Belle Plaine To See Its First Attraction
Belle Plaine hosts its first Golden Gloves feeder events for Cedar Rapids with shows Feb 10 to 12 and finals Feb 19. Jim Dolan leads 53 boxers in Belle Plaine high school gym seating 1,400. fighters drawn from Iowa City Tama Marshalltown Chelsea Blairstown and other towns. Ticket levels range 50 cents to 1.10 for prelims and 50 cents to 1.65 for finals.
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UITE
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Elkader
Eskader
Jim Dolan
Iowa
Joe Myers
Hook and Ladder Company
Fire Department
Dolan
Iowa City
Tama
Marshalltown
Chelsea
Blairstown
Garwin
Toledo
Garrison
Montezuma
Brooklyn
Keystone
Niagara Cigar
Jack Young's Cigar Store
Curry’s
Tulsa hires Frnka as athletic director and football coach
Henry Frnka, 37, a Texas native and proponent of wide open football, signed a four year contract as athletic director and head football coach at the University of Tulsa. He comes from Temple University of Philadelphia where he was first assistant to Ray Morrison.
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry Frnka
University of Tulsa
Frnka
Franka
Temple University of Philadelphia
Ray Morrison
America
Chet Benefiel
Kovacs and Riggs Set for Florida Tennis Final
In St Petersburg Frankie Kovacs and Bobby Riggs win semifinal matches to reach Sundays final. Riggs defeated Wayne Sabin 7-5 6-0 6-2 while Kovacs beat Jack Kramer 6-4 6-2 6-4. Dorothy Bundy and Sarah Palfrey Cooke reach the women's singles final.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Ins
Frankie Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Riggs
Kovacs
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Rollins College
Jack Kramer
Florida
Dorothy May Bundy
Santa Monica
Eunice Dean
San Antonio
Tex
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Ann Gray
West Point
N. Y
Sabin
Nova Undergoing Appendectomy In Madison Hospital
Lou Nova, heavyweight boxer, is hospitalized in Madison and will have an appendectomy Sunday, doctors announced after his admission Saturday night.
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Madison, Wis
Ins
Lou Nova
Madison
Cedar County Boys Lively in Tipton Tournament
Cedar county nine high school teams will compete in the annual boys basketball tournament at the Tipton school gymnasium. The event runs Wednesday through Saturday evenings with games held in Tipton.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Feller Salary Rumor Claims 45 000 For 1941
Cleveland based sports columnist James Doyle cites an unimpeachable source claiming Bob Feller's 1941 contract with the Indians totals 45000 dollars. The post mortem follows reports that Feller would earn at least 30000, with testimonials bringing the year's estimate to about 10000 more.
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Feller
Doyle
Bob Feller
Indians deny Feller contract for 1941 at forty five thousand
Cleveland president Alva Bradley dismissed reports that Bob Feller signed a 1941 contract for 45000. Bradley only confirmed that Feller would earn more than 30000. Feller said his salary would be nearer 30000 than 45000 and noted tax returns would reveal the exact amount. He added he focuses on wins and not salary disputes with Buck Newsom.
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Cleveland
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Bradley
Feller
van Meter
Buck Newsom
Girls Sectional Pairings Released
Des Moines AP reports pairings for over 500 girls basketball teams in sectional tournaments set for Feb 13 to 15. It lists first round byes and matchups by site including Calmar Clermont Delhi Lowden Maynard Newhall Oxford Junction Walker Malcolm Marengo Riverside and other locations with multiple byes and byes noted.
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DES Moines
Hansell
Farmersburg
Harpers Ferry
McGregor
Volga City
Elkport
Guttenbure
Littleport
Monona
Waterville
Delhi
Buck Creek Consolidated
Earlville
Farley
Colesburg
Dundee
Epworth
Oneida
Peosta
Lowden
Bennett
Ely
Springdale
Clarence
Lisbon
Mechanicsville
Stanwood
Independence Golden Gloves crowns eight champs in close finals
In Independence the annual Golden Gloves finals drew a capacity crowd and saw eight champions earn spots in Cedar Rapids Feb 10. Surviving titleholders Ross Fenner and Bud Maderis, both Independence, lost in finals while John Ehrhardt Elkader upset Ralph Beardsley Anamosa in a heavyweight semi. Floyd Kuhn Independence defeated Ehrhardt in the late final.
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Independence
Cedar Rapids
Ross Fenner
Bud Maderis
John Ehrhardt
Elkader
Ralph Speardsley
Anamosa
Ehrhardt
Floyd Kuhn
Indepedence
Thamselanse
Dixon Adams
Vincent Bowers
Lamont
Wally Grimes
Dubuque
Gordon Hassler
Ruff
Russell Shaffer
Brandon Carney
Audrey Childs
Murray
Don Jacobs
Welty
Sabers
Harlon Halford
Winthrop
Fenner
Tony Wagner
Bowers
Roy Miller
Walker al Waener
Hossler
Grimes
Ralph Beardsley
C Y O Five Meets Wilson’s Tonight
Immaculate Conception C Y O team faces the Wilson Packers at 7 15 in the I C gym. Both squads are near the top in local amateur circles with the C Y O basketeers holding a single loss and the Packers ranking highly in the Allied Industrial league standings.
