Meier Beats Boyle In Bantamweight Title Bid
Al Meier claimed the state amateur bantamweight title with a clean three-round victory over Buddy Boyle at Memorial Coliseum. Meier dominated the action, landing hard body punches and keeping Boyle on the ropes, as about 2,400 spectators watched. The undercard featured strong showings from local contenders and a series of knockouts and decisive decisions throughout the card.
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al Meier
Buddy Boyle
Memorial Coliseum
Buddy
Meier
Boyle
Ray Michaels
Cedar Rapids
Dick Witt
Des Moines
Jack Dahls
Chet Gralund
Dick Ellis
Dahlstrom
Charley Sindaler
Iowa
Gralund
Bill Stohl
Geneseo
Kanellis
Joey Mceel
Cascade
Bobby Meier
Alfred Carder
North Eng
Ies
Rapic
Les Acines
Ray Is
C Rapids
Land
Charley City
Muneta
Cedar Rap
Saunas
A! Meier
AAA
Gazette
C. E. Franks
Puday Day Dodge
Wayne Stahl
Ill
Meier-Boyle
Cedar County Meet Opens in Stanwood January 29
Tipton high school notes Cedar county basketball tournament runs January 29 to 31 at Stanwood. Mesaville and Springdale win Wednesday session at 7 30. Tipton faces Durant at 8 45 the same night. Wood Clarence game set for 7 30 Thursday and West Branch at 8 45 with consolation Friday night.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Stanwood
Meesville
Springdale
Durant
wood-Clarence
West Branch
Clinton-Roosevelt Rough Riders fall to River Kings 53 38
Dean Pieper scored 21 points to pace Clinton River Kings to a 53 38 win over Roosevelt Rough Riders in a Mississippi Valley Conference game. Jack Carpenter led Roosevelt with six baskets while Bill Dale added ten points, as Clinton built a lead early and never relinquished it.
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Clinton
Roosevelt
Roughriders
River Kings
Dean Pieper
Sturm
Jack Holcomb
Jack Carpenter
Pieper
Kings
Carpenter
Bill Dale
Art van Cleve
Rams Hand Golden Bears 50 29 Defeat In Mississippi Valley Clash
Dubuque Rams surged to a 50 29 victory over McKinley Golden Bears, taking a 9 5 edge after the first period and expanding to a 24 9 halftime lead. Bob Navratil and Don Broulik led Cedar Rapids scoring with strong defensive play, while Dubuque tightened in the second half for the win.
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Gazette
Dubuque
McKinley
Rams
Golden Bears
McAleece
Bruin
Cedar Rapids
Golden Bear Dubuque
Invaders
Bruins
Nk Ses Sebak
Bob Navratil
Don Broulik
Franklin High tops East High 46 36 in MVC clash
Cedar Rapids Franklin high, ranked third in the AP poll, defeated East high 46 to 36 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game. Bob Hoff scored 20 points on eight field goals and four free throws to pace Franklin, while Jim Murray was out with a foot infection. Dick Peterson and Paul Phelan added eight points each for Franklin, with East led by Bob Rhole on 11 points and guards Don Commack and Walden Baskerville scoring 10 and eight.
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Gazette
Waterloo
Bob Hoff
Franklin High
Cedar Rapids
East High
Hoff
Paul Phelan
Franklin
East
Johnny Jenney
Phelan
Dick Vail
Jim Murray
Dick Peterson
Bob Rhole
Don Commack
Walden Baskerville
Trojan
Larry Tanner
Marion
Independence
Indians
Maroons
Don McConaughy
Don Kittemore
Winton Gable
Bobby Page
Page
Jim Hayward
Pete Kepros
Gable
Bill Ghere
King
Little Maroons
Upsets Highlight Y M C A Commercial League Night
In Friday play at the Y M C A, Bell Transfer beat Iowa Steel 32 27 led by Marshall with 15 and Clem mer 12. Kinney Shoes defeated Becks 58 35 with Elias 14 and Saforek 14 top scorers. LaPlant Choate upset Keystone 48 44 as Feuerbach and Stocker led Keystone with 36 of 44. Farmer's State Bank edged Armstrong 48 47 with Schminke 21. Monticello fell to Mt Vernon 38 37 after overtime. DeCamp's late bucket sealed it. Other games at North English Wellman Springville Belle Plaine.
