Red Peppers and College Sports Notes Chronicle
A compilation of scattered sports and local notes. Mentions a Lexington firing operation on Citation’s leg supervised by Dr A H Davidson, William Lynch of Cedar Rapids praising Davidson’s Iowa State training, Beloit College basketball with Ron Bontemps leading the scoring, Iowa track prospects Kaiser Nichols Jones and Gary Scott, Roosevelt mile team cross country champions, Hornsby’s instruction camp in Hot Springs Arkansas, Hutchinson Kansas Elks seeking a major league link, Paul Brown’s Florida vacation with Phil Sutphin and Roy Rogers, Indiana sophomore Bill Garrett breaking new ground for Big Nine basketball, Illinois shooting struggles amid a Colgate game, and Dwight Eddleman’s shooting decline and kiss shot removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Citation
Lexington
A. H. Davidson
William Lynch
Cedar Rapids
John Orr
Ron Bontemps
Taylorville
Beloit
Louisville
Bowling Green
Midwest
Carleton
Coe
Cornell
Reg Kaiser
Des Moines North
University of Iowa
George Nichols
Conrad Jones
North
Iowa
Kaiser
Nichols Jones
Gary Scott
Natonal
Marcellus Boston
Washington, DC
Willie Hunt
Guthrie
Nichols
Jones
Boston
Hunt
Roosevelt
Stanley Petrick Oycie Trimble
Richard Wise
Rogers Hornsby
Hot Springs
Ark
Wisconsin
Bert LaBrucherie
UCLA
Sherman Finger
Cornell College
Finger
Paul Brown
Nebraska
Brown
Florida
Phil Sutphin
Cleveland
Sutphin
Roy Rogers
Cowboy Brown
Rogers
Coaches Seek Baseball as Olympic Sport
The American College Baseball Coaches Association urges baseball be added to the Olympics. They propose debut in the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires with a goal of broader international competition in the 1952 Olympics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
American College Baseball Coaches Association
Association
Buenos Aires
Los Angeles Drafts Norm Van Brocklin
Los Angeles Rams president Dan Reeves announced the drafting of Norman Van Brocklin, Oregon quarterback who led the Webfoots to the Cotton Bowl. Van Brocklin, a Walnut Creek, California native, has one more year of college eligibility but plans to finish his degree next June and pursue his football career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles
Norman van Brocklin
Oregon
Dan Reeves
Los Angeles Rams
van Brocklin
Walnut Creek
Calif
Reeves
Webfont
Cedar Falls Star Takes Scoring Lead For Iowa Teachers
Norm Jespersen of Cedar Falls has moved into the scoring lead for the Iowa Teachers basketball team with 143 points across nine games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Fall
Norm Jesperson
Ceduar Falls
Iowa Teachers
Harlem Globe Trotters Set To Face Cedar Rapids Raiders
Harlem Globe Trotters visit Coe Fieldhouse to play the Cedar Rapids Raiders after a home bout with Davenport Rockets. The Rockets feature Carroll Schneider and Mel Montz, Vic Siegel leads the squad, and Detroit Vaga Bonds past opponents earlier. The Globe Trotters pursue a famed lineup including Goose Tatu and Sweetwater Clifton as they court a legal case over a name dispute with Grand's Globe Trotters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Davenport Rockets
Coe
Pro Rockets
Carroll Schneider
Mel Montz
Schneider
Iowa State
Montz
Raiders
Harlem Globe Trotters
Coe Fieldhouse
Grand
Globe Trotters
Des Moines
Harlem
Harlem Unit
Goose Tatu
Sweetwater Clifton
Cedar Rapids Shamrocks Topple Irish in 54-39 Grudge Match
Cedar Rapids Shamrocks defeated Nowa City St Pats 54 to 39 at St Patrick's gym in a hard fouling game. Walt Hanson led with 25 points while Jack Kramer and Joe Clark added solid support. Bernard OConnor and Earl Cooney sparked the Irish comeback efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Patrick's Gym
Cedar Rapids Shamrocks
Shillelagh
Nowa City
St. Pats
Cedar Rapids
Dick Zvacek
Buckos
Hanson
Jack Kramer
