Eastern Iowa banquet notes and baseball chatter
A long column recaps the Eastern Iowa baseball banquet with notes on Jim Meaghan being hired as manager, wire messages from Ray Perry and Oliver Swab, umpire promotions, Iowa Illini basketball chatter, and high school football recruit Jack Delveaux. Also mentions Sugar Ray Robinson dancer theory, custard pie jokes, and local skit enthusiasm. Discussions include Three-I baseball future for Davenport and Clinton, Dubuque and Clinton as potential Three-I clubs, and a Michigan Paul Bunyan theft at Michigan State.
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Eastern Iowa
Ray Perry
Raiders
Jim Meaghan
Fresno
Calif
Art Swarrentruber
Oliver Swab
San Francisco
Weee Sercess
Dick Anderson
Evansville Press
Anderson
Dodgers
Braves
Bob Gooch
Iis Colenatty
Brooklyn
Tereesh
Dave McVey
Chicago
McVey
Cliff Hotel
Charles Rector
Esty Johnson
Iowa
Tiiore
Harry Combes
Illini
Combes
Northwestern
Tminois
Illinois
Jack Delveaux
Fenger High
Delveaux
Gainsford
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Sugar Ray
Tiger Jones
Florence Meaghan
Fromic
John Otte
Mack Sennett
Radio- TV
Ted Vernimont
Patty Marshek
Carl Kane
Jack Iazza
Bernie Herron
Don Sulhoff
Pat McPartland
Dick Yoakam
Chuck Ziegas
Bob Mack
Bill Parkin
Tait Cummins
Jack
Edgar” Voorhies
Russ Wiley
Tom “Liberace
O'Neill
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Quad-Cities
Walt Bease
University of Michigan
Soapy Williams
Paul Bunyan
Michigan
Michigan State
Detroit News
Paul i
Michigan Stadium
Michigan State College
Paul
Dodgers Debut In Cedar Rapids Draw Big Banquet Crowd
Brooklyn officials led by Fresco Thompson visit Cedar Rapids for the Eastern Iowa baseball banquet as the Dodgers outline farm-system plans. Danville past success cited while Cedar Rapids readies for a late April start under a new Three-I league agreement.
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Gazette
Johnny Meiver
Eastern Iowa
Hal Totten
Fresco Thompson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dick Walsh
Dodger
Bill Schwepe
Midwest
Dodgers
Jim Meaghan
Cedar Rapids
Gus Shrader
Gazette Sporte Kalter
Cedar Rapids Raiders
Brooklyn
Quets
Thompson
Danville
Old
Bill Schweppe
Midwest Division
Walsh
Vero Beach
Fla
Columbkille's Falls Edges St Patrick's 71 to 59
St Patrick's of Cedar Rapids built its lead early and held on at home to defeat Columbkille's 71 59. Dave Ipsan scored 22 points for the Irish and Cunningham added 23 as they closed strong with late free throws. Connolly led the Co Dukes with 21 as the comeback dream faded.
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St. Patrick’s
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Co-Dukes
Dave Ipsan
Connolly
St. Pat’s
Ipsan
Cunningham
St. Pat's
Columbkille
F of Cunningham
Sigonnous
Owe
Rure “Noel
Kotek
Oofferman
iIpsan
Luckritz
Martinson Rowell
Kurt
Dave Jurray
Setees
St Columbkille
Iowa Prep Roundup Scores From Davenport to Cosgrove
Dundee girls beat Oneida 54-38 powered by Judy Gibbs 29 points while Dundee boys won 82-59 led by Brunsman 36. Elkader beat Sumner 84-78 as Gilson 28 led Elkader and Fritz 21 led Sumner. Ossian girls 58 Chester 35 Kreger 15 and Ossian boys 47 Chester 31 Mundt 15. Cosgrove boys 90-59 over Oxford to take Capitol Valley crown Oxford girls 53-37. Belle Plaine two overtimes beat Tama 57-51 for South Iowa Cedar title. Dinsdale 57-41 over Gladbrook to claim Mid-Iowa crown.
