Prep Teams Resume Basketball Schedule in Cedar Rapids Area
IGH SCHOOL teams in the Cedar Rapids Marion area resume nine games this week with Friday's heavy slate featuring five Cedar Rapids teams. St Wenceslaus and McKinley play twice each while Clinton visits McKinley and Roosevelt meets Wilson in conference action.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Cedar Rapids
St. Wenceslaus
McKinley
Clinton
Iowa City
St. Mary’s
Immaculate Conception
Waterloo
0.S.V.A
Roosevelt
Wilson
Franklin
Grinnell
St. Mary's
Gordie Pisarik
Red Hawks
Rambiers
St. Vence
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Shamrocks
John Kitch
Marion
Springville
Orioles
Indians
Monticello
Ramblers
Indees Defeat Quakers 42 to 38 in Tight Finish
Oxford Junction Indees edged the Quakers 42 38 after a fourth quarter scoring burst. Muh and Magruder each scored 12 for the Indees while Jack McGill led all players with 15. Millersburg won 40 13 behind Groenenbeem who totaled 17.
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Twelve Golf Pros Enter Miami Four Ball Contest
CORAL GABLES Fila INS Four more nationally known golf stars were invited to compete in the nineteenth annual International Professional four ball tournament at the Biltmore course March 11. The four are Byron Nelson Harold McSpaden Johnny Bulla and Lloyd Mangrum. Eight others invited to enter the $5,200 32 man event are Gene Sarazen Sam Snead Ben Hogan Horton Smith Ralph Guldahl Billy Burke Craig Wood and Paul Runyan.
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Byron Nelson
Harold McSpaden
Johnny Bulla
Lloyd Mangrum
Gene Sarazen
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Horton Smith
Ralph Guldahl
Billy Burke
Craig Wood
Paul Runyan
Year in Boxing Upsets and Shakeups of 1941
A retrospective review highlights 1941 boxing shocks and misfires. Red Cochrane dethroned Fritzie Zivie in a major upset while Louis-Nova produced a legally staged heavyweight mismatch with no punches in five rounds. The piece notes Jen kin s rise and fall, Jones’s and Abrams’s battles, and Joe Louis's evolving career and wartime enlistment chatter.
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Freddie
Red Cochrane
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Joe
Mike
John Q
Nova
Louis
Joe Louis
Red Burman
Gus Dorazio
Abe Simon
Tony Musto
Buddy Baer
Billy Conn
Lou Nova
Gunnar Barland
Buddy Knox
Pittsburgh
Conn
Lem Franklin
Tony Muste
Lou Nove
Max Baer
Tony Galento
Big Ten and sports flash from Harold Olsen era
The item surveys multiple 1940s sports notes. It covers Ohio State basketball under Harold Olsen with Big Ten titles, mentions Purdue gridder Mike Byelene, Camp Shelby and Camp Clairborne athletes, Yale football woes attributed to officials, Sugar Bowl ball carriers, Joe DiMaggio buying defense bonds, and various golf, bowling, and baseball anecdotes with numerous named players and teams.
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Chio State
Harold Olsen
Denember
Mike Byelene
Purdue Grid
Byelene
Camp Shelby
Wayne Putnam
Iowa City
Camp Clairborne
Frank Carideo
New Orleans
Bill Corum
Harry Grayson
N.E.A. Service
Yale
Harry Ie
Missouri
Joe DiMaggio
Elmer Riddie
BoBo Newsom
Tillie Kagel
Indianapolis
Green Bay Packers
Cincy Reds
Bill Werber
Chicago
Johnny Crimmins
Detroit
Golden Gloves to Offer Special Camp Health Tickets
Containing notes on better facilities for under nourished children who receive Camp Good Health benefits. Special tickets must be bought in advance and will not be available after the tournament starts. Semi finals and finals set for February 18 with the event on February 11.
Great Lakes Team Dominates Butler in Indianapolis
Great Lakes team overwhelms Butler in an Indiana contest. Local coverage notes strong offense and solid defense guiding the win in a decisive matchup.
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Great Lakes
Butler
Sailors extend win streak to nine of ten with Butler clash
The Sailors built a 30-11 halftime lead over Butler and cruised to a ninth victory in ten games, with Wilbur sole co captain scoring 19 points on eight field goals and three free throws as Butler dropped their fourth loss in a row after recent wins over Michigan and Oregon State.
