Iowa City Edges McKinley In First Period Battle
Iowa City Little Hawks beat McKinley 2 0 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Hill Park. Bothell blocked Bud Engberg’s punt for a safety and Casey and Davenport led the attack with solid rushing and passing before McKinley’s late fumble return was nullified by a ruled touchback.
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Collins
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Ingels
Jbcks
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Purdue
Tom Crabbe
Knox
Shain
Iowa
Rain Delays Chicago City Series Between White Sox and Cubs
Rain postponed game two at Wrigley Field after three scoreless innings. If a seventh game is needed it will be played next Wednesday at Wrigley. Sox led 1 0 in the series after winning the opener 4 1.
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Comiskey Park
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Vern
Olson
Jimmy Dykes
Eddie Smith
Johnny Rigney
Smith
Paul Erickson
Thornton Lee
Wrisley Field
Drake Favored Over Grinnell in Drake Stadium Game
DES MOINES INS Drake University names Dale Pearson starting quarterback and moves Ralph Frank to fullback as 18 point favorites host Grinnell in Drake Stadium. Grinnell fields a veteran line led by Louie Gonias while Don Hipple and three sophomores start the Pioneer backfield under Coach Ben Douglas.
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Murray Richards
Ed Jekel
Cornell Heads to Ripon With 28-Man Football Squad
Cornell football departed Mount Vernon with a 28 man squad for the Ripon game after a rainy final workout. Coach Walton Koch seeks spark in the backfield by likely starting Voyce, Roberts, Krull, and Joy with Howery at fullback. The line remains Haloupek Juhrend Loepp Vodicka Thomas Dahlberg and Rodine.
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Thomas
Dahlberg
Rodine
Millikin
Cleveland Renews Agreement With Raiders
Cedar Rapids will continue its association with the Cleveland Indians as Slapnicka, the Cedar Rapids vice president, states the working agreement between Cleveland and the Raiders will be renewed next year. The link has dated back to 1938 after the split with St. Louis.
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Lou Boudreau
Hank Edwards
Red Embree
Buck Frierson
Parsons Wins 6-0 In Rain Soaked Iowa Conference Clash
Parsons college capitalized on a Penn fumble on the 27 yard line in the third quarter. Wayne Harrell plunged to the six inch line on four plays and Junior Pugh scored the only touchdown as Parsons defeated Penn 6 to 0 on a rain drenched gridiron in Fairfield.
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Dodgers Return to Brooklyn in World Series Muse
Brooklyn crowds roar as Bill Herman jumps for Rizzuto’s bounder in the fourth. DiMaggio and Medwick draw attention in a Dodgers Yankees showdown. Frick McDonald Harridge and McCarthy weigh pennant hopes and a fumbled opener as New York fans witness the debut of a dramatic season.
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Frick
John McDonald
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Sam Breadon
Will Harridge
American League
Joe McCarthy
Iowa Faces Michigan Test in Crucial Big Ten Showdown
Dr Eddie Anderson’s Hawkeyes prepare for a pivotal Michigan clash seen as a defining hurdle this season. Iowa seeks fire‑tested improvements after a shaky Drake showing, with Bill Green and diverse flanker tactics expected to carry the blitz and running game. Don Hines cites Iowa’s upset potential if the line holds, while Osterbaan studies new plays for the notebook. In Brooklyn, Wyatt’s pitching reshaped the Yankees‑Dodgers dynamic, drawing praise for outside placement and control.
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Iowa
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Navy Almost Adopted Yogi
In Des Moines Lieutenant Commander Gene Tunney recalled that had Lou Nova defeated Joe Louis in New York, the Navy might have adopted the yogi physical training system. Tunney spoke during a tour of recruiting stations seeking 600 applicants for the service's fitness program and said a government official had asked about adapting Nova’s training method.
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Gene) Tunney
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Michigan Harmonless Season Opens With Iowa Test
Minnesota rests this week allowing rivals to lead headlines while Michigan seeks victory without Tom Harmon. Illinois opens against Wisconsin and Purdue faces Pittsburgh as Notre Dame and Indiana meet tough opponents. Key injuries hit Michigan with Paul White out and Don Clawson slated to start for Northwestern.
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Pat Harder
Baer to Enlist in Navy Soon
Former heavyweight champion Max Baer plans to enlist in the Navy this month to join the department’s physical education program led by Gene Tunney. Manager Ancil Hoffman said the plan was revealed Thursday night during a Fort Wayne stop en route to Tulsa, where Baer will referee a boxing match.
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Ancil Hoffman
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Hoffman
Tulsa
Okla
Iowa-Illinois game named official out-of-town trip
A University of Iowa student faculty committee designated the Iowa Illinois football game at Champaign on November 8 as the official out-of-town trip of the year for the Iowa student body.
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University of Iowa
Champaign
Iowa
Rain Postpones World Series Game Three
Judge Landis postponed the third World Series game due to persistent rain at Ebbets Field. McCarthy and Durocher inspected the soggy field, with forecasts hinting at longer delays if rain continues. Wyatt outdueled Chandler in a 3-2 Dodgers win as teams await Saturday’s action.
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Whillow Wyatt
Brooklyn
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Harry Johnson
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Sioner
Kenesaw Mountain
Chamber plans first sports smoker with football game broadcast
Chamber of Commerce members and friends will hear broadcasts of the Iowa Michigan football game and the World Series Saturday afternoon at the chamber recreation rooms. Other diversions include billiards table tennis and cards. J J Shepard chairs the program committee.
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J. J. Shepard
Gridder Dies After Scrimmage In Madison
Leroy Halseth, 16, center for Madison High School football, died Thursday night from injuries suffered in a Tuesday scrimmage.
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Leroy Halseth
Southwestern Scores Show Mixed Results Across Cards
Football scores list includes Cellene of Emporia 6 versus Went Liberty 9 and Defiance 4 versus Williamette 26. Also Western Union 6 against Buena Vista fi.
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