Iowa Hawkeyes Sharpen Pass Defense Ahead of Indiana Tilt
The University of Iowa works scrimmage to bolster pass defense as Nile Kinnick impersonates Indiana star Hal Hursh. Freshman back Jack Kennedy shows speed while Ray Murphy and others intercept passes. A wary staff plans coverage for Archie Harris with reserve strength powering Friday travel to Bloomington.
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Indiana
Eddie Anderson
Hawkeyes
Nile Kinnick
Hal Hursh
Hackfields
Green
Farmer
Gilleard
Couppre
Mertes
Murphy
Ankeny
Bill Stauss
Jack Kennedy
Ray Murphy
Kinnick
Hurc
Archie Harris
Ilowa
Towa
Ross Anderson
John Maher
Vollenweider
Brecunier
al Urban
Red Frye
Henry Luebcke
Jane Byrd
Iowa
Chicago
Staggfield
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Coe Graduate Rates Honors As Forecaster
Neil Norman of St Louis, a Coe College graduate and former Cedar Rapids youth, was highlighted in The Sporting News for nearly predicting the finish of the two major league baseball races. Norman, a WIL radio sports caster, previously wrote sports for the Cedar Rapids Republican and Mason City Globe-Gazette after leaving Coe. He played baseball football basketball and track in high school and college.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Sporting News
Neil Norman
St Louis
WIL
Neil Norman Trousdale
Merle Trousdale
Earl Trousdale
Norman
Old
Cedar Rapids Republican
Mason City Globe-Gazette
All America backfield chatter across college football
AP reports early-season indications that two 1939 All America back candidates, Michigan’s Tom Harmon and Texas A and M’s John Kimbrough, lead a crowded field. Harmon has 69 of Michigan’s 88 points and 12 passing, while Kimbrough powered through a four day hospital stay, then 60 minutes against UCLA with the lone TD.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Thomas Dudley Harmon
Michigan Thunderbolt
John Alec Kimbrough
Texas A
M. Jinesmasher
Harmon
Wolverine
Michigan
Tommy
Red
Paul Christman
Missouri
Don Scott
Ohio State
Jack Crain
Texas
Christman
Jordan High Football Draws 70 Tryouts This Year
Jordan High School in Utah reports 70 players tried out for the football team, 20 more than any state college squad, reflecting strong local interest and depth of talent.
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Jordan
Utah
Newsom gets offer of job as bouncer
Yale figure Buck Newsom attracts outside offers after the series with the Milwaukee Brewers and other teams eyeing job chances. The piece also notes sports figures and events from college football to stadium tickets and coaching reserve duties, with varied names and places mentioned.
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Newsom
Eddie
Brietz
New York
Yale
Buck Newsom
Bo Bo
Milwaukee Brewers
Ki Ki Cuyler
Nashville
Bert Niehoff
Jersey City
Rogers Hornsby
Oklahoma City
Jack Hueckel
Paul Huebel
Oakland Tribune
All Sorts of Sports Shorts Highlight 1930s Amid World Series Talk
A collage of vintage sports notes covers baseball shutouts in the 1930 World Series, boxer banter from Dempsey and Baer, football recruits and college coaches, plus colorful sidelights on players like Vivian Gianelloni and Dudley Pillow.
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Selective Service
Dct
Bob Considine
Buford Twillingham
Keats
Gippzand Battles
Cornell
Grantland Rice
Jackie Hunt
Marshall College
West Virginia
Battles
Vivian
Vivian Gianelloni
Pillow
Dudley Pillow
Pepper Martin to manage Sacramento Solons in Pacific League
Pepper Martin, 36, former Gas House Gang star and new Sacramento Solons manager, signed a one year contract Wednesday. He pledged to teach his players to hit and run hard and plans to be a player-manager. Earlier he said the job might be a promotion and noted he would receive access to a Cardinal tractor for his Oklahoma farm.
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ST Louis
Pepper Martin
St Louis Cardinals
Sacramento Solons
Branch Rickey
Martin
Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
Cardinal
Pepper
Oklahoma
Football Rule Curious Field Notes and Coaching Shifts
A sports column critiques a wire service error about Alfred halfback Bo Johnson who scored on his own kickoff. It explains the rules on recovered punts and blocked plays, then discusses Mickey Cochrane as a potential Indians manager and Yale football emphasis debated by Ogden Miller and others.
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Alfred University
Bo Johnson
Fred Winter
Johnson
Mickey Cochrane
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
del Baker
Ogden Miller
Yale
Penn
Old Eli
Waterloo East And Davenport Tie For Lead In MVC
Waterloo East and Davenport share first place in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Davenport faces Dubuque on Friday risking its spotless league record while Waterloo East, undefeated, plays non conference Fort Dodge. Roosevelt faces Franklin, Waterloo West meets McKinley, and Clinton and Iowa City play outside the league.
