CCC Boxing Meet Opens Tonight in Memorial Coliseum
Nearly 100 boxers from ten CCC camps in Iowa arrive in Cedar Rapids for the eastern Iowa zone CCC boxing tournament at the Memorial Coliseum starting 7:45 p.m. Tonight. Weigh-ins start 2 p.m. Preliminaries run tonight and tomorrow with finals set for later. officials include Referee Alex Fidler and judges Barnett Fryrear Martin Condon. Receipts benefit the camps for athletic purchases.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
United States Army
Golden Gloves
Alex Fidler
Barnett
Fryrear
Martin
Condon
Harmer and McCormick
Dempsy Jones
Jennings
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Decorah
Cresco
Eldora
Maquoketa
McGregor
Sigourney
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Solon
Milton Cashman
Melvin Heasity
John O’rourke
Chicago
Plummer and Wampler Set To Clash In Natural Class II Duel
Earl Wampler and Lou Plummer headline a Memorial Coliseum wrestling card from Matchmaker Eddie Jennings. They duel best two of three falls in ninety minutes with Cliff Olson and Ray Richards in the semi final and Abe Rothberg and Ivan Vakturoff opening the show.
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Lou Plummer
Memorial Coliseum
Eddie Jennings
Wampler
Rascal
Plummer
Cliff Olson
Ray Richards
Abe Rothberg
Ivan Vakturoff
Roosevelt Franklin First Round Matchup Draws Attention
Roosevelt led by seniors faces Franklin with two sophomores in the starting five as sectional action begins on the McKinley floor. Roosevelt lost four of fifteen while Franklin won four, yet both have recent near misses against Mason City and later state contenders, shaping a tense opening round.
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Franklin
Martin
Reilly
McGillicuddy
Fjellman
Hermsen
Diehl
Nelson
Grant
Rust
Quint
Currell
Eddy
Kanellis
Alt
Davidson
Kinch
Hallenbeck
Jiruska
Thunderbolts
West Waterloo
Clinton
Dubuque
Keokuk
Mason City
Clear Lake
Girls District Tournament Set for Stanwood
DES MOINES AP The girls high school basketball district meets begin this week as survivors from sectional play compete. Centerville the 1935 champion remains, scheduled for Seymour district, with Lenox Redfield Gilman Cylinder Plover and Stanwood hosting sites across Iowa including Eldora Wellsburg and Hansell in the northeast.
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DES Moines
Centerville
Seymour
Lenox
Redfield
Iowa
Gilman
Cylinder and Plover
Stanwood
Eldora
Wellsburg
Hansell
Dye Elected Captain of Ohio State Five
William Tippy Dye, a guard and standout in three sports at Ohio State, was elected captain of the Buckeyes basketball team for 1937. The announcement came in Columbus last night.
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Capitan
Ohio State
Columbus, C
William “Tippy” Dye
Threesport
Bucks
Indiana Purdue share 1936 Big Ten basketball title
Indiana and Purdue tied for the conference crown at eleven wins each after a season ending with Purdue beating Michigan 38 to 37 in Ann Arbor. Purdue led by Bob Kessler with 160 points and Haarlow led Chicago’s scoring. Northwestern Ohio State Michigan strong in the standings with three teams tied for third.
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Indiana
Boilermakers
Hoosiers
Michigan
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue
Ann Arbor
Ohio State
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwesthern
Haarlow
Maroons
Bob Kessler
Kessler
Joe Reiff
Gunning, F
McMichaels. F
Young. F. Purdue
Townsend, c F. Mc
Whitlinger. F
Smit NW
Rensnnsal F
Iow
Peoria Entry Spark in Three Eye Western League Clash
The Western league faces a probe by Judge Bramham over Peoria’s bid to join the Western, amid conflicting claims from Three Eye leaders Wylie and Scranton. Scranton accuses Western chiefs of luring Peoria. Wylie denies giving authority. Judge Bramham will review affidavits and decide Peoria’s fate and the league’s viability.
