Young Ready To Accept All Pro Grid Bids
Buddy Young, Illinois sprinter and football standout, says he may withdraw from college for financial reasons and is open to professional offers. He plans to join a college all star game in Los Angeles, which would end his Western conference eligibility and jeopardize his 1948 Olympic prospects. Rumors of a $20,000 yearly deal with the New York Yankees were denied by Larry MacPhail.
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Buddy Young
University of Illinois
Young
Los Angeles
Mlinois
United States
London
Egro
Yoote
New York Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Yankees
New York
Bees Beat Cornell 50 44 In Tight Aggie Court Showdown
St Ambrose edged Cornell 50 44 after seven lead changes on Tuesday night. Bees improve to 10 wins in 15 starts as Bob Horsfall tops Cornell with 23 points and Joe Vanhooreweghe leads St Ambrose with 21 while hitting nine of 11 free throws.
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St. Ambrose
Cornell
the Bees
Bob Horsfall
Joe Vanhooreweghe
Vanhooreweghe
Angel To Show Here Next Week In Mat Revival
After a three year wartime recess the American Legion presents pro wrestling at Memorial Coliseum next Tuesday night for Hanford Post 77. Main event features Maurice Tillet the French Angel and Emil Dusek of Omaha in a one fall or 60 minute decision bout. Other matches to be announced. Admission 1.50 ringside 1.20 main floor 0.75 balcony.
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Memorial Coliseum
American Legion
Hanford Post
Alex Fidler
Maurice Tillet
Emil Dusek
Omaha
Tillet
Central City teams take two wins over Walker Vets
Central City men beat Walker Vets 29 to 25 and women won 27 to 23. The Central City boys defeated Hopkinton 27 to 23. Friday Central City hosts Quaker Oats girls and Delhi boys.
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Walker Vets
Hopkinton
Delhi
Hall of Fame Opens To Diamond Quartet
Four baseball greats Carl Hubbell Lefty Grove Frankie Frisch and Mickey Cochrane were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers Association. Hubbell led with 140 of 161 votes, Frisch 136, Cochrane 128, Grove 123, while Pie Traynor fell short by two votes with 119.
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Hubbell
New York Giants
Frisch
Yordham Flash
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Grove
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Harold “Pie” Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
Drake names Kawal Drake grid mentor head coach
Des Moines AP Kawal Drake 35 former Northwestern and Michigan State assistant was named head football coach at Drake University. Athletic director Russell Cook said he will assume duties February 1 succeeding W. J. Green who resigned last fall after 14 years as head mentor.
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DES Moines
al Kawal
Michigan State College
Northwestern University
Drake University
Russell Cook
Bulldog
Said Kawal
W. J
Vee) Green
Iowa Swimmers Open With 50 34 Triumph
Iowa University swimmers opened the Western conference title chase with a 50 to 34 victory over Northwestern in Evanston. The Hawkeyes captured seven of nine events.
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Iowa
Evanston, Ill
Iowa University
Northwestern
Hawkeyes
College basketball scores and standings snapshot
Scores from Rauade Island and several campuses show Holy Cross 58 over Manhattan 68, Maine Colby 41, Swarthmore 48, Baldwin Wallace 61, Kent 49, Oberlin 42, Missouri V 52, William Jewell and Cornell Montana St. Marys 37, 59 for Lan ce, Bucknell 5%. The brief listing includes miscellaneous stats with unclear attributions and partial team names.
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New York
Holy Cross
Magnhattan Bates
Maine
Colby
Soaieen Swarthmore
Ware Baldwin Wallace
Kent
Oberlin
Missouri
William Jewell
Cornell
Montana
St. Mary's
Caur
Lance
Bucknell
Iewa
Calia
Meier and Boyle Set Ring Clash in Memorial Coliseum
Promoter Lew Dochterman brings a 12 bout card to Memorial Coliseum headlined by bantamweights Al Meier and Buddy Boyle. The feature includes the state middleweight title bout Ray Michaels versus Dick Witt with fighters from Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Peoria among others. Tickets are available at Becks Arms Foxhead.
