Local Prep Teams Draw Sectional Assignments Across Two Sites
Cedar Rapids area six Class A and B teams receive sectional placements for the northeast district tournaments. Anamosa hosts Franklin Immaculate Conception McKinley plus Cedar Rapids squads while Marion hosts Roosevelt Wilson and St Wenceslaus in Class A and B divisions. St Patrick's not competing and Immaculate Conception St Wenceslaus set for first IHSAA tournament appearances.
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Wilson
Marion
St. Wenceslaus
I. C
Franklin
McKinley
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick's
St Wenceslaus
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Central City
Coggon
Monticello
Roosevelt, Wilson
Norway
Alburnett
Atkins
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Ely
Palo
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Toddville
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Jewell
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Randall
Steamboat Rock
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McGregor
New Albin
Ossian
Waterville
Ohio State Recruits Young Coaching Staff
Ohio State University builds a youthful coaching lineup led by Paul Brown. He states he alone chose seven assistants from high school ranks and says the success or failure rests on his selections. A mix of Brown favorites from Massillon and fresh hires join the staff.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Paul Brown
Brown
Massillon
Ohio
Ohio State
C. C. Widdoes
Hugh McGranahan
Fred Heisler
Trevor Rees
Baylor grid coach Morley Jennings resigns
Baylor University accepts the resignation of Morley Jennings as head coach. The athletic council acted on President Pat Neff’s recommendation after Jennings said he had been in active coaching for 29 years and wished relief from those duties.
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Waco, Tex
Morley Jennings
Baylor University
Athletic Council
Board of Trustees
Pat Neff
Jennings
Selman Martin to Box in Des Moines Feb 19 Card
Des Moines packed show features Selman Martin the Chicago heavyweight who recently defeated Johnny Paycheck in a de cision, slated to appear on the boxing card February 19.
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Des Moines
Selman Martin
Chicago
Johnny Paychek
Notre Dame Starts Hunt for New Coach
South Bend Ind AP Notre Dame begins official search for a new football coach and athletic director with faculty athletic board discussing alumni candidates. Results to remain private. Rev J Hugh O'Donnell to consider recommendations and a new coach expected to be named before March. Elmer Layden resigns as athletic director and coach to become NFL commissioner.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
J Hugh O'Donnell
Elmer Layden
Four Iowa Sub-State Sites Picked For Basketball Tournaments
Ottumwa Cedar Falls Spirit Lake and Des Moines will host the four sub state basketball tournaments. The events run March 20 to 22 with eight winners advancing to the Drake Fieldhouse in a week. Class A and B teams stay in their class identity. Night games fill each session as state championships begin March 5.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Cedar Falls
Spirit Lake
Lyle Quinn
Iowa High School Athletic Association
Drake Fieldhouse
Soose and Vigh Clash in Madison Square Garden
New York AP reports Ernie Vigh and Billy Soose meet at Madison Square Garden on Friday night in a key middleweight bout. The winner earns a shot at Ken Overlin’s world title in March after years of tough trails.
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New York
Ernie Vigh
Billy Soose
Madison Square Garden
Ken Overlin
Marty Loras Cage Star Quits School
Dubuque reports that Loras college freshman basketball star Marty Mickey Marty withdraws from school due to inability to pass semester exams. Scholastic difficulties made him automatically ineligible for athletics. he had been an all state high school player at Loras last year.
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Dubuque
Merlin
Mickey
Marty
Loras College
Loras
Y.M.C.A. Badminton Club to Play Iowa City
The Y M C A badminton club will face the University of Iowa physical education department team in Iowa City on Saturday. Players making the trip include Bob Moody Roy Lukanitsch Clarence Brockman George Hallenbeck Dorothy Svee Christine Bjornson Betty Hopton Ruth Zieke Leone Serbousek and Eileen Brockman.
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Y. McA
Towa University Physical Education Department
Towa City
Bob Moody
Roy Lukanitsch
Clarence Brockman
George Hallenbeck
Dorothy Svee
Christine Bjornson
Betty Hopton
Ruth Zieke
Leone Serbousek
Eileen Brockman
Hopkinton Blue Devils Edge Oilers In Overtime
The Buck Creek independent Hopkinton Blue Devils beat Central City Oilers 44 to 41 in overtime. With 41 apiece, W Wilson made a free throw and Flannigan hit a long jumper to seal the win. Art Kelly of Hopkinton makes the team schedule.
