Coe and Cornell in key 51st rivalry game in Cedar Rapids
Linn county rivals Coe and Cornell meet for the first time since 1891 with a margin likely to be smaller than past blowouts. Homecoming crowds, high school teams from Anamosa Waverly and Clarinda travel, and both lineups feature recent starters. The winner gains a one game series lead while aiming to maintain fitness and avoid injuries ahead of kickoff at 2 p.m.
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Benjamin Harrison
United States
John L. Sullivan
Moray L. Eby
Coe
Cornell
Coe Field
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Waverly
Clarinda
Fred Shadie
Wally Schwank
Walton Koch
Kenny Clatterbaugh
Ralph Martin
Eby
Jessies
Ashfield
Gene Tornquist
Kohawks
Bob Schuelzky
Billy Arnett
DeWayne van Deelen
Schuelzky
van Deelen
Arnett
Morris Trickey
Jim King
Rudy Vodicka
Beloit
Dick Houden
Gayle Howery
Darlington
Wis
Earl Bodine
Cornet Hidincer
Rodine
Fred Winter
Grinnell
Pops Harrison
Iowa
Orville Rust
Des Moines
Don Wolfe
Meeting Set For Iowa Semi-Pro League Planning
Representatives from eight teams will gather in Webster City on November 24 to organize the 1942 Iowa state semi pro baseball league. The proposed circuit lists Goldfield Fort Dodge Webster City Boone Story City Ames Collins and Eagle Grove with invited reps O L Clare Kenneth Knudson Clifford Underwood George Morriss Henry Vassey Louis Carlson and Vern Hill.
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Webster City
Iowa State
Goldfield
Fort Dodge
Boone
Story City
Ames
Collins
Eagle Grove
O. L. Clare
Kenneth Knudson
Clifford Underwood
George Morriss
Henry Vassey
Louis Carlson
Vern
Becks Armstrongs Tie For Lead In Volleyball
In the Y. W. C. A. league action Becks and Armstrongs share first place after two rounds. Rockets edged by Armstrongs 37 34, Playmates beat Challengers 35 28, Becks beat Spitfires 45 22, Armstrongs also defeated Clippers 49 38. Next week Oct 23 Playmates versus Armstrongs Challengers versus Rockets Rockets versus Spitfires Becks versus Clippers.
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Armstrongs
Becks
Rockets
Spitfires
Clippers
Doris Pink
Challengers
Spit Fires
Tipton Six-Manners Defeat Lenox 47 6 in Six-Man Tilt
Tipton Junior College clinched its fourth straight six man football win beating Lenox 47 to 6. Tipton touchdowns came from Dunker Prelde and Pike with Swartziender and Barnes providing passes, while Lenox's sole score occurred on Shorty Robertson’s rush after a Robertson to Timmons connection.
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Tipton Junior College
Lenox
Shorty Robertson
Bob Timmons
Tipton Dunker Prelde
Pike
Lenaz—Robertson
Swartziender
Fields
Barnes
Coe College honors Dr Bryant at C club lunch
About 100 of Coe College's 760 C men attend a Saturday Lafayette cafe luncheon to honor Dr George W Bryant known as Prof Bryant father of Coe athletics. Bryant lettered in four sports from 1890 to 1894, set eight track records, coached football and track, and served as athletic director. The event begins at 11 15 am with remarks by William P Whipple Dr James Knox and Arthur Schwarzentruber and includes an officers' election.
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Lafayette
Coe
Bryant
William P. Whipple
James M. Knox
Arthur Schwarzentruber
Bruce West
Harold Skinner
Bernard Smith
George Hallenbeck
John Skein
Inducted Jockey Basil James Classified For Army Service
New York report notes jockey Basil James was formally inducted into the army on Wednesday but then reclassified from 1-A to 1-B within about a day, marking a notably brief military status change in the era.
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New York
INS
Basil James
James
Philadelphia featherweight champ seeks Ritchie Lemos clash
Philadelphia fighter Chalky Wright, widely regarded as a featherweight champion, aims to fight Ritchie Lemos, the NBA featherweight king, to settle confusion in the division. Wright states his goal to clear up the division’s status.
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Philadelphia
Chalky Wright
Ritchie Lemos
National Boxing Association
Feather King
Nile Kin nick flamingo and other football wagers
Arkansas A aims to recruit 1500 volunteer coaches at varied rates to field a large coaching corps. Nile Kinnick, scouting Minnesota for Iowa, jokes about flamingos in the stomach before a conference opener. Don Gutteridge leaves minor league hopes. Galesburg tops Moline 14 6 after a trio of offside calls. John Crowley named sports editor of the Oklahoma City Oklahoman and Times.
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Rugh Fullerton, JR
NEW York
Arkansas A
Johnnie Porter
Stan Benjamin
Phillies
Framingham
Mass
Mayon Pablo
Philly
Nile Kinnick
Gophers
Minnesota
Iowa
Don Griffin
Illinois
Griffin
Nile
Don Gutteridge
Cardinals
Galesburg
Moline
Don Williams
Williams
John Crowley
Oklahoma City Oklahoman and Times
Bus Ham
Quebec City the Only Walled North American City
Quebec City in Canada, founded in 1608, stands as the sole walled city of notable size on the North American continent, a historic fortress-like hub preserving colonial defense and urban layout.
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Quebec
Canada
Don Meade Leads Jockeys For 1941
New York report shows veteran jockey Don Meade leading the national standings with 177 winners for the season that began January 1. Meade has 9 889 mounts, 156 seconds and 137 thirds, ahead of John Adams with 156 wins and Rookie Conn McCreary with 152. Eddie Arcaro shares the season’s highest winning percentage at 20 percent but is ruled off for the rest of the year.
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New York
Don Meade
Meade
John Adams
Conn McCreary
Ale Robertson
McCreary
Ededie Arcaro
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