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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1939

Page

10

Cornell Pounds Beloit 33-6 In Strong Conference Showing

Gene Tornquist sparks the Cornell attack in a 33 to 6 victory over Beloit as the Purple roll to an unblemished five game stretch. Tornquist dazzles with passes runs and a kickoff return while Cornell dominates in yardage and persistently scores after reads. Beloit fights back with a late score but falls short as Cornell's line and execution prevail.

Parent’s Day Dick Barker Purple Eleven Beloit University of Chicago Coe Barker Crimson Vernon Mount Vernon Gene Tornquist Cornell Blue Devils Ulang Leonard Wilson Cornell College Jim Taylor

Nebraska Clinches Narrow Win Over Iowa State 10–7

Nebraska defeats Iowa State 10 to 7 as Herman Rohrig stars with a first half field goal and later a 16 yard TD run by Walter Luther. The Cornhuskers capitalize on ISU fumbles and interception to hold the lead and secure the victory in a tight college football clash.

Nebraska Herman Rohrig Jack Wallace Rohrig Iowa State Cornhuskers Ray Petsch Cyclones Cornhusker Warren Alison Walter Luther Rolling Place Don Griswold Mike Francis Kahlerwartzkopf Burruss Griswold Winsel Lechtenberg Arris Newman Columbia John Waldorf R. Prochaska J. Prochaska Seaman Preston Herndon Behm Monsky Abel Ramey Knight Simmons T. Thompson Rohn Defruiter Hopp Lange Graves Heggen Mickleson Happe Cobb Burrell Glab Lewis Kirkpatrick Fullerbacks Osborne Bowers J. Taylor Seaburg

Penn Shades Eli On Pass In Narrow Yale Victory

In New Haven, Penn edged Yale 6 to 0 as Paul Wexler threw a 51 yard TD to captain Harlan Gustafson with five seconds left in the first half. Frank Reagan set up the score with a 38 yard interception return.

New Haven Paul Wexler Harlan Gustafson Pennsylvania Yale Frank Reagan Fleet Penn Eli

Kansas State Two-Milers Top Drake in Indoor Meet

Kansas State's two-mile relay edged Drake 19 17 during halftime of the Kansas State versus Colorado football game in Manhattan. William Morey of Drake finished first in 9 minutes 45.8 seconds.

Kansas Drake Manhattan Kan Kansas State Drake University

Baer to Meet Savold in Des Moines Oct 30

Promoter Pinkie George announced Buddy Baer will fight heavyweight contender Lee Savold in Des Moines on October 30. Baer and Savold are top contenders in the division with the bout drawing boxing fans.

Bud Baer Savold Des Moines Pinkie George Saturday Night Buddy Baer Lee Savold

Indiana Seizes Victory Over Wisconsin On Sub Run Eighty Yards

Indiana defeats Wisconsin as a substitute runner breaks for an 80 yard touchdown. Wisconsin fails to convert a second quarter drive due to a backfield penalty and Indiana dominates with 10 first downs to five. Herbert adds two PATs as Maddox shines with a standout long run and open field work.

Harry Stuhldreher Indiana Maddox Badger Wisconsin Harris Moeller Saboni Paskvan Herbert Zimmer Higginbotham M. Dumke Elienwood Janzaruk Trimble F. Smith Martin Bucchianeri W. Smith Bragalone Jurkiewicz Moeller R. Dumke Tipmore Brooks T. Bringle McGuire Gile Oehke Wegner Kreick John Fagerstrom Tornow Embick Jones

Grand Junction Wins Iowa State High School Baseball Drama

Grand Junction defeated Eddyville to win the state high school baseball final, riding three hits to claim the drama filled title. Eddyville bats struggled as Grand Junction took the championship on Saturday.

Eddyville Grand Junction

Missouri Tigers blank Washington U in 14 0 win

In St Louis the Missouri Tigers defeated Washington University of the Missouri Valley Conference 14 to 0. A crowd near 10 000 watched the game with two scoring passes in the first and fourth quarters.

