Wisconsin Badgers Face Key Tests In Big Ten Title Chase
Wisconsin leads the Big Ten with 8-2 while Purdue Illinois and Indiana sit tied at 7-3. A stretch schedule pits Wisconsin against Chicago Saturday and Purdue Monday, with other key games including Michigan at Ohio State and Northwestern at Iowa as the race tightens toward March.
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Burlington Juniors Edge Independence in Tourney Opener
In Fort Dodge the Burlington Juniors rallied from a ten point deficit to beat Independence 60 to 31 in the Tama junior college tournament round game. Gilpin erupted for 21 points to pace Creston or Burlington? Schell added 19 for Burlington as Mason City also won.
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Marengo and Conroy Girls Triumph In Sectional Final
Marengo high school girls upset State Center in the Gilman sectional tournament on Thursday night. Conroy won a second round game from Kellogg 26 to 16. State Center beat Victor 16 to 12. LeGrand defeated Newbury 32 to 16 and meets Conroy Friday. Marengo, paced by Gladys Hoyle, opened with a 15 to 4 first quarter lead.
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Western League Holiday Game Schedules Outlined
Western league officials in Des Moines draft holiday fixtures for Memorial Day Independence Day and Labor Day. Matchups list Cedar Rapids Omaha Rock Island Sioux City Des Moines Davenport St Joseph Keokuk with season end set for September 8.
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Cornell Wrestlers Plan Clinton YMCA Meet
Coach Dick Barker will enter several Cornell wrestlers in the Clinton YMCA tournament on Saturday March 2. The entries are expected to be mostly freshmen and reserves as the varsity team faces a dual with the University of Missouri at Mount Vernon on Wednesday.
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Local teams reach gold medal semis in Central States tourney
In the Central States amateur independent tournament semis at the Y floor Solon and Alburnett edge two Cedar Rapids teams for spots in the gold medal game. Iowa Light & Power and Solon CCC beat Y Dorms and Platts Transfer Lisbon by small margins to advance. Poole Pack Lead duo helped the Lighters win 31 27 while Edwald Wier sparked Solon past Lisbon 43 39. Alburnett edged International Harvesters 36 35 and Cardinals topped Merchants National Bank 39 28.
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Cornell Missouri Wrestling Meet Set For Wednesday
The Cornell Missouri wrestling match is now scheduled for Wednesday in Mount Vernon. The date change was announced after the University of Iowa canceled its meet with Missouri on that date. The Purple matmen seek their tenth straight victory.
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Bowling tournament opens in Syracuse with record participation
The largest bowling event ever, involving 2837 five man teams or about 14 500 players from 292 cities, begins in Syracuse. Mayor Rolland B Marvin leads the mayors office team rolling the first ball as the forty one day event gets underway.
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TAYTON O Alabama kid Tan Darton outpointed Solly Dukelsky 160 in Chicago. GRAND FORKS N D Labe Daniels outpointed Kid Rippatoe 11 Parco Nith. PHILADELPHIA Wildcat O Connor drew with Scranten Pa. PORTLAND ME Beek outpointed Tommy Galtrey Hi2 in Portland.
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Chester Horton on Backspin Golf Techniques
Chester Horton explains backspin in golf when using long irons and mashie. He describes ball positioning, weight relation, and a straight through swing to keep the clubface perpendicular to the flight line, producing a low ball near the turf.
Iowa Wrestlers Set To Battle Chicago Saturday
Iowa aims to remain undefeated in the Big Ten as the Hawkeyes host Chicago Maroons on Saturday night. Chicago had never beaten Iowa since 1927, despite recent wins over Minnesota and Iowa Teachers. The article lists probable Chicago lineups by weight and notes Frank Pesek of Grant High, Cedar Rapids, as Chicago's 175 pound challenger.
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Jack Russell Signs With Washington Senators in Biloxi
AP reports relief pitcher Jack Russell reached terms with owner Clark Griffith to join the Washington Senators. The agreement comes a day after a deal with second baseman Buddy Myer, leaving a five-man holdout group.
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Wrestling results from Toronto and Chicago shows
In Toronto Ernie Dusek defeated Jim Browning in the opening match. In Verona Missouri Ed Don George beat Nick Lutze 20 to 3? California saw Lutze unable to continue after two falls split. In Chicago Jim Londos tied Everett Marshall in St Louis and La Junta Colorado fights attracted 2000 spectators.
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Canadian Mounted Police Under Fire
In Ottawa the Minister of Justice Hugh Guthrie rejected charges that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are over militarized and use third-degree methods. Liberals pressed the issue as Guthrie promised investigations into specific claims while reaffirming the force remains a police body bound to lawful methods.
