Franklin Eyes City Title Showdown With McKinley
Franklin Thunderbolts chase a share of the city crown by beating McKinley at Coe gym in tonight’s prep card. Roosevelt sits second at 4-2, while Eastsiders lead at 3-1.
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Ranklin
Thunderbolts
McKinley
Coe Gym
Intracity
Orville Rust
Eastsiders
Roosevelt
Franklin
Franklinites
Coe
Earl Klinzman
Golden Bears
Bears
Bob Navratil
Jack Delbridge
Chisox Release Hayes At Player's Request
Chicago White Sox grant veteran catcher Frank Hayes an unconditional release at his own request. Hayes batted .223 last season. The club now lists Mike Tresh and George Skeets Dickey as their only catchers.
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Chicago
INS
Frank Hayes
Chicago White Sox
Hayes
Sox
The
Pale Hose
Mike Tresh
George (Skeets) Dickey
Quakers Rally Past Cascade to Take Twin Bill Win
The Quakers beat Cascade 40-34 as Wayne Horger and Zeke Hoyle each scored nine. Ade Kurt led Cascade with 11. In the girls game, Cascade defeated the Quaker Cats 26-17 to split the twin bill. Friday’s Industrial league schedule follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Horger
Zeke Hoyle
Quaker
Ade Kurt
Barons
Cascade Girls
Quaker Cats
District Leaders Hold Steady In AP High School Poll
Ames leads the northwest with 70 points as Little Cyclones stay undefeated. Ottumwa tops the southeast with 62 points, ahead of Iowa City and Muscatine. Waterloo West dominates the northeast with 48 points, while Harlan leads the southwest with 34 points.
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L. E. Sketley
Pes Moines
Ames
Ottumwa
Waterloo West
Harlan
Associated Press
Northwest
Little Cyclones
LeMars
Danbury
Sioux City Central
Carroll
Iowa City
Little Hawks
Muscatine
Clinton
Davenport
Wahawks
Waverly
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Franklin
Cedar Falls
Oelwein
Dowling
Des Moines
Cyclones
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Atlantic
Trojans
Villisca
Antes
le Mars
Carrol
Webster City
Livermore
Laurens
Fort Dodge
Manning
Spencer
Armstrong
Rake
Sacred Heart
Pocahontas
Dayto
Sioux Center
Boone
Town City
Burlington
Washington
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Wayland
Huron
Denmark
St. Ambrose
St. Joseph's
Alona
Keota
Wellman Oxford
Marengo
Noss
Cedar Rauids
Lawler
Waterloo East
Marshalltown
St. Mary’s
Northwood
Honorable Menton
Rudd
Holy Family
Hampton
Clear Lake
Dubuque
Elkader Postville
Monona
Loras Academy
Dinsdale
Keystone
Wellsboro
Dike
Waterloo
OLVA
Southwest
Dimonal
Des Moines Tech
Dallas
Center
Fontanelle
Walnut
Treynor
Wilota
Bremers of Iowa City In AAU Quarterfinals
Marshalltown IA dispatch reports quarterfinal games in the state AAU tournament. Cedar Falls Amvets vs Davenport Ramblers leads off followed by Green Mountain vs Iowa City Bremers and Carbon Coal Des Moines vs Marshalltown Moose. Results include Montour Cardinals 56 Charles City Moose 30 and Davenport Ramblers 51 Airline Limousines 40.
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Marshalltown
Cedar Falls Amvets
Davenport Ramblers
Green Mountain
Iowa City Bremers
Carbon Coal
Des Moines
Marshalltown Moose
Montour Cardinals
Charles City Moose
Creston Jaycees
Local Y Tankmen Seek Fourth Straight Dual Victory
The Y Junior A and B teams host Davenport Y swimmers Saturday at 2 p.m. The Davenport squad was runner up in the 1946 state YY meet. Spectators are invited.
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Davenport
Hal Trosky joins White Sox as scout in Midwest
Hal Trosky, once a bright slugger in the American League era of Gehrig and Foxx, signs with the Chicago White Sox as a scout covering Iowa and nearby states to discover promising young players. Also noted are Bus Mertes pursuing football at Iowa, M-1 league leadership changes, and college wrestling outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Trosky
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
Hal
White Sox
Iowa
Sox
Detroit
Slip Madigan
Iowa U
Los Angeles Dons
Slip
Bud DeGroot
Chicago Daily News
Coe Gym
Chicago Stadium
Harlem Globe
Life Magazine
Harry Sheer
Peewee Hopkins
Barbara Holt
WaMaC Adopts New Cohesion Rules for 1948
WaMaC conference officials approved regulations at Marion High School to require at least six football conference games for the championship and ensure each school plays every other in basketball. The basketball rule starts next season, while track meet is set for May 13 at Marion.
