Washington to be Western rep in Rose Bowl selection
The University of Washington Huskies were unanimously chosen to represent the west in the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Coach Jimmy Phelan plans to pick a New Year opponent from Alabama or LSU, with Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, or Pittsburgh as possible backups. The decision could take days, with Eckmann noting the goal to select the most worthy opponent.
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Battle
University of Washington Huskies
Alabama
Louisiana State
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Purdue
Ray Eckmann
Huskies
Tulane
University of Washington
Eckmann
Pasadena
Seattle
Crimson Tide
Bamas
Wellman Triumphs Over Keota 21 to 0 on Snowy Day
Wellman Wildcats dominated Keota 21 to 0 in a Thanksgiving clash before 600 fans. Two second half touchdowns and a strong line led Wellman to six wins in nine games while Keota dropped to cellar contention. Irwin Moothart suffered a broken collarbone on the opening play.
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The
Gazette
Wellman
Wellman Wildcats
Keota
Wildcats
Irwin Moothart
Wildcat
Coffey
Wade
Wagamon
Kline
Sondag
Stewart
Meiers
M. Stoutner
Dunning
Conklin
McNurlen
Local Squash and Handball Matches In Des Moines
Cedar Rapids squash and handball teams meet Des Moines squads in an intercity event in Des Moines. Dr. George Miley, last year's open squash champion, faces Harris Coggeshall, Des Moines’ runner up, in the feature match. A series of five squash and two handball matches are scheduled.
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DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
George Miley
Harris Coggeshall
Army Navy battle tops day's slate in 1936 football
Army and Navy face off in Philadelphia before a record crowd as major title races and multiple conference showdowns shape the final weekend. Key games include Ohio State, Minnesota, Pitt, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Santa Clara, Columbia hosting Stanford, Nebraska vs Oregon State, LSU vs Tulane, Alabama vs Washington, Georgia vs Florida, and Texas Christian against SMU.
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NEW York
Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Ohio State
Minnesota
Pitt
State
Northwestern
Gophers
Duquesne
Notre Dame
Wildcats
Santa Clara
Pacific
Broncos
Texas Christian
Auburn
Tennessee
Florida
Vols
Mississippi
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Athens
Southern Methodist
Rice
Baylor
Arkansas
Texas
Colorado College
Brigham
Utah State
San Francisco
Loyola
Los Angeles
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Rout Morningside 59–0
In Abilene Texas, Hardin-Simmons University Cowboys crushed Morningside College 59 to 0 to set a season scoring record. Day Emery threw four TD passes and Burns McKinney added two long touchdown runs, as Ed Cherry and Ollie Reeves found end zones in the first half.
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Abilene
Emery
Ed Cherry
McKinney
Ollie Reeves
Vinton McKinley Tilt Postponed to Tuesday
The basketball game between McKinley high of Cedar Rapids and Vinton on the Golden Bears court Friday night has been postponed to next Tuesday evening.
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McKinley High
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Golden Bears
Critics Say Colleges Need Matchmakers In Football
Damon Runyon lampoons college football scheduling, praising union matchmakers who pair teams wisely. He cites Vermont Alfred Lowell Textile Lafayette Brown and Middlebury, noting Middlebury’s perfect eight game stretch and others’ lopsided losses or odd results.
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Damon Runyon
Miami
Fla
Tom McArdle
Tony Martello
Sam McQuade
Johnny Attell
al Ettore
Brown
Providence
Quent Reynolds
S. Middlebury
Middlebury
Union
Colby
Coast Guard
Norwich
St. Lawrence
Ithaca
Vermont
Hartwick and
Franklin Cagers Open Season With 32 17 Win Over Mount Vernon
Franklin high school defeated Mount Vernon 32 to 17 on the local floor last night in a season opener. Hallenbeck led with 7 points, Swift poured in 8 for Mount Vernon, and the Franklin bench contributed much of the scoring as reserves stepped up. The game showed promise for Franklin as newer players contest regulars for spots.
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Franklin High School
Mount Vernon
Rust
Hallenbeck
Currell
Franklin
East Side
Swift
Thunderbolt
Kohl
C. Ellison
Hoppe Wins Opener In 3-Cushion Championship
CHICAGO AP Willie Hoppe former boy wonder of billiards opened the 1936 world three cushion championship by defeating Tiff Denton of Kansas City 50 to 32 in the opening match.
