All-America Gridiron Stars Led by Midwestern Eleven
The 1931 Associated Press All-America consensus favors the Midwest with six of eleven positions. Notre Dame dominates with three selections, Northwestern and Minnesota claim two each, while the South and Far West garner two positions. Schwartz leads as top back, with Dalrymple and Munn prominent linemen, and Wood named Harvard’s quarterback among the lone Eastern picks.
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Alan GO Gould
Prema
New York
Stoke
Thetreet Midwest
American Midlands
Associated Press
Beliets
South
Midwest
William Barry Wood, Jr
Harvard
Frank Curideo
Notre Dame
Schwerts
Modawestern
Dalrympe
Munn
Rentner
Wood
Far West
Finckert
Foorth
Pinckett
Schwartz
Gene McEver
Tennessee
Don Zimmerman
Tulane
Bart Viviano
Cornell
Ner
Bill Horton
Dartmouth
Carl Cramer
Ohio State
Orville Mohler
Southern California
Weldon
Speedy
Ballyhoo
Fred Felber
University of North Cornell
Starand
Jose Martinez-Zorrilla
Grand Opera Twins
Holy Cross
Cavalier
Colucci
Marvil
Betewegher
Washington
Middies Tackle Penn Gridders
A mid 20th century note reports a planned football clash between Navy and Penn with an expected crowd of up to 60,000. It previews the opening kickoff at 2 p m and recalls Penn’s in history against Navy, noting nine wins and one tie in 15 prior games.
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Franklin Tech
Penn
Navy
Loyola Beats Drake 22 to 7 In West Coast Tilt
Loyola defeated Drake University 22 to 7 before about 7,008 fans at Wrigley Meld, lifting Missouri Valley champion Loyola and sending Drake to a setback as they head to Honolulu for their season finale. Des Moines Bulldog team departs noon today for the islands to face the University of Beville.
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Drake
Loyola
Los Eles
Far West
Drake University
Missouri Valley
Honolulu
Des Moines
Iowa
University of Bewail
Ceaeon
Tulane Defends Perfect Rose Bowl Bid Image
Tulane Green Wave faced its last hurdle for a Rose Bowl bid by defeating Washington State. The victory would complete a perfect season as William Hunter, association director, indicated Southern California would issue the invitation.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Washington State
William ©. Hunter
Sth
Intic
Southern California
Howard and Artesian Split Hoop Doubleheader
Artesian and Howard high schools divided a late season doubleheader in Howard. The Artesian boys defeated Howard 11 to 3, while the Howard girls lost to Artesian 12 to 18 after a strong Artesian first half.
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Howard
Artesian
Howard High School
Artesian Tosecra
Sharkey Pounds Chevalier In Nine Round Brawl
In a Milwaukee ring last night Sharkey dominated Wilbur Chevalier with repeated hard blows while Chevalier pressed forward. Sharkey’s crisp lefts and rights kept Chevalier off balance as the final decision favored Sharkey the eighth. Payne of Omaha and Daniels of Minneapolis matched each other in a separate bout, while Daniels could not keep his opponent down despite three counts.
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Wilbur Chevalier
Ail Reais Ig Rg Ag
Wien
Ieee
Sharkey
Milwaukee Lad
Coendees
Tad Chevalier
Tiger Payne
Omaha
Dick Daniels
Minneapolis
Forestburg Thumps Two Argonne Teams 6 to 1 in Open Play
Forestburg routed Argonne squads in a decisive 6 to 1 showing led by standout performances from local players. Flandrome edged out a late challenge in the other game as Dindieen contributed key runs. The doubleheader highlighted strong pitching and timely hitting throughout.
Eastern Is Not Hoping Victory for Trojans
Madison December 5 Coach John Burns predicted a heavy loss for the Eastern Stars Normal School Trojans against the State College varsity at Brookings. He noted only four players have college basketball experience, led by Oxwang a 6 foot 4 inch center from Highmore. Other returning players include Buller Arlington Kalleson Ramona DeCurtins and several developing sophomores from Willow Lake Canton Pierre and surrounding towns.
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Eastern Stars Normal School Trojans
Brookings
John Burns
Trojans
Trojan
Oxwang
Buller
Kalleson
Arlington
DeCurtins
Ramona
Highmore
Les
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Turley
Willow Leake
Munger
Be Smet
Hoel
Canton
Jehoten
Pierre
Siste
Burns
Crowd of 3900 Sees Dempsey KO Two Opponents in TARO Card
A crowd of 3,900 in TARO, North Dakota watched Jock Dempsey, a former heavyweight champion, score two knockout wins on last night’s fight card. The event paid out about $7,000 and featured some of Southern California’s best ring talent, though details from the rest of the card are unclear due to garbled text.
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N. D
Jock Dempsey
Shemsplan
Devonport
Pines Hattrale
Copa Ite. de
Big Ten trims sports schedule and cancels relays
Western conference teams will train at home next season and the Illinois indoor relay carnival is dropped. Football profits prompted cuts across several sports with eight football games allowed and baseball schedules reduced to ten. Indoor track championships will be at the University of Chicago March 11-12 and outdoor titles at Northwestern May 20-21. Drake Relays return April 29-30 in Des Moines.
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William Weekes
Chicago
Ilinois
Middle West
Big Fen
Michigan
Illnois
Ohio
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Dee Moines
Wessington Dominates Virgil In Key Hoops Doubleheader
In Wessington on December 5, the varsity boys defeated Virgil 21 to 9 after a tight first half. Kabler led with seven points as Maunders starred for Virgil with five. The Wessington girls overwhelmed Virgil 53 to 4, with Peterson scoring 27 and the defense holding the visitors scoreless through a dominant first half run.
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Wessington
Virgil
Wemington Boys
Kabler
Maunders
Wemington Girls
Waz
Peterson
Weasington
Pulnta
Redfield Opens With 23 10 Win Over Mallatta Coch Johnsons
Redfield high school basketball opened the season with a 23 to 10 victory over Mallatta Coch Johnsons in the opener. PheasantJohnson led the scoring for Redfield as the team took early control.
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Redfield
Meliette
Peas
Mallatta Coch Johnson
Pheasant
Tigers Close Season With Honors At Finishing Camp
Coach Frank Coffey announced that 20 high school athletes were honored for the season. Twelve will return next year with captains elect Lovejoy and Buswell among returning players. Graduating lettermen include Stahl Long Frost Chapman Greene Stahl Spieker and Jacobs.
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Tigers
Maniders
South
Frank Coffey
Stahl
Long
Frost
Chapman
Greene
Spieker
Jacobs
Lovejoy
Buswell
Jones
Niebrugge
Hohm
Kenyon
Langland
Nor
Sweeney Freed From Minnesota Penitentiary
Edward J. Sweeney once Minneapolis alderman and bribery convict was released today by the state board of parole in Stillwater Minnesota. He was convicted April 12, 1925, and faced a sentence not exceeding ten years.
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Sweeney
Stillwater
Minn
Edward J. Sweeney
Minneapolis
State Board of Parole
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Gerald Dalrymple
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Paul Schwegker
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Barry Wood, Jr
Mutton
Marchmont Schwartz
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Henry Cronkite
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Joseph Kurth
Hugh Rhea
Nebraska
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Herman Hickman
Jaynerd Morrison
Ralph Daugherty
John Baker
California
Gregory Kabat
Wisconsin
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John Price
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Howard and Artesian Divide
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