Spicher Named 1951 Golden Gloves Chairman
Carl Spicher 26 of Cedar Rapids named chairman of the 1951 Golden Gloves tournament by the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. The Cedar Rapids Gazette co sponsors with the YMB. Tournament dates are February 13 to 15 at Memorial Coliseum with open class winners advancing to the Chicago Tournament of Champions. Don Dochtermann named tournament manager with training sessions at the Y.M.C.A.chs open evenings and Saturdays urging more fighters to enroll.
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Carl Spicher
Second Avenue SW
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Ruffin
YMB
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Spicher
Don Dochterman
Gazette
Messen
Memorial Coliseum
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Carl Franks
Dean Hite
Tom Shaffer
Jim Barr
Junior Bragg
Bill Hamilton
Duane Porter
Hill Prince Captures Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park
Hill Prince driven by Eddie Arcaro wins the Sunset handicap at Hollywood Park to claim the $50,000 purse. Next Move finishes a close second with Great Circle third as the 1 1/8 mile race closes the 30 day fall meeting. Coaltown also shines in a 6 furlong dash, tying the track record at 1:09 1/5.
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Inglewood
Calif
Chris Chenery
Hollywood Park
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Yolo Stable
Great Circle
Next Move
Hill Prince
Calumet Farm
Coaltown
Santa Anita
Anderson Packers Stay In Pro Cage League
Officials of the Anderson Packers announced they will continue in the National professional basketball league despite financial losses. A citizens' committee will raise 6000 dollars through private subscriptions to support the team amid transfer rumors.
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Anderson, Ind
Anderson Packers
Bob Myers
Anderson Basketball, Inc
Citizens’ Committee
Wolves Set Rule For Secret Drills
Michigan coach Bennie Oosterbaan announced newsmen would be barred from most practice sessions in California ahead of the Rose Bowl. The rule begins after December 20 with limited access on that day, as the 44-man squad departs Ann Arbor by train for the westward trip.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
California
Bennie Oosterbaan
Oosterbaan
Santa Fe
Graves and Flanagan Set Dec 28 Title Bout in Minneapolis
Jackie Graves and Del Flanagan agreed to a 10 round lightweight fight at 135 pounds on December 28 at the auditorium in Minneapolis. Promoter Tony Stecher announced after long talks with Flanagan’s manager Lou Viscusi in New York. Flanagan earned his rise by decisioning Sandy Saddler in Detroit while Graves seeks to extend a seven fight knockout streak and protect his own knockout string.
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Minneapolis
Jackie Graves
del Flanagan
Tony Stecher
Flanagan
Lou Viscusi
New York
Graves
Sandy Saddler
Detroit
Viscusi
Tommy O'Loughlin
Lions profit buys time for McMillin as GM coach
Detroit Lions posted a $4,500 profit for 1950 improving from a $120,000 loss the prior year. The board of directors, angered by a six six season, considered buying out Alvin Bo McMillin’s contract but the financial turnaround softened their stance and kept him in charge temporarily.
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Detroit
Alvin “Bo” McMillin
Detroit Lions
Lions
McMillin
German exchange student to play football sparks forfeiture
Dorrance High School faced action after principal Wycoff let Rudolph Dirschler, a German exchange student, play football. Kansas association ruled him ineligible as a transfer student, causing all Dorrance games to be forfeited. Wycoff defended the decision, urging a special rule for exchange students.
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Dorrance
Kan
Glenn L. Wycoff
United States
Wycott
Rudolph Dirschler
Baden
Germany
Kansas State High School Athletics Association
E. A. Thomas
Topeka
Wycoff
Dirschler
Thomas
Florida State Leaves Dixie Conference
Florida State University announces it will drop out of the Dixie athletic conference at year end and become independent non conference. The university cites inability to schedule enough Dixie contests as the reason for withdrawing and notes a September start of athlete assistance program.
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Tallahassee
Little Greene Helps Iowa Beating Odds in Basketball
Herald Skip Greene a 6 foot Davenport junior guard strengthens the Iowa Hawkeyes with accurate long shots quick passing and tight defense He directs the offense from the floor and remains a key playmaker despite being the shortest starter He plans to marry Janie Redden in January and previously starred for Davenport High School under Coach Paul Moon
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Greene
Davenport
Hawks
Skip
Iowa
Janie Redden
Air Force
Paul Moon
Marion To Have Knee Operation
St Louis Cardinals player-manager Marty Marion announced he will enter hospital for knee surgery to remove damaged cartilage. Doctors said the operation could preserve his playing career and enable a return to full-time shortstop duties in 1951 with a recovery of less than a week in hospital.
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ST. Louis
Marty Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Dyer
Marion
Marty
Catholic Grade School Basketball Standings and Next Matches
In the Catholic grade league St. Wenceslaus leads with St. Matthews close behind after a weekend of results. Upcoming games at Immaculate Conception feature Immaculate Conception vs St. Ludmila and St. Matthews vs St. Wenceslaus. All Saints and Fairfax St. Pat's meet at St. Wenceslaus as the league tightens.
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Wwe
St. Wenceslaus
Ludmila
St. Matthews
Fairfax
St Pat's
Conception
All Saints
St. Ludmila
Ae Conception
Fairfax St. At's
Immaculate Conception
Fairfax St. Pat's
St. Patrick’s of Fairfax
St. Patrick’s of
Cedar Rapids
Reds President Won't Seek Baseball Commissioner Post
Warren Giles president of the Cincinnati Reds said he will not seek the baseball commissioner job and will fully support A B Chandler as commissioner. Giles spoke after returning from St Petersburg Fla where Chandler failed to win renewal of his contract amid owner votes.
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Cincinnati
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Chandler
Giles
St. Petersburg
Fla
Duke Slater’s enduring lesson on not being indispensable
A Cedar Rapids reminiscence recalls Duke Slater’s 1921 Iowa football season turning into a Big Ten title glory and his famous line that no one is so essential they cannot be done without. The piece ties his message to Marion and Immaculate Conception basketball teams’ eight straight starts and strong coaching progress.
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Krigs
Slater
Iowa U
Cedar Rapids
Duke
Notre Dame
Iowa
Tackle
Duke Slater
Marion
Immaculate Conception
Barry Gable
Jack King
Dick Krog
Dick Johnson
Bob Williams
Williams
Dick Christensen
Gable
King
Krog
Johnson
Anamosa
Christensen
Les Hipple
J.C
Ronnie Peck
John Wilcox
Mike Walsh
Jim Rochlitz
St. Patrick’s
St. Pat's
Newhall
Parnell
Bennett
Blairstown
Iowa City
St. Pat’s
St. Mary’s
St. Wene
I.C
St. Pat
Center Point Wins Both Basketball Games
Center Point defeated Urbana in Friday night center court games, the boys winning 53 to 23 and the girls 44 to 18, correcting earlier Gazette misreporting.
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Center Point
Urbana
The
Gazette
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