Five Cornell Matmen Reach AAU Semifinals
Five Cornell college wrestlers advanced to the National A.A.U. meet semifinals at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. Leo Thomsen pinned two foes and edged Dick Hansen 4 2, Rodger Snook moved through 145 pounds, Dale Thomas defeated Claburn White 8 2, and Fred Adams beat California Poly in five minutes. The team leads in pins and faces stiff competition from Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers and the New York Athletic Club as scoring rules may change.
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Gordon Meredith
Francisco
Calif
Cornell College
A.A.U
Vernon
Oklahoma
New York Athletic Club
Cornell
Lange
Leo Thomsen
Dick Hansen
Univerity
California
Thomsen
Rodger Snook
Ed Wood
Porand
Ore
YMCA
James Souse
San Dego State
Dale Thomas
Marion
Claburn White
Alahoma
Fred Adams
Californa Poly
CAA
Tipton Athletes Honored At Club Banquet
Tipton communityites attended the annual athletic banquet as coach Truman Manship reviewed a season led by an undefeated football squad with 35 players seeing action. Standouts included Riley scoring 91 points and Mearl Naber with 161, while Bob Barewald led basketball with 253 points.
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Tipton
Greater Tipton Ub
Juniior High
Anual
Truman Manship
Anship
Trong
Anther
Riley
Mearl Naber
Bob Barewald
Manship
Davinport
Blue Devils
Big Nine Cage Coaches Set 1948 Conference Dates
Chicago United press says Big Nine basketball coaches will set 1948 conference dates at a Sunday meeting. Opponents are set, with each team facing the same nine clubs as in 1947. Each school schedules a home and away series with four opponents and two road games with the remaining four.
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Chicago
Big Nine
Pete Mead TKO’s Reuben Shank in Olympia bout
Detroit report says Pete Mead of Brand Rapids scored a tenth round technical knockout over Reuben Shank the so called cowboy. Referee Johnny Weber halted in the final round after Shank was hammered down following a nine count earlier. Trainer Jerry Fierro blamed a boil on the neck for Shank's inability to roll with punches.
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Detroit
INS
Pete Mead
Brand Rapids
Atlympia
Reuben Shank
Johnny Weber
Denver Cowboy
Jerry Fierro
Shank
Vander Meer Returns to Reds After Arm Treatments
Johnny Vander Meer rejoined the Cincinnati Reds in Dayton after a week in Philadelphia where his left arm was stretched and massaged by a specialist. The Reds’ exhibition against the Pirates was cancelled due to wet grounds as the city series opened. The report also notes strong pitching by the Boston Red Sox in a 3 0 win over the Braves and highlights early spring action with Robinson and other National League stars.
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Dayton
Ohio
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Red Sox
Boston Braves
Braves
Tex Hughson
Sox
Earl Johnson
Tommy Fine
Cormack Named Freshman Coach at Iowa State
Herb Cormack, nine year Iowa City high school football coach, is named assistant professor of physical education and freshman football coach at Iowa State College. Athletic Director Louis Menze said he will begin next fall. Cormack won four Mississippi Valley titles and coached teams with multiple undefeated seasons. He served as a lieutenant commander and previously coached at Pleasonton, Kansas after attending the University of Kansas and Kansas State Teachers College.
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Pleasonton
Kan
Iowa, City
Seven New Entries For Drake Relays
Des Moines reports a windfall of seven additional college entries for the Drake Relays April 25 26 raising total teams to 12. San Diego State joins California contenders Compton Occidental Pepperdine and others. coach Charles Choc Sportsman relies on Jack Kaiser and Willis Steele. Steele is also entered in the 100 yard dash. Other entries include Southwestern University McMurray Chicago University Mankato South Dakota Kansas State Teachers. University entrants total three Ohio State Minnesota Texas and college class nine.
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DES Moines
INS
San Diego State
California
Compton
Occidental
Pepperdine
Charles
Choc
Jack Kaiser
Willis Steele
Steele
A.A.U
Southwestern University
Memphis
Tenn
McMurray College of
Bretnall to Name Relays Squads for KS and Cedar Falls
Iowa State track coach George Bretnall said he will name traveling squads for the Kansas Relays and the Iowa Teachers Relays by Monday. Trials continue next week as he aims for a clear idea of the two squads with veterans set for Kansas and freshmen for Cedar Falls, though he may deviate from this plan.
