Trippi’s Hundred Thousand Peanuts Says Red Grange
Red Grange argues Charley Trippi’s proposed $100,000 four year deal with the Chicago Cardinals is not extraordinary. Grange recalls earning far more in a single game and notes his career totals were not fixed per game pay. The article covers Trippi’s possible signings with the Cardinals and other teams, plus rival bids and league reactions.
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New York University Indoor Track Team to Compete in 13 Meets
New York University will send its indoor track squad to 13 meets this season. The program aims to build depth and test athletes across distance and sprint events, with coaches emphasizing development and competitive exposure.
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NEW York
NEA
New York University
Ames, West, Muscatine lead AP basketball poll regions
Ames West Muscatine and Wilisea top the first 1947 AP poll for district leaders as Franklin Cedar Rapids ranks third in the northeast. Waterloo West Mason City battle for the northeast lead, with Sioux City Central and others in the mix. Muscatine leads the southeast and Villisca tops the southwest.
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L. E. Shelley
Dx Moines
Ames
Muscatine
Wilisea
Associated Press
Akeedna
Sioux City
Atl
Waterloo West
Mason City
Waterloo
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Northeast
Waverly
Monticello
Little Muskies
Southeast
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Clinton
Davenport
Villisca
Atlantic
Hawkeye
Dowling
Des Moines
Harlan
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Mars
Danbury
Spencer
Sioux
M J Baseball in Cedar Rapids 1947 Season Plans
The M J league aims to showcase baseball in Cedar Rapids in 1947 though Cedar Rapids will not field an organized team that year. The Vets club will provide featured games and the Co Op will field players from dairy patrons at Daniels Park. Funding for a lighting plant remains a hurdle and may require more fund raising. The Anamosa and Jones County entries helped fill the schedule, with notes on travel and expenses.
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Jones County
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Anamosa
Kenny Etzel
Pfluehaupt Boys
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Daniels Park
Lefty Schellhase
Schlotterbeck
Kohawks Ready for Knox as Midwest Race Heats Up
Siwash Coach Willis Lamb brings a 1-2 conference mark into the Knox College game while Knox sits at 1-1. Knox recently beat Iowa’s B team 60-54 and fell 79-65 to Beloit. Lamb plans no lineup changes after defeating Macalester 40-31 and emphasizes strong defense to counter Knox’s scoring power.
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Joe Tinker Recovers After Leg Amputation at Hospital
Star shortstop Joe Tinker is reported doing well after doctors amputated his infected left leg at the thigh in a hospital here on Friday. He had suffered an infected foot since October, and initial toe amputation failed to halt the spread.
FENIMORE BEAR CONFAB IN CHICAGO
Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A and M star halfback, will meet George Halas owner coach of the Chicago Bears in Chicago Saturday to discuss a 1947 contract with the NFL champions.
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Oklahoma A. & M
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Chicago Bears
Butler Abroad as Empire City Plans International Race
President James Butler flies to England and France this month to promote the Empire Gold Cup international race planned by his Empire City Association in November.
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Butler Abroad
New York
NEA
James Butler
England
France
Empire City Association
Tilden Begs Clemency, Sentenced to Nine Months Hard Labor
Los Angeles AP reports former tennis king William Tilden, age 53, must serve nine months hard labor for contributing to the delinquency of a 14 year old boy. Judge A. A. Scott imposes five year restraining terms after release and urges psychiatric help.
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Gazette Newsies Defeat Franklin 10A’s in Rough Y Boys Game
The Gazette Newsies beat the Franklin 10A’s 23 to 16 in a rough Thursday night Y Boys league contest. Fitch, Scott and Bishop each scored five points for the Newsies, contributing evenly to the offense.
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Newsies
Fitch
Scott
Bishop
Oklahoma Roots Run Through MSU Wrestling Roster
Ten MSU wrestlers on the Michigan State roster come from Oklahoma, highlighting the program’s cross state reach and recruiting pull.
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Michigan State
Oklahoma
Three Parochial Night Games Highlight Rapids Card
Three parochial matchups fill the bill at Rapids of Iowa City tonight with Atkins at St. Patrick’s St Johns of Independence at St Wenceslaus and Sacred Heart of Waterloo vs Immaculate Conception. Roosevelt and Wilson also on the program as a busy hoops slate unfolds. The St Wenceslaus game starts the action at 8 p.m. with a curtain-raiser at 7 p.m. Roosevelt hosts East Waterloo tomorrow night at home.
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Mohr Reelected President of LaPlant Athletic Association
Howdy Mohr was re elected for a third term as president of the LaPlant Athletic Activities Association. Ed Horak was named vice president and Milo Nelson remains treasurer with H A Bill Waite as secretary. The group manages all activities at the LaPlant plant.
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Howdy Mohr
Gee
Athletic Activities Association of LaPlant Choate
Ed Horak
Milo Nelson
H. A
Bill” Waite
Basketball Scores From Dakota and Texas State Contests
Readable score snippets show Dakota and Western Union game results with mixed totals. Other lines reference Fort Stephen F. Austin and Texas State, but details are fragmented.
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Wats
Western Union
S . Mexico
Willewa
Aie Forest
Lee
Rskine
Fort Stephen F. Austin
Texas State
Cornell Matmen Blank Bradley 34 0 at Peoria
Cornell College extended its wrestling win streak to 15 by blanking Bradley University 34-0 in Peoria NL. Three pins a forfeit a default and three decisions aided the victory with the 175 pound default noted as well as Fred Dexter leading 7-2 before his opponent injured.
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Bradley MT. Verngn
Cornell College
Bradley University
Peoria
Purple
Fred Dexter
Cornel Caps Another Season With Exhibition Bouts
The article notes a present season and that Cornel capped three exhibition bouts, marking the final tally of the slate. Cornel’s performance underscores the season’s end and the team’s exhibition approach.
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Fox Hunt Planned by Linn County Club
The Linn County Fish and Game club plans another foxhunt next Sunday after a successful event last week. Four fox were shot. The group will meet at 12:30 PM at the Jack Pitlik farm one mile north of the Ivanhoe bridge. Only shotguns may be used.
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Linn County Fish and Game Club
Jack Pitlik
Ivanhoe Bridge
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