Eleven High School Games Highlight Week Schedule
The current week’s basketball slate features eleven games led by Immaculate Conception against St Mary's Clinton and closes with Wilson at Davenport. Franklin meets Marion and Roosevelt faces University High, with Clinton at Wilson and Immaculate Conception hosting from Dyversville.
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Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s of
Clinton
Wilson
Davenport
St. Mary’s
Iowa City
Franklin
Marion
University High
Roosevelt
McKinley
Mount Vernon
Dyersville
Coe College women set to form rifle team after Feb 1
Twenty five Coe co eds will compose the regular women's rifle team under Staff Sergeant F. D. Pugh after February first. Sixteen currently on the squad have won two telegraphic matches. fourteen more will be tested to select the top nine who join the original sixteen to form a 25 member team.
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Coe College
F. D. Pugh
Coe
Universities of Missouri
Oklahoma
Wichita
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Universities of Georgia
Michigan
Kentucky
Kansas State
Pennsylvania State
Louisiana State
University of Indiana
North Dakota Agricultural College
University of Chicago
University of South Dakota
Ripon College
Oregon
Evelyn Brittell
Ackley
June Cardell
Kenosha
Wis
Lydia Ann Courtright
Cedar Rapids
Beulah Detwiler
Marguerite Dixon
Rockwell City
Verne Elizabeth Hanold
Preston
Mary Kruse
Freeport
Ill
Peggy Lee
Britt
Mary Lockwood
Marion
Marjorie McCrillus
Chicago
Betty Main
Independence
Evelyn Nissen
Maxine Schenk
Burt
Irenne Teets
Milledgeville
Caroline van Meter
Moline
Elizabeth Buckingham
Oak Park
Jane Fuhrmeister
Iowa Basketball Teams Are Hard To Lick At Home
Iowa cages show strong home records since 1932 33 with 17 wins in 25 Big Ten home games but 9 19 on the road. The Hawkeyes have not lost at home to five Big Ten foes Illinois Ohio State Wisconsin Chicago and Northwestern. They split two with Minnesota and Indiana but dropped three to Purdue and Michigan. Non conference play yields 18 wins against 4 defeats with one home loss this season to Purdue 35 31.
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Ocowa Se Wysm
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Hawks
Illinois
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Chicago
Northwestern
Minnesota
Indiana
Purdue
Michigan
Iowa Cagers
Iowa Five
Brandon Independents Beat Vinton 31-19 on Local Floor
Brandon Independents defeated Vinton 31 to 19 on the local floor Thursday night. The Brandon victory improves their standings in the district tilt.
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Brandon Independents
Vinton
Brandon
Cunningham Sets A New Record In Mile
Glenn Cunningham of Kansas outpaced Indiana's Don Lash to win the K of C mile at the Prout memorial games in Boston, clocking a local indoor record 4 minutes 11.9 seconds. Gene Venzke finished third as Wisconsin and Emporia State contestants also placed. Donovan equaled the world indoor record in the 45 yard high hurdles, and Martin Glickman won the 50 yard dash for Syracuse.
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Boston
Mass
Glenn CunnIngham
Kansas
Indiana
Don Lash
Gene Venzke
Penn
Charles Fenske
Wisconsin
Archie San Romani
Emporia State Teachers’ College
Venzke
Johnny Donovan
Dartmouth
Garden
Donovan
William Schmidt
Harvard
Martin Glickman
Syracuse
Ben Johnson
Columbia Negro Star
Edward O’sullivan
New York Curb Exchange
Warren King
K. E. Clapp
Brown
King
Vic Bernstein
Bill Osmanski
Holy Cross
Ira Jivlekian
Herbert
Dick Graham Tops Point Collectors In Y M C A League
Dick Graham, a former Waterl oo high school star with International Harvester, leads the YMCA league scoring. In twelve games he has 121 points, ten ahead of Walter Red Wilson of Culver Motors who has 111 points in thirteen games.
