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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1936

Page

8

Spears Denies Advising Athletes To Quit Wisconsin

In Madison, Wisconsin Dr Clarence Spears denying rumors that sophomores Tony Popp and Art Van Ryzin planned to quit to join him at Toledo where he will head the athletic department and coach the football team. The article notes four varsity football players quitting this semester and outlines ongoing regents actions after an athletics reform push.

Spears Wisconsin Adison Wis INS Clarence Spears University of Wisconsin Tony Popp Art van Ryzin Badger Doc Spears University of Toledo Popp Bob Null Erv Windward Lyn Hoveland Bob Weaver Toledo Roly Poly Spears Walter Meanwell Bill Fallon Board of Regents Bud Foster Big Ten Meanwell Madison

Marion Basketmen Triumph Over Alumni 32 to 25

The Marion high basketball team defeated the Alumni 32 to 25 on Friday night, reversing an earlier season loss. The Wolfe-led varsity opened with a 7-7 first quarter tie, then pulled away with a steady scoring burst to lead 15-11 at halftime and extend the margin. The freshman squad fell 27 to 19 after trailing 15-8 at the break.

Marion High Marion Wolfemen Wolfe Johnston

Franklin Cagers Clash with Clear Lake in Final Regular Game

Franklin coached by Rust faces Clear Lake tonight in a return game on the Franklin floor. The senior varsity game begins at 8 with a preliminary at 7 between the Franklin sophomores and the junior high team. The contest closes the regular season before next week's sectional tournament at home.

Franklin Rust Clear Lake

Cunningham To Meet Mangan Again Tonight

Glenn Cunningham and Joe Mangan clash again tonight in the three man mile at the New England AAU senior meet in Providence. The pair have split two indoor season meetings and will face Gene Venzke and Lt. Dick Bauer in the field.

Providence R. I Glenn Cunningham Joe Mangan Gene Venzke New York Cunningham Mangan New England Dick Bauer Fort Myer West Point

Cornell Matmen Crush Michigan State in 23 3 Dual Meet

Cornell's undefeated wrestling team overwhelmed Michigan State 23 to 3 at East Lansing. Only MSU won a bout in 118 pounds as Paul Murdoch defeated Tilton. McGrath pinned State's Walter Jacob in 8:32 at 155. Also wins for Ollman Sieben Brand Watson Weiler Frye for Cornell.

East Lansing Mich Cornell College Michigan State College Michigan State Paul Murdoch Tilton Howard McGrath Walter Jacob State Spartan Murdoch Cornell Ollman Teske Sieben McDevitt Frye Lueck J. A. Gregory Princeton

Purdue Must Lick Michigan To Share In Big Ten Title

Purdue faces Michigan at Ann Arbor as the Big Ten race closes. A Purdue win would keep Ward Lambert’s drive for a ninth conference crown on track, while Indiana could clinch the title if Purdue loses. Northwestern and Chicago finish at the Maroon Field House with Haarlow approaching the scoring record.

Purdue Michigan Chicago Indiana Ann Arbor Hoosiers Boilermakers Wolves Ward Lambert Lafayette Northwestern Wildcats Bill Haarlow Stretch Murphy

Center Point girls reach sectional semi finals

Center Point sectional girls tournament moved into the semifinals Friday night with Walker and Monroe Township advancing. Second round results include Walker 34 over Troy Mills 16 and Quasqueton 31 over Urbana 15, while Monroe Township 25 beat Palo 24 and Delhi 20 defeated Center Point 17.

the Gazette Center Point Walker Monroe Township Quasqueton Delhi Troy Mills Palo Urbana

Center Junction High Caps Double Header Victory

Center Junction High swept a doubleheader at Onslow with the boys winning 41 to 17 and the girls 46 to 26. Coach Bulgren used second teams in half the games after early leads, with the boys 22 to 9 at halftime and the girls 29 to 15. Marcella Otten led the girls with 25 points, Donna Dreibelbus 11, while Peterson and Capt. Alyea had 16 and 12 for the boys. The boys moved to 12 wins in 13 starts and the girls to 12 of 14. Morley visits Monday for the final Jones county league game.

Center Junction Onslow Bulgren Marcella Otten Donna Dreibelbus Peterson Capt. Alyea Morley

Anamosa High Defeats West Branch 41 to 14

Anamosa High won its final conference game, overpowering West Branch 41 14. The score was 7 6 at the end of the first period, then Anamosa pulled away to a 21 6 halftime lead. Westphal led Anamosa with five baskets while Miller scored twelve for West Branch.

