Eleven-Game High School Basketball Week Preview
Roosevelt and Franklin clash Friday in a high school basketball week that runs eleven games. Immaculate Conception hosts St Marys Clinton tonight, with Wilson at Davenport Saturday and several near misses from parochial teams noted.
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TRE High
Immaculate Conception
St. Mary’s of
Clinton
Wilson
Davenport
St. Mary's
St Wenceslaus
Iowa City
Franklin
Marion University
Roosevelt
McKinley
Mount Vernon
Parnell
Dyersville
I. C
Clinton Invaders
Seghi
St. Wenceslaus
St Mary's
Red Hawks
Springville
Don Wolfe
West Side
University High
Marion
Rust
Sindelar
Parnell High School
Greyhounds
Harry Ward
Thunderbolts
Town City
Cedar Rapids
Blue Devils
Barnard
River City
Iowa Basketball Teams Are Hard To Lick At Home
Iowa basketball teams show a strong home record over five seasons with seventeen wins in twenty five Big Ten home games since 1932-33 but struggle on road trips posting nine wins in nineteen road games. The Hawkeyes have not lost at home to five Big Ten foes and split two games with Minnesota and Indiana while sweeping non-conference play at home with eighteen wins and four losses. The lone home loss this season was a 35-31 defeat to Purdue.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Hawks
Nhnos
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Chicago
Northwestern
Minnesota
Indiana
Purdue
Michigan
Iowa Cagers
Iowa Five
Brandon Independents Defeat Vinton 31 to 19
Brandon Independents defeated Vinton 31 19 on the local floor Thursday night. The Brandon team built a lead and held off the visitors in a low scoring district game.
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Brandon Independents
Vinton
Brandon
Feller Defends Safe Driving Amid Speed Talk
Bob Feller 18 year old Cleve land Indians pitching sensation denies being a speed demon at his Van Meter farm home He says he never drove faster than 60 miles an hour and prefers to save thrills on the baseball mound He rides a school bus to Van Meter Consolidated School and plans to attend New Orleans camp late this month He praises psychology over government in his study and stresses safe driving for all.
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INS
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Bob
van Meter Consolidated
Feller
Chicago White Sox
King
Philadelphia
van Meter High School
New Orleans
Dick Graham Tops Point Collectors In Y M C A Loop
Dick Graham former Water loo high school star for International Harvester tops the YMCA league scoring with 121 points after 12 games. He leads Walter Red Wilson of Culver Motors who has 111 points in 13 games.
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Dick Graham
Waterloo High School
International Harvester Company
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Graham
International Harvester
Wilson
Culver Motors
van Deusen International
Harvester
Delzell Hall
Drew Sport Shop I
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Forrestal
Culver Motors Pack
Iowa Light and Power
Alton Culver Motors
Hendrys Iowa Light and Power
Save, Armstrone & MW
Iowa Prep Indoor Track Meet Set for April 3
Iowa high schools will receive invitations for the annual state indoor track and field championship at the University of Iowa Field House in Iowa City. About fifty schools are expected to compete in the event, with preparations continuing through February.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Universe of Iowa
Coe College Women Rifle Team Expands to 25 Members
Twenty five Coe coeds will form the regular women's rifle team under Staff Sergeant F D Pugh after February 1. Sixteen current members have won two telegraphic matches, with fourteen more to be tested for the final squad. The team will compete in a schedule of telegraph matches from February 6 to March 27 against multiple universities and colleges, with top five scores counted weekly and eight Oregon scorers added for record. Members listed include Evelyn Brittell and Lydia Ann Courtright among others.
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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
Ken
Reds Have Young Phenom Vander Meer Poised for 1937
Cincinnati hopes 22 year old left hander John Vander Meer becomes a regular Reds pitcher in 1937 after a dazzling minor league ascent. He led leagues with 295 strikeouts for Durham and posted a 2.65 ERA in 214 innings, including playoffs. Born Prospect Park New Jersey November 2 1914. six foot one 190 pounds. home Midland Park New Jersey. single.
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Cincinnati
INS
John Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Durham
Vandy
Reds
Powel Crosley
Nashville Vols
Vols
Vander Meer
Bulls
Prospect Park
N. J
Holland
Midland Park
Wilson Gridders Awarded 21 Letters and Co-Captains
Wilson high school honors 21 football letters for the 1937 season with DeWayne Krumm and Ben Prusek named co captains. Seniors honored include Earl St Germain Norman Usher James Leehman Donald Lahman Norman Hanson Wesley Izer Ray Heefner William Vizal Larry Higgins Milo Macek and Donald Conway. St Germain received all state mention and is a basketball forward and Aristotelian National honorary society member alongside Leehman.
