Savanna High Sees New Era In Basketball Coverage
Sports editor notes Savanna High School starting basketball with two veterans, many newcomers, and Strohecky’s first year as coach. The piece also previews county tournament at Shannon, Chadwick page updates, and Cravens’ plan to promote a small-town team Teague. Dopeaster predictions mix with local sentiment on upsets and season outlook.
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Tts
Savanna High School
McCarthy
Deine
Tuwen City
Saihat
Lis
Ap Ue
Counoting
Athlevics
Satanna
Savanna High
Stoodecker
Strohecky
Savanna
Leach Cravens
Athetics
Shannon High School
Teague
Cravens
Big Ten Football Champions Through History
A fragmented list traces Big Ten football champions from 1897 to 1945. Names such as Wisconsin Michigan Chicago Minnesota Ohio State Illinois Purdue Northwestern Michigan Minnesota and others appear with multiple years and several OCR errors. The roster mixes correct entries with garbled spellings and repeats.
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University O Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago
Iens
Minnesota
Wiisconsin
Milledgeville Defeats Thomson In Three Wednesday Games
Milledgeville high school basketball teams swept Thomson on the Milledgeville floor last Wednesday. The varsity won 20 to 15, the Nehtweright squad 18 to 5, and the grade squad 22 to 11. Walter Trummel led Milledgeville with five baskets and three field goals.
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Bel Sehnett
Milledgeville
Legay
Thorson High
Peterson
Echedean
Thomson Siades
Nehtweright
Prade
Milledge
Walter Trummel
Millies
Milledseaville
Thomson
Renhanamen
Dae On
Results Milledgeville Thomson and Galeny Mt Carroll
Milledgeville beat Thomson 20 to 15. Seal River defeated Shannon 20 to 14. Galeny won against Mt Carroll 23 to 20.
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Milledgeville
Thomson
Seal River
Shannon
Galeny
Mt. Carroll
Les Shannon
Meet The Players Walter Hummel of Milledgeville
The second subject in Meet the Players profiles Walter Hummel a senior at iMilledeville Inch school. Son of Will Hummel he stands about inches tall and excels in basketball and track. His aims include becoming an aviator and his hobbies include dancing and baking. He enjoys reading Mark Twain and listening to orchestras.
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iMilledeville Inch School
Walter Hummel
Will Hummel
Milledgeville Vacat
Ity Pnw
Walter
Mat “Twain
Viletace Heidt’s
Mouvsie
Astaire
George Raft
Waller
Milledgeville
Tesson
Freeport
Geo. Crmiie
Jy Ny
C. J. de Witt
Beloix Evilewe
Leaf River Triumphs Over Shannon In Narrow Victory
Leaf River defeated Shannon 26 to 14 last Wednesday night as defensive play and personal fouls defined the game. Leaf River’s defense held Shannon to two scores while offense took advantage with timely rushing and passing plays.
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Shannon
Leaf River
Carroll Galena basketball game draws coaches and fans
At a Tuesday night matchup between St Carroll and Galena, several school officials and coaches attended including Lanark’s George Garber Chadwick’s A P Kenyon and Thomson’s Mulford Benham with Shannon racking up nine personal fouls and ten points from free throws. Box score lists Franser Stienhagen and Griesman with varied scoring as photos courtesy Leaf River King capture Ashton and CHS softball season notes amid team captions.
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George Garber
Lanark
A. P. Kenyon
Chadwick
Mul‘ford Benham
Thomson
Glenn Demaree
St. Carroll
Galena
Shannon
Franser Iis Stienhagen
Stonerooay Barnes
Griffith
Cheeseman
Kenyon
Chadwick Hich Grier
Leaf River— King
Ashton
Murphy
CHS
Tauber
Hawkins Toch
Cleveland
Eickman
Ning
Majestic and Rialto Attract Late Week Theatres
The Majestic announces Sybil Jason in Little Big Shot with Roscoe Ates added comedy, and Shipmates Forever with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler booked for Sunday to Tuesday. Rialto starts Saturday with George Raft and Joan Bennett in She Couldn't Take It, plus a newsreel and other features. Capitol shows Stars Over Broadway and a finals contest at College Inn.
