Drake Relays Field Counts Top Sprinters For 41st Meet
Tom Deckard notes the 41st Drake relays field is the strongest in history with 9.8 sprinters leading a list that includes Claude Bienz Tulane Charlie Parker Texas Don Pettie Drake and Perry Samuels Texas. Iowa’s Russ Merkel and Dwayne Dietz pace the 220 lows and 480 yard shuttle hurdle hopes as Drake brings in stars from Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State and Nebraska.
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Tom Deckard
U.S
Claude Bienz
Tulane
Charlie Parker
Texas
Bienz
Drake
Parker
Charlie Peters
Indiana
Peters
Penn
Perry Samuels
Bill Fell
Fleet Oregon Wick
Gene Carter
Howard
Iowa
Russ Merkel
Merkel
Dwayne Dietz
Bob Hall
Texas A&m
Dietz
Dietzmeyer
Iowa City
John
Gene Freels
Purdue
Michigan Normal
Don Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Don McEwen
Michigan
Leonard Truex
Ohio State
Moose Girls Lead Parade for Cedar Rapids Indians Baseball
The Moose club girls drum and bugle corps will lead Cedar Rapids Indians parade Saturday in Cedar Rapids. The event starts at 3 p.m. with a 6:30 banquet at the Roosevelt hotel. Moose group will be followed by city council members and team members in convertibles. Reservations for the banquet and contact details are provided.
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Moose Club
Cedar Rapids
Moose
Herron
Auto Lot
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Roosevelt
Rooseevit Hotel
Roosevelt Netmen sweep Wilson in straight sets
Roosevelt High School earned two 3-0 tennis wins over Wilson on Thursday afternoon. Rider varsity standout Bill Klier won 6-3 6-0 against Victor Stehlik, with other Roosevelt results listed in singles and doubles as the team dominated.
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Roosevelt
Wilson
Roosevelt High School
Bill Klier
Rider
Victor Stehlik
Ed Gayda Signs With Tri City Blackhawks
Ed Gayda, the number two pick of the Tri City Blackhawks, accepted terms for the 1950-51 NBA season. He was drafted Tuesday and wired his acceptance Thursday to Ben Kerner, the club's former executive director.
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Rock Island, Ill
Ed Gayda
Tri-City Blackhawks
National Basketball League
The
Blackhawks
Ben Kerner
Standings and Results in the American League and National League
The standings show Detroit leading the American League with a .625 pace and Washington split in second. In the NL Boston leads with a .625 mark. Philadelphia sits at .500. Thursday results include Boston defeating New York 2 1 in 10 innings and Philadelphia beating Brooklyn 9 to 2.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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Hudson
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Sain
Simmons
Wehmeier
Raffensberger
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Staley
Werle
Musial Hurt As Cardinals Halt Pirates
Stan Musial sprained his knee rounding first base in the eighth and will miss at least two days as the Cardinals topped the Pirates 5-2. Red Munger held Pittsburgh to six hits while Stan Musial boosted his average to .448 with two hits before leaving.
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Michigan State
Dodgers
Brooklyn
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Robin
Brooks
Murry Dickson
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Dickson
Pirates
Red Munger
Stan Musial
Musial
Boxing Notes Highlight Two Exhibition Bouts and Scores
Charney Riley led at 127 percent and Louis outpointed Gien Flanagan in a noted match. Joey Maxim boxed four rounds against Jack Marshall in Cleveland with Maxim listed at 185 and Marshall at 205 in Dallas.
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Louis
Gien Flanagan
Incs
Allas
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Jack Marshall
Dallas
Cedar Rapids Indians Game Broadcast On KCRG Tonight
The Cedar Rapids Indians game at Danville will be broadcast tonight at 8 o'clock by KCRG Sports Director Bob Brooks. All Cedar Rapids Three-I league games this year will be aired by KCRG at 1600 on the dial.
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Associated Press
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Phillies
Dodger
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Laurel Hill
N.C
Flatbush
Philadelphia
Puddin’head
Preacher Roe
Don Newcombe
Brocks
Cedar Rapids Indians
Danville
KCRG
Bob Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Hound Wins Beagle Field Trials Near Creston
Anderson's Dinty a beagle hound from Des Moines won the 15 inch combined class at the Southwestern Iowa Beagle Hound Association trials held near Creston. High Camp Pat owned by Lester Heitkamp of Council Bluffs took first in the 13 inch combined class.
