Wilson Drops Roosevelt to Second Place in City Clash
Wilson Ramblers defeated Roosevelt Roughriders 37 11 on Coe court, leaving Franklin top in city standings with three wins and one loss. Don Harmon scored 13 points for Wilson, while Roosevelt failed to convert rebounds and shots, despite Sturm and Carpenter returning briefly. Wilson sophomores also beat Roosevelt sophomores 34 5 in the curtain raiser.
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Roosevelt
Carl Kane
Rosevelt
Coe Court
Wilson Ramblers
Hap Jess Roughriders
Clem Carney
Arney
Franklin
Roughriders
Ame
Ranklin
Frank Sturm
Ack Carpenter
Bsence
Ramblers
Sophs
Louis and Godoy Exhbition Draws Sparse Mexican Crowd
In Mexico City a tiny audience filled about one fifth of the 60,000 seat arena for Joe Louis and Arturo Godoy’s exhibition. Louis earned $50,000 and Godoy $10,500 as they boxed ten 10 minute rounds with 14 ounce gloves. The bout, marked by little action and muted response, saw Louis dominate beyond the early rounds while Godoy pressed to limit exchanges. Louis weighed 213 pounds with Godoy lighter.
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Mexico City
Joe
Louis
Arturo
Eir
Godoy
San Salvador
Eis
Walter Eafer
Nen
Missouri Regains Lead in Big Six Sports Title Chase
Missouri Tigers move to six wins and one defeat to lead the Big Six as Oklahoma holds a tighter pace after a 45-32 non conference victory over Denver. The Sooners edged closer in a weekend slate with late scoring runs in Norman.
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Kansas City
University of Missouri Tigers
Atenders
Missourians
Amed
Oklahoma
Kansas State Wildcats
Columbia
Sooners
Denver University
Norman
Gazette Newsies Defeat Hawkeyes In Boys League Clash
The Gazette Newsies beat the McKinley Hawkeyes 37 to 22 on Thursday. Scott led with 11 points, Davie added 5, and a sop contributed 7 for the Newsies.
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Iowa Hawkeyes Lose Star Halfback Bob Sullivan
Iowa City reports indicate Bob Sullivan, Springfield Mass. star halfback, did not enroll for further work and is absent this semester. Coach Carideo said Sullivan left by choice, while Dick Hoerner remains registered despite rumors of a pro contract, with Hoerner pursuing track prospects.
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Hawkeye
Bob Sullivan
Springfield
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Sullivan
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Great Lakes
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Johnny Tedore
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Carideo
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Bomar Hits 1750 For Classic Lead
Buddy Bomar of Chicago shot 1,750 pins across eight games to lead the Petersen individual bowling tournament. He started with 191 and 193, added 225, 279, 266, 225, 201 and 170 for a 218 average, placing 115 pins ahead of Otis M. Collins of South Bend, with 68 squads of 32 men left to roll before Sunday night conclusion.
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Chicago
Buddy Bomar
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Green named central Iowa distributor for Investors' Syndicate
Des Moines AP reports after 21 years coaching V. E. Green was named central Iowa distributor for Investors' Syndicate, a Minneapolis headquartered investment firm. Green had resigned as Drake University football coach last fall after 14 seasons.
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V. E. "Vee" Green
Central Iowa
Investors’Syndicate
Minneapolis
Green
Drake University
Close Y League games notch two forfeits
Beck's defeated Bell Transfer 36 33 and Armstrong's downed Iowa Steel 35 33 in tight Friday night Y League play. Kinney Shoes Keystone and LaPlant Choate Farmers State Bank games were forfeits, with Kinney's and LaPlant declared winners.
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Iowa Steel
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Cornell Defeats Lawrence 56-49 in Midwest Conference clash
In Mt. Vernon Cornell beat Lawrence 56-49 marking Lawrence’s second league loss. Cornell led 25-20 at halftime as Cy Shank and Chuck Jacot scored 15 and 13 while Jacot limited Dick Miller to nine as Bill Davis led Lawrence with 16 points.