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Dundee
Oneida
Judy Gibbs
Clendennen
Dundee Boys
Brunsman
Wegmann
Elkader-Sumner
Sumner
Elkader
Upper Iowa
Frank Gilson
Darwin Fritz
Elceder
Ossian
Chester
Kreger
Hexon
Ossian Boys
Dale Mundt
McMaster
Iowa
Cosgrove
Cosgrove Boys
Oxford
Oxford Girls
Belle Plaine
Tama
South Iowa
Hopkinton Sweeps Buck Creek In Twin Bill Wins
Hopkinton defeated Buck Creek 72-54 in the boys game and 42-32 in the girls contest. Bernadette Jasper led Hopkinton girls with 18 points. Eunice Smith and Krug each scored 12 for Buck Creek. John Beitz scored 23 for Hopkinton boys, while Leonard Thompson had 32 for Buck Creek.
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Hopkinton
Buck Creek
Bernadette Jasper
Eunice Smith
Krug
John Beitz
Leonard Thompson
Springville Routs University High 68-46 in Iowa City
Clem Osborn and Dick Biggart led Springville with 17 points each to avenge an earlier loss as Iowa City hosted the game. Mike Schoenfelder scored 15 for U-high in the 68 to 46 setback.
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Iowa City
Springville
University High
Clem Osborn
Dick Biggart
Mike Schoenfelder
U-high
Center Point Girls Narrow Win Over Palo in Tight Finish
Center Point girls edged Palo 57-56 as Donna Mc Clurg and Betty Meyers scored 23 for Palo. Jaala Domer led Center Point with 22. Palo also relied on Norman Lewis and Al Hampshire each with eight. Center Point boys won 61-35 with Dick Comried scoring 21.
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PALO
Center Point
Donna McClurg
Betty Meyers
Jaala Domer
Dick Comried
Norman Lewis
al Hampshire
Marengo Edges Williamsburg In Low-Scoring Showing
Bob Novak scored a late basket and free throw to give Marengo a 48-46 win over Williamsburg. Novak led Marengo with 21 points while Williamsburg’s McDonough and Van Steenhuyse added 13 apiece. Williamsburg had surged back from a 14 point deficit, with McDonough scoring 12 in the second half to briefly take the lead.
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Marengo
Bob Novak
Williamsburg
Novakalso
McDonough
van Steenhuyse
Colesburg Girls Top Guttenberg 55 33 in MVC Play
Colesburg defeated Guttenberg twice in Upper Mississippi conference action. The Colesburg girls won 55 to 33 with Walters scoring 28 points while Miller added 22 for Guttenberg. Sampson led Colesburg boys 70 to 57 with Knutseh scoring 14 for Guttenberg.
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Colesburg
Guttenberg
Upper Mississippi
Colesburg Girls
Walters
Miller
Sampson
Colesburg i
Knutseh i
Tax Lien Against Joe Louis Filed for 1951 Taxes
The government filed a tax lien in Cook County Court seeking 33 619 70 dollars as owed income taxes for 1951. The lien was placed by the Internal Revenue director and attaches to Louis property in Illinois. FT ATKINSON RIDGEWAY. Ridgeway and Ft Atkinson split games with Ridgeway winning the boys contest 49 32 and the Ft Atkinson girls beating Ridgeway 35 24 led by Howden 26 points and Kupka 16 points.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Director of Internal Revenue
Cook County
Louis
FT. Atkinson- Ridgeway
FT. Atkinson
Ridgeway
Howden
Modona Kupka
Ryan
Sawatski Sent to Millers on 24Hour Recall
Chicago White Sox optioned former Cub catcher Carl Sawatski to the Minneapolis Millers on a 24 hour recall.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Carl Sawatski
Chicago Cub
Minneapolis Millers
Urbana Girls Top Van Horne In League Showdown
Urbana gym hosted a key Benton County game as the Urbana girls defeated Van Horne 50 to 42 with Coleen Smith scoring 20 points while Glornne Lindt led Van Horne with 27. The Urbana boys suffered their 18th straight loss 58 to 34 as Jurgens posted 13 and Keith Kramer 15 for Urbana.
