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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1946

Page

12

Beloit Bill Klay Looms Over Kohawks In Coe Gym Test

Beloit 6 foot 11 center Bill Klay leads a tall Blue Devils squad in a key Midwest Conference showdown at Coe College. Beloit aims for a 4-0 conference mark after an 81-39 win over Grinnell. Coe features Wilbur Gregor and Kenny Popp among six-foot veterans as the teams meet Saturday night with an 8 PM tipoff following a 6:30 PM intra-mural game.

James W. Naismith Coe Gymnasium Bill Klay Stonington, Ill Beloit Blue Devil Rufus Woodring Pete Kostantacos Johnny Marks Johnny Erickson Kohawks Wilbur Gregor Klay Coe Gregor Bob Tordik Bob Wessale Bob Connell Jimmy van Ant Midwest Blue Devils Grinnell Pioneers Wisconsin

Six Cedar Rapids Teams Face Evening Basketball Action

Six C R teams play tonight Franklin meets McKinley at Coe gum Vinton battles Wilson St Marys Waterloo faces St Wenceslaus Roosevelt meets Waterloo West and S C plays Van Horne.

Cedar Rapids Franklin Vs. McKinley Coe Gum Vinton Wilson St. Mary's of Waterloo St. Wenceslaus Roosevelt Waterloo West S. C van Horne

Boxing card reports wins in Minneapolis show

Billy Cornwall from Des Moines stopped Jackie Evans of Columbus in the third round. Hank Ulrich of Des Moines outpointed Paul Martinex of Omaha over four rounds.

Minneapolis Billy Cornwall Des Moines Jackie Evans Columbus Ohio Hank Ulrich Paul Martinex Omaha

Harlan and Webster City Lead Iowa Cage Poll

Harlan tops southwest in the AP basketball poll with 66 points. Webster City leads northwest with 80 points, ahead of Ames 56 as Clinton maintains southeast pace and Marshalltown holds northeast, while East Des Moines and Shenandoah also feature among top entrants.

Des Moines Harlan Webster City Clinton Marshalltown Iowa Associated Press Abraham Lincoln Council Bluffs Ames Hawkeye Boone Midwest Iowa East Des Moines Shenandoah Mustangs Atlantic Northwest Little Cyclones Sioux City Central le Mars Sioux City Cedar Falls Downtown Loras Academy of Southwest Bedford Renee North Des Moines Dowling Desda Webster A Mars Lake Ois Fort Peers Estherville Coon Rapids Glidden Pomeroy Albert City Spencer Muscatine Keokuk Davenport Ottumwa Bloomfield Gg Pella Crawfordsvile Albia Falls Loras Academy Dubucue East Roosepf

Church League Basketball Scores From Thursday Night Play

Five games were held in the YMCA Church Basketball leagues. First Lutheran beat Trinity Foursquare Gospel 66 to 35. Olivet See tied with Christian First Evangelical 49 to 35 with top scorer Barnes for the winners and Schirm for the losers. Calvary Baptist and Interdenominational contests ended Calvary 44, and Interdenominational 44, with Fikes and Duane named top players for the winners and losers respectively.

Class First Lutheran Inity Lutheran Barnes Schirm Olivet Christian First Evangelical St. Paul’s Methen Youettiohann Offringa Ces Trinity Foursquare Trini Oliver Calvary Bapt Fikes Duane Church

Murray Wier to Start for Hawks at Purdue

Iowa plans to start Murray Wier at forward against Purdue with Dave Danner available for guard relief. The Hawkeyes, tied for third, must win to stay in the Big Ten race as Purdue sits fifth after upsetting Indiana 49 to 38. The road trip also includes a Monday game at Chicago before a home date with Minnesota on January 28.

Iowa City University of Iowa Lafayette Ind Purdue Indiana Iowa Chicago Minnesota

Quaker Oats and Collins Radiomen Win AIL Games

Quaker Oats beat La Plant Choate 37 to 32 as Vern Mendryx scored 13 for Quaker. Collins Radio topped Iowa Steel 31 to 22 with Ben Stephens posting 12 points for the Radiomen.

Quaker Oats Collins Radio Quaker Vern Mendryx Town Steel Schedeck C. Inc Swift Ishall Stephens Beatty Draker Hall Hogan Hinton Gronenboom Rodrigues Martinez Dilson LaPlant-Choate Pere Stastny Burnett Graves Blackman Milke Hopkins Chukes Kitch Livingston Hendryx Hemenway Oyd As Zvacek Bipore Forbes Wilson Quaker Osis Rocketeed T Cr Waterbe Oiimple Nson Banger Horak Zimpfer Cere OlJiroutek Daugheetve

Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter Mayhem in Big Ten Race

The column surveys Big Ten play highlighting Indiana’s upset of Iowa, Purdue over Indiana, Illinois beating Northwestern, and looming clashes with Ohio State and Minnesota. It notes Notre Dame’s luck in close games, quotes a humorous umpire yarn, and comments on Boston Red Sox player losses and 1946 pennant odds.

St. Louis Red Sox

Central City Scores Mixed In Local Meet

Central City posted a 38 point effort for the girls and 17 for the boys in a local meet at Central City Hall. Notable performances by Alburnett and Stephenson, with individual marks from Crookshank and Stick. Alburnett and Central City high teams featured prominently across events.

Iiternett Sirls Central City Alburnett Crookshank Stephenson EE Alburnett Erica Alburnett Alburnett_ high Stick Ford

Hamilton Leading Richmond Open After Second Round

ex national PGA champion Bob Hamilton of Chicago shot 68 in the second round and holds a narrow lead at the 72 hole Richmond Open in Richmond California. Trailing by one stroke are Joe Brown Des Moines Armand Farina Schenectady Jimmy Hines Chicago Toney Penna Dayton John Perelli Lake Tahoe and amateur leader Charles Stolhand Ponca City Oklahoma.

Richmond Calif Bob Hamilton Chicago Links Byron Nelson Hamilton Joe Brown Des Moines Armand Farina Schenectady N. Y Jimmy Hines Toney Penna Dayton Ohio John Perelli Lake Tahoe Charles Stolhand Ponca City Okla

Jack Spencer Ends Return Plans At Iowa University

Iowa City IN S report says Jack Spencer, Iowa University guard and baseball catcher, will enroll for the second semester with permission to re enter but will not compete in basketball or baseball. He left last spring for scholastic reasons and will focus on studies.

Jack Spencer Iowa U Iowa City INS Iowa University Spencer

Riverside Edges St. Marys in Low-Scoring Clash

Riverside defeats St. Marys 24 to 20 with late defense in a Riverside high school football game. Latta leads Riverside with a 20 yard kickoff return for the second quarter and Fox adds strong early stops.

St. Mary’s Riverside Alf A Ic St. M Sig Hs Seeeeesee Fiversigs Latta Riverside Seconds St. Mary’ S

Anamosa Paper to Honor Memory of Star Athlete

Anamosa Eureka publishers announce a Jake Honn memorial trophy to honor Frank Juke Honn, killed in an automobile crash last Thursday. The annual award will recognize the outstanding senior athlete at Anamosa High School, chosen by a committee including the superintendent coach a school board member and a Eureka representative. Honn excelled in football basketball track and swimming and had a strong army record.

Anamosa Clifford L. Niles Eureka Honn Army

Marty Leads Loras In Big Camp Grant Win

Mickey Marty scored 19 points to lift Loras College to a 61 to 42 victory over Camp Grant in Dubuque. The win marked the eighth or ninth win of the season and continued Loras momentum.

Dubuque Mickey Marty Loras College Camp Grant Duhawk

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