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Anderson
Joe Anderson
Des Moines
Here
Southwestern Iowa Beagle Hound Association
Lester Heitkamp
Council Bluffs
Kochneff to Coach Muscatine High School 1950 51
Walter Kochneff former Iowa Teachers basketball star will coach and teach at Muscatine high school through the 1950 51 term filling the vacancy created by Harold Sheerer resignation. He will serve as coach back.
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Muscatine
Walter Kochneff
Iowa Teachers
Muscatine High School
Harold Sheerer
Kochneff
Loras shuts out Luther in 3-0 baseball win
Nora pitches a one hitter for Loras College as Dubuque's Norse defeat Luther 3-0. Luther commits eight errors while Olson allows five hits. Boelter collects Luther's lone hit as Loras improves to 3-0. Diaz and Stephens drive in runs.
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Carroll
Des Moines Drake Relays Track Opens With Fast Times
Iowa City wins sprint medley heat with 3 46.8 as six finalists qualify by time. Roosevelt Cedar Rapids misses final in same event. McKinley Cedar Rapids and Franklin also miss out on 880 relay slots despite heat wins. Snow and cold hinder record attempts on opening morning.
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Iowa City
Drake
Bob Moore
Jerry White
Duane Davis
LeRoy Ebert
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Marv Walker
Bob Besco
Dick Gray
Don Jones
Jones
McKinley
Eldon Kannellis
Gordon Aukerman
Ronald Myers
Richard David
Franklin
Oskaloosa
Kay Kiester
Harry Glesner
John Culver
Dick Jordan
East High
Bob Gerdeman
Council Bluffs Lincoln
Toby Robinson
North Des Moines
North Texas
Monmouth College
Iowa
Beloit
Jack Niemann
Davenport
Isaac Marshall
Fort Madison
Reginald Atkins
John Gibbons
Council Bluffs
Thomas Jefferson
Jerray van Every
Mason City
Paul Brock
Washington
Jim Galligan
Ames
By Robinson
Hurdies
Abraham Lincolin
Ray Kaiser
Bob Hansen
Clinton
Richard Sharp
Corydon
Lowell Sission
Waterloo
Reginald Neal
Keokuk
Jack Woods
Fort Dodge
Garry Mishler
Dubuque
Gertleman
al Gatewood
Vern Fields
Bob Gahn
Burlington
Ralph Yoder
Ollier
William Hood
Bob Holterman
Nevada
Jim Freeman
North
Tech
Shenandoah
Muscatine
War
White
Danville Dodgers top Cedar Rapids 9 3 in series game
Danville starter John Stillwell held Cedar Rapids to six hits while Alf Schroeder drove in five runs for Danville. Cedar Rapids' Bob Hunter and Jack Tree led the Indians with two safeties apiece, and Bob Bannon returned from an ankle sprain but could be sidelined again by Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids
John Stillwell
Indians
Sat — 4
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Bob Hunter
Bob Staton
Jack Tree
Whitey McDowell
Stillwell
Joe Linn
Dodgers
Linn
Bob Reem
George Caloia
Jack Lillis
Milt Joffe
Caloia
Hunter
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Staton
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McDowell
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aPeters
Rbi
Schroeder Joffe
Hunter Caloia
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Os Cone Rapids
So—Linn
P—Stillwell
Ho—Linn
U— Reem
Meyer
Happ
Post Bonds for New Cage Loop
Four teams posted bonds to form a new professional basketball league in Sheboygan Wisconsin joining Waterloo Denver and Oshkosh ex NBA/NBL members. Owners posted $3000 each and commissioner Doxie Moore expects eight to ten teams in the circuit.
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Wis
INL
Waterloo
Denver
Oshkosh
National Basketball Association
Chicago
National Basketball League
Basketball Association of America
NBA
Doxie Moore
Iowa Steel Holds 9 A.M. Practice at Daniels Park
Iowa Steel manager Mike Kaplan schedules a 9 a.m. Saturday practice for the team at Daniels Park. This session aims to sharpen fundamentals ahead of upcoming games and team activities.
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Mike Kaplan
Iowa Steel
Daniels Park
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