Muscatine Junior College set to host St Ambrose Friday night
The Muscatine Junior College basketball team drills for Friday's home game at Jefferson gym against St. Ambrose varsity. With Don Hyink and Francis Weis out, George Thayer and Kenneth Huber assume guard duties while Curly Swisher Bob Griffin lead the forwards and Earl Jones anchors the pivot. A 7:00 p.m. curtain raiser precedes the 8:00 p.m. main event as Green's squad seeks a strong showing from a tough Ambrosian foe.
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Don Hyink
Francis Weis
Muscatine
St. Ambrose College
Jefferson Gymnasium
L. A. Green
Blackhawk
Washington Junior College
Coach Green
Ambrosians
Hyink
Weis
Thayer
George Thayer
Washington
Kenneth Huber
Curly” Swisher
Bob Griffin
Earl Jones
Green
Zuppke Confirms Loyalty To Illinois Football
Coach Bob Zuppke denounces rumors of leaving Illinois for another college. He states he will never depart and has coached here 18 years, calling Illinois teams the only program he has led. Athletics Director George Huff backs his permanent position at the university.
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Champaign
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
University of Illinois
Zuppke
George Huff
North and South Squads Rounding Into Fine Shape
The New York AP report notes both northern and southern squads shaping up for a bene fit football game at Ebbetsfield on Sunday. Northern backfield players include Hanson Temple French Penn State Karcis Carnegie Tech Margolies St. John's New York Antos Boston College with blockers Obst Syracuse Dornoff Andrews Marquette Tully Pittsburgh Kaplan Shawley Penn State Stickles St. Lawrence. The south backs feature Bethea Florida Hackman Tennessee Davidson Georgia Bell Oglethorpe Phipps Kentucky Williams Bodenger Holland Tulane Magner North Carolina Speer Georgia Tech Brandt Tpayer Tennessee Church Fulton Oglethorpe Forquer Rose Kentucky.
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Ebbetsfield
Hanson
Temple
French
Penn State
Karcis
Carnegie Tech
Margolies
St. John’s
Antos
Boston College
Obst
Syracuse
Dornoff
Andrews
Marquette
Tully
Pittsburgh
Kaplan
Shawley
Stickles
St. Lawrence
South
Bethea
Florida
Hackman
Tennessee
Davidson
Georgia
Bell
Oglethorpe
Phipps
Kentucky
Williams
Bodenger
Holland
Tulane
Magner
North Carolina
Speer
Georgia Tech
Brandt
Tpayer
Church
Fulton
Forquer
Rose
Bonner Belts 2590 Points Across Seven Cage Years
Philadelphia AP. John Bonner Temple University star forward piled up 2590 points over 146 games in seven consecutive seasons. He scored 370 points per season on average with four years of high school play and three in college. He also captained the football team last fall.
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Philadelphia
John Bonner
Temple University
Bonner
College and High School Basketball Scores Reported
College results include Pittsburgh 39 over Dartmouth 24 and Stanford 27 over San Jose State Teachers College 22. Utah 70 defeated St Marys 24 while Oregon State beat California 26 25. Iowa 28 toppled Creighton 22. High school scores show Lincoln Des Moines 26 over Knoxville 16 and Nevada 26 over North Des Moines 33. Cedar Rapids teams Grant 28 beat Immaculate Conception 18.
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West Liberty upends Nichols 31 25 in tight contest
West Liberty Boosters stunned Nichols Independent five 31 to 25 as Kerr keyed the attack with 15 points followed by Quire with 11. Mosier and McClannahan led Nichols with 11 and eight respectively in the low scoring affair. West Liberty next faces Lone Tree Independents Monday night.
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Lone Tree Independents
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DRE
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Nichols
Hadley
Rosenfield
MirGhnest
Bartelt
Alabama Squad In Short Drill Before Rose Bowl
Alabama began final Rose Bowl preparations after a short workout following their train trip. Coach Wallace Wade’s team, described as powerful, practiced signal drills and fundamentals in California weather and planned continued work through the week with no Christmas day break. Washington State coach Babe Hollingberg attended and commented on Alabama’s size.
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Crimson Tide
Alabama
Washington State
Wallace Wade
Wade
California
Orin
Babe” Hollingberg
Coungars
Goldenstein Routs Carafola. Edwards Stops Carpentero
In New York Ruby Goldstein defeated Willie Carafola by points over six rounds. In Charleston Johnny Edwards of Huntington stopped Louis Carpentero of Toledo in the first round.
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Associated Press
New York
Ruby Goldstein
Willie Carafola
Charleston
W. Va
Johnny Edwards
Huntington
Louis Carpentero
Toledo
Rockne to Ease Strenuous Life Plans to Stop Extra Duties
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne, fatigued by heavy duties, plans to stop writing and speaking and reduce public appearances. He suggested he may retire from active coaching, but keep Notre Dame football as his focus. A Los Angeles charity game trip may be canceled after physician advice.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
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New York
New York Giants
Notre Dame All-Stars
Rochester
Minn
Los Angeles
White Sox add six new players to 1931 roster
The Chicago White Sox have quietly boosted their 1931 AL flag race effort by adding six players since the 1930 season ended. Acquisitions include Frank Grube, Walter Henline, Fred Ejchrodt, Luke Appling, Ray Radcliffe, and Bob Finlater, plus Vic Frasier is retained and more talent is being pursued. Iowa receives Carnegie grant for University of Iowa art program A $100,000 Carnegie Foundation appropriation funds a central building for undergraduate art classes, with construction to start in 1931.
