Solem To Greet 60 Aspirants As Iowa Opens Practice
Iowa opens practice under Ossie Solem with about sixty candidates reporting. Fourteen lettermen form the nucleus for the 1934 Hawkeyes as the coach cites quarterback, end, guard, and tackle spots as key vacancies. Public practice sessions will start Saturday, with twelve total practices before the season opener against South Dakota.
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Cotter Team Leads In Columbus Junction Meet
Standings from the Columbus Junction league show Cotter atop the list with a .733 win rate. West Side and East Side follow, while Columbus City Conesville and Bhellbark are also listed among the teams.
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Dysart High Blanks Dinsdale 10–0 in Fall Opener
Dysart High, coached by Harold Hof, defeated Dinsdale 10 to 0 on the local diamond in the fall season opener. The shutout marked the Tigers first win of the campaign.
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Marion Gridmen Wage Battles For Regular Berths
Marion high school football under Coaches Wolfe and Cummins shows rapid shape as 8 workouts build a new backfield. Only one letter man remains, Junior Reed, with Derflinger poised to fill Garth Hunter’s spot. Front five compete for line spots led by Edwards and guards King and Widger. Johnson centers. Haines and Lowe aim for ends. Opening game at Tipton on September 28 looms as Wolfe hopes the team clicks despite early losses.
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Fayette and Oelwein to Meet in Playoff
Fayette Iowa, in the Little Nine league, will face Oelwein in a three game playoff after Fayette won the second half with a win over Hawkeye. First game to be at Fayette on September 16, with the second at Oelwein and a possible third on a neutral field.
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Dissenting Big Ten chieftains pick favorites in football
Chicago experts name Minnesota as title favorite with Michigan close behind and Iowa not far. They note key early clashes on Oct 27 and the following weekend could determine the league hierarchy this fall.
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Upper Iowa Peacocks Show Bright Prospects for Team
Special to The Gazette Fayetten Ia Thirty six men reported to Coach Doc Dorman for opening football practice. Eleven lettermen return and new players show speed. Key losses include Nedimovich and Sungaila. Anderson from Minn will assist with the line.
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Peacock backs lead backfield in Livermore run
Raney of Livermore and Son lead the backfield as Michalski, last year’s all Iowa conference fullback, and Hughes, a developing sophomore back, anchor the attack.
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Tipton and Lyons Meet Tonight Under Floodlights
Tipton high will host Lyons high school under floodlights in Tipton Iowa tonight. Coach F O Exstrand has been drilling a green squad for two weeks and the team shows speed and shiftiness promising a competitive game.
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Cat and Crow Form Unlikely Massachusetts Bond
In Westfield, Clarence Axlerod keeps a cat named Teddy and a crow named Pete as inseparable companions. A neighbor rescued the crow after being wounded in a cornfield, then it was given to the Axlerod family. Pete plays with Teddy and even catches coins tossed in the air, hiding them much like a dog with bones.
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Kohawks Begin Hard Tackling for 1934 Season
Coe coach Moray Eby drills 27 players in tackling, blocking and signaling as the Kohawks prepare for a Sept 29 home opener against Upper Town University. Two early scrimmages and a trip to Omaha to face the University of Omaha on Oct 6 are planned before a Oct 13 conference opener with Monmouth.
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Turkey Shoot At Wellman Draws State Shooters
Iowa's largest turkey shoot hosted by the Wellman Gun Club on Sunday at the B. C. Foster farm two miles south and two miles west of Wellman A 100 bird program begins at noon with top shooters already signaling participation and a roast turkey dinner served as a feature
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West Union High grid candidates reach twenty eight
West Union Iowa sees twenty eight players out for football practice with only four lettermen Elbert Batey Dale Thorpe Arthur Darling and Dick Heller. First game at Pontville next week, schedule lists Postville Decorah Waukon and other opponents through November 16 with home and away dates.
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Dearborn Brass Takes Tourney Crown In Softball
Dearborn Brass captured first place and a $35 purse by defeating Solon 7 to 1 in the final at Frolic field. Krejci Bros. finished second. Solon Schrader rallied in the seventh but fell short. Jones hit a grand homer for Dearborn with bases loaded in the fifth.
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Cox and Steinborn Meet Here Sept 21 in Fall Wrestling
The season opener at the coliseum on September 21 features a return match between Joe Cox of Ohio and Milo Steinborn of Germany. They previously clashed outdoors with Cox disqualifying Steinborn for slugging. The undercard includes Sun Jennings versus Mike Brendel and Jack Hader against George Tragos, plus Earl Wampler versus George Haverly. American Legion plans lower ticket prices for the event.
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