Bucky O'Connor faces packed five week speaking golf tour
Bucky O'Connor, fresh from basketball, will embark on a 35 day speaking tour spanning Indiana to South Dakota with 26 banquets and 26 main courses to sample. He will also coach the Iowa golf team in several matches and attend the Drake Relays, while balancing family time and Olympic duties as a possible Australia trip looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucky
O’connor
NCAA
Iowa
Drake
Jane
Kathy
Kansas City
Anderson
Ind
Rapid City
S. D
Mason City
The
Methodist Church
Knights of Columbus
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Burlington
LeClaire
Red Oak
Ida Grove
Aberdeen
S.D
Rockwell City
Olin
Keota
Independence
Des Moines
Wisconsin
Rockford
Garner
Tama
Cedar Rapids
District YMCA Swim Meet Set At Cedar Rapids Pool
The district YMCA swimming meet will be held at the Cedar Rapids YMCA pool Saturday with diving scheduled Saturday morning and the swimming finals starting at 1 pm. Winners advance to the state YMCA finals at the University of Iowa pool on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Athletic union reports mixed receipts for basketball series
Executive Secretary Wayne Cooley announced the athletic union’s gross from its basketball tournament series reached $188,847.98, down from $193,425.10 last year. State finals receipts were $81,391.90, down $4,944, while sectional receipts fell but district receipts rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Cooley
the Athletic Union
Iowa Girls Union concludes season with drop in meet results
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union wrapped the season with a drop in state meet results. Schools and athletes faced shifting standings as events concluded, highlighting standout performances and emerging talents across multiple disciplines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Syracuse wins hosting bid for 1958 American Bowl tournament
To Syracuse, ROCHESTER, N. Y. ABC directors chose the upstate New York city on the first ballot Thursday to host the 1958 American Bowl in Congress tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Syracuse
ABC
New York City
Sauer Deal Spurs Lane’s Golden Touch Debate
Frank Lane’s March 30 trade that sent Hank Sauer from the Cubs to the Cardinals is touted as perhaps his best move yet as Sauer helps St. Louis beat the White Sox 5-2 in 10 innings. The Grapefruit League standings show strong performances from Colavito, Mantle, and other stars across several clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Hank Sauer
Frank Lane
Sauer
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Lane
Cardinals
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Walcott Subpoenaed to Testify on Boxing Corruption
Former heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott faces a Cook County grand jury subpoena over possible knowledge of boxing corruption in Illinois. He was in Chicago to film a boxing movie and debated boxing with Illinois Commissioner Lou Radzienda on television. Federal and state officials pursue claims linked to a Basilio Saxton title bout questioned as not up to standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Walcott
Cook County
Walcott
Lou Radzienda
Frank Ferlic
State Commission
Radzienda
National Boxing Association
State Athletic Commission
Livingston Osborne
Jack Begun
Carmen Basilio
Johnny Saxton
Begun
Saxton
Basilio
Chicago Stadium
Snead Leads in Own Tournament at Greensboro Open
Sam Snead tops the field at the Greensboro Open preview, firing a 66 for a share of the lead in the event billed as Snead Open. Other contenders include Stranahan 67 and Caneri 68, with Clark and Ford among the leading pack as rounds progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snead
Sam Snead
Greensboro
Sports Schedule Highlights State Friday Through Sunday
Friday slate features baseball matchups including Coe at Knox and Cornell at Monmouth, plus Western Illinois at Iowa at 3 30. Olympic trials and wrestling track events in Cornell Mt Vernon and Valley West Des Moines. Saturday offers more baseball between Coe Monmouth and Cornell Knox, golf at Cornell Coe and tennis at Dubuque. Sunday lists baseball 1 C at Loras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Knox
Cornell
Monmouth
Western Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Cornell Relays
Mt. Vernon
Valley Relays
West Des Moines
Big Ten Faces Formal Vote on Rose Bowl Renewal
Minnesota opposed renewal delaying automatic extension as Big Ten members must individually approve post season terms. Michigan State hosted the March 2 meeting where extension was approved by faculty representatives and athletic directors, but return to each school’s faculty is required for final approval. Northwestern and Minnesota have opposed earlier, leaving Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio State to vote with no prior ballots against the pact by those schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Michigan State
Northwestern
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Purdue
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio State
Big Ten
Raiders Run Mark to 9-5 in 4-1 Victory
Ce dar Rapids Raiders improved to 9-5 at Dodger training camp by beating Great Falls 4-1 in six innings at Dodgertown. Alberto Costa homered with two RBIs, Paul Stammens added a triple, and Ken Rose closed the game with bases loaded strikeouts as gusty winds hampered both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vero Beach