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Chicago White Sox
Vic Frasier
Frank Grube
Walter Henline
Toledo
Fred Ejcchrodt
Cleveland
New Orleans
Luke Appling
Ray Radcliff
Bob Finlater
Iowa City
Rufus H. Fitzgerald
Department of Graphic and Plastic Arts
University of Iowa
Carnegie Foundation
Schmeling Ready to Defend Title in June
Max Schmeling's manager Joe Jacobs will tell New York officials Schmeling is ready to defend the heavyweight title in June against the best available opponent. Possible foes include Sharkey Stribling Campolo, with Sharkey and Stribling likely to meet if the title bout is set. Chicago promoters offer $500,000 for a Stribling bout, but New York is favored.
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Max Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
New York Athletic Commission
Jack Sharkey
Boston
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Jacobs
Arthur Buelow
Sharkey
Young Stribling
Victorio Campolo
Stribling
Campolo
Chicago
Schmelin
Loos Takes Lead in Open Tourney With 71 Score
Eddie Loos of Pasadena and Chicago shot the only par 71 in the opening round of the Agua Caliente Open. Dewey Longworth of Oakland followed with 72 as high winds disrupted scoring for 97 qualifiers. Front tees were used and the top 50 advance to match play.
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Eddie Loos
Pasadena
Chicago
Dewey Longworth
Oakland
Loos
Qualifiers set tight for tournament opening
Yesterday's scores shape the 36 hole qualifying for the tournament with about 165 or under needed. Jim Heaney of New York stood three over par and third in yesterday's play as five golfers posted 76 for fourth place and seven qualifiers carded 77 to tie for fifth.
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Jim Heaney
New York
Atalissa Defeats Lone Tree Five 41 to 23
Atalissa raced past Lone Tree Firemen 41 to 23 on Tuesday night. Schnack scored 15 points and Jipp added 13 to pace the winners. Green and Smith tried to spark Lone Tree in a fast-paced contest.
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Kone Tree
Schnack
Jipp
Green
Smith
Aeeue Baker
D. Green
Lg Teen
Nellie Custis Named Top Weight in Opening Race
Nellie Custis of the Audley Farm stable was declared top weight at 117 pounds for the Christmas day handicap which opens the 82 day Agua Caliente winter meet. The star sprinter is expected to lead the field on opening day at Agua Caliente.
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Nellie Custis
Audley Farm
Hawkeyes Rally To Defeat Creighton 28 22
Iowa City AP Hawkeyes overcome Creighton 28 22 in Omaha for their first win of the season. A second half rally produced 20 points to Creighton's nine as Kozlow Kozer or Rogers fed the open hoop. Referee E C Quigley and official W Browne noted.
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Hawkeye Cagers
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All-Star Teams In Hard Drills For Charity Game
East and West all star squads intensify preparations for Saturdays charity clash in San Francisco. Western guards Koch and Beckett pace drills while Eastern captain Van Bibber nurses a leg injury as lineup weights show minimal edge for the West.
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Northwestern
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Dana X. Bible
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Barton Koch
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Ted Beckett
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Ely
Iowa
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Woodworth
Siano
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Macalusa
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Ebding
St. Mary’s
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Christensen
Oregon
Speidel
Olympic Club
Beckett
Koch
Atkins
Texas Christian
Mills
Oklahoma
Shelley
Texas
Wilson
Kansas
Iowa Officers Seek Kreager for Philippine Supreme Court
Two dozen Iowa lawmakers including Dickinson Ramseyer Thurston and Kopp petition President Hoover to appoint Major General Edward Kreager to the Philippine Islands supreme court. Kreager serves as judge advocate general of the army. Judge Lovrien and Dwight McCarty elected district president and secretary in the Fourteenth judicial district. Mrs. C. A. Zoffka dies at 54 after being gored by a bull in Alta. Subscribe for The Journal.
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Iowa
Dickinson
Ramseyer
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Kopp
Hoover
Edward Kreager
Supreme Court of the
Philippine Islands
Kreager
Army
O— Algona
Fred C. Lovrien
Humboldt
Dwight McCarty
Emmetsburg
Fourteenth Judicial District
Iowa Girl Held on Murder Charge
Jean Doyle of Hampton Iowa was bound over for district court trial on first degree murder in the slaying of Sam Frank a Memphis jeweler. The alleged confession was barred as obtained under police promises that Doyle's mother would not be notified. The trial may be delayed for months due to legal procedures.
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Salt Lake City
Jean Doyle
Hampton
Sam Frank
Memphis
District Court
Frank
C. F. Daley
Local Social Roundup From Sunbury and Davenport
Stockton residents and neighbors share visits at the Ormsby home and Davenport gatherings. Notables include Earl and Dorinda Ormsby, Miss Ellsworth of Princeton, and Frank Bartholoma. Various trips span Sunbury to Chicago and New Era with church cantatas and bridge club meetings noted.
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Stockton
George Ormsby
Earl
Dorinda
Sunbury
Louis Bartholoma
Witte
D. B. Ormsby
Bartholoma
Ethel Ellsworth
Princeton
Ormsby
Fred Bohnsack
Chicago
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Marcella Hintze
Davenport
Necomb Memorial Church
Herman Schneckloth
Walcott
E. A. Holst
Leroy Broders
H. P. Bohnsack
Buster
Minnie Becker
Lanora Riessen
Carl Riessen
John Frick
Hartley
Harry Makoben
Eduard Grimm
Grimm
Dan Grimm
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