Final Cage Honors to J.C.'s Peck and Wilcox
J C Peck and John Wilcox of SC were named cagers of the week by The Gazette sports staff after leading a sectional final win over St Patrick's at Van Horne. Peck scored 16 while Wilcox had 18, with Peck reaching 302 season points and Wilcox 298. Teammates Mike Walsh and Jim Rochlitz pace the SC offense as they chase another strong district run.
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noDnie Peck
John Wilcox
Gazette
Intracity
St. Patrick’s
van Horne
Peck
Wilcox
Mike Walsh
Jim Rochlitz
Marion
Acquinas
Coe Fieldhouse
St. Ambrose
Northeast Iowa
Weekly Association
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Dubuque
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Unclear OCR listing of names and dates
Fragmentary OCR text shows a string of personal names, dates, schools, and initials. No coherent event or outcome is evident. cannot determine a single news item.
Independence Legion Defeats Lipps 55-50 in YMCA clash
The Independence Legion, twice state American Legion champion, beat Lipp's Grill of Cedar Rapids 55-50 at the YMCA Monday night. Lafayette Cafe took third by beating Searles Dairy 53-35, while Eby's Sports Goods upset Kutchera's 46-41. Lipps Grill and Iowa Steel, tied for the top spot at 11-2, meet again for the title Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Y.
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Independence Legion
American Legion
Lipp’s Grill
Cedar Rapids
Lafayette Cafe
Searles Dairy
Eby’s Sports Goods
Kutchera’s
Iowa Steel
Mrs Eddie Bush in Titleholders Tourney
Mrs Eddie Bush formerly Betty Marchant of Marion Iowa is among 21 champion women golfers chosen for the Titleholders tournament in Augusta Georgia March 16 to 19. The 72 hole medal event attracts top players with first time entrants the Bauer sisters Marlene and Alice of Midland Texas plus Mildred Babe Zaharias, 1947 Titleholder and famed athlete.
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Augusta
Eddie Bush
Betty Marchant
Marion
Bauer Sisters
Marlene
Alice
Midland
Texas
Mildred
Babe” Zaharias
Cards' Dyer Ill Will Miss Practice Opening
Eddie Dyer manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and his wife are ill with flu and he will miss the spring training opening day. He hopes to fly from Houston to the camp at St. Petersburg, Florida, by Friday.
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Houston, Texas
INS
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Dyer
Eddie
Houston
St. Petersburg
Fla
Dubuque Girls Rally In Quaker Tourney Victory
In the Quaker girls basketball tournament the Dubuque Merchants Cafe team defeated Monticello Midway Sweet Shop 46 to 35 Monday night. Jo Ann Meyers led with 20 points and Margie Schneider added 18 for Monticello.
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Quaker
Troy Laundr
Horson
Debeque
Dubuque Merchants Cafe
Quaker Oats
Monticello Midway Sweet Shop
Jo Ann Meyers
Margie Schneider
Sacred Heart
Monti
Midway Sweet
Merchants Cafe
Ae Wolf
Weland
Jo Ann Meyer
M ‘Schneider
Manders
Jean'te Meyer
Jeatin
Fendell
O'Rourke
Noonan
George Thomson
Pinky
Fitch Winter Battle For Second In Public School Scoring
In the public school scoring race Norm Barnes leads with 266 points. Bill Fitch of Wilson and Bob Winter of Franklin contest for second, Winter closing to within six points after trailing by 43. Ronnie Peck leads parochial scorers with 302, followed by I. S. teammate John Wilcox at 298. Jim Jakoubek rises to sixth with 184. Barrie Gable leads Marion's Maniac conference with 261, Jack King 218, and Dick Johnson 198.
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Norm Barnes
Bill Fitch
Wilson
Franklin
Bob Winter
Fitch
Winter
Ronnie Peck
I. S
John Wilcox
Jim Jakoubek
St. Vene
Barrie Gable
Marion
Norman Barnes
McKinley
Sal Fitch
Wilson Seers
Franceee
Jack Fulton
Don Stastny
John Culver
Jerry Martin
Roosevelt
Don Hickman
Bernie Beregr
Wilson Wilson
Bob Snyder
Parochial
Ic Essceet
I. C
Maury Clancy
St. Pat's
Ray Norton
St. Wenc
Wayne Kru
Pat's
Jim Rochlitz
Ieeeeeees
Mike Walsh
Jack Kramer
Paae Gable
Dick Johnson
Bob Williams Osesee Eeeweee
Dick Kror
Cardinals Sign Jack Jennings From Ohio State
Chicago Cardinals president Ray Bennigsen announced on Tuesday the signing of Jack Jennings an Ohio State tackle from last season to a 1950 pro contract.