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Majestic
Mr. Carroll
Sybil Jason
Phe
Robert Armstrong
Glenda
Farrer
Edw
Everett Horton
Roscoe Ates Reomedy
Dicki Powell
Ruby Keeler
Uncle Sans
Annapolis
Rialto
Clinton
George Rafi J
Joan Bennett
Billie Burke
Walker Cannoux
Acee
Richard Byrd
Capitol Theatre
Clinton Priday
Tat O'Brien
Jane Freman
Janes Melton
Frank Meligh
Broadway
Stace
Collere Inn
Hetel Sherman
Chicago
Ronald Colman
Dean Bennett
Monte Carto
Sheldon DeNier Injured in Mt. Carroll Practice
Mt. Carroll varsity prospect Sheldon DeNier suffered a sprained ankle in a recent practice and will be sidelined for at least two weeks. The sophomore could have been among the starting five for Galena Tuesday night if able.
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Mt. Carroll
Sheldon DeNier
DeNier
Galena
Tribune to Award Trophy to Most Valuable Player
Announcement of the winner of the Chicago Tribune’s trophy for the most valuable player in the Big Ten conference. Names possible include Benny Friedman, Chuck Bennett, Bill Glasscow, Wes Porter, Clarence Munn, Harry Newman, and New Laus, with citations to Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana, Chicago, and Illinois.
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Keil
Illinois
Northwestern
Benny Friedman
Michigan
Rouse
Chicago
Chuck Bennett
Indiana
Bill Glasscow
Town
Wesler
Ohio State
Clarence Munn
Minnesota
Harry Neywmin
Jiew Laas
Tosd—Pug Tund
Irregular High School Games Filled By Holiday Break
Last week saw few games due to a brief vacation with no Friday night contests. Carrell county schools will schedule makeups over the next weeks, leading to a tough late-season slate through Christmas. Smaller county schools enter the Shannon 4 ornament event from LT to 20 inclusive, while Tanurle and ames face delays as three-school rivals keep up heated matches.
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Selva Viel
Carrell Country Schools
Shannon 4
Ee LT
Tanurle Tndames
Origin of Cheers Traced to Civil War Era in War Memory
The piece notes that the origins of the cheer tradition lie in the Civil War era with the Seventh Regiment of New York City. It recounts how soldiers were greeted with a crowd cheer and how a rocket-style exclamation evolved into the "Hurrah" chant, later amplified by a "Si Boom Ah" addition. The article also links the tale to influences from Princeton and broader ancient cheering customs.
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Yalesiraichtway
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Co-axe
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Gach
McCarthy Completes 11th Year as Savanna High Coach
W F McCarthy completes his 11th year guiding Savanna High School football, the county’s largest. Over 90 games, his teams have 42 wins 38 losses and 10 ties while scoring 1016 to 226. A long tenure noted among Carroll county’s oldest coaches.
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Savanna High School
Carroll J County
W. F. McCarthy
McCarthy
SHS
Wol Ff
Local County High Schools in Action Friday
Chadwick faces Lyndon Friday as Carroll County teams open a busy schedule. Thompson hosts Mt Carrell. Milledgeville meets Shanne. Lanark welcomes Hanover in the first home game of the year. Savanna travels to Mt Carrell while Rock Island plays at Savanna on December 4.
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Kenyon
Chadwick High
Mschoal Var
Lyndon
Chadw
Carroll County
Chadwick
Fulton Junior High
Chadwick W
Lynden
Benham
Thomson Camera I
Mt. Carrell
Lanark
Hanover
Garber Menavanna High School
Savanna
Thomson
Rock Island
Galena Edges Carroll 28 26 In Tuesday Basketball
Mt Carroll 1935 36 team opened season against Galena on home floor. Galena staged a late rally to win by four points as Mt Carroll struggled after Leigh fouled out and De Nier missed due to sprained ankle. Guenzler led Carroll offensively with Leith strong on defense as Walker coached the squad through a narrow setback.
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Harold Bo Walker
Mr. Carroll Kigh School
Galena
Mt. Carroll
Leigh
de Nier
Walker
Guenzler
Carroll
Leith
Eugene Miller Injured Playing Basketball at Lee Center
Eugene Miller, son of Mr and Mrs C Miler, Dixon State Hospital employee, sustained a painful arm pit gash and muscle cut during a Friday night game with the Lee Center team. He was thrown against a protruding hook, needing 28 stitches for the cut beneath his armpit and 5 stitches for a muscle injury.
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Eugene Miller
C. (. Miler
Dixon State Hospital
Lee
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