Anamosa Anamosa High West Branch McLees Westphal Miller

Basketball Scores From Associated Press Roundup

Drake over Grinnell 37 to 35 and Columbia 33 Central 23 lead the early AP college scores. Carroll 41 Ripon 27 Rose Polytechnic 26 Lawrence Institute 16 also listed.

Drake Grinnell Columbia Central Kansas Peseveret Carroll Ripon Rose Polytechnic Lawrence

Iowa Beats Minnesota in Indoor Track Meet

Iowa wins 54 to 32 as six of ten first places go to Hawkeyes. Ray Latham and Eugene Skinner lead with eight points each, sharing wins in high jump and quarter mile respectively, while Minnesota takes only four events led by Freimuth in shot put and Capt. Cretzmeyer in high hurdles.

Iowa City University of Iowa Minnesota Ray Latham Eugene Skinner Hawkeye Latham Skinner Big Bill Freimuth The Gophers Capt Francis Cretzmeyer Iowa Wayne Slocum Deters Hawkeyes Lyle P. Nelson Brown Dooley Rosenthal Briggs Watson Cretzmeyer Krause Freimuth Krezowski Deheerts McElhinney Lindenmeyr Myers Slocum Deters Case Hass

Drake Defeats Grinnell 37 35 In Tight MVC Finish

Drake University earned a 37 to 35 victory over Grinnell to close the Missouri Valley conference schedule. The win ties Drake with Creighton and the Oklahoma Aggies for the league title, moving Drake to eight wins and four losses. Grinnell led 11 1 early before Drake tied it 16 all and led 24 20 at halftime. In the second half Grinnell battled to stay even, but Drake pulled away and never trailed.

Grinnell Drake University Missouri Valley Drake Creighton Oklahoma Aggies

North English Wins Record as County Champs Hold Streak

North English defeats Conroy 30 13 in a second half rally to extend a school best season with twelve wins and four losses. North English girls fall 31 12 while Ladora teams suffer two defeats on a trip to North English, with girls 23 15 and boys 35 19.

Iowa Conroy

Iowa State Swimmers Fall to Nebraska in Ames Meet

Nebraska swimmers defeated Iowa State 45 to 39 in Ames Friday night. Five state pool records fell in the 150 backstroke 60 yard dash 440 220 and 100 yard freestyles. Dick Flieg, Iowa State diving champion, delivered a strong exhibition in his event.

Ames University of Nebraska Iowa State Mermen Dick Flieg Iowa State

Kansas Five Completes Season Without Loss

Kansas University defeated Missouri 51 to 29 in Lawrence to finish the season undefeated. The win gives Kansas its first perfect record in and out of the conference, though it previously went 16–0 in the 1923 Missouri Valley league.

Lawrence, Kan Kansas University Missouri Kansas

Play Semi Finals In G M Tourney This Afternoon

The Inter mediate Gold Medal tournament at the Y M C A runs today with semi finals at 2 pm Toddville vs United Presbyterian and 3 pm First Presbyterian versus McKinley. McKinley tops Drew's Sports 28 16 while Bowers brothers pace Toddville 19 14 over S and J. First Presbyterian rallies to beat Ramblers 23 20. United Presbyterian overwhelms Maroons 28 13 led by passing.

Toddville United Presbyterian First Presbyterian McKinley Olson Clark Person Drew Bowers Ramblers McDonald Floyd Colby Ulch United Presbyterian Boys Maroons Woodward Prusek Marric On S. Buchan Ame Oeeew Anes Strait Bibby Ulich Jordan Bowker Bednasek Hollenbeck Cline Oiby Kinney Hite Harmer Nelson S Strait United Pres McCrory Scolion Smith Jansen Adams Listebarger Hensle Woodward Lackman Olton Keyes Bruce Kasparek O!riggs Flichler King ——Espon Ee

Vinton Edges Tipton In Overtime 32 31

Vinton high closes its season by edging Tipton 32 31 in overtime at Vinton. Stewart and Shank lead with fourteen points each. Jack adds ten as Vinton seals a 15 17 record, after leading early 12 5 and trading leads through a 26 26 OT.

the Gazette Vinton Vinton High Tipton Shank Stewart Thompson Miller Jack

Milton Shivers wins Golden Gloves 160-pound title in Chicago

In front of 23,000 at the Chicago Stadium Milton Shivers a 21 year old Detroit cotton packer knocked out Al Wardlow Dayton in the finals to claim the 160 pound championship. Shivers scored two earlier knockouts defeating Hiner Thomas of Chicago in the semi finals. Creighton's Carl Vinciquarra and Paul Hartnck won light heavyweight and heavyweight titles for Creighton University. Cleveland and Omaha shared team honors with Cleveland winning the coin toss.