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Immaculate Conception
C.Y.O
Wilson Packers
I. C
Packers
Y Basketball Committee Meeting On Hosting State Tournament
The YMCA basketball committee will meet at 7 30 p m on Wednesday to discuss league business and consider Cedar Rapids hosting the state YMCA basketball tournament. Chairman Bob Blahnik requests two representatives from each senior league team attend.
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Y.M.C.A
Cedar Rapids
Bob Blahnik
Tom Hughes Named Captain of Iowa State Pistol Team
Cedar Rapids student Thomas Hughes son of Mr and Mrs W A Hughes 2600 First avenue E will captain the Iowa State college varsity pistol team this year. The Cyclones begin a 21 match schedule February 1 with a postal meet against Ohio State. Hughes was high point man as a sophomore and is now a junior in chemical engineering.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Hughes
W. A. Hughes
First Avenue E
Iowa State College
Cyclones
Ohio State
Hughes
History of the American harness horse and its origins
The piece traces early American harness horse ancestry from pre Columbus remains and Spanish bloodlines to the crossbreeds that produced the 57 000 standardbreds. It highlights Justin Morgan Messenger and the Hamiltonian line as foundational, noting their impact on trotter and road horse development.
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America
Cortez
de Soto
Justin Morgan
Messenger
Morgan
England
Hambletonian
Linn County Girls Tournament Opens in Center Point Wednesday
Center Point hosts the Linn County girls tournament from Wednesday to Saturday with ten teams, the largest field yet. Favorites include Toddville and Walker, though pairings could pit them in a second round if Walker defeats Lisbon in the first round.
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Center Point
Linn County
Coggan
Walker
Toddville
Lisbon
Peter Pan and Lynch Triumph in Y Loop League
Peter Pan beat Arm strongs 33 24 with Bob Blahnik scoring 14 for Peter Pan while Don Reid led Armstrongs with five field goals and five free throws Lynch defeated Aguilas 26 21 as Joe Freisinger totaled 12 points for Lynch Standard Oilers won by forfeit over Phalanx in a YMCA Commercial League night action
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Y.M.C
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Armstrong
Bob Blahnik
Don Reid
Phalanx
Murillo
Parks
O'Arenas
Freisinaer
Cortez
Martin
Martinez
Vones
Downess
Smithy
O'M. Rodd
Cisler
Armstrone
Conrad
Winfres
Reid
Alahnik
Cline
Benton County Meet to Be Held in Belle Plaine Gym
BELLE PLAINE The Benton county basketball tournament will be held in the high school gymnasium here Feb. 6, 7 and 8. Thirteen teams will compete in the event announced this week.
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Belle Plaine
Benton County
High School
Competition Schedule and First Round Pairings
The event runs in four sessions across Thursday Friday and Saturday. First round pairings include Belle Plaine receiving a bye and matchups Newhall against Vinton, Keystone against Urbana, Atkins against Walford, Shellsburg with a bye, Mount Auburn versus Garrison, and Nor pays Blairstown versus Van Horne.
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Newhall
Vinton
Keystone
Urbana
Atkins
Walford
Shellsburg
Mount Auburn
Garrison
Norpays
Blairstown
van Horne
Oliver Whole Show In Bing's Tourney
Rolund Ed Oliver of Hornell New York shot 66 at Rancho Santa Fe to lead Bing Crosby's 3000 dollar pro-amateur tournament. He added a 34 32 on the par 72 layout, using an unfamiliar putter with Crashs as his teammate. Sammy Snead tied for second with 67, while George Fazin Boston Nelson and E J Harrison posted 68s and Ben Hogan stood nearby.
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Calif
Rolund Ed Oliver
Hornell
N. Y
Bing Crosby
Wilmington
Del
Oliver
Ike
Sammy Snead
Whate Sulphur Springs
W Va
Bill Nary
Snead
Jeaders
George Fazin
Glenolden
Bxston Nelson
Toledo
E J Harrison
Chicago
Ben Hogan
White Plains
Fourteenth Eureka Golden Gloves in Anamosa
Sixty junior boxers from Anamosa and Solon compete in eight weight divisions at the fourth annual Eureka Golden Gloves tourney set for two evenings in the Anamosa high school auditorium. Promoter Bill Donnelly notes strong talent with Solon’s 12 entries leading the charge and seeks a Cedar Rapids Gazette showcase then Chicago Tournament of Champions.
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American Legion
Paul Tukas
Johnny Ellis
Jack McNally
Casserade
Green Gloves
Jack
Dale Emerson
Laverne Theisen
Anamnasa
Osterkary
Craan
Donnelly
Icecapade Presents Cedar Rapids Knitters In Fast Hockey
Cedar Rapids fans get their first chance to see the Knitters in action at 4 pm at the Winter Sports Club rink as they meet Des Moines Sareents Feed. The Icecapade event follows a showcase evening with strong ice and a promising lineup featuring Vshranck Woods Trevis Isam Kimzger Peeek and spares Hamilton MacGregor Gabel Lowers Giovanazzi. A midweek rematch against Waterlon is set for 7 30 pm Wednesday at the same venue.
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Cedar Rapids
Orange Jersied Knitters
Webster City
Waterloo
Des Moines
Knitters
Tons
John Gabel
Dave Lowers
M Giovanazzi
Waterlon
Lynch Transfer Seeks Basketball Games Through Managers
Lynch Transfer team seeks opponents. managers dial Joe Freisinger at 4161 or 24990 to schedule basketball games.
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Lynch Transfer
Max Telephone
Joe Freisinger
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