Purdue Raps Michigan U. Again 51-35
Purdue from Lafayette defeats Michigan 51 to 35 in Western Conference action to extend its win streak to six. The Boilermakers surged from a tight first half and pulled away after halftime behind a strong defensive effort and accurate shooting. Paul Hoffman led Purdue with 13 points while Dave Strack scored 14 for Michigan as the two teams split the scoring in a hard fought Feb game.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Boilermakers
Michigan
Wolverines
Ward Lambert
Dave Strack
Paul Hoffman
Strack
Hoffman
Ing.f . i
Seymour
C . Oe & McPherson
Mson
Gustafsons
Lund
Prazier
Shrider
Patieret
Elliott
Friend
Cook
Walley
Horn
King
Ketterer
Leddy
Glenn Adams
Nick Kearns
Basketball stories from Cedar Rapids soldiers in Hawaii and beyond
The piece highlights Bob "Red" Wilson, once a standout at Immaculate Conception, captaining a Hawaii-based four-man basketball unit with strong resumes including Ivan Oglesby Wil son Herman Alvarez Ray Orlandi and Jesse Smith. It also notes Paul Shanklin’s Kaiser shipyards cage crew, Eddie Mack managing meals for 1 500 Seabees, and humorous vignettes from the home front and Island X.
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Bob
Red” Wilson
Immaculate Conception High School
Wilson
Hawaii
Red
Army Air Corps
Cedar Rapids
Ivan Oglesby
Hamilton
Ohio
Herman Alvarez
New York
Ray Orlandi
Fontana
Calif
Jesse Smith
Montpelier
Idaho
Paul Shanklin
Kaiser Shipyards
Richmond
Babe
Fort Madison
Roland
Oklahoma
Tom Seibert
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
Eddie Mack
Camp Peary
Seabees
Mack
Seabee
Eddie
Ives Paces Mates With 21 Markers
Dick Ives of Diagonal sparked the Iowa Hawkeyes with 21 points to lead a 53-44 victory over Illinois. The freshman standout scored ten baskets and a free throw, helping Iowa erase a 17-14 halftime edge and win back to back over the Illini.
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Tait
Ives
Illinois
Cyclones top Missouri 41 to 25 in Big Six clash
Iowa State opened a narrow halftime edge at 15 14 and pulled away in the second half to win 41 25. Cy clones guard Price Brookfield led with 10 points as Ray and Roy Wehde added nine and eight, while Missouri’s Paul Collins had nine for the Tigers.
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Ames
Iowa State
Cyclones
Missouri
Tigers
Price Brookfield
Texas
Wehde Twins
Ray
Roy
Paul Collins
Jews State
Ottumwa Navy to Enter Golden Gloves Team
Ottumwa Navy plans a boxing team from enlisted men at the Ottumwa base to compete in the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves on February 17. Lt. Joe Zaleski, former West Virginia U light heavyweight champ, trains the squad aiming for competitors in all weights, with practice bouts already underway and a boxing show slated for Monday night at the station.
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Tait Cummins
Gazette Office
Gayle Hayes
Navy
Ottumwa Navy Air Station
Cedar Rapids
Hayes
Ottumwa
Downstate
Navy Base
Sea Flyer
Mittmen
Joe Zaleski
West Virginia U. Out East
Zaleski
Detroit
Memorial Coliseum
Bob Turner
Ozzie Lewis
Des Moines
Franklin High
Turner
Roosevelt Skating Meet Postponed
Weather postpones the Roosevelt rink skating meet planned for today. A weekly meeting will decide a new date possibly combining with the next meet. The city final meet between winners is set for February 6 and all entries are to file blanks at the warming house, playground commission office, or Gazette sports department.
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Playground Commission
Roosevelt
Gazette Sports Department
Gloves Ducats On Sale Wednesday
Tickets for the Golden Gloves will be available at Beck's 312 Grill and Beeson's starting Wednesday. Orders are being taken now and purchasers can get ducats over the counter after Wednesday. Prices vary by night and seating: first night 50c 85c and 1.25 dollars. second night 60c 1.10 and 1.65 dollars. Children under 16 pay 25 cents each night.
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Beck’s
312 Grill
Beeson’s
Boxing Delegation Set From Midwest Circles
Developments on the home front report no fighters available at Maquoketa. Cascade plans to send a delegation led by Billy Talbert, with Ike LaSoya of Dubuque a strong contender. LaSoya, last year’s 118 pound champion, known as the little Spaniard, reached Chicago semi finals.