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Davenport
Watérloo West
Des Moines
Waterloo East
McKinley
Roosevelt
Franklin
Clinton
Rooverelt
Wilson
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Iowa City
Blue Devils
Fort Dodge
W. L
ARS Son
Wee
Franklin McKinner
Ronsevelt
Gatris
Ronerett
Waterion Weat
McKinles
Manchester
Freeport
Dubaque
Mavenpord
Town
Centerville
Waterloo
Mississippi Valley
Auburn’s Meagher Staff Packed With Army Reserve Officers
Five of Jack Meagher’s Auburn football assistants are U. S. Army Reserve officers, shaping the coaching staff with military ties.
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Auburn
Ala
Jack Meagher
College grid favorites predictions across Big Ten rivals
Chicago preview lists Minnesota Ohio State Michigan Illinois Iowa Northwestern and Notre Dame as top picks. It assesses Minnesota’s edge over Ohio State, Michigan’s rematch vigor, Iowa’s power switch, Northwestern’s Ike Kepford injury impact, and Notre Dame’s emerging strength under Elmer Layden with quarterbacks Hargrave and Piepul set to shape the Irish season.
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Scott
Jim Langhurst
Crain
Bob Foxx
Tennessee
Jim (Sweet) Lalanne
North Carolina
Jack Jacobs
Oklahoma
Leo Stasica
Colorado
George Kracum
Pitt
George Franck
Minnesota
Milt Piepul
Notre Dame
Bill de Correvant
Northwestern
Bill Green
Iowa
Herman Rohrig
Nebraska
George Packvan
Wisconsin
Chicago
Michigan
Ohio State
Gophers
Washington
Bucks
Don Scott
Wildcats
Tllinois
Tom Harmon
Harmon
Illinois
Harvard
Myron Pfeifer
Jimmy Easterbrook
George Bernhardt
Tommy
Indiana
Towa
Mike Enieh
Jim Walker
Ike Kepford
Kepford
Floyd “Tuffy
Chambers
George Benson
George Paskvan
Mark Hoskins
Carnegie Tech
Elmer Layden
Carnegie
Bob Hargrave
Ramblers Face Last Unbeaten Tri Valley Rival
Anamosa Independence and Manchester sit unbeaten in the Tri Valley race as Wilson high school leads scoring with four touchdowns last week. Cedar Falls defeated Marion and Cedar Falls beat Manchester while Ramblers eye a championship as Marion and Independence loom.
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Anamosas
Independence
Marion
Vinton
Wilson
Manchester
Cedar Falls
Anamosa
Gazette
Wilson High School
Ramblers
Cedar Rapids
Manhawks
Marion-Vinton
Don Konigsmark
Scotty Oleson
Gene Blair
Springville High Team Defeats Central City 4-3
Springville high school edged Central City 4-3 on Central City’s home diamond. The pitching duel featured Central City’s Hail on the mound and King behind the plate for Central City, while Springville’s Cooper pitched and Graliafi caught.
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Gazette
Springville
Springville High School
Central City
King
Cooper
Graliafi
Draft Touches Most Sports Figures Across Major Leagues
The draft affects nearly all prominent athletes from baseball to boxing as amateurs and pros face potential call ups. Players like Bob Feller Hank Greenberg and Hank Leiber may be drafted, while some stars could avoid service due to age or marriage. Hockey tennis track football and boxing show varying impact with replacements and college year rules shaping the upcoming season.
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Uncle Sam
Peewee Reese
Dodgers
Ted Lyons
White Sox
Simon Pures
YORK
INS
Bob Feller
Hank Greenberg
Hank Leiber
Barney McCosky
Hugh Mulcahy
Jim Tabor
Max West
Feller
Indians
McCosky
Greenberg
Tigers
Canada
National Hockey League
Don MacNeill
Army
World War Army
Gene Tunney
Bob Martin
Duck hunting season opens sixty days in Iowa
Dawn gunfire signals opening of the 60 day migratory waterfowl season in Iowa. Early shooting in eastern counties contrasts with later marks in the northwest. Rules restrict daily bag to 10, possession 20, with species limits and a $1 federal stamp.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Nimrods
Dubuque
Jackson
Clinton
Scott
Iowa Conservation Commission
Meeting Of Trappers To Be Held Wednesday
The Trappers chapter of the Linn County Fish and Game club will hold a meeting at the Labor temple in Cedar Rapids Wednesday at 8 30 p a m.
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Trappers
Linn County Fish and Game Club
Labor Temple
Cedar Rapids
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