Cyclones Edge Tutors In Cedar Falls Preseason Clash
Iowa State College basketball travels to Cedar Falls to face the Creighton Tutors in a final preseason game at 8 p.m. Lester Lande leads the Cyclones, while Coach Louis Menze aims to display new formations. The Tutors hope to counter a zone defense as Ames prepares for the Big Six opener with Kansas State on January 11.
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Louis Menze
Iowa State
Newport High School
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Invaders
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Cornell
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Cedar Rapids
Dande
Cyclones
Art Dickinson
Cyclone
Lester Lande
Northwood
Lande
Metize
Noel Workman
Kansas Aggies
Towa
Towa State
Lews Menze
Cyclone Mentor
William
Bill) Chandler
Wide Swedish track star arrives on business trip
Wide Envin Wide the Swedish track star and schoolmaster has reached the United States for seven months of study of public schools and to observe conditions for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics He plans only limited running until mid February needing five weeks to regain form after the Swedish championship in August He will visit New York Washington Chicago and Los Angeles during his tour en route back to Sweden in July
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Chicago
French Tennis Are Too Busy for Plans
Paris January 4 Rene Lacoste may be lost to French tennis for 1920 as Davis Cup custodians alert. Returning from a three month visit to the United States he says he will not enter covered courts tournaments in Paris or play hardcourt tennis along the Riviera this winter. He remains evasive about defending the Davis Cup and Wimbledon title, noting he is in business now and may play again next summer if business does not interfere.
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Coast's Greatest Grid Fan Never Saw a Game in His Life
San Francisco January 4. Harvey Arter, a hospital patient, is named America’s most avid football fan despite never attending a game. Born in Middlesbrough England, he learned the sport via radio and now his game judgments are trusted by ward residents. He worked as a ship’s carpenter, suffered a Yokohama harbor fall, and hopes to complete American citizenship soon.
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GRID
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Cal
America
Harvey Arter
Jack
Middlesborough
Yorkshire
Arter
U. Ss. Zaring
Geattla
West Kamen
Yokohama
Women to compete in 1932 Olympics despite protest
New York report says opposition from the women’s division of the National Amateur Athletic Federation will not block the 1932 Olympic program for women. Ethel Perrin announced a campaign to educate girls to avoid training for competition, while officials like Gustavus Kirby and Murray Hulbert supported continued participation, noting widespread demand and ongoing approvals by international bodies.
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National Amateur Athletic Fedestonite
Olympic
Ethel Perrin
Los Angeles
Gustavus Sa Kirby
American Olympic Committee
Murray Hulbert
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Frederick W. Rubien
Mantel J. Ferris
A. A. UL
Flop-On Sport Draws Crowds in Florida Winter Scene
Florida centers feature polo golf baseball swimming and auto and boat races as major winter sports with a growing interest in minor games. Horseshoe pitchers host their 10th world championship in February with cash prizes. shuffleboard lawn bowling and quoits attract large local and statewide participation. Fly casting joins the lineup as anglers from across the nation compete in Orlando for the Southern States Casting tournament.
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Roque
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Speedy Dempsey Tur ex to Rickard bedside in Miami
Miami Beach, January 4. While Tex Rickard recovers from an appendicitis operation, Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion speeds from Chicago toward Rickard. Dempsey expected tonight and P Flynn, his former manager, due shortly afterward.
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Grinnell to Host Washington U in Valley clash tonight
Des Moines reports four college games on Iowa courts as Iowa teams resume after holidays. Grinnell hosts Washington University of St. Louis in a Missouri Valley showdown. Pioneer Captain Hoyres may be benched due to a prior operation. Drake hosts the Bears tomorrow in Des Moines as Iowa Wesleyan visits Oskaloosa for the Town conference opener. Nebraska Wesleyan visits Morningside in Sioux City and St Mary's of Winona meets Luther at Decorah.
