Parochial and city teams clash in busy basketball week
Iowa City Five faces St. Wenceslaus as St. Marys meets St. Wenceslaus while McKinley Cedar Falls clash. Immaculate Conception opens district play at Dubuque with Cascade and St. Wenceslaus meets Garryowen as Marion eyes Anamosa Monticello. Roosevelt Franklin Wilson play key conference games as Town City and Davenport vie for title.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Franklin
Wison
St Wenceslaus-St. Marys
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Dubuque
Immaculate Conception
Central Catholic of
Cascade
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Garryowen Perret
Red Hawk
St Mary's
Iowa
Berg FT Cc
Gordie Pisarik
South Siders
Greyhounds
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Red Hawks
Garryowen
Ossian-Lamatte
Sacred Heart of Waterloo
Xatier
Dyersville
Jones County
Anamosa
Monticello
Clinton
Boone
Wilson
Town City
Emory Sample
Sample
Davenport
Ramblers
Did Hank Greenberg Seek Draft Deferment
Detroit AP report says Hank Greenberg asked for draft deferment by class two on his questionnaire. Board chair Ben Shepard denied the claim, while Floyd Smith and Ralph Norton offered differing views and Greenberg was abroad returning from Hawaii vacation.
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Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Selective Service Act
Detroit Tiger
Ben QO. Shepherd
Greenberg
Floyd T Smith
Ralph J Norton
Workman Joins Cleveland Indians Spring Training Camp
Charles Workman batted .320 with 29 home runs for Cedar Rapids the previous season and arrived un announced at the Cleveland Indians camp in Ft. Myers. He is an outfielder not listed on the roster and says he was invited to train with the Tribe.
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FT. Myers
Fla
Charles Workman
Cedar Rapids, Jr
Cleveland Indians
Workman
Tribe
As listed scores from college games
Stanford 56 to 34, Oregon State 26 to 23, Southern California 57 to 47, Washington State 69 to Washington a Concordia 43, Central City College 26, Chadron Teachers 41, Western State 19.
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Oregon State
Oregon
Southern California
California
Washington State
Washington A. Concordia
Central Citye College
Chadron Teachers
Indiana Rolls Over Hawkeyes 47 to 36 in Big Ten Tilt
Indiana beat Iowa 47 to 36 as Schaefer led with 12 points in ten minutes, Siegel and Soderquist each had 10, with Milt Kuhl fueling the second half. Substitutes added size and speed, widening the gap as Indiana controlled the game from start to finish.
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Indiana
Hawkeyes
Schaefer
Iowa
Siegel
Soderquist
Hawks
Milt Kuhl
Simpson Trips Luther 43 to 29 in Indianola
Simpson used a strong finish to defeat Luther 43 to 29 on the road, keeping alive its bid for the Iowa conference title. Luther was knocked out of title contention as the Norsemen caused by subpar freethrow shooting and tough defense by Simpson.
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Simpson
Iowa
Luther
Norsemen
Hox Simpson
Braucht
Everson
Freese
Qheruis
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Larson
Anderson
Preus
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Lettoet Oo
Leitcher
Jacobson
Realess
Thompson
Reed
Eversone
Ynevoldstade
McDonald
Welch
T_ Jacobean
Ingooldatad
Meeporely
Bowles
Vic Young
Colorado
Gus Rump
McPherson
Women bowlers team scores high in state tournament
Heavy scoring opened the third weekend of the Iowa state women’s bowling tournament at Lincoln alleys. Yellow Cab of Iowa City led Class A with 2266, just behind Northland Milk of Des Moines at 2270. Sitta Brown led Iowa City with a 492 series. Betty Allen paced Class B singles with 503 series. Greenwalt Drug topped Class C with 1921 for third, while Muscatine and Muscatine names appear among leaders in several events. Sunday doubles and singles start at 8 a.m.
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Lincoln Alleys
Yellow Cab
Iowa City
Northland Milk
Des Moines
Sitta Brown
Hotel Tallcorn
Marshalltown
Armstrong’s
Cedar Rapids
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Baker's Foad Mart
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Ethel Axen
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Dorothy Mantange
Sioux City
Marie Bus
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Davenport
King
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Dubuque
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Horak
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Hanson
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Cedar Rapids Meets Waterloo In City Table Tennis Match
An inter city table tennis match between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids is set for 2 pm today in the old auditorium building near New Process laundry. Cedar Rapids players include Bell Tavini Colby Shadle Fletcher Knapp Gertsen Ridder Eagen Birney, while Waterloo brings Lindsey Hughes Umbaugh Hess Guilette. Public invited, no admission. Entries for the Linn county tournament due Feb 27-28 with guidance to Lowell Taylor or Elbert Beaver at the Y M C A.