Chicago Detroit Joe Louis Milton Shivers Hiner Thomas al Wardlow Dayton Ohio Shivers Louis Creighton University Omaha Carl Vincinguerra Creighton Paul Frazier Paul Hartnck John Washington Cleveland Catholic Youth Organization of Jackie Wilson Cleveland Negro Sam Zaczek Johnny Brown Paul Combs Evansville Ind Ted Kara Paul Spica St. Lou Pete Lello Siichigan City Sones Jimmy Martin Chester Rutecki Johnny Barbara South Bend Carl Vinciquerra Neb Ene

Independence And Tipton Triumph In Junior Tournament

In Northwest Iowa junior college basketball tournament opening night Tipton defeated Waukon 47 to 39 and Independence beat Maquoketa 34 to 24. Semifinals and finals were scheduled for today.

The Gazette Tipton Kla Northwest Iowa Waukon Independence Maquoketa

McGregor Drops Two Hard-Fought Games to Postville

Special to Fhre Gazette. McGregor High lost two basketball games to Postville here Friday night. In the reserve game Postville led 27 to 23. In the varsity clash Postville won 38 to 33.

Fhre Gazette McGregor McGregor High Postville

Wrestling Results from Schenectady and North Bergen

Everett Marshall 219 defeated Allaire 210 in Montreal with straight falls. George Beverly 215 from California defeated Blue Mask 218 in two falls out of three in North Bergen New Jersey.

Associated Press Schenectady N. J Everett Marshall la Boe Colp Allaire Montreal Straightalls North Bergen George Beverly California Blue Mask

Columbia Defeats Central to Lead League Race

Columbia college moved into the Iowa conference lead with a 33 to 25 win over Central on Friday night. The Dutchmen improved to 8 wins and 3 defeats, lifting their percentage to .727 while dropping Central to .666 and from first to second place.

Columbia Central

Stanwood Downs Lowden In Back-To-Back Wins

Stanwood high swept both games against Lowden in the local gym. The first team won 22 to 19 after Lowden rallied late for 12 points. The second team triumphed 28 to 14. Scorers included Hein, Van Behrens, Koering, and Sister with six each. Lowden heads to the sectional at Olin March 12-14.

Lowden Stanwood High Althrough Lowden Stanwood Hein van Behrens Koering Oxford Junction Olin Schutt Hintze Sessler Licht

Nadine Menary Wins Y W Badminton Meet

Nadine Menary won the badminton tournament at the Y W C A finals held last evening. Phyllis Peacock was the runner up with Mary Bowne taking consolation honors by defeating Olga Serbousek. Ping pong victors were Irene Bishop and Beulah Detweiler, who beat Eileen Brockman and Mary Lockwood. On the losers side Gladys Main and Dorothy Jones defeated the Pumphrey sisters.

Nadine Menary Phyllis Peacock Mary Bowne Olga Serbousek Irene Bishop Beulah Detweiler Eileen Brockman Mary Lockwood Gladys Main Dorothy Jones Pumphrey Sisters

Cronin Names Jack Wilson the Pitcher to Watch

In Sarasota Joe Cronin of the Red Sox calls Jack Wilson an important squad member and predicts he could become a starting pitcher or relief ace, potentially strengthening the staff. In St. Petersburg, Yankees camp pitchers toil as Vernon Gomez trims to 216 pounds to recapture his 1934 form.

Sarasota Fla Joe Cronin Red Sox Jack Wilson Joe ST. Petersburg Vernon Gomez

CCC Boxing Tourney. All Seats 41 Cents Except Ringside

The Decorah CCC camp announces 41 cent pricing for all non ringside seats at the CCC boxing tournament beginning Monday in the Memorial Coliseum. Ringside seats are 75 cents plus tax. Over 100 boxers from camps including Hampton with a dozen entries, compete for 25 plus bouts nightly.

