Western league reshuffle continues after two club presidents resign
Davenport Blue Sox president Paul Lagomarcino resigns after eight years. Sioux City club president William Melody also quits to focus on business. Reorganization planned at Western league meeting in Davenport with new presidents expected, while both cities pledge to stay in organized baseball.
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Marion to Meet Mt Vernon High In Duel Wednesday
Marion's football team, led by Coach Coffman, preps for the homecoming clash with Mount Vernon on Wednesday. Ringland and Covington, healed from recent injuries, are set to return as Marion aims for a victory despite cold winds and prior hard luck against Belle Plaine. Mount Vernon hosts, hoping to deter Marion with a sturdy offense and fragile defense.
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Mount Vernon
Ringland
Covington
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Belle Plaine
Plainsmen
Newton
Crimson and Gold
College Town
Fowler
Tipton to Meet DeWitt in Armistice Day finale
Tipton high faces DeWitt high in the season ender at DeWitt on Armistice Day. Tipton seeks a knockout win after a 7 1 season record and a 136 to 26 scoring margin, while DeWitt hopes to upset the locals. DeWitt beat Lyons 7 to 3 last week. Tipton defeated Lyons 19 to 0 earlier in the season.
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Tipton
Tipton High
DeWitt High
DeWitt
Lyons High
Lyons
Coe and Grinnell in Battle Friday
Coe holds a strong lead in the conference standings after winning the 1936 Midwest title. Grinnell travels to Coe for a climactic finish, aiming to reverse a prior 34-0 setback and deny Coe another title as Ralph Martin captains Grinnell for the finale.
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Crimson
Eby
Monmouth
Kohawks
Carleton
Carls
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Coefield
Pioneers
Downing Knox
Drake
Ralph Martin
Iowa City Faces Coaching Turmoil Over Ossie Salem
In a column by Earl, Iowa City football concerns rise after Iowa’s poor Big Ten run under Ossie Salem. Rumors swirl of Salem’s resignation or board changes, with past hiring drama and pressure from Des Moines press and Big Ten officials cited as influences.
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Bulinsky
Iowa City
Ossie Salem
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Minnesota
Salem
Hawkeye
Iowa Athletic Board
Solem
Athletic Board
Burt Ingversen
Andy Kerr
Slip Madigan
Matty Bell
Jimmy Crowley
Harry Stuldreher
Towa Board
Towa
Crowley
Des Moines
Drake
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Community House Boxers Meet Marion CCCs Tonight
The Community House boxing team faces Marion CCC camp at home tonight at 8 oclock. Proceeds fund equipment for the basketball team with Alex Fidler refereeing.
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Community House
Marion CCC
Alex Fidler
Young prodigy Thomas Young mastered fourteen languages at fourteen
English scientist Thomas Young is portrayed as a rare prodigy who learned foreign languages early, writing in fourteen tongues by age fourteen while others read Mother Goose.
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Thomas Young
Troy Mills Basketmen Edge Toddville In Season Opener
Troy Mills Basketmen defeated Toddville Independent 25 to 4 on the local floor in the season opener. The Diamond Oilers were the home team in Troy Mills.
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Troy Mills
Diamond Oilers
Toddville
Pro Golfers Set $200000 Prize Target For 1937
The Professional Golfers' Association announces a 1937 goal of $200000 in prize money with potential boosts to $225000 if an $25000 all star event is realized. The schedule opens January in Los Angeles with $8000 and other California events, then moves to North and South Open at Pinehurst and the Masters in Augusta.
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America
Professional Golfers’ Association
Robert E. Harlow
Harlow
L. A
Money Brigade
California
Pinehurst
N. C
Augusta
Texas
Pinehurst Event Sets Pro Golf Meet and PGA Officials Vote
Hottest shots scramble for a 25 000 purse as Lawson Little may meet a top match play artist not yet eligible for the PGA tour. The three day PGA meeting will include the annual election of officers and routine business.
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Lawson Little
Pinehurst
Iowa City High To Award 26 Monograms
Iowa City High will award 26 monograms next week, a record. Coach Herb Cormack announced the list led by Jens Norgaard, captain for seven games before age ineligibility, with co captains Keith Horn and Woody Maher. Others include Al Miller, Bill Meardon, Kenny Moss, John Gray, Dick Black, Dean Lantz, Frank Tallman, Don Graham, and more. Thirteen seniors and eight regulars among the recipients.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa City High
Herb Cormack
Little Hawks
Hst
Jens Norgaard
Keith Horn
Woody Maher
al Miller
Bill Meardon
Kenny Moss
John Gray
Dick Black
Dean Lantz
Frank Tallman
Don Graham
Richard Tompkins
Bob Emmons
Bill Buckley
Nick Duros
Eldon Parizek
Bob Snider
Dave Kerr
Lawrence Paul
Rogers Jenkinson
Martin Dicker
Ken Gardner
Maxey
Bob Buckley
John Maher
Ted McLaughlin
Belle Plaine Meets Vinton High Wednesday in Armistice Clash
The thirteenth Armistice Day meeting between Belle Plaine and Vinton features a 6-6 series tie. Belle Plaine arrives with seven straight wins while Vinton has five wins and one loss.
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Belle Plaine
Vinton High
Vinton
Northwestern Tops in Grid Balloting
Northwestern Wildcats led the AP national college football poll with 435 votes, edging Minnesota at 419 after a narrow win over Wisconsin. Fordham climbed to third with 348, as Marquette fell from fourth to eighth following a one point win by Creighton. Alabama also noted in the rankings.
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Wildcats
Gophers
Associated Press
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Fordham
Purdue
Marquette
Creighton
Alabama
Tulane
Seennvene
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Alabama Revereeenbage
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
Washington
Dates Set For Iowa Trap Shoot Meets In 1937
Iowa trapshoot schedule announced with state meets at Rockwell City on June 20 21 and 22. Northwest zone event set for May 23 in Rockwell City. Northeast zone at Charles City June 6 Southeast at Sigourney July 18 Southwest at Des Moines August 3.
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Iowa Trap Shooting Association
Ed Saupp
Northwest Iowa
Charles City
Sigourney
Des Moines
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