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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 Heefner
William Vizal
Larry Higgins
Milo Macek
Donald Conway
Krumm
Prusek
Noel McIntire
Bob Earth
Albert Urban
Marvin Priborsky
Glenn Kirby
Tom Farmer
Tom Jonos
Marvin Kazebier
St. Germain
Aristotelian National Honorary Society
Roosevelt Intramural Titles Claim Multiple Winners
Roosevelt High crowned basketball champions across several divisions. The 9A team included Floyd Meyer as captain with teammates Taylor Andersen Ruffin Koehn and others. The 8B2 squad lists Roy Schwarz as captain alongside Ballou Hinton Forrest Meyer Williams Metela Marsh Shaheen Fessler and Davis. The 7A division winner Emory Sample led with Hakes Oberhouse Baba Mead Baker Jensen Moeller Humphries and Moneypexzny.
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Miss Prior
Loftus
Mullaney
Roosevelt
Floyd Meyer
Bill Taylor
Ossie Andersen
Duane Ruffin
Keith Koehn
Herbert Morrow
Walter Carson
Bus Adams
Lester Monroe
Roy Schwarz
Donald Ballou
Bobby Hinton
Bud Forrest
George Meyer
Junior Williams
Marvin Metela
John Marsh
DeLane Shaheen
Jack Fessler
Ben Davis
Emory Sample
Delbert Hakes
Bob Oberhouse
James Baba
Bob Mead
Jack Baker
Billy Jensen
Howard Moeller
Dick Humphries
Robert Moneypexzny
Gold Medal Cage Tournament Set For February
The Y M C A athletic department will hold its second annual intermediate Gold Medal basketball tournament over the last weekend of February. Trophies and medals awarded, open to all boys under 18 not on high school varsity teams. Toddville Cy clones won last year led by Eldec Bowers or Toddville. Team managers contact Gurney Day, athletic director.
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Toddville Cyclones
Eldec Bowers
Toddville
Central States Amateur Basketball Association
Gurney Day
Elkader Cage Team Beats Independence in Home Opener
Elkader junior college fell 29 18 to Independence Jaycees in the season opener. Holscher led Elkader with seven points while Smith and Miller contributed thirteen points for Independence in a close conference tilt.
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Independence
The
Gazette
Elkader Junior College
Independence Jaysees
Independence Holscher
Smith Independence
Miller
Wauken Junior College Defeated by Rochester
The Wauken junior college basketball team fell to Rochester Minnesota by a score of 29 to 21 in a Friday night game at Waukon. An estimated 50 percent of the local population attended or followed the event through reports in The Gazette.
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Wauken
Rochester
the Gazette
Waukon
Mainn
Waner Predicts a .500 Hitting Super Star
Paul Waner, star from Harrah Oklahoma, discusses a hypothetical batter who could hit .500 for five seasons. He envisions a bigger, stronger hitter with speed, eyes, and resilience who could drive balls out or send them through infield. Waner also weighs 1937 season outlooks for Pirates, Cardinals, and Giants.
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Henry McLemore
United Press Starl
Sarasota
Fla
Paul Waner
Harrah
Okla
Papa Waner
Paul
Bobby Jones
Jim
Jim’ Waner
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Foxx
Babe Ruth
Pirates
Lon Warneke
Maynard Leads Both Divisions In Fayette Loop
Maynard leads Fayette Athletic Conference in both boys and girls standings as of January 28. Maynard, Randalia, Stanley, and Fayette have each two losses. Maynard must face Fayette and Randalia. Stanley may rise with fewer games. A championship game is set at Randalia when Maynard visits, and another on February 9 at Maynard.
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Maynard
Fayette Athletic Conference
Randalia
Stanley
Fayette
Randalla
Clermont
Hoys
Maynard Randalin
Stanley Fayette
Hawkeye
Elgin Oran
Arlington
Clermont Cesence
Ptanney
High Schools Lose Ace Athletes By Graduation
Four local public high schools report key athletes graduating last week. Franklin loses seniors Don Kinch and John Hallenbeck from its basketball lineup, plus multiple letter winners across football and track. Roosevelt departs Bill Diehl and other standouts as the team remains undefeated. McKinley and Wilson also note graduations of leading players and managers.
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Frankiin
Don Kinch
John Hallenbeck
Dubuque
Kinch
Hallenbeclk
Franklin
Ray Glessner
Ray Jiruska
Bruce McGregor
Robert Files
Roosevelt
Bill Diehl
Temple University
Philadelphia
Diehl
Iowa Daily Press Association
Scott Buchan
Paul Hughes
Riders
Ing
Bob Burlingame
Bears
West Waterloo
August Campagna
George Marsh
Wilson
Donald Conway
William Vizal
Edward Pospishil
James Jakubec, Jr
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