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Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Tiff Denton
Kansas City
Boxing Roundup From AP Newswire Headlines
Barney Ross retained world welterweight title by outpointing Izzy Jannazzo in New York. Baby Casanova outpointed Izteh Eddie Brink in Scranton. Clarence Burman knocked out Stan Ketchell in Baltimore. Freddie Steele defeated Rossi in San Diego. Lloyd Marshall defeated Leonard Bennings in Amomento.
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New York
Barney Ross
Izzy Jannazzo
Baby Casanova
Izteh
Eddie Brink
Scranton
Syracuse
Clarence
Red) Burman
Baltimore
Stan Ketchell
Newark
San Diego
Calif
Freddie Steele
Tacoma
Middiewelent A
Ie Rossi
N. Amento
Lloyd * Marshall
Gievelena
Leonard Benn Gs
Rea
Con Ashe Ri Risko
Juddiewel
Tae Ah
Fort Madison Edges Wilson 25 24 In Thrilling Game
Fort Madison high school defeated Cedar Rapids Wilson Ramblers 25 to 24 in a tense matchup. Fort Madison led late with a trio of late scores while Wilson failed to convert in the final minute, ending with Fort Madison in possession.
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Fort Madison
Fort Madison High School
Cedar Rapids Wilson Ramblers
Cedar Rapids
Ramblers
Britton
Mathiasmeier
Bloodhounds
St. Germain
Murphy
Tom Stastny
Hayes
Skewes
Hounds
Usher
Klinger
Local Bowlers Shoot In Des Moines Sunday
Hank Thoma and his Pabst Blue Ribbon team from Peoria Ill roll in the midwest bowling tournament Sunday as part of the twenty ninth annual meet. Top teams from St. Louis Wichita Kan Omaha Neb Clinton Ia Faribault Minn Davenport Ia Cedar Rapids Ia and Fort Dodge Ia compete with Thoma noted for averaging over 1000 pins per game. The business session Sunday morning will consider the 1937 tournament site with Omaha as a leading contender.
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DES Moines
Hank Thoma
Peoria
Ill
Thoma
St. Louis
Wichita
Kan
Omaha
Neb
Clinton
Faribault
Nestell Stops Milar In Second Round Knockout
Hollywood based lightweight Bob Nestell 191 pounds knocked out Johnny Milar 178 pounds of Albia Iowa in the second round of a scheduled ten round bout after a first round knockdown. Nestell connected with a right to the jaw to end the fight.
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Hollywood
Calif
Bob Nestell
Los Angeles
Johnny Milar
Albia
Iowa
Nestell
Barney Ross Keeps 147-Pound Crown
In Madison Square Garden Barney Ross narrowly defends his welterweight title against Izzy Jannazzo after a tough, unsteady performance. Ross shows age and fatigue but lands enough rights to retain the crown. he plans to defend within sixty days against Ceferino Garcia.
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New York
Barney Ross
Chicago
Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
Madison Square Garden
Dizzy
Izzy Jannazzo
Birmingham
Garden
Jannazzo
Barney
Ceferino Garcia
Manila
Izzy
Wrestling Results From New England and Beyond
In Salem Danno O Mahoney of Ireland at 230 beat Charley Strack of Oklahoma two falls to one. In Hartford Steve Crusher Casey of Ireland defeated Stan Pinte of Manchester New Hampshire two straight falls. In North Bergen Ernie Dusek at 228 from Omaha threw George Keverly of Hollywood 14 minutes 12 seconds. In Waterbury Lilo Nardi of Torrington defeated Leo Cavell of Montreal 215 to 193 two straight falls.
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Salem
Mass
Danno O'Mahoney
Ireland
Charley Strack
Oklahoma
Hartford
Conn
Steve (Crusher) Casey
Stan Pinte
Manchester
N. H
North
Bergen
N. J
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
George Keverly
Hollywood
Calif
Waterbury
Lilo Nardi
Torrington
Leo Cavell
Montreal
St Patrick's Narrow Triumph Over Wenceslaus 6 to 5
St Patrick's edged St Wenceslaus 6 to 5 in their season opener on Friday night. Sedlak opened the second period with a basket as Spaight added one, and Kinney and Fleagle traded late scores before Spaight and Sedlak sealed the win with free throws.
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St. Patrick’s
St. Wenceslaus
Sedlak
Spaight
Kinney
Fleagle
Driscoll
Pirates weigh Dizzy Dean trade amid Vaughan sticking point
Pittsburgh talks center on Dizzy Dean for 175000 cash and seven Pirates players led by Arky Vaughan. Manager Pie Traynor backs keeping Vaughan while open to a deal if Cardinals drop Vaughan, with Bill Benswanger to discuss after Montreal meeting. Card owner Sam Breadon wants major and minor league talent.
