Prep Teams Enter Final Month Of Basketball Action
The region’s high school teams Wilson McKinley Immaculate Conception face two games this week St Patrick’s not in. S C meets Our Lady of Victory Waterloo Tuesday and St Marys Marshalltown Friday. Wilson hosts Franklin Friday and travels to Waterloo Saturday. McKinley plays Mount Vernon Tuesday and DeWitt Friday.
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St. Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
Wilson
McKinley
S. C
Our Lady of Victory Academy
Waterloo
St. Mary’s of Marshalltown
Franklin
East High
Mount Vernon
DeWitt
St. Mary’s Marshalltown
Roosevelt
Town City
East Waterloo
Waterloo West
Ramblers
Marshalltown
I. C
St. Mary’s
Iowa
St. Wenceslaus
St. Mary's
Iowa City
Red Hawks
Marians
DeWitt High School
Golden Bears
Franklin High
Wenceslaus
St. Pat’s
Kohawks Face Tight Schedule After First Win
Coe College aims to build on its first victory as it plays Ripon and Cornell in Iowa, with Mount Vernon hosting a Kohawks game. The upcoming week features Monmouth Knox in Wisconsin and Conway conference dates, while Carleton Grinnell loom on February 26. Lost Nation High School boasts scoring ace Merl Muhl and hosts a sectional tournament starting Feb. 23.
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Coe
Ripon
Wisconsin
Iowa
Cornell
Purple
Mount Vernon
Kohawks
Monmouth
Knox
Lawrence
Carleton
Grinnell
Northfield
Scots
Judd Dean
Cee-Cornell
Iowa State
Lost Nation
Merl Muhl
Braddock Farr Handshake Tension And Dodgers Talk
The left top photo shows Jimmy Braddock telling Tommy Farr to forget the handshake failure after their recent fight while Joe Gould listens as plans for a rematch are discussed. Larry MacPhail, newly named executive VP of the Brooklyn Dodgers, talks with Burleigh Grimes. Johnny Allen practices tennis as Jimmy Foxx works on ring technique for baseball duties.
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Jimmy Braddock
Tommy Farr
Joe Gould
Braddock
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Burleigh Grimes
Johnny Allen
Cleveland
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Terry Moves to Bury Hatchet in Reds Trade Talk
Terry says he discussed deals with the Reds but no close trade. He rules out Paul Derringer and mentions a possible three corner deal with Reds and Cubs involving Jojo Moore and Frank Demaree. He notes a new National League ball could aid pitchers and mentions Carl Hubbell will head the Giants pitching staff with lefties Melton and Hubbell as aces.
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Reds
Paul Derringer
Cubs
Chicago
Jojo Moore
Frank Demaree
Moore
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
Giants
Cliff “Stringbean
Melton
Hal Schumacher
Castleman
Harry Gumbert
Columbia halves Penn 47 to 18 in Iowa basketball
In Dubuque Columbia college defeated Penn 47 to 18. Columbia's tight defense held Penn scoreless from the field in the first half and for the early second, with Penn's eight points coming only from free throws. Paul led Columbia with seven field goals and three free throws.
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Dubuque
Columbia College
Penn
Iowa
Columbia
Paul
Simpson Beats Dubuque 61 to 34 in Indianola
Simpson College defeated Dubuque University 61 to 34 as Dubuque suffered its eighth straight loss. Clarence Cline led with 21 points, Glenn Bowles added 19, and Simpson pulled away after a close first half.
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Indianola
Simpson College
Dubuque University
Dubuque
Glenn Bowles
Clarence Cline
Cline
Bowles
Simpson
Redmen
Quaker Independents to host Iowa Aces Monday night
The Quaker Oats Independents meet the Iowa Aces at 8 pm in the Quaker gym Monday. The Iowa Aces are Negro graduate students from Iowa University with experience in leading Negro schools. Curtain raiser at 7 pm features Rude Auto and the Vinton Independents.
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Quaker Oats Independents
Iowa Aces
Graduate School of
Iowa University
Rude Auto
Vinton Independencts
Demon Players Go to St Louis Club
Des Moines club president E Lee Keyser announced the dispersal of Demons players from the Western league. Players were sent to the St Louis Browns who then released them to San Antonio in the Texas league and Springfield in the Three Eye league with several veterans and rookies allocated to each club.
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Des Moines
E. Lee Keyser
Des Moines Baseball Club
Demons
St. Louis Browns
Browns
San Antonio
Springfield
Fabian Ryan
Art McDougall
Lloyd Finck
Gilbert Gebo
Arve Mortrude
Bob Allaire
Maurice Gorham
Harry Hughes
John Kosy
Walter Menke
William Nelson
Clifford Clay
Clint Jones
Gordon
Frank Piet
Cochran Beats Schaefer In 18-Inning Billiards Block
Welker Cochran of San Francisco defeated defending champion Jake Schaefer of Chicago 327 to 250 in the eleventh block of their 3,500 point balkline world championship match. The 18 inning session marked Cochran's third win and he now trails Schaefer by 689 points.
