Diocesan Basketball Tournament Entries Hit Class A and B
Nine class A teams and twelve class B schools have registered for the annual boys diocesan tournament to be held at Loras college in Dubuque on February 4 to 6. Defending champion Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids leads class A entries. Holy Family Mason City tops class B with St Joseph Bellevue among others. Pairings will be announced around February 1.
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Loras College
Immaculate Conception of
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick's
Shamrocks
I. C
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Bellevue
Sacred Heart of Monticello
St. Martin's of
Cascade
St. John’s of
Leaders Face Tough AIL Foes This Week
Quaker Oats and Speeder, first-place teams, will be tested in the Allied Industrial League this week. Quaker hosts Collins Radio Thursday, while Wilson Packers challenge Speeder Wednesday. Quaker’s Johnny Kitch leads with 91 points. LaPlant tops girls with 60.
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Speeder
Quakers
Collins
Wilson Packers
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Wilson
Mir
Son Collins
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Steel
Fruehauf
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Elrist
Breel
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Fruchauf
Colling
Gehringer Leaves Tigers After 18 Seasons
Charley Gehringer 42, the Tigers' "Mechanical Man," told manager George Trautman he is retiring from baseball. After 18 years with Detroit and three World Series, he was discharged from the navy and will devote time to business interests. His career included a .321 batting average, 2,839 hits, and seven times named top major league second baseman.
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Charley Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
George Trautman
Tigers
Navy
Gehringer
Grandstand
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Fort Dodge Boxers Join Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves Contingent
Fort Dodge joins Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves as Joe Falco seeks entry for his squad. Trainer Lew Dochterman notes growing turnout and plans for at least 30 fighters, with 500 ducats sold for tickets as competition begins February 20 to 22 at Memorial Coliseum. Heavyweight Darwin Hardeson expected to defend title. Don Joslin may not compete.
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CYO Gym
Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves
Memorial Coliseum
Lew Dochterman
Co-Op Daily
Hanford Post
American Legion
Jerry Clift
Quaker Oats
FoxHead Tavern
Dochterman
Community House
Earl Carr
Darwin Hardeson
Don Joslin
Duke
Anamosa Golden Gloves Tourney Set For February
Anamosa plans the annual Golden Gloves tournament to be held February 4 and 5 in the high school auditorium. Trainer Farris Biggart says nearly a score of local scrappers will compete, with many age group champions featured on opening night. Boxers from Cascade, Maquoketa, Monticello, Mount Vernon, Iowa City and nearby towns join the Jones county team in Cedar Rapids Gloves action.
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Anamosa
Farris Biggart
Cascade
Maquoketa
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Drake Player Joins Marines After Raisin Bowl
Forrest Westering of Missouri Valley Iowa, a Drake University football player in the Raisin Bowl on New Year’s Day in Fresno California, joined the Marines this Saturday in Omaha.
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Forrest Westering
Missouri Valley
Drake University
Fresno
Calif
Marines
Intra-city title on line as Roosevelt meets McKinley
Golden Bears hold a three out of four lead in city public school standings and must win Friday when Roosevelt hosts McKinley to secure the top spot. Parochial race hinges on St Patrick's at Immaculate Conception with two possible outcomes. Eight prep games occupy the schedule this week with no road contests.
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McKinley
Golden Bears
St. Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
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Greyhounds
St. Wenceslaus
Loras Academy of Dubuque
Immaculate Concept
Wilson
Waterloo West
Cedar Falls
Immaculate
Wilat
Colapbkille’s
Dubuque
At &T. Wencesiaus
Ben Hogan Leads Phoenix Open After Second Round Play
Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa the lone survivor from the first round leaders shot three under par 68 to hold a one stroke edge over George Schneiter of Salt Lake City Utah at the Phoenix Open halfway mark Herman Keiser of Akron Ohio is third with 136 after a 69 following a 67 opening round Lealand Gibson of Kansas City Mo stands fourth at 137 with a 67 Saturday Jimmie Hines of Chicago and several others are near the top with scores in the 139 range Lloyd Manorum of Los Angeles posted the day’s best 66 to join the leaders near the final group.