ST. Louis University of Missouri Tigers Washington University Missouri Valley

Carnegie Tech Tops Case 21 to 0 in Cleveland

Carnegie Tech defeated Case Institute 21 to 0 before 7000 fans in Cleveland. The Scots scored in every period except the third as George Muha Walter Ingalls and Tony Laposki each crossed the line for touchdowns.

Cleveland Carnegie Tech George Muha Walter Ingalls Tony Laposki

Duquesne Defeats Manhattan 7-0 at Polo Grounds

Duquesne blanked Manhattan 7-0 as the Jaspers faltered near the goal lines at the Polo Grounds. Manhattan moved the ball well but could not crack the Dukes defense in a game witnessed by a small crowd.

NEW York Manhattan Jaspers Duquesne University Polo Grounds Manhattain Duquesne Dukes

Alabaman Wins S U S Net Title

Ernest Grady of Alabama defeated Norman Sandler of Des Moines 6 4 6 2 in the All university tennis tournament final. Grady succeeds Bob Sandler as champion.

the Gazette Iowa City Ernest Grady Norman Sandler Des Moines Grady Bob Sandler

Michigan Football Notes and Big Ten Pursuits

Fielding Yost lauds Kodros as a great Michigan center while Harmon breaks loose but penalties kill a scoring drive. The piece comments on student ticket prices, I‑book sales at Iowa, and Notre Dame’s tribute to A A Stagg. It surveys Big Ten championships history and athletic demographics, noting Indiana’s lack of titles and Stagg’s College of the Pacific game set for Oct 5 1940.

Kodros Yost Michigan Harmon Smith Diehl Ankeny Wisconsin Iowa Charles Galiher Notre Dame Minnesota Minnesota U Bierman Chicago Maroons Eack Indiana Big Ten A. A. Stagg Stagg College of the Pacific South Bend

Stanford and UCLA Play to 14-14 Tie in California

Stanford Indians and UCLA Bruins battled to a 14-14 draw in Alto. Kenneth Washington connected with McPherson for a UCLA TD, Albert and Groves teamed for a Stanford score, Gallarneau added a Stanford TD, and Robinson's 51 yard interception setup Cantor's TD with Robinson's conversion tying the game.

ALO Alto Calif Stanford Indians University of California At Los Angeles Bruins Kenneth Washington UCLA McPherson Overlin Albert Groves Hugh Gallarneau Robinson Bruins Cantor

Army Colubia Battle Ends In Six Six Tie

In New York Army and Columbia played to a 6 6 tie as Johnny Hatch and Fred Yeager connected on an 81 yard touchdown pass in the final minutes before a 27000 strong crowd.

Cadets NEW York Johnny Hatch Fred Yeager Army Columbia

Boilermakers Tie Minnesota 13 13 on Byelene’s Run

Purdue and Minnesota battled to a 13 all tie as Byelene plunged for the lead and Rankin caught a late deep ball for the tying score. The game featured Key runs and a fourth down conversion before Montague added the extra point.

Boilermakers Minnesota Byelene Purdue Montague Joe Mernik Rankin Atkins Es Pedersen Bykowski Bob Smith Morningstar Bjorcklund Franck Brock van Every de Witte Cee Christiansen Seeene Hennis Brock Bruce Smith Franck Crnnk Krause Combs Rossi Parkinson Miller Petty Galvin Winchell Brown Schumacher Shackleton Ohlgren Mariucci Van't Hull Steinbauer Billman Larson Paschka Litman Paffrath Smith Bartlet Sweiger Frank Lare Cincinnati W. D. Knight Dartmouth George Simpece Wisconsin Lee Niels Chicago

Holy Cross Defeats Georgia In 13-0 SEC Clash

Holy Cross Crusaders shut out Georgia 13-0 before about 10 000 fans in Athens. The Crusaders avenged a prior loss after being upset by LSU last week, extending their SEC performance.