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Ittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Red Hot Stove
Pirate
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Pirates
Arky Vaughan
St. Louis Cardinals
Pie Traynor
Dean
Vaughan
Traynor
Bill Benswanger
Montreal
Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Card
Tommy Padden
Woody Jensen
Tony Lavagetta
Bernie Cobb
Tulsa
Kenneth Heitzelman
Jeannette
Major Grid Rule Changes Unlikely Says Langford
W S Langford secretary of the rules committee doubts any major changes will be made this season despite proposals. He cites concerns over interference rules in end zones the free ball kicking rule after fumbles and the value of the point after touchdown. He sees one real issue in the interference rule but favors keeping the present rules noting potential problems with lowering penalties and with altering the kick for extra points.
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New York
W. S. Langford
Langford
Yale Navy
Larry Kelley
Yale
Picard Leads Augusta Open After 18 Holes
Henry Picard of Hershey Pennsylvania shot 69 two under par to lead the Augusta Open after 18 holes at the Augusta National Country Club. He played 36 on the front and 33 on the back with birdies at the 10th and 14th holes amid freezing winds and a large field. Tony Manero of Greensboro and Horton Smith were close behind with 70s on the Forest Hills course.
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Augusta
Henry Picard
Hershey
Robert Tyre Jones
Picard
Tony Manero
Greensboro
N. C
Horton Smith
Chicago
Manero
Smith
Forest Hills
St. Pat's Alumni Edge Wenceslaus 10 9 in Exhibition
The St. Patrick's Alumni team defeated St. Wenceslaus former stars 10 to 9 on St. Pat's floor as a pregame feature before the high school showdown.
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St. Pat’s
Wenceslaus
St. Patrick’s
St. Wenceslaus
Real estate transfers in Linn County 1936 page highlights
Series of 1936 transfers in Linn County show Perp Saws & Loan Assn to Whitmers, Krebs to Cowden, Walker to Trewery, Cook to Bunker, Chaffee to Dodd, Pepin to Pfaff, Ely to Barton, Osterberg to Osterberg, along with a tax deed by the Treas Linn County and a mortgage terminus with Perp Says and Loan. Names, parcels, dates, and nominal sums listed.
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Perp Saws & Loan Assn
Ellery J
Margaret E. Whitmer
Hus
Young
Ernest G. Walker
Harry W
Irma I. Trewery
Hus & Wf
Wiley
Nell Cook
Joseph M. Cook
Fred H
Jennie M. Bunker
Hull
Florence M. Chaffee
Robert M
Evelyn Dodd
Ellis
Ethel Pepin
E. E
Clara B. Pfaff
Brown
Henry S. Ely and Co
Nellie A. Barton
Amos J. Barton
William Rinderknecht, Jr
Mary Osterberg
Dean
Treas
Linn County
Hawkeye Loan and Rokerage Co
Central City
Ethel and Culver and
Perp
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Frank Thomas
Washington State College
Idaho
Pre- State College
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Indians
U. S. C. Trojans
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Nebraska
Oregon State
Dixie
Thornhill
Bayou Tigers
Crimson
Tide
William McCarney
McCarney
Norwiches
Alfred
Cornell
Sixto Escobar
Joe Louis
Hartwick
Lowell Textile
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Lafayette
Dickinson
Hartwich
Franklin Cagers
Mount Vernon Dsetennek
Inc Magick
Raneliis
Igs
Ellison
L. Ellison
Davidson
Isher
Benesh
Guye Harmer
Frankli
Mount Vernon Bee
Rutgers
Coe
Hoppe
Denton
Associated Press
Wilson
McCannon
St Germain
T. Stastny
McIntire
Hanson
Hay Mathiasmeier
Borecky
Bob Stastny
Agee
Tommy Westtimer
J. V. Sharp
Teferee
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Drake
St. Patrick's
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Lincoln League
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Gearhart Ost
Ene Ewnee
Lincoln Alleys
Polehna Butchers
Morsan
Peer Eeereeees
Paraziles Bessere
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Sochar Driscoll, Sr
Menary
Ama Stanek
Thy
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Lafayette Cafe
Brakel
Ee Helscher
Lyman Crgsowes Sede
Hiltbrunner
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Vanous
Miller
Clemee Tereere
Beer Eerate
Nezerka
Iowa Electric Light and Power
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Armstrong Clothing Co. Scannelleison
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Seveik
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Dvorak
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Tuomey Teasers Ter
Euler Veserees
T. Palumbo Foods
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