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Little Ben Hogan
Hershey
George Schneiter
Salt Lake City
Utah
Schneiter
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Jimmie Hines
Chicago
Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Tenn
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kan
Bob Hamilton
Lloyd Manorum
Los Angeles
Eddie Arcaro Rides Buzfuz to Easy Palm Beach Win
Eddie Arcaro piloted Buzfuz to victory in the second division of the Palm Beach handicap at Hialeah Park. Sunshine stable’s hot favorite carried 40 cents on the dollar and beat Sciv by six lengths, while Gustave King’s Happy Buckie won $36.20 for the show and Statesman placed third.
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Hialeah Park
Sunshine Stable
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Sciv
Fighting Don
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Statesman
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Eddie
Sailors Top Illini 67 42 in Great Lakes Victory
Great Lakes Naval Training Station sailors led by Mel Riebe with 23 points defeated Illinois 67 to 42 at Great Lakes Wisconsin. A 35 point first half and 39 16 halftime margin carried the Bluejackets as Riebe scored 15 in the opening period while Illinois struggled to rebound and finish.
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Mel Riebe
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University of Illinois
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Sammy White
Box
Knox Overpowers Grinnell in Iowan Invasion Sweep
Knox defeated Grinnell 46-34 after a Saturday win, with Cornell players Heerde Jacot Dietz contributing points. Westerdahl clinched Knox’s final score on a late foul, sealing the key conference victory for the Smashers.
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Sig Dietz
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Fertie Cornelley Carlson
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Il Arnold
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Westerdahls
Hemenway
Zzatsone
Houdene
Heerdee
Arnold
Ree Raws
Carlson
Cook
Linn County Boys Meet Opens With Four First-Round Games
The Linn County high school basketball tournament begins Wednesday with four first-round games featuring Mount Vernon Springville Center Point and Lisbon as favorites. Subsequent rounds run through Friday and Saturday with semifinals Friday and finals Saturday.
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Center Point
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Pisiker Va
Pals
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Wednes Ae
Troy Mills
Atburnett
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Viola
San Francisco Seals purchase Hoover from Detroit Tigers
Joe Hoover, 20, shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, was bought Saturday by the San Francisco Seals. The sale, arranged by Seals owner Charlie Graham and Tigers GM George Trautman, valued at a nominal sum. Hoover had starred in the Pacific Coast League with Hollywood before joining Detroit, appeared in one World Series game last year, and hit .249 over 70 games.
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Joe Hoover
Detroit Tiger
San Francisco Seals
Charlie Graham
Seals
George Trautman
Tigers
Hoover
Hollywood Stars
Cedar Rapids Sports Scene Spans Boxing Bears and Ball
The column notes Wier averaging 4.8 points in five games hampered by a bad leg and poor free throws by Iowa as 152 made and 126 missed. It recalls Bob Rush injured in Cedar Rapids area collision and Peter Schultz in 1902 ABC. It cites Marty Marion, Billy Conn, Max Schmeling plans, and Cedar Rapids hosting Golden Gloves Feb 20 21 22 with many Iowa cities listed. It also mentions Mel Ott selections and Yankees minor league push led by Larry MacPhail.