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Urbana
van Horne
Urbana Girls
Coleen Smith
Glornne Lindt
Urbana Boys
Jurgens
Keith Kramer
Ernst To Box In Gloves on Salon Team
Dale McRoberts will manage both novice and open boxing teams sponsored by Salon Distributing Company for this year’s Golden Gloves. The open team includes three former champions led by Jim Whitebear of Tama, Ted Ramsdell of Muscatine, John Ernst of Cedar Rapids in 135, and Dick Papakee of Tama. McRoberts will finalize rosters before February 2 with a novice squad featuring George Brewer Marion Jerry Wingett Cedar Rapids Richard McDowell Delmer Whitebreast and Mike Grant.
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Dale McRoberts
Salon Distributing Company
McRoberts
Jim Whitebear
Tama
Ted Ramsdell
Muscatine
Moline
John Ernst
Cedar Rapids
Dick Papakee
George Brewer
Marion
Jerry Wingett
Richard McDowell
Delmer Whitebreast
Mike Grant
Olson to Fight Young in Chicago Non title Bout
Sid Flaherty said Carl Olson will meet Paddy Young February 16 in a non title bout in Chicago. The Promoter Benny Ford noted Olson may face Joey Maxim here. another boxing plan remains in the works.
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Olson
Young
Chicago
San Francisco
Sid Flaherty
Carl “Bobo” Olson
Paddy Young
Flaherty
Benny Ford
International Boxing Club
Joey Maxim
Marion's Second Half Pace Defeats Anamosa 75-57
Marion strengthens its hold on the Wamac title with a 75-57 win over Anamosa in Marion gym. Lou Teymer led Anamosa with 26 points, while Jerry Cox scored 25 for Marion as the Indians pulled away in the second half. The varsity improved to 9-0 in conference play, with five games remaining, while Anamosa stood 8-2 with four left. The junior doubleheader saw Steve Smith lead Marion's sophomores with 15 and Dean Hartman drop 21 for Anamosa.
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Marion
Wamac
Anamosa
Wiarion
Indians
Lou Teymer
Ed Oy
Jerry Cox
Nets
Blue Raiders
Steve Smith
Dean Hartman
Davenport and Clinton Wrestle For Valley Top
Davenport leads Mississippi Valley wrestling with a 4-0 conference mark as Clinton stands 3-0. Franklin faces Wilson on Thursday, while Saturday features Davenport at Clinton and Roosevelt vs McKinley for third place on the Roosevelt mats. The Riders sit third at 4-2, McKinley fourth at 3-2.
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Davenport
Wilson
Clinton
Olowa City
Roosevelt
Franklin
McKinley
McKinsey
Rate Maxim Top Foe for Moore's Light Heavy Title
Joey Maxim returns as No 1 challenger to Ar chine Moore after Paul Andrews KOed Boardwalk Billy Smith. Maxim easily beat Andrews in November. Rex Layne up to seventh, Charley Norkus to ninth, Jimmy Slade drops to tenth after loss to Earl Walls. Nino Valdes remains Marciano’s top challenger. Vince Martinez rises to fourth in welterweights. Bobo Olson’s leading foe is Joey Giardello, Philadelphia middleweight contender.
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New York
Joey Maxim
Archie Moore
Paul Andrews
Boardwalk Billy Smith
Maxim
Andrews
Jimmy Slade
Earl Walls
Toronto
Rex Layne
Charley Norkus
Nino Valdes
Cuba
Rocky Marciano
Vince Martinez
al Andrews
Carmen Basilio
Kid Gavilan
Ramon Fuentes
Vince
Johnny Saxton
Bobo Olson
Joey Giardello
Philadelphia
Gillman Picks Los Angeles Grid Job
Los Angeles Rams name Sid Gillman, former Cincinnati coach, as head coach for 1955. Gillman, 43, signed a Chicago contract and planned a New York trip for the NFL draft. Estimated pay likely at least $20,000 yearly for two years. He played at Ohio State and held coaching posts from Denison to Army.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
Aia
Ee Pool
Sid Gillman
Santo
Cincinnati
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Gillman
Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
Ohio State
Dennison
Miami
Ohio
Earl “Red” Blaik
Army
Badger Boxing Group Upholds Mueller's Win
The Wisconsin Athletic Commission upheld Peter Mueller's seventh round knockout over Ernie Durando from a Dec. 28 arena bout. The ruling confirms Mueller won the decision in Milwaukee.
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Badger Boxing Group
Mueller
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Athletic Commission
Peter Mueller
Ernie Durando
Arena
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