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Scranton
Peoria
Terre Haute
Bloomington
Decatur
Springfield
Fort Wayne
Detroit
L. J. Wylie
Wylie
Optic
Bramham
Association
Three-Eye
Illinois City
Loop
Upper Iowa and Luther Cage Teams Set for Tuesday Clash
Upper Iowa hosts Luther in a season finale showdown at Fayette with Floyd Tate retiring after four years as center. The Norsemen, postponed twice by weather, seek revenge after a narrow Peacock win at Decorah and aim to salvage the season in the Iowa conference race.
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Gazette
Fayette
Upper Iowa
Luther
Norsemen
Peacock
Decorah
Iowa
Central
Simpson
Floyd Tate
Tate
Brundage Affirms Berlin Olympics Will Go On
Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic committee, rejects reports that Germany will halt the Berlin games. He says the games were awarded to Berlin, not Germany, and will be held next August if war is avoided and IOC rules are followed.
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INS
Avery Brundage
Germany
Paris
France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
Berlin
Brundage
International Olympic Association
Webster Drops Two Games To Martinsburg
Webster high teams lost both games to Martinsburg Friday at Martinsburg. First game 35 to 26, second 23 to 10.
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Webster
Martinsburg
Webster High
Immaculate Conception Cagers Down St Wenceslaus 32 17
The Immaculate Conception basketball team defeated St Wenceslaus 32 to 17 to take the city parochial championship lead. S C Cagers led 13-3 after the first period and 21-13 at halftime while Fleming Prohaska and Wolfe led scoring. A decisive rematch with St Patrick’s awaits Tuesday as the East Siders seek the title.
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St. Wenceslaus
S. C
Ahren
Red Hawks
Sedlak
East Siders
Fleming
Prohaska
Wenceslaus
Wolfe
S. C. Quint
St. Patrick’s
Shamrocks
Columbia Academy
Dubuque
Machovec
Big Ten Wrestling Meet Set for Iowa City
In Iowa City the Western Conference title meet opens Friday with 32 wrestlers from six schools and about 50 grapplers anticipated. Favorites Indiana and Iowa enter full eight man squads, Michigan Minnesota Ohio State and Chicago also represented, with Illinois expected to field a full team led by two defending champions.
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Iowa City
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio State
Chicago
Illinois
Jesup and Hazleton Split Double Header
Jesup high school baseball beat Hazleton 26 to 16 in the first game but Hazleton won the second team contest 16 to 12. Bob Smith missed the game for Hazleton due to an accident.
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Gazette
Hazleton
Jesup High School
Bob Smith
Wapello Edges Conesville In Close High School Game
Wapello defeated Conesville 25 to 23 at Wapello. Wapello reserves beat Conesville reserves 15 to 13.
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Conesville
Conesville High
Wapello High
Wellman and Brighton Win Conference Games
Wellman Wildcats beat West Chester 27 to 14 to close the Ke-Wash conference schedule. Early game saw Wellman Independents top Center Independents 33 to 14. Brighton earned its ninth league win, 31 to 10, with Kalona’s defense holding Brighton to twelve points in the first half.
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Wellman Wildcats
West Chester
Wellman Independents
Center Independents
Lewis
Brighton Cagers
Kalona
Brighton
DeWitt High Wins Clinton County Basketball Title
DeWitt high school captured the Clinton County tournament title by defeating Delmar 30 to 27 in the finals. M. Yegge led the winners with 12 points, followed by Galitz with 10.
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Dewitt
DeWitt High School
Delmar
M. Yegge
Galitz
Western League Awaits Action On Peoria Case
Des Moines AP Western league officials await Judge Bramham ruling on Peoria's territorial rights before final plans for 1936. The Three-I protest Peoria switch and possible reorganization loom as decision nears. Planned Western lineup includes Des Moines Omaha Davenport Sioux City Cedar Rapids Waterloo St Joseph. eight clubs contemplated.
