Indoor boxing card features girl wrestler at city hall show
Tonight at City Hall the Veterans of Foreign Wars promote an indoor program closing the season with three boxing bouts and a wrestling exhibition. Georgia Van Buskirk, 18, 118 pounds from Peoria, meets a male opponent in a women’s bout. The card includes Holliday versus Nelson in a 16 round lineup with two six round fights and a four round match.
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Washington High announces 1937 Demon football schedule
Washington High School releasing the 1937 football slate includes eight games at night, with matches against every Little Six team and a Sept 17 opener by coach George Freshwaters of Columbus Junction. The schedule spans Sept 17 to Armistice Day, featuring Columbus Junction Keokuk Ottumwa Burnington Fairfield Moline Fort Madison and McKinley High Cedar Rapids, plus two open dates.
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Baseball scores and standings across the National and American Leagues
The column lists NL teams with records and percentages plus yesterday results including New York and Chicago. It also covers upcoming NL games and AL results featuring New York, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington. A Washington boxing note profiles Everett Holliday vs Johnny Nelson, noting Holliday’s popularity and the Deaf-mumb boxer challenger.
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Schedule of Upcoming Games and Open Dates
The schedule lists games and open dates with locations. September 17 Eldaker there. September 24 Open. October 1 Weakon here. October 8 Graceland there. October 15 Burlington here. October 22 Open. October 29 Burlington there. October 5 Albia here.
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Washington High selects Captain Bill Walker for track squad
Bill Walker elected captain of next year's Washington high school track team by vote of the letter men. The team will not participate in the Memorial day meet at Fort Madison this year, ending the current track season.
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Fred Maasham
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Collegians to Play Softball Tonight at Troop Field
Manager Ray Whitehead of the Y Collegians said at noon the practice game with Bill White's Collegians will be played this evening at 6 20 at Troop field unless rain increases. He indicated current showers should not stop the game.
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Des Moines Patrolmen Don Summer Uniforms Early
Iowa highway patrolmen shed winter gear and wore lightweight trousers and shirts to prepare for hot weather. Officers removed heavy dark brown coats as they switched to summer attire.
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