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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1930
Page
6
The Army defeated Navy in a close clash noted for rough play and nautical farewells in the locker rooms. Cadets toasted the win with showers while Navy praised its opponent, both squads reporting only minor injuries and high spirits after the game.
Montgomery Ward tops the YMCA volleyball league with seven straight wins and no defeats. Rotarians and Lions follow with six wins and one loss as standings show Montgomery Ward 7 0 1.000 Rotarians 6 1 .857 Grace Lutheran 4 3 .571 Texaco 3 4 .429 De Molays 1 6 .143 Postoffice 2 6 .143 Cornucopia club 0 7 .000
Nichols-Nichols will host West Liberty Independents on Wednesday night for a tough local game. West Liberty, coming off a 30 to 28 loss to Lone Tree Independents, seeks a sixth straight win as the sixth game of the season unfolds.
Des Moines-Drake University will face Notre Dame and Fordham on successive Saturdays as announced by Ossie Solem. The Fordham game will be Iowa’s first Polo Grounds appearance. Marquette visits Drake Stadium on Sunday. The slate lists Creighton in Des Moines night action and other matchups including Notre Dame October 17 and Fordham October 24.
Cedar Villa 22 to 43 Xavier leads as Philadelphia College of Osteopathy trails Washington College 32 15. Grinnell 10 Minnesota 25. Pittsburgh 25 Ohio State 17. Syracuse 29 Dartmouth 36. Cornell Iowa 16 Chicago 39. Harvard 35 Holy Cross 21. Wisconsin 17 Carroll 14. Carleton 11 Illinois 23. Union Ky 29 Transylvania 28. Michigan 32 Michigan State 22. Nebraska 18 South Dakota 17. Augustana Ill 20 Coe 19. Oklahoma Aggies 13 Tulsa University 7.
Michigan defeats Michigan State 32 to 22 as Daniels at center and Eveland at forward lead the Wolverines with 11 and 8 points respectively. Ohio State opens 1930 with a 25 to 17 loss to Pittsburgh as Smith scores nine for the Panthers. Wisconsin tops Carroll 17 to 14 in Madison at the new field house. Illinois beats Carleton 23 to 11 in Champaign with Harper four field goals. Chicago defeats Cornell 39 to 16 at Bartlett gym with Yates scoring first.
Purdue, the 1929 30 Big Ten champion, opens its season at Notre Dame in LaFayette tonight. The Boilermakers rely on two veterans Johnny Wooden and Har Kellar as they seek to extend their 10 game conference winning streak. Notre Dame is expected to offer little challenge after a 44 to 29 loss to Northwestern. Iowa also begins play tonight against Bradley College in Iowa City.
Keithsburg high school nudges New Boston 24 to 8 as officials call 30 fouls 16 on New Boston 14 on Keithsburg Knox tallies 10 points Anderson 9 for Keithsburg in the feature game. reserves also win 19 to 8.
The Army Navy game at Yankee Stadium plus Giants Notre Dame All Stars clash at the Polo Grounds raised an estimated 750000 for the unemployed fund. Benny Friedman starred for the Giants in a 22 to 0 victory as 50 000 fans watched. Army beat Navy 6 to 0 with a 56 yard dash by Ray Stecher. Controversy over athletic relations between the academies was noted but officials said the game would not alter eligibility disputes.
Tuesday matchups include Marys Muscatine at Nichols Mechanicsville at Tipton Columbus Junction at Grand View Wilton at Lone Tree New Boston at Viola. Wednesday features Wellman at Keota. Thursday Muscatine hosts Washington Crawfordsville at Cotter Bennett at Durant Morning Sun visits Wapello. Friday brings Washington Junior College at Muscatine St Josephs DeWitt at St Marys Muscatine Tipton Junior College at Maquoketa Tipton at West Branch Letts at Grandview New London at Mediapolis Winfield at Columbus Junction New Boston at New Windsor Wilton at West Liberty Huron at Montrose.
Eastern football players joining midwestern stars for Shrine benefit game in San Francisco on Dec. 27 gather at Evanston. Coach Andy Kerr with 12 Atlantic seaboard players and Dick Hanley with 10 from the Midwest prepare at Northwestern for a Dyche Stadium practice before leaving Tuesday night. Also notes 1928 US coal production figure.
Versy paused briefly to allow a charity contest to proceed. Neither academy showed willingness to retract its firm stance when athletic relations were broken, preserving the prior positions.
Fort Dodge Iowa fullback Jack Price was named captain of the 1931 Army football team after the Navy game win. The six foot three, 220 pound tackle and Northwestern Military Academy graduate has started at left tackle for two seasons and earned varsity letters in track and football. He holds corporal rank in the cadet corps.
Brooklyn Robins announce Del Bissonette and Wally Gilbert signed to play in 1931. First signs of spring appear in camp as contracts arrive. An unrelated medieval anecdote about an author who swallowed the boiled pages of his book follows.
Harold Weber defeated Keith Fowler 51 to 56 in the men's finals at Oak Lawn course last week. Tonight at 9 o'clock the four week finals will crown the champion with a foursome including Wilmering Weber Smith and Fowler. Women's finals set for Tuesday at 9. Contenders include Lucy Lester Eloise Sharer M Van Nice and Rhea Williams.
Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals will clash at Chicago stadium in a charity contest using full-sized touchdowns on an 80-yard gridiron. Officials require moving the ball back 20 yards during play to allow a regulation scoring drive with kickoffs from goal lines and no place or drop kicks.
Lone Tree residents report minor surgery for Mrs. Iva Storm at Mercy Iowa City with daughter Delores nursing at home. Several families travel to Springs Arkansas and Cedar Rapids for shopping and visits. Santa Claus visits Lone Tree school. Local bridge club reports winners and upcoming meeting.
Stockton notes family visits to Hartley and other towns in northwestern Iowa. Local residents attended skat and 500 games in Sunbury. Road crews, led by Edward Grimm, cleared snow with county grader. Davenport visits and social events at Eagle’s hall highlight a busy period with neighbors gathering at homes and dances. Read The Journal Want Ads.
Lone Tree members and friends of the Epworth league of the Methodist church held a Christmas banquet and party in the church parlors. The girls, who were attendance losers, furnished the meal and gifts. Rev. R L Brown and Mrs Brown served as chaperons with Mr Brown as toastmaster.
The community notes a seriously ill baby girl with ear trouble treated by Drs Wieman and Pierson of Burlington. Mr and Mrs Hutcheson mark their 47th anniversary with a dinner at Miss Alice Carithers home. Hutcheson and Walter visit A E Jones in Burlington hospital. Funeral services for Mrs Mabel Allen were held at Wayland. Barton Peel returns home from University hospital in Iowa City. Junior class play The Automatic Butler postponed. Mrs Jennie Armstrong returns from Beaver Falls. A H Bozman and sister Minerva Downs visit family in Edina Kansas then plan Phoenix Arizona trip.
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