Cornell Squad Rebuilds With Reserves and Sophomores
Cornell football coaches Barker and Dean scour candidates as just one starter returns from last season. Four veterans are abroad or benched this term, while 14 sophomores and several upperclassmen join the mix in a major rebuild. The revamped Purple line will debut at Grinnell on Sept 25.
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Ount
Mester
Leroy Pease
James Watson
Ben Petersen
Ralph Rhode
Bob Cline
Storrs Lyman
Dick Freeman
Raymond Knudson
Loren Helberg
Bob Paul
Dick West
Ralph Bowman
Dick Moore
Charles Hokonson
Don Lawson
Roy Ralston
James Fetters
Albert
Openers Set As McKinley Franklin Play This Week
Football opens with McKinley at Tipton Friday 7 45 p m and Franklin at Oelwein Saturday 8 p m Admiss ion for adults 35 cents with student tickets 25 cents Plans for a city wide season ticket were dropped Home games at Hill Park west side of town No finalized lineups yet as teams are still developing Football opens with Wilson at West Waterloo and Roosevelt at East away games noted.
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McKinley
Oelwein
Franklin
Fred Winter
Hill Park
West Side Park
Wilson
Roosevelt
West Waterloo
Red Pepper’s Sport Chatter Surveys Football and Iowa Stadium
The column notes Texas Christian coach Leo Meyer predicting a 12 game slate and deep reserves. It recalls Frankie Frisch’s World Series earnings, Iowa’s 1929 Hawk Stadium costs and specs, seating capacity, and a profile of Davenport manager Cletus Dixon highlighting his aggressive, combative style and career record.
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Dutch” Meyer
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Sammy Baugh
Husky
Fleet
Turkey
Hawkeyes Face Harder Practice Before Opener
Iowa s 60 man football squad prepares for tougher sessions this week as Ossie Solem rounds the team into peak condition for the September 26 opener versus Carleton. Donald O'Dell, Sioux City sophomore, impressed in scrimmage with accurate passes to Mason and others.
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Solem
Donald O’dell
Sioux City
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Modern football outglows old time rough uniforms despite fierce rivalry
The author compares early football from the 19th century with today detailing lighter, colorfully designed uniforms, advanced head protection, detachable cleats, and open play. He notes reduced scrimmage, greater emphasis on speed, and more unpredictable outcomes due to packed schedules and frequent upsets.
Maquoketa High Opens With Monticello Eleven
Maquoketa high school begins football Friday at 8 p.m. against Monticello on the local field. Coach John Johnson brings eleven returning lettermen and a slate of new players as the season schedule lists Monticello here and Dubuque B’s, Clinton B’s, DeWitt and Manchester at home with Savanna away.
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Maquoketa
Rex Harrington
Virgil Jones
Don Maiolfi
Ed Shaw
Elroy Rasmussen
Leroy Ray
Paul Romer
Bob Silberhorn
David Parcel
Robert Bentley
Bob Guess
Jimmy Gump
Jimmy Reynolds
Garvin Hargrove
Jack Barrows
Carlyle Streets
James Buchanan
James Crawford
Kepler Harding
Charles Tubbs
William Rankin
Richard McIntire
Monticello
Dubuque
Swimming Records Set at Marengo Legion Pool Closure
Local swimming marks were recorded before the Legion pool foregoes reopening this season. Notable performances include Robert Jacobs 24 yard free style 10.8 seconds and Kathryn Rock 24 yard women free style 1 second. other top times feature Bill Wilkinson, Roland White, John Septer, and David Carleton in various freestyle, back crawl, side stroke, and breast stroke events.
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Kathryn Rock
Bill Wilkinson
Roland White
Joe Dahnk
R. White
Dean Berry
John Septer
Ware
Bill Wilkins
Francis Macee
John Wil
David Carleton
Larry Esa
John Wilkins
Sonn Wilkinson
Iowa City High Stamps Columbus Junction 46 0
The Columbus Junction football team fell 46 to 0 to Iowa City High on Monday night in Iowa City. Starters included Parks Gilkey Luckey Reece Davis Cecil Green Myers Bitting Fullerton Swailes, with H Tisor C Tisor and Williams among substitutes. Next game is at Lone Tree Friday night.
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Columbus
Iowa City
Columbus Junction
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Luckey
Reece
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Bitting
Fullerton
Swailes
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Playoff Series Opens In Milwaukee Postponed By Rain
The Milwaukee Brewers and Indianapolis Indians, first and fourth in their league, start a seven game series to face the International League winner in the little world series. The opener was postponed from last night due to rain.
