Terronez Top Hope for Cedar Rapids Chicago Tourney
Cedar Rapids boxing notes praise Matt Terronez as the best local prospect for the Chicago Tournament of Champions. The piece reviews past Cedar Rapids performers, lists contenders like Johnny Gearhart and Ben Marshall, and discusses training, weight cuts, and the rugged middleweight field.
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Chicago
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YMCA
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Johnny Gearhart
Fort Madison
Big Ben Marshall
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Gearhart
O'Brien Becomes First College 3000 Point Scorer
Seattle's Johnny O'Brien reached 3000 points in a college career with a 51 point night in a 109 68 win over Gonzaga. The 5 9 senior star is a standout fielder and top baseball prospect.
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Wash
Seattle
Johnny O’brien
Bevo
O’brien
Clarence Bevo Francis
Rio Grande College
Gonzaga
Boston girl Tenley Albright becomes world skating champion
Tenley Albright, a 17 year old from Boston, wins the world ladies figure skating title in Davos, marking the United States first world champion in the event. Her comeback followed a poliomyelitis illness six years earlier that nearly ended her skating career.
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Switzerland
United States
Tenley Albright
Boston
New
Norway Boys and Dubuque Girls win in Quaker Oats gym
Norway defeated Quaker Oats 59 to 42 in the boys game while Hilldale Dairy of Dubuque edged Eby's 49 to 45 in girls action at a basketball doubleheader Sunday night in the Quaker Oats gym.
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Quaker Oats
Hilldale Dairy
Dubuque
Eby’s
Stemlar Bennett Lead Lapes to Iowa Title Upset
Cedar Rapids Lapes Florists defeated Davenport Brammer Rockets 63 to 53 in Marshalltown to claim the Iowa AAU title. John Stemlar scored 25 points, Bernie Bennett directed plays and defense, and the team spoiled Davenport’s hopes with a third quarter surge. Chipokas manages and plans additions for the national tournament.
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Sid
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Sid Stemlar
Cedar Rapids S.C
Coe
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Don Gruenwald
Cornell College
Don Bergman
New Hartford
Dick May
Perry
Tom Ward
Chicago Tilden High
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Art Wall
Marv Strong
Etristensen
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Anetts
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Millman
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Bud Knox Des Muntford
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Gazette
Cy Berg
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Lapes Florists
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Rockets
Dick Hamilton Extends Lead in Point Race
Dick Hamilton scored 15 against Iowa City to reach 237 points for a 14.8 average, widening his edge over rival Bill Happel. Wilson defeated Iowa City 71 64 for the Ramblers first win over City in a decade.
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Marion Pack
Stars Pin Loss To All-Stars In Cgs League Showdown
The Catholic Grade School all-stars coached by Jim Mennings defeated St. Matthew's 55 to 46 at St. Wenceslaus gym. Paul Kautz fueled early lead with long shots and George Roman added inside baskets. Roman scored 18 and Palumbo 26 led St Matthew's in a hard-fought second half. In the preliminary, St. Ludmila's beat St. Wene 41 to 24 led by Vince Fiala. Rujicka scored 10 for the losers.
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St. Wenceslaus
Jim Mennings
Paul Kautz
George Roman
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Stars
Jack Palumbo
Crucial Week on Tap For Tourney Hopefuls
New York United Press notes Indiana and Arizona risk conference leads while Seton Hall pursues an undefeated season as a pivotal week begins for NCAA and NIT bids. Idaho State clinched the Rocky Mountain title. 22 NCAA spots remain with champions earning 12 berths.
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Seton Hall
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Pacific Coast
Washington
California
Southern California
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Kansas
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K-state
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Oklahoma Aggies
Tulsa
Aggies
Houston
Wichita
Skyline
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Montana
Brigham Young
Utah
Southwest
Texas
Texas Christian
Rice
Southeastern
Louisiana State
Georgia Tech
Southern
North Carolina
Formanek Captures 154-Pound Title For Tama
Tama wrestler Newton Dick Formanek won the 154-pound crown as Tama placed fourth in the district meet. He defeated Fletcher of North Des Moines 3-2 in the final. Tama also earned consolation titles by Wilbert Masker at 103 and Bill Mathes at 127, while Floyd Prusha lost in the 165 final.
