Roosevelt Leads In Conference Race With Key Week Schedule
Roosevelt faces crucial games as they defend the city title and seek MV conference glory. Immaculate Conception swaps with St. Wenceslaus while Monticello visits Roosevelt, and other matchups include McKinley at Wilson and Roosevelt at Franklin.
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Vinton
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St. Mary's
Emory Sample
Golden Bears
Waterloo East
Wilson-Wilson Junction
Tri-Valley
St. Patrick
Parnell
Center Point
Handball Entries Open For City Y M C A Meet
The Y M C A handball committee announces city singles and doubles championships entries are being taken. Entries close January 18 with play starting January 20. Winners and runners up qualify to represent Cedar Rapids Y M C A at the state championships in Des Moines in February.
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Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Des Moines
Y W C A Plans Round Robin Basketball Loop
The Y W C A began practice play for a round robin league. Results show Y W C A 25 Woolworths 10 Paris Academy 30 Armstrongs 17 Becks 29 Independents 5. Thursday schedule lists Paris Academy vs Woolworths Independent vs Y W C A and Armstrongs vs Becks. The league starts January 23 with still time for entrants.
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Beck's
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Beck’s
Purple Matmen Edge Cornell Rival in Season Opener
Illinois wrestlers opened 1941 with a 20 to 6 victory over Cornell College of Mount Vernon. Fred Bishop and Gene Tornquist won 136 and 145 pound decisions for Cornell. Other results include Tomaris, Aldabe, Purvin, and Berry scoring for Illinois in various weight classes.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
Fred Bishop
Gene Tornquist
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Alda Be
Tornarist
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Sizer
Baker
Berry
Cotedare
Lyman
Hoare
Y Leaders Square Off In Two Monday Night Games
Standard Oilers the YMCA Commercial league leader with four wins in as many starts will host Aguilas at 7 pm and Lynch Transfer at 9 pm Monday. Lynch Transfer can tie for first if it wins. Other Monday match Armstong's vs Y Dorm at 8. Standings show Standard Oilers 4 0 1.000 and Lynch Transfer 4 1 .800.
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Armstrong
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Peter Pan
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Y Raiders
Y Desk
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Four Games On Tap In AIL This Week
Allied Industrial league games set for Tuesday and Wednesday with Witwer Grocer vs Link-Belt Speeder at 7 pm and Quaker Oats vs Collins Radio at 8 pm. Wednesday adds Wilson’s vs Link-Belt Speeder at 7 pm and Iowa Manufacturing vs La Plant Choate at 8 pm as the second-half race opens.
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Wilson's
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Collins Radio Oe Ee
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Hendryx
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Hornsby to Manage Oklahoma City in Texas League Again
Rogers Hornsby will manage the Oklahoma City club in the Texas league for a second year according to an announcement Saturday. Terms of the new contract were settled in a conference with Hornsby, John Holland president, and E. J. Humphries vice-president of the Oklahoma City club.
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Rogers Hornsby
Oklahoma City
Hornsby
John Holland
E. J. Humphries
Shadow boxing and boxing rumors on Louis Conn match
A purge of rumors suggests Joe Louis will face Billy Conn in June with a potential rematch in September. Analysts claim Louis aims to surpass Gene Tunney by another title defense and a second victory, while others predict a Conn upset and a later retirement if he regains the title. Multiple boxing notes, schedules, and industry moves fill the column.
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Smart Boys
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Conn
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Dan Parker
The
New York Mirror
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Bully Conn
Lew Jenkins
Ernie
Simon Pures
Quakers Face Four Cage Rivals In Five Days
The Quaker Oats basketball squad schedules games this week against Immaculate Conception C on Monday at J.C. Collins Radio Maquoketa Junior College Thursday at Maquoketa Onslow Ia Indees Friday on the Quaker floor The team is undefeated in nine starts with Monday night’s game vs the last CYO being the season’s first real test.
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Immaculate Conception
J.C. Collins
Maquoket Junior College
Maquoketa
Onslow
Indees
Quaker
Quakers
Y W C A Table Tennis League Sees Wide Second-Half Action
The Y W C A table tennis league resumes with Woods' Wilson high team taking 13 points in a strong showing. Individual results include Havlik over Johnson 21 13 21 13 and Woods over Mickelson 21 19 21 11. Roosevelt high Boxwell edged Beck 21 11 21 16, with Johnson Boxwell beating Havlck Beck 21 15 13 21 21 17. Andrick Independents sit second after Bill Eckterman joined, with Rose Andrick defeating Kreutner 21 17 21 16. Subotnik Streigal Kreutner lift weakened third-place team. Kacena's side has 5 points. Colby down Bell 21 18 21 17, Selby over Racena 21 12 21 16. Henry and Heins win their matches.
