Golden Gloves Prelims Intensify With Night Of Knockouts
Tuesday's Golden Gloves prelims saw 11 winners added to the second round across six weight classes led by Arch ie Richardson and Don Fitzgerald. Phil Beebe and Ralph Beardsley were upset while Earl Carr defeated Beebe in a contested decision at Memorial Coliseum. Milvoy Skorepa delivered a standout two round knockout over Harold Roberts in the middleweight division.
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Tommy Crain
Earl Carr
Cedar Rapids
Phil Beebe
Iowa City
Ralph Beardsley
Anamosa
Filton Ross
Newsboy
Don Fitegerald
Harry Demery
Dick Cox
Archie Richardson
al Bartholomew
Cecil Bradley
Virgil Petty
Independence
Fitzgerald
Duke
Crains Battler
Demery
Bob Gabriel
Lenox
Cox
Dean Williams
Town City
University
Richardson
Beardsley
Vance Basler
Gene Scott
Ross
Scott
Fidler
Carr
Beebe
Milvoy Skorepa
Harold Roberts
Roberts
Skorepa
Milway
Emery Holst
Waterson
Tony Kudina
Marion
Mark Gerah
Washburn
William Meade Parnell
Belle Plaine
Elton Ross
Cedar Ranlds
Joe Roucka
Nashua
Garrett Smith
Cascade
Lawa City
Dour Jacobs
Towa City
Mike Dayton
Washington
Milyos Skarena
Maquoketa
Roucka
Marble Tops Hardwick In Pro Tennis Feature
Alice Marble defeated Marv Hardwick 6-4 6-1 in the feature singles. Don Budge beat Bill Tilden 6-4 5-7 1-2 and later teamed with Miss Hardwick to beat Tilden and Marble 6-3 4-6 7-5 in doubles.
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Albee Marble
Marv Hardwick
Don Budge
Bill Tilden
Miss Hardwick
College Basketball Scores Roundup From Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports scores for many games across colleges. Highlights include Marietta 34, Tillshurch 86, West Virginia 48. Duke 28 over Virginia 41. LSU 40 over Florida 4?. Arizona 44. Omaha 35. St Olaf 41. Missouri Valley teams listed with varied results.
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Ohin
Marietta
Tillshurch
West Virginia
Fordham
Colgate
Auburn
Louisiana State
Washington and Lee
Duke
Virginia
William and Mary
Florida
Georgia
Texas Acciew
Texas Christian BA
Teyay Mines
Arizona
Loyola
Chicare
Johna Nopkins
Simpson
Omaha
Pert
Teachers
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Iowa Wesleyan
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Penn Tlan
Warthare
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Pharemacysis
Tarkin
Willam Jewell
Milwaukee
St. Norbert
Midland
Doane
St Olaf
Montana State
Flatstaff
Sprinsfield Arrensbore
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Missouri Valles
Routhern
Oregon College
Porter's Cap Leads 16 in Santa Anita Derby
Arcadia Calif sixteen three year olds race for a 50000 purse in the Santa Anita Derby on a muddy track Porter's Cap favored at odds just under three to one over rivals Nasca Swain Good Turn Bull Reigh Valdiia Groom with Staretor Copperman Pirate Madigama and others in the seventeen horse lineup on Lincoln’s birthday holiday racing for the west’s richest three year old prize
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Lincoln
Charles S Howard
Porter
Cap
San Franciscan
Saratoga
West
Breckinridge Long
Cleveland Putnam
Swain
G_ Vanderbilt
Millsdale Stable
Bull Reigh
Valdiia Farm
Valdiia
Staretor
Copperman
Pirate
Fairyman
Manuel Field
Armistice
Buckhorn Creek
Giants shortstop Bill Jurges faces possible operation
New York Giants infielder Bill Jurges may need an operation after a pitch caused partial deafness in his left ear. At 32 he plans to train in Florida to determine recovery, with the procedure potentially risking total hearing loss on that side.
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Bill Jurges
New York Giants
Giants
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
White House
Long Island
Florida
Jurges
Batterymen
Jimmie Foxx Signs His Contract With Red Sox
Boston AP reports Jimmie Foxx signed with the Red Sox in Sarasota reducing unsigned players to three. Ted Williams Bobby Doerr and Tex Hughson remained unsigned with Williams seen as the main holdout threat.
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Red Sox
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Eddie Collins
Sarasota
Fla
Jimmy Foxx
Ted Williams
Bobby Doerr
Tex Hughson
Louisville
Williams
Boxing Bout Results Tidbits From Various Cities
The report lists scattered bout notes: Jackie Wilson versus Joe Marinelli in Pittsburgh, Tami Marinello in New York, Wild Bill McDowell challenging Eddie Guerra in New Bedford, Tiger Ted Lowry defeating Eddie Guerra in New York, George Abrams stopping Jimmy O Bayne in Brookline, and Vinnie Vines defeating Jackie Canavan in Buffalo.