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Maquoketa
Cascade
Billy Talbert
Ike LaSoya
Dubuque
LaSoya
Chicago
Northwestern Tops Ohio State 42 40 in Big Ten Battle
Northwestern held off a late Ohio State charge to win 42-40 at Evanston. A 38-28 Northwestern lead after 10 minutes stood until Ohio State closed within one at 38-37 with five minutes left. Bill Gunton hit a long jumper and Paul Huston added a free throw late, sealing the victory for Northwestern.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Ohio State
George Felt
Bob Bowen
Jack Dugger
Arnold Risen
Fhe
Buckeyes
Graham
Jerry Carle
Wildcats
Bill Gunton
Paul Huston
Cornell Navy defeats Coe Aircrew 40 to 19 in gym
The Cornell Navy Preflight basketball team rolled past the Coe Aircrew Officers quintet 40-19 Saturday night at Coe College gym. The Navy offense surged in the second half as Quinn posted 11 and McDaniels 8 to seal the win, while Tomlin led the Aircrew with nine points.
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Cornell Navy
Coe
Coe College
Navy
Quinn
McDaniels
Tomlin
Cornell Tops Upper Iowa Peacocks 34 27
Fayette The Hilltoppers from Cornell rallied in the second half to defeat the Upper Iowa Peacocks 34 27. Hubbard and Swaney led the Cornell scoring with 13 and 11 points, while Bryan topped Upper Iowa with eight.
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Cornell
Upper Iowa
Peacocks
Fayette
Hilltoppers
Upper Iowa University
Kochmen
Hubbard
Swaney
Bryan
Golf pro Frank Donovan named successor at Des Moines club
Des Moines AP reports Frank Donovan a veteran Iowa golf professional is chosen to succeed Joe Brown as head at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. The announcement was made Saturday.
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Des Moines
Frank Donovan
Iowa
Joe Brown
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Wartburg defeats Coe 59 to 34 in Iowa clash
Wartburg of the Iowa conference routed Coe 59 to 34 as Ray Ihnen led the attack with nine field goals and Merle Kleen anchored defense and scoring. Wartburg opened a 30 to 19 halftime edge and controlled the game throughout.
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Neff
J. Keller
Bireh
Becker
Griffith
Mansur
Riley
Ihnen
Greene
E. Ihnen
Koch
Newland
P. Keller
Hadis
Shine
Wacky OCR Scores Mixed College Basket Results
scattered scores show Iowa 53 Illinois 44 and Purdue 51 Michigan 35. Other line items include Dartmouth 61 Pennsylvania 49 and Northwestern 42 Ohio State 40. Numerous entries are garbled with city or school names and incomplete figures.
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Iowa
Illinois
Wartburg
Coe
Purdue
Michigan
Dubuque
Penn
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Iowa State
Missouri
Valparaiso
Fort Sheridan
Northwestern
Ohio State
Miami U
Indiana
Central
Iowaweengen
Drake
Carleton
Georgia Tech
Clemson
North Carolina
Virginia
Army
Lum
New York U
Temple Sf” Correete
Broom Poly Pai Ie Nels
Corneil U
Hobart
Prospect
Webb Institute
Arkansas
Bia Middies
Coast Guard
Tysburg
Lehigh
Willems and Mary ‘S Fort Story
Mannan
Cincinnati U
Rice
Texas A and M
Albright
Franklin and Ise
Camp Edwards
Harvard New Mexico
Texas Tech
Indiana State
Normal
Baldwin-Wallace
Camp Reynolds
Cornell
Area of Lawrence
Camp Mort Hamline
Gustaves
Adolphes
St. Mary’s
Winona
Thomas
Consents Junior
River
Falls
Stevens
Wilminet
Utes
Seeeseth
Texas
Texas Christian
Detroit
Fort Custer
Tufts
Worcester Poly
St. Joseph's
Rhode Island
Oklahoma
Kansas State
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Red Peppers
Island X
Carl Kane
TCS
Speck Collogan
Bill” Milke
Milke
Lloyd
South Pacific
Speck
David C. Hanrahan
Lowaight School
Iowa City
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Lavern Carson
Ed Connally
First Avenue
Sixth Street
F. E. Corey
Hawkeye Downs
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Eddie Kopp
Public Safety
Wes Kenesh
Ray Short
Inter-Service Club Council
Henry Haegg
Chamber of Commerce
Adeline Montilon
Cleveland School
LaPlant-Choate
Bill McEwen
Cherry-Burrell
Boris Karloff
Anamosa Reformatory
Iowa City Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nile Kinnick
Joe Prochaska
Civics
Wood
Stone
John L. Griffith
Southeastern Conference
Georgia U
Wally Butts
Jack Brown
Quartermaster Corps
Jack
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wilson High School
S. C
St. Pat’s
Yankees
Charley Keller
Maritime Service
DiMaggio
Henrich
Keller
Theron Thomsen
Gardner Field
Uncle Sam
C.T.D
Milwaukee
Bob Hogan
O. B. Peal
Camp Kohler
Signal Corps
Dick Ives
Wendel
Arbeitman
Heinsohm
Ulman
Collins
Brown
Rivers
Crowder
Wehde
My Wehde
Uer
Myers
Jack North
Bud Knox
Ottumwa Navy
Hawkkeye
Lloyd Herwig
Laher College
Decorah
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio State Falls
N. Y
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Crazy Legs
Arlie Gnagy
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