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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1947

Page

3

Marion Indians Rally Ends Vinton Win In Sectionals

Marion defeats Vinton 29 28 in a dramatic late flurry led by INTON GABLE who scored three one handed shots in the final two minutes to push the Indians into the class A lower bracket semifinals. Center Point and Walker won Class B titles as schedule notes list Alburnett Toddville and McKinley Springville pairings.

Inton Gable Marion Vinton Indians Winton Tigers Jim Dulin Center Point Walker Linn County Martello Jones County Central City Bus Zieser Ter Point Solowalker Toddville-Alburnett

Ingram To Head A A Grid Loop

Jonas Ingram wartime commander of Allied forces in the South Atlantic was named commissioner of the All-America professional football conference to succeed James H. Crowley. The Los Angeles Dons owner announced the appointment, noting Ingram will assume duties immediately.

LOS Angeles INL Jonas Ingram South Atlantic James H. Crowley Ingram Bill Ingram Benjamin F. Lindheimer Los Angeles Dons Navy Annnapolis Naval Academy Naval Secretary of the Navy Crowley Chicago Rockets

College scores mixed across regions in sprawling card

The scoreboard lists numerous college basketball results with teams such as Canisius, Syracuse, Columbia, Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, West Virginia, Wash Jefferson, Swarthmore, Drexel, Rutgers, Lafayette, Colgate, Clarkson, Vermont, Middlebury, Chicago Loyola, Ohio Wesleyan, Cincinnati, Kenyon, Denison, DePauw, Upper Iowa, Indiana Central, The Citadel, South Carolina, Newberry, Arizona, Mines. Outcome details vary with many close margins and mismatched formatting.

Canisius Syracuse Columbia Yale Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton West Virginia Wash.Jefferson Swarthmore Drexel Rutgers Lafayette Colgate Clarkson Vermont Middlebury Chicago Loyola C Aege Ohio Wesleyan Otto Cincinnati One Cincinnati Kenyon Denison DeKalb Ye Tehrs Illinois Wes Leras Wis DePauw Waba Upper Iowa Iowa Indiana Central Branseslie the Citadel South Carolina Newberry Arizona At Mines

People in Steel-Coach Cars Escape Lightning Safely

Report notes that passengers inside closed steel-bodied cars are shielded from lightning strikes, as the vehicle acts as a Faraday cage, directing electrical discharge around occupants.

Smith Wins And Advances To Semifinals

Cedar Rapids boxer Burrell Smith from Oskaloosa advanced to the Chicago Tournament of Champions semifinals, marking the first Cedar Rapids rep in the semis since 1943 after a decision over Charles Munroe of Muncie. Hart of Ottumwa also fell in the 175-pound class to Allen Hackett of Evansville. the field includes 32 survivors and 39 centers from 29 states.

Tait Cummins Hicago Ill Cedar Rapids Burrell Smith Smith Charles Munroe Muncie Ind Chicago Munroe Oskaloosa Gaylord Hart Ottumwa Allen Hackett Evansville Hart Keith Nuttall Luther Rawlings Nuttall Eddie Marietta Cleveland Connie_Stamps Kansas City Cine Fort Worth Tenewati Bill Busties Guemeapets Lowery Toaieee Washie Stover Oklahoma Los Angeles Bob Belk Corkene Denver Cona Stam Ie Marotta Nuttall Ogden Utah Gerald Labroi Garyan John Jebestoe Kansas Cleo Connie Smith Losie Mourrells Iowa Eddie Lara Oklabossa Ranieri Wendy Run Springfield Hornikreland Wis Joan Tucker Columbus Zameam Oklahoma City Braddy Carr Sylvester Salter Cae Hagan James One Denver Ralph Younser

Seghi Names Lineup To Oppose Hawaiian All Stars

Phil Seghi leads a squad of former college and high school stars to face the Hawaiian All-Stars in a CYO game at Coe gym. Key players include Milt Kuhl, Theron Thomsen, Jim Humphrey, Bob Tordik, Emory Sample, and Dean OToole. Kuhl will guard 6 foot 7 George Lee as the islanders tour the U.S. Curtain raiser features junior high teams. Tickets $1.

Coe Gym Phil Seghi Northwestern Camp Blanding Milt Kuhl Theron Thomson Jim Humphrey Iowa University Bob Tordik Coe Emory Sample Roosevelt High School Dean O’toole L.C Beck

Sectional Tournament Scores Across Iowa AP Report

The scores tabulate sectional games from Bloomfield to Waverly across Iowa, listing results by town and team. Notable matchups include Cedar Rapids Walker 47 Central City 25 and Granger Minburn 39 Sheldahl 35, with many games totaling in the 20s to 50s.

Preps Schedule Five Indoor Track Meets at Iowa

University of Iowa will host five championship meets between March 28 and April 5. The Mississippi Valley conference opens on March 28, the Little Six on April 1, and the Eastern Iowa on April 2. Major events include the state indoor class B meet on March 29 and the class A meet on April 5.

Iowa City INS University of Iowa E. G. Schroeder Mississippi Valley Conference Little Six Eastern Iowa

Zuber Joins Red Sox Training Camp In Sarasota

Bill Zuber of Homestead, a veteran major league pitcher, has joined the Boston Red Sox training camp squad in Sarasota Florida. He left Homestead this week with his wife and family.

Amana Bill Zuber Homestead Boston Red Sox Sarasota Fla

Prep Tilts See Majority Prevail In Narrow Sectional Wins

Des Moines AP report shows class B and A teams advancing in state high school basketball sectionals. Cresco led A qualifiers with 46-15 over Waukon. Laurens 21st straight win over Albert City. Manning beat Audubon. B contests featured Diagonal 57-29 over Conway, Center Point 48-28 over Martello, Keystone 49-22 over Garrison, Van Horne rally to beat Shellsburg 44-31, and Dysart edging Traer 26-24.

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Marty in Lineup As Loras Wins

Marty in lineup for Loras as the Du hawks beat Camp Mc Coy 67 to 43 in Dubuque. Marty, top scorer, returns to part time action after Feb 14 while Bill Pender led with 22 points in the 23 games a win. Upper Iowa also won 54 to 44 at Fayette over Penn.

Associated Press Mickey Marty Duhawk Loras Camp McCoy la Crosse Wis Dubuque Upper Iowa Iowa Penn Fayette Marty Simpson Bill Pender Duhawks

Toledo Legion Wins Narrow Central Iowa Inde pendent League Contest

The Toledo Legion beat Lamoile 38 to 36 to improve to 11th league win. Repp led Toledo with 14 points while J Benson scored 15 for Lamoile. The game was tied 21 all at halftime, and the victory keeps Toledo in the race for the league title.

Toledo Toledo Legion Lamoile Repp J. Benson Lemoile

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