Irish Offense Thaws to Top Oxford 40-24
In a springlike St Patrick’s gym, the Irish beat Oxford 40-24 as Walt Hanson led with 14 points and Jack Kramer locked down the tempo. The Irish built a 22-9 halftime edge thanks to sharp defense and fast break transition. Joe Klima added nine points to spark the Irish Hornets over Oxford reserves in the opener.
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Ris Misses Mark but Hawks Shade Purdue
Iowa defeats Purdue 46 38 in Big Nine swimming opener. Wally Ris wins the 100 yard free style but misses the world record by .8 seconds. Purdue’s Keith Carter narrowly wins the 220 yard breaststroke, sparking a late comeback by the Boilers before Iowa seals victory with Garst anchoring the 400 yard freestyle relay.
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Raiders Tighten Reserve Seat Policy Ahead of Friday Game
Cedar Rapids Raiders unveil an improved reserve seat policy for Friday's clash with the Tri City Blackhawks at Coe College. President Jay Finn says paid holders receive a definite seat not just a reserved area. Tickets for the Murray Wier national league game are on sale at Becks Armstrongs and V and L News Lounge. A road game at Oelwein against the Lions is set for Wednesday February 16.
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High School Cage Results Across Cedar Rapids and County
A roundup of high school basketball scores from Cedar Rapids Marion area games. Scores include St Patrick’s 40 over Oxford 24 and Franklin 35 tied with Iowa City Oxford 17 (res) plus numerous other regional results across ElKader Monona Edgewood Guttenberg and St Mary’s Muscatine.
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Capitol Valley
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Clayton County Boys
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Garnaville
St Mary's
Muscatine
Muscatine Cage Meet Open for Amateur Teams
The 14th annual amateur basketball tournament of Edward H Bitter post 27 American Legion Muscatine will be at Muscatine high school March 28 30 31 and April 1 4 and 6. Sixteen top teams from Iowa and Illinois will compete with a $25 entry per team. Teams traveling 100 miles or more are housed at the sponsor’s expense. First round losers may receive $25 and top four sponsors receive 500 300 200 and 150 in expenses.
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Hamline Falls From Unbeaten Ranks In St Thomas Win
St Thomas upset Hamline 45 43 before 9000 in St Paul auditorium ending Hamline's run as the nation's only unbeaten team. Hamline led 43 37 late. Wallie Bauer scored twice to knot it then Ken Mauer the winner after Hal Haskins fouled out.
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Harlem Globetrotters extend win streak to 67 straight
The Harlem Globetrotters raised their season record to 86 victories in 87 games after a January Cedar Rapids appearance. The team now boasts an active 67 game winning streak.
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Cedar Rapids
Fight Results From The Haspelates Press Card
Boxing results list multiple bouts across cities. Jesse Flores outpointed Jose Rocha in Stockton California. Eddie Thomas defeated Terry Allen in England. Eszard Charles KOed Johnny Haynes in Philadelphia. Terry Allen outpointed Binty Monaghan in London. Henry Hall beat Tony Janko in England.
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Stockton
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Mexico
Nommy ‘Yaross
Pitseech
Nick Barone
Syracuse
Chicago
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Estanta
Eddie O'Neill
Detroit
Philadelphia
Eszard Charles
Cincinnati
Johnny Haynes
New York
London
Terry Allen
England
Binty Monaghan
Ireland
Eddie Thomas
Billy Graham
Enry Hall
Tony Janko
Youngstown
Cornell Matmen Fall to Spartans On Illégal Slam
Cornell College of Mt Vernon drops a 15 13 match to Michigan State as an illegal body slam in the 145 pound bout costs Cornell five points. Leo Thomson and Don MPceekas tally wins for MSU while Watkins draws with Partin and Hauser defeats Didello for Cornell.
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Cedar Rapids approves telecast policy for school sports
The Cedar Rapids school board authorized televising of district athletic contests with restrictions. The policy permits AM or FM broadcasts by multiple stations, with sponsors limited to tasteful products for a school audience and no tobacco or alcohol ads. Games cannot be interrupted for ads.
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Former Brave Arthur Doll Named Fargo Twins Manager
Arthur J. Doll, ex-Boston Brave pitcher, was named player-manager of the Fargo-Moorhead Twins in the Northern league on Tuesday. The appointment puts Doll in charge while handling on-field duties for the team based in Fargo-North Dakota.
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Fargo-Moorhead Twins
Marengo Keswick Tilt Part of Triple Header
Keswick and Marengo girls basketball teams meet in a triple header here Friday night. Both sectional champions and North English district entrants clash at 2:15. The Marengo and Brooklyn boys play at 8:30, followed by the Marengo Legion Merchants versus Hartwick independent at 9:46.
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Marengo Legion Merchants
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State Girls Meet Nearly Sold Out at Drake Fieldhouse
The state girls high school basketball tournament at Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines March 1 through 5 is reported to be a near sellout. Advance ticket sales are described as the heaviest in history with reserved seats limited to the first three nights.
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Drake Fieldhouse
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R. H. Chisholm
Iowa Girls’ Union
Trophy to Rifenburg In Memory of Yelton
A Detroit Times award honors Michigan quarterback Dick Rifenburg as the most valuable player while in memory of Bob Yelton the Iowa tackle killed in Europe in 1945. Director Paul Brechler of Iowa presented the trophy on behalf of the newspaper’s Quarterback club at a Detroit dinner.
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Iowa
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Rifenburg
Bremer's Iowa City Quaker tourney upset by Bremer's team
Bremer's of Iowa City eliminated Quaker Oats from the Quaker men's basketball tourney at Stuart Hill Monday night 43 32. Century Engineering beat Iowa Steel 682 24 to advance. Bob Graham led the Iowa City quintet with 11 points while Ray Kessell scored 14 for Quaker Oats. Vern Gripp's 16 points paced Century’s win and Carl Ellison had 11 for Iowa Steel.
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KCRG KCRK to Air Two Prep Contests
KCRG KCRK will broadcast two high school basketball games Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The Vinton at Marion game airs Tuesday night and the Immaculate Conception at St. Patrick's tilt on Wednesday. The Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves segments will also air from Memorial Coliseum with shows from 10:45 to 1:55 p.m. and finals starting at 9:45 p.m.
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Vinton At Marion
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St. Patrick’s
KCRK
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
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