Decorah Invades Hill Park for Homecoming Showdown
Decorah faces McKinley at 7:45 Saturday night in Cedar Rapids for homecoming. The Norwegians, led by quarterback Hamiet Peterson Jr and star end Dave Leikvold, bring a 2-0 start with a 39-0 win over Osage and 34-14 over Charles City. Dickman, Yarwood, Leikvold and guard Edgar Johnson anchor a 70-man squad in 60 percent T 40 percent single wing offense.
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Gus Schrader
Decorah
Iowa
Hill Park
Cedar Rapids
Art Hass
McKinley
Hamiet Peterson, Jr
Luther College
Osage
Charles City
Dave Leikvold
Curtis Yarwood
Cletus Herold
Bill Losen
Elnathan Thomas
Luther Leaves For Grid Tilt At Valparaiso
Luther college trains Friday for Saturday's opener against Valparaiso University in Indiana. Valparaiso beat Kalamazoo 20 13 in its season debut. Coach Bob Bungum lists the starting backfield led by Kenny Bey at quarterback with Bob Overson at fullback and Jerry Bernatz at right half. Ends David Swendsen and O B Bergsrud, tackles Walter Bay and Olin Storvick, guards David Storvick and William Graven, center Jerry Olsen. Olsen moved from guard after earning all Iowa Conference honors last year. All are lettermen except Graven and Bay.
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Decorah — Luther College
Valparaiso
Ind.) University
Kalamazoo College
Bob Bungum
Wally Grant
Orvey Jordahl
Kenny Bey
Bob Overson
Jerry Bernatz
David Swendsen
O. B. Bergsrud
Walter Bay
Capt
Olin Storvick
David Storvick
William Graven
Jerry Olsen
Olsen
Iowa
Graven
Bay
Slaughter Discharged After Fractured Nose
Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals was released from St. Elizabeth's hospital after receiving treatment for a fractured nose suffered in a game against the Boston Braves.
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Boston
Enos “Country” Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinal
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Boston Braves
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Ray Fulsons
Elwood Syverson
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Leikvold
Oelwein
Northeast Iowa
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Lester Olson
Charles Halverson
Gerald Brown
Gordon Berg
Dave Kulaas
Dean Orwell
Coe
George Krome
al Hancer
Jerry Isenberger
Gazette Reynolds
Arnie Veglahn
Cage Star
Luther
Army
U.S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Post Office
Tait Cummins
Marquette
Shell Oil Company
Armstrong's
Value News
Armstrong
UNION
Rockford
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