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Washington University of St. Laws
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Oskaloosa
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Penn College
Beteen Des Moines
Central
Nebraska Wesleyan
Morningside
Sioux City
St. Mary's
Winona
Minn
Luther College
Decorah
German Ring Star Meets Dayton Boy in Garden Tonight
New York January 4 German ring star Max Schmeling of Germany battles Dayton Ohio light heavyweight Joe Sekura in a 10 round feature at Madison Square Garden tonight. Schmeling seeks prominence with his punching power while Sekura is a clever tough fighter with a history from light heavyweights to heavyweights. In the semi final Johnny Dundee faces Charlie Rosenberg in a 10 round bout.
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Max Schmelling
Germany
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Joe Sekura
Dayton
Schmelting
Joe Monte
Boston
Sekura
Monte
Schmelling
Uke Dempsey
Mnanassa Mauler
Dempsey
Pirewess
Anu
Johnny Dundee
Charlie
Phil) Rosenberg
Rival Conference Leaders Clash in Game Tonight
Chicago report notes Missouri and Indiana meet at Bloomington as Big Six and Big Ten contenders loom. Missouri seeks a repeat cage crown despite Butler’s upset win in Indianapolis. Tonight also features Wisconsin at Minnesota, Ohio State at Iowa, Northwestern at Michigan, and Illinois at Purdue as the championship chase begins.
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Bloomington
Hoosiers
Purdue
Butler College
Indianapolis
Bulldogs
Pittsburgh
Butler
Wisconsin
Mionressta
Ohio State
Towa
Northwestern
Michigan
Iulols
Arlington Racing Plant Financed by Chicago Men
Arlington track enters a new era after a 2.4 million dollar deal transferring ownership to Chicago business leaders and civic figures. The plan funds ongoing improvements with profits reinvested, memberships valued at 10000 dollars each. Ray Carruthers, ex hotel director in New York and Detroit, becomes executive officer of the reorganized enterprise. Built by Harry D. Brown, the California turfman, the plant previously suffered from insufficient financing.
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INS
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Arlington Track
Ray Carruthers
New York
Detroit
Harry D. Brown
FIGHTERS TRY THEIR LUCK IN PUCK GAME IN NEWSPAPER NOTE
Pittsburgh January 4 AP Benny Leonard Pipare club owner is the only boxing celebrity to dabble in hockey. Benny explains he fights to win by ducking, not tying, and would duck if a hard shot came his way. Ritchie, former lightweight champ, runs a coast league club and plays goalie.
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Leo
Cards Return Reinhart to Houston Farm
St Louis, Mo dan Arthur F Reinhart left handed pitcher has been released by the St Louis Cardinals to their Texas League arm at Houston Addition of Reinhart to the Houston pitching staff is awaited to compensate for the loss of Bill Hallahan whom the Cardinals recalled In four years Reinhart has won 60 and lost 18 while 1928 was his only year below .500.
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Charles City Decorah open conference basketball season tonight
Charles City and Decorah meet on the Manual Arts gym tonight to begin the conference basketball season. Decorah brings back most of its roster, losing only two players to graduation last spring. A preliminary game features the Charles City second team and Floyd at Tomy.
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Decorah
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Tomy
Rangers Rally To Draw In NHL Battle With Pirates
New York trailed 2-0 early in the third period but came back with two goals to force a 2 2 overtime stalemate against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a tense National Hockey League contest. The overtime session produced no scoring. Chicago Blackhawks faded again as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 2 in a separate clash.
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Chicago
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Humorous golf tale of Habe Ruth and a pretzel driver
AB Demaree recalls Habe Ruth enjoying long wood shots and homerun comparisons during golf rounds. A Florida round at Al Lang’s Jungle CC ends with Ruth snapping his driver around a tree after a topped tee shot, then jokingly handing the bent club to his caddy and ordering a replacement.
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Ruth
al Lang
Florida
Hills Pladner Fight in Paris Ring February 7
American promoter WU Al Jell Dickson announced Johnny Hills the British flyweight champion will meet Spider Pladner the European champion in a 12 round Paris bout on February 7 for a $7,500 purse. The winner is expected to receive a chance at the world flyweight title.
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American horse named for English features
New York January 4. Mike Hall, a top American handicap horse, will campaign in England this autumn for breeder Robert M. Fastman of Chicago. The five year old gelding will be entered for major British handicaps including the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire decided at Newmarket in October.
