Interdistrict High School Basketball Leaders Named
Ames Clinton Cedar Falls and Harlan led AP poll of sports editors across four Iowa districts. Ames reclaimed northwest leadership with 72 points, Cedar Falls topped northeast with 82, Clinton led southeast with 118, and Harlan dominated southwest with 70 while Fort Dodge and others trailed.
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Clinton
Cedar Falls
Harlan
Associated Press
le Mars
Sioux City Central
Fort Dodge
Marshalltown
Tigers
Loras Academy of Dubuque
Waterloo West
Iowa
Muscatine
Little Muskies
Bloomfield
Davenport
Ottumwa
Bears Sign Schiechl to 1946 NFL Contract
Johnny Schiechl former Santa Clara football star signed his 1946 contract to play with the Chicago Bears of the NFL owner coach George Halas announced Friday.
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BEARS
Schiechl
Chicago
Johnny Schiechl
Santa Clara
Chicago Bears
George Halas
Major League Pa Scales High with Greenberg on Top
An Associated Press survey shows 1946 salaries likely range from $55,000 to $20,000 for big leaguers. Hank Greenberg heads the high bracket at $55,000, with stars like Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller also in the top tier. Pitcher Bob Feller at $40,000 marks a record for one season.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Babe Ruth
Ed Walsh
Hank Greenberg
Chicago White Sox
Associated Press
Army Air Force
Detroit Tigers
Land
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Joe Cronin
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Lou Boudreau
Dick Wakefield
Tigers
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Hal Newhouser
Hank Borony
Chicago Cubs
Red Ruffing
Spud
Chandler
Bill Dickey
Joe
Gordon
Yankees
Ott
Cronin
Boudreau
Joe McCarthy
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati
Feller
Buck Newsom
Lefty Grove
Walter Johnson
Lefty Gomez
Dazzy Vance
Dizzy Dean
Carl Hubbell
Newsom
Grove
Johnson
Washington
Senators
Creighton Games Count in Missouri Valley Standings
Creighton University will have all basketball games against Missouri Valley Conference members counted in official league standings. Commissioner Artie Eilers announced the policy after Creighton's late decision to join league play. Creighton has losses to Wichita and Oklahoma A&M and has scheduled games with remaining conference schools except Washington University of St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Creighton University of Omaha
Missouri Valley Conference
Artie Eilers
Creighton
Omaha
Wichita
Oklahoma A
Washington University of St. Louis
Quaker Oats edge Ilona Manufacturers 38 37 in thriller
Quaker Oats rallies to defeat Ilona Manufacturers 38 37 as Stastny scores 19 and Harger adds 13. In girls action LaPlant Choate stomps Quakers 25 6. Town Steel beats Fruehaus 36 18 with 17 points from Forward Hall. Speeder Machinery down LaPlant Choate 33 29 led by Quinn 18.
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Collins Radio
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Ryan
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Cronkite
Davis
Quaker Okis
LaPlant
Hall
F. Gleason Ilpple
Buckner
Orr Onell
Youni Jiroutek
Zmolek Bargero
College Basketball Scores From The Associated Press
Rhode Island State 645, Holy Cross TA. Fairmont Teachers 66, Washington and Jefferson 42. Kentucky Wesleyan 59, Centre 43. Northern Tech 61, George Williams College 42. Central Michigan 83, Michigan Normal 50. Albion 64, Alma Ball State 4. Central (Ind.) Normal 85, Repnure 40. Butler 45, Chicago Naval Armory 63. Chicago Navy Milwaukee Teachers 36. Dana Blair Great Lakes 83, Chanute Field 42. Western Washington 58, College of Puget Sound 49.
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Holy Crous TA
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Centre
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George Williams Colore
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Butler
Cago Naval Armory
Chicago Navy Milwaukee
Omaha University
Dana
Blair, Neb
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Chanutefield
Western Washington
College of Puget Sound
Cedar Rapids stadium plan gains momentum this week
Cedar Rapids progresses toward a municipal stadium and recreational area after Lions club efforts broadened to a community project. City Attorney Don Hines pegged costs, a bond issue would raise 20 cents per 1000 of assessed value, and voters must approve March 25 to proceed with housing needs kept in mind.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee Winterberg
Lions Club
Henry Gundling
Don Hines
Hines
Middle West
Winterberg
John Q. Vauxpayer
John
Lions
GI Gazette
Community petitions drive to rally boosters and voters
The drive asks every booster to help. petitions are prepared at John Beck's Sports Goods and must be signed and returned before February 15. Returnees will hand the petitions to the city council when the time arrives.
