Roosevelt and Franklin Clash in City High School Football
Roosevelt sits unbeaten as the city title race opens with a Thursday night game at Hill Park against Franklin. Both squads face key injuries, while Wilson defends 1938 honors against McKinley in Friday’s night tilt. Both games kick off at 7 45.
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Roosevelt
Franklin
Hill Park
Wilson
McKinley
Howard Cropp
Wayne Schreckengast
Irving Sword
Dick Lynch
Iowa City
Thunderbolts
Victor
Clinton
Nagurski Set To Defend World Title In Coliseum Show
A large crowd is expected Thursday night at the Coliseum for the second wrestling show of the 1939 40 season as Bronko Nagurski defends his world championship claim against Ed Strangler White White won the opening show here last week and is trained under Strangle Lewis in a match billed as one of the year s best Nagurski has only four pro defeats since 1933 and has wrestled nearly 500 times, with many wins by return engagements NAGURSKI the greatest distance possible between two points on earth is about 12 500 miles.
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Iowa City
Franklin
Dubuque
Waterloo West
Waterloo
Roosevelt
Bob Multhaup
Bus Adams
Dick Estes
Ben Haddad
Coliseum
Bronko Nagurski
Ed “Strangler” White
Nagurski
White
Strangle’ Lewis
Bronko
Minnesota
Chicago Bears
Charles Johnson
Minneapolis Star- Journal
Lou Gehrig Leaves Baseball For Parole Board Appointment
New York mayor F H LaGuardia appoints Lou Gehrig to a 10 year term on the city parole commission with a 5700 dollar yearly salary. Gehrig retires from baseball after 2130 consecutive games ending April 30 and will sworn in January 1.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
LaGuardia
Lou
Mayo Brothers’ Clinic
Harris Re-Signed to Manage Senators in 1940
Washington appoints Stanley Bucky Harris to lead the Senators for the 1940 season. Harris, who steered the club to its first pennant in 1924, coached the team to a sixth-place finish this year. salary terms were not disclosed.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Stanley “Bucky” Harris
Senators
Harris
Valentine Lentz Named Army Cage Coach Succeeding Novak
Valentine Dutch Lentz appointed Army basketball coach, succeeding Leo Novak after 14 years at West Point. Lentz, director of athletics and coach at St. John’s Annapolis for eight years, will allow Novak to focus on track and cross country.
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West Point
N. Y
Valentine (Dutch) Lentz
Army
Louis E. Hibbs
Lentz
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Leo Novak
Novak
Hibbs
Industrial League Golf Banquet Scheduled at Y M C A
The Allied Industrial league golf banquet will be held at the Y M C A Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Chairman Ellsworth Fife will present trophies for the tournament and playoffs. Cedar Rapids Country club pro George Taylor will speak.
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Allied Industrial League
Ellsworth Fife
George Taylor
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Henry Luebcke's Hurdle: Iowa Star Faces Football Door
In Iowa City Henry Luebcke, a 265 pound guard, battles post surgery pain and a possible end to his college football career. Coach Dr. Eddie Anderson and Prof. Karl Leib push for appeals to the Big Ten, arguing for mercy in a harsh injury and weight loss tale rooted in a boy’s dream and a hospital bed.
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University Hospital
Iowa City
Big
Henry Luebcke
Hawkeye School
Luebcke
Big Ten
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Hawk Coaches
Karl Leib
Cornhuskers Face Easy Task in Iowa State Clash
Kansas City AP reports Nebraska, now a top national contender after a win over Minnesota, faces Iowa State in a storied Big Six rivalry. Cyclones under Jim Yeager vow stubborn defense as Nebraska retains key backs and a reinforced line.
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Kansas City
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Iowa State
Minnesota
Huskers
Oklahoma
Cyclones
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Jim Yeager
Corn State
Yeager
Ames
Iowans
George Sechmann
Warren Alison
Francis
Luther
Rohrig
Petsch
Harridge denies league aid to Browns amid 1939 funding report
Chicago, UP William Harridge, president of the American League, rejected a St. Louis report that the league subscribed 100000 dollars to help the St. Louis Browns meet 1939 expenses. He said each team operates independently. The piece also notes the Colorado Museum of Natural History houses the Arizona meteorite largest at 1406 pounds.
