Big Iowa City Davenport clash leads week in Valley race
Iowa City and Davenport sit atop the Mississippi Valley standings as they meet in Davenport Friday. Waterloo East also pursues a conference win while Franklin, McKinley, and West Waterloo/Dubuque square off. Wilson faces Cedar Falls for the Tri-Valley title Thursday with several other key early-season tests on the slate.
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Kohawks face upstart Vikings as Joss doubles on injury list
Coe College prepares for the Lawrence game amid injuries to Chuck Joss and Bob Schuetzky. Billy Arnett and DeWayne Van Deelen shine in practice with Van Deelen scoring the winning Coe touchdown. Captain Hank Moss leads pass defense as the squad drills new plays. A Wednesday scrimmage is planned.
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McKinley Sophs Edge Wilson 7–0 in Delayed Contest
In a postponed Tuesday game at Hayes field McKinley sophomores defeated Wilson 7 to 0. Saldana connected with Blakey for the only score in the first period and Madlock added the extra point. Both teams battled but failed to produce further scores.
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Substitution Increase Fails to Delay Grid Games
New York UP reports that despite widespread substitute use in 14 major games, none exceeded two hours and 55 minutes. Average game time stayed at 2 hours 23 minutes, suggesting rule changes did not lengthen play. The survey notes varied substitution totals across teams, with North Carolina using 79 and Pitt 28 in notable losses.
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Berg and Dettweiler to Exhibit In Cedar Rapids
Patty Berg and Helen Dettweiler, noted women golfers, will appear Thursday at Cedar Rapids Country Club from 10 am to noon. They will lecture and demonstrate golf shots on the course with free admission, hosted by the city playground commission. Berg has won more amateur titles in under five years than any other woman in golf.
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Snavely Ends College Football Career With Knee Injury
Don Snavely of Massillon Ohio, a famed Columbia center, ends his football career after a torn knee cartilage. The injury occurred in the first three minutes of the October 4 Brown game.
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Columbia University
Midget Car Race At Winneshick Fair Grounds
Decorah hosts a midget car race meet sponsored by the Winneshick Fair association this Sunday at the fair grounds. Local drivers, known for quarter mile tracks, are expected to push greater speeds on the half mile tracls.
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Koch Polishes Cornell Squad For Pioneers
Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Cornell's varsity conducted the first of three scrimmages in advance of Saturdays Homecoming clash with Grinnell Coach Walton Koch aims to fix flaws in offense and defense after weak showings against Beloit and Coe The freshmen have impressed and may rival the varsity, set for a final scrimmage before the Grinnell game.
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New York Wins by Technical Knockout in Boxing Card
New York scored a technical knockout over Morris Nichols in a bout staged in New York. The Detroit fighter Young Kid Me Cox stopped Buster Carroll in White Plains. Los Angeles saw Richie Lemos dispatch Jimmy Miorita in a separate match.
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Munger Named Coach of the Week for Penn Rise
George Munger earns United Press Coach of the Week after guiding Penn to a 3-0 start by stunning Harvard 19-0 Yale 28-13 and Princeton 23-0 He rebuilt Penn from Ivy cellar to a top national contender at age 30 after joining as a player and coach in Philadelphia.
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Hurley Promises Parlay to Make Franklin a Heavyweight Contender
Promoter Hurley announces a parlay plan sending Lem Franklin, a Cleveland born Negro heavyweight, against top contenders Billy Conn, Lou Nova, and Buddy Baer. He pledges hefty guarantees and a community chest donation if any outcome falls short. Franklin, a former Golden Gloves champ weighing about 200 pounds, has KO power and admires to challenge Joe Louis.
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