Notre Dame Ekes Ahead at Top of AP Football Poll
Texas Christian collects 986 points as Texas Christian leads the first- place votes. Notre Dame sits second with a narrow margin while Pittsburgh falls to third and Carnegie Tech rises to sixth after Saturday shocks. The AP ranking tracks 117 voters with leaders Notre Dame, Texas Christian, and Pitt followed by others like California and Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Texas Christian
Jast Ie York
Fish
Southern California
Oklahoma
California
Trojans
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Fordham
St. Mary's
Tittsburch
Tennessee
Tae
Carnegie
Cornell
Town State
Vanderbilt
Texas Ech
Harvard
Boston College
Purdue
Tulane
North Carolina
Georgetown
Brown
Horned Frogs
Texas
Minnesota
Marshall Goldberg
Nebraska
Chattanooga
Pitt
Pioneer Clubs Plan Cross Country Race
The Y M C A church Pioneer clubs held their annual rally with twelve clubs present. Four runners from Trinity M E Community House First Evangelical St Paul M E Daniel s Park Olivet Presbyterian and First Reformed will join the Thanksgiving day cross country race. It is expected about twenty Pioneer clubs will participate. State highway departments in 1937 spent nearly 552000000 on road construction and almost 228000000 for maintenance.
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Trinity M. E
Community House
First Evangelical
St. Paul M. E
Daniel's Park
Olivet Presbyterian
First Reformed
Pioneer
Cornell Beating Carleton Could Lift Wolverines In Midwest Standings
In the Midwest conference Cornell football sits seventh but with a win over Carleton they could reach a tie for third next week. The piece also notes high school football in the Mississippi Valley where Davenport and Iowa City contend for the title depending on postponed or canceled games and proposed tie handling reform.
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Franklin
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Iowa City
Wilson
Clinton
Roosevelt
Hill Park
Dubuque
Campion
Blue Devils
Midwest
Y. M. C. A. Table Tennis Season Opens Tonight
The Marion team challenges the Elks Club to open the Y M C A table tennis season. The evening features Mon arch Finer Foods against Alberts Dry Cleaning with Dr Thomas Langes team facing Knapp Investment and Community House opposing Inter Ocean. Evening matches start promptly at 7:15 p.m.
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Stagg Returns to Chicago as Pacific Visits Stagg Field
Amos Alonzo Stagg, long a fixture at the University of Chicago, returns to face his old team as the College of the Pacific sidesteps bench placement to sit with the home crowd. The legendary Yale standout and inventor of many formations is celebrated despite Pacific not matching Chicago’s former Big Ten power.
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INS
Senate University of Chicago
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Stagg
Yale
Sonny” Stagg
College of the Pacific
University of Chicago
Stagg Field
Alonzo
Maroon
Ritz Crisler
Chuck McGuire
Harry
John Thomas
McCarthy
Walter Camp
Razorbacks Lose to Baylor and Rice in Late Kicks
Red Pepper notes Arkansas football losses to Baylor 9 6 on Oct 8 and 13 7 on Oct 29, with Rice winning 3 0 last Saturday. The piece dubs Arkansas the 59 minute team for late scores and includes commentary on Dizzy Dean tour plans and management changes in baseball.
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Arkansas
Baylor
Texas Aggies
Rice
Razorbacks
Yeager Warns Cyclones of Kansas State Clash
Ames IA Tuesday quotes Cyclones coach Jim Yeager warning his team their winning streak may end at Kansas State Saturday. He notes Kansas State’s backfield star Elmer Hackney and a strong line, after scouting their loss to Oklahoma. Fullback Hank Wilder and lineman Martin Boswell listed among injuries as Drake game fallout.
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AMES
INS
Kansas State
Calk
Jim Yeager
State Cyclones
Louis Menze Kent
Elmer Hackney
Wildcats
Ias
Indiana
Menze
Oklahoma
Yeager
Hank Wilder
Martin Boswell
Drake
Clutier Opens Cage Season Next Friday
Clutier high school basketball starts early with home and away games for boys and girls. Coach Lee Coler, also superintendent, and principal John Schoenfelder lead the squads as the season begins Friday November 11 at Beamen with both teams.
