City Prep Title Decisions Loom This Week
Nine game week features St Patrick's and Immaculate Conception in parochial races while Franklin and Roosevelt contend for public school honors. Key matches include St Wenceslaus vs St Patrick's and Franklin vs Roosevelt with tie scenarios possible and McKinley at Anamosa shaping sectional play.
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Anamosa-McKinley
St. Patrick's
Immaculate Conception
Franklin
St Wenceslaus
St. Mary’s
Iowa City
Marion
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Waterloo
St. Wenceslaus
Waterlow
Sacred Heart
Waterloo East
St. Patrick’s
Red Hawks
St Patrick's
Worats
Dubique
Davenport
Anamosa
Jim
Golden Bear
Waterloo West
Greyhounds
Dowling Academy
OLVA
St Patricks
Marshalltown
St Ambrose crushes Buena Vista to seize second in standings
St Ambrose beat Buena Vista 52 to 28 to move into undisputed second place in the Iowa conference. The Bees led 31 to 17 at halftime and never trailed, with freshman Don Conroy scoring 16 points while Buena Vista’s Jay Beekman led the losers with 12.
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Davenport
St. Ambrose
Iowa
Buena Vista
College Swimming and Track Meet Mixed Results Across Teams
Readable scores show Princeton routed Army 471 to 24 while Navy posted 40 and Cornell 21. Minnesota and Northwestern combined for 43 and 10 with VOM 40. Nebraska beat Oklahoma 61 to 23. Yale edged Ohio State and Washington University St Louis 42 to 1 and 42. DePauw and Carleton posted small margins. Penn State, Navy, Williams, Cornell College and Army figures appear in scattered events. Track results include Dartmouth 30 and Penn State 443 to Army 614 with Yale 86 and Harvard 35. GYMNASTICS shows notable strides from Humboldt and Iowa.
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Princeton
Army
Navy
Cornell
Towa
Kansas
Minnesota
Northwestern
VOM of
William and Mary
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Yale
Ohio State
Washington
St Louis
DePauw
Miinoiseis
Indiana
Purdue
Chicago
Carleton
Grinnell
Lawrence Ih
Weristling
Venn State
Messesan
Williams
Uarland
Columbia Pennshania
Winneetan
Cornell College
Michigan
Wilncetsh
Lawrence
Iowa St. Tehrs
Lo of
Dartmouth
Newdoln H
Marquette
Easin
Penn
Greg Rice Sets New Two Mile World Record at NAC Meet
Greg Rice, former Notre Dame star, broke his own world indoor two mile mark with 8:53.4 at the NAC games in Madison Square Garden. Les MacMitchell won the Baxter mile in 4:07.4, equalling the best time in the event, as Georgetown's A Blezis and Lou Collado also posted wins in sprints and distance events.
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New York
Ins
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
Les MacMitchell
NY. U
Madison Square Garden
Rice
Mel Trutt
Iowa
Tarzan
MacMitchell
Glenn Cunningham
Chuck Fenske
Walter Mehl
Mehl
Gene Venzke
Blezis
Georgetown
Lou Collado
John Borican
Bill Carter
Pitt
Allan Tolmich
Detroit
Earle Meadows
Kenny Dills
California
Mel Walker
Ohio
Mech
Venzke
Dartmouth
Cunningham
Loras Pulls Out OT Win Over Iowa Wesleyan
Loras edged Iowa Wesleyan 58 to 54 in overtime as John Joyce scored four points and Jack McKay added three to seal the victory. McKay led Loras with 23 points while Leonard Mauck paced the Tigers with 19 in a tense conference clash.