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Cedar Rapids
New Process
Jack Bell L
Tavini
R Colby
C Shadle
Bo Fletcher
Russell Knapp
A. Gertsen
J. Ridder
H. Eagen
A Birney
O. V. Lindsey
Robert Hughes
George Umbaugh
Francis Hess
Gordon Guilette
Linn County
Lowell Taylor
Elbert Beaver
Y.M C.A
Chevrolet
Beck
Albert
Wilson
Independents
Marion
Cherry-Burrell
Knapp
Knox Edges Beloit 46 45 in overtime
Swise hit a last second basket in overtime to lift Knox past Beloit 46-45. Lemon led Knox with 22 points from seven field goals and eight free throws, starting with five straight foul shots.
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Galesburg
III
Swise
Knox
Beloit
Lemon
Neun chides Holmes over fence carrying remark
Johnny Neun the Newark manager told Tommy Holmes he could not carry fences around with him after Holmes hit a straightaway line drive. The exchange underscored a moment of humor in New York baseball coverage.
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NEW York
NEA
Johnny Neun
Newark
Tommy Holmes
Yankee
Cage Star Marilyn Schrimper Wows Coaches With Caliber
Marilyn Schrimper, a 17 year old senior at Immaculate Conception in Cedar Rapids, scored all points in a 33 20 win over Ely and has accumulated near 300 points in 13 basketball games this season. She has won a diocesan tournament award and excels as an athlete and student.
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Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Ely
Marilyn
S. C
Dubuque
Central Catholic
Cascade
Iowa
John Schoenfelder
Clutter
Marvin Kaplan
Phil Seghi
Charlie
Mary E Foran
Rose Robinson
Regina Weber
Mary E. Stickles
Elaine Thoennes
Shirley Zemanek
Betty Baher
Charlotte Power
Newhall
Jane Wheeler
Clutier
Eldora
Wyoming
Geraldine Mader
Geraldine
Ridgeway
Janice Thompson
Norsky
Sale announced for Memphis Chicks baseball club
Memphis Tenn is reports President Thomas R Watkins longtime owner of the Memphis Chicks says he has sold the club Edward F Barry Memphis attorney will own 70 percent and serve as president The sale price was not disclosed and it was claimed John McGraw once offered about 350000 for the team Frank Longinotti remains secretary and vice president and Doc Prothro may join the new ownership group
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Memphis
Tenn
Thomas R. Watkins
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Watkins
Edward F. Barry
John McGraw
New York Giants
Frank Longinotti
Barry
James “Doc” Prothro
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicks
Novices Dominate Local Winners In Y M C A Volley Meet
Cedar Rapids teams win in novice division, taking first by defeating Dubuque and Waterloo. Clinton repeats in the championship division, beating Davenport 15-6 15-12 to claim the title. Clinton’s class A squad goes undefeated, beating Ottumwa 15-10 13-15 15-12. Davenport wins veterans class, while Ottumwa advances then loses to Davenport 15-4 15-7.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Waterloo
Clinton
Sextet
Davenport
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Gridders switch sports spark boxing and wrestling notes
Syracuse football alumnus Sal Mirabito, a sophomore, shows promise as a heavyweight on the boxing squad while teammate Ken Chapman also shifts to heavyweight wrestling.
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Syracuse
NBA
Sal “Toots” Mirabito
Ken Chapman
Linn County Table Tennis Championship Entries Due Soon
Linn County hosts a two day table tennis championship on February 27 and 28 at 7 PM. Entries must be received by February 25 and mailed to Elbert E Beaver or Lowell Taylor at 315 Merchants Bank building. Events include men and women singles doubles husband and wife and mixed doubles junior boys and veterans divisions with entry fees per event or team.
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Elbert E. Beaver
Lowell Taylor
Merchants Bank
Michigan tops Illinois 47 31 in Ann Arbor upset
Michigan defeats favored Illinois 47 to 31 in Ann Arbor as the Wolverines surge for 18 second half points and hold Illinois scoreless after halftime. Little Mike Sofiak leads Michigan with 19 points while Illinois drops to .500 in the conference with five wins in 10 games.
