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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1934
Page
4
Dick McClanathan provides detailed notes on the two inter city contenders Sterling and Rock Falls. Sterling backs average 141 pounds while Rock Falls averages 170. The Script lists lineups with names positions numbers and weights noting possible last minute changes for the Thanksgiving day championship game.
Coach Whaley begins basketball drills with a large turnout as football ends. Intensive practice will shape the Sterling team, which has a 64 21 win loss record over the past four years. The first game against Rock Island will test the squad.
The article notes uncertainty about a junior senior game but confirms a Last Tackle Day for seniors. It recalls grads remembering bone crunching hits from bulky seniors and the enduring smiles despite the brutal memory.
Bud Sundberg finished first in the two mile cross country finale with a 5 49 time. Sims placed second and Heller, a freshman, took third on a cold day as runners pushed through the final stretch after months of training.
S H S recalls its own pride as George Bresnahan, an S H S alum born in Ida Grove who became head track and cross country coach at the University of Iowa. His career includes Wisconsin hurtling into coaching after service in World War I, then taking the Iowa post in 1921 and guiding record setting athletes.
Robert Snavely a senior at Grinnell college earns membership in the Men’s Forensic club after try-outs. He also belongs to Phi Beta Kappa and joins six new members welcomed by Messieurs Gerdes Hendricks and Speer of the University of Illinois at The Script bou doir.
Sterling faces Rock Falls in the Thanksgiving clash for inter city supremacy. Sterling and Rock Falls are both champions in their leagues, with Sterling winning the North Central title and Rock Falls top of its conference. The season summary notes tied games with DeKalb and Mendota, a 21 to 0 win over Belvidere, and the upcoming Turkey Day battle described as a colossal blood and thunder bout.
Coach Scheid takes the boys to Chicago for the Illinois contest on the 24th. The team will play an out of town game on their open date and both sides have one loss, promising a strong bout this Saturday. Thanks to Mr. Lloyd Brown for helping secure tickets.
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