Cedar Rapids Rockets Manager Embraces Crowd-Centric Deals
Meaghan, Cedar Rapids Rockets GM, thrives on fan turnout both inside and outside the park. He quotes ticket tiers and hosts shareable events, from Huron night to a World Series film showing, negotiating with a local boy Bobby Kazimour to expand youth attendance.
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IM Meaghan
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Ball Park
Jim
Meaghan
St. Wenceslaus School
Bobby Kazimour
Meaghans
Huron
Seven Teams Named for Fraternal Softball League
Seven teams were confirmed for the Fraternal softball league at Thursday’s meeting in the Playground and Recreation Commission offices. Teams include St Wenceslaus Social Club CSA Knights of Columbus 29 40 club Elks Fidelity Negro lodge Community House and Link-Belt Activities. The American Legion and DeMolay may add teams and a committee will study a sportsmanship and outstanding-player medal.
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CSA
Knights of Columbus
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American Legion
Legion
Eastern Iowa stars eye state indoor meet in Iowa City
Roosevelt Cedar Rapids led by Ocie Trimble and Stan Petrick face tough field as Dubuque Clinton Des Moines North East and Iowa City vie for Class A honors. Miller of Des Moines Lincoln and Moore of Des Moines Lincoln headline sprint and mile events with strong relay squads from Des Moines and Decorah.
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Oole
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Ken Olson
Bob Besco
Keith Babcock
Four Eastern Iowans Join ISTC Grid Squad
Four eastern Iowans are among 55 players reporting for spring practice at Iowa Teachers College. Eleven lettermen reported to coach Buck Starbeck. Eastern Iowa players include John Ralston Maquoketa James Ribbeck Sumner Fred Stocker Keystone and Harlan Roloff Waverly.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa Teachers College
C L. “Buck” Starbeck
Eastern Iowans
John Ralston
Maquoketa
James Ribbeck
Sumner
Fred Stocker
Keystone
Harlan’ Roloff
Waverly
Iowa Teachers Award Cage Wrestling Letters
Iowa Teachers college announces letterwinners in basketball and wrestling by athletic director L L Mendenhall. Notables include Tom Chandler Nashua Van Combs London Willard Gisel Fred Havemann Muscatine Dean Hogoland Norm Jespersen Cedar Falls Walt Koehner Jim Ludeman Waukon Charles Rick Muscatine Wacetine Russ Bush Waterloo Dick Black Fort Dodge John Harrison Fort Bode Luverne Klarsage Bill Nelson Easle Grove Floyd Oglesby Mason City Billi Smith Council Bluffs Fred Stocker Keystone Keith Young Algona Lowell Cook Max Lorg Missouri Valley and others.
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Nashua
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London
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Venturs
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Muscatine
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Marshalltown
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Waukon
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Wacetine
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Waterloo
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Fort Dodge
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Easle Grove
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Ci Oddens
Eagle Grove
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Council Bluffs
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Algona
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Missouri Valley
Tall Dogs Face Texas in Iowa Texas Iowa High School Girls Clash
Des Moines hosts Drake Fieldhouse as Seagoville Texas meets Wellsburg Iowa in the first inter state girls basketball rivalry. Seagoville relies on 5 9 Madge Sorrells while Wellsburg features 6 0 Lorraine Bokhoff and 5 11 Thelma Ross. Texas rules apply in Des Moines and Waterloo games.
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Associated Press
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Des Moines
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Waterloo Auditorium
Iowa
Drake
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Kamrar
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Thelma Ross
Hammer Thrower Toggles Lights in Portland Collapse
Fred Stickney, 17, launched a 12 pound hammer into power lines Thursday night, wrapping around the wires and shorting circuits. Street lights in Rosemont and Nason's Corner districts were dark for 15 minutes to half an hour.
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Portland
Fred Stickney
Rosemont
Nason
Y District Swim Meet Set For Cedar Rapids Saturday
The Cedar Rapids Y M C A hosts the central Iowa district swimming meet Saturday afternoon with teams from Washington Waterloo Mason City Marshalltown Charles City and Cedar Rapids. Winners advance to the state Y meet. Cedar Rapids entrants include Junior A Fritzher Eddie Daniels Jack Mitvalsky Don Sivers Ron Sivers Roger Macha Richard Ringsmuth Bob Bradley Richard Henderson Junior B Bill Sivers Larry Caldwell Pred Survey Bill Dykhuizen John Hofer Ellis Wiggens Intermediates Don Macha Carl Elz Senior Elton Brooks.
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Waterloo
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Charles City
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Eddie Daniels
Jack Mitvalsky
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Ron Sivers
Roger Macha
Richard Ringsmuth
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Richard Henderson
Bill Sivers
Larry Caldwell
Bill Dykhuizen
John Hofer
Eliis Wiggens
Don Macha
Carl, Elz
Elton Brooks
Gallagher benched for Globe Trotters game at Coe Fieldhouse
Cedar Rapids Raiders will not start Jim Gallagher against the Harlem Globetrotters. Manager Jay Finn said Gallagher appears with blood poisoning in one hand and will be used only sparingly in the exhibition at Coe Fieldhouse.
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Cedar Rapids Raiders
Harlem Globe Trotters
Coe
Raider
Jay Finn
Gallagher
Coe College
Eastern Iowa Track Meet at Iowa Tonight
Iowa City hosts the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye conference indoor meet at the University fieldhouse tonight with defending champion University High of Iowa City and entrants from West Branch West Liberty Wapello Winfield Wilton Junction New London and Columbus Junction.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Softball Teams Sought for Local Girls Clubs
Ann Curtis of Rock Island Illinois seeks girls' clubs in the area to arrange games. She manages a girls' softball team and invites interested groups to contact her at 2308 Thirty-eighth Street.
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Ann Curtis
Thirty-eighth Street
Rock Island
Ris Captures Free Style 100 In AAU Meet
Wally Ris of Iowa won the 100 yard freestyle at the national AAU indoor swimming meet in Daytona Beach Florida with a 51.4 second clock. Three Olympic champions Joe Verdeur Bruce Harlan and Allen Stack also claimed titles in the opening day events.
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Fla
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Wally Ris
Joe Verdeur
Bruce Harlan
Ohio State
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Verdeur
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Atlantic City
Adolph Kiefer
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Miller Anderson
New Haven
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Detroit
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Purdue
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New
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Dallas
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Jack Tolar
Texas
Harvard Fires Coach Barclay
Harvard University announces the dismissal of basketball coach Barclay amid program turmoil. Assistant coaches are expected to assume duties as the school initiates a search for a replacement and outlines next steps for the program.
Harvard fires basketball coach Bull Barclay
Harvard University announced on Thursday night that Bull Barclay would not have his contract renewed as basketball coach. Athletic Director William J Bingham gave the brief statement and said no successor had been named. Barclay, who came to Harvard from Michigan at age 30 in 1948, led the team for years.
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Mass
Harvard University
Bull Barclay
William J Bingham
Barclay
Harvard
Michigan
Trapshoot Warmup Set At Green Castle Gun Club
Swisher A hosts a warmup trap shoot ahead of a series of events at the Green Castle Gun Club near here on Sunday.
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Green Castle
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