Franklin Trackmen Capture Dual Meet Thrilling Victory
Franklin high school defeated Roosevelt 65 to 43 in the annual dual track and field meet at Franklin. John Sebern starred for Roosevelt with wins in 220 yard dash 200 yard low hurdles and 120 yard high hurdles setting a new low hurdles record. Ralph Doran led Franklin with wins in the 100 yard dash and broad jump while Bob Carpenter of Roosevelt set a mile record and Leo Engberg of Franklin cleared 10 feet in the pole vault.
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Franklin High School
Roosevelt
Franklin
Thunderbolts
John Sebern
Don Gray
Sebern
Ralph Doran
Bob Carpenter
Jack Hamiston
Leo Engberg
Howard Cole
Hopkins
Littell
Bill Burger
Arons
McKay
Doran
M.mally
Lowe
Cole
Anklin
M. Mally
Roosett
Opkins
Frankin
Toms
Gerber
Hoffman
Carpenter
Quirey
Vesely
Gray
Johnson
Bissell
Harrington
Planagan
Heleht
Engier
Hoffan
Flanagan
Burger
Haddad
Roose
Ches
Holder of World's 440 Hurdle Record To Run at Grinnell
Roy Cochran holder of the world 440 yard hurdle mark will headline Grinnell College meet to aid the Navy relief fund. He may race against Howard Bogrow in a potential exhibition. Over 209 Iowa high school athletes and thirteen schools entered. Coe and Grinnell plan a dual meet alongside the high school program.
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Roy Cochran
Drake
Grinnell College
G. Lester Duke
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Greta Lakes Naval Training Station
Navy
Navy Fund
Duke
Howard Bogrow
N.Y.A
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Iowa
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Des Moines
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North
Newton
Ames
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Knoxville
Lincoln
Valley of West Des Moines
Coe
Vic Bass Qualifies For National PGA Victory in Iowa
Vic Bass of Keokuk earned a spot in the National PGA tournament by firing a sub par 144 over 36 holes in Muscatine. Joe Paletti, the host pro, finished second at 159. Other scores included Bob Wilton of Marshalltown and Dave Bonella of Ottumwa.
Derby picks and Giants mood shift spark season chatter
The column assesses Derby contenders with Devil Diver favored by Tait due to Eddie Arcaro ride. It notes rising baseball interest in New York as Mel Ott leads a power hitting Giants after past inside baseball, plus a kids league start by John Beck and manager Frisch’s bold punishments.
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Giants
Bill Terry
Mel Ott
New York
Ott
Mize
Marshall
Danning
Leiber
Klieman Assigned Opening Day Mound Duties
Cedar Rapids Raiders manager Ollie Marquardt outlined opening day plans for the Three Eye league opener at Decatur. He released Elmer Krebs and sent four players to Wausau, trimming the squad to 21. The lineup for Sunday includes Freiburger Monaco Gregory Frazier Mapes Seerey O'Dea Kahn and Klieman with a practice game against Indiana State ahead. Marquardt warned early losses may come from limited training.
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Gazette
Terre Haute
Decatur
Ollie Marquardt
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Wausau
Elmer Krebs
Dave Paynter
Hal Cisgen
Dick Harris
Bill Elliott
Marquardt
Krebs
Freiburger
Monaco
Gregory
Frazier
Mapes
Seerey
O’dea
Kahn
Klieman
Indiana State College
Raiders
Cedar Rapids
Prep Baseball Pairings Out in Iowa Sectionals
Des Moines AP reports 474 schools compete in the 62 Iowa sectional tournaments with May 17 games set at Calamus. Daven port's state champion faces Durant in the first round, and numerous pairings include Blairsville, Brooklyn, Edgewood, Marion, Waterloo East, Winthrop, and other towns and schools across the state.
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Davenport
Durant
Calamus
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Blairstown
Atkins
Walford
Belle Plaine
van Horne
Blairatown
Shellsburg
Garrison
Peete
Pye
Keystone
Littleport
Rima
Cresco
Bye
Hidneway
Elma
Mitchell
Lawler
Little Cedar
Lime Springs
Marenco
Amann
Middle
Williamsburg
Hilton
Conroy
Victor
Kinross
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Walker
Central City
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Coggan
Springville
Marlon
Martelle
McGregor
Elkader
Monona
Garnaville
Guttenberg
Marquette
Lansing
Luana
Montour
Albion
Tama
Clutter
Dinsdale
LeGrande
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Green Mountain
Morning Sun
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Grandview
Wyman
Huron
Oakville
Wapello
Letts
Mediapolis
Olin
Baldwin
Wyoming
Cascade Catholic
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Hopkinton
Monmouth
Monticcllo
Solon
Lone Tree
Tiffin
Oxford
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Sharon
Iowan City
Riverside
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Tripoli
Frederika
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Oron
Plainfield
Sumner
Readlyn
Shell Rock
Waterloo
Denver
Sacred Heart
Hudson
Jamesville
Orange Twn
la Porte City
New Hartford
West Union
Alpha
Calmar
Postville
Clermont
Maynard
Elgin
Fayette
Barnes City
Cedar
Thornburg
Fremont
Rose Hill
Keswick
Lacey
New Sharon
Winthrop
Brandon
Dunkerton
Rowley
Fairbank
Lamont
Hazleton
Jesup
Iowa Grid Coaches Split squad for May 9 intra-squad game
Iowa University football coaches Jim Harris and Frank Carideo divide the team into Whites and Blacks for a May 9 intra-squad practice game. Harris leads the Whites with centers Bob Lauterbach and Bob Weber and a lineup of guards, tackles, ends, and backs from multiple towns and colleges. Carideo helms the Blacks featuring centers Forrest Masterson and Tom Hand and a similarly varied grouping of linemen and backs from Iowa, Illinois, and surrounding states.