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Bell Transfer
Iowa Steel
Marshall
Bell’s
Clemmer
Steelers
Kinney
Beck
Elias
Saforek
LaPlant-Choate
Keystone
Feuerbach
Stocker
LaPlant
Farmer's State Bank of
Marion
Armstrong
Dick Schminke
Rockwood
The
Bankers
Iowa
Monticello
Mt. Vernon
Black Panthers
No. 13
Willworth
Don DeCamp
Plaine and Montezuma Tie in Millersburg Match
In Millersburg Plaine 25 Montezuma 7t with Belle Fieipe and Montezume lie Plaine Donov AT MILLERSBURG. Arlington ystone prantenbure high at Roy High Miller Fa County Boys Tournament. St. Patrick's suffers first loss to Waldron Mes ioexs.
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Watt
St. Patrick's
St. Rick’s
Waldron
Linn county girls tournament drives Walker edge in semi final
Walker survives Center Point 26 to 25 to stay unbeaten as Dvorak nets 23 points. In the other semi final Coggon defeats Palo 30 to 23 to set up a Walker versus Coggon final in Linn county girls cage tourney.
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Walker
Linn County
Center Point
Dvorak
Wheeler
Coggon
Palo
Ess
Ebewuasdd
Selier BR
Urbana and Norway teams reach finals in county meets
Urbana defeats Watford 31 to 11 to reach the Del aware county boys tournament final while Blairstown falls 36 to 17 to exit the Benson county girls meet at Norway. Monona High School girls sweep Guttenberg 55 to 11 to reach Clayton county final with Garnaville also advancing by edging Marquette 26 to 22.
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Urbana
Norway
Benson County
Watford
Lassies
Blairstown
Walford
Orway
Meneel
Monona
Clayton County
Guttenberg
Garnaville
Marquette
TC Matmen Tie Cornell
Iowa State Teachers and Cornell wrestled to a 12 12 draw before 3700 fans in Cedar Falls. Notable: Dick Hauser of Cornell defeated James Stoyanoff 4 0 in 121 pounds extending Hauser to 79 straight victories.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers
A.A.U
Cornell
Dick Hauser
James Stoyanoff
Hauser
Stoyanoff
Bewert
Jee Lanes
Bush
John- Lee
Lytell, Sry Totes
Comtese
Secte
Voyce
Dexter
Big Nine Schedule Tonight Rivalries Liven Up
Wisconsin visits Minnesota while Northwestern hosts Notre Dame in key Big Nine clashes tonight. The slate features two cross matchups with each side aiming to solidify conference standing and showcase top players.
Fox Hunt Planned in Cedar County Sunday
Conservation club schedules a fox hunt in Cedar County on Sunday January 26 at 9 am meeting in front of the courthouse. Open to all sportsmen with safety rules: no rifles or shotguns larger than 12 gauge, no shot loads heavier than No 4, guns cased or broken in transit, captains to lead must be obeyed, juveniles must be accompanied by a parent, and no dogs allowed.
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Tipton
Cedar County Conservation Club
Court House
Cyclone Tank Freshman Sets Three New Marks
Roger Watts of Moines Iowa State swam to three meet records as the Cyclones opened their tank season with a 43 41 victory over Minnesota. Five meet records and one intercollegiate freshman mark were also topped.
