Franklin Cagers Win District Title In Iowa Open Table Tennis
Franklin players led by Starrett and Menn reached the semi finals as Illinois entrants dominated the men’s singles and doubles at the Iowa open. Helen Baldwin and Ruth Heusser advanced to the women’s singles final, with matches set for Sunday afternoon at the Montrose hotel Crystal room.
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Crystal Room
Montrose Hotel
Starrett
Jack Mueller
Donald Menn
Crack Peoria
Billy Holzrichter
Moline
Illinois
Allen Peterson
Cedar Rapids
Dei Leibsohn
Ralph Colby
Ray Hamad
Jack Cocker
Charles Dake
Art Schmidt
Iowa City
R. Ewen
Alburnett
Ted Vernimont
Ted
Stunsbureer
Peoria
Til
Robert Schreiber
Ames
Art Birney
Robert Osborne
Ed Nutter
Marshalltown
Robert Bell
B. Holzrichter
Charles Eaton
Des Moines
Charles Noble
Jim Likhtner
David Newsom
Ssies Blackledge
Bill Oakley
Quincy
Tim Mays
Guerdon Archer
Sheldon
Yeo Dreckman
Town City
John Beals
Ill
Stanley Baker
Waterloo
Wayman Wilson
Art Bernstrasser
Allen Oakley
Robert Williams
Boone
Stanley Kellams
Marion
Robert Fitzgerald
George Kasper
Russell Knapp
Paul Chandler
Richard Howe
Charles Houseman
Rockey Newton
Herb Holden
Doug Taylor
Bellevue
Merl Bruch
Pete Starrett
Homer Freeman
Ed Johnson
John Wilcox
Morris Fulton
Jack Bell
Phillip Gilbertson
Bud Simpson
Peoria Hl
Charles Pratt
J. Eselhoff
Dubuque
Ed Crain
Ed Horst
Robert Paukert
Bert Gentleman
Ted Eagle
Buddy Houghton
Red Oak
All
Jil
Morris Patton
Vil
Junior Littell
Leo Dreckman
Aulngy
Art Bros
George Burmeyer
Ted Enele
Henry Zander
Jack Schilnkman
See Bell
Bud Bimpson
Allen
Oakley
J.egelshoff
Harley Kirk
Robert Aubert
Waydan Wilson
Harfey Kirk
Art Bross
Purdue Undisputed Big 10 Champs By Beating Wildcats
Purdue clinched the Big Ten title by defeating Northwestern 42 to 39 in Evanston. Jewell Young became the conference scoring leader with 184 points, adding 10 for the game as Purdue edged the Wildcats after a 25 17 first half.
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Purdue
Wildcats
Evanston
Boilermakers
Northwestern
Johnny Sines
Gene Anderson
Boilermaker
Jake Nagode
Anderson
Jean Smith
Young
Jewell Young
Chicago
Purdue Fis Young
Fcm
T Anderson
Nogode
Beretta
Malaska
Vance
Carrie Fisher
Camaane Kowalski
Aska
Smith
Nago
Seek Recognition Of Kansan's Mark
Glenn Cunningham’s 4 04.4 mile at Dartmouth is under review for world record recognition after a five yard handicap given to Stewart Whitman and 260 yard edges for other Dartmouth runners. Frank McGrath argues Cunningham was legitimately handicapped.
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Boston
INS
Glenn Cunningham
Dartmouth
Frank McGrath
Cunningham
Stewart Whitman
District Scores From Associated Press Games
District roundups show final scores across eight districts with results for Class A and B games. Notable results include Burlington over Oskaloosa 25 24 in Ottumwa and Cedar Falls beating Waterloo West 18 14 in District 6.
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Ottumwa
Burlington
Oskaloosa
Melrose
Barnes City
Shenandoah
Lass A
Corner Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Villisca
Franklin and Bennett Teams Reach State Meet in Iowa
Franklin high school won the class A district final 52 to 26 over Dubuque at Davenport to advance to the state finals in Des Moines. Bennett's class B team defeated Keystone 44 to 17 to also reach the state tournament, with both squads headed for Des Moines Thursday through Saturday.
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Franklin High School
Des Moines
Dubuque
Davenport
Town City
Franklin
Clinton
Anamosa
Bennett
Keystone
Richard Rice
Curtis Layton
William Mehegan
William Currell
Mike Kanellis
John Sopousek
Albert Eddy
Franklin Mitvalsky
Joe Crawford
la Verne Sandberg
Ivan Reed
Orville Rust
Earl Delzell
Glenn Kerres
Robert Johnson
Dr. Von Lackum Joins Iowa U I Men’s Club
Cedar Rapids physician and 1917 Hawkeye basketball captain Dr J K Von Lackum joins the Iowa U alumni I club along with former captains M A Lewis Charles E Lamn and others. Other new members include Dr Howard Scott Arentz J Ericson Philip W Thurtle and Dr Paul L Thompson all noted for football gymnastics baseball or track at Iowa.
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Iowa City
J. K. von Lackum
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hawkeye
M. A. Lewis
Williamsburg
Charles E. Lamn
Charles City
Glenn J. Greenwood
Evanston
Ill
Cunningham Hangs Up Another Mark
Glenn Cunningham won the governor's mile at the University of Maryland indoor games before 5 000 spectators, remaining unbeaten this season. He edged Archie San Romani Mason Chronister and Gene Venzke, clocking 4 minutes 15 seconds, a new mark for a flat indoor track per his coach Charlie Vernon.
