Little Muskie Triumphs in Overtime Victory Over Alumni 14 to 11
Muscatine High School Little Muskies edged the Alumni 14 to 11 after an overtime period at Jefferson Gym. Weber scored the decisive field goal and Fabrizius added a free throw in the extra frame to clinch the win.
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Little Muskies
Jefferson Gym
W. E. van Zyle
Muscatine High School
McIntyre
TeStrake
Figg
Bartett
Valett
Muscatine
Texaco
Swift
Walter TeStrake
Buck McIntyre
Jimmy Figg
Herb Valett
Amy Barrett
Muskies
Little Musky
Bernard Hahn
Bob Hanson
Ray Utley
John Barko
Bud Fabrizius
Skip Weber
Barko
Amy Bartett
Long John
Weber
Fabrizius
Hahn
Fou
Jim Figg
Gray
Utley
Messenger
Green
1930 Year of Progress in Tennis Preview
A 1930 overview by Louis B. Dailey for the Associated Press lauds progress in the United States Lawn Tennis Association. It highlights rising young players, growing junior events, a push for amateur ideals, and calls for limits on Davis Cup participation and travel to preserve amateur spirit.
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Associated
Louis B. Dailey
Canabe
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Big Bill Tilden
Dailey
Tilden
Associated Press
New York
National Association
Doeg
Shields
Wood
Sutter
United States
Gledhill
Vines
Coen
Paret
Barry Wood
Bryan Grant, Jr
Times
Lack of Reserve Power May Hurt Zuppke Eleven
Dallas reports lack of reserve strength on the line may undo Coach Bob Zuppke's midwestern eleven in a charity game with the Southwest All-Stars at Ownby stadium. Massucci of Detroit suffered a knee injury costing a key lineman, raising doubt about replacements and possible strategic substitutions. Final workouts were set for today with the midwest at Fairpark and the southwest at SMU practice grounds.
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Dallas
Bob Zuppke
Ownby Stadium
Zuppke
Arthur J. Massucci
University of Detroit
Illinois
Morley Jennings
Southwest
Mid-West
Fairpark
Southern Methodist University
Iowa Wesleyan Falls to Ottumwa Quint in Tough Practice
Iowa Wesleyan cagers lost a 30 to 28 practice game to the Johnson Pals of Ottumwa. Early lead by Ottumwa featured accurate passing and flashy floor work. Reese and Wright of Ottumwa and Patterson of Wesleyan led scorers with 11 points each.
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Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan
Johnson
Ottumwa
Caris
Patterson
Clark
Reese
Wright
Ottumwans
Wesleyan
Nichols defeats Wapello 49 to 17 in Tuesday game
Nichols Independents outpaced Wapello as they built a 20 to 9 halftime lead and finished 49 to 17. Friday they travel to Lone Tree for a rubber match with West Liberty.
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Nichols
Wapello
West Liberty
Lone Tree
Richols
Kirchner
Cseo
McClannahan
Rosenfield
Wilhelme
Apello
C. Sillick
Blanchard
Pigeon
Christie
Victors in Upset Matches to Play Tough Opponents
E Ramey Donovan of Fordham prep New York and Robert O Bacon Jr of new prep Cambridge face higher ranked foes Marco Hecht of DeWitt Clinton New York and Bernard Friedman of Philadelphia in this national junior indoor tennis championship semifinal stage. Winners meet in the final.
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New York
E. Ramey Donovan
Fordham Prep School
Robert O. Bacon, Jr
New Prep School
Cambridge
Mass
Donovan
William Jacobs
Baltimore
Marco Hecht
DeWitt Clinton High School
Richard Downing
Bacon
Bernard Friedman
Philadelphia
YTS Set For Busy 1930 31 Basketball Season
The YMCAs 1930 31 season aims for a heavy schedule with three leagues Commercial Factory and Sunday School led by A J Lindley. Opening games begin January 5 7 and 8 with detailed rosters and dates for each league through February 26 and March 11.
