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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1947
Page
8
Purdue dominated Iowa with Korski breaking a 79 yard TD run and a stingy line. The Boilermakers roped in players from Indiana Michigan and Illinois with Holcomb Mollenkopf and Wilson shaping a strong Ohio influenced staff while Grimenstein sent a plea to Big Nine peers.
The real inside on volleyball will be presented at 7 30 tonight at the Cedar Rapids YMCA. Men women and youngsters are invited to view a clinical demonstration of the sport's finer points. Fundamentals will be shown, followed by a game between Cedar Rapids and Des Moines teams.
Bob Gillam former Golden Gloves boxer Don Padilla and Alex Fidler all of Cedar Rapids will judge the 11 bout amateur boxing show at the coliseum Wednesday night. Fidler will referee and his ballot will be part of judge decisions. Dochterman said a complete bouts list will be in Tuesday Gazette. Reserve tickets at 1.50.
Washington State football coach Phil Sorboe, who once numbered players to distinguish backs from linemen, has added line markers at Rogers Field reading 55 through 90 on each side of the 50 yard line. He says the system eliminates a lot of calculating by fans writers and radio announcers during games.
Ted Horn of Patterson New Jersey repeated as national auto racing champion by winning the 100 mile AAA feature in Arlington Texas. He earned 2478 dollars for the victory with an average speed of 90.528 mph four laps ahead of the field. Paul Russo of Chicago took 1777 dollars for second and Emil Andres of Chicago won 1062 dollars for third.
Activities in table tennis for the coming season will be discussed Monday evening at 7 30 on the second floor of the 20 40 club. All persons interested in playing or contributing their services are urged to attend.
In Portland, the United States routed Great Britain 11 to 1 in the Ryder Cup final, dominating seven of eight singles and sweeping Saturday foursomes to reclaim the trophy for the fifth time since 1927. Sam King provided Britain's lone win.
In a decisive Hill Park clash, Cedar Rapids Ramblers seek sole or shared city football crown as Wilson, Roosevelt, Franklin, and McKinley chase varying records. Coach Wolfe faces squad injuries while Barnard’s Wilson eyes key comeback after a 13-6 win. other conference results shape final standings across multiple teams.
In a Hilpark Saturday night clash Marshalltown’s all state star Stan Cozzi was held in check by Franklin’s junior Dorman for no gain. Bill Quinby 35 of the Thunderbolts dodged Jim Good of Marshalltown as Franklin lost 33 to 12.
The page lists football results and standings across multiple conferences including Northeast Iowa, WaMac, and Upper Iowa. Notable scores feature Roosevelt, Clinton, Wilson, Grinnell, Rock Island, and Des Moines area games with rain interruptions noted and upcoming fixtures across Franklin, McKinley, and Iowa City teams.
Iowa City report shows fourteen lettermen among a 23 man varsity swimming squad under Coach David Armbruster. Practices begin soon with seven meets on the schedule not starting until February 12. Returning lettermen listed include captain Wally Ris and 12 others, with twelve freshmen also joining the program.
Pat Harmon notes Michigan and Wisconsin lead in the Big Nine as they face Indiana and Iowa while Purdue meets Minnesota. Ohio State hosts Northwestern in a must-win bid, Illinois plays Western Michigan, and lingering memories of 1942 and 1918 mark the conference race.
Sunday results show Chicago Cardinals 17 defeated Los Angeles 10 while Pittsburgh 18 beat Green Bay. Washington and Detroit posted big scores as New York and Chicago Bears also won. Upcoming games list Skelphia at New York and Washington at Pittsburgh with several other cross‑league matchups.
Lou Campi and Andy Varipapa captured the national match games doubles bowling championship in Houston. They totaled 12 965 over 32 games to win, while Ned Day and Buddy Bomar of Chicago took second with 27 540.
Nevada beats St. Louis 27 to 21 in a Sunday AP report. San Francisco and Santa Clara win 98 to 9 over Louisiana Tech, Southwest Louisiana blanked 0. Loras defeats St. Thomas Minnesota 26 to 19. St. Norbert over St. Ambrose 13 to 7.
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