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Mike Hall
England
Robert M. Rfastman
Chicago
Gesarewitch
Newmarket
Pros Gather for Rich San Diego Golfing Classic
San Diego January 4 The knickers brigade of pros and amateurs converged on the San Diego Country Club to start the 72 hole San Diego Open with a purse of 82 500, following the La Jolla Open. Johnny Golden of Patterson New Jersey won that event at 215, two over par, with Morton Smith of Joplin Missouri second at 217 and Al Espinoga of Chicago third at 218.
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Young Joplin
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Chicago
Mother of Spider Pladner Frowns at Yankee Nickname
In Clermond-Ferrand France Madame Emile Pladner, mother of boxing prodigy Spider Pladner, defends her son amid his rise after a clean beating of world champion Jazy Schwartz. She jokes that he is too good looking to be called Spider, noting he was born in 1906 and bears no scars from 50 fights.
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Madame Pladner
Spider
Montreal Maroons Fall To Boston In Narrow Loss
Rough play by Stewart and Hicks hampered Montreal as Boston edged them 1 to 0. Ernie Shore scored the second period goal after Stewart and Hicks sat in the penalty box. A separate note: Beo Lomek, known as the Aberdeen Assassin, was bound for New York to meet James J. Braddock in Madison Square Garden on January 18.
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Hicks
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New York
James J. Braddock
Tuffy Griffiths
Madison Square Garden
Moving Pictures of Riegels Run Again Start Fans Talking
Newsreel of Roy Riegels backward run in the California Georgia Tech game spotlighted his misdirection yet highlighted his strong play. The film shows his wrong-way sprint after recovering a fumbled ball, with teammates and Georgia Tech players converging near the goal line. Riegels, praised for his overall performance, faced Punch at guard in a standout game despite the famous miscue.
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Georgia
Big Green Star of Gridiron Trys for Mat Title Tonight
Boston report on heavyweight champion Frank Lewis meeting Gus Sonnenberg in a championship bout at Boston Garden. Lewis weighs 235 pounds, with a 35 pound edge. Sonnenberg, ex Dartmouth player, seeks upset after last year’s near-defeat and a risky fall outside the ring. Experts largely favor Lewis due to experience.
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Wisconsin line coach receives three offers
Madison Wis Jan 4 1947 Tom Lieb former Notre Dame star who has coached Wisconsin's line for three seasons has received offers to become head football coach at three colleges Lieb said he was sitting tight awaiting developments
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Lieb
Eighty Five Men Answer Gall For Iowa Track Team
Iowa City opening meet prompts practice for 85 aspirants led by coach George Bresnahan. Veterans include George Baird and Edward Gordon with Olympic ties. squad features a galaxy of talent as Bresnahan notes his 20 conference title winners since 1921. Indoor schedule spans through March with Big Ten championships at Iowa City.
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George T. Bresnahan
Tice
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George Baird
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Ooach Bresnihaw
Bresnahan
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Chicago
A. A
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Illinois
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Ilinois
Boston Councilman Named in Bribe Case Probe
Boston officials identify Councilman Robert G Wilson Jr as the voice heard on a telephone warning that the Sunday sports order would stay on the table until 13 councilmen were paid five thousand dollars each. The Boston Braves had previously listed Wilson among twelve councilmen accused of demanding a 565,000 bribe to speed action on the Sunday baseball issue.
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Charles F. Adams
Boston Braves
Robert G. Wilson
Wilson
Emil Fuchs
Braves
Boston Finance Commission
Ed Cunningham
Adams
Boelter Tries New Drake Lineup on Eve of Washington Game
Des Moines Jan 4 U P Coach Bill Boelter of Drake University prepares for the Missouri Valley opener against Washington University. The starting five remains uncertain as Baeker experiments with combinations. Likely lineup discussed includes Myers and Bowest forward, Andrews center, Barnes and Monchan guards.
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Washington
Des Moines
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Bill Boelter
Drake University
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Myers
Bowes
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