Kentucky Derby Contenders Duel For Postwar Roses
The 72nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4 draws contenders from Calumet Farm and Maine Chance, led by Knockdown Star Pilot High Shine and Spy Song. Jockey Eddie Arcaro, aiming for a record fourth Derby win, may choose Mist O Gold among several mounts.
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New York
INS
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Elizabeth Arden Graham
Maine Chance Farm
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Calumet
Wright
High Shine
High Sea
Jones
Knockdown
Star Pilot
Mrs. Graham
Charles T. Fisher
Mighty Story
Arlington
Eddie Arcaro
Arcaro
Hoop Jr
Eddie
Earl Sande
Isaac Murphy
Lawrin
Whirlaway
Mist O’ Gold
Vera S. Bragg
State tournament draws $179 556 from Iowa cage fans
Iowa high school basketball receipts show fans paid $179556 to attend state cage games last month. The Iowa City state tournament yielded $33241 with total gross receipts of $54002 and disbursements including federal taxes. The IHSAA share was $58424, with sectional district and sub state totals listed for several cities. Cedar Falls led district and sub state fairs, while Cedar Falls and Des Moines topped other regional tallies.
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Boone
Iowa
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Nevada
Clear Lake
Manson
Des Moines
Mason City
Webster City
le Mars
Atlantic
Easter Sunday Golf Notes From Cedar Rapids Area
Easter Sunday column previews 1946 golf season in Cedar Rapids area. Notes include Kenmore Marion Country Club and Ellis Club remarks, prewar foursomes scores, new equipment arrivals, caddy situation, and Allied Industrial Golf League planning with May 21 start.
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Bud Connell
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Allied Industrial Golf League
Harold Kolar
Jim Ensign
R. E. Swain
Bob Stephenson
Quinn Announces Two Baseball Rule Changes
Lyle T. Quinn executive secretary announced two Iowa high school baseball rule changes. Interleague games will be seven innings instead of nine and no pitcher may pitch more than nine innings in a single day.
MV Net District To Be Organized In Iowa City
Eastern Iowa tennis enthusiasts plan to form a district unit of the Missouri Valley Tennis Association meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson hotel. Ken Cline will chair with guests John Hoffman and Sterling Lord aiding setup. Permanent officers will be elected and plans made for a district tournament and possible leagues.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Missouri Valley Tennis Association
Ken Cline
Jefferson Hotel
Cline
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Davenport
Dubuque
Des Moines
Burlington
Ames
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Madison
Waterloo
Iowa Cities
Central Iowa Tennis League
Tennis Topics Bright Prospects For Local Net Season
Frank Nye notes optimism for area tennis with returning veterans and players in service. Cedar Rapids prepares for a state high school district meet May 18, while local clubs work on courts and a Y M C A dinner windup. Cedar Rapids joins eastern Iowa for district Missouri Valley Tennis. league changes loom.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin
McKinley
Thunderbolts
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
State Opens May 1 for Bullhead Fishing at Major Iowa Lakes
Iowa conservation commission announced May 1 openings for bullhead fishing on all state owned artificial lakes and May 15 for crappie across six major lakes. Overpopulation and early spring nesting prompted the shift, with Lost Island Lake having no catch limits and several southern lakes moving summer openings up to June 1.
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George
Jerry Moore
Jerry
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
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Guthrie County
Taylor
Lake Ahquabi
Warren
Red Haw Hill Park
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van Buren
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Johnson
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Franklin
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O’brien
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Dickinson
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Manawa
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Black Hawk
Sac
Iowa
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Springbrook
Macbride
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Keomah
Red Haw Hill
Lake of Three
Prize for Largest Winneshiek Trout in May Angling Contest
DECORAH Iowa May 1 marks opening day of the trout season with a prize of hip boots for the largest trout landed in Winneshiek County The Winneshiek Rod and Gun club sponsors the contest Registration and weighing must be finished by 9 p m May 1 Northeastern Iowa streams will be restocked with about 19 500 trout ranging from seven to 14 inches from the Decorah fish hatchery The manager notes some very large trout are known to inhabit the streams from prior plantings
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Gazette
Decorah
Winneshiek
Winneshiek Rod and Gun Club
Sam Miller
Iowa
Hjalmar Carlson
Trout Run
Twin Springs
Winneshiek County
Chihak
Howard County
Wapsie River
McIntire
Turtle
Spring
Mitchell County
Stanford Swimmer Sets NCAA 60 Yard Free Record
Stanford’s Bob Anderson shattered the NCAA 60 yard freestyle record with 28.4 seconds and broke four Pacific Coast marks as his team beat USC 58 to 18 at Los Angeles. The prior NCAA record of 28.6 was set in 1939 by Wademar Tomski of Michigan.
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Los Angeles
Ins
Bob Anderson
Stanford University
Pacific Coast
Anderson
Wademar Tomski
Michigan
Warmerdam Clears 15 Feet 43 Times In Pole Vault
Piedmont California reports Cornelius Warmerdam has cleared 15 feet in the pole vault an impressive 43 times establishing dominance in the event during the meet.
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Piedmont, Calif
Nea
Cornelius Warmerdam
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association to Elect Officers and Award 1945 Winners
The Cedar Rapids Tennis Association plans a May dinner at the Y M C A to elect new officers and present 1945 city tournament trophies. Awards for Boys and Juniors include Norman Barnes and Fred Gable with doubles partners named. several recipients cannot attend due to service. Reservations are needed by Sunday with Erwin J. Wasta or Frank T. Nye.
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Fred Gable
Army
Bud Collette
Army Air Corps
Jim McLain
Gable
Don Cass
Hal Marshall
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Norman Barnes
Bobby Fletcher
Barnes
Jim Wasta
Fletcher
Tom Crabbe
Doug West
West
Jean McAnendrews
Helen Teufel
Nye
Frank Nye
Knapp
Jim ‘Neto
Licky
McLain
Collette
Erwin J. Wasta
Frank T. Nye
Umpires Named for Three-I League Season
Des Moines AP reports eight umpires named for the Three-I League season by president Tom Fairweather. Umpires are Gene Allinger Madison Wis Le Roy Applehans Chicago James K Gaynor Greensburg Ind Howard McDowell Cincinnati Joe Cibulka Chicago Charles Altenberg St Louis Walt Schoenfeld LaCrosse Wis Frank Shabeck Barberton Ohio. League clubs include Waterloo Davenport Quincy Springfield Decatur Danville Terre Haute Evansville. Season opens April 28.
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DES Moines
Tom Fairweather
Gene Allinger
Madison
Wis
le Roy Applehans
Chicago
James K. Gaynor
Greensburg
Ind
Howard McDowell
Cincinnati
Joe Cibulka
Charles Altenberg
St. Louis
Walt Schoenfeld
LaCrosse
Frank Sha«beck
Barberton
Ohio
Waterloo
Davenport
Quincy
Springfield
Decatur
Danville
Ill
Terre Haute
Evansville
Penn State Drops Spring Golf and Tennis Plans
State College, Pa. reports no spring golf or tennis is planned at Penn State this season. No intercollegiate events or varsity schedules are listed as ongoing activities.
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State College
NEA
Penn State
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