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Associated Preas
Toungstown
Jackie Wilson
Pittsburch
Joe Marinelli
Daston
New York
Tami Marinello
Sienne
Bill McDowell
Malan
New Bedford
Mass
Ted Lowry
Eddie Guerra
George Abrams
Brooklen
Jimmy O'Bayne
Cedar Rapids Players Rally Behind Local Basketball Talent
A Cedar Rapids gainsay about its high school players is rebutted by a publicity release showing Cedar Rapids teams and players rank among the state’s best scorers. The piece notes Talent spread across five schools including Roosevelt and McKinley, with Immaculate Conception and St Patrick’s also featuring top scorers. It argues a unified Cedar Rapids talent pool could rival Mason City or Davenport and calls for diversified local participation to broaden athletic development. It also mentions efforts in Grinnell for youth physical training and boxing as part of a national defense program.
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Sullivan
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Harger
Gregor
McKinley
Turdik
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Schwinn
Thenhaus
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Delzell
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St. Ambrose Academy
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West Palm Beach
South Dakota State
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Mickey O'Brien
Tennessee
Bob Pierce
Marquette
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Men's State Bowling Tournament Heads to Weekend Finals
The state bowling championship narrows to 38 teams with Cedar Rapids entrants set for 4 pm Saturday at Red Crown Alleys. Top outfits include Heck Ross Des Moines Crescent Macaroni Davenport Broad Way Recreation Council Bluffs and Wigman Co Sioux City as singles and doubles events close Sunday with 7 pm and 9 pm shifts.
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Cedar Rapids
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Waterloo
Heck Ross
Des Moines
Crescent Macaroni
Davenport
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Council Bluffs
Wigman and Co
Sioux City
Penn Defeats Wartburg For Sixth Straight Win
Penn College earned its sixth Iowa conference victory with a 39 to 33 win over Wartburg in Oskaloosa. The Quakers led 18 to 12 at halftime, survived a second half rally, and were led by Bill Trent with ten points while Wartburg’s M Heist and HH Obenauer each scored nine.
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Penn College
Iowa
Wartburg
Quakers
Knights
M. Heist
HH. Obenauer
Bill Trent
Odds 150 to 1 On Joe Over Dorazio
New York AP column notes heavy bets on Joe Louis to defeat Gus Dorazio at 150 to 1, with bettors taking only $5 wagers. It also cites sports tidbits from baseball, football, boxing and college athletics, including notes on Morley Jennings possibly joining Texas Tech and other brief items.
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Dorazio
Eddie Arietz
NEW York
Philly
Joe Louis
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Baylor
Texas Tech
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jimmy Wilson
Chicago Cubs
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Fidel la Barba
John Payne
King Levinsky
Chicago
Notre Dame Hopes Top Choice For Coach Directorship
Notre Dame faculty board of control prepares to trim applicants for successor to Elmer Layden as football coach and athletic director. Joe Boland favored by campus sentiment after Buck Shaw, Eddie Anderson, Harry Stuhldreher and Jim Crawley eliminated. George Keegan could be considered athletic director amid health notes.
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Ind
Notre Dame University Faculty Board of Control
Elmer Layden
J. Hugh O'Donnell
Joe Boland
Layden
Lawrence T
Buck” Shaw
Santa Clara
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Jim Crawley
Fordham
George Keegan
Keegan
Girl Cagers Open Sectional Meets Hansell Favored
Iowa high school girls basketball opens sectional play across 64 tournaments with about one third starting Wednesday night. Hansell, the defending champion, is favored to survive sectional eliminations and likely reach the district finals en route to Des Moines. Other strong teams watched include Waterville Mallard West Bend Centerville and Olin.
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Mallard
West Bend
Centerville
Olin
Iowa
Hoppe Loses Billiard Match Ends Unbeaten Streak
Welker Cochran defeated Willie Hoppe 50 to 40 in 50 innings to end Hoppe’s 38 straight world three cushion billiards wins in the 1941 tournament. Hoppe still leads with 13 victories. Jake Schaefer Jr. and Jay Bozeman chase second place at 12-2.
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Jake Schaefer, Jr
Chicago
Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Calif
Schaefer
Bozeman
Cochran
Hubbell Says New Ball Favors Offense and Sore Arms
New York Giants star Carl Hubbell argues the livelier ball and changes over 15 years favor offense. He cites freak deliveries like the screwball and a rising arm injury risk for ordinary pitchers. Hubbell, visiting Mel Ott, notes scarce prospects due to farm systems. Ott and Hubbell head to Miami for spring training.
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Iiring
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Carl
Giants
Ott
Miami
Vic Siegel Maintains scoring lead for Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa City AP Vic Siegel extended his season total to 134 points despite an injured leg. He scored nine against Ohio State and was held scoreless in the first half versus Indiana before finishing with 12 in the final period to top the Hawkeyes. Big Arik Kuhl remains second with 122 points.
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Vic Siegel
University of Iowa
Siegel
Buckeyes
Indiana
Hoosiers
Arik Kuhl
Hawkeye
Tom Chapman
Rudy Soderquist
Ben Trickey
Cubs Tap Wilson Faces Holdouts Before Spring Training
Chicago Cubs manager Jimmy Wilson said he would not worry about 16 holdouts as the team prepared to begin spring training on February 26 at Catalina Island. He noted players typically report as the season nears, and he would travel to the Pacific coast to finalize preparations.
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Jimmy Wileson
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Catalina Iseland
Wilson
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