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Mount Pleasant
Loras
Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan
Tigers
John Joyce
Jack McKay
Leonard Mauck
Bob Keiser
McKay
Mauck
Towa Wesleyan
Zahel
I'Mauck
Loree
Huebner
Joyce
Tierney
I'Kriese
Corcoran
Vindson Pictur
J McFadden
Outside Judges on Gloves Bouts Named for Golden Gloves Show
The local Golden Gloves will use six outside judges for bouts with a routine change from the preliminaries. Referee Alex Fidler will officiate the semis and finals, and tickets are on sale with general admission at 0 cents, main floor 86 cents, and ringside 1.65 dollars. Fighting starts 8 p.m. Wednesday, with sixteen semi finals determining city representatives for the Chicago Tournament of Champions.
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Chicago
Alex Fidler
Niagara
Curry
Jack Young
Belmont Park to Spend 25000 on 1941 Infield Tote Board
New York reports Belmont Park will invest 250000 in 1941 season construction. A new infield tote board will be erected to display the totals in each of the three pools.
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New York
NEA
Belmont Park
Schaefer family trains Jake III in Chicago billiards
Continuation of the Schaefer lineage as 2 year old Jake III learns from Jake II at a three cushion tournament in Chicago. Jake II, a three time balk line champion, was mentored by his father the original Jake the Wizard who won multiple titles in the late 1800s.
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Schaefer
Jake III
Jake II
Chicago
Jake the Wizard
Notre Dame coach Leahy praised as new victory era looms
The column lauds Leahy as a strong Notre Dame choice with sincere purpose and zest for a potential win streak. Iowa high school hoops notes highlight Cedar Rapids talent, Immaculate Conception over Dowling, Roosevelt's strong showings, and Emory Sample's scoring push toward a conference record.
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Notre Dame
Leahy
Rockne
Buckeyes Tame Purdue 57 to 38 in Big Ten clash
Ohio State defeated Purdue 57 to 38 before 5,963 fans, extending their conference win streak to 19 on the home floor. Dick Fisher led with 19 points, boosting his eight game total to 108 as Max Gecowets added multiple hoops. Purdue remains struggling in league play.
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Columbus
Ohio State
Purdue
Bucks
Dick Fisher
Ohio
Buckeyes
Boilermakers
Fisher
Max Gecowets
Gecowets
Cubs Sell Zeke Bonura to Minneapolis in Cash Deal
Chicago Cubs announce the sale of first baseman Zeke Bonura to Minneapolis of the American Association in a straight cash transaction. Bonura, a right handed hitter who batted .264 in 49 games for the Cubs, has played for the White Sox Senators and Giants. He joined the Cubs last year after injuries to teammates created the need for a first baseman.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Zeke Bonura
Minneapolis
American Association
Bonura
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
New York Giants
Cubs
Washington
Glen Russell
Cub
Phil Cavarretta
White Sox
Four New Records At Champaign Relays Highlight Indiana Sweep
Indiana University dominated the Champaign indoor carnival with three relay wins in the four mile university relay medley relay and two mile university relay. Archie Harris of Indiana captured the all around title with 5277 points, adding a shot put record of 48 feet 4 1 2 inches and top placements in the half mile 75yard dash and pole vault. Nebraska Michigan Notre Dame Ohio State and Wisconsin also posted top marks in various events.
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Champaign
Illinois
Indiana University
Hoosiers
Archie Harris
Indiana
Hoosier
Paul Kendall
Vernon Broertjes
Fred Wilt
Wayne Tolliver
Michigan
Harold Hunt
Nebraska
Cowinner
Wisconsin
Milt Padway
Don Canhan
Keith O'Rourke
Notre Dame
Bob
Ginn
Max Lenover
Loyola
Chicago
Myron Piker
Northwestern
Gene Littler
Les Eisenhart
College Basketball Scores Mixed Across Narrow NBA-Style Matchups
A jumble of scores shows Wesleyan edging Amherst 48 43 and varied results across multiple colleges. Names like Kenyon Ashiend Miram and St. Olaf appear with scattered totals and team pairings including Virginia Junior Moorhead Gustavus Adolphus and Culver Stockton.
