Hawkeyes Face Hoodoo at Columbus in Road Trip
Coach Rollie Williams trips Hawkeyes name ten men for a road swing to Columbus and Bloomington as Iowa seeks its first win at Ohio State since 1923. Starting guard Bob Hobbs moves into the lineup alongside Erwin Prasse while Tommy Lind shifts to forward. Capt. Ben Stephens leads a nine man squad including Angie Anapol Fred Hohenhorst Charles Plett Ken Bastian Jack OMahoney and Howard Irvine. A WSUI radio telecast airs at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Ben Stephens
WSUI
Iowa City
Tom Lind
Angie Anapol
Fred Hohenhorst
Charles Plett
Ken Bastian
Badger Iowa duals set for track and swimming Saturday
Wisconsin brings strong track and swimming rosters to Iowa City for Saturday dual meets. Wisconsin hopes Mehl Elliott Padway and others deliver wins while Iowa relies on Wiggins Teufel Graves and Collinge to challenge in sprints distance and hurdles. Swimmers show depth with medley relay and breaststroke speed alongside Iowa shooters and divers led by Walters Lowry Poulos Armbruster Hayes.
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Larry Hayes
Columbia Cagers Defeat Western Union 41 19
Columbia won its sixth win in nine Iowa conference games by routing Western Union College 41 to 19 in Dubuque. Led by Bill Moran with 15 points from five field goals and five free throws, Columbia seized control early and never trailed the LeMars five.
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Murray
Seabiscuit to Gallop Saturday for Condition Test
Seabiscuit is slated for a Saturday gallop at Santa Anita to assess readiness for the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap on March 4. Owner Charles S. Howard reports the left ankle soreness has faded and the six year old walked well Thursday, with the workout to determine final entry. Trainers remain doubtful about a return to major racing in time.
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Big Ten Teams in Four Games Saturday
Indiana and Northwestern clash as the Hoosiers chase the pace while Purdue seeks to climb against Wisconsin. Ohio State and Purdue jockey for position after losses, with Michigan visiting Chicago as Wisconsin and Michigan chase spots in the standings.
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Maroons
Holliston’s Ted Taylor Aims For National Track Meet
Edward Ted Taylor of Holliston a 212 pound single athlete prepares for the AAU championships in New York on Feb 25 He plans to run the 60 meter dash and longer races and compete in shot put and weight events He is a 30 year old novice with twelve years of running and no formal training or trainer Also he has ambitious confidence about facing stars like Ben Johnson and Herb Thompson.
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New England
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Ted” Taylor
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Tight Class A race drives sectional coverage at Roosevelt
The Roosevelt gym hosts the sectional tournament March 1 to 4 as four local high schools push for class A honors. Roosevelt, Franklin, Wilson and McKinley are closely matched, with Marion and Central City also in the mix, while class B features Center Point, Linn County peers Alburnett and Troy Mills and Benton county entrants Atkins and Urbana. The district outlook includes Clinton vs Davenport in class A finals, with Fort Madison, Iowa City, Keokuk and Muscatine as strong contenders. The Big Six race highlights home wins and a stellar 72 percent free throw success by Iowa State with Bob Bliss leading a high-accuracy unit.
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Fort Madison
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Muscatine
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Kansas State
Iowa State College
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Bob Bliss
Favorites Move Ahead In Girls Sectional Meets
DES MOINES AP Most of the favorites advanced in the girls state high school sectional basketball tournaments Thursday night. Fonda crushed Linn Grove 46 8 Mallard beat Gillette Grove 54 27 Lenox 1938 runnerup reached final with 44 20 over Blockton Neola defeated Modale 25 21 Coon Rapids beat Viola Township 35 23 Gray beat Bayard 55 26 Olin defeated Wyoming 42 13 Mount Ayr edged Van Wert 24 23 Earlville upset by Zwingle 16 15 in northeast play.
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Olin
Wyoming
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van Wert
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Zwingle
Kilian Thomas Team Leads Chicago Six Day Bicycle Race
Kilian and Thomas pace the field as the Kilian Thomas team leads the early stages of the six day bicycle race at the Coliseum during the 105th hour. Numerous riders and pairings are listed with times and placements in a dense start field.
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Franklin Britt, Mellody Triumph in Fall River Bout
In Fall River Frankie Britt won on points against Lew Raymond in a featherweight clash. Also in the card Henry Mellody outpointed Jive Denner while other bouts featured Men from Philadelphia and Boson in a crowded lineup.
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Mass
Frankie Britt
Lew Raymond
Ston—Heney Mellody
Montox
Jve Denner
Philadelphia
Rangers Clinch Second as Bruins Thrash Canadiens in Riot
New York Rangers beat New York Americans 2-1 to strengthen hold on second place in the NHL. Boston Bruins rout Montreal Canadiens 5-1 amid a near riot and injuries, while Detroit and Chicago draw 1-1 in a battle for fifth.
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New York Rangers
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Neil Colville
Amerks
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Montreal
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Babe Seibert
Walt Buswell
Detroit
Chicago
Black Hawks
Wings
Fifteen Philadelphia Athletics Still Unsigned
Fifteen members of the Philadelphia Athletics remained unsigned today after club officials received 1939 contracts from three infielders and an outfielder. The latest to come to terms were infielders Skeeter Newsome Dario Lodgiani and Joe Gatenbein and outfielder Babe Barna.