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Butler
Navy
Wilbur
Bulldogs
Michigan
Oregon
Trophy for Bruce Smith in New Orleans
Bruce Smith, Minnesota's mighty halfback, received the Captain's Cup in New Orleans after missing the East-West game due to injury and unable to play on Saturday. Chanty Walshall attended the ceremony.
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New Orleans
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Chanty Walshall
Indian population reaches 360 million in a decade
The census indicates India's population has grown by 60 percent over ten years and now exceeds 360 million, reflecting rapid demographic change and continued expansion across regions.
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India
Filipino Fighters Unafraid, Filipino Boxing History Explored
Elliott Metcalf reports on Filipino fighters in boxing history. The piece traces Dencio Cabanela and Pancho Villa era stars, notes their courage, and recalls Eddie Tait and Churchill’s boxing ventures in the Philippines. It highlights fighters like Sencio and Speedy Dado and reflects on crowd-driven risk and pride.
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Elliott Metcalf
Eddie Tait
Marine Corps
The
Tacoma Times
Tait
Frank Churchill
Philippines
Churchill
Dencio Cabanela
Sydney
Eugere Criqui
Pancho Villa
Sencio
Pancho
Bic Taylor
Milwaukee
Oider
Cabanela
Jerino Garcia
Elino Flores
Sarmiento
Speedy Dado
Little Dado
Flores
East Wins Hard-Fought Grid Battle as West Fails at Finish
West gained 118 of 175 yards on 12 completions in 29 attempts. East stars Westfall with 94 rushing yards and Dudley with four interceptions turned the tide. Key West scorers Jacobs and Robertson added 30 and 29 yards respectively while Odson Blandin and Bauman anchored the East line. Dudley’s clutch defense limited West’s aerial attack as East held on.
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Urban Odson
Minnesota
Ernie Blandin
Tulane
Alf Bauman
Northwestern
Albert
Bill Sewell
Washington State
Huskies Fast Break Impresses New York Fans
Washington coach Hec Edmundson advocates a fast breaking offense as his Huskies, unbeaten in seven games, defeat NYU 72 to 32 at Madison Square Garden. Edmundson explains drills and the one handed shot style that challenges defenders and tests overall offensive stamina.
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Hec Edmundson
University of Washington
Edmundson
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YORK
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Pro All-Stars To Attack Bears In Polo Grounds Showdown
The National Pro League All-Stars meet the Chicago Bears at the Polo Grounds with 40 000 fans expected. Proceeds benefit Navy Relief and the game features top passers like Sammy Baugh and Cecil Isbell as the Bears focus on defense amid an aerial assault risk.
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Polo Grounds
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Los Angeles
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Navy Relief Society
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Chuckovitz Leads Pro Cage Scoring
Chuckovitz of Toledo tops the National Basketball League scoring with 131 points across seven games through Jan. 1. Jewell Young of Indianapolis is second with 117 in 10 games, followed by George Glamack Goodyear 194 in nine, Herman Schaefer Fort Wayne 90 in seven, and Ralph Vaughn Chicago 82 in eight. Oshkosh and Fort Wayne tangle in a key week kickoff.
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INS
Chuck Chuckovitz
Toledo
National Basketball League
Chuckovitz
Jewell Young
Indianapolis
George Glamack
Goodyear
Herman Schaefer
Fort Wayne
Ralph Vaughn
Oshkosh
Rhode Island State Beats Fordham 60 55 In Overtime Showdown
Rhode Island State remains unbeaten with a 60 to 55 overtime win over Fordham at Madison Square Garden before about 18 000 fans. Close finish capped a hectic ending as the Rams pressed the action in New York.
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Rhode Island State Shades Rams
New York
INS
Rhode Island State
Fordham
Madison Square Garden
C Y O Gym Reopens Monday For Golden Gloves Hope
Trainer Ralph Hayes announced the Cedar Rapids gym under Immaculate Conception church will reopen Monday for nightly training. The program targets boys aiming for the Golden Gloves and others interested in amateur boxing with Hayes promising strong prospects and urging disciplined training.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Cedar Rapids
Hayes
Oilers and Wilsons Set for Saturday Showdown
Undefeated Standard 681 team from the YMCA Commercial league meets Wilson’s of the Allied Industrial league next Saturday night on the YM floor. The Wil kin’s or Wil’s? team will clash with the Alburnett Independents in a separate game. Doors open at 7 p.m.
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Y.M.C.A. Commercial League
Wilson's
Allied Industrial
K'S
Alburnett Independents
Doors Oper
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