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INS
Roger Watts
Moines
Iowa State
Cyclones
Minnesota
Knights of Columbus Top Shueyville in 47 30 Victory
The Knights of Columbus defeated Shueyville 47 to 30 at the I C gym in a warmup for the upcoming Tt tournament. Leonard Zalesky Joe Zalesky Lefty Rozek and Bob Jennings each scored nine points as KCs pull away after an early skid. They schedule a Sunday 3 30 game against Belle Plaine at the same venue.
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Knights of Columbus
Shueyville
I. C
Knights
Leonard Zalesky
Joe Zalesky
Lefty Rozek
Bob Jennings
K. C
Belle Plaine
Mauriello Wins Prizefight at Olympia Stadium
Pudgy Tami Mauriello a top heavyweight contender from the Bronx scored a technical knockout over John Thomas of Fort Lauderdale in the second round of a 10 round feature bout at Olympia stadium Detroit.
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Mauriello
Detroit
Pudgy
Tami Mauriello
Bronx
John Thomas
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Olympia Stadium
Loop Foe Bows To Marion 31-26 in WaMaC clash
Marion defeated Loop Foe 31 to 26 as Page led Marion with 41 points and Don McConaughy Kittemore Gable and Hayward contributed in a close rally. Independence struggled at the line while Marion's defense and late surge secured the win.
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Marion
Luther Wins as Norsemen Top Luther in Iowa Conference Clash
Luther's Norsemen stay atop the Iowa conference after a 53 51 victory over Luther at Decorah securing their fourth win. Loras remains undefeated with a 53 49 result. Chuck Kuchan hits a late two pointer. Iowa State Cyclones lose 55 30 to Kansas at Lawrence, marking their second conference loss in four games.
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Associated Press
Luther
Norsemen
Iowa
Decorah
Loras
Chuck Kuchan
Simpson
Iowa State
Cyclones
Kansas
Lawrence
Jayhawks
Central City Independents, Girls Win In Twin Bill
Central City men beat Delhi 39 to 29 led by Daryl with 11 points. Central City girls edged Quaker Oats 27 to 26 as Betty Henderson scored 20 and Groff had 12 for Quaker Oats.
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Central City
Delhi
Daryl
Michaels
Betty Henderson
Groff
Women’s City Pin Meet At Bowlium Bowls This Weekend
Bowling returns for the annual Women’s City Pin Meet at Bowlium alleys. The schedule runs Saturday from 3 30 p.m. with team shifts and 6 p.m. to midnight for singles and doubles. Sunday begins at 8 a.m. featuring singles doubles and team events and will conclude the tournament.
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Bowlium
Wence Hawgs Edge Van Horne 26 23 in Narrow Win
St Wenceslaus Red Hawks trailed early then rallied to beat Van Horne 26 23 on the southside court. Jim Treka led with nine points, Bousek eight, while Van Horne’s Thompson scored eight. St Wenceslaus reserves won 45 13 with Sattler scoring 19.
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Bill Kelly
St. Wenceslaus Red Hawks
Ome
van Horne
Jim Treka
Red Hawk
Bousek
Thompson
Red Hawks
St. Vence
Parlor City Five
St. Wenceslaus
Bill O’brien
Engineers Win and Quakers Upset Manufacturers
Universal Engineering defeated Penick and Ford 36 to 24 as Squid Collins scored 14 and Fay Biiney 11 for the losers. In the other game the Quakers beat Iowa Manufacturing 38 to 29 with Art Wall leading the Oatmen with 14 points while Ozzie Drakos had seven for the Manufacturing team.
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Universal Engineering
Penick
Ford
Engineers
Squid Collins
Fay Biiney
Quaker Oats
Iowa Manufacturing
Quakers
Art Wall
Ozzie Drakos
Coe Cornell Clash Highlights Midwest Conference Night
Top basketball game in the Midwest on Kohawk floor features Coe meeting Cornell at 8 p.m. A separate high school attraction pits East Waterloo against Wilson on the west side rink.