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Ames
Ins
George Bretnall
Iowa
Kansas
Bretnall
Cedar Falls
Exhibition Baseball Schedule Altered by Wet Grounds
Exhibition games in Boston and Cincinnati were canceled due to wet grounds. Pittsburgh and Louisville matchups were postponed while Chicago was also called off as weather disrupts the slate.
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Yawars Science
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Gnicare
Chicago
Louisville
Michigan Women Lead In National Pio Meet
Michigan entries dominated the early stages of the women s International Bowling Congress tournament in Grand Rapids. Miller Jewelers of Battle Creek posted 2619 on Friday night with 842 813 964 to take first.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan
Miller Jewelers
Battle Creek
Colorado Plans Playoff for State Prep Football Title
At a spring meeting in Denver the Colorado high school activities association outlined a new playoff format. The Western Slope champ will face the Northern league winner on November 21, then the Thanksgiving winner meets the South Central league titlist, with the Turkey Day victor playing Denver’s leading team at Denver University Stadium on December 6 for the state title. The group also considers hiring a paid full-time commissioner.
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Denver
INS
Colorado
Colorado High School Activities Association
Western Slope
Denver University Stadium
Harvard urged to sign Leo Durocher as assistant coach
Editors of the Harvard Crimson call Harvard Athletic Association to hire suspended Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher as an assistant to Baseball Coach Dolph Samborski in an open letter to Harvard Athletic Director William J. Bingham. The letter claims Veritas spirit and mocks the suspension with a quoted line.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles River
Harvard Athletic Association
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dolph Samborski
Harvard
William J
Bill” Bingham
Harvard Crimson
Bingham
Leo
Chandler
Cyclones Defeat Drake In Golf Meet On Wet Course
Iowa State College beat Drake 13 to 5 in Des Moines with Bud Thomas firing 79 to earn medalist honors. Morrie Norman of Drake was runner up with 81 as ISU won three of four singles and two of three doubles matches.
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Des Moines
Iowa State College
Drake
Bud Thomas
Cyclones
Morrie Norman
Iowa State
No Clemency For Graziano In New York
Chicago circles anticipate the Zale Graziano rematch with Graziano likely to fight in Soldier Field on June 16 if Illinois licensing proceeds. New York boxing authorities rejected Graziano's reinstatement, prompting his team to consider Chicago as the venue. Firms in Cleveland and Detroit bid for the lucrative bout, which could gross about half a million dollars.
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Charles Einstein
Chicago
INS
Rocky Graziano
Tony Zale
Chamber of Commerce
Graziano
New York Boxing Commission
New York Commission
Gotham
Rocky
Irving Cohen
Zale
Soldier Field
Lake Front
Illinois State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
New York Society
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Yankee Stadium
Sam Pian
Sheldon Clark
Illinois Boxing Group
Pian
Illinois
Tony
Sam
Chicago U Goes Minor League in Track at Drake Relays
DES MOINES UP Chicago Maroons enter Drake Relays marking a shift from university section to college events with the classic set for April 25 26. Illinois officials announce Illini runners to compete in both Penn and Drake relays after mile relay wins last year.
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DES Moines
Chicago University
Drake
Maroons
University of Illinois
Illini
Penn
Ilinois
Unbeaten Cedar Rapids Y M C A seeks state title in district meet
Cedar Rapids Y M C A swimming team aims to defend its state championship starting Saturday in Waterloo. Coach Max Bus hmeyer relies on veterans Sivers and Jerry Moen in A and Mor ch, Gibson, Stark and Morse in B. Newly joined juniors and senior divers bolster the squad as qualifiers advance to the April 26 state meet at the University of Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Morrison
Yeakle
Stark
Canada
University of Iowa
Gilchrist
Morse
Ruschmeyer
Iowa University
Northwestern
Hopper May Step Into Brooklyn Job No One Else Seems Ready To Take Over
By a process of elimination Clay Hopper appears the logical choice to succeed Leo Durocher as Brooklyn Dodgers manager. The post is seen as high paying but potentially short lived, with Branch Rickey unlikely to match Durocher’s former salary. Hopper’s Montreal success and rapport with Dodgers stars bolster his candidacy while others withdraw.