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A. J. Lindley
Elevens Clash in Rose Bowl Preview Washington State Alabama
Washington State and Alabama prepare for the Rose Bowl game, both concentrating on defense and passing plays. Coaches Orin Hollingsberg and Wallace Wade kept lineups unrevealed as attendance predictions top 65,000 with Rose Bowl capacity at 85,000.
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Paul Zimmerman
Associated Press
Pasadena
Washington State
Alabama
Wallace Wade
Washington
Stanford
Cougars
Brown
Hollingberg
Big Ten Teams Suffer in This Tuesday Night
Purdue lost 24 to 22 to Pittsburgh, Wisconsin fell 16 to 14 to Marquette, and Chicago dropped 38 to 35 to Brigham Young. All three Big Ten title contenders suffered their first losses as free throws limited extra points. Michigan faces Ohio Wesleyan at Ann Arbor while Northwestern meets Alabama at Evanston as a slate of Tuesday night games ends.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Purdue
Boilermakers
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
Marquette
Brigham Young University of Provo
Utah
Northwestern
Alabama
Evanston
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio Wesleyan
Ann Arbor
Nichols to Play on Letts Floor
Letts Nichols will play the Letts high school basketball quintet here Friday night and not at Nichols as was announced. The teams are evenly matched and both expect a tough game. March 5 events listed. March 12 Kautz Swift Post Heinz games follow.
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Letts-Nichols
Letts
Nichols
Distance Flash Thinks He Is Getting Better
New York AP reports Ray Conger, famed Mercury-heeled middle distance star, believes he is improving with age. He trains at Columbia, expects to run through winter, cites recent times, and plans Boston Prout games, Newark A C, Millrose, and national championships.
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New York
Ray Conger
Iowa
Society of Directors of Physical Education
Columbia
Boston
Newark
Bill Tilden Quits Tennis for MGM Film Contract
New York AP reports Big Bill Tilden will retire from amateur tennis to sign with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a series of tennis subject films. The 38 year old former world champion joins Bobby Jones in leaving amateur play to pursue professional film work.
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New York
Big Bill Tilden
Tilden
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation
Philadelphia
Big Bill
Bobby Jones
Jones
Vincent Richards
Little Bill” Johnston
Rene LaCoste
France
LaCoste
Cochet
John Hope Doeg
Santa Monica
Calif
Wimbledon
Federal office criticizes intercollegiate football practices
The federal office of education calls amateur status a “most serious evil” in intercollegiate football and urges land grant colleges to curb athletics as a revenue source. The report notes rising pro standards, suggests health funding be treated like other departments, and calls for transfer of athletic control to administrative officials.
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Washington
Federal Office of Education
Office of Education
Universities
Illinois
California
Ohio State
Cornell
Min
New York Boxing Commission Orders Schmeling to Fight Sharkey
New York state athletic commission orders Max Schmeling, through manager Joe Jacobs, to agree within seven days to defend his heavyweight title against Jack Sharkey in June or face forfeiture. The decision hinges on Schmeling and Jacobs who may accept a $500,000 Chicago bout with W L Stribling instead. Critics favor Stribling for a title crack, while Schmeling had pledged a title rematch after a disputed previous fight with Sharkey.
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New York
New York State Athletic
Max Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Schemling
Jacobs
Jack Sharkey
Teuton
Commission
Chicago
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Stribling
Sharkey
Schmeling
College Basketball Scores Roundup
College games highlighted include Pittsburgh 24 Purdue 22, Brigham Young Chicago 35 Marquette 16, Wisconsin 14 Notre Dame 24 Illinois Wesleyan 17, Washington 38 Nebraska 382 in overtime, UCLA 59 Montana 27, Kansas 47 Kansas Wesleyan 15. High school results show Decorah 33 Mason City 26 and Boone 28 Indianola 11.
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Decorah
Mason City
Boone
Indianola
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