Athens, Ga Holy Cross Crusaders Georgia Louisiana State Tigers

Tennessee Volunteers Outpace Chattanooga 28 to 0

The Tennessee Volunteers, led by reserves, defeated the University of Chattanooga 28 to 0 before 8,000 fans in Chattanooga. The game showed the depth of Tennessee as the reserves carried the scoring without facing a competitive challenge from the host.

Tennessee Chattanooga

Iowa State Runners Defeat Nebraska in Two-Mile Meet

Ames AP report: Iowa State wins the two-mile team title 21 to 15 over Nebraska. Cyclones place runners second third fourth and sixth. Nebraska's Cook wins the individual race in a photo finish at 10:01.6, narrowly beating Iowa State captain Hughes.

Ames Iowa State Nebraska Cook Hughes

Quasqueton High Wins Nine Of Ten In Fall Campaign

QUASQUETON The Quasqueton high school baseball team which reached the third round of the district tournament at Waterloo won nine of ten games played during the fall season. They scored 86 runs against 34 for the opposition.

Quasqueton Waterloo

South Dakota Undefeats Omaha U In NC Conference Battle

Vermilion South Dakota university remains undefeated in the North Central conference by a 14 to 6 victory over Omaha University on Saturday.

Vermillion S. D South Dakota University Omaha U Missouri Washing A Ohio Northern Miami Manchester Hanover Earlham Wabash DeKalb Tehrs Wheaton Platteville Oshkosh St. John's Concordia Illinois Coll Elmhurst Minot Jamestown South Dakota Eliendale Mayville Peru Twcrs Kearney Twchrs No. State Spearfish Ark St. Coll Soul. Normal Missouri Valley Culver-Stockton Ferris Lawrence Tech Bradley Stevens Pt. C. Mich E. Ky SOUTH

Cornell Tramples Princeton 20-7 in 35,000-Seat Showdown

Cornell’s Big Red Legion defensive line and Whit Baker power Cornell to a 20-7 win over Princeton before 35,000 in Princeton. Baker scored twice in the first quarter on a kickoff reverse and a 87 yard run, Kirk Hershley added a second period score, while Princeton’s only TD came on a third-quarter pass connection between Dave Allerdice and Jim Aubrey with Howie Stanley.

Princeton N. J Cornell Big Red Legion Princeton Tiger Whit Baker Tigers Kirk Hershley Dave Allerdice Jim Aubrey Howie Stanley Allerdice Stanley

Oregon Beats California 6-0 In Big Football Showdown

BERKELEY Calif AP One long 76 yard power drive and Oregon used strong running to defeat California 6-0 before about 35000 fans. Oregon dominated the game with a key early march and held California scoreless.

Berkeley Calif University of Oregon California

College football scores and results across many teams

A long list of football results from various colleges and universities across the East and West, noting scores like Gettysburg 60 Drexel 7, Muhlenberg 7 Lafayette 6, Colby 0 Vermont 14, and West Coast offerings such as Stanford 6 Cal Fr. 13, with numerous other minor matchups and partial scores.

Ursinus Penn Milly Oberlin Allegheny Bucknell Albright Cheyney Lincoln Gettysburg Drexel Muhlenberg Lafayette Swarthmore Susquehanna Wash Jeff Wooster Washington Johns Hopkins Hofstra Blue Ridge Conn Mass. State Amherst Tufts Norwich Coast Guard Rensselaer Rochester St. Lawrence Cortland New Britain Trenton Trinity Worcester Union Middlebury Va. Poly Williamagg Va. State Jno. Smith Mt. St. Mary West Maryland Williams Hamilton Alfred Buffalo Giorkaos Springfield Maine New Hamang Bates Northeast Rand Macon American U Montclair Millersville Wagner Bergen Me Va Mo E. Stroudsbur Sipegae Lebanon Valley Dickinson Kineneee Rhode Island Brooklyn Bowdoin Wesleyan Colby Vermont Green Mt. JO Benedict A. Base Wirwiale Prem Marylan Cocees I Lobar Princeton Fr Bill Schexi West

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