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Carl Lundquist
YORK
Clay Hopper
Leo Durocher
Storm Center
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodger
Durocher
Branch Rickey
Hopper
Montreal Dodger
Jackie Robinson
Rickey
Dodgers
Montreal
Brooklyn
Royals
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland
Bill Terry
New York Giants
United Press
Ray Blades
Clyde Sukeforth
Jake Pitler
Hooper
Dixie Walker
Eddie Stanky
Man O War Honored as Cavalry Colonel in Ceremony
In Tokyo the First Cavalry made the racehorse Man O War an honorary colonel. A saddlecloth bearing a colonel insignia was presented to Kentucky wives Mrs Clyde Lampkin of Louisville and Mrs Robert Stite of Henderson in a formal dispatch to the famed racer.
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Tokyo
Ins
First
Kentucky
William E. Chase
Clyde Lampkin
Louisville
Robert Stite
Henderson
Dysart Trojans Triumph 5-1 Over Belle Plaine
The Dysart Trojans completed their third straight win with a 5-1 victory against Belle Plaine on the Dysart field. Ulch pitched for Belle Plaine amid sloppy defense and Trojan hits that produced three runs in the first and two in the third. Novotny relieved in the fourth and kept Dysart off the board the rest of the game. Monroe came in for Dysart in the sixth as two hits and a walk loaded the bases before Kopriva walked in a run for Belle Plaine.
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New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Thomson
Peck
Lohrke
Metkovich
Cleveland
Hartung
New York
Dysart
Dysart Trojans
Belle Plaine
Ulch
Novotny
Monroe
Kopriva
Belle Belle Plaine
Jeawecevere
Jabs and Knockouts Feature on West Coast Cards
A roundup of boxing results via AP lists several bouts with KO and decision outcomes. Notable ringside notes include Billy F defeating an unnamed foe, Vinnie Jase stopping Frankie Angustin, and Eddie Lamar earning a 169 point edge. Other bouts show Tom Egan overpowering Louis, Ray Aveustas outpointing Eddie Lamar, and Anton Raadik posting a victory.
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Associated Press
Deiobis
Billy F
Tae
Geerse
Ace Miller
Toledo
Harry Hart
Ywood
Calif
Vinnie Jase
Schenectady
Frankie Angustin
Los
San Jose
Tommy Egan
Francises
Louis
San St. TorEma
Kan
Ray Aveustas
Eddie Lamar
Abrams
Sogneaane
Anton Raadik
Paul — Howard Kl
Magi
T.k.co
Buzz Mien En
Billy “Parsons
Danville
Abrams Defeats Raadik In Chicago Title Bid
Georgie Abrams of Washington DC defeated Anton Raadik of Estonia in a 10-round middleweight bout at Chicago Stadium. The crowd of 13,208 paid 56,192 for the card as Raadik failed to mount offense. Other results included Bob Foxworth stopping Johnny Colan in 4 rounds and Abel Cestac knocking out Walter Hafer in the fourth.
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Chicago
INS
Georgie Abrams
Washington, D. C
Anton Raadik
Estonia
Abrams
Chicago Stadium
Raadik
Bob Foxworth
St. Louis
Johnny Colan
New York
Abel Cestac
Jack Dempsey
Luis Firpo
Walter Hafer
Dayton
Ohio
Billy Fox Rallies To Kayo Georgia Kochan
Billy Fox the Philadelphia light heavyweight knocked out Georgie Kochan at 2 12 of the seventh round in a ten rounder at St Nicholas Arena. Kochan opened with a first round knockdown and Fox fought through a severe gash over his left eye to finish the bout with a late rally and knockout.
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New York
INS
Billy Fox
Philadelphia
Georgie Kochan
St. Nicholas Arena
Kochan
Fox
Philly
Rickey Commended for Giving Robinson Break
New York UPI delegates laud Branch Rickey for signing Jackie Robinson as the first Negro in major league baseball. Clifford Foster of the American Civil Liberties Union writes that Rickey faced pressure and praises the move as aligning baseball with democratic ideals and opening opportunities for qualified black players.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
American Civil Liberties Union
Jackie Robinson
Rickey
Clifford Foster
No Increase in Cost Of Hawk Grid Tickets
Iowa City dispatch reports Hawkeye stadium ticket prices unchanged for 1947 home games. Reserved seats for three conference games cost 3 dollars, while North Dakota State game general admission is 2 dollars with no reserved seating. A season coupon book is 10 dollars, saving a dollar versus single-game purchases. Applications mailed to over 25,000 people.