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Chicago
William Harridge
American League
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Harridge
Arizona
Colorado Museum of Natural History
Northwestern Faces Ohio State After Tough Oklahoma Loss
Northwestern, once touted as a national title contender, absorbed a 19 0 defeat by Oklahoma and now eyes Ohio State in Columbus. Coach Lynn Waldorf blasted poor blocking and warned opponents to expect tougher games as Bill De Correvont earns first string backfield status.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Wildcats
Oklahoma
Lynn Waldorf
Ohio State
Columbus
Northwestern
Bill de Correvont
Bill
Missouri
Waldorf
Wisconsin
Indiana
Harry Stuhldreher
Fritz Crisler
Iowa and Purdue prepare for key clash with focus on defense
Iowa last week emphasized pass defense in Wednesday practice as cold weather kept Indiana guard Al Sabol from drills. Coach Bernie Bierman criticized Minnesota reserves for Purdue pass failures while Purdue sharpened both air and ground attacks against freshmen. Ted Howe will replace injured Bob Howard at fullback for Chicago Saturday against Harvard's Crimson.
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Iowa
al Sabol
Indiana
Bernie Bierman
Purdue
Minnesota
Boilermakers
Ted Howe
Bob Howard
Chicago
Harvard
Crimson
Pre Season Table Tennis Opens At Local YMCA
The pre season meet opened Tuesday at the YMCA with results in junior singles and men's singles. Notable results include Beigtanalt over Horton and Brith over Hecker with several close sets. Matches for Wednesday begin at 7:30 with multiple first round and some second round games planned.
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Y.M C. A
Shakespeare’s Sleep Writings Outrival Other Poets
The article notes that Shakespeare explored sleep more than any other poet, highlighting his prolific treatment of rest, dreams, and slumber in the canon. It underscores his influence on dramatic and poetic depictions of sleep.
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Shakespeare
Two Iowans Lead Big Ten Scorers in Football Duel
Chicago reporters highlight a clash between Nile Kinnick of Iowa and Michigan’s Tom Harmon as top Big Ten scorers collide. Kinnick, after two games, tops the conference with 31 points, while Harmon hammers out a similar average with Wolverines.
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Nile Kinnick
Toy
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Wolverines
Hawkeyes
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Kinnick
Scor
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Indiana
Harmon
Michigan State
Bob Westfall
Wolverin
Minnesota Purdue Gam
Harold van Every
George Franck
Minnesota
Mike Byelene
Boilermaker
Byelene
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Arizona
Nebraska
Bill DeCorrevont
Northwestern
Oklahoma
Re Hahnenstein
Ohio
Donn Scott
Jin Strausbauga
Jim Langhurst
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Ken Pettit
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Tom Siler
Aint Beigtanalt
John Horton
Shehak
Hal Marshall
Ast Ghretcher
Art Gertsen
Joey Hintcher
Billy Fletcher
Joe Hidder
John Chehak
Brith
John Hecker
Maurice Bausch
Dick Alberts
Art Gertsen, Jr
Stanley Greenhere
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Joe Blow
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Duane Nicholas
Dale Branchflower
Carol Shadle
Homer Fryear
Ae Mee
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Hush White
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Charles Oxley
Art Birney
George Palits
Hubert Eagan
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R Colby
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Jack Bell
Hugh White
R. Walker
Dale Blanchflower
R. Hamad
J Chehak
Jesse Tompkins
Russell Knapp
Joe Saub
Dave Elderkin
John Hann
Ken Murdock
Herman Strasbureger
B. Boxwell
Ted Strasbureer
George Nissen
Charles Neff
Bud Johnson
Prasse Raii
Kinnick Linea
Prasselow Evashevski
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Conoco
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