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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1949

Page

5

Harvard Coach Valpey In Iowa Looks At Ivy Western Ties

Pat Harmon reports Harvard coach Valpey spoke to Cedar Rapids Harvard club about Ivy versus Western Conference football. He recalled Michigan ties, assistant coaches, and Harvard’s plan to recruit nationally, noting West offers stronger access to Western players and a slate of 1949 prospects.

Harvard Art Fitronentino di Blazio Rodis Draveric Eysenberg O Brien Samuel Adams IV Valpey Cedar Rapids Harvard Salt Lake City Denver Minneapolis Michigan Paul Shafer Ravinia Ohio Bill Culver Kied Wilfred Kliss Valpes Harvard Boves Cambridge Yale Forest Jordan Dave Nelson Elmer Madar Columbia Stanford Palo Alto Calif New York Cornell Arms Dartmouth Holy Cross Princeton Brown Harvard Club Eastern Iowa Alleghenies Chicago Middlewest Gazette Shipton Arthur Valpey Cedar Rapids Country Club Eastern Iowa William Culver Culver John Franklin High School Red Peppers

Cage State Local Games Schedule Highlights

Friday games feature St Vene at St Patrick with reserve teams at AUS. Tre-Ch Blaikhawks meet Raiders at Coe with prelims at 4:45 and pros at 1:45. Iowa City St Patricks hosts Immaculate Conception with reserves at 4 and varsity at 8. Saturday lineup includes McKinter vs Franklin, Davenport, and Coe at Lawrence Wisconsin.

St Vene St Patrick Aus Tre-Ch Blaikhawks Raiders Coe Iowa City St Patricks Immaculate Conception Varsity Ripon Wis Marion Anamosa McKinter Franklin Isopha Davenport Wilson Sophs Lawrence

Schnittker Poised to Lead Ohio State Past Iowa

Ohio State star Dick Schnittker, a 6 foot 5 forward at 204 pounds, has set scoring and shooting records and will face Iowa in Town City Saturday. The junior, top in Big Nine scoring last season with 32 and a .388 field goal percentage, headlines a speedy Buckeyes squad under coach Tippy Dye.

Schnittker Dick Schnittker Ohio State Iowa Iowa City Pat Harmon Oarette Johnnie Miner Wes Fesler Jimmie Hull Columbus Hal Cunningham Ralph Haskett Tippy Dye Don Grate Arnie Risen Paul Houston Ohio Oklahoma Murray Wier Wier Jim McIntyre Minnesota Sennittker

Ohio State Drops Two Close Big Nine Games

Ohio State faded late in two losses, 64 63 to Illinois and an overtime defeat to Oklahoma. The team was outscored 21 5 in the final period against Oklahoma, while Illinois capitalized late as Buckeyes missed six straight free throws.

Bo McMillin Wisconsin Bud Foster Nois Illinois Foster Buckeyes Oklahoma Lowa Tom Parker Bob Schulz Parker Iowa Charlie Mason Glenn Dille Dille Ohio Bob Raidiger Mason Purdue Indiana

Cedar Rapids Seeks Central Association Franchise

Cedar Rapids baseball and Memorial stadium committees voted to apply for a Central Association franchise with a one year basis and withdrawal option in 1950. Clinton Fort Madison Keokuk Burlington Rockford Kewanee also seeking entry as Central Association considers options. A Chamber group favored softball over Central Association baseball by a 50 to 33 vote.

Cedar Rapids Memorial Baseball Stadium Central Association Central Kewanee Clinton Fort Madison Keokuk Burlington Rockford Wichita Clinton Baseball Adam Pratt Pratt Young Mens Bureau The Chamber of Commerce

Iowa prep baskets leaders in first 1949 AP poll

Iowa City Little Hawks head the southeast district with unanimous first place votes as district leaders emerge in the 1949 AP poll. Mason City Mohawks top the northeast, Shenandoah edges Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in the southwest, and Webster City sits undefeated in the northwest.

L. E. Skelley DES Charles City Northwest Shenandoah Council Bea Thomas Jefferson Webster City Lynx Mason City Immaculate Conception Greyhounds Cedar Rapids McKinley Waverly Low City Davenport Newton Cues Clinton Montezuma Kook Burlington MuseuIne Winfield Wsland vGienoHs Irmingham Tro Ollip Prairie City Blakesbur Conesville Fairfield West Liberty Kedkuk St Peters& Wellman Cound Biulis Festville Dubuque Columbkille Arshalltown Reinbeck Marion Center Sheffield Melbourne Waterloo Olva Mason City Holy Family Elma Decorah Agers Sioux City iCentral Moorhead Brift Sac City Cleghorn Fairie Odebolt Carroll Mford Mallard Swea City Fort Dodge Sacred Heart

Gray Sports Final 1st Half Wrapup

Gray Sports finalizes a chaotic 1st half with multiple players scoring for Polk, Van Buren, and St. Pats. Key names include Arthur Jordah Steele Bjornson Lapp Kokesh Rigas and Buchanan for Polk and St Pats, Van Buren, and John Johnson-Lynkwiler among others.

Gray Sports Tyler Pillmore Harrison Hayes van Buren Jackson Buchanan Arthur Po'k Pats Johncron T Matthews Pnarest Athela Polk Arthur Jordah Steele da Bjornson Sminth Aldershoff Woite Willeman Lapp Polk Kokesh Carlson Caldwell Gilbertson Witherell Buchanan ST. Pat's Halpon Sigmund Koutz Rigas Rvoboda_ Townappere La&neghurst Kohl Laneurst St Patricks Kelly Lodge Wesséla Cosgrove Bontkamp Sivers Connell Hey Bollard Bimes Shea Goldfuss Johnson A Hanzlick Ipsan Tstik Henderson Lewis Man Leidke Redd Siegert Canarr Boek Johnson Lynkwiler Minshall Yuill Dostal Kemhedy_ Roupe Gulliven Sandler, Churchill Chipokas

Iowa City Dual Swims Aims To Set Pool Records

Winning times in the Iowa varsity-freshman dual swimming meet Saturday at 2:30 pm will establish pool records on a 75-foot course after the turning wall converts the pool from 150 feet.

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McKinley Tops Franklin 95 21 in Freshman Clash

McKinley defeated Franklin 95 to 21 in a freshman basketball game. Eldon Kanellis led the winners with 12 points, while Day topped Bollts with five. Lipps Grill, led by John Wall with nine points, beat Bervid’s D-X 53 to 32 in a Commercial League feature.

McKinley Franklin Eldon Kanellis Day Lipps Grill John Wall

Thornton Seeks Third Win Over Weber in Cedar Rapids Gloves

Keokuk fighter Ralph Thornton pledged to beat Dubuque middleweight Jack Weber in the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves Feb 89 event. He said he is in peak condition and aims to reach Chicago for a championship, telling Lew Dochterman he will claim victory and advance.

Lipp Bervid's St. J Christian L Zalesky Wall Gibney Proctor Forbes Sundberg Curtis L. Gibney Er Wn Matthews Smith Seiffert Kulkauy D Birch Eruska Wilhelmt D Plotz Sinclair Odin Brendegan Keokuk Aovice Thornton Ralph Thornton Dubuque Jack Weber Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves Tournes Lew Dochterman Cedar Rapids Weber Chicago Dochterman

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