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Hawk Wages Battle With Motorist in Pierceville
In Pierceville Kansas highway overseer Andy Hummer was injured after a hawk attacked his car. The bird, feeding on a jackrabbit on the highway, struck the windshield then crashed through the glass and into the vehicle. Hummer fought the hawk and crushed it after it wounded his wrist and tore his boot.
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Malden School Superintendent Resigns Over Smoking
Stephen S Zaporski, superintendent of Linden Methodist Sunday school in Malden Massachusetts, resigns after it is revealed women Sunday school teachers smoked in the church setting.
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Wenceslaus Wins In Tourney At Dubuque
Dubuque archdiocese will be represented in the state Catholic tournament March 11 and 12 by St. Wenceslaus of Cedar Rapids and Columbia academy of Dubuque. Columbia and St. Wenceslaus won Class A and B titles as 1,700 fans witnessed finals. Elmer Jungblot of St. Josephs Elkader was named most valuable player.
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Ohio girl loses fight against leukemia
Betty Schlaich a 15 year old schoolgirl from Conneaut Ohio died after an eight month battle with leukemia. taken to a local hospital in critical condition she showed brief rallies before the disease advanced through her bloodstream. attending physician Dr Noble Crandall said medical records show no complete recoveries from leukemia.
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Government spends billions on boll weevil control poisons
The United States government spends about a billion dollars annually on insect poison to combat boll weevil. About 40,000,000 pounds of calcium arsenate are used each year in these control efforts.
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Laffoon Tops Pros In Earnings Through February 1935
Laffoon, Chicago, leads earnings for the first two months of 1935 with 2514 dollars from nine golf events. Close behind are Henry Picard at 2460, Harold McSpaden at 2037, and John Revolta at 2013. Veteran MacDonald Smith sits fifth with 1750, while Walter Hagen, boosted by the Gasparilla Open win, is eighth with 1368.
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Center Junction Cage Tournament Opens With Narrow Win
Center Junction saw the independent basketball tournament start as Oxford Junction beat Maquoketa 41 to 38. Morley forfeited to Shomont of Monticello. Shomont and Center Junction played an unscheduled game with Shomont winning 33 to something.
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Freddie Miller Stops Peters In England
Freddie Miller from Cincinnati defeated England’s Johnny Peters with four knockdowns and a fourth round technical knockout in Liverpool. Miller, the busiest fighter and featherweight claimant, pursued another European opponent as his supply of bouts dwindled.
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Newspapers See Publicity As Crime Deterrent In Tulsa
Tulsa officials praise newspaper publicity as a forceful crime deterrent. Eli Foster, Tulsa high school principal, tells the chamber board that fear of publicity now guides behavior more than fear of the law. He argues crimes should be laid out on first pages to deter wrongdoing.
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Nebraska Cattle Grow Fat on Aged Fodder Silo Feed
Elwood Nebraska cattle on Walter Dawson farm fatten on sixty one fodder stored in a silo since drought last year. Farmers reopen old silo filled sixteen years ago due to feed shortage this winter, fueling livestock growth in the region.
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Beach Nearing Edge for Campbell to Go
Sir Malcolm Campbell shows wind and wave conditions favoring a new Bluebird record on Daytona Beach. Officials expect a possible test run Friday with a full attempt likely Sunday or Monday, as north east winds and smoother sand improve the track for a 300 mile per hour goal.
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Upsets And Fast Games A Feature Of Clarence Meet
Clarence hosted girls sectional play with six games. Center Junction beat Wyoming 18-16. Welton topped Grand Mound 31-18. Sabula won by forfeit 2-0. Clarence defeated Wheatland 33-12. Stanwood fell to Lisbon 31-13. Oxford Junction beat Olin 25-18. Today matchups include Center Junction versus Bennett and Clarence against Calamus.
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Quakers Lose To Waterloo Cagemen Share Upset
The Quaker Oats five fell 30 to 16 to the Waterloo Independent Meat and Grocer team Thursday night. A double header is set for Saturday in Stuart hall with the Quakers facing the Racines of Iowa City after a girl’s game. The Quakers seek a game with Wilson's Packers and hold March 9 open.
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College Football Scores and Matches Across Several Teams
A compilation of scores from numerous college and university games showing tight finishes and close contests. Notable results include St Olaf 31 Macalester 29, Gustavus Adolphus 39 Westminster, Wabash 36 DePauw 35, and Kansas Wesleyan 30 Fort Haya State 23, among others.
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