Nevers Returns to Iowa Backfield Coach Post
Ernie Nevers resigns as Lafayette College head coach and is named backfield coach at the University of Iowa. The veteran football figure, formerly with Stanford, moves to rebuild Iowa's backfield as part of a broader coaching staff reshuffle.
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Ernie Nevers
University of Iowa
Lafayette College
Owa City
Nevers
Ead
Pacuaonetfee Laversity
Iowa
Iowa Mertet
Goa
Stanford
Hawkeye
Iowa City
Cleveland
Boxing's Cold Logic Shocks Fans in Heavyweight Era
In New York AP report, the boxing world is described as driven by spectacle and gate receipts rather than science. Postwar heavyweight era saw Dempsqy and Carpentier battles as prime examples of high profits and public demand, while technical matchups drew weaker crowds.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsqy
Georges Carpentier
Luis Angel Firpo
Siow' Pl
Unclear Garbled Text From Historical Page
Fragmentary OCR text shows repeated phrases and inconsistent punctuation making it impossible to identify a coherent event or entities. No single persons, organizations, or places can be reliably extracted for a factual summary.
Lo Johnson Returns as Illinois Track Coach
Longtime coach Lo Johnson is named track coach at Illinois after the resignation of the previous leader. The appointment was announced Saturday and emphasizes rebuilding the program with Johnson’s experience and leadership.
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Lo Johnson
Illinois
Lone Tree Junior High Wins Tourney Title
Lone Tree Junior High captured the tournament with decisive wins topping Palo 21-4 in round play. They defeated Cosgrove 28-11 in the semifinals while Lisbon beat Oxford 23-13. An all tournament team listed D Stonebarger Lone Tree and Von Fossen Lisbon with Plapp Lone Tree and Brogla Cosgrove and Zemanex Solon as guards.
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Sneewwt
Solon
Live Tree High
Bon Mn
Cosgrove
Lone Tree
Tre
Oxford
Cosgr
Shueyville
Lone Tre
Palo
Lisbon
D Stonebarger
von Fossen
Plapp Lone Tree
Brogla
Zemanex
We Guards
Local DeMolay Cagers Enter State Tourney
DeMolay basketball players from Perry Carreinto Town and Rapids compete in the upcoming state tournament. The event starts Thursday and ends Saturday with the 1996 champ aiming to defend the title.
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Perry
Carreintowa
Wumlang
Cleveland's Feller Hopes Center on Young Pitcher
Cleveland manager Steve ONeill says the pennant chase hinges on 18 year old Bob Feller who quit chores last summer to challenge the league's best hitters and set strikeout records. He predicts 10 to 20 wins this season and a possible pennant, with other clubs like the Yankees in pursuit.
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Yankees
Indians
Feller
O'Neill
Clevelands
Bob Feller
Iowa
Bob
Steve
Rogers Hornsby
O Neill
Iowa Gymnasts Win Big Ten Conference Title
Iowa City Iowa gymnasts captured the Big Ten meet for their first conference championship and the program s first title since the meet began in 1902. Eugene Wettstein won the all around and led Iowa s scoring, while captain George Nissen faces graduation and a move to the national meet at Dartmouth. Wettstein missed last year due to injuries but set a school record with 363 points across five events.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Hawks
Albert Baumpartner
Eugene Wettstein
Union City
N. J
George Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Nissen
Wettstein
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Wilson
Wetitstein
Hawkeyes
Ams
da E Armbruster
Otto Vogels
Ocasecal
Slushgan
Viewing the Field: Iowa High School Tennis Race Nears State
The field includes more than 450 teams split into eight Class A and eight Class B entries. Des Moines Davenport East Waterloo East Sioux City Marshalltown Newton Clarinda Rolfe Centerville Geneseo Maroon on strong, with Malay undefeated in district play. Local favorites and dark horses prepare for a four-game path to the finals in a state championship slated to begin Thursday at the Drake fieldhouse.
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Sectera
Drixe
Sived
F.nals
Iowa
Daverport
Evears
Paul Moon
Smailer
Moon
Davenport
East Water.co
East Sioux City
Marshalltown
Newton
Att Rast
Orville
Franken
Clar'nda Rolfe
Centerville
Clarinda
Villisca
Center
Aiong
Geneseo and
Maroy
Geneseo Aerage
Des Maiines
Tama ‘Ounty
Diagonal
Mount Ayr
Delhi
Waterloo
Ottesen
Webster City
Nevers Accepts Iowa Assistant Coach Post
Earl Nevers resigns as Lafayette head coach to join Iowa as an assistant, choosing the Big Ten path over Cleveland and Lafayette pay. He foresees Iowa’s football rise, praises coach Irl Tubbs, and outlines a strong Hawkeye staff alongside Boland Devine Vogel Williams Schammel and Schmidt.
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Nevers
Iowa
Irl Tubbs
Stanford
Tubbs
Superior Wis
Big Ten
Towa
Pat Boland
Glenn Devine
Otto Vogel
Rellie Williams
Zud Schammel
Dutch Schmidt
Grinnell Bashketmen Open Spring Drills
Grinnell College cagers who tied for third in the Missouri Valley Conference begin two weeks of spring training under coach John C. Truesdale. Six lettermen return including co captains Hal Dean and St James LaMasney, with several freshmen added to challenge for the title.
