Iowa Hosts Minnesota as Gophers Vie for Big Ten Lead
Iowa basketball, missing stars Stephens and Suesens, faces Minnesota at home in a key Big Ten showdown. Minnesota seeks its first conference title in nearly two decades after a 37 32 win at Wisconsin, led by Addington and Rolek while Iowa plans a late roster move and hopes for a tougher defense.
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Illinois Purdue clash for Big Ten crown at Champaign
Illinois and Purdue duel in a pivotal Big Ten showdown at Champaign with a chance to seize a share of the title. Purdue led by Jewel Young meets Illinois after a 38 37 win at Lafayette while Minnesota, Indiana and Northwestern fight for positioning in the background.
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Golden Gloves finals ticket tips and Yankee Gehrig saga
Advance tickets are recommended for the Golden Gloves finals with three price levels sold at loop cigar stores to avoid lines in the coliseum lobby. The column also discusses a feud between Colonel Ruppert and Lou Gehrig over a salary demand, possible trades, and a comparison with Hal Trosky, plus notes on the Western league pennant format returning to a 130 game straight run.
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Parochial and public schools near end of basketball season
With two weeks left in the season, local parochial teams face key clashes including Columbia-St Patrick's Thursday and St Wenceslaus-St Patrick's next week plus Immaculate Conception–Oelwein for the city title. Coe aims for second in the Midwest League as Knox Monmouth and others loom. Roosevelt suffers a Davenport loss as Vic Seigel’s grandmother dies. Seigel’s teammate Daurer also loses a grandparent.
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Fayette Town Basketball Team Seeks Games After Early Wins
Fayette’s basketball squad, built from five-year veterans Hod Johnson and Bud Thomas among others, beat Upper Iowa freshmen 32 22 and West Union 33 23 but lost to Westgate 31 28. The team seeks more games while planning future intercity matchups and lists Paul Newton as contact. In Strawberry Point, girls beat Volga 29 13 and boys beat Volga 38 11. Edyth Litts and Jim Miersen led scoring, marking finales for key seniors.
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Waterville Cagers Sweep Calmar in Double Header
Waterville high school basketball swept Calmar in a Friday double header. The girls won 61 to 10 and the boys 52 to 6. The girls remain undefeated this season while the boys have one loss.
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Mount Vernon tops Tipton in final home game 31 26
Mount Vernon defeats Tipton 31 to 26 after leading 24 23 after three quarters. Kohl of Mount Vernon scores nine as Miller and Anderson of Tipton tally six each. Curtain raiser Tipton junior high beats Mount Vernon 23 20. Upcoming Feb 16 games set on Tipton floor include Tipton junior high vs Muscatine and Tipton Panthers vs Lowden.
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Hopkinton Boys Triumph Over Buck Creek In Tight Finish
Hopkinton high school cagers edged Buck Creek 36 to 33 in a hard fought game tied at multiple points. Buck Creek led at halftime but Hopkinton rallied to assume the lead and clinch third place in the Delaware county league. Hopkinton junior high beat Buck Creek high 35 to 12.
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Van Horne Caps Season With 29 11 Triumph Over Garrison
Van Horne closed its basketball season by beating Garrison 29 to 11 at Garrison. Trailing 9 to 8 at halftime, Van Horne surged in the final quarter to score 19 points. Potter led with 12 points, followed by Coon with 7 and Ackerman with 6. It was Van Horne’s 10th win in 12 starts, capping a strong county league bid.
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Brooklyn Beats Tama In Rough High School Game
Brooklyn high school defeated Tama 28 to 14 with forwards Cram and Deterick scoring six and seven points. Tama reserves then beat Brooklyn 15 to 10.
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Fairbank High Boys Take Tight Win Over Hazleton 25 23
Fairbank high school defeated Hazleton 25 to 23 in a close Friday game. Hazleton second team improved with a 25 to 13 win in the night’s action.
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Wapello Quin Tet Wins Louisa County Tourney Title
Wapello captured the Louisa county basketball championship by defeating Grandview 38 to 34 in Morning Sun. Columbus Junction took the consolation by beating Letts 22 to 20.