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Wamac
Marion High School
Marion
Drake Beats Mizoo 66 to 52 In Big Six Upset
Drake University shocked Missouri with a 66 52 home win as John Pritchard and Gene Ollrich led scoring with 28 and 20 points respectively. The victory avenged an early season 49 41 loss and leaves Drake en route to a Missouri Valley game in Wichita while Missouri faces Iowa State at Ames.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Missouri
Tigers
John Pritchard
Gene Ollrich
Wichita
Kan
Iowa State
Ames
Louis Cancels Ecuador Bouts for Peru Exhibition
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis cancels two scheduled fights in Quito after Educa dors refusal to permit money transfers. He heads to Peru for an exhibition in Lima, making a change in his plans and venue.
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Quito
Ecuador
INL
Educador
Joe Louis
Louis
Peru
Lima
White Sox Sign Iowa Slugger Dan Phelan
The Chicago White Sox signed first baseman Dan Phelan from Mason City Iowa. They awarded a signing bonus of 7500 dollars.
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SOX
Orlando
Fla
Chicago White Sox
Dan Phelan
Mason City
Multiple college basketball scores from a midweek card
A summary of scattered results shows Holy Cross defeating St Anselms 86 to 44 and Bradley topping Virginia 77 to 58. Other notable scores include Ohio Wesleyan 69 over Wittenberg 62, Drake Gti over Missouri 32, Xavier 57 defeating Dayton 55, Wilberforce 66 over Bluffton 32, and West Michigan 64 beating Central Michigan 50.
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Holy Cross
St. Anselms
NHL
Bradley
Virginia
Ohio Wesleyan
Wittenberg
Drake
Knights of Columbus State Basketball Tourney Opens at Immaculate Conception Gym
The postponed Knights of Columbus state basketball tournament begins Saturday at Immaculate Conception gym with Fort Dodge vs Davenport at 2 p.m. Other first round matchups include Dubuque v Algona and West Point v Farley. Cedar Rapids has a bye as Iowa City KC's withdrew. Semifinals and finals follow Sunday with 50 cent adult and 25 cent student admissions. Officiating officials are Earl Klingman and Wayne Bly.
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Knights of Columbus
Immaculate Conception
Fort Dodge
Davenport
Dubuque
Algona
West Point
Farley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City K.c.’S
Ed Weepie
Earl Klingman
Wayne Bly
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Wilson
Clem Carney
Roughriders
Davenport Blue Devils
Paul Moon
Bill Barnard
Ramblers
Valley
Dick Zvacek
Shamrocks
St. Patrick’s
St. Pat’s
Bailiiwick
Greyhounds
Maquoketa
Byron Hollinshead
Dean Pieper
Hollinshead
Chisox
Te Oats
Cascade Legion Barons
Quakers
Collins Radio
Cherry-Burrell
Wilson’s
Universal Engineering
Iowa Manufacturing
Link Bell Speeder
Quaker Oats
Cascade Oh
Kurt
Hendryx
Clarke Hoyle
P. Nesserson Cimburek
McDermott
Emerson
Snoska Kremer
Nelers Radloff
Whittman Gearhart Akes
Trimpe Zoller
Schaefer
Ol Buckner Knepper
Ulatting Springer Aitlota
Duco
First Ve
29Th Street
Mney
Jack
United States Rubber Co
Ack
IA Eee
Bremers
Cedar Valley
Tire Sales Company
Dial
Norwich
Red Peppers
Bus Mertes
Wawkeye
Dons
Chicago Cardinals
Great Lakes
Washington Redskins
Dick Todd
Owa State
M-1 Baseball League
George Hawkins
Ernie Marchand
Ernie
Fruehauf
Wisconsin
Hawkins
Marchand
M-1
Ross Anderson
Gene Curran
Iowa Hawkeyes
Curran
Anderson
Romero Macias
Cornell College
Macias
Hauser
Cornell
Uptown Village McPartland & Condon
Third Avenue SE
Armstrong’s
Second Ave
Second St. SE
Up-Town
Third Ave
Tony
John Beck
Third St
Cedar Rapids Gazette Charities, Inc
Young Men’s Bureau, Chamber of Commerce
Mizoo
K.C
J.C. Gym
Men's Union
Ecru
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