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Wesleyan
Amherst
Macy Macyland
Obie Uniesss
Warkington
Jem
Wasom
Jef
Denhom
Kenyon
Ashiend
Miram
Freemer
Pin Tournament Falters For Local Teams In Booster Division
In a late burst of scores, five teams posted gains in classes B and D as local squads failed to medal. Merchants National Bank led with 2573 pins, while Quaker Oats Crystal Wedding posted 2533 for fourth in class B booster. Cedar Rapids star Paul Nissen defeated Des Moines’ Marshall Geller 21-14 21-9 to win the singles title at the Y court.
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Merchants National Bank
Quaker Oats Crystal Wedding
Quaker Oats
Aunt Jemima
Paul Nissen
Cedar Rapids
Marshall Geller
Des Moines
van Thompeson
Abe Margovis
Robert Kutchera
Charles Lebeda
Nissen
Harris Coggeshall
Les Cooling
Dubuque
Geller
Don Steffa
Kutchera
Leebeda
Thompson
Marcovis
Y.M.C.A
Maul Burlington
Kinkhhern
Wateran
Waterloo
Cooling
Woodward
Burlington
Couseshall
E. S
Pete” Peterson
Walt Harrison
Sioux City
Davenport
Merchants
D. Markle Brown
Hy Mohrbacker
Cere Oe
Womacka Beehenne
OWA Electric
Inane
Hush White
Frank Jesina
Ralph Dresher
Jabcoc Wee
George Holsinger
Okinows Ra Pelers
Henry Sorensen
John Garden
Tuomey A
John Scolaro
Littleton
Machacek
A. Buchome Z. Mutvay Beware
A. Rebelski
SALT
Chas
Rommelsbere
Akubec
Louis Tomas
Vee
LH. Choosky Waadanas Lon
Joe Skorena
Easn
E. Thenhas
Io J Milter
I Frank Xmerres
L. Johnson Warsteen
Ne Sa Panne
Aimmons
Hesse Giande Diss Cola
Als
Jtermina
R. Hastings
Mt Achuller
Sere Neenedl
Oalby
Roy Serovy
John Maheree
Harry Gaskill
Dick Tac
Joe Stanek
Banene Ae Wl Tal
Spider Earth tops state bowling tourney with 3012 score
The final Sunday shift of teams in the men’s state bowling tourney left Spider Earth of Waterlong with a 3012 score as the top mark. Broadway Recreation of Council Bluffs posted 2840, with Wigman’s of Sioux City 2816, Kohr’s Packing of Davenport 2816, Heck Ross of Des Moines 2790, and Lee Tires of Marshall totaling late figures.
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Spider Earth
Waterlong
Broadway Recreation
Council] Bluffs
Spider Eurth
Wigman's
Sioux City
Heck Ross
Des Moines
Kohr
Davenport
Lee Tires
Marshall
Booster Division Results Highlight Small Classes
Cherry Burrell Churns posted a 2345 and finished tenth in class D while Firemen recorded a 2321 in the same division. The note completes the booster division standings for the event.
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Cherry Burrell Churns
Yankee Sign Texas A and M Fullback John Kim Brough
New York Yankee owner Douglas Hertz announced Saturday night that John Kim Brough an American fullback at Texas A and M will sign an American League contract on Monday bringing a college football star to baseball duties in New York.