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Skeeter Newsome
Dario Lodgiani
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Babe Barna
Baseball Spring Training Camps Open Across Nation
Major league clubs begin travel to warm weather camps with opening games set for April 18. Veterans fade, rookies rise as teams prep in sites from California to Florida including Chicago Pittsburgh New York and St. Louis. Lou Gehrig heads to Hot Springs with Yankees for the pre season push.
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Pasadena
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Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Millionaire Bill Hayes Becomes Piedmont League Umpire
New Hampshire born Bill Hayes a wealthy 6 foot 2 inch 200 plus pounder announces in a letter to the New York Yankees that he has accepted an umpire job in the Piedmont league. The Yankees know him well and support his aim to learn baseball from the ground up before potentially buying a minor league club.
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INL
Bill Hayes
Barrington
N. H
New York Yankees
Yankees
Yanks
Yankee
Cunningham Set for Fifth Baxter Mile Triumph at MSG
Glenn Cunningham, undefeated in seventeen straight miles, seeks his fifth Baxter mile title at the 74th NYAC indoor games at Madison Square Garden. He faces Chuck Fenske, Archie San Romani, Joseph Mostert, Gene Venzke and others as he aims to extend record run.
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INS
Glenn Cunningham
New York Athletic Club
Madison Square Garden
Abel Kiiai
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Cunningham
Chuck Fenske
Wisconsin
Archie San Romani
Joseph Mostert
Gene Venzke
Prep Cage Schedule Headlines Tonight
Wilson battles Roosevelt at 8 15. Sophomore game at 7. St Wenceslaus visits St Pat ee at 8. Reserves start 7. Franklin faces Dubuque. Immaculate Conception meets Our Lady of Victory Academy Waterloo.
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Dubuque
Immaculate Conception
Our ‘Lady of Victory Academy
Waterloo
McKinley Five Bears Alumni Cagers Edge Varsity 41 31
McKinley high varsity defeated the alumni 41 to 31 as Wally Hollingsworth scored the final seven points to seal the win. Roy Olson led the alumni with six field goals while Jack Plotz added nine for the varsity. In the curtain-raiser, McKinley sophomores beat Hi-Y 41 to 26.
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Wally Hollingsworth
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Roy Olson
Olson
Jack Plotz
Dudley Leads New Orleans Open With 70
Dudley paced the Crescent City open field with a 70 in round one on the 6327 yard par 72 course. Zell Eaton Ralph Guldahl and Henry Picard tied for second at 72 while 18 players posted 73 or better. two more rounds remained with no final round Sunday.
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Ed Dudley
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Dudley
Zell Eaton
Oklahoma City
Okla
Ralph Guldahl
Madison
N. J
Henry Picard
Hershey
Swatter
Lloyd Mangrum
Los Angeles
Local Women Archers Lead After Third Round Scores
Scores from the third round of the women's state archery shoot show Iowa City with a 3 point lead over Cedar Rapids and Sioux City. Iowa City's Blanche Lappa Ted Eloise Dysart Ellen Mosbek and Mrs Howe score for a total 2672. Cedar Rapids led by Evelyn Hartman Vergie Stevens Alice Sherry Norma Kohl total 2669. Sioux City finishers Esther Crippen Helen McConnell Rub Vennink Gladys Melson totaled 2251.
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Blanche Lappa
Ted Eloise Dysart
Evelyn Hartman
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Ene
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Ceseeses Weeees
Norma Kohl
George Busch Des Moines Coach Dies at 23
George Busch, 23, Dowling high school coach in Des Moines and former Creighton athletic star, died Friday from an infection linked to a blister on his foot contracted over two weeks earlier.
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Quasqueton Sends Hazleton Packing In Two Wins
The Quasqueton basketball teams swept Hazleton on Tuesday. The first team won 29 to 18 and the second team finished 16 to 10.
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Basketball scores from various colleges and unequal results
Central State 35 Northern State 22. Butler and St Joseph 29. Western Kentucky 51. Franklin and Marshall 6. Lehigh Valley 40. Muhlenberg 45. Bucknell 3. Scranton University 57. Westminster 5.
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Bucknell
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Westminster
Trackmen in Illinois Relays
Five hundred Midwest athletes converge on Champaign for the sixteenth Illinois Relays sev enteen universities and twenty three colleges compete including nine Big Nine/Big Six schools. Notable entrants include Greg Rice Notre Dame John Minski Missouri Mel Truitt Indiana Art Bedeau Purdue Bill Southworth Butler Wilbur Greer Michigan State John Davenport Chicago Lyle Foy Kansas Bob Lewis Ohio State Michigan adds William Watson Elmer Gedeon.
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Greg Rice
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Rice
John Minski
Missouri
Mel Truitt
Inediana
Art Bedeau
Purdue
Bill Southworth
Butler
Wilbur Greer
Michigan State
John Davenport
Chicago
Lyle Foy
Kansas
Bob Lewis
Ohio State
University of Michigan
William Watson
Ted Leonas
Bob Diefenthaler
Illinois
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
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Elmer Gedeon
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Bob Lawrence
Dave Reidy
Dick Hotchkiss
Wilbur White
Drake
Charles Marshall
Joe Stripp Cut by Dodgers After 10 Year Record
New York dispatch reports Joe Stripp, acquired from the Boston Bees, was released unconditionally by Dodgers owner Larry MacPhail. Stripp is not eligible for minor league assignment due to his decade long major league tenure.
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INS
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