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Chicago
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Jennings
Ohio State
Ray Bennigsen
High School and College Basketball Scores Nationwide
High school results include G Waterville 57 over Aurora 30 and Alburnett 36 over Palo 35 with Alburnett also beating Palo 49 20. College action covers Ohio State 69 over Michigan 58, Indiana 80 over Illinois 66, Drake 58 over Creighton 55, and Tri Cities 110 over Denver 75 in the pro national association.
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Big Ten
Ohio State
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Missouri Valley Bradley
Tulsa
Drake
Creighton
Middlewest
DePaul
Lawrence Tech
New York U
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Toledo
Oklahoma City
Indiana State
Dekalb State
Stout
Eau Claire State
Illinois Wesleyan
St. Joseph
Ind
National Association
Tri-Cities
Denver
Anderson
Syracuse
Chicago
Boston
Koehn Elected President of Iowa Valley Semi Pro League
Atkins W H Koehn is elected president of the Iowa Valley semi pro baseball league with LeVerne Kirkman as vice president and Virgil Gallo as secretary treasurer. An eight team league for 1950 includes Atkins Van Horne Vinton Fairfax Blair, Amana and Norway with a March 10 meeting in Van Horne to discuss entries.
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Atkins
W. H. Koehn
Iowa Valley
LeVerne Kirkman
van Horne
Virgil Gallo
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Fairfax
Blairstown
Norway
Amana
Novices Entry Fee Reduced for Community House Tourney
The Community House lowers the novice basketball tourney entry from 5 to 2 dollars for the March 9 10 11 event. No trophies will be awarded certificates will be presented instead. Fayette Marion Presbyterian Fairfax St Patrick and Community House Rams have already entered.
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Community House
Glen Erger
Fayette
Marion Presbyterian
Fairfax
St. Patrick
Community House Rams
Pro Coach Feerick Accepts Santa Clara Head Role
Washington Capitols player coach Bob Feerick accepted a three year contract to be head basketball coach at Santa Clara University. He will succeed Ray Pesco and report to the West Coast school on April 10.
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Washington
Bob Feerick
Washington Capitols
Santa Clara University
Feerick
Ray Pesco
Santa Clara
Hot 2nd Base Combo Sold to Davenport
Virl Minnis and Mel Lee, 24 year old Danville second base duo who set a Three-I league record with 96 double plays in 1947, were bought by the Davenport Quads from the Brooklyn farm club. Minnis was last season’s All Star second baseman and Lee was out of organized ball in 1949 after failing to reach terms with the Dodgers.
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Davenport
Minnis
Mel Lee
Danville
Davenport Quads
Brooklyn
Lee
Dodgers
Shaughnessy Offered Packer Backfield Job
A Packers spokesman said efforts were made to hire Clark Shaughnessy as backfield coach. Gene Ronzeni contacted Shaughnessy last week and he appeared interested.
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Green Bay, Wis
Ins
Green Bay Packers
Clark Shaughnessy
Jay Derp
Packers
Gene Ronzeni
Shaughnessy
Quaker Oats to face Dubuque All-Stars in AAU girls opener
Marshalltown Quaker Oats of Cedar Rapids meets Dubuqueland All-Stars at 8 30 p m next Monday in the first round of the Iowa AAU girls basketball tournament here. If Quaker wins it faces Steamboat Rock Tuesday at 10 p.m. in the next round.
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Marshalltown
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Dubuqueland
AIC
AIB of
Des Moines
Mexico
Iowa Wesleyan
Beloit Clinches Title with 104 65 Win Over Ripon
Beloit, already the Midwest conference champion, beat Ripon 104-65 as center Ron Bontemps scored 33 to set a 302 point conference record in 10 games. The win capped Beloit's 30th straight league victory and ended a third undefeated loop season.
