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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1937
Page
2
London AP reports that England’s golf professionals are exempt from income tax on winnings. Mr Justice Lawrence ruled that Archie Compston, favorite Windsor professional, could not be assessed on 5000 dollars in golf winnings, setting a precedent.
Melrose is honored as its Shamrocks join 24 players named to the IDPA all state basketball team for an Iowa City celebration. Coach Hlubek receives an official invitation as plans for the event, possibly at Iowa City, are finalized.
Readable details describe a high school golf meet scheduled in Iowa City in June. Mentions Speers and a few garbled notes but confirms a regional competition date and location.
Picard aims for a third North and South championship as he faces a strong field. The race totals, competition details, and event location are highlighted for this high profile title bid.
Iowa loses 5 4 to Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. Manders allows four hits in six innings while Beene and Bratten drive runs, but LSU pushes across two runs in the eighth to seal the win. Trojans, Braves, and other listed players appear in error-filled box showing Beene, Bratten, Caendsr, Waker, and Susek with scattered defensive miscues.
Earl Tubbs, newly appointed Iowa football coach, spoke at a Rotary meeting about the 1930s setup with Ernie Nevers and Pat Boland as assistants. He stressed speed in the line and backfield, joked about Boland’s playmaking, and noted uncertainty about exact lineman weights while predicting a faster, agile squad for next fall.
Early rounds underway in the Y City squash tournament with players Beale, Yrals Core, and Be wedwefa among entrants. Officials report mixed results as competitors from several clubs vie for advancement.
Unclear text fragment mentions Cleveland and Feller relation to Iowa kin. Seems to reference a possible connection or comparison between players or relatives and the Cleveland team schedule. Details are garbled and cannot be confirmed from the readable lines.
Led by Bush Lamb the Iowa track team completed an undefeated dual season marking five straight years without a loss. In a quadrangular meet Iowa scored 70 14 points to defeat Drake Iowa State and Grinnell. Lamb set a field house high hurdle record and Graves led in season points as Iowa eyes outdoor opener vs Coe and Cornell on April 10.
Polk Township wins the Benton County 4 H basketball tourney at the high school gym. The team, with five players selected from nearby towns, will represent Benton in the sixth district event on April 3 in Linn, Jackson, Cedar, and other counties. Final rounds show Irena Eden 27 Preimotst 33 Por 2 and Cecar 35 Eder 23 among semi finals with Por 19 Cedar 13 in the finals.
Jack Donovan a former heavyweight who boxed in the west and acted in films meets Bill Middlekauff of Miami in a featured bout at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. The card, staged by Matchmaker Eddie Jennings, also lists Johnny Marrs vs Ed Wirth and Earl Wampler vs Scotty Dawkins as the undercard matchups.
Mechanicsville hosts the third annual relay meet on April 10 with a record number of schools expected. Cedar Rapids four high schools, Davenport and Clinton join others including Monticello Tipton Vinton Stanwood West Branch LeClaire Mount Vernon Center Junction Marion DeWitt and University of Iowa City. Lyons of Clinton has won previously and trophies will be awarded for top relay teams and individual placers.
Mississippi State defeated Minnesota 12 to 6 in the opening game of the 1937 season at State College, Mississippi. Ray King led Minnesota with three hits in four trips, but was thrown out at the plate on a drive to right. Minnesota committed ten errors while State hitters totaled ten hits. Batteries: Minnesota Aase Bolik Johnson and Arissaman. State: Grohaske Gribsom Lumaden and Walters.
In Florida, heavyweight champ Jim Braddock fights a court fight over defending his title. The Garden seeks to block a Chicago bout with Braddock until Schmeling is met in New York, with a hearing set for April 8. Braddock may travel north as legal actions unfold.
Des Moines attorney Paul James of the new Hawkeye State High School Athletic association says border city high schools can schedule out of state contests without fear if they join the group. He notes the National organization will recognize a sufficiently large cooperative body. Names of about 150 claimed members will be released later.
Fayette awaits a strong return of last year’s championship team as coach Dorman lists a slate starting with Luther games to be set, then April 16 through August dates in Fayette and on the road. Early May features Beuna Vistar Wartburg Simpson Columbia, with Senior Day May 3 and concluding May 27 Wartburg at Waverly.
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