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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1947

Page

2

Kohawks Burn Beloit In 54-49 Midwest Upset

KoHawks speed and fire upset Beloit 54 to 49 as Coe revved past the league leaders. Beloit’s Don Sudkamp led with 17 points, while Coe’s Gallagher, Popp, and Faber each hit 11. Beloit’s Orr was held to 11 through stout Kohawks defense.

Phil Seghi Goldmen Beloit Kohawks Coe Willis Lamb Firewagon Brigade Dolph Stanley Wilbur Gregor Jim Gallagher Midwest Orr Pierce Sudkamp Smokestack Gregor Gallagher Jim van Antwerp Popp Jack Faber van Antwerp Ie Beloit Her Gallag St Erickson Ft Gresor Janssen Faber St'nte's Connell Larson Engemann Stahr Trickey Anderson Ask Reloit Ree Anlage van Antwer Belo Engeman Erickson A. Gooper Hep Wison

Sweden Tops United States In World Amateur Hockey

Sweden defeated the United States 4 1 in Prague to become co favorites with Czechoslovakia for the world amateur hockey title.

Prague Czechoslovakia Sweden United States

Big Nine basketball era yields top scorers and all star line

The Big Nine season drives record scores and all star talk as Jim McIntyre leads in points per game, Phillip and Kotz chase career marks, and Wisconsin's Lautenbach anchors a powerful backcourt. Iowa Minnesota faces recruitment winds amid changing 12 game schedules and attendance growth.

Iowa Minnesota The Gophers Purdue McIntyre Andy Phillip Illinois Johnny Kotz Wisconsin Phillip Kotz Paul Hoffman Hoffman Katz Dick Ives Ralph Hamilton Indiana Bob Cook Ives Miss Herb Wilkinson Lautenbach Jack Smiley Noble Jorgensen Ben Schadler Northwestern

Gloves Meet Tickets Open in Cedar Rapids Gold En Gloves

Cedar Rapids hosts the 1947 Gold en Gloves at Memorial Coliseum with 80 plus fighters expected from Des Moines Oskaloosa Ottumwa Dubuque Cascade Iowa City Mason City and others. Weigh ins start at noon with pairings at 6 pm and bouts from 7 30 pm. Tickets remain for Tue Wed shows, finals Friday near sellout prospects, and outlets Beck's Armstrong's Tony's Uptown Village selling.

Cedar Rapids Iowa Memorial Coliseum Des Moines Oskaloosa Ottumwa Dubuque Cascade Iowa City Mason City Young Men’s Bureau The Chamber of Commerce

New Program For Mat Card Wrestlers Revised Feb Card

Matchmaker Alex Fidler Tuesday announced a revised schedule for the American Legion wrestling card at Memorial Coliseum in Iowa. Earl Wampler will face Emil Dusek replacing Joe Dusek, Jack Conley’s second match pits Frank Taylor of Denver, and Dr Gil Knutson meets Abie Coleman of New York as Dusek’s replacement. The show, originally set for Feb 4 and postponed to Feb 11, is now Feb 25. all tickets from earlier dates remain valid and guests are at Tony's Grill.

Alex Fidler American Legion Memorial Coliseum Iowa Earl Wampler Joe Dusek Omaha Emil Dusek Jack Conley Frank Taylor Denver Jim Hacker Cedar Rapids Gil Knutson Davenport Abie Coleman New York Tony's Grill

Heavy advance orders for three CYO Boxing Club games

Unusually high advance sales reported at Armstrong's Sports Goods and Beck's Monday as tickets went on sale for three CYO Boxing Club basketball games. Games span March 1 Hawaiian All Stars vs Collegiate All Stars, March 13 House of David vs Harlen Globe Trotters, March 31 All American Redheads vs Collegiate All Stars. Reserved seating for all games in Coc gym, tickets $1, children 12 and under end zones ticketed night of games. Orders can cover all three games at once.

Lew Dochterman Cedar Rapids CYO Boxing Club Bob Johnson Dave Nemo Des Moines Beck’s Armstrong Tony's Uptown Beck House of David Harlen Globe Trotters Coc

Fusari May Get Welter Champ's New York Date

Welterweight champion Ray Robinson begins a 30 day suspension in New York and will train at his Greenwood Lake camp starting next Monday for a bout after his suspension. He faces a $500 fine for failing to report a bribe offer regarding last year’s bout with Marty Servo and will not negotiate a fight during the suspension. Nat Rogers says Charley Fusari may receive the March 21 Madison Square Garden date.

New York Ray Robinson Greenwood Lake N.Y Robinson Marty Servo Madison Square Garden Nat Rogers Charley Fusari

Maine Sets Mark In Iowa Tank Win

Iowa beats Purdue 46 to 38 in a Big Nine swim meet as two records fall. Dick Maine of Iowa swam 150 yard backstroke in 1 35.7 to beat his own record. Purdue set 300 yard medley relay mark at 2 54.4. Other event winners include Zakrzewski, Hennigan, Henningan, and Towa relay quartet.

Iowa City University of Iowa Purdue Towa Iinois Dick Maine Iowa Dilley Carter Salmon Hennigan Enochs Hittinger Zakrzewski Lopin Connell McDonald Wasson Marsh Maine Draves Heidke van Haven I Rime Henningan Kahns Hutinger Aims Straub Quakers Bob Dohrg Franklin Lennie Novak Wilson’s Emory Sample Dean O'Toole Dick Prohaska Novak Sample State Knights of Columbus Tom Breitbach Dubuque

Jockey Longden Set Down at Santa Anita

Arcadia California Tuesday inquiry ordered into Saturday’s San Vicente handicap where Stepfather was disqualified from first to last after interference with filly Hubble Bubble. Johnny Longden, Santa Anita’s leading jockey, was set down pending review.

Arcadia Calif Ins Johnny Longden Santa Anita L. B. Mayer Stepfather San Vicente Longden Hubble Bubble

Collins Five In Easy Win Over Steelers

Collins Radio beat Iowa Steel 41 to 27 in the Industrial league Monday night. Bert Cooper led scoring with 14 points and Dick Blok added 11 as Collins built a 23-13 halftime lead. Irv Donald topped the losers with 12 points. Kathryn Waterbury scored 17 for Wilson & Company girls to defeat Quaker Oats 26-19. Ozzie Drakos led Iowa Manufacturing in an overtime 30-27 win over Fruehauf Trailer. Len Dvorak and Bob Tvrdik helped seal the victory.

Collins Radio Iowa Steel Bert Cooper Dick Blok Cooper Blok Irv Donald Wilson & Company Girls Quaker Oats Quakers Wilson Kathryn Waterbury Frank Stastny Bill Folkers Cherry Burrell LaPlant

Old Ways Are Best By Roy McHugh

Roy McHugh notes two handed free throws as a staple for Bob Tvrdik of Allied Industrial league fame. Tvrdik leads league in free throws with 60 despite 23 points versus Iowa Manufacturing and 16 earlier in the evening, all while recalling a Midwest conference mark at Coe.

Roy McHugh Bob Tvrdik Allied Industrial and League Tvrdik Allied Industrial League Iowa Manufacturing Link-Belt Speeder Armstrong’s Beck's Coe

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