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Beloit
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Ripon
Ron Bontemps
Bontemps
Bradley Top Team Again Ohio Second
Bradley University repeats as No 1 in the AP basketball poll for the second straight week and earns an invitation bid to the NIT after a 57 56 win over Tulsa to clinch the Missouri Valley title. Ohio State sits second in the rankings with 42 first place votes.
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NEW York
Associated Press
Bradley University
Peoria
Ill
Tulsa
Bradley
Ohio State
Fulton Tops Valley Scoring Pace in Mississippi Valley
Wilson Jack Fulton finished with the conference leading per game average at 17.3 points across six games after midyear graduation. Bill Fenton of Iowa City led the overall points tally with 183 and a 16.6 average in 11 games. Carl Widseth of Davenport claimed the sophomores scoring crown with 201 points, 20.1 per game.
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W.l. Beloit
Chnox Carleton
Lawrence Grinnell Pon
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Bill Fenton
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Cookman Signs Pact with CLR
Jack Cookman from Mason City has signed his 1950 contract with the Cedar Rapids baseball club announced by General Manager Jim Meaghan. The club sold its bus to the Cleveland Indians who will use it for the Burlington club. Cedar Rapids plans to buy a larger 33 passenger bus. Meaghan outlined a 10 day schedule including talks and World Series movie showings at various locations in Iowa.
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Mason City
Cedar Rapids Baseball Club
Jim Meaghan
Cookman
Rockets
Meaghan
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Burlington Club
Cedar Rapids
Walker
Blairstown
Nd Rapids
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Fig Fidelity Elks
Edo
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Walker Commercial Club
Iowa Swimmers Win Two AAU Meet Races
Iowa men took two firsts four seconds and two fourths at the Midwestern AAU swimming meet in St Louis on Sunday. Ronnie Johnson of St Louis won the 100 yard breast stroke in 1 02 7 breaking the 1948 mark and Herb Martin of Kansas City captured the 100 yard back stroke title in 1 04 2. Freshmen Harlow Bielefeldt Dick LaBahn Herbert Kern were second in back and freestyle events and Paul Huttinger was fourth in the 100 and 220 yard freestyles.
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Iowa City
Iowa
St. Louis
Ronnie Johnson
Bowen Stassforth
Herb Martin
Kansas City
Harlow Bielefeldt
Wauwatosa
Wis
Dick LaBahn
Evanston
Ill
Herbert Kern
Paul Huttinger
Catholic meet invites seven teams for national tourney
Catholic Youth Organization officials announced seven teams invited to the invitational Catholic collegiate basketball tournament set for March 15 19 at the Baltimore Coliseum home of the NBA s Bullets. Teams listed include Loyola of Baltimore Dayton Siena Albany St Bonaventure John Carroll Loras and St Michael s Winooksi.
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Baltimore
Catholic Youth Organization
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Loyola of Baltimore
Dayton University
Siena College
Albany
N. Y
St. Bonaventure
John Carroll
Cleveland
Loras College
Prices Listed for Big Ten Wrestling in Iowa City
In Iowa City the Big Ten wrestling tournament will not offer advance sales or reserved seats. Tickets sold at lobby offices for three sessions. I cards and student IDs do not admit. Prices: Friday preliminaries 2 pm adults 1, students 0.50, children 0.30. Friday semifinals 8 pm and Saturday finals 2 pm adults 1.20, students 0.60, children 0.50. All bouts on two mats with folding bleachers. Last held in 1936.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Frank Havlicek
Havlicek
Wartburg Hosts Iowa Conference Wrestling Championship
Wartburg college in Waverly hosts the Iowa Conference wrestling championships on Saturday in Knights gymnasium. Drawings at 10 30 a m weighing-in precede preliminaries at 1 30 p m with consolation matches at 7 p m and finals at 8 p m. Teams entered include Wartburg Iowa Wesleyan Dubuque University and St Ambrose with Harold Barker of Mason City officiating.
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Iowa
Knights
Wartburg College
Wartburg
Iowa Wesleyan
Dubuque University
St. Ambrose
Harold Barker
Mason City
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