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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1938

Page

3

Upper Iowa Plans Football Opening Versus Penn College

Coach Doc Dorman leads 52 players preparing for the season opener with Penn College of Oskaloosa on October 1. Notable assistants include Howard Wilkinson and Presta Ta. The Jettermen roster features many named players from across Iowa and nearby states as they seek the Iowa conference title, with a schedule beginning October 1 against Penn and continuing through October 15 Buena Vista and October 22 Luther on homecoming.

Upper Iowa University Penn College of Oskaloosa Howard Wilkinson Coe Wilkinson Independence Presta Doc” Dorman Elgin Earl Harmon Hampton John Bates Fairbank Dale Alderson Denison Robert Allyn Winthrop Foster Case Fayette Robert Bacon Randalia George Bray Waukon Arlen Broderson Lynden Neb George Lerber Oran William Conklin Hawkeye Edward Barnes Strawberry Point Connie Henneger Maynard Victor Powers Bristow George Roberts Waucoma Cameron Self Fredericksburg Dale Shermerhorn Hazleton Harry Schneider Otto Schultz Westgate Maynard Taylor Hayfield Francis Walters Wadena Elvin Greenough Donald Gosch Dewey Sparrowgrove Marengo Penn Peacocks Iowa Buena Vista Luther Columbia Dubuque Iowa Wesleyan Mount Pleas Verticure Dubuque University

Elkader High Eleven Opens With 31-0 Win

Elkader high school opened the 1938 football season with a 31 to 0 defeat of Monona. The victory extended a winning streak from the previous year as Elkader controlled the game from start to finish. Mentzel Huggins Wacker and Harnack scored touchdowns with Huggins adding the extra point.

Brectel Gazette Elkader Elkader High School Monona Shroyer Mentzel Huggins Wacker Harnack

Independence To Meet Oelwein Next Friday

Independence high school prepares for the opener with Del We in Sept as coach Fritzell and Schwartz mold a 35 man squad with five returning lettermen led by John Hall George Baker Wilford Burkett Jim Barrett and Earl Stupp Burkett and Barrett move to tackle to compensate for scarce tackle material leaving Hall as the lone experienced back from last season.

Gazette Independence M. R. Fritzell Schwartz Independence High School Delwe John Hall George Baker Wilford Burkett Jim Barrett Earl Stupp Burkett Barrett Hall William H. Spaulding Spaulding George Pfeiffer Bus Sutherland Don Hesse John Zaby John Ryland Sherman Phinney Leo McGuire Jim Mitchell Bob Nash Woodrow Strode Joe E. Brown, Jr Slats Wyrick Ernest Hill Mladin Zarubica Brewster Broadwell

Sacred Heart High names captain for Tiger team

Oelwein article notes Bob Shock maker was elected captain of the Sacred Heart high school football team. He starts his fourth year as a regular on the Tiger squad. Coaches Father Lambert and Melvin Kirby lead a 26-man squad.

Oelwein Carette Sacred Heart Bob Shockmaker Tiger Father Lambert Melvin Kirby

Cornell's Two Scandaloovians Lead Cornell Football

Special to The Gazette Mount Vernon Ohio. Coach Dick Barker expects a strong season as Ray Knudson and Hokie Hokonson lead Cornell with speed and blocking from the backfield and line. California transfer Gerald Flamm adds size and strength as the team prepares to face Grinnell.

Mount Vernon Cornell Dick Barker Purple Ray “Spanky” Knudson Charles “Hokie” Holtonson Hilltop Barker Ray Hokie Geneva I. Hokonson Aurora Grid Little Scandy Knox Big Scandy Hokonson Geneva High Knudson California Gerald Flamm Flamm San Francisco Lowell New York Grinnell

Viewing the Field: Hedges Boots Player in McKinley Washington Game

Horace Cap Hedges ejects a visiting player for a fist to a McKinley lineman. The veteran ref continues a busy fall schedule including St Ambrose Coe in Davenport and local high school athletics planning. Clinton officials study the system, with Lloyd Harper visiting to learn. Davenport defeats Waterloo 13-0, boosting local hopes as Roosevelt prepares for Ames and Wilson for Waterloo.

Horace Cap Hedges Hill Park McKinley Davenport Fred Winter Lloyd Harper Clinton Winter Harper River City High School Freg’ Geneva Coe Waterloo West Roosevelt Lincoln Ames Wilson Marshalltown Bobcats Franklin St. Ambrose

Grinnell Pioneers Hold First Practice Ahead of Cornell Showdown

Grinnell coach Lookabaugh led the Pioneers through fundamentals and signals in a Saturday session as they prepare for the opening game against Cornell Friday. Norman Tschirley returns while Willard White injures an ankle in a Thursday scrimmage. Training room upgrades and trainer Irwin Simon join the staff to cut injuries. Robert Hamann, Fred Hamann, and Harold High named to travel the Drake show roster.

The Gazette Grinnell Guy Lookabaugh Grinnell Pioneers Cornell Lookabaugh Norman Tschirley Mitchell S. D Willard White Knoxville Tschirley Irwin Simon American College of Physical Education Robert Hamann Davenport Fred Hamann Winnetka Harold High Charles City

Clermont-Elgin six-man league forms for fall season

Clermont and Elgin join Hawkeye and Wadena high schools to form a six man football league with six teen players reporting for practice. The opener is Sept 22 at Elgin followed by Oct 27 at Hawkeye and other dates including Sept 23 and Oct 13. Veteran guards James Gilbert Bud Schrader Harold Gross Leonard Olson Leslie Anderson and Clemens Lofts are noted.

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Reserve Strength Is UCLA Football Worry

UCLA begins the season with 22 lettermen and a strong freshman group as it hosts Iowa Sept. 23 in Los Angeles. Healthful optimism clashes with doubt as reserves must prove themselves behind a veteran line and a backfield led by Ken Washington, with coach William H. Spaulding’s departure looming after a tough 1928 season. The eight conference games and two intersectors demand consistent performance.

OS Angeles University of California Los Angeles Iowa Hawkeyes Hawkeyes Bruins Ken Washington Izzy Cantor Dale Gilmore Hal Hirshon Merle Harris John Baida Jack Montgomery Francis Wai Norm Padgett Iowa Oregon Eugene Washington California Berkeley Idaho Stanford Los Ang

Three Teams Unbeaten In Wapsie Eight Loop

Clarence Bennett and Lowden kept perfect records in the Wapsie Eight baseball loop Friday. Bennett edged Wheatland 4 to 3 in extra innings, Lowden beat Stanwood 5 to 1 behind Meir, and Clarence won 3 0 at Mechanicsville.

Wapsie Gazette Clarence Bennett Lowden Wheatland Meir Stanwood Mechanicsville

Atkins High Beats Shellsburg 11-1 in Home Opener

Shellsburg loses 11-1 as Atkins defeats them at home. Atkins battery included Schirm Poock and DeKlotz with Shellsburg’s pitchers Thomas Robbins and Peacock. Next Tuesday Palo will play here.

Gazette Shellsburg Atkins Schirm

Hedrick Player Robert Clausen Injures Leg in Friday Game

Hedrick high senior Robert William Clausen aged 16 sustained a fractured left leg Friday while playing against Richland in the opening 1938 high school football season.

Ottumwa Robert William Clausen Hedrick High Richland

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