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Baltimore
Glenn Cunningham
University of Maryland Fifth Regiment
Kansas Express
New York
Curb Exchange
Archie San Romani
Mason Chronister
Maryland
Gene Venzke
New York A. C
Cunningham
Dartmouth
Charlie Vernon
College Basketball Scores From Confusing Weeknight Card
Purdue beats Northwestern 42 39 Minnesota edges Wisconsin 35 28 Ohio State 411 Chicaze 29 Luther 41 Central Washburn 55 Cretehten 48 Telede U 35 Legela 32 Mentana State in overtime Mentana University. Greeley Teachers 49 Gastron Telers Syracuse 44 Celga Carmedte Tech 0 Virginia 38. Wrestling results noted but unclear.
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BIO Ten
Purdue
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Chicaze
Luther
Central
Washburn
Cretehten
Telede U
Legela
Mentana State Cellese
Mentana University
Greeley Teachers
Gastron
Syracuse
Celga Carmedte Tech
Tweat Virginia
Restling
Behind the Scenes: Earl Huckins Rebuilds Cedar Rapids Bunnies
The Cedar Rapids baseball club, then the Bunnies, faced 1929 debts of about 12000. Earl Huckins leveraged cash to buy park and franchise and aimed to field a pennant winner with top players, large salaries, and flashy gear. He hired prospects like Tibbe Serve and Curt Miller, bought luxury cars, and created a general manager position for Bill Speas, but the plan faltered midseason.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Bunnies
Earl Huckins
Baseball Association
West Side Park
Huckins
Waterloo
Tibbe Serve
Curt Miller
Chicago
Miller
Jimmy Worth
George Bates
Spot Grant
Mike Dempsey
Wally Walczak
Jim Grant
Bill Speas
Speas
Ohio State Tops Chicago 41 29 in Final Big Ten Game
Ohio State defeated Chicago 41 to 29 in Columbus to close the season for both teams. Jim Hull set an OSU single season scoring record with 134 points, while Morris Rossin led the game with 15 points. Chicago suffered its 10th loss in 12 contests before a 3,501 crowd.
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Columbus, C
Ohio State
Chicago
Jimmy Hull
Buckeyes
Hull
Buckeye
Johnny Miner
Morris Rossin
Dick Baker
Bucks
Marshalltown Man Among Leaders In Nat's Bowling Meet
Chicago event saw Ted Siener, vice president of the City Bowling Association of Indianapolis, lead with 688 pins in the individual class. Other leaders include Wilbur Sayers 685, William Carter 672, Fred Bercitschaft 660, and Earl Nyce 638.
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Chicago
Ted Siener
City Bowling Association of
Indianapolis
Ind
American Bowling Congress
Wilbur Sayers
Peoria
William Carter
South Bend
Fred Bercitschaft
Millstadt
Ill
Earl Nyce
Mayshalltown
Iowa
Caras Wins Second Straight World Pocket Billiards Victory
James Caras of Wilmington Delaware defeated George Kelly of Philadelphia 1214 to 51 in 16 innings to secure his second consecutive world pocket billiards championship win in New York.
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New York
James Caras
Wilmington
Del
George Kelly
Philadelphia
Franklin Eagles Crown Cedar Rapids District Champions
Franklin high of Cedar Rapids defeated Dubuque 52 to 26 to win the class A district basketball title. The third period surge produced 24 points and a 40 to 20 lead as Bill Currell scored 21 points for Franklin. Bennett edged Keystone 44 to 17 in class B to claim a 27th straight win with Knoche and Hambright combining for 27 points.
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Franklin High
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Thunderbolts
Bennett
Keystone High
Franklin
Bill Currell
al Eddy
Currell
Eddy
Jack Sopousek
Bill Mehegan
Kanellis
Washington High
Webster City
Key City
Keystone
Brauer
Torgler
Balhorn
Benton County
Knoche
Hambright
Franklin to Play Bluffs in Finals
Championship pairings list First Round Ames vs Bennett Burlington vs Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Franklin vs Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Diagonal vs Dike Lower bracket Everly vs Ida Grove Melrose vs Mitchellville Rolfe vs Stratford Ute vs Webster City
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Ames
Bennett
Burlington
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Diagonal
Dike
Everly
Ida Grove
Melrose
Mitchellville
Rolfe
Stratford
Ute
Webster City
Sixteen teams reach IA final tourney in 1938 basketball rush
Des Moines AP reports 16 district champions advance to the final tournament for the 1938 Iowa high school boys basketball championship. Among survivors are Little Melrose, Rolfe, and Mitchellville after upsets including Sac City’s loss to Ida Grove and Cedar Falls’s upset of West Waterloo. Franklin Cedar Rapids Maine and Ames also solidified bids with strong district wins.
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Des Moines
Fighting Irish
Little Melrose
Melrose
Barnes City
Ottumwa
Rolfe
Mitchellville
Sac City
Indians
Ida Grove
West Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Bronson
Ute
Ames
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Webster City
Bennett
Diagonal
Dike
Everly
Stratford
A. A. U. Plans Swedish Wrestling Tour
The Amateur Athletic Union announced it will send a wrestling team to Sweden next fall for several matches in Scandinavia. The team will be chosen from winners and runners up at the national AAU championships to be held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, April 8 and 9.
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New York
Amateur Athletic Union
Sweden
Lancaster
State Girls Finals Champions Crowned
West Bend defeated Lenex 44 to 41 to win the championship while Ain led Centerville 16 to 15 in the Consolation. In semifinal play West Bend beat Olin 35 to 26 and Lenex topped Centerville 38 to 20. Shey wets.
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West Bend
Lenex
Ain
Centerville
Olin
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