Illini and Gophers Share Big Ten Title In Fast Race
Illinois clinched a share of the Big Ten basketball championship by defeating Northwestern 32 26 as Minnesota beat Chicago 33 23. Illinois and Minnesota both finished 10 2, with Northwestern 9 3, in a frenetic season finish.
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Ee Ois
Minnesota
Chicago
Ilinois
Northwestern
Evanston
Illinois
Illini
Champaign
Roy Riegel
Harry Combes
Jim Vopicka
Wilbur Henry
Patten Gym
Riegel
Vopicka
McMichael
Wildcats
Smith
Purple
Henry
Boudreau
Iins
Invaders
Nagode
Franklin upsets Roosevelt for East Side Class A crown
Franklin defeated Roosevelt 24 to 22 in the sectional tournament at Wilson gym to earn a district berth, as Mechanicsville outpaced Toddville 28 to 22 in the other Class A/ B semifinals. Coach Orville Rust extended his sectional title streak to thirteen.
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Cedar County
Moses
Toddville
Leo Lucas
Reeve
HIGH
Mechanicsville
Franklin
Roosevelt
Wilson Gym
Orville Rust
Webster City
Washington High
Thunderbolts
Bill Thayer
Carl Ryerson
West Siders
Mike Kanellis
al Eddy
Jim Davidson
Alt
Thayer
Kanellis
Ryerson
Rooveveltaafance
PSM
Rip Iw
Wolverines End Season With Win Over Wisconsin
Michigan closes a strong season with a 41 to 27 victory over Wisconsin in Ann Arbor. Jake Townsend led with 15 points and Johnny Gee added 10 as Michigan built a 20 9 halftime edge and withstood a Badger rally to finish 9 3 on the year.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Wisconsin
Wolverines
Jake Townsend
Johnny Gee
Michigan
Badgers
Lee Mitchell
Badger
Knox Routs Cornell 49 to 43 in close finish
Knox stretched an eight game win streak by defeating Cornell 49 43 at Mount Vernon. Cornell led 30 15 at halftime but Knox surged with a 11 3 run early in the second period and pulled ahead 41 41 before sealing the victory with key baskets and free throws. Bob Cline led Cornell with 19 points before fouling out.
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Roosevelt
Carl Fjellman
Tate
Green
Kanellis
Ben Hermsen
Fjellman
Ryerson
West Side
Kanellia
Davidson
Fjeliman
Orange
Mechanicsville
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Knox
Purple
Judd Dean
Cline
Bob Cline
Swanson
Clem Thompson
George Ritchie
Thompson
Tom Clemmer
James Trevor
Hugo Birkhahn
Martin Schaeferle
Bob Swenson
Joe Fink
Iowa State Matmen Win Big Six Title
Iowa State wrestlers clinched the Big Six title in Lincoln as they edged Kansas State and Oklahoma. Final scores: Iowa State 29, Kansas State 25, Oklahoma 24, with key decisions and de cisions at 118, 126, 135, 145, 155, 173, and heavyweight bouts highlighting the meet.
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Iowa State
Matmen
Lincoln
Neb
Oklahoma
Cyclones
Kansas State
George Haynes
Fred Liembrock
D. Gu Ytthene
Jim Knight
Dale Duncan
Bill Like II
Buster_ Anderson
Frank Linn
Ernest Jessup
Gene Farrell
Port Robertson
Walter Carleton
Marsshall Ward
Ed Keller
As Stoecker
John Harrison
Purdue Tankers Edge Indiana In Dual Meet
Purdue's swimming team defeated Indiana in Bloomington on Saturday 46 to 38 in a dual meet.
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Bloomington
Ind
Purdue
Indiana
Gophers Clinch Share of Big Ten Title With 33 23 Win
Minnesota's Golden Gophers defeat Chicago Maroons 33 to 23 to share the Big Ten basketball championship. Johnny Kundla scores 11 as Minnesota improves to 10–2. Illinois also edges Northwestern 32–26 to claim a share.