Bob Gorton
Joe Clark
Bernard O'Connor
Earl Cooney
Riverside St Wenceslaus cruise past St Marys 44 28
Riverside St Wenceslaus of Cedar Rapids improved to five wins in nine starts by defeating St Marys of Riverside 44 28 on Tuesday. Kept under control by solid defense the visitors led 17 6 after the first period and 24 12 at halftime. Joe Seia led scoring with 15 points Ray Norton added 12 Waldsmith topped St Marys with 11. The Cedar Rapids reserves won 23 18 as Bob Tauber scored 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Pashas
Iowa City
Hanson
Frank Merriwell
Kramer
Clark
O’connor
Riverside
St Wenceslaus
St. Mary's
Red Hawks
Steene
Joe Seia
Ray Norton
Aay
Schneider Boys
Waldsmith
Father Kis Sling
van Horne
St Wene
Bob Tauber
St. Wene
Lintz
Izaak Walton League Trap Shoot Slated Near Anamosa
The Izaak Walton League plans a trap shoot at the grounds south of Anamosa next Sunday. Local shooters are invited to participate and try for top scores in a community event hosted by the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Izaak Walton League
Ris To Swim At Iowa State Preview
Entry blanks for the 1949 Iowa AAU swimming championship at Iowa State College Jan 22 are mailed. Nine events will be run with preliminaries at 2 pm and finals at 7:30 pm. Top star is Wally Ris who aims to add the 20 yard world records to his list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State College
Jake McGuire
Cyclone
AAU
McGuire
Iowa State
Wally Ris
Iowa
Ris
Charles Comiskey Fight Card Canceled In Cleveland
Cleveland arena matchmaker Larry Atkins announced the heavyweight bout between Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati and Pat Comiskey of Patterson, New Jersey, scheduled for January 15, has been canceled due to Comiskey injuring a knee and back during a road workout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Larry Atkins
Cleveland Arena
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
Comiskey
Atkins
Hope Fading For 8 Teams In Western League
Joe Gordon faced a midnight deadline to act on Wichita for a Western league franchise but remained unreachable at his Eugene home. With Gordon out, Wichita cannot join without unanimous league approval, threatening Cedar Rapids' expansion plans. The Central Association considers Cedar Rapids as an alternative, with six cities eyeing a meeting in Muscatine to discuss 1949 placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gordon
Wichita
Gordon
Eugéne
Ore
Len Ed Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Ani
Central Association
Moine
Frank Hearn Hearn
Keokuk
Clinton
Burlington
Fort Madison
Kewanee
Rockford
Philadelphia Athletics
Hannibal
Western League
War hero basketball star foils $1000 game-throw plot at MSG
George Washington University star Dave Shapiro, 25, helped trap four men charged with offering $1,000 to throw a game against Manhattan at Madison Square Garden. District Attorney Frank Hogan credited Shapiro for gathering evidence over four months. The suspects face felony charges for attempting to bribe participants in amateur sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Wirephoto
George Washington University
New York
Flanagan
Phillip Klein
Brooklyn
Hughes
Joseph Aronowitz
Jack Levy
Miami
Jaeger
William Rivlin
Madison Square Garden
Frank Hogan
Dave Shapiro
Florida
Shapiro
Manhattan College
George Washington
Manhattan
Battle of the Bulge
Hogan
Philip Klein
Fla
West Copake
Aronowitz
Arnowitz
North Carolina
Virginia
Klein
Max Rumack
Fillmore Bell Karr Lead Gray League Scoring
In a Gray League basketball recap Fillmore 11 Hayes 5 led by Pickerill 7 and Hansen 2 Schwarz includes May 2 results with Fagian 3 Hartman Porasil and Sojka Neminte Polk 10 Johnson 4 and Gilbertson O Brecht. Buchanan 17 Arthur 15 pace a crowded box with Beechen Dowda 4 Bjornsen 5 Ives and Steele.
