Linn County basketball tourney pairings announced
Pairings for the Linn County basketball tournament released. The event runs Feb 6 to 8 at the local Y M C A floor with 13 teams, opening with Springville vs Toddville and Central City vs Troy Mills.
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Linn County
Springville
Toddville
Steen
Central City
Troy Mills
Walker
Mount Vernon
Center Point
Ely
Lisbon
Viola
Alburnett
Palo
Coggon
Lisbon-Viola
Palo Alburnett
Des Moines Y To Enter Contestants In Handball Tourney
The Des Moines YMCA will be represented Feb 8 by two singles players and two doubles teams in the state Handball tourney. Waterloo pledges to compete, with Abe Marconis defending his title and Willis Patton of Mason City returning as runner-up. The tournament committee includes A. O. Ambroz, Robert Kucera, and G. W. Day, with Joe Buss handling ticket sales launched Saturday.
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Des Moines Y. M. C. A
Waterloo
Abe Marconis
Willis Patton
Mason City
A. O. Ambroz
Robert Kucera
G. W. Day
Joe Buss
Des Moines Girls Open Tour To Southwest
The American Institute of Business of Des Moines sails Sunday on a 2500 mile tour to meet top U S girls teams. Eight games in thirteen days include Tulsa Stones and Wichita Thurs ton series with several Arkansas stops. Coach Bechtel takes nine players led by Myrtle Fisher and Mildred Moore.
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DES Moines
American Institute of Business of
Southwest
United States
Little Rock
Ark
el Dorado
Lions
Kan
Wichita
AIB
Tulsa Stones
R. C. Bechtel
Gene Langerman
Hampton
Barbara Furnas
Glennis Birket
Arlington
Myrtle Fisher
Plover
Angelina DeZorzi
Centerville
Helen Davey
Farrar
Colene Pederson
Bode
Mildred Moore
Hillsboro
Armbruster to Represent U I S At Berlin Olympics
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Coach Dave Armbruster of the University of Iowa swimming team will lead a Western conference contingent to the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. A party of coaches from other Western conference universities will sail July 12 from New York for the European tour and games.
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Iowa City
Dave Armbruster
University of Iowa
Berlin
New York
Louis Dominates Boxing Era as He Tops Greats and Records
Joe Louis emerges as a dominant figure surpassing past heavyweights. The piece argues Schmeling and Braddock face short futures against him, compares Louis to Dempsey Johnson Tunney and others, and notes his youth and rapid rise. It highlights Louis’s speed, defense, and punch accuracy, predicting a storied career ahead.
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Marry Grayson
NEA Service
Cleveland
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Louis
Jim Braddock
Detroit
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dempsey
Tunney
Manassa
Johnson
Nate Lewis
Joe Gans
Darky
California
Pepper Martin
Dead Pan Joe
Wilton High Defeats West Liberty 20 19 in Tight Game
Wilton Junction newspaper reports Wilton High School beat West Liberty 20 19 after leading 13 10 at halftime. It was a return game after West Liberty won the previous matchup. The second team loss with many substitutions is noted but details are incomplete.
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Wilton High
West Liberty
Wilton Junction
Wes Liberty
Hawkeye Winter Sports Set to Peak in February
Iowa City Iowa February will see the University of Iowa Hawkeye teams in five sports compete in nineteen Western Conference games. The schedule spots eleven home contests starting February 3 after final exams. February foes include Purdue Illinois Chicago Wisconsin Michigan Chicago Minnesota Illinois Minnesota Chicago Minnesota and Minnesota.
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Iowa City
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Purdue
Illinois
Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Sailfish Derby Opens as West Palm Beach Fleet Flies Flags
West Palm Beach hosts a three week sailfish derby starting with 53 boats leaving Lake Worth for the gulf stream. Fishermen chase the fastest game fish for top prizes while counting flags on return. A new area record of 100 flags was set on opening day.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Bond
Gulf Stream
South Atlantic
Lake Worth
Pondanna
Gaff
Florida
Hawks Meet Irish In Baseball And Golf
Iowa City notes Notre Dame will face Iowa in two spring sports. The Hawkeye baseball team will meet the Irish in South Bend on May 30. Notre Dame golfers will compete in Iowa City on April 2.
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Notre Dame
University of Iowa
Hawkeye
South Bend
Ind
Griffith appeals to Big Ten sportsmen to curb booing
Major John L. Griffith the Big Ten commissioner issued a declaration urging schools to stamp out widespread disorder at basketball games. He calls booing antisocial and un gentlemanly, asking fans and students to influence peers to maintain a courteous, sportsmanlike atmosphere during conference games.
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Iowa City
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Major Griffith
Marengo Defeats Toledo 32 29 In Cedar League Clash
Marengo high school edged Toledo 32 to 29 in a Cedar League basketball game at Toledo Friday night. Captain Dewey Spargrove led Marengo with 13 points while Russell Lyon sparked a Toledo rally that tied the score at 29 each.
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Gazette
Marengo
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Toledo
Russell Lyon
Hoyle
Spargrove
Dewey Spargrove
Dick Bolt
Kell
Wanamaker
Lily Whites and Temptations in College Sports
In a 1930s reflection Alan Gould examines how the so called lily whites fared since 1929. He recalls Carnegie Bulletin No 23 which identified 28 colleges with no evidence of athlete subsidies among 112 visited. The piece discusses athletic purism and the temptations facing college football players.
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Ithaca
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Raymond
Ducky) Pond
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Chicago
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Maroon
John Jacob Berwanger
Tulane
Southeastern
Ted Cox
Louisiana State
Cox
Lester Lautenschlager
Virginia
Fred Dawson
Earl Abell
Gus Tebell
West Point
Navy
Army
Jones
Sasse
Davidson
Captain Stolba Leads Police Target Shooting Standings
After ten weeks of department wide target practice Capt. Steve Stolba tops scores with an average of 95 per target, including a perfect 100 in week eight. Sergt. Frank Hrabetin is second at 93, followed by Virgil Powell and Harley Simon tied for third at 89. Other ranks include Connell, Nemec, Hanna, Ahring, and Prasil with 86 plus to 84 points.
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Stolba
Sergt
Frank Hrabetin
Virgil Powell
Harley Simon
Powell
Simon
George Connell
Henry Nemec
Hanna
Ahring
Prasil
Ghee
Tae
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