H. T. Bran Decorah CCC Memorial Colisuem Hampton CCC Iowa Arthur Kersey Marshalltown Gerald Smith Clarion

McKinley Varsity and Sophomores Receive Monograms

McKinley teams honored at the assembly period with fifteen varsity players earning letters and twenty sophomores receiving monograms. Elwood Tucker added a basketball numeral from the first semester. varsity names include Mikesell Cramer Davenport Fidler Gable Goldad Janda Kessler McCosh Olmstead Person Gilbert Person Scheible Smith Young. Managers Cortez Lemont also recognized. Sophomores listed include Hersch Popelka Ingles Howard Jeffrey Phillips Julis Miles Stolba Panek Kacera Blahnik Raftis Olson Lowe Carr Platz Peddycourt Caldwell Reilly.

McKinley Elwood Tucker Ralph Mikesell Marion Cramer John Davenport Paul Fidler George Gable Frank Golad Emil Janda Don Kessler Richard McCosh Herbert Olmstead Ed Person Gilbert Person Frank Scheible Dean Smith Jack

Clarence and Wyoming win in Northeast Iowa sectional tourney

Clarence defeats Oxford Junction 35 to 25 and Wyoming beats Welton 26 to 17 in Friday quarterfinals. Harness scores 22 for Clarence while Allen has 24 for Oxford Junction. Wyoming's G Cooper leads Welton with 9. Stanwood beats Wheatland 27 to 24. Center Junction defeats Olin 20 to 17. Semifinals set for Saturday with Clarence vs Wyoming and Stanwood vs Center Junction.

Gazette Clarence Iowa Oxford Junction Wyoming Welton Harness Allen G. Cooper Cooper Stanwood Wheatland Center Junction Olin

Four Teams Compete For Marengo Area Girls Basketball crown

Four teams remain in the Marengo sectional as Marengo Iowa and Gilman Marshall vie for the title. Lynnville and Searsboro also reach the semifinals with Kellogg and Guernsey in action in the earlier rounds. Marengo rallied to beat Lynnville 29 to 24, while Gilman defeated Victor 42 to 18. Searsboro beat Barnes City earlier, and Kellogg edged Guernsey 30 to 26.

Marengo Iowa Gilman Marshall Lynnville Victor Searsboro Barnes City Kellogg Scarsboro Gibson Keokuk County Guernsey

McKinley Cagers Upset Dubuque Team 39 38

McKinley high school edged out the favored Dubuque squad 39 to 38 in a tight late-season clash. led by Olmstead Person and center shift, McKinley built and held a five point advantage before Dubuque rallied to within one point in the final minutes.

E McKinley Bears Dubuque Olmstead Fecht George Walsh Miller Person Mikesell Invaders Frederick McKinley

Carnera Stops Izzy in Fifth Round at Madison Square Garden

Primo Carnera defeated Izzy Gastanaga by technical knockout midway through the fifth round at Madison Square Garden. Referee Arthur Donovan halted the bout after Gastanaga’s damaged left eye worsened, with spectators skeptical amid an ongoing investigation of alleged collusion between managers.

New York Primo Carnera Izzy Gastanaga Madison Square Garden Arthur Donovan Gastanaga Carnera John J. Phelan State Athletic Commission

Norway And Conroy Divide Double Bill

Norway high school defeated Conroy 21 to 14 on Conroy floor Wednesday evening. No individual stars. every player contributed to the score. Norway’s second team lost to Conroy reserves 14 to 21 in a well played game. Norway has postponed games with Newhall Shellsburg and Toddville.

Norway Norway High School Conroy Newhall Shellsburg Toddville

Boxing Roundup From Cities Highlights Lightweight and Heavyweight Bouts

In New York Primo Carnera stops Isidoro Gastanaga while Ralph Hurtado outpoints Leonard Del Genio in a bantamweight style card. John Henry Lewis defends lightly against Eddie Simms in St Louis. Emilio Martinez and Red Bruce draw in Spokane, and Swede Berglund defeats Paul Pirrone in Hollywood.

Associated Press New York Primo Carnera Italy Isidoro Gastanaga Spain Ralph (Indian) Hurtado Panama Leonard del Genio ST. Louis John Henry Lewis Phoenix Ariz Eddie Simms Cleveland Spokane Wash Emilio Martinez Denver Red Bruce Pernt Drew Hollyw Calif Swede Bergood Lund San Diego Paul Pirrone

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