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Dick Graham
Waterloo High School
International Harvester Company
Roosevelt Intramural Titles Won In Basketball Finals
The Roosevelt intramural finals crowned champions Miss Prior 9A's, Mrs. Loftus 7A2's, and Mrs. Mullaney 8B2's. 9A players included Floyd Meyer captain and Bill Taylor among others. 8B2 players featured Roy Schwarz captain with teammate Donald Ballou and Bobby Hinton. 7A champions Emory Sample led with Delbert Hakes, Bob Oberhouse, and James Baba.
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Junior Williams
Marvin Metela
John Marsh
De-Lane Shaheen
Jack Fessler
Ben Davis
Emory Sample
Delbert Hakes
Bob Oberhouse
James Baba
Bob Mead
Jack Baker
Billy Jensen
Howard Moeller
Dick Humphries
Robert Moneypenny
Wilson Gridders Receive Season s Football Awards
Wilson High School announces 21 football letters for the 1937 season with DeWayne Krumm and Ben Prusek named co captains. Seniors Earl St Germain Norman Usher James Leehman Donald Lahman Norman Hanson Wesley Izer Ray Heerner William Vizal Larry Higgins Milo Macek and Donald Conway receive awards.
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Wilson High School
DeWayne Krumm
Ben Prusek
Earl St. Germain
Norman Usher
James Leehman
Donald Lahman
Norman Hanson
Wesley Izer
Ray Heerner
William Vizal
Larry Higgins
Milo Macek
Donald Conway
Krumm
Prusek
Noel McIntire
Bob Earth
White Cockade Wins In Miami Handicap
Ogden Phipp's White Cockade held on to win by a neck over Flora dora in the $3,500 added Miami Beach handicap at Hialeah Park. Two Bob was third in an eight horse field. The mile featured a 1:39 time on a heavy track, as the race served as a test for the upcoming $50,000 Widener challenge cup in March. Whopper underperformed on the off track.
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Miami
Fla
Ogden Phipp
FE. D. Shaffer
Miami Beach
Hialeah Park
Whopper
Center Point Quintets Take Pair From Palo
Center Point high school swept Palo in a twin bill Friday night. The Center Point girls won their tenth straight game 27 to 11, while the boys defeated Palo 30 to 15 for their seventh win.
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Center Point
Center Point High School
Palo
Jesse Owens Signs For Long Tour As Dance Band Leader
New York United Press reports Jesse Owens has signed a 20 week tour starting February 15 to lead a dance band. He will perform one night stands with a guaranteed and percentage contract and expected earnings above 100000 dollars.
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Jesse Owens
New York
Charles E. Green
Owens
Western Union Defeats Buena Vista 52–43 in Iowa Conference Clash
Western Union built a 52 to 43 lead to beat Buena Vista College in an Iowa conference game. Dean scored 21 for Western Union, with eight field goals and five free throws. Dellers Blackman and Evans each had 11 points for their teams.
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Buena Vista
Western Union
Cuddy
Blackman
Evans
Layman
Dean
C Keister
Deiters
Rubin
Wickstrom
Nitszki
Britson
F Jones
C Sutton
Blair
Depates
Ee Oe
Keister
Dellers
Hicks
Cherokee
Welch
Storm Lake
Iowa Prep Indoor Track Meet Set At Iowa University
Iowa City invites all Iowa high schools to the state indoor track and field championships at the University of Iowa field house on April 3. About fifty schools and 450 athletes are expected to compete in 14 events, the same program as 1936. Clinton is the defending champion.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Clinton
Gold Medal Cage Tournament To Be Held In February
The Y M C A athletic department will stage the second annual intermediate Gold Medal basketball tournament over the last weekend of February. Prizes include trophies for first to third place and sixty individual medals. Open to boys under 18 not in high school varsity teams. Last year Toddville Cy clones won. Eldee Bowers earned All American recognition. Contact Gurney Day for team managers.
