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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1947
Page
12
The sectional high school basketball tournament begins Monday at McKinley gym with three Class B games. Opening rounds feature Alburnett versus Viola Shueyville versus Toddville and Center Point versus St Wenceslaus. Top seeds Wilson Center Point look to advance with Immaculate Conception in Class A.
Fordham stunned Army 69 to 52 in the Army field house. Jerry Smith led Fordham with 25 points on 10 field goals and five free throws, sparking a 22 10 run and a 35 25 halftime edge. Tony Karpowich added 16 for the Rams while Arnold Califfa led Army with 16.
Iowa rolled to a 68 to 46 victory over Indiana as Herb Wilkinson and teammates led a second half surge. Indiana guard Ralph Hamilton struggled with 11 attempts and 3 makes while Hoosiers Ritter and Williams each scored 10.
Meet results show Iowa beating Northwestern 19 to 11 in wrestling, Notre Dame 67 to 75 and Wisconsin 50 to 34 in swimming, Ohio State and Purdue leading track scores. Northwestern edged Indiana 43 to 37 while Illinois and Minnesota posted wrestling and fencing scores with various opponents.
The piece argues adding a novice division to Golden Gloves to let green boxers gain experience before facing open competitors. It notes amateurs fight year round and that novices could mature into open fighters, while entertaining crowds with novice bouts. It also mentions corrections about sports broadcasters and various Iowa and Minnesota sports notes.
St. Louis Browns release right handed pitcher Newman Tex Shirley to their Toledo farm club in the American association. Shirley, a slender Texan, will be assigned to the Toledo roster for development and minor league assignment.
A 29 year old pitcher finished the season with six victories and twelve defeats. His earned run average stood at 4.95 as he faced a demanding schedule.
Notre Dame and New York University meet Monday night in Madison Square Garden for a premier college basketball showdown. The game headlines a standout matchup between two storied programs in a high profile nonconference clash.
On opening day G. W. Kruck led men with 617 in the singles. D. V. Scallon was runner up with 607. In doubles M. Kacena and J. Moore topped with 1194 while B. Ericson and R. W. Dysart were close at 1186.
St. Louis star pitcher Howard Pollet, winner of 21 games last season, has not signed his 1947 contract. The Post Dispatch cites a friend in Houston saying Pollet returned three unsigned offers with the same salary, while owner Sam Breadon again declined comment. Analysts estimate Pollet’s 1946 pay range from 7500 to 10000 dollars.
Long-armed Minnesota grapplers dominated the mat as Iowa wrestlers won close decisions. Lappin (Minnesota) edged McCoy, Hansom (Iowa) beat Rice, Heimark (Minnesota) held off Virgil Council, and Mitken (Minnesota) defeated Geppert (Iowa) 8-2. Seelo (Iowa) toppled Abels (Minnesota) 7-0.
The New York Yankees opened their spring training schedule with a 16 to 3 win over San Juan in San Juan Puerto Rico. Pitchers Floyd Bevens Allie Reynolds and Frank Shea limited the locals to seven hits as they shared mound duties.
Calumet Farm's Armed dominates five rivals to win the $50,000 Widener Handicap at Hialeah. The six-year-old gelding set a track record for the mile and a quarter in 2 0 1 3/5, earning $43,900 and pushing lifetime winnings toward a world record. Trainer Jimmy Jones plans a Santa Anita bid for $100,000 next weekend.
Clutier and Numa emerged as district winners in a girls basketball tournament played Saturday night. Dysart saw Clutier defeat Walker 49 to 31, while North English routed Keswick 173 to 42 led by Tometich with 49 points. Consolation games featured Marengo over Lone Tree 23 to 21 and Olin over Elwood 47 to 43 in overtime.
Western Michigan trailed at halftime but surged in the second half to defeat Iowa State Teachers 63-54 in Kalamazoo. Combs and Dutcher led the Tutors with 14 points each, while Bowen topped Western Michigan with 16.
Drake closed its home Missouri Valley schedule with a 66 to 37 victory over Washington. The Bulldogs built a 34 to 19 lead and never relinquished control, rebounding from Friday’s loss to St. Louis.
Hank Greenberg may become the Pirates strongest long ball threat since 1946 leader Ralph Kiner. Fans split on his high salary as managers count on his 44 homers last year to anchor a reshaped Forbes Field lineup with a left field bullpen reducing fences to boost his output.
Ohio State with 6844 points outpaced Wisconsin Minnesota and Northwestern in a quadrangular meet in Minneapolis. Marvin Whitfield starred with a 49.4 second 440 yard dash and a 57.5 second 440 for two wins, while Lloyd Duff contributed in multiple events including pole vault and hurdles. Donald Gehrmann of Wisconsin won both the mile and two mile races.
State Senator A. D. Clem of Sioux City said he will introduce a bill making it a felony to offer or accept a bribe to fix any athletic event. The measure includes a clause banning betting at sports scenes to protect the Western league, urged by Sioux City baseball manager Mike Murphy.
Butler University leaders in the Mid American Conference downed Purdue in an overtime game 56 to 48. Purdue, a second-division Big Nine squad, has lost all seven road games this season.
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