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NEW York
INS
John Kimbrough
Texas A. and
New York Yankee
Douglas Hertz
Cornell Beats Army Matmen In 1911 Meet
West Point N Y Cornell College of Town won five of the last six bouts to defeat the Army wrestling team 19 to 11 Saturday night Cadets led early as Jim Changaris defeated Frank Preston in the open 121 pound bout and Bob Birch defaulted to Johnny Havers due to illness The Purple won all but one of the remaining bouts Fred Bishop and Bill Lyman of Cornell registered the only falls of the meet Bishop pinned Jesse Hollis in the 136 pound bout and Lyman threw Johnny Buckner in the 175 pound division
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West Point
N. Y
Cornell College of Town
Army
Jim Changaris
Frank Preston
Bob Birch
Johnny Havers
The
Purple
Fred Bishop
Bill Lyman
Cornell
Bishop
Jesse Hollis
Lyman
Johnny Buckner
Gibbons Weds Mrs. Josephine Black in Chippewa Falls
Tommy Gibbons former world heavyweight challenger wed widow of a Chippewa Falls real estate dealer, Mrs. Josephine Black, at St Charles Catholic church. Gibbons is sheriff of Ramsey County Minnesota and a widower. The couple planned a Florida Cuba honeymoon.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Tommy Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Mont
Josephine Black
St. Charles Catholic Church
Women's State Bowling Scores
The report lists the latest bowling scores from the state women’s competition. Standings show top performers, with names and scores highlighted for rounds across several lanes and heats.
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City Prep
Wenceslaus
St. Pat’s
Bolts
St Wenceslus
Ol.v.a
Marion McKinley
Dick Taylor
Jam Tresnak
Rough Riders
Emory Sample
St. Ambrose Wallops Vista
Mickey Owen
Springfield
Brooklyn
Dodgers
St. Louis
Trutt
Belmont
Red Peppers Hot Sport
Tuit
Immaculate Conception Gym
Phil Seghi
Dowling
Roosevelt High School
Town City
Big Lad
Sample
Orville Rust
Norway
I. C
Monticello
J. G. Taylor Spink
Sporting News
Frank Stevens
Stevens
Dodger
Germany
America
Salvation Army
Herbert Bayard Swope
New York Racing Commission
Baseball Park
Polo Grounds
Tanglefoot
Harry Hempstead
Giants
Pepper
Vance Basler
al Eddy
Coe
Southern California
Missouri University
Paul Christman
Maurice “Red” Wade
Paul Armstrong
Hoot Evers
Henry Sachs
Paul Siclin
Wisconsin U
Leo Kautz
Iowa U
Cagers
Hawks
Vic Siegel
Rce
Boilermaker
Siptankenst
McLain
Sprowl
Jorgenson
Fields
Gecawets
ZI Riley
Dawson
Caress
Gratz
A.A
Harris
Lebeda-Kutchera
Marcovis-Thompson
Tutt and Goode
Thul
Default
Lebede
Weatward
Carso
Masulll
Penrose
Lazar
Watson
Deeault
Wilfong
Johnson
Lebeda
Tuttang Goode
Sasull
Kuttceera
the Champs
Kimbrough
Tom Gibbons
Ties Smith
Dorothy Montange
Sioux
Helen
Klein
Mabel Wilson
Bronx City
Leta Nezerka
Eleanor Vanous
Sante Kallin
Marvel Evans
Council
Oles
Lillian Hefner
Mary Jath
Franceseber
Sophie Gelfer
Madelyn Wake
Oakaoosa
Helen Kroulik
Jean Russet
la Marie Bussey
Edith Brugenhemke
Bert Poell
Inez Schroeder
Johinson
Poe
Cooper
Barbara Veile
Orpha Morzan
Debla ‘Powers
Davenor Gora Peters
Marcus
Elle Danforth
Storm
Ruby Adams
Alfred Flatley
D. Maines
Barbara Hartwick
Alberta Crook
Phyllis Suttner
Sylvia Niemann
Davenport Ruth Hammel
Ellen Connally
Marguerite
Lackman
Mable Crouthe Amel
Cone
Frances Weber
Vas
Marion Johnson
Jerry Hanson
Kubicek
Ann Kalinich
Waterson
Delores Spahn
Dubuque En Ry
Myrtle Boonatra
City
Benee
C. Cc
Eeerenas
Sylvia Stemm
Auten Seecenes
Louise Haneman
Ruth Mohnike
Alice Posekany
Marie Meyer
Eas
Bonnie Lou Tritz
Marie Bussey
Blutts
Edna Extets
Lucille Aedeer Stour
Velma Chambers
Eunice Buss
C. Coer
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