Belden Hill Praises M V League Independence in Baseball
Belden K. Hill of Cedar Rapids urged independence at the Mississippi Valley League annual meeting in Dubuque. He praised the circuit for not allowing option players and condemned outsider ownership. The meeting adopted a 126 game schedule starting May 3 plus salary and scorer increases and discussed tax on player sales to higher leagues.
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Belden K. Hill
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi Valley League
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Shore
Charles A. Gemisker
Charley Radbourne
Tom Loftis
William Reed
Waterloo Club
Valley
Jeague
Tracy Garrett
Burlington Club
Fred J.lesser
Dubuque Club
Cyclone Athletes Look Forward to Farm-Home Week
Ames Iowa January 18 final arrangements for Farm and Home week at Iowa State January 30 to February 3. The Missouri wrestling meet moved to January 31 creating two wrestling meets in the same week with Missouri and Oklahoma. The athletic card includes two intercollegiate basketball games Grinnell January 30 and Kansas February 3 intramural track and swimming meets and all college swimming exhibitions.
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Ames
Missouri
Iowa State
Missouri Grapplers
Cyclones
Oklahoma
Grinnell
Kansas University
Oklahoma University
Chicago Society Sends Kids to Boxing School
Chicago, January 18 1940 a social trend shows refined North Shore families sending six year old children to boxing classes. Two former Northwestern University professors run a thriving program teaching the manly art to kindergarten graduates as part of a growing athletic movement.
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Chicago Society
Chicago
North Shore
Northwestern University
College basketball results with scattered scores
The report lists multiple college games with varied scores including Luther 23 and Western Union 72, Coe freshmen 21, Cornell 27, Wartburg academy 20, Augsburg 44, Hamline 21, Wabash 19, Newton 34, Mason City junior college 17, and many others, reflecting a roundup of results from several institutions and regions.
Silk Stockings Hide Rent Strife in Apartment
A landlord discovers 32 pairs of silk stockings in an apartment of tenants unable to pay rent. The quirky clipping blends satire with social commentary as it recalls jokes and oddities from the era while noting the landlord’s humorous patience and the tenants’ plight.
Ruth and Gehrig Report Feb 26 On Early Training
New York: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig will report to the St Petersburg camp a week early with the Yankees to begin intensive spring practice for the coming season. They will travel to Florida on Feb 26 with batterymen, aiming to surpass last April totals and push toward a strong start, while Ruth trains in a gym and Gehrig works on carpentry and painting at home in New Rochelle.
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
St. Petersburg
Twins
Babe
Lou
Florida
Gehrig
Ruth
New Rochelle
Midwest Cage Teams Set For Coast Games On Coast
San Francisco reports the Olympic Club will host two national basketball teams in six days. Tulsa Eagles visit tomorrow night for a high level clash, while Notre Dame faces the Hillyards of St. Joseph on Monday. Notre Dame trounced Wabash 36 to 19 in a recent game as A. U. champions contend with strong midwest programs.
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Olympic Club
Eagles
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Wabash
South Bend
Indy Jay
Hillyards
St. Joseph
Mo. A
A. U
Rickard Gates Dempsey Two Fights This Year Plan
New York Jan 18 Tex Rickard may limit Dempsey to one big bout this year while keeping the Tunney fight as the main goal. The heavyweight promoter discussed options in an interview and signaled caution about warming up for lesser matches.
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Davis
Walsh
New York
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Our John
International News Service
Los Angeles
Rickard
Dempsey
Meyer
Chicago
Sharkey
Heeney
Richard
John
Tunney
Mr. Tunney
Anyother
Hemingway
Jugo-Slovakia
Pallyhoo
Ballyhoo
Florida
Gene Tunney
Weeney
California
Let's Select Man to Fight Gene Tunney
A proposed referendum invites readers to vote on the next challenger to Gene Tunney. The editor argues popular opinion is underrepresented in newspapers and urges fans to determine the People's choice for Tunney's next opponent via ballots.
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Aj Wood Stea
Gene Tunney
Ballyhgoers
Man J
Tunney
Towa Students to Vote on Coaching Case Referendum
Towa City Iowa January 18 secret ballot held today among students to gauge support for retaining Burton Ingwersen head football coach along with athletic director Paul Belting and medical supervisor Walter Feisler. Student council chose referendum after petition by over 100 students and influence from state alumni association. Pharmacy students and A I men’s honorary society overwhelmingly endorsed Ingwersen in resolutions.
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Towa City
University of Iowa
Burton A. Ingwersen
Paul E. Belting
Walter Feisler
State Alumni Association
Pharmacy
A. 1
Chicago Goalie Hughie Lehman Veteran Puck Star
Hughie Lehman veteran goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL has a 28 year career and is famed as Old Eagle Eye. He serves as a scout this season but steps into games occasionally for Chicago.
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Chicago
Hughie Lehman
Chicago Blackhawks
National Hockey League
Eagle Eye
Canada
The
Blackhawks
West High Builds Fundamentals for Charles City Game
West High, recovering from last Saturday's rough win at New Hampton, drills this week for next Saturday's home game against Charles City. Charles City, with new coach Boylan, shows fast, strong play and solid defense against teams like Fostoria, Gresco, Nashua, and Mason City. West High's lineup remains intact with Watson and Pryley at forwards, Captain Sat at center, Gnagy and Mothe guards, while only light scrimmage is planned due to minor injuries.
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New Hampton
West High
Charles City High
Charles City
West
East High
Boylan
Fostoria
Gresco
Nashua
Mason City
Ralph Sati
Old Rose
Orange Township
Sarff
Watson
Pryley
Capt. S
Gnagy and
Iowa Hawkeyes Meet Purdue In Iowa City Showdown
High scorer from 1927 and top season producer for Iowa is shown above. Iowa will host Purdue in Iowa City Saturday evening. Francis L. Wilcox of Eddyville scored big in last winter’s conference games and Fred W. Lawson of Burlington now stars as a first team forward with 27 conference points.
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University of Iowa
Purdue
Iowa City
Francis L
Rags) Wilcox
Eddyville
Fred H. Young
Big Ten
Wilcox
Fred W. Lawson
Burlington
Montreal Canadiens Dominate Canadian NHL Race
New York Jan 18 The Montreal Canadiens lead the Canadian group of the National Hockey League with an offensive surge and tight defense. Aurel Jollat tops scoring chase ahead of Howie Morenz, Art Gagne near the leaders, while Herb Gardiner and Silvio Manina anchor the defense behind goalie George Hainsworth. In 20 games they lost only once and tied four, shutting out six opponents and scoring heavily against rivals such as Ottawa Boston and Detroit. The team has defeated every opponent to date, with joint standouts and a strong road record under their rapid-fire forward line.
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Montreal
New York Yankees
Ottawa Senators
Montreal Maroons
Aurel Jollat
Howie Morenz
Art Gegne
Jeaders
Herb Gardiner
Silvio Manina
Hainsworth
Nets
Les Canadiens
Detroit Cougars
Boston
Pittsburgh
Ottawa
Maroons
George Hainsworth
Ike
Canadiens
New York Rangers
Lwir
New York Americans
Toronto
Detroit
Chicago
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