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Iowa City
INS
Hawkeye
E. G. Schroeder
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
North Dakota
Schroeder
Buckeye Nine Edge Badgers 3 2 In Windy Opener
Freshman Pete Perini pitched and hit for Ohio State as they edged Wisconsin 3 2 in the Western Conference opener. Perini allowed five hits, rival Gene Jaroch also five, with Perini driving in Ray Gebhardt on a fifth inning triple.
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Columbus
Ohio
Pete Perini
Ohio State University
Wisconsin
Perini
Badgers
Gene Jaroch
Jaroch
Ray Gebhardt
Glen Selbo
Selbo
Ed Butcher
Bucks
Susman Bis
Wilson Perini
N. Ranz
Washington and Lee shuts out Michigan in baseball
Washington and Lee blanked Michigan 4-0 as pitcher Ligon allowed three hits. The Generals faced five Michigan errors that aided the victory despite W and L’s five hits. Pichican, Heikkonen, Hicks and Zupineki contributed in the field and at bat.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Michigan
Ligon
Pichican
Heikkonen
Hicks
Zupineki
Hawks Home Opener Postponed By Wet Field Weather
The University of Iowa home baseball opener against Luther College was postponed from Saturday to next Wednesday. Hawkeyes have not yet practiced on the local diamond due to wet conditions and cold weather.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Luther College
Five Changes in ABC Pin Standings
Five minor shifts in American Bowling Congress standings followed Friday’s action on day 16 of the 53 day meet. Edwin Wells of Shillington Pa led singles at times with a 223 235 201 659. Tony Roth and Robert Bales from Kansas City moved the doubles standings with scores 180 211 245 636 and 228 201 173 602. Alex Black of Cleveland posted totals for all events 600 in team 619 doubles 601 singles 1820. The House of Riley Bell Calif moved to eighth in team with 2843 while Schlitz Denver rose to ninth with 2839.
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Los. Angeles
INS
Edwin Wells
Shillington
Tony Roth
TWA _ welder
Robert Bales
Missouri
Roth
Bales
Kansas City
Alex Black
Cleveland
House of Riley
Bell
Calif
Demaret Mangrum Duo Defeat Snead Locke In Exhibition Match
Jimmy Demaret and Lloyd Mangrum defeated Sammy Snead and Bobby Locke 2 up in a Pinehurst exhibition. Demaret eagled the 6th hole to gain the lead, Mangrum sealed it with an eagle on the 16th after Snead and Locke led early. Individual scores: Demaret 68 Snead 69 Mangrum 72 Locke 73.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Jimmy Demaret
Lloyd Mangrum
Sammy Snead
Bobby Locke
Snead
Locke
South Africa
Demaret
Mangrum
Dinner Honoring Nile Kinnick Held in Iowa City
In Iowa City a Monday night dinner will honor Nile C. Kinnick with the All-American captain's cup presented by Christy Walsh. Parents of the 1939 Iowa halfback will accept the award on his behalf. about 65 guests including sports officials and newsmen attend. Kinnick earned about 25 percent of votes from the 220 cast by players named All-Americans over 23 years. Eligible voters covered the 1935 to 1939 group of 51 players.
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Iowa City
INS
Nile C. Kinnick
University of Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Christy Walsh
All-American Football Board
Kinnick
Kansas Opposes Big Six Bid to Oklahoma Aggies
Kansas university athletic heads oppose admitting Oklahoma A&M to the Big Six conference. Prof. W. W. Davis says expansion should be gradual, noting recent Colorado addition and denying opposition based on race in athletics.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Aggies
Lawrence
Kan
Ins
Kansas University
Oklahoma A&m College
W. W. Davis
Aggie
Colorado
Davis
Jayhawk
A&m
Marceline Vaughan Dies World Champion Woman Billiards Player
Los Angeles report says 26 year old Marceline Vaughan known as Miss Billie Billiards died Saturday after anemia. She had been unconscious since Sunday.
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Los Angeles
Marceline Vaughan
Vaughan
Billie Billiards
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