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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1932
Page
3
Purdue and Northwestern meet in Evanston in a top Big Ten clash with title implications. Purdue seeks to stay undefeated in league play while Northwestern aims to avenge last year's defeat and balance the championship race.
Cornell meets Monmouth in the homecoming game for the Scots at Monmouth Illinois. The Midwest conference race and a renewed rivalry frame a clash with veterans and key matchups including Haloupek versus Cornell center and Mazaika and Nutling back in action. Bobby Woll and Tag Grauer anchor a smaller Monmouth lineup.
The Vinton high school harriers defeated Janesville 34 to 21 in a two mile cross country meet held Thursday evening. Powers of Vinton won with 11 21, Ludden of Vinton finished second in 12 02, Gustafson of Vinton took third, followed by Bronson Janesville Jackson Vinton Waters Menzel ing Hulsing Janesville Hill Vinton in the top ten.
New York boxing scene trembles as promoter James J Johnston claims Madison Square Garden can create and unmake champions He seeks to place Max Baer under his control and move Baer from Hoffman's management toward a Garden backed match setup with Jack Sharkey The piece notes Garden influence over boxing and wrestling and predicts a potential Baer versus Sharkey fight next year with Garden backing but warns of market risks
Purdue and Indiana now hold multiple Big Ten titles across sports signaling a league that has evolved since earlier eras. The column notes coach remarks on Stanford and USC football rule questions and recalls Howard Jones and Tad Jones in a anecdote about college football rivalries.
Iowa City will host a reunion of 1907 Hawkeye football players at halftime of the homecoming game. The returning members include Charles Hazard of Arlington Will Knowlton of Chicago Charles Kirk of Davenport Walter Stewart of Des Moines I C Hastings of Garner and Isaac Stutsman of Greeley Colorado.
Northwestern coach Dick Hanley, famed for reviving the program, shares humorous tales of players. He recounts a rookie who denies knowing the play’s direction and a rib injured lineman who hid beefsteak under his jersey to ease pain, then revealed it by tossing meat during a heat of play.
Vernon "Tuffy" Myers, co leader in Iowa conference scoring, injures knee and may miss the Dubuque University game. He walks on crutches and may not be ready for Luther on October 29. Peacock halfback Kiple also out with a torn shoulder, hurting Dorman's passing attack and defense.
Moray Eby and twenty five Coe players travel to Madison as the Kohawks prepare to face Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the favorite but Coe hopes for a repeat of past competitive showings despite injuries to Schwank Green Swartzentruber and Claypool.
Missouri Valley football teams prepared for weekend games with light scrimmages. Creighton drills against Drake’s speedy backfield as Warren Gaer moves to quarterback and Jack Potts to halfback. Grinnell returns Clarence James for the St Louis trip. Washington Bears work at St Louis for the homecoming with the Pioneers. Butler runs a dummy scrimmage before facing wabash at Crawfordsville.
The article discusses posture and ball placement for different golf shots. It emphasizes natural movement, avoiding overexertion, and adjusting ball position relative to the left foot for full and pitch shots while preserving proper body alignment. It also mentions a tank destroyer as a wartime aside.
Yale athletic officials denied publication comments Friday on rumors of Amos Alonzo Stagg joining Yale as football coach or athletic adviser. Officials said the report has no foundation and noted Coach Mal Stevens is on a one year contract amid questions about his future after a poor start.
The Marion American Legion post will hold a poultry shoot at Legion Park starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Contestants are classified to ensure equal chances to win turkeys ducks or geese.
Burlington AP report of an early weekend football opener ended in a 6 to 6 tie between Iowa Wesleyan College and Carthage College. Wesleyan drove for a touchdown on a straight march after four halted drives, then Carthage’s Johnny Dimmitt answered with a 63 yard run to equalize.
Joe Rivers returned from Fort Dodge with an eight round victory over Henry Falegano. Manager Tommy Caldwell said Rivers controlled the action throughout the contest.
Fairfax The Fairfax Gun club will hold a poultry shoot Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Chickens ducks and turkeys will be given as prizes. Squads will be arranged to suit all shooters. A practice shoot will be held Saturday afternoon.
Iowa City notes Iowa Hawkeyes face Minnesota in their only conference dual cross country meet as part of homecoming. The morning 3 3/4 mile race features a green Hawkeye squad against veteran Gophers with Leo Campisi Norman Rosenberg the only Iowa conference veterans and Robert McClory of Muscatine highlighted as top recruit.
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