Four Round Semiwindup Adds Heat To Cornell Card
Amateur boxing returns with a five round semiwindup and wind up bouts at Memorial Coliseum next Saturday night. Lew Dochterman promotes two major matches Cedar Rapids stars Burrell Smith vs Richard Douglas and Ralph Thornton vs Don Twatchman with other 126 to 175 pound bouts and training gym funds. Tickets are on sale at local outlets.
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Lew Dochterman
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Burrell Smith
Richard Douglas
St. Louis
Ralph Thornton
Keokuk
Don Twatchman
Oxford Junction
Bob Berens
Iowa City
Frankie Lee
Community House
Tommy Gavin
Cascade
Edward Loomis
Rock Island
Dolphus Edwards
Des Moines
Bill Sangster
Dochterman
Donny
Ernie Nisser
Nisser
Lyle Seydel
Hero
Billy Cavanaugh
Frankie Washington
Dick Kanellis
Bob Baird
Myron Darling
Dave Dodge
Colonel Crider
Armstrong’s
Beck’s
Foxhead
Tony’s Grill
Wises Ramblers Sweep Marion Relays Four Records Fall
Wises Ramblers captured five events at the Marion Relays while tying and breaking records. Jack Hady of University High clocked 15.7 seconds in the 120 highs relay, edging Marion’s Bob Williams. Teachers High dominated class B and C events with a 1 37.9 half mile, and several relay marks fell including the shuttle hurdles and combined section records.
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Marion
Teachers High
Cedar Falls
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Jack Hady
University High
Bob Williams
Wilson
Ramblers
Franklin
South Siders
Harold
Thad Miller
Tommy Ipson
Harold Steen
Bob Littel
Herb Belz
Norm Jesperson
Arles Johnson
Independence
Wrestling title race narrows to semifinals with Cornell lead
In San Francisco three teams, Cornell Oklahoma A&M and Southwestern Tech, vie for the National AAU wrestling crown as semifinals begin. Cornell lands four finalists led by Rodger Snook Dale Thomas and Lowell Lange, while Hetrick Southwestern pins defending champ Collins to set up 128-pound finale against Kachiroubas.
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Cornell
Oklahoma A & M
Southwestern Tech
New York A. C
Aggies
Southwestern
Rodger Snook
Dick Hauser
Dale Thomas
Lowell Lange
M. A. Northrup
Leland Merrill
Merrill
Northrup
San Francisco Olympic Club
Snook
Joe Kissane
McBurney Ymca
New York
Newt Copple
Lincoln
Neb
Richard Fowlkes
Oklahoma
A and M
Charles Hetrick
Weatherford
Okla
Ed Collins
N.Y.A.C
Hetrick
Lou Kachiroubas
Illinois U
Kachiroubas
Leo Thomson
Charles Ridenour
T. J. Snyder
Ridenour
Hauser
George Feuerback
John Moore
Murray Edelam
McBurney
N.Y
Y.M.C.A
Henry Wittenberg
Grover Rains
Oklahoma A
M. Wittenberg
Daryl Spear
Pasadena
Rains
Robert Morgan
Jim Gregson
Frank Miler
Henry Lanzi
Newton
N. J
Ray Gunkel
Purdue University
Richard Vaughn
Lancaster
Gunkel
Ing James Chapman
Southwest
Ern Tech
Vaughn
Don Arnold
San Diego State
Yankees Send Russo to I L
Brooklyn AP reports Marius Russo former top left hander for the Yankees has been sent to the Newark farm in the International League. Russo had a spring tryout with the AL club after a winter operation on his left arm.
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Marius Russo
Yankee
New York
Newark
Yanks
Russo
Kansas City
Opening Day in Washington Yankees Meet Senators
President Truman will throw the first ball to start the 1947 baseball season at Griffith Stadium in Washington. The Senators face the New York Yankees as the capital observance of play ball attracts 34,009 fans in ideal upper sixty weather while the rest of the major leagues begin Tuesday.
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Washington
INS
Harry Truman
Senators
New York Yankees
Art
Griffith Stadium
Durocher Offers Murray 1000-Dollar Weekly Baseball Commentator Post
New York report says Leo Durocher, suspended Brooklyn manager, offered Arthur Murray a 1000 dollar weekly job as a baseball commentator. The article notes details of the coast to coast pre game discussion and possible terms pending Durocher's decision.
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New York
Arthur Murray
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Murray
Durocher
Sox Manager Gets to 1948 Pact
Chicago AP Lyons, manager of the Chicago White Sox, received a new contract through 1948 with a higher salary. Leslie O Connor, team business manager, tore up Lyons 1946 47 agreement and did not disclose the raise amount though Lyons is reported to earn about 25000 annually.