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Toddville Cyclones
Eldee Bowers
Toddville
Central States Amateur Basketball Association
Gurney Day
Elkader Cage Team Beats Independence in Home Opener
Elkader junior college lost the first home game of the season 29 18 to Independence Jayses. Independence secured its first conference win as Holscher the Elkader guard scored seven points to lead the locals. Smith and Miller combined for thirteen points for Independence.
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Gazette
Elkader
Elkader Junior College
Independence Jaysees
Independence
Holscher
Smith
Miller
Waukon Junior College Loses to Rochester
WAUKON Rochester defeated the Waukon junior college basketball team 29 to 21 on Friday night. About half of the U S population are active members of church denominations.
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Waukon Junior College
Rochester
the Gazette
Waukon
Rochester, Minn
United States
Boxing Golden Gloves Final Prep Attracts Big Crowd
Winding up details for the Golden Gloves finals include doctors, officials and timekeepers. The event will lead to the Tournament of Champions in Chicago February 22 to 24 with proceeds likely exceeding 3100 for Camp Good Health and undernourished children.
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Chicago
W. H. Hasek
C. H. Stark
Leo Sedlacek
C. S. Day
John T. Hecker
E. B. McConkie
B. L. Sheldon
B. G. Broghammer
M. T. Spellman
Dempsy Jones
Albert Artz
Johnny Fulton
Caddy Kelly
Babe Cole
Joe McCormick, Jr
Kenneth Harm
Maynard Leads Both Divisions In Fayette Loop
Fayette Athletic conference standings through Jan 28 show Maynard leading both boys and girls divisions. Randalia, Stanley, Fayette and Maynard each have two losses. Maynard must face Fayette and Randalia. A championship game is set at Randalia when Maynard defends its lead and another on Feb 9 when Fayette visits Maynard. The girls race lies between Maynard and Clermont.
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Gazette
Maynard
Fayette Athletic Conference
Randalia
Stanley
Fayette
Clermont
Stanley Saa
Iowa State Matmen Tied By Nebraska
In Lincoln Nebraska wrestlers battled to a 14 to 14 tie at the university coliseum. The Knight brothers won 118 and 126 pounds to put Nebraska ahead early. Iowa State swept the middleweights with two decisions and a fall. Don Flasnick and Lorne Simons added decisive wins for Nebraska, then Al Stoecker edged Carl Yost to tie the meet.
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Neb
University of Nebraska
Iowa State Grapplers
University Coliseum
Knight Brothers
Council Bluffs
Cornhuskers
Cyclones
Nebraska
Don Flasnick
Omaha
Lorne
Dutch” Simons
Shellsburg Defeats Urbana in Rough 29 to 24 Victory
Shellsburg edged Urbana 29 to 24 in a hard fought Friday game with several players fouling out. Holmes led Shellsburg with 14 points while guards Hopper and Owens added strong work. Urbana’s D Hopper scored 8. Shellsburg reserve team won 14 to 10.
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Shellsburg
Urbana
Holmes
Hopper
Owens
D. Hopper
Shellsburg Seconds
High Schools Lose Ace Athletes By Graduation
Four local high schools saw star players depart last week as graduation closed the semester. Franklin lost forwards Don Kinch and John Hallenbeck after a strong season. Roosevelt bid farewell to guard Bill Diehl and several football standouts. Campagna, Marsh, and Wilson also noted graduation of key players across football and basketball lines.
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Franklin
Don Kinch
John Hallenbeck
Dubuque
Kinch
Hallenbeck
Ray Glessner
Ray Jiruska
Bruce McGregor
Robert Files
Ing
Bob Burlingame
Bears
West Waterloo
Campagna
August Campagna
George Marsh
Wilson
Donald Conway
William Vizal
Roosevelt
Edward Pospishil
James Jakubec, Jr
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