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Reupke Returns for Drills With Iowa State Squad
Iowa State drills focused on passing and punting as Gordon Reupke, a 195-pound sophomore fullback from Waterloo, returned to practice after previously planning to enroll elsewhere. Ed Bock moved to halfback, Jim Dishinger took Bock’s tackle post, and Schafroth sat out with a twisted knee but expected back soon.
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Iowa State
Gordon Reupke
Waterloo
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Ed Bock
Fort Dodge
Jim Dishinger
Bock
Schafroth
Maquoketa Principal Heads New Cage Loop
Maquoketa High School principal Iack E A Gump is elected president of the Illewa league a six team interstate basketball circuit including Maquoketa DeWitt Lyons and Savanna Ill High schools The league formed after the Black Hawk league was dropped Walter Linder of DeWitt is vice president and Coach Krukow of Lyons is secretary treasurer Season schedule lists games from December through February with matchups at Maquoketa DeWitt Lyons Savanna and Savanna at Maquoketa.
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Iack E. A. Gump
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Edgewood Fall Ball Opener Postponed by Rain
In Edgewood Iowa excessive rainfall forced the postponement of the first fall high school baseball game. Greeley was slated to play here Tuesday with the rest of the schedule listed for September and October including Elkport Colesburg Strawberry Point and Littleport. James C. Steele returns as coach for the fifth and sixth grades.
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Strawberry Point
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Gophers Open Season with Washington Test After Brisk Training
Bernie Bierman drilled Minnesota to peak fitness with less than 40 hours before the Seattle opener against Washington on September 26. The coach retained a core backfield and new soph Larry Buhler backed up fullback, while veteran ends Reed and Antil and linemen Widseth Midler led a squad facing major graduation losses.
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Bernie Bierman
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Francis Twedell
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Bud Wilkinson
Andy Uram
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Whitman Rork
Twedell
Larry Buhler
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Sheldon Beise
Glenn Seidel
Babe Levoir
Northwestern and Minnesota Tickets On Sale For Iowa City
About seven thousand tickets will be available for the Iowa City games with 2,000 for the Iowa Northwestern clash in Evanston and 5,000 for the Iowa Minnesota tilt in Minneapolis. tickets to the Iowa Northwestern game have arrived at the university athletic department and the Minnesota tickets are due soon. If all Minnesota tickets sell out it would set a record for the largest away Iowa crowd at an eve game.
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Davenport
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Charles Galiher
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Eight Teams Start In Y W Pin League
Forty women bowlers form eight teams for the first round of the Y W C A bowling tournament at Lincoln alleys. The league meets every Wednesday at 5 45 pm for fourteen weeks. Players include Frances MacGregor Leona Fatke Mary Frances Arduser Viola Sheilabarger Margaret Racer Edna Baker Bernice Cameron Gladyce Helscher Eleanor Vanous Clarice Hillbruner Irene Schneider Helen Jepson Ann Stastny Georgia Frasinger Julia DeWitt Mary Burke Agnes Buchan Dorothy Svee Christine Bjornson Marthella Schmidt Marquerite Stein Carolyn Scannell Mildred Halva Lorraine Smith Nadine Menary Olga Challed Leila Taylor Violet Morgan Lillian Hefner Leta Nezerka Alice Ferber Rosalin Dietz Nellie Shaw Emma Hagenstein Bertha Vogel Elizabeth McLaughlin Lela Watkins Clarice Baldwin Helen Putnam.
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Lincoln Alleys
Frances MacGregor
Leona Fatke
Mary Frances Arduser
Viola Sheilabarger
Margaret Racer
Edna Baker
Bernice Cameron
Gladyce Helscher
Eleanor Vanous
Clarice Mhillbruner
Irene Sehneider
Helen Jepson
Scientists Say Smiling Babies Do Not Indicate Higher Intelligence
Researchers note that smiling babies show no greater cognitive ability than solemn infants. The finding challenges assumptions that facial expressiveness signals intelligence in early development.
Earlville Beats Dyersville 6 to 2 in Kittenball Match
Earlville's first kittenball team defeated Dyersville 6 to 2 on the home diamond Monday evening. Earlville's second team played Sand Creek the same night, with Sand Creek winning 6 to 5.
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the Gazette
Earlville
Dyersville
Sand Creek
Sun’s Meridian Passage Earlier in November and February
On November 1 the sun passes the meridian about 16 minutes before 12 o clock. In February it passes the meridian about 14 or 15 minutes after 12.
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