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Chicago
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Leslie O’connor
Lyons
Jimmy Dykes
O’connor
Coe Track Team Dominates With Five Firsts At Invite
Coe College hosts a small invitational with 25 Coe athletes earning five firsts two seconds and several thirds. Augustana and Dubuque also score multiple wins while Cornell Loras participate. Notable performances include Chilly Hopkins 2 01 2 in the two mile and a close two mile win by Cornell, with Coe relay teams winning all but the half mile.
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Coe
Augustana
Cornell
Loras
Dubuque
Chilly Hopkins
McAdam
Gene Morokoff
Morokoff
Freeman
Prolific Baseball Forecasts From Loyal Readers
A Sunday column gathers reader forecasts on major league baseball. L L Long of Greeley, Mrs Vern Platt, Bill Cumberland, Tom Ryan and others predict winners and finishers across the National and American leagues with playful remarks and Easter week quips.
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Red
Wisconsin
Badgers
Bill Cumberland
Urbana
Tigers
Cincinnati
Athletics
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Indians
Eddie Waitkus
Sox and Cubs edge in spring city series clincher
The Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 3-2 at Comiskey Park to take a 4-2 edge in the spring city series as Pinch-hitter Taft Wright Luke Apne and Dave Philley drove runs while Johnny Rigney started shakily. Paul Erickson took the loss pitching four innings. In St Louis the Browns upset the Cardinals 2-0 behind five-hit pitching as Al Zarilla and Walt Judnich drove in the runs.
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Johnny Rigney
Cubs
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Sox
Taft Wright
Luke Apne
Dave Philley
Rigney
Paul Erickson
Wrigley Field
Ee Ericson
Schmitz
Scheffing Raynes
Grove
Tresh
St. Louis Browns
Cardinals
St. Louis
al Zarilla
Jeff Heath
Jerry Witte
Walt Judnich
Brown
Dodgers seek new Brooklyn manager amid Durocher banishment
Branch Rickey reportedly offered the Brooklyn job to Bill Terry after banishment of Leo Durocher, with Joe McCarthy also rumored as a target. Terry’s past Brooklyn insult and McCarthy’s Buffalo residence are noted, while Rickey declined to comment on any talks.
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Pprocalre
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Associated Press
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Bill Terry
Flatbush
Durocher
Brooks
Terry
New York Giants
Dodger
Sweet William
Noel Coward
Rickey
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankee
Buffalo
Marie Joe
McCarthy
Cedar Rapids YMCA swims to district Y meet victory
Cedar Rapids YMCA team scored 159 points to beat Waterloo in the Y district swimming meet. In the 80 yard freestyle relay junior A division Cedar Rapids set a new mark of 47.8 seconds, with Waterloo second at 49.4. Sivers Houghton Cornell and Hartman named for Cedar Rapids. Marshalltown finished third.
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Cedar Rapids
Sivers
Houghton
Cornell
Hartman
Marshalltown
Cornish Knight Upsets Derby Contenders at Jamaica
In the Experimental handicap at Jamaica, Cornish Knight a long shot beat Kentucky Derby eligibles in a field of nine. Seenav finished second and Phalanx third as Cornish Knight ran 1:44 4/5 for the mile and a sixteenth, paying 23.30 12.00 6.70.
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New York
INS
Cornish Knight
Jamaica
Seenav
Phalanx
Amos Alonzo Stagg III Heads Toward Transcontinental Trip
Amos Alonzo Stagg III, 84, remains hospitalized in Chicago with a slight cold but is described as in good condition by his physician. He hopes to resume a transcontinental journey soon and is expected to be discharged in a few days.
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Chicago
INS
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Presbyterian Hospital
Stagg
Zale Graziano Rematch Offer Reported in Chicago
Harry Hannin, a former Chicago promoter, said a group of millionaire Chicago businessmen offered a minimum guarantee of 225 000 to bring the Tony Zale Rocky Graziano rematch to Chicago. He stated the bid rose from an earlier 200 000 offer and matched a competing Cleveland group bid for the middleweight title bout.
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Chicago
Harry Hannin
Sam Pian
Irving Cohen
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Hannin
Cleveland
Michigan Track Upsets California in Outdoor Opener
In Berkeley the Michigan Wolverines defeated host California 71 to 59 as Herb Barton led with a mile win, a 1:56.1 half mile, and Charles Fonville captured the shot put at 53 feet 1% inches and the discus at 148 feet 7% inches, morning crowds of 8500 watching.
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Berkeley
Calif
Herb Barton
Charles Fonville
University of Michigan Wolverines
University of California
Michigan
Barten
Fonville
Wolverines
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