Golden Gloves Ticket Drive Opens With Bargain Passes
The Young Men's Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce launches a Golden Gloves drive with a two night bargain: special $1.10 tickets cover both Feb 9 and 10 bouts, offering 50 or more fights for one dollar plus tax. Roy Taylor heads the plan with Ed Clapp and Dock Buresh as colonels.
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Hogan Favorite As Oakland Open Opens At Sequoyah
Ben Hogan leads the field in the $5,000 Oakland Open at Sequoyah Golf and Country Club as the red hot favorite after winning the Los Angeles Open. Jimmy Thomson joins Hogan for a final tune up round with more than 100 top golfers set to challenge the short, tricky East Bay course.
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Roosevelt Gut Runs Monticello 32 to 11 in rout
Roosevelt overwhelmed Monticello 32 to 11 on the Monticello court. Gesse led Roosevelt with 11 points while Foushee and Speeran added seven each for the guests. Monticello trailed all game as Cedar Rapids defense dictated a slow pace.
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Hoppe Cochran Set for 1942 World Three-Rail Final
In Chicago at Terrace Casino Willie Hoppe and Welker Cochran led the 1942 three-cushion billiards show with second straight wins. Hoppe, 54, defeated Arthur Thurnbach 50 to 36 in 45 innings, while Cochran beat John Fitzpatrick 50 to 42 in 52 innings. Chamaco and Ralph Greenleaf portion of the field trailed, with Greenleaf tying Chamaco after a 40 to 0 win over Arthur Rubin.
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Bivins Upsets Soose In Cleveland Boxing Card
Jimmy Bivins 178 pounds upset Billy Soose 172 pounds in a ten round decision before 8,066 fans in Cleveland. Soose, recent top challenger for Gus Lesnevich’s light heavyweight title, had been preparing for a title bout in New York in March. The AP sheet credited Bivins with six rounds to Soose three with one even.
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Hogan Wins Los Angeles Open in Playoff at Hillcrest
Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania defeated Jimmy Thomson of Del Monte by one stroke in a playoff to capture the $19,000 Los Angeles Open at Hillcrest Country Club. Hogan birdied the 500 yard final hole for a 72 while Thomson shot 73. The runner up earned $1,700 and each received about $400 of the final day's receipts share. Hogan also collected a $1,000 bonus from his employer sporting goods firm.
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Tipton High School wallops Marion 45 to 16 on Marion court
Tipton five overwhelms Marion 45 16 with early 16 point first quarter and a 34 15 edge entering the final period. Milo Phelps, Bob Cosgriff, Hib Smith and Carl Wehde key scorers with eight points each. A team second stringers finish the night.
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Sturm Enlists Yankees First Baseman in Army Call
Johnny Sturm, New York Yankees first baseman, answered his first army mess call Tuesday night. He lives in St. Louis and enlisted as a private, being inducted at Jefferson Barracks.
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Louis Leads Boxing Spotlight Amid Pool of Gambling Ties
The piece centers on Joe Louis's wartime fame and boxing dominance while exposing links between Louis and Detroit and Chicago gamblers, notably Roxborough and Black, who influence the heavyweight scene. It also touches on a Big Ten basketball game where Minnesota ousted Iowa, highlighting coaching choices and fans’ desires for aggressive play.
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Veteran Pirate Lee Handley Signs 1942 Contract
The 26 year old Lee Handley, longest serving Pirate, signed for the 1942 season. Handley has played professional baseball since 1935 and remains the veteran third baseman after Arky Seay was traded to Brooklyn.
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Buchanan County Tournament Dates and Pairings Noted
Special to Care Independence announces dates and pairings for the Buchanan county boys and girls basketball tournaments. F. F E Mueller and C. R. Cronk are tournament managers with boys at Independence February 4 5 6 7 and Paylt at Lamont January 28 29.
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Unclear Clipped Basketball Scores Report
Fragmentary text references a basketball scores item with garbled names and stray characters. Unable to determine teams, date, or outcome from the provided snippet.
Defense Move in Political Sports Writer Organization
Washington AP reports an era of reform as Joe Williams of the New York newspaper starts organizing a national sports writers committee. The body would represent forty six states and coordinate efforts with the United States treasury.
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Davenport and East Waterloo Shine in Conference Race
Grid co champions Davenport and East Waterloo remain undefeated in conference play as they eye the basketball title. Davenport hosts West Waterloo while East Waterloo entertains Wilson, with East favored to win. Franklin faces McKinley as Roosevelt-Clinton and Iowa City-Dubuque also meet this week.
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Northwestern Star Otto Graham Tops Big Ten Scorers
Chicago AP reports Northwestern sophomore Otto Graham leads the Big Ten scoring race with 65 points after a 7 point game against Michigan. Johnny Kotz of Wisconsin trails with 61 points, while Forrest Sprewell of Purdue and other leaders are listed with their season totals.
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Iowa Hawkeyes Hold Tight Scoring Edge in Big Ten
Iowa City AP reports Tommy Chapman leads Iowa with 42 points from forward as co captain Vic Siegel adds 37 and Milt Kuhl 35. The Hawkeyes hold a 161 to 159 team scoring edge over conference foes.
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Red Hawks Seek Eleventh Straight Victory
The undefeated St. Wenceslaus Red Hawks host Sacred Heart of Monticello tonight in a bid for an eleventh consecutive win. The Red Hawks defeated Sacred Heart in the season opener at Monticello by a lopsided margin.
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Monticello
Silver Skates Set At Roosevelt Rink In January
The Gazette announces Silver Skates races will be held January 25 at Roosevelt rink despite the heat wave. Entry blanks run in the sports section daily until the deadline. Six divisions offer silver chromium and bronze prizes to top finishers with age classes for both boys and women.
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