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Gazette
Clutier
Beamen
Lee Coler
John Schoenfelder
Garwin
Dysart
Dinsdale
Chelsea
Garrison
Eldora
Montour
Manchester Hunters Bag Eleven Ducks In Weekend Quest
Local hunters braved rain and snow over the weekend. Dave Malven and son Donald Malven and Ben Hooker bagged eleven ducks Sunday and observed hundreds more. Walter Hansel and son Dale of Manchester bagged seven geese and four teal on the Maquoketa river north of Manchester.
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Gazette
Manchester
Dave Malven
Donald Malven
Ben Hooker
Blizard
Walter Hansel
Dale
Maquoketa
New Hampton Oelwein Game Canceled Night Snow
New Hampton high school principal Arthur E. Hewlett announced the cancellation of the New Hampton Oelwein football game due to snow. The decision ends New Hampton's current football season.
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NEW Hampton
Arthur E. Hewlett
Hampton- Oelwein
Hewlett
Boxing Notes From Across The Nation
SPORTS JABS reports by the AP with multiple bouts. Names include Milt Aron and Chalky Wright in Chicago and Milwaukee. Ray Miller in Newark and Lou Brouillard in Worcester. bouts feature outpoints and varying percentages and scores amid city datelines.
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Milt Aron
Dubuque
Jay
Vincent Pimpinella
Brooklsn
New York
Chalky Wright
Tino Angeles
Cristamarillo
Puerto Rico
Milwalkee
Quentin Breese
Billy Lee
Itt
Reno
Ker
Washington
Pete Galline
Baltimore
Coe and Grinnell Clash Here Friday in Armistice Day Tilt
Cedar Rapids prepares for the Armistice Day football clash as Coe hosts Grinnell at Coe field on Friday afternoon. Knox beat Coe 13-7 while Washburn edged Grinnell 6-0 last week. Tickets sell at several outlets, with final season games looming and ties possible in the Midwest conference standings.
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Minor Leagues Enjoy A Good Year At Gate
Minor leagues posted banner attendance in 1938 with 15.5 million fans, boosting total major and minor league crowds to nearly 26 million. All 37 leagues completed schedules, and each member club paid 1939 fees, ahead of the association’s New Orleans convention December 7 to 9.
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N. C
W. G. Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Bramham
Association
New Orleans
Iowa Basketball Announces Nineteen Game 1938 39 Schedule
The University of Iowa men’s basketball team will play nineteen games in 1938 39 with eleven home dates including a New Year’s Eve game in Iowa City versus St Louis. The schedule features six conference games and five non conference clashes with dates set from December 3 to March 6.
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Spreial
the Gazette
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Rollie Williams
St. Louis University
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de Paul
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Prep Football Teams To Be Hawkeye Guests
The complete football squads and two faculty representatives from every Iowa high school are invited to the Iowa Nebraska game in Iowa City on November 19 as guests of the University of Iowa. Prof E G Schroeder announced the plan.
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Iowa City
NNS
University of Iowa
E. G. Schroeder
Possibility of Big Ten Teams in Rose Bowl
A bilateral Rose Bowl deal between the Western and Pacific Coast conferences moves toward a closed series. The plan, favored by the Pacific Coast, will be reviewed by the Big Ten on December 2 before a final vote. A 1940 start is possible with mutual eligibility rules and regular cross conference play cited.
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INS
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Pacifi Coast Conference
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Bi Ten
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Balazs Again A Casualty In Hawkeye Camp
Iowa City reports coach Ian Tubbs ordered the first practice for Indiana week as veteran fullback Frank Balazs may again be limited by knee trouble. Balazs suffered a prior knee injury October 1 and reappeared against Purdue, but re injured early in that game. Snow disrupted practice, with Monday off and fieldhouse workouts likely until weather improves. Otto Vogel scouted Indiana in Boston to prep for Bloomington clash.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Ian Tubbs
Indiana
Hawkeye
Tubbs
Frank Balazs
Balazs
Purdue
Chicago
Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Hoosiers
Bloomington
Ind
Otto Vogel
Boston
Mass
Boston College
Davenport and Iowa City Game Postponed
IOWA CITY The football game between Iowa City and Davenport high schools was postponed indefinitely Monday night due to a heavy snow storm.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
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