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New York
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Cochran
Schaefer
State Teachers In Win Over S. Dakota
Cedar Falls AP Iowa State Teachers defeated South Dakota University 28 to 22 to reach a tie for second in the North Central conference. The win left the Teachers and Morningside both at four wins and one loss. Roman Yatchak limited Ingalls, SD scoring sensation, to zero points all game.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers
South Dakota Univerversity
Morningside
Roman Yatchak
Panther
Ingalls
South Dakota
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Was a Gate Giant But a Farce
Promoter Jack Kearns refused a 40 percent cut and pushed for a $300,000 guarantee. July 2 saw about 75,000 fans pack Boyle's Acres as Dempsey defeated Carpentier in a lopsided mismatch. Rickard feared the scam, urged a decent showing, and the crowd felt duped as the gate reached a record $1,789,238.
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Foxy
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Rickard
Carpentier
Dempecy
Dempscy
Jack
Richard
Boyle’s Acres
Stevedere
Dempeecy
Willard
Kearns
Dempeey
Johnny Hines Keeps Oakland Open Lead At Halfway Mark
Johnny Hines veteran pro from Garden City Long Island holds the Oakland Open lead after two rounds at Sequoyah Country Club. He carded a 67 to match his Friday score for a 134 halfway total. Harry Cooper rises to second with 136 after a 66. Johnny Perelli drops to third with 138 and Dutch Harrison sits fourth at 139.
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Oakland
Calif
Johnny Hines
Garden City
L. I
Sequoyah Country Club
Hines
Harry Cooper
Cooper
Johnny Perelli
Lake Tahoe
Leonard Ott
Denver
Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Maquoketa High Beats Savanna In Overtime For Lead
Maquoketa High School defeated Savanna Illinois 27 to 25 in overtime to take first place in the Illinois Iowa league basketball season. Maquoketa remains undefeated in league play with DeWitt Lyons and Savanna also in the circuit.
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the Gazette
Maquoketa
Maquoketa High School
Savanna, III, High
DeWitt, Lyons High School
Clinton
Savanna
Vinton Independents Lose to Quaker Independents
The Vinton Independents, filling in for Onslow, fell to the Quaker Independents 50 to 16 on Saturday night. The Quakers led 29 to 8 at halftime with Kitch scoring 14 and Theisen 12, while Gilchrist led Vinton with 6. In the curtain raiser, Rude Auto defeated Iowa Steel 35 to 20.
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Vinton Independents
Onslow
Quaker Independents
Quakers
Kitch
Theisen
Quaker
Gilchrist
Vinton
Rude Auto Five
Iowa Steel
Palo Cagers Take Two Basket Tilts From Ely
Palo high school won both ends of a double header against Ely on Palo floor. The Palo boys edged Ely 19 to 14 in a tight defensive game after trailing 12 to 4 at halftime. The Palo girls rallied in the second half to beat Ely 27 to 18 after a 10 to 8 halftime deficit.
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the Gazette
PALO
Palo High School
Ely
Palo Boys
Ely Girls
Palo Girls
Officials Picked for Golden Gloves
Preliminaries for the Golden Gloves tournament begin at the Memorial Coliseum next week with 30 percent more entrants than last year. Teams from Des Moines Mason City Anamosa Ottumwa and Fairfield and others are expected. Tickets are scarce in the best rows but abundant for main floor and balcony seating. Proceeds benefit Camp Good Health and the milk fund of the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Nouncing
Dempsy Jones
Sam Stohl
Memorial Coliseum
Des Moines
Mason City
Good Health
Young Men's Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Golden Gloves
The
Gazette
Young Men’s Bureau
Cornell Matmen Triumph Over Ohio University
In Athens Ohio Cornell college Iowa defeated Ohio university wrestling 15 44 to 9 1 2. Cornell won one fall and three decisions to one fall and one decision for Ohio U with one draw.
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Athens, O
Cornell College
Iowa
Ohio University
Cornell
Ohio U
Fighter Blutman Says Capones Forced Loss In Charity Bout
Philadelphia lefty Harry Blutman claimed he was pressured by Al Capone interests to lose a 1931 charity fight to Eddie Shea in Chicago. The News reported a Capone brother threatened Blutman with the 90,000 dollar payoff. Blutman said he did not intend to throw the bout but was provoked by the casinos at ringside before a late knockout. He received 1500 dollars, a sum he regrets accepting.
