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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1939

Page

5

Oelwein Plans Boxers for Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves

The Gazette reports Oelwein will sponsor a two day district Golden Gloves event with local officials including Russell Terese overseeing the show. Organizers Fryrear Hackett Lambert Woods Stoddard Sprague Galvin and others anticipate strong teams from Oelwein Anamosa Blairstown Waverly Mason City and Iowa City for the Cedar Rapids tournament. The plan aims to open a dedicated gym and start two months of training ahead of the event.

Oelwein Cedar Rapids The Gazette Young Men's Bureau Chamber of Commerce Recreation Commission Lester Hackett E. J. Lambert Dan Woods Mr. Stebbins Ralph Sprague R. J. Galvin C. A. Stoddard Terese Johnny Fryrear Joe Benson Fryrear Oclwein Fryfear Anamosa Blairstown Waverly Mason City Community House Iowa City Golden Gloves

LeRoy Faunt Leads Open Industrial Bowling Victory

LeRoy Faunt topped Open Industrial league at Subway alleys with 224 171 203 for 598. LaPlant Choate No. 3 beat Metropolitan Printers as Russell Bowles posted 153 227 199 for 579. City Classic at Red Crown alleys showed multiple 600s with Clarence Gregory high 626 and Vern Hansen 620. Lincoln Alleys cruised 772 840 739 for 2351 to defeat Goodyear Service.

LeRoy Faunt LaPlant Choate No. 3 Metropolitan Printers Russell Bowles Red Crown Clarence Gregory Vern Hansen Virgil Hammar Tony Novotny Stanek Gregory Hansen Brearton Smulekoff Yellow Cab Girls Stark Construction Melrose Dairy Helen Kroulik Lincoln Alleys Edna Baker Lillian Hefner Wanda Sargeant Goodyear Service Witwer Grocer League Pet Streamliner Life Beverage Pha McRalth Martin Electric Machinery Oe Bao McSwirgans Igh. Knock Streamliner Coffee E tLife Beverages McCray Weer Root Brer Bees Taste Rite Foods Skorepa Ladies Red Crown Melrose_ Dairy Starkons High Sturdivan Smulekofis Tee Yellow Cab Eee Exsgers . Ve Church League John Hus Calvary Baptist O Linkenback Trinity Upstreamers First Evangelica Aeons Hig Hoadley Fenick & Ford Vermont Igh Borschel Drew's Gregory Sieves Fox Head Tavern the Gazette Open Industrial League Eee G. Faunt Towa Towa Steel & Iron Wks Bowlus Bishop's Buchan Boyson's Lockwood Armstrong’s Wilson& Co

Eastern Iowa High School Calendar Friday Games List

Friday games include Belle Plaine at Cedar Palls Clermont at Elgin Columbus Sanctions at West Liberty Cresco at Decorah Fayette at West Union Independence at Vinton Lone Tree at Kalona Marion at Manchester Maynard at Monona McKinley at Delwell Montezuma at Mount Vernon Monticello at North English Brooklyn at Osage Wau Richland at Sigourney Toledo at Marengo Washington at Mount Pleasant West Chester at Wellman Wilson at New London

Belle Plaine Cedar Palls Clermont Elgin Columbus West Liberty Cresco Decorah Fayette West Union Independence Vinton Lone Tree Kalona Marion Manchester Maynard Monona McKinley Delwell Montezuma Ta Mount Vernon Monticello North English Brooklyn Osage Wau Richland Sigourney Toledo Marengo Washington Mount Pleasant West Chester Wellman Wilson Roosevelt Wilton

Ill Starred Season Echoes in a Patchwork of Sports News

A collage of sports and college notes outlines exhibition dates at stake for Joe Louis, a rise in Long Island U victory over Brooklyn College, and coach Bob Zuppke praising Illinois football. It mentions Frank McCormick in wintering with the Reds, Michigans Economopoulos, and bantamweight Sixto Escobar’s resignation value.

NEW York Joe Louis New York U Mal Stevens DiMaggio Brooklyn Merchants Long Island U. A Brooklyn College Brooklyn Frank M’cormick The Reds Bob Zuppke Illinois

Cherokee Chief Ossey Saunooke Headlines Cedar Rapids Wrestling Card

Cedar Rapids Coliseum hosts a doubleheader headlined by Chief Ossey Saunooke of Cherokee North Carolina challenging two opponents in a one hour time limit match. Semifinal features Otto Kuss against Don McIntyre. opener Charley Harben meets Gabe Zeller. referee is Alex Fidler. Matches begin at 8:30 with strong advance ticket demand.

Ossey Saunooke Cherokee N. C Joe Corbett Boston Mass Jack Kennedy Shreveport Otto Kuss Don McIntyre Charley Harben Gabe Zeller Alex Fidler Cedar Rapids Coliseum Osley Saunooke Corbett Kennedy the Coliseum

Viewing the Field column recalls historic football echoes

Leo Lucas revisits weekly sports notes from 1934 and earlier, highlighting Jay Berwanger’s Big Ten prowess, Ames football claims, officiating opinions, and recent and prior scores across Iowa teams including Clinton, Mason City, Minnesota, Coe, Monmouth, and Washington high, with scattered references to 1914 1919 1924 eras and notable games and figures.

