Kohawks Sweep Emphasize Cedar Rapids Sports Year
Cedar Rapids squads led a year of athletic dominance across basketball track golf and more with the Kohawks sharing a Midwest crown and Jacobs securing state golf titles. Chadima excelled in skating events and Franklin set indoor and outdoor records as Wilsons dominated local leagues and city championships.
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Jacobs
Chadima
Ments
Johnny Jacobs
Glenn Chadima
Coe
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Thunderbolt
Coe College
Kohawks
Grinnell
Iowa
Chicago
la Crosse
Wis
Ames
Evansville
Hank Edwards
Cleveland
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Bob White
la Plant- Choate
Marlin Jacobs
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Jack Carter
Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Davenport
Drew
John Lockwood
Bud Gartner
Frank Stanek
Bull Lane
Ernie Ressa
Don Challed
Stanek
Lockwood
Cedar Rapids
Reeder
Radin
Margaret Musel
Helen Kroulik
Jeanne Russett
Georgia Frasinger
Joe Lazio
Wilson's
Packers
Trinity Methodist
Church League
Eagles
Kenny Marsh
Ed Klouda
Sally Henry
George Elliott
Frank Howland
Duke Tops Nation In Total Offense
Duke's high powered offense tops national charts in total yardage for the season 372.2 yards per game across nine games surpassing Arizona Missouri and Fordham among bowl teams. Duquesne tops defensive measures holding opponents to 11.06 yards per game and 56 rushing yards.
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DUKE
Arizona
Missouri
Fordham
Georgia
Utah
Texas
Tulane
Detroit
Clemson
Texas Aggies
Aggies
Arkansas
Dizzy Eleven
Duquesne
Navy
Notre Dame
Texas Tech
Colorado
Minnesota
Syracuse
Washington
St Louis
Purdue
Boston University
Denver
Idaho
Lafayette
Boston
Pontine Clemson
Texas Mines
Army
Misouri
Rams
Tigers
Juvenile Champion Alsab Leads Flamingo Stakes Entries
Alsab, the 1941 juvenile champion, heads a list of 107 entries for the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park on Feb 2. The purse was boosted to 825000, making it the richest Florida winter stake, with other notable contenders including Requested Devil Diver Bless Me Sweep Singer Alba tross Cassis Nipsickle and Curious Roman.
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Miami
Fla
Alsab
Hialeah Park
Miami Jockey Club
Barry Talks USC Looming Rose Bowl Duel
New York writer recalls Justin McCarthy Barry, alias for Sam Barry, defending USC after a rough season. He argues Oregon State is underappreciated despite a 3-1 line and praises Beavers players while stressing mental attitude as key to Coast football.
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New York
Oregon State
Justin McCarthy Barry
Mr. Barry
Sam Barry
Southern California
Trojans
Los Angeles
Shirley Temple
Don Durdan
Bob Dethman
Barry
George Peters
Bill Halverson
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Second Seed Sabin Defeated In Sugar Bowl Tennis
Earl Bartlett a 19 year old Tulane sophomore upset second seed Wayne Sabin of Portland 6 1 6 4 in New Orleans in a Sugar Bowl prelim. Other seeds found trouble as Ted Schroeder beat Billy Gillespie 6 2 9 7 and Francisco Segura led Bitsy Grant 7 5 5 2 when darkness halted play. Gardnar Mulloy with 6 1 6 3 victory over Harris Everett completed the round.
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New Orleans
Earl Bartlett
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Sabin
Bartlett
Tulane
Ted Schroeder
Glendale
Calif
Billy Gillespie
Miami
Schroeder
Jack Tuero
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
Segura
Gardnar Mulloy
Fla
Harris Everett
Jacksonville
Fairfax Gun Club To Open This Afternoon
The Fairfax Gun club will be open this afternoon after two o'clock. Members and guests may attend the shooting range and related facilities during the posted hours.
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Fairfax Gun Club
Gloomy Glen Rose Faces Muted Prospects at Arkansas
Glen Rose, famed as Mr. Basketball for the University of Arkansas, recalls a storied era from 1926 to 1938 as he coaches the Razorbacks. Injuries and a missing lettermen crew thin this season, while Rose continues his long habit of wearing a black hat to home games.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Glen Rose
University of Arkansas
Tall Razorbacks
Maples
Junior Rose
Arkansas
Senior Rose
Rose
Rice
Southern Methodist
Washington State
Kansas City
Phillips Oilers
Palio
Bigen
Francis A. Schmidt
Jonesboro Baptist College
Glen
Noble Robbins
Gordon Carpenter
Giant Razorbacks
Big Glen
Razorbacks
Odds and Ends From Sports World of 1941
A collage of sports notes touching boxing basketball football golf tennis and baseball. Mentions Zeke Bonura Rogers Hornsby Walter Pate Frank Kovacs Bobby Riggs Pete Reiser Dixie Walker Archie Harris Joe Jeannette Tom Fitzpatrick Rose Bowl dispute with Oregon State and other items including Jackie Knott and Jay Berwanger.
