermont 17 to 12 with standout efforts from Junior Schupbach and McMillan. Clermont second team beat Elgin second 7 to 4. Troy Mills teams dropped a Friday doubleheader to Center Point with Center Point taking both games 32-24 for the boys and 27-20 for the girls.
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Columbus Junction TigersBeat Mediapolis In Tight League Game
The Columbus Junction high school team defeated Mediapolis 29 to 27 in a Southeast Iowa league matchup. Columbus led 14 to 12 at half and 25 to 15 after the third. The Columbus second team won 22 to 12 in a preliminary, and the junior high squad beat Mediapolis 14 to 12.
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Martinsburg takes Keokuk county basketball title
Martinsburg defeated Thornburg 34 to 9 to win the Keokuk county tournament. Gibson beat Keswick 23 to 17 in the consolation game. In the semifinals Thornburg beat Keswick 23 to 15 and Martinsburg beat Gibson 30 to 20. Wymore of Gibson led scoring with 43 points, Zepp of Martinsburg had 38, and Wilkins of Keswick also scored 38.
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Lost Nation Extends Winning Streak Over Elvira
Lost Nation high quintets stretched their streak to nineteen straight with a 32-16 win on Elvira’s floor led by Capt. Busch with 13 points. Reserve Story tallied 19 in a 61-1 victory. Lost Nation, Clinton County leaders, hosts Goose Lake and Calamus on Tuesday and Friday.
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Clinton County League
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McKinley Juniors Defeat Franklin 24 to 12 in Junior Game
In a junior high basketball clash McKinley defeated Franklin 24 and 12. The article notes a separate statistic about Pullman car passengers using about 9,000,000 pieces of linen annually.
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Hawkeye Cagemen Face Sixteen Games This Week
Iowa plans a light week due to semester exams with sixteen basketball games. The Hawkeyes idle until February 3 against North Dakota in Iowa City then face Indiana on February 6. Iowa State hosts Drake in Ames after a Missouri Valley loss. Cee and Beloit meet in Cedar Rapids in a Midwest conference game.
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Grinnell Matmen Defeat Eldora High 32 to 8
Grinnell wrestlers defeated Eldora high 32 to 8 in Grinnell. Key moments include Siegenmeyer throwing an opponent in 1.56 and multiple weight class results with falls, decisions, and forfeits involving Grinnell and Eldora grapplers.
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Whitney Eldora
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Lord
Crosser
Waldorf Not A Candidate For Nebraska Grid Post
Northwestern head coach Lynn Waldorf said in Albuquerque that he is not a candidate for the Nebraska football job. He noted he signed a new contract before leaving Evanston and declined further pursuit.
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