Marion Edges Monticello In Close Wamac Clash
Marion Indians beat Monticello 37 to 35 in Monticello gym to take first place in the Wamac. Key late sequence saw Barrie Gable free throws and a series of baskets by Jack King and Bob Williams. Monticello center Schneiter and Monti rebounding hampered by fouls as Marion’s Dick Krog starred. Hugh Leffingwell led Marion’s junior win with 20 points.
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Marion
Indians
Monti
Barrie Gable
Jack King
Bob Williams
John Schneiter
Roy Dreibelbis
John
Panthers
Panther
Gable
Driebellis
Wilson Sports Teams To Be Honored At Banquet
Members of the plant softball championship team and the Girls basketball team will be honored at the annual Wilson and Company athletic banquet tonight at 6 30 at the Roosevelt hotel. Rogers Hornsby and Marshall Goldberg will be principal speakers.
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Plant
Wilson and Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Rogers Hornsby
Marshall Goldberg
Erdelatz Named Navy Coach Amid Tough Schedule
Eddie Erdelatz became Navy head football coach in Annapolis, agreeing to a four year contract. He succeeds George Sauer and will select assistants on four year terms. The schedule includes Notre Dame, Michigan and Army with few byes, following a strong plebe season.
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INS
Eddie Erdelatz
Naval Academy
Erdelatz
San Francisco 49
Ers
Howard E. Caldwell
Navy
George H. Sauer
Pitt
Notre Dame
Trish
Panthers
Michigan
Minnesota
Injured Cager Drives 4 Blocks Re-enters Tilt
Oklahoma star Paul Merchant, already limping, was accidentally butted above the eye. Still in uniform and bleeding, he drove his car to the infirmary for eight stitches and returned to the gym, reentering with under two minutes left to pass for the deciding basket and direct defense for the remaining time.
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New York
Oklahoma
Paul Merchant
Merchant
Paul
College All Stars Defeat Hawaiians 20 6 In Honolulu
In Honolulu Stadium 16 000 fans watched the College All Stars beat the Hawaiians 20 to 6 on Tuesday night. Southern California quarterback Jim Powers threw three touchdown passes, while Johnny Lujack of the Chicago Bears added one completed pass to aid the Hawaiian lineup.
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Honolulu
INS
Southern California
Jim Powers
Johnny Lujack
Chicago Bears
Cedar Rapids Tops St Patrick's in Irish Duel 55-48
Maury Clancy scored 24 points to lift St Patrick's Cedar Rapids past Iowa City Irish 55-48. Clancy tallied 18 in the first half as Cedar Rapids broke a 17-17 tie, while Earl Cooney led Iowa City with 18 points. The Cedar Rapids squad built a 30-23 halftime margin and held a slim lead through the final quarter.
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Maury Clancy
St. Patrick’s of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Irish
Clancy
Earl Cooney
Joe Clark
John Turner
Two Owners Back Buffalo NAFL Membership
New York Giants president John V Mara and Cleveland Browns owner Arthur McBride said they would vote to admit Buffalo to the National American Football League. Most NAFL officials planned to decide at the league meeting in Philadelphia starting January 19.
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Buffalo
NAFL
Philadelphia
John V. Mara
New York Giants
Arthur McBride
Cleveland Browns
Mara
Referee Bill Blake To Speak At St. Matthew’s Sunday
Bill Blake, noted Big Ten official and Rose Bowl referee, will address the Holy Name Society of St. Matthew's church Sunday morning. His talk follows an 8 a.m. mass during a church breakfast.
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Bill Blake
C.R
Big Ten
Holy Name Society of St
Immaculate Conception Clinches Parochial Title Share
Immaculate Conception forced at least a share of the Cedar Rapids parochial title with a 47-19 victory over St. Wenceslaus. IC defense held St. Wenceslaus to seven first-period shots and a 19-4 halftime edge, with John Wilcox 16 points and Jack Knowles nine guiding the Greyhounds. Norton and Kazimour sparked St. Wenceslaus in a late third-quarter flurry, but IC pulled away.
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Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
St. Wenceslaus
Greyhounds
Redhawks
Hawks
Knowles
St. Wene
Bob Norton
Bob Kazimour
St. Vene
Hounds
John Wilcox
Mike Walsh
Jack “Red” Knowles
S.C
I.C
J. L. Kissling
Bob Jennings
Wilcox
Norton
Kazimour
Chuck McBowen
Jack Bredl
Distinguished guests bolster Wilson team banquet night
Rogers Hornsby and Marshall Goldberg attend the Wilson and company athletes banquet, with Hornsby showcasing a Hall of Fame pedigree and Goldberg cited as one of Pitt and Cardinals greats. The event also notes Hornsby baseball school plans at Hot Springs Ark and a critique of Robeson’s omission from all American lists.
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Rogers Hornsby
Marshall Goldberg
Wilson and Company
Hornsby
Hot Springs
Ark
West Thorndale Avenue
Chicago
Prep Wrestling Scores From West Waterloo and Newton Meet
The card lists West Waterloo 34 over Oclwein Independence 25 and Newton 46 over D M Tech 3 with other results showing Osage 28 and jar Falls 13. National Mockery League action notes Montreal 7 Chicago 2.
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Oclwein Independence
Eeeeee
Osage
Jar Falls
Newton
D. M. Tech
Montreal
Chicago
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