Two Games on Card Tonight in City Amateur Cage Tournament
Two thrilling city amateur basketball contests headline the West High auditorium program. John Deere Tractor meets Rath Packing in the opener, followed by Fitzgerald Bros. against Mid-Continent Petroleum. Gordon’s arrival may swing Deere, while Fitzgeralds seek revenge after Oil’s strong play last night. Begin 7 20.
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Don Collentine
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Midge Makeover
Ralph Sarff
Towa Teams Face Six Contests on Busiest Weekend
Iowa City reports a six contest slate for University of Iowa teams across twelve events over a busy weekend. The basketball squad plays Northwestern at Town City and Indiana at Bloomington to close the season. Swimming, wrestling, and track squads also meet Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Urbana in key duals, with home games limited to two.
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Lure of Jaunts Bring Out Towa Baseball Stars
Towa City Iowa on February 26 1930s 85 men reported for Iowa baseball the largest Hawkeye squad Coach Otto Vogel said 45 athletes remain training daily in the field house One third will travel southwest and south for a training trip March 22 to April 2 and about the same number will go east in June.
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Fights From Last Night Across Cities
Boxers from Buffalo to Baltimore and Milwaukee fought in the night cards. Bruce Flowers stopped Jack Manley in 9 rounds. Honeyboy Finnegan outpointed Pete Nebo. Vidal Gregorio beat Matty White by decision. Tiger West scored a KO over Harry Williama. King Tut Mulwaukee stopped Babe Hermat. Joa Crippe knocked out Joa Trabon. Henri De Wancker won on a foul against Auster Brown. Harry Kahn outpointed Russi Leroy.
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Wisconsin Michigan Lead Tightens In Big Ten Title Fight
Wisconsin sits near a share of the lead after defeating Purdue 27 24 to push Purdue out of title contention while Michigan keeps pace by beating Minnesota 28 19. A Michigan Wisconsin clash on Monday looms as decisive with Ohio State and Northwestern also winning tonight.
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Tutor Five Heads to Dubuque for Last Court Game
Cedar Falls Feb 26 Coach Dick inson leads the Tutors nine men Flower Dinen Sandgren Hopkins Haberichter Cowlishaw Shoemaker Fritzel Ortale Rathigan to Dubuque University for the final season non conference clash. The visit aims to cap a successful campaign with a victory.
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Basketball results with multiple overtime games
Marquette defeated Drake 37 to 31 after two overtimes. Ohio Bata 42 over Tawa 23. Baubh Dakota 37 beat Western Union 27. Michigan 24 over Minnesota 19. Wisconsin 27 defeated Purdue 24. Northwastern 28 edged Indiana 26 in overtime. Nebraska 39 surpassed Missouri 33. Kansas Aggies 62 beat Oklahoma Aggies 24.
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Picking the Winner in Sharkey Stribling Fight
E R M Jr analyzes tomorrow night's heavyweight bout in Miami Beach between Jack Sharkey and Young Stribling. The writer notes uncertainty, cites Sharkey’s cautious style vs Stribling’s onslaught, and presents varied expert opinions on likely winner. The piece forecasts a historic clash, with Stribling favored by this desk and Sharkey by others, while recalling past title contention and career highs.
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Miami Beach
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Frank Getty
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Allan Gould
Associated Press
Boston
Sid Mercer
International News Service
Oklahoma City University Debaters to Meet Parsons College
The Oklahoma City University debate team, which defeated Des Moines University last night, will debate Parsons College at Fairfield on Thursday evening. Des Moines is the host city.
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Cyclones Ready for Active Work in Big Six Meet
Ames Feb 26 Cyclone teams prepare for Big Six winter sports finals in Kansas City and Ames. Iowa State aims to win the Big Six swimming and track titles while basketball risks a final regular season game against Kansas. Wrestling closes season with a clash against Kansas Aggies. Track outlook favors Oklahoma in league standings.
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Manush Seeks Two Extra Hits To Challenge Big Bats
At West Palm Beach training camp Heinie Manush aims for two more hits this season hoping 242 would match Goose Goslin and keep him among AL batting leaders. Alongside Gehrig Simmons Ruth Meloncrat and others loom as contenders for the batting title as fans weigh potential dark horses.
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Veterans Return for Title Glory in Big Ten Meet
Half of the 1928 point scorers plan to return for the Western conference indoor track and field championships in Iowa City March 8 and 9. Illinois defends its team title with four scorers, while Purdue and others field returning veterans including record holders in the half mile and 440 yards. New challengers rise as last year’s scorers depart, with notable athletes from Ohio State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota and Chicago among those bidding for points in pole vault, high jump, hurdles, and shot put.
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Francis Rhea
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Sam Frey
Jon Allison
Richard Rockaway
Charles Forward
Canzoneri Eyes Third Knockout in Chicago Title Trial
Tony Canzoneri of New York seeks a third straight knockout as he faces Ignacio Fernandez in a 10 round Colsium main event in Chicago. The Filipino challenger is familiar to Canzoneri from a close prior bout while Canzoneri aims to solidify his feather and junior lightweight title hopes after two early-season stoppages. Canzoneri enters as an 8 to 5 favorite as time draws near.
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Jim Mullen
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Joey Sanger
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Tony
Canzoneri Miles
Thud of Quintets Remains in Play in City Tourney
Basketball thrills filled West High gym as the city tournament opened. Illinois Central defeated YMCA 36 to 21, Lauerman’s beat Bartles-Shepherd 28 to 26, and Mid-Continent won 30 to 23 over Steelys. Mid-Continent, a dark horse, led Steelys from the start while Steelys’ Donald Grange scored 16. Sansone tallied 13, with strong showings by Guyer and Bellmer as action continued toward page ten.
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