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John Beck’s
Sports Good Store
Hogan Ferrier Rated Top Threats in Phoenix Open
Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania and Jim Ferrier of Chicago emerged as favorites as the $7500 Phoenix Open began in Phoenix Arizona. Each shot 67 in the preliminaries at Phoenix Country Club tying for top score with Leland Gibson and Herman Barron among notable contenders. Hogan and amateur N B McGinnis teamed for a best ball 64 to tie with Willie Goggins and Ted Hobgood.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Ben’ Hogan
Jim Ferrier
Hogan
Hershey
Ferrier
Chicago
Phoenix Country Club
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. B. McGinnis
Phoenix
Willie Goggins
Ted Hobgood
Los Angeles
Wilson Listed As Sectional Tourney Site
Iowa high school athletic association announces 64 sectional basketball tourneys to be played Feb 26 to Mar 2 with class A and B teams, 16 meets Mar 5 to Mar 9, sites include Albia Algona Atlantic Avoca Bedford Belmond Bloomfield Brooklyn Carroll Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Wilson High Cherokee Clear Lake Cresco Creston Dowling Des Moines Dexter Dysart Glenwood Goose Lake Hamburg Hubbard Humeston Town City Laurens Manson Mapl eton Milford Missouri Valley Monticello Nevada New London Northwood Odebolt Oelwein Ogden Orange City Pella Postville Rock Valley Sanborn Sigourney Sioux City Leeds Swea City Wapello Webster City West Union. Only class B sectionals will...
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Albia
Algona
Atlantic
Avoca
Bedford
Belmond
Bloomfield
Brooklyn
Carroll
Cedar Falls
Teachers College High
Cedar Rapids
Wilson High
Cherokee
Clear Lake
Cresco
Creston
Dowling
Des Moines
Dexter
Dysart
Glenwood
Goose Lake
Hamburg
Hubbard
Humeston
Town City
Laurens
Manson
Mapleton
Milford
Missouri Valley
Monticello
Nevada
New London
Northwood
Odebolt
Oelwein
Ogden
Orange City
Pella
Postville
Rock Valley
Sanborn
Sigourney
Sioux City
Leeds High
Swea City
Wapello
Webster City
West Union
Classification notes for Iowa Class AA districts in 32 schools
The districts will be held at Altoona Cedar Clarence Diagonal Granger Harcourt Laverne Montour Oxford Junction Royal Shelby State Center Strawberry Point Truro Van Horne and Winfield. Class AA schools with enrollments of 500+ automatically qualify for district tournaments. There are 32 class double A schools.
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Cedar
Clarence
Diagonal
Graneger
Harcourt
Laverne
Montour
Oxford Junction
Royal
Shelby
State Center
Strawberry Point
Truro
van Horne
Winfield
Gorman Resigns as Washington U Football Coach
ST. LOUIS AP reports Washington University designated Head Football Coach Tom Gorman who was discharged from the navy. He coached one year at Washington U after service and previously spent five years as Creighton's line coach in Omaha. Gorman plans to join General Motors in Chicago.
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ST. Louis
Washington University
Tom Gorman
Navy
Gorman
Washington
Creighton University
Omaha
General Motors Corporation
Chicago
Butts Gets New Post At Georgia
Athens Georgia Wallace Butts leader of the University of Georgia football team receives a new five year contract at a greatly increased salary after six seasons featuring three bowl game victories.
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Athens, Ga
Wallace Butts
University of Georgia
Pat McCarty Named as St Ambrose Grid Aide
Pat McCarty former Notre Dame All American center and war veteran was named assistant coach in all sports at St. Ambrose College Davenport He will join Ennie Arboit as Bees mentor and begin March 15 with spring practice from April 1 Also coached at Ursuline High School Youngstown and Central Catholic Toledo He is married with four children.
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Pat McCarty
Notre Dame
Friday
St. Ambrose College
Ennie Arboit
The
Bees
McCarty
Arbeit
Kohn
Ursuline High School
Youngstown
Ohio
Central Catholic
Toledo
Vander Meer Signs Contract with Reds for 1946 season
Johnny Vander Meer, famed for two no hit games in 1938, signed with the Cincinnati Reds for the 1946 season. The 30 year old pitcher recently discharged from navy service was announced by the Reds front office, which did not disclose the salary.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Friday
Cincinnati Reds
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