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Hopkinton
Blue Devil
Buck Creek
Central City Oilers
W. Wilson
Flannigan
Art Kelly
Blue Devils
Layden and Halas clash highlights pro football woes
The column critiques the Layden hire as NFL commissioner amid a Halas led power struggle. It lauds Layden’s credentials yet notes club owner resentments threaten prestige and proposes stronger umpire and league backing, citing Judge Landis and Belden Hill as examples of solid leadership.
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Layden
George Halas
Pinochle Bettie: Mrs Svoboda Loses Meld To Luck
Cedar Rapids woman Mrs J W Svoboda faced a three handed pinochle game with her husband and a third player. She bid 72 and held 60 queens eight trumps four pinochle for 72 but failed to win a trick, losing meld bid and good humor in a tale of rare misfortune.
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J. W. Svoboda
Cedar Rapids
Big Ten Cage Card Features Iowa Tilt
Iowa Hawkeyes aim for a fourth straight win and a second place tie in the Big Ten race as they visit Ohio State. Ohio State seeks to halt a three game slide while Purdue challenges Chicago, and Illinois meets Minnesota in other title action.
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Iowa
Chicago
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Columbus
Town
Indiana
Purdue
Illinois
Minnesota
Grover Alexander Seeks Work in Newspaper Ads
Old Grover Cleveland Alexander advertises for a job in New York papers after a bid from the National Semi Pro Baseball Congress offering 250 dollars to autograph and throw out the first ball. Other offers go to the Times Square hotel. The column also notes Notre Dame and college athletic board shakeups and various sports figures.
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Eddie Brietz
NEW York
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Bite
Baseball Congress
Alex
Times Square
Notre Dame
Ed Danforth
Atlanta Journal
Elmer Layden
Layden
Oklahoma U
College Athletic Board
Purple Cagers Meet Coe Five In Local Show Tonight
The 1941 top college basketball matchup features Coe College hosting Cornell at Coe gym with 200 fans expected. The event includes Coe military band music and loyalty songs, with a 7 45 p m tipoff and 7 42 national anthem. Coaches Lamb and Dean plan standard lineups after smooth midyear exams.
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Coe
Cornell
Coe Gym
Willis Lamb
Judd Dean
Mount Vernon
Crimson
Chicago
Purple
Iowa State
Cee
Cornet
Tachumi
Dares Penne
Howard Mos
Simester Dd
Dumioocy
R. Bailey
R. Niop
G . J. Bailey
Waldo Weaner
al Barnes
Rock Island
Star Boxers Drop Out Of Ring Meet
DES MOINES INS The Golden Gloves boxing tournament will be cut to 32 quarter finalists Friday night. Lightweight division becomes wide open after Des Moines favorite Bill Heath withdraws for a trip to California. Lightweight Dave McMillian also drops out due to an injured hand.
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Des Moines
INS
Bill Heath
Heath
California
Dave McMillian
Tama Montour Trafers and Iowa Tournament Results Report
Tama County boys and girls tournaments share scores across towns including Traer Garwin Dysart and Monona to Belle Plaine Elkader Independence Oxs ford Wellman Lost Nation Tipton and more. Notable results include Monona 62 Edgewood 33 MecGregor 43 Elwood 14 Vinton reserves 16 Newhall 3 Voted high scorers include Independence Rowley 38 31 Winthrop 35 Quasquetan and Maynard 37 Randalia 5.
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Tama County
Tama
Montour
Garwin
Gladbrook
Toledo
Dysart
Geneseo
Waukon
Allamakee County
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Springer
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Vinton Reserves
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Hall
Vinton
Wright
Fuller
Keystone
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Feuerbach
Spencrr
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Center
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Sharon
Lilah Plecker
Wellman
Washington County
Riverside
Kalona
Brighton
Onslow
Jones County
Oxford Junction
Center Junction
Oxford Jet
Center Jet
L. Benhart
Andrews Martelie
Martelie
Martelle—Robertson
Orr
Ritenour
Lost Nation
Clinton County Boys Aournament
Delmar
Elwood
Omeara
Specht
Lyons
Goose Lake
Goose Re
Strohm
W. Anderson
Drummond
Grand Mound
Barnes
Tipton
Clarence
Dale Snear
Dick Lane
Tinton
Kalona Secures First Ever Sectional Tournament
Kalona high school gymnasium will host the sectional tournament on March 5 6 7 and 8. It marks the first time a sectional basketball meet is awarded to Kalona. Competing Class A teams include Iowa City High Washington Wellman Wayland and St Pat’s Iowa City.