University of Chicago Jay Berwanger Walter Eckersall Big Ten Ames Football Capital of Iowa Hawkeyes Davis Walsh Cap Hedges Clinton Cashman Brown Washington High Mason City Grant Minnesota Iowa Oze Simmons Coe State Teachers Ralph Martin Batista Saccaro Monmouth Cornell Aubrey Devine Carleton Parsons Heinie Jensen Washington Kid Burlingame Dick Ketchel Auditorium Jack Reynolds Pete Buzukos Buzukos Reynolds Mercy Hospital T. C. Gorman C. S. Krause John S. Petrovitsky Arthur Erskine J. Lynn Crawford A. S. Kennedy

Nicknames Of Gridiron Aces Spark Up The Season

New York AP reports a colorful crop of football nicknames from coaches and fans across colleges. Notables include Duke’s George McAfee “Trontown Irritator” and Mississippi State trio Anastasio “Smiling Kate” Anaheim, Harrison “Butter milk,” Nix “Phantom,” plus Red Hiestand and Andrus “Bird Dog.” Other colorful tags include Baylor’s “Crazy Legs” Evans and Texas’ “Nocona Nugget” Crain, and Fordham’s “Little Sir Wrecker” Kuzman. Santa Clara calls Poppin “Hellza” as Broadway helps drive the craze.

NEW York Mason-Dixon Line Duke George McAfee Charles Smiling Kate Anastasio Louisiana State George Dog Carter Granville Harrison Jack Phantom Nix Mississippi State Red Paddlefoot Hiestand Ray Bird Dog Andrus Vanderbilt Cafego Leonard Coffman Tennessee J. B Pinhead Henson South Carolina Allan Sweet Pea Johnson R. C. Pitts Arkansas Zaza Southwest Fordham Sir Wrecker John Kuzman Minnesota Hippity Hopp Nebraska Oliver Colorado College Santa Clara George Poppin Hellza

Big Ten Gridders Drill On Aerials

The Big Ten teams prepared for aerial warfare with Michigan Yale at Ann Arbor set to draw up to 70,000 fans. Harmon's 52 points in three games highlight the emphasis on passing defense and open-field play across Michigan, Iowa Wisconsin, Illinois, and Ohio State drills.

Sixto Escobar Jack Jacobs Oklahoma Jack Tarboro N. C Harmon Yale Ohio State Chicago Tom Harmon Fred Burr Hovey Seymour Invaders Burr Eli Seymour Michigan Iowa Fritz Crisler Wolverines

Iowa State Perfects Passes For Missouri

Iowa State college football drills focused on a perfected air attack for the homecoming game with Missouri. Coach Jim Yeager outlined the plan to counter Missouri’s expected passing attack led by Paul Christman. Jim Wallace and Bob Seaburg featured in the ISU passing work while the defense sharpened to stop Missouri through the air.

Ames Iowa State Missouri Jim Yeager Paul Christman Jim Wallace Bob Seaburg

Boxing Results Roundup from Coast to Coast

Eddie Mader from New York defeated Harold Blackshear of Monterey in a ten round bout in Oakland. Andy Holland from New York beat Irish Fat Durbin of Cincinnati in six rounds in New York. Larry Bolgin of Providence outpointed Sammy Crecetti of Amsterdam, New York, in eight rounds. Julie Kogan from Connecticut outpointed Jee Torres of Fecte in New York.

Associated Press Oakland Calif Eddie Mader New York Harold Blackshear Monterey Andy Holland Fat Durbin Cincinnati Providence Larry Bolgin Sarmmy Crecettl Amsterdam N. Y Julie Kogan Connecticut Jee Torres

Corum Defends Pro Grid Work Against Exhibitions

Bill Corum argues professional football should be about winning games not showmanship. He criticizes Giants and Bears for vaudeville style, cites players Luckman and Maniact determined to beat rivals, and defends the sport’s seriousness in the face of spectacle.

Corum Pro Grid Luckman Giants

Franklin and West Des Moines Clash At Hill Park Tonight

Franklin and West Des Moines football teams meet at Hill Park tonight at 7 45 for the first of two games this week. Friday night Wilson and Roosevelt clash with a key bearing on city and conference standings in the Mississippi Valley.

Franklin West Des Moines Hill Park Wilson Roosevelt

Purdue Coach Mal Elward Attacks Grid Officiating

Purdue head coach Mal Elward lashes out at referees amid preparations for the San Francisco Santa Clara game in Omaha. He says his team has talent but questions why work hard if officials will spoil a Saturday afternoon.

Ohio State Cornell San Francisco Santa Clara Mal Elward Purdue Omaha Neb Minnesota Bo McMillin Indiana Buckeyes Chicago Notre Dame Ins Elward Boilermakers

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