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Hiladelphia
Chicago
al Capone
Philadelphia Daily News
Robert Paul
Harry Blutman
Philadelphia
Eddie Shea
Capone
Blitman
United Press
Shea
Harry
Cap
Paul
Blutman
Notre Dame grid captain-elect resigns from school
Alex Shellogg, captain-elect of the 1938 Notre Dame football team, has withdrawn from the university and resigned the captaincy. University officials offered no reason, adhering to tradition of withholding comment. Shellogg, a junior from Newcastle, Pennsylvania, joined Notre Dame this year.
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Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Alex Shellogg
Shellogg
College of Arts
Newcastle
Junior Legion to Run About 200 Iowa Teams
Gordon Beck announced nine district directors and a state commission to oversee roughly 200 junior baseball teams under 17 in Iowa. Teams must certify 15 players by June 15 and may replace vacancies only with state approval.
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Des Moines
Gordon Beck
American Legion
Iowa
J. F. Thomason
Burlington
Lou Wunschel
Davenport
Leroy E. Mark
Iowa Falls
Richard O’brien
McGregor
John Dickinson
Newton
George T. Nelson
Ames
Allen Child
Griswold
Oliver S. Reiley
Algona
H. W. Loucks
Peterson
Duster
Commission
Leo Duster
Cedar Rapids
W. C. Rathke
Glenwood
Glenn Osborne
Ottumwa
Emil H. Levsen
Springsees
Leo Laird
Rockwell
Iowa Daily Press Association
Legion
Beck
St Ambrose Tops Iowa Wesleyan To Stay Atop Standings
St Ambrose Bees beat Iowa Wesleyan 39 to 27 to maintain first place in the Iowa conference. Forward J Bills contributed 12 points, including four early three-pointers, as the Bees held off a late challenge from the Tigers who faced their second league loss.
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Mount Pleasant
St. Ambrose Bees
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan
The
Bees
Martinich
Shea
Tigers
J. Bills
St. Ambrose
Anamosa Golden Gloves Meet Draws Wide Local Field
A seven thirty Monday evening Golden Gloves show at Anamosa draws a capacity crowd with many entrants from Anamosa and nearby towns. Bill Donnelly leads preparations as the entry list spans Wyoming Oxford Junction Monticello Cascade Morley and other local communities. The welterweight division features the largest entrant group with fifteen competitors.
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Bill Donnelly
Anamosa
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Monticello
Cascade
Morley
Cunningham Edges San Romani in Boston Mile
Glenn Cunningham led Archie San Romani by 12 yards to win his fourth straight K of C mile at the Boston Garden. Cunningham clocked 4 13.8 with Gene Venzke third and Don Lash briefly competing before withdrawing later. Lash then won the two mile in 9 04.6, overtaking Joe McCluskey on the final stretch.
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Boston
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
New York
Boston Garden
Cunningham
Gene Venzke
New York A. C
San Romani
Don Lash
Indiana
College Basketball Scores From Around the Nation
A long list of college basketball results includes Wremine 49 over Denver University, Minnesota Accies 5, Utah and Cornell in action, Pittsburgh 12 over West Virginia, Marshall 64 over Salem 44, Auburn 49 over Kentucky, Georgia Tech 51 over Georgia 28, Dayton 79 over Mich. Normal 68, Ball State 7, Manchester College 42, and multiple other matchups across various colleges. The report also notes college wrestling results from Grinnell with Grinnell defeating an opponent 24 to 12.
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Wremine
Denver University Mille Accies
Utah Sinates Cornell
Pennsylvania
Witentere
Farnam
A Remy Washington College
Battimore U
Toledo
John C Cincinnati
Ob Tudian Tehers
Talabore
Tehern
Pittsburah
West Virginia
Murray Tehers
Concord Tehers
Aer River State
Marshall
Salem
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Ontethorpe
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Dehe
Marslandae Ohbie U
Dayton
Mich
Normal
St. Mary's
Detroit
Ratier
Lawrence Trek
Ball State
Manchester College
Central Normal i
East
Tehers
American University
Sayirainie Teehah
Fordham
Cathedral
Fronthurn
Califernia
Fenn
St. Vincent
Duantia
Wentern Mien
Bee Paul University
Virginia
Dahe
Oreren State Ad
Contarnia
Beathern’ Celifersia Enthera Oregon
Washingisna
Grinnell
Grinnell Thepean Hie Aide
Mme Titanes Nesets
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Thunderbolts
St. Mary’s, Town City
Terry
DEMON
ST. Louis
S. Dakota
Red Peppers
Ill
Tews
Welchman
Battle For
Ohio Univ
Matmen
Capones
Junior Legion
Iowa Press Ass’n
Elie
Wesleyan
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