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter
A nostalgic tale recalls A S Snapper Kennedy in a 19th era Cedar Rapids bench episode. Belden Hill, manager of the Hunnies in the Three Eye league, set a goal to finish with the original lineup. Kennedy, late to the field and unfit, limped to his shortstop post under watchful guard by police, creating a tale of cunning and bravado.
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A. S. “Snapper” Kennedy
Hill
Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Charles McKernan
Snapper
Bunnies
McKernan
San Romani Wins Bankers Mile at Chicago Relays
Archie San Romani of Kansas State Teachers College won the Bankers mile in Chicago with a 4 21 clocking. Glenn Cunningham and Gene Venzke followed for New York clubs. Don Lash led Indiana to a two mile title in 9 24.3 as Earle Meadows and Suco Oye clashed for a world mark near 14 5.
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Chicago
Archie San Romani
Kansas State Teachers College
Glenn Cunningham
New York Curb Exchange
Gene Venzke
New York A. C
San Romani
Don Lash
Indiana
Tommy Deckard
Jimmy Smith
Wayne Rideout
North Texas
Earle Meadows
University of Southern California
Japan
Suco Oye
Ed Burke
Marquette
Cornelius Johnson
Los Angeles
Melvin Walker
Ohio State
Charley Beetham
Jimmy Herbert
New York
Able Rosenkrantz
Michigan Normal
Robbie Grieve
Wlineis
Sam Allen
Oklahoma Baptist
Sea Biscuit Wins Santa Anita San Juan Capistrano Handicap
Sea Biscuit captured the $10,000 added San Juan Capistrano handicap closing Santa Anita season feature. Grand Manitou nosed to second with Special Agent third and Indian Broom fourth in the race at Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Sea Biscuit
Grand Manitou
Special Agent
Indian Broom
Iowa Open Table Tennis Championship Draws Wide Field
The Iowa open table tennis championship in the Crystal room Montrose hotel on April 3 4 draws a strong field with about 200 entrants. Iowa stars from Davenport Rock Island Cedar Rapids and other cities join Illinois players including Bud Simpson from Peoria and many university players awaiting entry. Local notables and women competitors like Helen Churchill are named among expected contenders. A Netherlands automobilie show note closes with a protest entry blank in The Gazette.
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Crystal Room
Montrose Hotel
Iowa
Illinois
Ae “Kirk
Ing
Doug
Taylor
Marion
Robert
Newlin
Sisapoon
Peoria
Bud, Simpson
Ill
Quincy
Canton
Forrest Hainline
Dick Hainline
Davenport
Rock Island
Jean Totten
Donald Filbert
Herbert Boettcher
University of Iowa
Russell Knapp
Rockey Newton
Frank Katterjohn
Douglas Boynton
James Bell
Robert Bell
J. N. Bickert
Cedar Rapids
Jack Bell
Helen Churchill
Jack Griffin
Des Moines
Iowa Packing Company
Gazette
College sports scores page highlights mixed results across conferences
The report lists numerous results in basketball swimming gymnastics wrestling track water polo and fencing. Highlights include Michigan over Wisconsin 41 27 and Ohio State 47 over Northwestern 37 while Penn 28 ties with Columbus 58 and Navy Plebes beat Mercerburn 51.
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Knox
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Marvard
Brown
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Minnesota
Chicago
Penn
Columbus
Western Reserve
Oberlin
Yale
Cornell
Dartmouth
Princeton
Creighton
Washburn
St. Minnesota
Harvard
Navy
Mercerburn
Navy Plebes
Ohio State
Northwesters
Purdue
Indiana Iilinois
Choie
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Naval Academy
Michigan St. Coll
Obie Wenlervan
Zresnhale
Marshall
Carnegie
Ec i
Iowa
Iowa State
Columbia
Winds
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Bob Nostell
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Jack Dempsey
Lou Gehrig
George Selkirk
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John Mulherin
Cedar County Boys
Linn County
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Cecil” Waltshire
Wilson
Viola
Lisbon
Mechaneicsville
Midhleam
Fuller
Purple Five
Grinnell
Tme Pire
Bert Jenkins
Dave McMillan
Golden Gophers
Chicago Maroons
Northwestern Wildcats
Flying Illini
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Kundla
Gordon Addington
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