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Iowa City
Jim Harris
Frank Carideo
Iowa University
Harris
Carideo
Bob Lauterbach
Sac City
Bob Weber
Muscatine
der Dickerhoof
Bellaire
Ralph Beardsley
Anamosa
Orville Davidsmeyer
Downers Grove
Keith Richardson
Jefferson
Jack Ebner
Keith Stinson
Hampton
al Urban
Cedar Rapids
Bob Yelton
LaPorte
Ind
Bruno Niedzela
Chicago
Henry Blum
Terrill
Warren Vo
Forrest Masterson
Louisville
Tom Hand
Emmetsbore
Bop Penaluna
Waterloo
Bon Liddy
Monticello
Harris Stageberg
Dell Rapids
Don Lehmkuhl
Leo Masterson
Bob Davis
Des Moines
John Staak
Davenport
Jerry Kutbal
Roger Kane
Mundelein
Stanley Mohrbacher
Bob Storey
Henry Miller
Ida_ Grove
Waldo Marolf
Jim Keane
Bill Barbour
Mason City
Jim Youel
Fort Madison
Charles Aknes
Sioux City
James Ferguson
Sed Curran
Quincy
Tit Russell Benda
Urbana Beats Jones in Left Field Hopeful Outlook
Rice the Urbana pitcher allowed two hits and struck out three. Centerfielder Smith collected two of Urbana’s five hits. Urbana will play Roosevelt Hotel Sunday afternoon at Riverside Park in Cedar Rapids.
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Rice
Urbana
Smith
Roosevelt Hotel
Riverside Park
Cedar Rapids
Russ Clarke Named New Dysart Coach
Russell W. Clarke longtime Green Mountain athletic coach and teacher will coach at Dysart high school next year. A Charles City High School and Iowa State Teachers College graduate, Clarke brings five years of experience to the Dysart program.
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The
Gazette
Dysart
Russell W. Clarke
Green Mountain
Dysart High School
Charles City High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Two More Teams Enter Marion Softball League
Allen Motors of Cedar Rapids and Viola Community Club have joined the Marion Softball association, bringing the league to six teams. Officials seek two additional teams for an eight team lineup to begin play around May 11. A meeting is set for Friday night at the Marion Chamber of Commerce.
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Allen Motors
Cedar Rapids
Viola Community Club
Marion Softball Association
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Unanimous opening as all games end 1 0 in Eastern league
The Eastern league opened its season with every game decided by a 1 to 0 score. Wilkes-Barre beat Scranton El mira defeated Williamsport Hartford humbled Springfield and Binghamton edged Albany.
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Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Elmira
Williamsport
Hartford
Springfield
Binghamton
Albany
Grinnell Net Team Beats Iowa 5-1 in Tennis Match
Grinnell led by Sterling Lord defeated Iowa in a 5-1 decision at Iowa City. Lord won his singles match against Iowa captain Earl Crain 6-3 6-2 as Grinnell swept the four singles and split the doubles. Iowa faces Purdue in a dual on Saturday.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Grinnell
Sterling Lord
Hawks
Pioneers
Lord
Earl Crain
Jowa
Purdue
Hawk Nine Girds For Chicago Series
Iowa Hawkeyes open a Big Ten series at home against Chicago Maroons led by pitchers Dick Hein and Bob Faber. Harold Lind tops Hawkeye hitters with a .333 average while Maroons look for their first conference win since 1940 as Ohio State meets Purdue and Michigan tackles Indiana.
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Iowa
Hawkeyes
Chicago
Maroons
Mlinois
Otto Vogel
Dick Hein
Bob Faber
Windy City
Harold Lind
Ottumwa
Hawkeye
Lind
Marston
Bud” Flanders
Eeeks
Ohio State
Purdue
Northwestern
Minnesota
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Madison
Red Sox to Play Great Lakes Navy Nine in Exhibition
The Boston Red Sox will play an exhibition game on June 20 with Mickey Coch rane's Great Lakes Naval Training Station team at Great Lakes Illinois. The Sox will be in Chicago that week for a series with the White Sox. Proceeds of the May 23 game between the Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics at Fenway Park will be turned over.
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Red Sox
Great Lakes
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Mickey Cochrane
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Sox
Chicago
White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Fenway Park
Sails Tried on Early American Rail Cars for Motive Power
A note recalls early American railroads experimenting with sail powered cars for movement. The passage also mentions fundraising for army and navy relief funds and another game scheduled in Philadelphia to support the same cause.
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Army and Navy
Philadelphia
Williamson Declines Yale Coaching Post
Ivan Williamson turns down Yale head football coach offer citing three year contract demand. Williamson conducts spring practice, remaining with program as decisions unfold.
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New Haven
NEA
Ivan Williamson
Yale
Williamson
Urbana High School Conquers Beck Nine
Urbana High School defeated Beck Nine 4 to 1 in a five inning junior league game. Beck's lone run came in the fifth as Rogers mishandled Smith's grounder, before Dostal ended the rally.
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Beck
Gaz
Tiana High School
Cedar Rapids American Legion
Rogers
Smith
Dostal
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