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al Meier
Buddy Boyle
Lew Dochterman
Memorial Coliseum
Hanford Post
American Legion
Boyle
Mel Barber
Des Moines
Meier
Meier- Boyle
Ray Michaels
Cedar Rapids
Dick Witt
Michaels
Witt
Floyd Sandberg
Rockford
Sandberg
Middle West
Sedition
Peoria
Dochterman
Beck’s
Arm‘s, 'S
Red Hawks Fall 58 29 to Marshalltown in Tight Clash
St Marys of Marshalltown jumped to a 5-0 lead and built a 21-9 halftime edge to defeat St Wenceslaus 58-29. Panek and Sopousek led with 11 and eight. Tresemer poured 17 points while Lakehart had 15 as rebounding sealed the visitors advantage. In the curtain raiser Marshalltown won 26-25 as Kasel hit a late long shot.
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St. Wenceslaus
Clair Croker
Tresemer
Luke‘hart
Nos Baum
Stourac Ee
Page G
Red Hawks
Panek
Sopousek
Trese«er
Lakehart
Dame Fortune
Kasel
St. Vence
Marion Cagers Cruise Past Coggon 44 to 16 in Tuesday Victory
Marion overwhelmed Coggon 44 16 at Marion as defenses shutout the visitors in the first quarter. Paul Robinson scored five baskets and Lloyd Olmstead led with 16 points. The Marion freshmen sophomore squad beat Coggan 34 9 as reserves outscored them five to four in the final period.
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Coggon
Hipplemen
Paul Robinson
Lloyd Olmstead
Oxford High Falls to Immaculate Conception in 24-18 Loss
Oxford high school’s 15 game win streak ended as Immaculate Conception defeated the Orange, 24-18, in Oxford. Schmidt led Oxford with nine points as Conception surged in the third with a six point burst to take the lead.
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the Gazette
Oxford
Oxford High School
John McAreavy
Orangemen
Dick Schmidt
Greyhounds
Immaculate Conception
Schmidt
Jimmy Stramel
Mike Walsh
Walsh
Stramel
Dance Callan
Cedar Rapids
Popsy Harrison and the Hawkeyes Big Nine basketball tale
A humorous yet sympathetic look at coach Popsy Harrison after a rough Big Nine season. The piece follows his mood, a proposed column by Harrison, and travel notes from Iowa to Bloomington and Chicago. It ends with a forecast of Iowa’s lineup and a vow to keep the pressure on Northwestern.
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Pops
Cummins
Tait
Iowa City
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Missouri
Ayette Force
Cpl
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Town City
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Dick Ives
Jack Spencer
Purdue
Magnusson
Wier
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Wildcats
Chicago
LaPlant Collins Triumph in Industrial League Clash
LaPlant and Collins won key Industrial League games defeating Engineers 27-25 behind a third quarter rally. Pratt led LaPlant with eight points, Bruce added six, Zobl led Wilson with nine. Collins Radio beat Wilson 23-20 with Fynds scoring 17. Collins Radio also beat Link Belt Speeder 36-25 as Swift tallied 16 and 11.
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Bob Pratt
Wayne Bruce
Dick Zobl
Collins
Wilson Girls
Wilson
Fayends
Link Belt Speeder
Bert Cooper Swift
Des Moines Officials Target High School Gambling Boom
Des Moines mayor John MacVicar cited a report that a gambling syndicate planned to move into Iowa high school basketball by issuing parlay tickets on games played by members of the Iowa High School Basketball association. A council member called it one of several increasingly frequent gambling reports heard by the council.
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Des Moines
John MacVicar
Iowa
MacVicar
Calumet Farm Tops Illinois Track Earnings in 1946
Calumet Farm led all stables by money won on Illinois tracks in 1946 with a total of 200000 plus dollars. The figure highlights Calumet's dominance in Midwest racing during that year.
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Calumet Farm
Illinois
McKinley Bears Top Belle Plaine 30 21 In Ragged Show
McKinley Golden Bears beat Belle Plaine 30 21 on the home court. Navratil and Delbridge tied for high scoring with eight points each, Delbridge all from the line. Belle Plaine's Walter Miller led visitors with seven points as McKinley reserves won 35 17 in the curtain raiser.
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Golden Bears
Belle Plaine
Plaine
Bears
Plainsmen
Marfree
Ignee Navratil
Jack Delbridge
Delbridge
Walter Miller
Mason Dunkle
Sophs
Walker High to Host Linn County Girls Basketball Tourney
Walker hosts the Linn County girls basketball tournament as ten teams enter including defending champions Walker. Alburnett vs Coggon opens at 6 30 p m followed by Toddville vs Viola at 7 45 and Walker against Lisbon at 9 p m in the Walker high gym.
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Walker High School
Linn County
Alburnett
Center Point
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Coggon
Lisbon
Palo
Toddville
Troy Mills
Viola
Thee
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