Franklin Raps Roosevelt 51 35 in Cedar Rapids City Tilt
Franklin high school defeated Roosevelt 51 to 35 at Coe fieldhouse to break the cellar stand in Cedar Rapids city standings. Dickson Foster and Shady Day led Franklin with 12 14 and 18 points as Roosevelt struggled to find its range and .379 shooting for the night.
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Five AAU Tournaments Set Dates in Iowa
Des Moines reports four state and one national AAU meets with dates announced by Leslie Renquist. The national meet runs April 5-7 at Iowa Teachers with top wrestlers. State events include Jan 20 senior men swimming at Iowa State and Jan 20 to Jun 5 junior and senior swimming at Iowa University.
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Giants Announce 36-Game Exhibition Schedule
The New York Giants unveiled a 36 game exhibition calendar, including 11 renewals with the Cleveland Indians. Training bases swap to St. Petersburg Florida for the Giants and Arizona for the Indians, with a Houston stop on April 5. Camp opens March 1 and pitchers and catchers report to Sanford Florida about February 18.
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Hannon Sidelined By Knee Injury At Station
Seton Hall guard Mickey Hannon was knocked down in the Christmas rush at a Pennsylvanian railroad station and will miss the rest of the season. Doctors at St Marys Hospital Orange plan surgery to remove torn knee cartilage next Tuesday. Hannon averaged nearly 17 points per game as a freshman last season with 666 points in 40 games.
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Bears fall to Clinton in overtime thriller 43 41
McKinley’s Golden Bears push Clinton to OT after a tight night of back and forth scoring. Ed Lodge and Norm Barnes paced the visitors with late heroics, but Clinton edged ahead in the extra period and held on as Clinton and McKinley traded blows in a ragged clash.
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Indiana Powers Past Butler 61 46 in Four Team Tourney
Indiana remained undefeated with a 61 46 win over Butler as Notre Dame trounced Purdue 83 70 in the same four team meet. Illinois beat Penn 75 65 and Stanford defeated Michigan 77 66 as Indiana led 38 23 at halftime and Notre Dame’s Leroy Leslie scored 23.
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Harness Sought For Boxing After Lightweight Death
The National Boxing Association called a special meeting to consider using a head harness in professional boxing. President Archie Hindman said the executive committee will meet after the holidays, likely in Washington or Indianapolis, to discuss adopting the lightweight collegiate head harness to bolster safety following the death of Al Sonny Boy West. Col Harvey Miller endorsed the proposal.
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Mack Celebrates 88th Birthday as Fan at Park
Connie Mack marks his 88th birthday in Philadelphia as a fan after resigning as Philadelphia Athletics manager. He plans to watch from the stands and offer no comments while expressing confidence that baseball will weather the current crisis and survive the emergency.
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Cyclones Name 18 for Big Seven Tournament
Iowa State will send 18 to Kansas City for the fifth annual Big Seven basketball tournament led by coach Clayton Sutherland. The party includes 15 players plus assistants and publicity staff. First-round action starts December 27 with three-game rounds for each team, featuring Colorado and Minnesota in the top bracket and Oklahoma, Kansas State, Missouri, and Nebraska in the lower bracket.
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Delmar Dhercks
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Maxim to Fight Ez or Savold in Las Vegas
Memphis AP report says Jack Kearns, manager of light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim, announced Maxim will fight either Ezzard Charles or Lee Savold early next year in Las Vegas Nevada.
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UCLA Eyes First Win on Eastern Tour at Iowa
UCLA ranked squad travels to Iowa City to face the University of Iowa at the field house in a nonconference clash airing on KCRG with Bob Brooks calling the action. Tip time is 8 p.m. local time.
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Van Horne Triumphs In 40-38 OT Win Over St Wenceslaus
Van Horne high school edged St Wenceslaus 40-38 in overtime on Friday night as Keith Krumm scored the decisive center-court basket with three seconds left in the first extra period. Jim Colbert led Van Horne with 12 points, Kenny Lanterkuasser added 10, and the reserves defeated Red Hawks 42-22 behind Leeland Kuch’s 15 for the winners.
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Louis Training With Ping Pong
DETROIT. Joe Louis is training with ping pong to sharpen timing and regain speed after his comeback. The Brown Bomber says table tennis has revived his reflexes and he believes early practice would have kept Ezzard Charles from spoiling his fistic return.
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Rams Rally Falls Short In 44-42 Valley Clash
Wilson fell short despite a late rally as Eldon Hensch led with 14 points and Elvan Hensch added key rebounds. Dubuque kept pace, with Don Funk and Jack Reisner contributing late for a 44-42 Mississippi Valley conference win, while Dubuque also swept the sophomore game 52-43.
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Sugar Ray Robinson TKO's Villemain in Paris
Sugar Ray Robinson scored a ninth round technical knockout over Robert Villemain of France in a non title bout in Paris. It marked his fourth win on his European tour and followed a June Philadelphia decision that earned him world middleweight recognition.
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High School Basketball Scores Across Regions
Mississippi Valley districts report multiple boys games with B clubs totaling wins for R Franklin Clinton Dubuque and Elkader St. Joe. Parochial Van Horne St. Wene and Maynard Titus yield overtime results. College and conference matchups include Stanford over Michigan and Iowa State over Drake with various regional results.
Todorovich Named Player Coach of Tri-City Blackhawks
Chicago reports Todorovich was named player coach of the Tri-City Blackhawks by Team President Bryan Grafton to replace Johnny Logan who went to the army. He becomes the club’s seventh coach in four years after a revolving sequence that included Dave MacMillan and Logan. Salary terms were not announced.
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Nebraska Game Commission eyes Verdigris Creek site for lake and recreation center
Lynn D. Hutton of the Nebraska state game commission announces an option was obtained on 265 acres of land along Verdigris Creek for a new lake and recreation center at Plan Lake Area Norfolk Neb. The announcement signals development plans and potential public use.
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Cyclones Rip Drake 68-54 to Avenge Earlier Loss
Iowa State defeated Drake 68-54 to avenge a prior 65-47 defeat. A late third quarter burst and a three minute stall sealed the win as Gaylord Anderson led ISU with 15 points and Art Ollrich topped Drake with 13. The game featured seven lead changes and six ties.
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Rams Fear Frozen Turf Ahead of Cleveland Title Game
The Los Angeles Rams coach Joe Stydahar says his team has only an outside chance of winning as they arrive in Cleveland for the NFL title game. Snowfall blankets the city and a rainy forecast looms, making field conditions—critical for dynamics between the Rams and the Browns—unclear. Stydahar notes the Browns’ familiarity with frozen sod could offset any Rams advantage.
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