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Coe
Cornell
Kohawk
East Waterloo
Wilson
Madigan resigns as Los Angeles Dons general manager
Edward P. Slip Madigan announced he is stepping down as general manager of the Los Angeles Dons in the All-America professional conference. He cited differences with Head Coach De Groot but said the issue was not the sole cause of his action.
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Madigan
Los Angeles
Edward P
Los Angeles Dons
de Groot
Pro Grid League Adds Fifth Official
In Chicago at the INL annual meeting a fifth official was approved for all pro league games. The role named assistant linesman will monitor illegalities during plays and assist on the field. The session also rejected eliminating tie games by sudden death overtime as proposed by Commissioner Bert Bell.
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Chicago
INL
Bert Bell
Swedish miler Gustafsson beaten by MacMitchell in Philadelphia
Rune Gustafsson lost his American debut in the mile to Les MacMitchell at the Philadelphia Inquirer meet. Gustafsson, holder of the 1000 meter record, said he isnt unbeatable and would beat MacMitchell within four weeks.
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Philadelphia
Rune Gustafsson
Les MacMitchell
Swifty
Philadelphia Inquirer
Iowa City Preps Edge Immaculate Conception 31 27
St. Mary's Greyhounds avenge a prior loss by defeating Immaculate Conception 31 27 on the LC court. Key late scoring by Callan Morris and Stramel boosted SC, while Maher returned to eligibility and led St. Mary's with eight points, despite Callan's ejection for a deliberate foul.
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Loyal Meek
Immaculate Conception
Iowa City
St. Mary’s
Greyhounds
Callan
al Morris
Jim Stramel
Morris
Stramel
Danny Maher
Maher
Hawkeyes Swim Past Wisconsin Break Records In Win
Iowa defeats Wisconsin 53 to 31 at home as four Hawkeye records fall. Dick Maine sets new Iowa and freshman national marks in the 150 yard backstroke, with Clinton freshman Dick Lake and Wally Ris also breaking records. Iowa 15 of last 16 vs Wisconsin. next home meet vs Illinois on Feb 1.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Iowa
Northwestern
Dick Maine
Des Moines
Maine
Dick Lake
Clinton
Wally Ris
Ris
Dave Armbruster
Duane Draves
Bob Matter
Kenny Marsh
Hawkeye
Armbruster
Iowans
Illinois
Ce & Bee
Dra Matter
Rsh
Seemed Straub
University
McKinley Freshmen Edge Wilson 20 16
McKinley freshmen basketball beat Wilson 20 to 16. Grow led with seven points, Challed 6, Owen 4, Wall 3, Fitch 10, Rebeccant ae and Stoke each with a field goal, Cooper one free throw.
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McKinley
Wilson
Grow
Challed
Owen
Wall
Fitch
Rebeccant Ae
Stoke
Cooper
Fordham Beats Ohio University In Close Metro Clash
Fordham 48 faces Ohio University 47 in a tight college basketball shootout with late scores deciding the outcome. The result marks a narrow victory for Fordham as both teams execute tough defense and balanced scoring.
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Chubby Davene
Wayne Tohl
Dodge
Lew Hterman
Frankie Valdez
Lily Moving
Washington of Cedar
Ommy Wallace
Maquoketa Red
Jer- Dolan
St. Patrick’s
Peoria
Frank Saunders
Bobby Carew
Davees
Centerile
Billy Rice
Roger Fandel
Stu Alexander
Reyes
Golden Loves
Bob Berens
Rice
Oland Main
Main
Fandel
Tommy Gavin
Alexander
Joey Valdez
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Lyle Seydel
No City
Alex Fidler
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Catell
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Mason Webster City
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TC Matmen
Big Nine
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Towa State
Neider
England
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Peck Et Son
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FP van Horne
St. Wenceslaus van Herne
Pro Grid League
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Hulse
Iowa City Preps
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John Suepvel
S.C
Theron
Thomsen
Phil Seghi
Helles Brosia
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Brogia
Iowa Tankmen
McKinley Frosh
Fordham
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