Twin Bill at Coe Highlights City Cage Finale
Twin bill at Coe closes winter campaign as Franklin and Roosevelt battle for city basketball crown. Thunderbolts face Ramblers while Roughriders meet Golden Bears in a two part program. Other top parochials and weekly intercity games fill the schedule with key showdowns.
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Pranklin
Roosevelt
Wilson
McKinley
Coe’s Court
Franklin
Orville Rust
Thunderbolts
Bill Barnard
Clem Carney
Roughriders
Earl Klinzman
Golden Bears
Eastsiders
Bears
Westsiders
Buddy Bomar Dominates Encore Bowling Tournament
Chicago bowler Buddy Bomar, last week's Petersen winner, dominates a four game Encore event, taking $2,000 by winning games one and three. Harold Asplund of Denver earns $1,000 for game two, Otis Collins of South Bend wins game four, and Russ Creamer of Chicago collects $1,000 for best four game total.
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Chicago
INS
Buddy Bomar
Lions
Petersen
Bomar
Harold Asplund
Denver
Otis Collins
South Bend
Russ Creamer
Tama Legion III finals set for Tama county title game
Tama's American Legion basketball team faces Gladbrook Monday night for the Tama county championship after beat Garwin 30-27 and Garwin led 14-13 at halftime before Tama surged with Vail's 8 points. Cutler scored 10 for Garwin.
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TAMA
American Legion
Gladbrook
Garwin
Traer
Vail
Cutler
North English to Host Girls District Basketball Tourney
North English will stage one of Iowa's 16 girls district tournaments on Feb. 21-22 with Marengo vs Numa and Keswick vs Lone Tree on Friday night. Numa led by Helen Tometich aims for state finals, while Keswick's Helen Corrick set a 101-point game record. Lone Tree features Norma Kilbourne and Marengo has an uneven season as North English cites high gate receipts and eager crowds.
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North English
Iowa
Marengo
Numa
Keswick
Lone Tree
John King
Seymour
Helen Tometich
Tometich
Keokuk County
Helen Corrick
Corrick
Tom Englebert
Williamsburg
Norma Kilbourne
Canadian Lass Leads Figure Skating Event
Barbara Ann Scott of Canada widened her lead after the compulsory figures, totaling 1 845.1 points with six figures won. Gretchen Merrill of Boston trails by 78 points, as the world championship hinges on Sunday’s free skating and the composite score.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Barbara Ann Scott
Canada
Miss Scott
Gretchen van Merrill
Boston
Miss Merrill
Sports writer Walter St Denis dies at 69
New York report states Walter St Denis age 69 dies at Polyclinic hospital Saturday. He served on the publicity staff of the 20th Century Sporting club and was a former sports editor.
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New York
Walter St. Denis
20Th Century Sporting Club
Polyclinic Hospital
Dodds Wins Two Mile At New York Athletic Club Meet
Gil Dodds powered to an easy two mile victory at Madison Square Garden before 15000 fans, finishing 85 yards ahead in 9.05.6, lining up a strong indoor season while Forest Elan trailed and Greg Rice’s world record pace remained beyond reach. Tommy Quinn won the Baxter mile, defeating Leslie MacMitchell and Bill Hulse in a slow 417.6.
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New York
Gil Dodds
Forest Elan
Stillwater
Okla
Tommy Quinn
New York A.C
Quinn
Leslie MacMitchell
Bill Hulse
Hawkeyes Rally To Top Michigan In Necking Big Nine Tilt
Iowa defeats Michigan 41-36 in a team win marked by balanced scoring and strong defense. Redoubtable Richard and Herb Wilkinson sparked the rally with key points, while Straatsma and Hall contributed crucial field goals and rebounding. Iowa improves to three wins in six Big Nine games after Northwestern falls to Wisconsin.
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Richard
Iowa
Herb Wilkinson
Murray Wier
Herb
Straatsma
Ives
Spencer
Hall
Wier
Jackson Spencer
Michigan
Northwestern
Wisconsin
YMCA Sports Service Club Olympics Meet Preview
The YMCA Service Club Olympics executive committee will meet at the Y on Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Olympics are set for Tuesday February 25 with the Lions Club defending champions. The Y junior swimmers will face the Dubuque Y juniors next Saturday at 2 p.m. in Dubuque. A list notes boys who passed min now tests and fish tests including Eugene Hedlund Wayne Bousek Joseph Bousek Ronald Nelson James Usher James Harger Larry VanFleet Lloyd Kluck Francis Smith Don Thompson Richard Cummins.
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Service Club Olympics
Lions Club
Dubuque “Y
Dubuque
Eugene Hedlund
Wayne Bousek
Joseph Bousek
Ronald Nelson
James Usher
James Harger
Larry VanFleet
Lloyd Kluck
Francis Smith
Don Thompson
Richard Cummins
Central Tops Parsons in Iowa Conference Clash
Central College defeated Parsons College 49 to 42 in Fairfield Iowa. Parsons used six players to stall Central�s offense, who led 27 to 17 at halftime and held on for the win.
