Hartwick to seek new coach as state's top scorer departs
Hartwick faces a coaching vacancy with Rev. John Berg leaving after two strong seasons. Lavona Wauters leads the team in scoring at 28.5 per game aided by Marlene Walker and Vivian Doty as Hartwick posts a 12-2 record in the English Valley league. Berg cites religious studies and a desire for residence work at Iowa as reasons for departure.
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Hartwick
John Berk
Iowa
Lavona Wauters
Lavona
Deep River
Marlene Walker
Vivian Doty
Marlene
Vivian
JoAnn Wentland
Marcella Christian
Evelyn Danker
Betty Walters
Almira Roth
Jean Wentland
Jon
Rev. Berg
Drake University
Southwestern University
Texas
Quaker Oats girls host double elimination tourney opener
The annual Quaker Oats girls basketball tournament begins in the Quaker gym with nine teams. Tonight features Dubuque Merchants Cafe versus Ebys Cedar Rapids at 7 and Monticello Midway versus Todville Indees at 8 30. Sacred Heart parish squad backs Monticello and Cedar Rapids YWCA stars back Ebys. Marengo Trading Post, senior prep stars from eastern Iowa, meets Mechanicsville Ramblers at 8 30 after Quad City Shamrocks face Walker at 7. Referees are Dick Beall and Pinky Fuller.
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m.—Dubuque Merchants
Cedar Rapids
Eby's
Monticello Midway
Toddville
Indees
Walker
Quad-City Shamrocks
Marengo Trading Post
Mechanicsville
Quaker Gym
Iowa Wesleyan
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Monticello
Sacred Heart
Eby’s
Iowa
Mechanicsville Ramblers
Quad City Shamrocks
Dick Beall
Pinky Fuller
Switch Tennis Dates For C.R., Iowa City
D Keedy Campbell president of the Missouri Valley Tennis Association announced a shift in dates for the Missouri Valley and Iowa Open tournaments. The national clay court championships run July 17-23 in Chicago, so the Valley meet moves to Iowa City July 10-16 and the Iowa Open to Cedar Rapids July 6-9 to attract top players as warmups.
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Kansas City
D. Keedy Campbell
Missouri Valley Tennis Association
Chicago
Campbell
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cubs Arrive in Pasadena on Train for Catalina Island
A group of 25 Chicago Cubs arrived by train in Pasadena, California, en route to Santa Catalina Island for their training base. The contingent travels as part of the team's setup ahead of spring activities and workouts.
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Pasadena
Calif
Chicago Cubs
Santa Catalina Island
Joe Stydahar Takes Over Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles AP report says veteran coach Clark Shaughnessy resigned as Rams head coach and Joe Stydahar was promoted to the top job. Reeves announced the change after months of rumored tensions following the Rams 1949 season. Stydahar, a former Bears tackle, had been weighing an offer from Green Bay.
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LOS Angeles
Clark Shaughnessy
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Stydahar
Dan Reeves
Chicago
Shaughnessy
Associated Press
Big Joe Stydahar
Ram
Reeve
Stydahar
Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia
Reeves
Bob Snyder
Snyder
Adam Walsh
Loyola
New Orleans
Stanford
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Washington Redskins
Rams
University of West Virginia
Chicago Bears
Shag
Mulleneaux Appointed Freshman Football Coach at Texas Tech
Carl Mulleneaux, Arizona line coach, named freshman football tutor for Texas Tech. He will report March 1, succeeding Allie White who moved to Texas Christian. A Phoenix native and former Utah State end, Mulleneaux spent seven years with the Green Bay Packers and has coached at St. Louis University and Arizona before joining Tech to assist Dell Morgan with spring practice and freshmen drills.
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Lubbock
Tex
INS
Carl Mulleneaux
Arizona
Texas Tech
Tech
Allie White
Texas Christian
Phoenix
Ariz
Mulleneaux
Utah State
Green Bay Packers
St. Louis University
Dell Morgan
North Cedar Conference May Add Members in Football League
Eastern Iowa football league expansion moves toward an eight team conference led by North Iowa Cedar. Jesup and LaPorte City have applied for membership, with LaPorte tentatively approved and Jesup expected to be considered at March meetings. Existing members include Traer Reinbeck Cedar Falls Teachers Grundy Center Ackley and Eldora.