Paul Stammens
Lou Hribar
Dodgertown
Ken Rose
Great Falls
Jim Sprankle
Dodger
Edar Rapids
Sprankle
Rose
Stammen
Page
Coleman
39 Schools Will Bid At Cornell Saturday
Mt Vernon Cornell college hosts its first annual relays drawing nine squads from high schools and colleges. The program runs from 9:30 am preliminaries to 1:15 pm ceremonies and finals, featuring an exhibition mile with Ted Wheeler and Deacon Jones. Michigan? Iowa? University of Iowa competitors Wheeler and Jones appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
Ted Wheeler
Charles “Deacon” Jones
University of Iowa
Wheeler
Ripon
Dubuque U
St. Ambrose
Davenport
Baseball on TV Returns with Dodger Yankee Exhibition
CBS televises the Dodger Yankee exhibition from New York Saturday at 12 55 p m with a 12 45 p m Dizzy Dean preview on WMT Channel 2 A 90 minute baseball spectacular airs Sunday at 6 30 p m on NBC Channel 7 featuring top players brief skits movie clips and the baseball ballet from Damn Yankees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS
New York
Dizzy Dean
WMT
Channel 2
NBC
Happel Opens On One-Hitter For Atkins
Junior Legion Hall of Fame pitcher Happel limited Shellsburg to one infield single through five innings as Atkins high school opened baseball season. Galen Glick drove in two runs with a first inning triple and later added a single, while Dean Hatfield and Dave Primrose collected two hits each. Irregularities in the box score show Happel fanning 14 and Irish breaking up the bid with a sixth inning infield single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Atkins
Jim Happel
Junior Legion Hall of Fame
Milwaukee Braves
Eddie Dancisak
Atkins High School
Happel
Shellsburg
George Irish
Galen Glick
Toan
Glick
Dean Hatfield
Dave Primrose
Mike Gibney
Atki
Hoff
Irish
Donele Happel
Bass
Middlecoff Favored in Champions Tourney Odds
Las Vegas sources list Cary Middlecoff as the 5-1 favorite for the Champions tourney in Las Vegas set for April 26 to 29. Defending champion Gene Littler follows as the 6-1 second choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Caryl Middlecoff
Gene Littler
Wilson and Bear Netmen Tie 2-2 in opener duel
The Wilson and Bear Netmen opened their season with a 2-2 draw against McKinley. McKinley won both singles while Wilson captured the doubles. Wilson reserves defeated their foes 4-0. Readouts include singles winners Knapp and Drahoral for McKinley and Langharet and Barvinek for Wilson, with doubles won by Brody Brown for Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Wilson
Tennisorces
Bears
Far Langharet
Steve Wilder
At Barvinek
Bob Hartman
John Brody
Bill Brown
Bob Meubie
John Shanklin
Jay Lanenaret
Mil Barvinek
Ron Ard
Bill Hondina
Marion Wins Second Hi Y Olympics at YMCA
Marion captured the second annual Hi Y Olympics defeating clubs from Wilson McKinley and Ellis at the YMCA on Thursday night. The meet featured events in bowling ping pong checkers golf darts shuffleboard and volleyball with Marion finishing with top total points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hi-Y
Wilson
McKinley
Ellis
YMCA
Marion
Wil
McK
Marion Bilis
Chest
Heimelay
Regents Give Iowa Coaches Olympic Roles in U K
Des Moines AP Regents approve plans for two Iowa State University coaches to serve on U S Olympic teams. Bucky O Connor will be Olympic basketball assistant coach and Dave McCaskey will coach Olympic wrestling. Brechler commended for overall athletic program performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
SUI Athletic Department
Bucky O'Connor
Dave McCaskey
SUI
O'Connor
Paul Brechler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Peppers
Gus Schrader
Globetrotters
Savanna
Ill
Davenport I Club
Iowa City
Iowa U
Dubuque Legion
Dubuque University
Clinton
Ryan
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Australia
Galesburg
Eugene
Ore
Springfield
Cookeville
U. S
Iowa Board of Regents
U.S
Dunno
Bettendorf
Verna Schultz
Pat Ery
Lake Park
June Hodkinson
Ottumwa High School
Dale Harris
Dubuque
Harris
Ottumwa
Ed McCluskey
Dowling High
Jerry Groom
Notre Dame
McCluskey
St. Louis U
St. Louis
Navy
San Diego
Arizona
Green Bay Packers
Groom
Earl Whitehill
Washington Nationals
Nats
Clark Griffith
Senators
Griffith
Muddy Ruel
Joe Judge
Bucky Harris
Joe Cronin
Ossie Bluege
Goose Goslin
Sam Rice
Clyde Milan
Walter Johnson
Whitehill
Firpo Marberry
Ivan
Gite
Sun
Sunrise Steakhouse
6Th St. SW
Hawkeye Downs
Illini
Cleo Moore
Jim Minor
Gene Carr
Hiles Stout
Bud Spence
Fred Down
Frankie
Stan Musial
Colavito
Pittsburgh Pirates
Gene Freese
Kansas City Athletics
Pirates
Athletics
Rocky Colavito
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Jim Constable
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Redlegs
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Hank Bauer
Detroit Tigers
Eddie Mathews
Braves
al Kaline
Tigers
Jersey Joe
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Loughran
Greensboro, N. C
CIA
Minneapolis
General Agency
Claire L. Gsell
Agency
Central Standard Insurance Companies
West Wacker Drive
Ilinois
Raiders
Costa
Fred Winter
Eric Wilson
Jim Dutcher
College Publications Department
J. M. Macaulay
Marilyn Mardy Cornell
Queen
Baseball On TV
JOE & Cliff's
1St Avenue
Bear
Varsity
Knapp
Dean Schwarz
Tim Drahoral
Leo Bastian
Ble Todarastneye Ete Ace
Bop Mitchell
Dean Rata
Joue Piravent Carspe
Richard Ne
Larry Schleue
Regents
U.K
Goodyear Service Store
Second Ave
Ganano
Seven- State Oil Co
Second Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!