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Zeke Bonura
Judd Dean
Rogers Hornsby
Walter Pate
Frank Kovacs
Bobby Riggs
Don Budge
Edwin Atherton
Oregon State
Tommy Fitzpatrick
Atherton
Joe Jeannette
Sam McVey
Jeannette
Jane
Buddy Baer
Joe Louis
Navy Relief Society
Pro Football League
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Jay Berwanger
Tommy Harmon
Halas
New York Giant
Archie Harris
Indiana
Crack Girls Teams To Play At Ossian
Delhi girls, noted as a strong northeast Iowa team, bring a 50 point per game offense and a 28 point defense to Ossian to face the Ossian sextet. The Ossian squad averages 49 points on offense while allowing 28 points per game. Both teams feature star forwards averaging 28 points.
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Crack Girls
Ossian
Ossian Hall
Delhi
Ossian Sextet
Iowa
Martin Announces His Bowl Selection
A columnist weighs New Year’s Day bowl matchups with Duke vs Oregon State and several others. He argues predictions are volatile amid uneven games and social input, noting Duke’s home-field edge and particular contenders like Missouri, Texas, and Texas Tech as plausible picks despite scepticism.
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Duke
Oregon State
Darrel Luce
Portland
Ore
Luce
Blue Devils
Oregonians
Wallace Wade
York
Wide World
Three Tied at Halfway Mark In Beaumont
In Beaumont Texas three players Paul Bunyan Jim Turnesa and Chick Harbert top the $5000 Beaumont Open midway with four under par 138 after second round Jim Turnesa and Chick Harbert are from New York and Michigan Herman Keiser of Akron one stroke behind at 139 alongside Dutch Harrison Tony Penna Lloyd Mangrum and Byron Nelson in the 140 group Ben Hogan two over par 144 after a 69 leads the field for the first round status remains unsettled.
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University of Iowa
Vic Siegel
Milt Kuhl
Tom Chapman
Alf Baumann
Northwestern
Bob Westfall
Michigan
Ben Hogan
Pete Reiser
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Reiser
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Liberty Magazine
Georgia
Frankie Sinkwich
Holt Rast
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Dell Morgan
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Beaumont
Tex
Paul Bunyan
White Plains
N. Y
Jim Turnesa
Elmsford
Chick Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Herman Keiser
Akron
Dutch Harrison
Little Rock
Tony Penna
Dayton
Lloyd Mangrum
Pebble Beach
Calif
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Henry Picard
Oklahoma City
Histrionic Reigns as Half Mile Record Falls at Tropical Park
Miami rider Conn McCreary stars at Tropical Park riding Histrionic to a new mile and a half track mark of 2 29 2/5. In the Key West Handicap Incoming holds off Hialeah to win by a length and a half at six furlongs, paying 22 70 8 50 and 3 70. First Fiddle runs second with Hialeah third as McCreary also takes the fourth race aboard Histrionic, six lengths ahead of Charming Herod and Rahanee.
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Coe
John Altfillisch
Carl Ledore
Everette Stoutner
Franklin
Jack Colman
N. J. Markey
Pete Schwinn
Jim Battin
East Des Moines
Thunderbolts
Battin
Duane Emerson
Ames
Colman
Wilson
Cedar Falls
Colburn Collinge
Roosevelt
Stan Mohrbacher
Miami
Fla
Ins
Conn McCreary
Tropical Park
Histronic
S_ S. Zell
Incoming
Key West
A. T. Simmons
Hialeah
McCreary
J. L. Friedman
Charming Herod
Rahanee
De Paul Tops Big Six Leader Oklahoma 40 26
De Paul University defeated the taller University of Oklahoma 40 to 26 before a capacity Chicago crowd. Oklahoma’s Jerry Tucker led with five field goals and four free throws while De Paul’s Jim Cominsky and Frank Wiscons each scored nine.
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Chicago
de Paul University
University of Oklahoma
Jerry Tucker
Oklahoma
D “Ug
Roberts
Sooners
Jim Cominsky
de Paul
Frank Wiscons
Browns executive open to big offer for star George McQuinn
St Louis NBA notes Donald Barnes says he would listen to a major money offer for first baseman George McQuinn but so far no deal has been proposed.
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ST. Louis
NBA
Donald Barnes
The
Browns
George McQuinn
Delayed Decision on State Tourney Site In Iowa
Des Moines and Iowa City were named as possible sites for the 1942 state high school basketball tournament after the Iowa High School Athletic Association postponed selecting a location at a Des Moines meeting. The final choice will be made at the next board session.
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Des Moines
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Lyle T. Quinn
Iowa City
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Iowa Daily Press Association
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Allied Industrial League
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van Thompson
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Frank Shimek
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George Engel
Bob Hash
Hubert Turner
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Jack Bell
Tom Grayston
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Cincinnati
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Wide World Oracle
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