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Kalona
Kalona High School
Iowa City High School
Washington
Wellman
Wayland
St. Pat’s
Iowa City
Basketball scores from multiple colleges and results
A mixed score roundup shows Kansas State 4 to Missouri 24, Rice 63, St Marys Tez 36, Santa Clara 68 to San Francisco 38. Other scores include Bethany 31 Ottawa 35 Midland 3% Western Union 2A Key Tech 45 North Dakota 2BDetroit 32 Michigan Normal A Franklin 42 Wabashaa Kansan Wealeran 33 McPherson 9 College of Emperia 34 Bethel 35.
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Kanasaw State
Missouri
Rice
St. Mary's
Tez
Santa Clara
San Francisco
Bethany
Kan
Ottawa
Midland
Western Union
Key Tech
North Dakota
Detroit
Michigan Normal A. Franklin
Wabashaa
Kansan Wealeran
McPherson
College of Emperia
Bethel
Lenox Junior College Tops Elkader In Iowa Conference
Lenox junior college defeated Elkader junior college 41 33 in a Northeast Iowa conference game. Elkader led 20 17 at halftime. Shedek scored 14 and Stanger 13 for Lenox while Stead impressed on defense. Fassbinder led Elkader with 15 points.
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Gazett Hopkinton
Lenox Junior College
Elkader Junior College
Women's State Bowling Tournament Schedule
The schedule for the final weekend March 1-2 of the annual women's state bowling tournament at Lincoln Alleys. Readouts include shifts for team events on Saturday in Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Dubuque Fort Dodge and others, with doubles and singles sessions Sunday across multiple locations and participant pairings.
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Ottumwa
Cities Service Oil Co
Second Ave
Virginia Cafe
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Louie Spielman Potosi Tavern
Dubuque
Quaker Oats Co
Armstrong
Dixie Shops
Moose Club
W. T. Sands
Newman's Dept
Roosevelt Hotel
Toman Flowers
Morris Plan Bank
Troy
Dodds
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I. Preeman
M. Foot
G. Chisman
Orman
E. Miller
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Zimmero An
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M. Browna
Kile
DeWist
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T. Lauber
EZ. Lepsch
I. Wiehl
M. Ryan
M. Goldsmith
F O'Meara- MecKernen
M. Koppes
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L. Firzlaff
Matterman
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R. Ratterman
F., Ratterman
J. Roldl
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B. McLaughlin
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L. Hanaman
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M. Tappan
Hirt
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E. Earl
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L. Kiles
G. Brooks
R. Wegener
H. Demkier
M. Scherr
Kirmse
Alden
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M. Rosemeyer
G. Butler
G. Maus
A. Hagenstein
E. Hageenstein
K. Steichen
O. Kenefic
Northwestern Tackle Alf Bauman Declared Ineligible
Alf Bauman Northwestern University All-Conference football tackle was ruled ineligible after failing two courses. The decision came Thursday in Evanston, per AP report.
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Evanston
Alf Bauman
Northwestern University
McKinley and Wilson Load Tonight for Key Rivalry
McKinley hosts Wilson in a return basketball clash as both teams seek strong showings. McKinley aims to rebound from a one point loss last month while adjusting with Bisek sidelined by a shoulder injury. Wilson relies on Don Birkicht’s return and a deep guard rotation to support Bob Wessale in the front line.
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McKinley
Golden Bears
Wilson
Ramblers
Westsiders
Mike Bisch
Bisek
Don Birkicht
Birkicht
Marion
Dick McEvers
Frank Stastny
Virgil Knake
Bob Wessale
Bauer and Amory reach Palm Beach golf finale
In Palm Beach Florida Jean Bauer of Providence Rhode Island and Grace Amory of Palm Beach advanced to the finals of the women’s golf tournament after both winning Thursday matches. Amory defeated Jane Crum of Orangeburg South Carolina 3 and 2 and Bauer beat Dorothy Gardner of Steubenville Ohio 2 and 1 in the semifinals.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Ins
Jean Bauer
Providence
R. I
Grace Amory
Palm Beach
Jane Crum
Orangeburg
S. C
Elizabeth Hicks
Miss Amory
Miss Bauer
Dorothy Gardner
Steubenville
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