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Fairfield
Central College
Parsons
Iowa
Central
Red Pepper Glory in Cedar Rapids Boxing Tales
A Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves recap highlights star fighters and upstarts, with memories of Lenox hopefuls Martin Frederickson Don Redmond Walter Frisch and Roger Welty. Tales recount bold bouts, dramatic knockouts, and the enduring Cedar Rapids boxing scene across years and venues.
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Chicago
Roger Welty
Dubuque
Tommy Campbell
Moline
Campbell
New York
Roger
Jin Nance
Max Klemm
Sid Tait
Bill Veenstra
Blairstown
Johnny Fryrear
George Hosten
Washington
Bobby Anderson
AL Meier
Anderson
Red Gephart
Mason City
Gephart
Cedar Rapids
Loras Ignores Monday Game Move With Upper Iowa
Loras college basketball shifts the Upper Iowa game to Tuesday night per a revised cage card from athletic director Rev. D. B. Coyne. The rescheduling, due to two postponed games, sets a sequence of dates including St Norbert’s, Camp McCoy, Luther, Winona and Fort Sheridan appearances.
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Loras
Upper Iowa University
D. B. Coyne
Upper Iowa
Upper Town
St. Norbert'a
West de Pere
Wis
Camp McCoy
Lorns
Luther
Decorah
Towa Seahawks
Pl Ptas
Fort Sheridan
Tickets on Sale Monday For Three Star Cage Attractions at Coe Gym
Reserved seat tickets go on sale at 9 am Monday at Becks and Armstrongs for three CYO boxing basketball events at Coe gym March 1 Hawaiian All-Stars vs Phil Seghis Collegiate Stars March 13 House of David vs Harlem Globe Trotters March 31 All-American Red Heads vs all-star men’s team. Tickets priced at one dollar with no standing room.
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CYO
Coe Gym
Beck’s
Armstrong’s
Phil Seghi
House of David
Harlem Globe Trotters
Life Magazine
Red Heads
Coe
College Wrestling and Swimming Results Feature Major Events
Winos beat Michigan 11 to 4 in wrestling while Northwestern lost 18 to 12 to Bradley. Michigan swimming led Northwestern 53 to 41 with Indiana routing Indianapolis YMCA 57 to 2. Various duals show Iowa preflight matches and track scores including Illinois Minnesota Chicago Western Michigan Purdue Notre Dame Marquette. Fencing results show Chicago 15 14 Northwestern 18 Wisconsin 18 Illinois 9. The article notes an archaic line about dogs horses and cows adapting to daylight schedules after domestication.
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Winos
Michigan
Northwestern
Bradley
Cornell
Iowa
Wisconsin
Indiana
Indianapolis Ymca
Minnois Tech
Detroit
Chicago
Lawrence II
Grinnell
Ilinois
Minnesota
Western Michigan
Agente State
Purdue
Aughican
Notre Dame
Michigan Normal
Marquette
Leaders and Y Leaders Win Church League Playoffs
In city church basketball, St Pauls Methodist and the Y Leaders advanced by defeating St James Methodist and Central Park to reach the National A division city title game. Sinclair Memorial leads the National A with 7 0, while First United Brethren and Salem Evangelical face a tiebreaker for the other playoff spot. Bethel AME continues atop the BY League.
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St. Paul’s Methodist
St James
Sinclair Memorial
First United Brethren
Salem Evangelical
Bethel A.M.E
Sokol Association
Trinity Lutheran
First Reformed
Central Park
First Lutheran
Calvary Baptist
First Christian
St Paul's
St. James
Teres
Church of Brethren
Hus Memorial
Second Evangelical
Bethel AM E
Seer Eee
Ee Tans
First Lutheran Ceresseeeeeeegae
Eiret Presbyterian
St James Methodist
Gophers Rout Purdue Breaking Scoring Records
Minnesota defeated Purdue 81-69 before 15 786 fans in Minneapolis. Jim McIntyre scored 31 points to set a new individual scoring record and finish the season with 280 points. The Gophers also broke the team scoring mark with 81 points, surpassing the previous 78. Purdue rallied early behind Ed Ehlers and Marvin Anderson before Minnesota pulled away.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Purdue
Big Jim McIntyre
Gophers
McIntyre
Ed Ehlers
Marvin Anderson
Boilermakers
Moss Accepts Nelson Award for Sportsmanship
Boston AP Moss, quarterback for the University of Winds Rose Bowl team, received the first annual Nils Nelson sportsmanship award for signaling officials to a hurt Iowa guard Earl Banks during a Big Nine title battle, then Illinois won 7 0. The honor honors Swede Nelson and is based on coaches nationwide.
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Boston
Perry Moss
University of Winds
Nils Nelson
Iowa
East
Nils V
Nelson
Harvard
Columbia
Moss
Illinois
Earl Banks
Buddy Young
Banks
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