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Keswick Teams Fall to Webster on Home Court
Keswick high school basketball squads were defeated by Webster on Friday. The first game ended 31 to 20 in favor of Webster, and the second game finished 14 to 7.
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Keystone In dependents win amateur tourney finals 25 18
Keystone defeated Marengo 25 to 18 in the final to win the amateur tournament held last week. Vinton earned the consolation round after losing in the semi finals. Tournament scores show Keystone posted 49 in the first round and 49 in the second round.
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Troy Mills Defeats Winthrop 45 37 On Road
The Troy Mills independent basketball team beat the Winthrop cagers 45 to 37 on Winthrop’s floor Friday night in a low scoring game.
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Beavers Defeat St Patrick High 44 to 23 at Wilton Junction
Wilton Junction Beavers beat St Patrick Iowa City high school 44 to 23 Friday night. Healy led visitors with eight points and Grings contributed fifteen points for Wilton Junction.
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Coe Freshmen Face Cornell On Local Floor Tonight
The Coe freshman basketball team meets Cornell freshmen on the Coe floor at 7 30. It is Hayden's first appearance on the local court after a Mount Vernon game. Cornell won the previous meeting but tonight’s game is expected to be closely contested with a potential Coe upset.
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Quakers Edge Davenport 33 32 In Tight Basketball Tilt
In Davenport the Quaker Oats five topped Victor Animatograph 33 to 32. John Kitch led with 16 points as the defense shut down the Victor squad in the second half. Kiem scored 12 and Gamber 9 for Victor, with a late free throw misfire and a final field goal insufficient to tie.
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Harry Cooper Wins Houston Open for $700 Prize
Harry Cooper of Chicago captured the Houston Open with a 72 hole total of 280 four under par four strokes ahead of the field. Sam Snead and Paul Runyan tied for second at even par earning $375 each. Jimmy Demaret and Byron Nelson were one stroke back at 285 and earned $250 apiece. Harold McSpaden finished with 288 and earned $185.
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Middleweights Get Championship Action Across Paris and New York
International boxing wrap notes Thil versus Brouillard in Paris for the world middleweight title replay while Apostoli faces Krieger at the New York Hippodrome and Steele meets Risko at Madison Square Garden. The era’s top middleweight contenders line up across five days with titles on the line and spectators eager for decisive showdowns.
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Western League Opens May 4 With 130-Game Schedule
Des Moines bids the Western League begin its 1957 season on May 4 with a 130-game slate ending Labor Day. The meeting in Des Moines set dates for openers, an all star game on July 7, a 35 cent bleacher price, and listed opening games: Des Moines at Cedar Rapids and others.
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Golden Gloves Semi finals and finals tickets selling fast at coliseum
Tickets for the Golden Gloves semi finals and finals in the coliseum are selling rapidly with added sections and stage seating planned to handle demand. Weighing and weight allowances set for Wednesday’s weigh in at the armory, and eight finalists will receive jackets after the last bout.
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Brentnall Named Ames Track Coach and McAffee Swimming Coach
Brentnall 41 a 1920 Olympic team member will coach track and field at Ames effective Sept 1. McAffee 29 from North Dakota becomes swimming coach succeeding Daubert. Born rivals Kalona leads Ke-Wash in close games as Brighton beats Keota 34 31 and Kalona tops West Chester 22 19 with Fry and Carr standout. Tournament week includes Washington county tourney at Kalona Wed Thu Fri.
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Kalona Leads Ke-Wash League Standings
Wellman Wildcats defeated Richland 29 to 13 to claim their fifth Ke-Wash Conference win. Russell Ross led Wellman with eleven points from five field goals and one free throw while Moothart added six points. Richland managed only four field goals in the game.
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Staksrud Regains All Around Speed Title
Oslo Norway AP reportsthe world all around speed skating championship again belonged to Michael Staksrud of Norway who regained the title he lost last year to Ivar Ballangrud by amassing 194 72 points in all events.
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