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Paul Lagomarcino
Davenport
A. J. McLaughlin
Sioux City
McLaughlin
St. Joseph
Peoria
ES Moines
W. G. Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Bramham
Harry Scranton
St. Louis
Des Moines
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cardinals May Trade Before June Deadlines Amid Dugout Tension
International News Service reports growing discord within the St. Louis club led by Dizzy Dean and manager Frisch. Players like Medwick Pepper Martin and Durocher face resentment while Branch Rickey weighs options as morale sours and speculation grows on early-season trades.
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Davis J. Walsh
International News Service
Bradenton
Fla
Dean
Virgil Davis
Davis
St. Louis
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Joe Medwick
Pepper Martin
Leo Durocher
Jim Collins
Frisch
Parnell High Beats Kinross Five 33 to 20
Parnell high school beat Kinross 33 to 20 in Parnell Iowa. Coach Whalen's team earned its fifteenth win of the season. Harry Ward scored 17 points to raise his season total to 340. Parnell finishes season Monday at Cosgrove.
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Parnell High
Kinross
Whalen
Harry Ward
Cosgrove
Lowden Athletes Feted And Awarded Letters
Ian Lowden Superintendent Williams and wife hosted basketball players at dinner. Letters were awarded to Emil Hintze Melvin Licht Kenneth Schutt Walter Sessler Clifford Rugger Henry Griesbach Melvin Witte Allen Schneider Leroy Kreinbring Wilbert Stolte Victor Hein. Herald Hoffmeier received a letter as student manager. Emil Hintze elected honorary basketball captain for leadership and play.
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EN Gazett Lowden
Ian Supt
E. G. Williams
Supt. Williams
Emil Hintze
Melvin Licht
Kenneth Schutt
Walter Sessler
Clifford Rugger
Henry Griesbach
Melvin Witte
Allen Schneider
Leroy Kreinbring
Wilbert Stolte
Victor Hein
Herald Hoffmeier
American Bowling Congress Opens in Indianapolis
The Thirty sixth annual American Bowling Congress begins in Indianapolis with five weeks of competition for national titles and 100000 dollars in prizes. An entry list shows 2853 teams. The state fairgrounds amphitheater was remodeled into a 32-lane setup with new pins and large arched gutters.
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Indianapolis
State Fairgrounds
Coliseem
Midwest
Keswick High Grants Monograms to Eight Basketball Players
Superintendent Kenneth Kemp awarded letters to eight Keswick High School basketball players for top achievement in the season. Keswick's first team went nine and seven in 16 games with all letter recipients being first-time team members: Melvin Sorden, Kenneth DeBont, Homer Bunnell, Gene Gibson, Myron Pietsch, Leland Wilkins, Duane Hartzell, and Hugh O Rourke.
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Keswick
Kenneth Kemp
Keswick High School
Melvin Sorden
Kenneth DeBont
Homer Bunnell
Gene Gibson
Myron Pietsch
Roosevelt hotel team asks players to return uniforms
Bill Kimball manager of the Roosevelt hotel baseball team in the American Legion Junior league requests players who kept last year’s uniforms to return them to him at home 1310 Third Street.
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Bill Kimball
Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Third Street
Delta and Rose Hill Divide Double Bill
Delta won the first game 38 to 34 led 23 to 15 at halftime with Farmer scoring 11 and Herrick 10 while Romine had 19 for Rose Hill. Rose Hill captured the second game 20 to 17.
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Rose Hill
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Herric
Romine
Marengo Independents Defeat Ladora in Friday Basketball
In Ladora Iowa Marengo Independents beat Ladora Independents 30 to 21 on Friday. Marengo led early and held off Ladora with solid defense to secure the win.
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Ladora
Marengo Independents
Ladora Independents
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