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Drake Tops Aggies for First Win Since 1936
Drake beat the Oklahoma Aggies 42 to 34 in a Friday victory led by John Pritchard with 19 points and Gene Ullrich with 14. It marked Drake’s fifth MVC win in six games while the Aggies suffered their second defeat in four. Other Friday results included Dubuque’s 56 to 50 win over Iowa Wesleyan and South Dakota State’s 67 to 48 win over Iowa Teachers. Snow caused two games to be postponed and several rescheduled events at Dubuque and surrounding sites.
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Gene Ullrich
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Iowa Teachers
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Iowa Wesleyan Cager Ineligible in 1946 case
Iowa Wesleyan college basketball player Joe Lutz was ruled ineligible by Iowa conference commissioner Al Ney of Waterloo after a protest found he engaged in professional sports. Investigations showed Lutz played professional baseball with Springfield in the Three-I league during 1946 and later moved to an eastern club.
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Babe Zaharias and Walker reach Florida mixed two ball semifinals
Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Gerald Walker advanced to the semifinals of the Florida mixed two-ball golf tournament in Orlando after Zaharias fired six birdies in 11 holes. The duo defeated Mary McMillan and Phil Greenwold 8 and 7, aided by Zaharias long drives and steady putting.
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Gerald Walker
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Walker
Mary McMillan
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Phil Greenwold
Lake Bluff
Promoters Rush to Back Graziano After NY License Revocation
New York boxing authorities revoke Rocky Graziano’s license prompting promoters to decide whether to align with New York or push for Graziano’s return. The case threatens the Madison Square Garden Zale bout and could trigger a rush of offers as Graziano remains a national figure. The NBA weighs how to act while states from Massachusetts to New Jersey show bans, and promoters anticipate big gate potential amid the chaos.
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New York
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New York Commission
Rocky Graziano
Wade
Graziano
Tony Zale
Madison Square Garden
Zale
Chicago
National Boxing Association
Abe J. Greene
NBA
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
State Supreme Court
New York City
College Basketball Scores Snapshot
A jumble of scattered game results lists teams and scores from various colleges including Muhlenberg 64 and Lehish 46, Oklahoma Aggies 34, Cincinnati area matches, and multiple midwestern universities. Notable entries include Carleton 61 over Louisville 62 and Oklahoma 63 over Ohio University 63.
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Lehish
Trake
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Bowling Green
Youngstown
Beloit
Ripon
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Wichita
Omaha
Doane
Creighton
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Kenyan
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Rensselaer
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Carroll
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Denver
Oklahoma City
Hardin
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Platteville Tehrs
Packers Bow To Manufacturers in Industrial Loop
In a Friday night Industrial League game Town Manufacturing beat Wilson and Company 26 to 22 as Bob Tordik led the Manufacturers with 14 points and a halftime edge. Lennie Novak topped the Packers with 8 points. Fruehauf Trailers defeated Cherry Burrell 62 to 18, Frank Stastny earning 22 and Everett Andrews 12. Quaker Oats beat Link-Belt Speeder 39 to 27, Wayne Harger and Art Wall each with 9 for Oatsmen.