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Eastern Iowa
North Iowa Cedar League
Awe Eee
North Iowa Cedar Loop
Jesup
LaPorte City
H. H. Smith
Tracr
North Iowa Cedar
LaPorte
Smith
Traer
Reinbeck
Teachers High of
Cedar Falls
Grundy Center
Ackley
Eldora
Hawkeye
Tripoli
Calmar
Arlington
Strawberry Point
Friday Cage Results Reported Across Iowa High Schools
Scores from Mississippi Valley and Eastern Iowa show B teams dominating many games. Notable results include B Franklin over CR McKinley 60 47 and B Davenport over Dubuque 63 25, plus G Monticello SHH 58 41 win over Monmouth and B Muscatine 85 58 over Washington.
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Franklin
McKinley
Clinton
Iowa City
Davenport
Dubuqne
Allamakee County
Luana
Waterville
Little Six
Burlington
Fairfield
Alta
Aurelia
Ankeny
Iowa Deaf
R Bellevue
Baldwin
Chariton
DM Tech
Clear Lake
Grove
Clarion
Ham
Columbus Jet
Winfield
Denison
Carroll
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DM Roosevelt
DM North
East Waterloo
DM Valley
DM Lincoln
Forest City
Garner
Grand Jet
Oxden
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Ima Falls
Harlan
Ida Grove
i—Manson
Rinard
Moorhead
Soldier
i—Morrison
Ill
Clinton Lyons
Mount Ayr
Osceola
B—Massena
Fontanelle
Marshalltown
Ames
Phillip Big 10s Best Says Illinois Mills
Illinois Athletic Director Doug Mills names Andy Phillip of the Chicago Stags as the Big Ten’s best player in 15 years. He selects four other standouts Lou Boudreau Dick Schnittker Arnie Risen and Jewel Young from Ohio State and Purdue for his all time team.
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Ins
Doug Mills
University of Illinois
Andy Phillip
Chicago Stags
Big Ten
Phillip
Illinois
Mills
Illini
Lou Boudreau
Dick Schnittker
Arnie Risen
Ohio State
Purdue
Jewel Young
Golden Gloves notes and hopes for Chicago trip
Russell Tague seizes 126 pound title at Cedar Rapids event and eyes Chicago meet February 27 28 and March 1. The Cedar Rapids Gazette staff praise Tague and Schnoebelen while noting uncertainties about open class rivals and predicting a strong showing for other dangers in the 1950 Golden Gloves squad.
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Eady
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Chicago
Russell Tague
Eldridge
Tague
Ron Schnoebelen
Cedar Rapids
Schnoebelen
K.O
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO
Jim Ampey
Burke Leads Rio Grande Open After 54 Holes
Jack Burke Jr of White Plains NY shoots 66 to move to 199 for 54 holes and hold a one stroke lead over Fred Haas Jr Dave Douglas and Skip Alexander entering the final 18 holes at the Rio Grande Valley Open in Harlingen Texas. Cary Middlecoff makes a hole in one on No 5a and finishes with 69.
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Harlingen
Texas
Jack Burke, Jr
White Plains
N. Y
Burke
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Golf
Thin Men
Big Skip Alexander, the
Blaster
Knoxville, Tenn
Jack Shields
Cedar Rapids
Cary Middlecoff
Ormond Beach
Fla
Middlecoff
Haas
Schroer Signs with Cedar Rapids Indians for 1950 Season
Gene Schroer, star pitcher for the Cedar Rapids Rockets, signed a 1950 contract with the Cedar Rapids Indians. The left-hander from Topeka posted a 13–8 record and a 1.92 ERA last season, one of the league’s best, and is viewed as a top prospect in the Central Association.
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Gene Schroer
Cedar Rapids Rockets
Cedar Rapids Indians
Jim Meaghan
Schroer
Cedar Rapids
Topeka
Hollingsworth Tops Oelwein Scoring Behind 203
Oelwein high school guard Jim Hollingsworth leads the team with 203 points in 18 games averaging 11.28. Teammate Jim Orcutt follows with 136 points. Meanwhile Duane Avery tops Sacred Heart scoring with 199 points in 20 games and Jim Roth has 189.
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Hollingsworth
Oelwein
Jim Hollingsworth
Jim Orcutt
Duane Avery
Oelwein Sacred Heart
Jim Roth
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Marengo
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Engelbert
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Douglas
Alexander
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Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
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Charlotte
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Ferrier
Heafner
Armand Farina
Schenectady
George Schneiter
PGA
Farina
Myerre
N.E
Charles Macy
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