Grant and Washington Open 1932 Grid Seasons Under Lights
Grant High meets Waterloo West High on Coe Field at 7 45 pm while Washington hosts Iowa City High in the other opener. The Grant squad shows progress with three lettermen and new players in key positions as coach Fred Winters gauges talent. Washington lines up 1931 veterans and fresh faces, with upcoming backfield battles and anticipated assignments at center guards and tackles.
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Grant High
Tigers
Waterloo
West High
Panthers
Iowa City High Machine
Coe Field
Tion
Fred Winter
Grant
Panther
West Side
Tiger Eleven
Orville Rust
Tiger
Joe Reyna
Davis
Cubs
Eby
Coe
Rust
Washington High
Kohawks
Grant Panthers
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Coefield Frippores
West Siders
Samuelson injured knee sidelines Hawkeyes in scrimmage
IOWA CITY Leo Samuelson 200 pound major line tackle dislocated knee during Tuesday scrimmage and will miss Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday sessions. Dr Fourt says he may return before week’s end. If further harmed, Hawkeyes face a severe setback to their prospects as Moffitt Kuhn and Laws lead the squad in scrimmage play with Loufek Schneidman among the receivers.
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Harold Meyn
John Snyder
Arthur Campbell
Robert Jung
John Clausen
Emil Kuplar
Winter
Rust
Robert Marish
Kinch
Marish
Reyna
van Skite
Charles Roberts
Charles Cullen
Roy Carson
Russell de Moss
Nance
Neff
Gable
the Gazette
Iowa City
Leo Samuelson
Ossie Solem
Samuelson
A. 8. Fourt
Decorah
Tom Moore
Waterloo
Ederle Thornton
Valley Junction
Sopho
Hawkeye
Howard Moffitt
Marvin Kuhn
Joe Laws
Colfax
Bob Loufek
Davenport
Herman Schneidman
Quincy
Ill
Moffitt
Eckdahl
World Series Talk and Baseball Echoes from Iowa
A column mixes baseball notes on the Yankees vs Cubs pennant race, praising William Dickey as a top catcher and highlighting Guy Bush as Cubs starter. It briefly references college football and opens with Midwest sport chatter about Iowa City, Coe field, and Cedar Rapids previews.
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Cubs
William Dickey
Yankees
Mickey Cochrane
Kirksey
Kohawk Eleven Meet Luther In Season Opener At Decorah
Coach Moray Eby prepares an inexperienced Kohawk squad to clash with veteran Luther College on Saturday in Decorah. Multiple candidates fill every position as Eby aims to gauge the lineup before next week’s Illinois game, with Claypool at center and Hild likely to start at quarterback.
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Moray Eby
Kohawk
Luther College
Decorah
Jack Northey
Eby
Avith
University of Illinois
Coe
Kohawks
Walker Triumphs Over Quasqueton 3 to 0
The Walker team closed the season with a 3 to 0 win over Quasqueton on Sunday. Quasqueton’s battery was Clark and Stoneman. Walker’s was Kelso, Baker, and Michael.
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Walker
Quasqueton
Clark
Stoneman
Battery
Kelso
Baker
Michael
New Rules To Change Tactics And Technique Of Grid Sport
Northwestern coach Dick Hanley argues in support of sweeping 1931 football rule changes. He says open field play and safer tackles will rise, kicks and lateral passes may increase offense, blocking and tackling rules curb injuries, and the game will stay spectacular with improved fundamentals.
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International News Service
Dick Hanley
Northwestern University
San Ieamonescar University
Chicago
INS
Iowa Freshmen Begin Grid Work Under Swenson
More than 100 freshman football candidates report for initial workouts Saturday at the University of Iowa. Ted Swenson, assistant coach, will direct fall track practices while George Bresnahan coaches the cross country squad.
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University of Iowa
Ted Swenson
Swenson
George T. Bresnahan
Bill Boelter
Lowden Claimed Lead In Wapsie Eight With 3 1 Victory
Lowden high school baseball rose to first in the Wapsie Eight after beating Bennett 3 1 in seven innings. Both pitchers struck out ten while Lowden had four hits to Bennett’s three. Clarence lost a non conference game to St Wenceslaus 7 4 as Hanson and Elijah pitched. Upcoming league games Friday feature Clarence at Bennett Calamus at Grand Mound Eatland at Londen.
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Gazette
Lowden High
Bennett
Lowden
Clarence High
St. Wenceslaus High
Cedar Rapids
Hanson
Elijah
Clarence
Calamus
Grand Mound
Eat-Land
Londen
Brooklyn Eleven Seeks Games for Next Season
Brooklyn Merchants football team plans for the coming season and has opening dates to schedule games. Teams may contact E. V. Brooklyn to arrange matches.
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Brooklyn, In
Brooklyn Merchants
E. V. Brooklyn
Watkins And Newhall To Play Off Tie Game
The tie ball game between Watkins and Newhall will be played off Sunday at Watkins. There will also be a horse pulling contest at one o'clock at the ball diamond.