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Fletcher
Wilbert Masker
Tomlinson
Des Moines Tech
Bill Mathes
Rasmussen
Floyd Prusha
East Des Moines
Sharp
Legion's Team To Be Honored At Tuesday Fete
The 1952 Cedar Rapids Hanford post Junior Legion baseball squad, runner up in the state tournament, will be honored at a Tuesday sports night at Memorial Coliseum at 8 p.m. Frank Tvrdik will accept the runnerup trophy from Coca-Cola Bottling Co. A banquet at the Montrose hotel precedes the program. Otto Vogel and Tommy Gibbons are among the guest speakers with VFW band and Barber Shop chorus providing music. Gibbons arrives Cedar Rapids Tuesday night and will stay at the Montrose.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Tommy Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Mont
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Frank Tvrdik
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Exfighter
Otto Vogel
University of Iowa
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Coliseum
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Florence Milke wins 600 Club events at Bowham
Florence Milke captured two Cedar Rapids Women's 600 Club trophies at Bowham Sunday. She earned the all-events cap with a 1 056 total for six lines and took high game with 241. Rose Palumbo and Helen Meyers won the doubles at 1 103 while Georgia Umphrey claimed the singles with 537.
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Cedar Rapids
Bowham
Rose Palumbo
Helen Meyers
Georgia Umphrey
Five Perfect Record Teams Trimmed After Valley Loss
In New York the perfect record list counts five teams after Lebanon Valley dropped its 12 game streak with an 82-74 defeat to Albright. Bevo Francis led Rio Grande Ohio to 32 wins, while Pasadena Nazarene had 27, Arkansas Tech 17, and Fairleigh Dickinson 15.
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Lebanon Valley
Albright
Little Rio Grande College of Ohio
Clarence “Bevo” Francis
Pasadena Nazarene
Arkansas Tech
Fairleigh- Dickinson
N. J
Cedar Rapids Skaters Sweep National Titles An Ambitious Weekend
Cedar Rapids athletes Ann Cooper and Dave Arends dominated the national meet in Champaign. Arends set two national marks on Saturday and then another in Sundays 400 yard juvenile boys race, with times 27.7, 1:26.2 and 41.7 respectively. Ann Cooper tied a national record by winning the junior girls 440 yard event in 46.4. The Cedar Rapids duo helped their city tie for fourth in the final team standings as Illinois Association claimed the team title.
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Iowa Girls Union
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Iowa Skating Association
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Associated Press
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Chicago
Richard Sherman
Amateur Skating Union
Richard McCarten
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Barbara Marchetti
Berkley
Jim Campbell
the Gazette
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Arends
Illinois Oe Association
Nine New Teams Join Iowa Girls State Tournament Field
DES MOINES AP Nine high school girls basketball teams make their first appearance at the Iowa state tournament February 24 to 28. New entrants include Gilbert Garnaville Anita Hubbard Renwick Kinross Lost Nation New Sharon and Grand River. Franklin Latimer Coulter and Seymour remain title contenders with long winning streaks along with Richland Oakland Hartley Ankeny and Galva who have prior championship runs.
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Garnaville
Anita
Hubbard
Renwick
Kinross
Lost Nation
New Sharon
Grand River
Franklin Latimer-Coulter
Seymour
Richland
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Hartley
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Galva
Reynolds Rallies Tops Dark in Golf Tourney
As part owner of a new oil well in Oklahoma Allie Reynolds no longer depends on the Yankees for pay. He beat Alvin Dark of the New York Giants to win the National Baseball Players Golf Championship in Miami Florida on Sunday.
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Fla
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New York Yankees
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Reynolds
Alvin Dark
New York Giant
National Baseball Players
JCs To Help in Boys State Basketball Telecast
Iowa Junior Chambers of Commerce will co operate in the partial telecast of the boys state basketball tournament March 18 21 with WOI TV and the IHSAA. Participating Ames Boone Des Moines Fort Dodge Humboldt Jefferson Marshalltown Newton Grinnell and Iowa Falls Jaycees will back a plan of voluntary contributions to cover an estimated 7500 cost.
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Iowa Junior Chambers of Commerce
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Iowa High School Athletic Association
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Des Moines
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Humboldt
Jefferson
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Iowa Ohio State Tilt Broadcast From Columbus Radio
Tonight's Big Ten matchup features Iowa against Ohio State live from Columbus on KCRG radio. Sports Director Bob Brooks handles play by play starting at 6 55.
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Ohio State
Columbus
KCRG
Bob Brooks
Roosevelt Boosters and Area Sports Schedule Highlights
A dense list of local sports and club events appears, including Roosevelt Boosters meetings, multiple basketball games across colleges and high schools, wrestling meets, pro wrestling at Memorial Coliseum, and annual banquets plus speaker appearances by Tommy Gibbons and Forest Evashevski. The schedule spans Monday through Friday with site names like Cedar Rapids YMCA Montrose and St. Paul’s Methodist, featuring numerous sectional games and tournament indications.
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Coe
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Joweachers College
Forest Evashevski
Immaculate Conception
Vinton
Newhall
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