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Mich
University of Michigan
Illinois University
Wolverines
Illini
Michigan
Mike Sofiak
Ilini
Minois
Sotiak
Dillon
Cartmill
Shephat
Hocking
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OjMandier
Mathisen
Comin
Shirley
O Brogan
O'Neill
L Ruehiley
Richmond
Herrmanne
Vukovits
Glassere
Browns
Staley
Illinois
Drish
Shapiro
Sofiak
Mandler
Brogan
Fidler to Referee Omaha Boxing Main Event
Deputy Boxing Commissioner Buck Jennings announced that Alex Fidler of Cedar Rapids will referee the Lem Franklin versus Carl Vinciquerra headliner in Omaha Monday night. Reports say Franklin, a Cleveland heavyweight, displays strong hitting power in training sessions.
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Omaha
Buck Jennings
Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids
Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Carl Vinciquerra
Railbirds
Greg Rice Sets Indoor World Record In Three Mile Run
Greg Rice won the National AAU threemile championship in 13 minutes 51.1 seconds at Madison Square Garden, breaking his own indoor record and eclipsing two and a half and two mile marks set by Taisto Maki. He led all four rivals, finishing ahead of Don Lash and Bobby Madrid as Joe McCluskey also set a separate indoor world record in the two mile steeplechase.
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Madison Square Garden
Missoula
Mont
Notre
New York A.C
Lash
Bobby Madrid
Fresno
Calif
York
Joseph Gregory Rice
South Bend
Ind
Rice
Joe McCluskey
Forrest Efaw
Oklahoma A
Elberon
N. J
Borican
Paul Martin
Switzerland
James B. Herbert
New York
Charlie Beetham
Columbus
Walter Mehl
Wisconsin University
Mehl
John Munski
Columbia
Mel Trott
Des Moines
Iowa
Trish Conquer Georgia Tech
Notre Dame defeated Georgia Tech 53 to 42 for its seventh straight win in South Bend. Georgia Tech led by Captain Carlton Lewis and Dave Crosby stayed even until mid second period. Notre Dame held a 24-22 halftime edge and used six players late to seal the victory.
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Ind
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Carlton Lewis
Dave Crosby
Kentucky
Butler
Indianapolis
Huskers Edge Sooners 43 42 On Last Second Toss
Norman Oklahoma AP Max Young caught a desperation one hand pass in the final five seconds to give the Nebraska Cornhuskers a 43 42 victory over Oklahoma. The late rally knocked the Sooners from the Big Six title picture.
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Norman
Okla
Max Young
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Oklahoma
Sooners
Coe Hawks Fast Break Style Draws Local Attention
The Coe College Kohawks coached by Willis Lamb play with relentless speed, drawing praise for high tempo basketball. The piece notes rising girls basketball interest with regional updates on Newhall, Wyoming, Ridgeway, and Clutter teams, plus Golden Gloves links and local sports chatter.
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Coe
Willis Lamb
Lamb
Kohawks
Pioneers Edge Kohawks 37 to 32 in Grinnell Showdown
Grinnell tops Coe 37 32 as Don Dunlop Moss and Tschirgi lead scoring. Zahler anchors Kohawks on the boards but Grinnell’s Peisner nets 12 to pace the win, Grinnell improves to 9 1 in conference while Coe drops to 2 9.
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Kohawks
Grinnell
Coe
Don Dunlop
Cornell
Moss
Paul Tschirgi
Bob Dunlop
Zahller
Dunlop
Tschirgi
Connell
Peisner
Cee
Arkansas Clinches Southwest Title With 66 43 Win
The Arkansas Razorbacks remained undefeated in college play by defeating the Texas Christian Horned Frogs 66 to 43, extending their conference win streak to ten and clinching the Southwest title.
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Arkansas
Trims
Fort Worth, Tex
Ins
Arkansas Razorbacks
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Malcom Triumphs in Heated Overtime Thriller
Malcom High School clinched a victory in a three overtime clash against Hartwick as Martwick led the scoring surge. Hartwick-Messerlin contributed a late run but Malcom-Hicks and Roth Malcom-FR matched pace, with a decisive score in the third overtime securing the win.
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Malcom Rls
Martwick
Roth
Martwick High
Fr. High Hartwick
Messerlin Hartwick
Fie
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