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the Gazette
Watkins
Newhall
Cornell Eleven Set For Augustana Clash In Opener
Mount Vernon crowd watches Cornell coach Dick Barker assemble a starting lineup from non lettermen for Saturdays season opener against Augustana. Weener likely leads the backfield with Shadle sharing quarterback duties, Reynolds at halfback, Sergeant at fullback, and Plowman Padgett Morford and Hoffman involved in various backfield rotations. Ends include Sells Ray and McDade offensive options with Collins injured.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Augustana
Dick Barker
Weener
Shadle
Reynolds
Sergeant
Plowman
Padgett
Morford
Hoffman
Hribal
Long
Boyer
Sweitzer
Dawson
Barker
Sells
Ray
Collis
McDade
Year Books At Iowa On Sale For $8.50
About 3,500 University of Iowa athletic year books were placed on sale by the athletics department for $8.50 each. The books admit the holder to 35 contests across football basketball baseball track swimming wrestling and gymnastics at an average of 26.7 cents per entry.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Department of Athletics
Coralville Wins Parnell Tournament In Baseball Showdown
Coralville beats Williamsburg 1 0 in the first round and 7 1 over North English in the finals to take the Parnell tournament. Paul Clark pitched both games for Coralville after North English defeated Parnell 5 2 to reach the final.
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Coralville
Parnell
Williamsburg
North English
Paul Clark
Tipton High Prepares for Clinton Lightweights Clash
Tipton High coach orders a stiff workout as the Tipton football squad readies for a Friday game against Clinton High School lightweights. Local fans expect a tough test after last Saturday's defeat, with Clinton viewed as a strong opponent.
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Tipton High
Clinton
Tipton
Strand
Tipton Weh
Clinton High School
Toledo High Starts Against Grinnell
Toledo High announces a year football schedule led by coach O Welzel with a Sept 24 home opener against Grinnell. Probable lineup includes Dickens Hall Hennesy Dick Morgan Smith Oscar and McKinney Murphy center Arnold or Long and R Wise or Ronald Morgan at signal post Ira Bush Spear and Donald Wise at backfield. Remaining games: Oct 1 Marengo away Oct 15 Montezumea away Nov 18 Tama away Nov 24 Belle Plaine away.
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O. Welzel
Grinnell
Dickens Hall
Hennesy
Dick Morgan
Smith
Oscar
McKinney
Murphy
Arnold
Long
R. Wise
Ronald Morgan
Signal Post
Ira —— Bush
Spear
Donald Wise
Marengo
Montezumea
Tama
Belle Plaine
Earlville Tigers Rout Stars In Local Kittenball Tilt
Earlville in Ia defeated Stars 18 to 4 on the Earlville diamond Monday evening. Hoefer pitched for the Tigers while Randall worked for the Stars in this challenge game between local kittenball teams.
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Earlville
Tigers
Hoefer
Randall
The
Stars
Ladora Takes Second In Norway Tournament
Ladora, traveling to Norway, earned second place in a three game event. Matteson pitched two games with Taylor handling one inning. Matteson defeated Van Horne 2 0 in the first game, Zuber of Cedar Rapids pitched, then Koszta beat Ladora 7 0 in the final. A next tournament is set for Sept 2 with Victor Koszta North English and Ladora.
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Norway
Matteson
Taylor
van Horne
Zuber
Cedar Rapids
Koszta
Victor
Volga City Favored To Win Clayton League Pennant
In the 1932 Clayton county league Volga City appears to lead after Sundays postponed games. Volga City beat Edgewood 5 to 1 while Elkader defeated Strawberry Point 4 to 3 and Garna ville beat McGregor 14 to 5. Seven games remain to finish the schedule with several teams holding matches in hand.
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Elkader
Volga City
Volga
Edgewood
Littleport
Strawberry Point
Farmersburg
McGregor
Garnaville
Elkport
Vi City
Lit
Cornell And Mt Vernon Gridmen Banqueted
Mount Vernon and Cornell high school football squads were banqueted by the Lions at Biderman tavern. Dr. Albion King new dean of men at Cornell urged good sportsmanship and cooperative spirit in football. Coaches Barker and O Conner spoke. Sixty attended. Harry Hudelson arranged the dinner.
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Gazette
MO Vernon
Mount Vernon
Lions
Biderman Tavern
Albion King
Cornell
Dick Barker
Burton O’conner
Harry Hudelson
Onslow High Extends Winning Streak Over Wyoming
Onslow high school beat Wyoming 6 to 3 to extend its winning run to four games. Hall brothers starred for Onslow in a tightly played matchup. It was the second meeting after Onslow won the earlier game 8 to 2.
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Onslow
Onslow High School
Wyoming
Hall Brothers
Palo High Defeats Center Point In Seven Inning Game
Palo High beat Center Point 8 to 5 in a seven inning contest at Palo Tuesday. Palo batters Reynolds and Lewis contributed key hits while Hemphill and A. Race Point provided offense for Center Point.
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Center Point
Palo
Palo High School
Reynolds
Lewis
Race Point
Hemphill
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