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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1947
Page
8
Eighty top prep wrestlers will compete Friday and Saturday at Clarion in the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament. The event crowns ten individual champions and a team title, with defending champions West Waterloo seeking a sixth straight crown.
Marion ARION closed home schedule with a 51 to 33 victory over Manchester. Bobby Page led with 23 points aided by Whittemore McConaughy Gable and Smith as Marion built a 27 16 halftime edge and extended it in the third period. Four seniors played their final home game as Gable Kepros Kurt and Vernon head toward Monticello Friday.
Readable high school scores list many small matches across Iowa. Decorah and Cresco high teams clash with varied outcomes, plus matches at Hawkeye, Belle Plaine, Walker, Wilton, Clermont, Parnell, and Garrison. Standouts include Dave Leikvold Cresco high, Hewitt, Lindhorst, Franck, and claims of Urbana and Garrison high performers.
Tama clinched an undisputed south half Iowa Cedar League title by defeating Marengo 28 to 24 on Tama’s court. Trailing 20 to 12 at halftime, Marengo nearly tied late before Tama’s Bill Robeson’s field goal halted the rally. Garry Stigers led Tama with nine points. Grif fin paced Marengo with 10. In a reserve game, Marengo beat Tama 38 to 24. Tama plays Montezuma next on Friday.
Iowa state hopefuls Cornell and ISTC squads prepare to host Michigan State and Cedar Falls foes as undefeated records press on. Michigan State, Illinois, and Cornell share late season momentum while Illinois and Michigan State boasted recent wins over the other. Dale Thomas suffered a rare defeat as Wisconsin pinned the 175 pound AAU champion, altering an otherwise dominant stretch.
In a compact league note from New York the NBA figure is quoted that one in ten passes in the NFL last fall were intercepted and returned for an average of 15.5 yards. The item highlights a surprising turnover trend and its impact on league play.
DES MOINES AP Harlan loss shakes up boys basketball race as Carroll beats undefeated Harlan 35 32 and LeMars 41 40 in overtime. Wayland boys under Gil Schantz ride 22 straight wins in class B, led by Rex Roth Don Wayse and Bob Roth, while Yarmouth alum Schantz shores up different schools.
Herbert Clark and Warren G Robeson edited a booklet honoring four youths Mark Metcalf Robert Barnes Robert Ruch and Clark Ingersoll who perished in war after leaving Tama High School playing fields Lyle Quinn secretary of the State High School Athletic Association announces press box telephone access and long distance facilities for state tournament coverage in Town City
Davenport Iowa AP reports Rev H J Toher athletic director announced St Ambrose college will play eight football games this fall with a potential ninth if October 19 open date is filled. Five home games and three on the road include Sept 21 St Marys Winona Minn Sept 26 Northern Illinois Teachers DeKalb Oct 5 Loras Dubuque Oct 11 Nephians Rocksland Oct 19 TBA St Joseph Rennsselear Ind Nov 3 St Norbert West De Pere Nov 9 St Thomas St Paul Nov 15 Bradley U Peoria.
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