Box Office Up Swing Across All Sports Branches
A five day week boosts recreation as sports attendance rises across golf, baseball, boxing, racing and more. Notes cite increased fan participation, larger crowds, and expanded events fueling a broader entertainment push amid wartime shifts.
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Mike Jaros
Chicago
Boston
Pittshare
Los Angeles
Detroit
Washington
St Louis
Maestraig
Eifes
Ruth Tilden
Drake Two Mile Relay Breaks Texas Record at Drake Meet
Drake University won the two mile relay in 7 minutes 13 seconds led by Harold Albee Forrest Jamieson Bob LBarsalou and Lewell Baal. The Drake quartet surpassed a Texas record by over four seconds and edged Cary by a narrow margin with Texas A&M in pursuit.
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Drake University
Harold Albee
Forrest Jamieson
Bob Lbarsalou
Lewell Baal
Drake
Only One Shake Up In ABC Standings
AP report notes four shifts of doubles and siege event in the American Bowling Congress standings. Teams from Columbus Ohio and Detroit are referenced with mixed results and unclear placements amid chaotic scoring.
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ABC
ST Pall
Sciaidos
Ben Mowers
Fort Toalbelim
Columbus
Ohio
James Isach
Harold Vautherot
Detroit
Greenlee To Start 32nd Drake Relays
Karl Greenlee former Iowa State athlete and new vice principal at Des Moines Central High School will start the 32nd Drake Relays in Des Moines. Ball Easton says Greenlee will be firm starter in coming years and is not an athletics coach or carnival competitor.
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Des Moines
Karl Greenlee
District meet swimmers pictured for state finals bid
The boys who splashed water in the Y M C A pool at the district meet are photographed to show who will qualify for the state finals in Iowa City next Saturday. The full squad appears except John Stark J P Lyman and Roger Conrad with coaches and teammates named across three rows.
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Iowa City
John Stark
J. P. Lyman
Roger Conrad
Jim Morse
Dave Morse
Elton Brooks
Leo Baughman
Wayne Woods
Art Winne
Howard Geiger
Hamilton Bell
Clifford Morrison
Dick Ritchie
Gene Oswald
Ray ¥Eakle
Jack Dalziel
Don Mann
Rod Rust
John Lucas
Walter Macey
Chester Geiger
Bill Davenport
Junior Griffith
L. P. Lyman
Kenneth Marsh
George Henry
Frank Howland
George Elliott
Junior Mikas
Bob Drake
Waukon High School Track Drills Open Season
Waukon high school began track practice Tuesday under Coach David Flage as the squad ran drills for the opener with State Teachers College high school on April 19. The schedule includes a quadrangular at Decorah on April 21, La Crosse relays on April 26, and a Decorah dual on April 30. Five lettermen return: Earl Ericson Irvin Flage Franklin Linebeck William Brink and Robert Nagel.
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Waukon High School
David Flage
State Teachers College High School
Decorah
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la Crosse
Wis
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Irvin Flage
Franklin Linebeck
William Brink
Robert Nagel
Davis Poised to Replace McCoy at Second Base
In El Paso the Athletics expect Crash Davis to win the second base job over Bennie McCoy. McCoy, a $65 000 draft choice, has his draft questionnaire cleared by Uncle Sam, settling a potential issue for the club.
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EL Paso
Texas
Philadelphia Athletics
Crash Davis
Bennie McCoy
McCoy
Uncle Sam
Franklin Sets New Mile Relay Record
Franklin of Cedar Rapids dominates a sequence of relay and sprint events. Across sections, Franklin athletes claim top times in mile relay, 440 yard dash, and two mile relay, while Cedar Rapids entries compete with Oska Innca, Davenport, and West Des Moines for honors.
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Guskuloosal
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Clinton
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Cedar Rapids
Schlorff
West Water Co
Fry
Patevast
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Heasiey Wese
Anamosal
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Fevank University
Mehr
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Willey
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Iowna City
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Charlies City
Knoxville
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Sac City
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Martinsburg
Postville Promises Three-Peat In Allamakee Tourney
POSTVILLE The Allamakee county high school baseball tournament will be played at the Postville diamond on April 25 and 26. The Postville Pirates have won the county title the last two years and aim for a third in a row, facing Waukon and Lansing who are touted as strong this season. Superintendent H. Gracber released the pairings: Lansing vs New Albin, Waukon vs Harpers Ferry, Postville byes. semifinals Waterville vs Lansing New Albin winner, Postville vs Waukon Harpers Ferry winner.
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Waterville
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Lancing
Peacocks Schedule 11 Baseball Games
Upper Iowa University plans an 11 game baseball schedule for the Peacocks with seven Iowa conference tests aimed at extending a streak of five straight conference titles. The slate includes games against Bradley, Iowa, Wartburg, Simpson, Buena Vista, Platteville, Drake, Luther, and potential return matches with Luther and Wartburg.
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Ilinois
Fairfax Gun Club Announces Sunday Practice and Shoot
The Fairfax Gun Club will be open for practice Sunday starting at 2 pm. A registered shoot is scheduled for Sunday April 13 with participation expected from local shooters.
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Fairfax Gun Club
Bowling Tourney Opens Second Weekend on City Alleys
Open weekend bowling action features B class leaders as Wilson and Co. post 2577 for top spot. Ernie France leads Full-O-Pep with 652 series 179 210 263. Lakeview ties Ton Hat at 2474 for Class C, while Mothers Oats stands second at 2447. Tigers and Cards post 2430 and 2412 in Class D. Doubles and singles show Emory James Bud Kleineck in Class B with 1150 and 1143 respectively, Tom Stastny leads Class C doubles with 1046 and Wright tops Class B singles with 566.
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Hicks
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Merchants National Bank
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Post Office
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Marile
Chicago Team Dethrones AAU Swim Champs
The Chicago Towers won the National AAU swimming title at Ann Arbor by taking the 300 yard medley relay final. Chicago finished first with 44 points ahead of Michigan 36 and Ohio State 12, amid a world record 40 yard relay time of 3 29.6 by Kozlowski Henning Kirar and Jaritz. Earl Clark swept diving titles for Ohio State.
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