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Mickelson
Andresen
Whipple
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Roosevelt High
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Johnson-Boxwell
Havlck-Beck
Andrick
Bill Eckterman
Rose Andrick
Kreutner
Brice- Beiterman
Subotnik
Streigal
Kacena
Colby
Bell
Selby
Racena
Henry
Heins
Quakers and Packers Win Rough Weekend Basketball
The Wilson Packers defeated Schuker Motors of Waterloo 35-32 in a game with 27 fouls. Gene Zisko scored 9 for Wilson while Wagner led Schuker with 10. Schuker Motors led 14-12 at halftime as the Quaker Oats five beat Co A, a national guard unit from Dubuque, 28-17.
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Schuker Motors
Waterloo
Gene Zisko
Wilson
Wagner
Quaker Oats Five
Co A
National Guard
Dubuque
Team led by Hendrix wins with 11 points. Meisenburg adds five
Hendrix leads the team with 11 points while Meisenburg scores five as Co A distributes scoring evenly and secures the win.
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Meisenburg High
Hogan fires 62 at Oakland but trails in Open lead
E J Harrison led after three rounds of the Oakland Open as Benny Hogan posted a 62 eight under par on the Sequoyah course to set a new PGA record for sanctioned events. Hogan's round, featuring ten birdies and ten miscues, left him one behind Harrison with 204 to 203 at 54 holes.
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al “Bummy” Davis
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Hollywood
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Honolulu
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Delaney
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Baltimore
E. J
Dutch” Harrison
Arkansas
Benny Hogan
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Hogan
Ain
Moran
Three Chicagoans Sign Up With Sox
Three new players joined the Chicago White Sox in 1941 contracts signed Saturday night. Warren Lorenz, a 345 batting shortstop from Wisconsin Rapids last season, Orval Grove, a pitcher from Oklahoma City, and Chester Hajyaduk, an outfielder and first baseman with Lubbock Tex of the West Texas New Mexico league.
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Wisconsin Rapids
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Oklahoma City
Chester Hajyaduk
Lubbock Tex
West Texas-New Mexico
Riggs Bows To Allow In Dixie Semi Finals
In Tampa Florida Ed AllooRollins College and Frank Kovacs Oakland California upset top seeds in the seventeenth annual Dixie tennis tournament semifinals. Kovacs defeated Nan McNeill Oklahoma City in three sets 6-3 6-4 6-2 while Alloo outlasted Bobby Riggs 3-6 7-3 4-6 10-8 6-3 in a 3 1/2 hour marathon. Kovacs and Alloo meet in Sundays final at 1 pm. the women's final features Paulie Betz Rollins and Sarah Palfrey Cooke New York.
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Fla Cins
Davis Islands Court
Ed Alloo
Rollins College
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Bobby Riggs
Nan McNeill
Oklahoma City
Kovacs
Alloo
Paulie Betz
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
New York
Aleo
Brean Grant Atelanta
John Kramer
Califfornia
Allon
Iowa Gridders May Play California Drake Creighton
Iowa City officials consider Drake Iowa Creighton and the University of California for the season opener. Drake and Creighton want the game while California seeks a home and home series. If California chosen the opener could be on the coast with Drake or Creighton hosting in Iowa City.
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California
Drake
Creighton
Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Des Moines
University of Calfornia
Towa City
Towa
Fish And Game Club To Meet Monday Night
The Jim Counts Fish and Game Club will meet Monday January 13 at 8 pm at Sokol hall. There will be election of officers and lunch served after the meeting.
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Fish and Game Club
Jim Counts Fish and Game Club
Sokol Hall
Berkeley's Edward Allen Advances After Dixie Semis Win
Edward Allen of Berkeley California defeated Bobby Riggs on Saturday in the Dixie tennis semi finals at Tampa Florida. He previously played three years ago in the Middle States tournament at the Cedar Rapids Country Club.
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Berkeley
Calif
Bobby Riggs
Tampa
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