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Wilson and Company
Bob Tordik
Packers
Lennie Novak
Fruehauf
Cherry Burrell
Frank Stastny
Everett Andrews
Chevy Durrell
Francis Foran
Quaker Oats Company
Quakers
Speeder
Wayne Harger
Art Wall
Bob Shanahan
Fearless Fraley notes license revocation and sports gossip
Oscar Fraley reports Sugar Ray Robinson may face questions at a commission hearing over a possible bribe offer to miss weight for a Sept. 6 bout with Marty Servo. Rocky Graziano’s license revocation hangs over boxing headlines as details surface from December interviews. Also covered are Sir Gallascene’s 19th straight defeat, Alidore Jancauskas’s all American selection, Sam Zoldak’s off season work, disabled veterans boosting morale at golf exhibitions, and a biting mockery of Texas Christian University’s basketball season.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Fearless Fraley
Ray “Sugar
Robinson
Harlem
Rocky Graziano
Rocky
Marty Servo
Ray
Sugar Ray
Graziano
Jim Nicholls
Biltmore
Coral Gables
Pratt General Hospital
Jim
Jake Venema
Michigan State
al Parsells
Ramapo
Jersey
Records May Fall in Ice Events Here
Veterans of Foreign Wars Cedar Rapids Open Championships set for Sunday at 2 p m on Roosevelt rink with a hard fast ice and sharp skates required. Local records are listed across age groups with many top skaters named as potential champions, though events remain wide open and new records could be set.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Ed Shimek
Dean’ Terwilliger
Paul Hammerberg
Francis Hessel
Don Cook
Glenn Chadima
Bryce Hahn
Gerald Edmunds
Ocie Trimble
Walter Hansen
John Dale
Ronnie Cherry
DeWayne Johanos
Bob Oberbrackling
Bob Engler
Gale Morey
Mike Mulkern
Dick Engler
Jack Pick
Coe Hosts Monmouth in Midwest Conference Clash
A busy Saturday night features Monmouth at Coe in a Midwest conference game starting at 8 p.m. Franklin and McKinley host Mississippi Valley rivals as Davenport faces McKinley’s foe. The Thunderbolts debut on their home court against Clinton’s high scoring team led by Dean Pieper, with sophomore games at both venues beginning at 7 p.m.
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Monmouth
Coe
Franklin
McKinley
Thunderbolts
Clinton
Dean Pieper
Davenport
Mason City Wins 1947 State High School Baseball Tourney
FT. DODGE AP The 1947 Iowa state high school baseball tournament will be held in Mason City this spring. Lyle T Quinn executive secretary of the State High School Athletic Association informed Superintendent H. J. Williams in a public letter. Some games may be played all night. The association intends to rotate venues in future years as facilities allow.
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Mason City
Lyle T Quinn
State High School Athletic Association
H. J. Williams
Quinn
Pellone Beats Montgomery in Detroit Lightweight Bout
New York lightweight Tony Pellone defeated Bob Montgomery in a ten round non title fight at Olympia Detroit. Officials scored all three for Pellone as 11,365 fans watched.
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INS
New York
Tony Pellone
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Badgers Aim to Maintain Lead in Big Nine Night
Wisconsin atop the Big Nine basketball race hosts Minnesota at Madison as Indiana remains in second place with a non league game against Earlham. Other action features Iowa at Illinois, Ohio State at Michigan, and Purdue at Northwestern while Wisconsin would stay outright leader with any win and a loss by Indiana.
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Madison
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Illinois
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Purdue
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Demaret’s 62 Equals PGA Tournament Record
In frigid San Antonio Jim Demaret shot 62 in the Texas Open first round to set a nine under par score. The Houston swinger matched the PGA’s competitive tournament record and shared the all time mark with Hogan Hagen Little Nelson Ferrier and Keiser after a near perfect start.
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Tex
Texas
Jim Demaret
Demaret
PGA
Houston
Ben Hogan
Walter Hagen
Lawson Little
Bryan Nelson
Jim Ferrier
Herman Keiser
Prep beat at Iowa City and surrounding high school scores
High school boys basketball results from Iowa City Davenport and nearby towns show City Mish beating Davenport 49 to 38 while City High and Davenport split games. St Marys blanked St Josephs 60 to 50 with further halves at 32 27. Various other scores include Des Moines Lincoln defeating Dowling 41 45 33 and statewide matchups like Maquoketa over Corncil Bluffs and Fulton 64 28. In college notes the Minnesota Iowa State dual track meet was postponed due to blizzard conditions delaying Iowa State travel to Minneapolis for Monday afternoon.
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Davenport
City High
City High High
Dunham
Davenport High
Strathman
Rock Island
Ill
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St. Mary’s
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Lyons
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Corncil Bluffs
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Willisea
Clarinda
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