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Spertal
Gazette
Grinnell
Gornell College
Pioneers
William Fowler Jefferson
Grinnellians
Hal Dean
Mitchell
St. James
Wifeitis the dread baseball disease in Giants talk
International News Service notes manager Bill Terry shifts early-season pace to gain top standing and criticizes Dizzy Dean for late training and headline fever. Carl Hubbell is praised for intelligence. Rogers Hornsby supports Gehrig as team man while Ruth is acknowledged. Gehrig is valued at $50,000. Dean would be overpaid at that amount.
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Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Jake Ruppert
Tony Lazzeri
Frank Crogetti
Red Rolfe
Gehrig
Joe McCarthy
Bill Corum
International News Service
NEW York
Bill Terry
New York Giants
John McGraw
McGraw
Terry
Dizzy Dean
Dean
Giants
Hubbell
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy
Carl
Cardinals
Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
New Roche
Baseball Meeting for M and J League Tuesday
Howard M. Funk, president of the M and J baseball league, has called a meeting for Tuesday night at 7 30 in Stuart hall. Four teams are listed for the season: the Quakers, Light Company, Wilson's, and the Cedar Rapids Engineers. Prospective sponsors ready for league membership are invited.
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Howard M. Funk
M and J Baseball League
Stuart Hall
Quakers, Light Company
Wilson's
Cedar Rapids Engineers
Iowa High School Classic Opens With 16 Teams
ES Moines AP reports the winter sports classic begins with sixteen teams, led by Maloy and Marshalltown, Davenport vs Newton in a key second round preview, and Delhi facing Mitchellville in the opening games. Ouputs list first round pairings from 10 a.m. to 9:20 p.m. with notable district victors and returning contenders.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Ames
George A. Brown
Biencoe
East Waterloo
Maloy-Marshalltown
Davenport
Bronson
Maloy
Paul Moon
Davenport Blue Devils
Newton
Central Iowa
Monticello
Oskaloosa
Big Ten Abolishes Center Jump For One Year
The Big Ten coaches voted to eliminate the center jump for a one year trial starting 1937-38. Center jump remains only at game start second half opening of overtime and after certain fouls. The change mirrors the Pacific Coast Conference move from last winter.
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Chicago
Big Ten
National Collegiate Coaches’ Association
Big Ten Cage
Pacific Coast Conference
Seven Grinnell Cagers Will Receive Letters
Grinnell college to award letters to seven basketball players for the past season. Recipients are Robert Berry Wilbur Luick William Conwill John Hayward James LaMasney Hal Dean and William Fowler. Berry Conwill Luick Hayward first time basketball letters. LaMasney and Dean second letters. Fowler second cage letter plus three football letters. Awards presentation coming in a few weeks.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
John C. Truesdale
Robert Berry
Waterloo
Wilbur Luick
Belmond
William Conwill
Chicago
John Hayward
Davenport
James LaMasney
Rockford
Hal Dean
Mitchell
William Fowler
Jefferson
Berry
Conwill
Luick
Hayward
LaMasney
Dean
Fowler
Radio Programs and NBC WEAF Chain Listings Evening Schedule
A dense listing of NBC WEAF chain programs and other network shows with multiple stations such as WABC WBBM KMOX WCCO, naming performers like Jerry Brannon Zenard MacHugh Gene Arnold and Cadets, and various times from 9 AM through 10 PM including talk, music, dramas, and concert acts across NBC CBS and regional networks. The collage format lists tempos and artist lineups, signaling a radio programming grid for a given day.
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David Harum
NBC
WEAF
Beha Mit Baker
Jerry Brannon
WABC
WOST
WCCO
Gene
George Hallord
CBS
Waasc
Wwoc
WJZ Chain
Jessons
Sar Lee
Inbc
WJZ
WBBM
KMOX
NBC Music Guild
Myrt
Marge
Waabc
Wcco Kmox
Pepper Young's Family
Wz Chain
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Chick Webb
Weap Carton
Kelsey Orch
Wooc
WGST
Hickory
Wgz
Neliie Revel
WEAP
Your Heath
NOC Way
Ts—Science Service
Weco Woot
Joe Armstrong
Wilderness Road
Meredith Willson _orch
Alexander Cores
Toni Thomas
Tony Russell
Pretty Kitty Kelly
NHC
WOC
Henrik van Loon
Lum and
Abner
Alexander Woollcott
Wecc
Florence George
Russ Morgan Orch
Dude Ranch
Hammerstein Music Hall
EBS
WGOST
WCC
Pop
Ben Bernin Orch
WAEG
WEBM
AMOX
Woco
Fred Astaire
Husbands and Wives
Jack Onkte’s College
WAC
Wccco
Carol Weymann
Weap Chain
Jack Denny Orch
Billy Mills
Martines
Josh Greeny
Long Ato
Frankie Masters
Orch
George Olsen
Oh Breeze Onarch
Bob_ McGrew
WABG
Aurora Teams Fall To Quasqueton In Double Header
The Quasqueton boys defeated Aurora 43 to 12 while the Aurora girls lost 41 to 32 on Friday night. Aurora star Lester Smith missed the games due to a practice accident.
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Aurora
Lester Smith
Aurora Star
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National Basket Tourney
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