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Fillmore
Bell Karr
Pickerill
Iedlicka
May
Hansen
Schwartz
Win
Youngs Hayes - Haviik Fagian
Hartman B
Polk -Gilbertson
Brecht
Carlson
Witherall
Caldwell
Es Johnson
Lynxwilernshal
Pierce
Kennedy
Sandler Rieneits Buchanan
Arthur
Buehanan
Ene Piynde
Lanehurst
Tow Beck
Arthur Lapp
Aldernhoffe Walto
Beechen Smith
Dowda
Bjornsen
Ives
Steele
Leib Denounces Commercialized Bowl Contests
SAN FRANCISCO AP The NCAA President Karl Leib denounces bowls that commercialize college football and urges bowls run under Rose Cotton Sugar Orange Shrine standards. A survey by Victor Schmidt's committee may curb post season games. Also on the agenda are eligibility rules and TV in football. The Coaches Association debates platoon substitutions with little change expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San .Francisco
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Karl Leib
University of Town
NCAA
Victor O. Schmidt
Pacific Coast Conference Committee
American Football Coaches’ Association
Huskers Eye Oregon State Coach Namely Lon Stiner
The Oregonian cites an unimpeachable source close to Oregon State that Nebraska aims to hire Lon Stiner as football coach. It says Nebraska athletic director George Clark discussed Stiner’s interest after the November game in Portland and that the athletic board has since been in touch.
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Portland
Ore
Oregonian
University of Nebraska Opes
Lon Stiner
Oregon State College
Oregon State
Stiner
George
Potsy" Clark
Nebraska
Cornhusker
Lonnie Stiner
Clark
Rose Bowl costs hit three Big Nine schools
Commissioner Kenneth L. Wilson said Illinois Michigan and Northwestern lost money on the Rose Bowl. Northwestern may lose about 10000 dollars this year while the Big Nine Pacific Coast pact stands. Possible future outside teams, like Notre Dame, were not discussed. Pacific Coast commissioner Victor Schmidt said the Tournament of Roses asked the Western Conference to abolish the rule limiting Big Nine appearances to once in three years and would consider the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Illinois
Michigan
Northwestern
Kenneth L. Wilson
Big Nine
Wilson
California
Victor O Schmidt
Tournament of Roses Association
Schmidt
Saddler and Pep Plan 15 Round Title Bout at MSG
Sandy Saddler the new world featherweight champion and former champ Willie Pep signed for a 15 round title rematch at Madison Square Garden on February 11. Pep seeks to regain the crown as Saddler defends the belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sandy Saddler
Willie Pep
Madison Square Garden
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Hornsby
Indiana
Bill Garrett
Shelbyville
Ind
Dick Culberson
Ilinois
Colgate
Dwight Eddleman
Norm van Brocklin
ROE
Rapoport Auto Parts Co
Nwy
Davenport
Rockets
Vic Siegel
Rocket Club
Gontch Lewinski
Charlie van Ooteghen
Bobby Grund
Trotters
Chicago Brown Bombers
House of David
Detroit
Herb Wilkinson
Jack Spencer
Red Metcalfe
Dick Ives
Emory Sample
Clayt Wilkinson
Iowa Steel
Iowa Manufacturing
C.R
Gus Schrader
Walt Hanson
Towa City
Laverne Budreau
Jack Bevings
Joe Klines
Crow
Prum
Gradii Clar Bolts
Cooney
Anson
Cunningham
Ramer
O'Connor
Jost
Gorton Ce
Michari Gaskill Falls
Hensly
Rensen
Icunnina
Emansel
Seemuth Turner
O.lones
Tom Murphy
Cedar Rapids Vernon
Wenc Cngers
Waldsmidth
Drahora
Sattler
Norton
Tauber
Gare
Miller
Mottetta
Bob Drahalf
Bopousek
Wencealaus i
Bill Delaney
Max Ferguson
M. W. Fussell, Other
DIAL
Charles
Lee Winterberg
Cedar Rapids Baseball Committee
N.Y
John Griffin
Gray League
Pointa
HAYES
Catalina
Leib
Huskers
FOX Garage
Bencity
Deutte Beeches
Mecina
Looper
15Th Street
Morgan
Notre Dame
Saddler
PEP
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