County basketball meets kick off week with multiple tournaments
Nine county events span seven girls meets one boys meet and one junior boys tourney. Key action centers on Walker and Linn county teams with Walker boasting 14 straight wins while Toddville and Walker clash in a likely final. Other counties host rounds through Saturday with schedules at Ridgeway Waucoma Lansing and What Cheer among others.
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Linn County Cage
Walker I L
Toddville
Walker
Fayette County
Waucoma
Hawkeye
Clermont
Allamakee
Lansing
Waukon
Buchanan
Hazleton
Lamont
Keswick
Keokuk County
Norway
Benton County
Newhall
Seene
Webster
Richland
What Cheer
South English
Kinross
Delta
Kesawick
Thornburg
Gibson
Hedrick
Ollie
Bentttal
Riday
Va Officiala
Urbana
Ralph Martin
Cedar Rapids
H W MecCright
Detroit Tigers sign Newhouser to substantial raise
Detroit contracts for 1949 were mailed to 36 Tigers as spring training looms. Left handed ace and top salary Newhouser already put his signature on Friday after a one hour talk with General Manager Billy Evans, securing a substantial raise.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Eoal Newhouser
Billy Evans
Tyler Defeats Gra-Y Stars In Championship Clash
Tyler edged the Gra-Y league all-stars 16 to 14 in a Saturday basketball final. Chittick led the all-stars with five points while Hughes scored 10 and Bechcka added six for Tyler.
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Gasette-Shipton
Gray Kings
Tyler
Frank Bechcka
Roland Rhodes
Fred Ampey
Bert Cronk
David Frank
Bob Jensen
Jim Slaman
Dick Peyton
Horace Gates
Wendl Kroupa
Ronnie Blakey
Duane Ampey
David Hughes
Chittick
Hughes
Bechcka
All Stars
Oy Trier
Beck
nAnett
Bedeka
Pickerell
Idson
Ainughes
David May
O' Jenson
Douda
Mistik
Oilberteen
Louvar
Jeffery
Ll Pisse
Orva
Bonkamp
Minshall
Sa Totals
Postville Juniors Win 22 1 in County Hoop Tourney
Postville Junior High thumped Immaculate Conception of Lansing 22 to 1 to open the Allamakee county tournament. Lansing beat St Pat's of Waukon and Waterville defeated Harpers Ferry. Semifinals set for Wednesday in Lansing with the final Saturday at the same gym.
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Postville
Lansing
Wauken St Pat's
Waterville
Harpers Ferry
Waukon
Immaculate Conception of
St Pat’s
Lansingaterville
Miss Tilly Tops 74 Hambletonian Eligibles
New York AP Miss Tilly a sensational three year old filly owned in Connecticut heads the 74 eligibles for the 1949 Hambletonian stake. The trotting classic will be at Good Time Park Goshen New York August 10 with 15 starters and a gross value surpassing 67000 dollars.
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New York
Hambletonian Society
Good Time Park
Goshen
N. Y
Century Tops Second Half Allied Race
Century Engineering leads the Allied Industrial league with a 2 0 record as Iowa Steel sits second at 4 1. Century eyes a feature game against Iowa Manufacturing tonight and a follow up with Cherry Burrell on Wednesday while Les Melichar of Iowa Steel leads scorers with 89 points.
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Bernama Fester
Quaker Vz. LaPlant
Century Engineering
Iowa Steel
Century
Iowa Manufacturing
Cherry-Burrell
Steelers
Les Melichar
Frank Stastny
LaPlant
National Softball Loop To Meet January 21 23
The National fast ball league will hold its annual winter meeting in Chicago January 21 23 to set the 1949 schedule size. Last year teams played 56 to 70 games as Bloomington IL Kenosha WI and Evanston IJ seek membership. The league may move its Iowa City franchise to Cedar Rapids if a new baseball park can be leased.
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Chicago
Bloomington
Kenosha
Wis
Evanston
National League
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
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Ridgeway
Linn County Girls
Central City
Pato
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Alburnett
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Ruhm
Cedar Falls
Pitas Es Mamik
Judson
Wenger Oendalia
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Attlagto Y Sera
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Winneshirk County Girlsidgeway
Hotnes
Fr. Akinson
Onsien DeSales Va Calmar
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Atk Brak
Ngon
Ote
Bhoise
Ossian
Ossian DeSales
Calmar
E County
Lansing I
New Albin
Heroes Perry
Buchanan County Girls
Hazelton
Lamontee
ECOND
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Anthrop
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Saasdueien
Rowley
Aurora
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Fanse
John Hodges
Dick Clark
First Ave
Harper's
Harpers Auto Rebuilders
Fifth Avenue
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Reis
Gra-Y
Stars
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Miss Tilly
Allied Industrial
Tery Eng
Juaker
Kerry Burrell Games
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Melichar
Jove
Bap
Ann
Iowa
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Third Street
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Seiberling Tires
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