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Cedar Rapids
R. R. Rush
Elgin
Bob Rush
Iowa U
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Rush
St. Luke’s Hospital
Fidelia Club
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A.B.C
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Marty Marion
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Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Louis
Chicago
Bulldog Turner
Chicago Bears
Larry MacPhail
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Max Schmeling
Pauline Uzcudun
Lenox
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Des Moines
Burlington
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Waterloo
Dubuque
Anamosa
Cascade
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Maquoketa
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Alburnett
Marion
Howard Millard
Decatur
Mel Ott
Bill Terry
Pie Traynor
Ott
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Darry Vance
Gabby Martnell
Bob O'Farrell
Walker Cooper
Rogers Worsby
Frankie Frisch
Travis Jackson
Mel
Jonas Wagner
Paul Krichell
Tigers Eye Mullin Ready for 1946 Outfield
Detroit management announced that Pat Mullin, rookie star of 1941 and army lieutenant with 46 months of service, is ready to join the Tigers for the 1946 season. General Manager George Trautman expected no signing difficulties after a meeting, with Wakefield and McCoskey already signed. The club praised an Mullin Wakefield McCoskey outfield as hard to beat in any league.
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Detroit Tigers
Pat’ Mullin
Mullin
George Trautman
Trautman
Dick Wakefield
Barney McCoskey
Wakefield
McCoskey
Tiger
Truck Driver Holds Pin Lead at Petersen Bowling Classic
In Chicago Frank Sospirato leads the Petersen Individual Bowling classic with 1627. Stan Wojciak is second at 1587, followed by Hugh Young and Louis Kosanky at 1552 in a four way tie for ninth with Albert Ahrens at 1534. Other notable scores include Roland Cresanto 1540 and Bart Conk 1534.
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Lere
Frank Sospirato
Cleveland
Stan Wojciak
Minneapolis
Hugh Young
Louis B. Kosanky
Eldorado
Kan
Albert C. Ahrens
Stan Wolciak
Charles Wilkinson
Muncie
Ind
Hush Young
le Louis B
Kasanky
Man
Roland Cresanto
Roland Fieldhouse
Bart Conk
Cincinnati
Lshal
Ie Strugarek
Toledo
John Kaphus
Racine
Salgio Gioranelli
Kenosha
Wis
Iowa State to Open Football Schedule Against Northwestern
Iowa State college will start the football season at Northwestern on Sept. 28 in Evanston. The series between the teams dates back to 1895 with Iowa State earning the nickname Cyclones after a dramatic upset. Northwestern leads the series two wins to one with four meetings total.
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Iowa State College
Northwestern University
Wildcats
Evanston
Cyclones
Lynn Waldorf
Iowa State
Northwestern
Hoosiers Rout Chicago in Western Conference Clash
Indiana thrashed Chicago 61 to 32 to seize third place in the conference. The Hoosiers used full lineup and stifling defense to hand the Maroons their 57th straight conference defeat, with standout contributions from Wallace Kralovansky Herrmann and Walker as Illinois officials oversaw the game.
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Meehl
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Stepler
Gopeland
Chalet
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Dewers
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Parole Bid Aims to Free Roxborough for Louis Corner
Detroit parole board weighs reducing John Roxboroughs two and a half to five year term so he can be in Joe Louis corner for the June 19 New York bout with Billy Conn. Everett Watson also seeks parole. both faced a vast policy racket tied to Roscoe Toles and Detroit heavyweights.
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INS
John Roxborough
Jackson
Joe Louis
Joe
Billy Conn
New York
A. Ross Pascoe
State Parole Board
Roxborough
Everett Watson
Managager
Louis
Parole Board
Watson
Roscoe Toles
Detroit Heavy
Local Volleyball Club Downs Dubuque Outfit
A mixed team of Y varsity and veterans defeated the Dubuque Outfit in five games here Saturday with scores 15-8 15-7 15-11 12-15 and 16-18. Players include Henry Gundling Leonard Dvorak Gerald McClure Rev GC W R De Jong James W Bell Fred Taylor and Lee Winterberg.
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Dubuque Y Varsity
Henry Gundling
Leonard Dvorak
Gerald McClure
W. R. de Jong
James W. Bell
Fred Taylor
Lee Winterberg
Gilmer Voted MVC In SEC by Atlanta Touchdown Club
Harry The Arm Gilmer of Alabama was chosen as the most valuable player in the Southeastern football conference by the Atlanta Touchdown club after Saturday night events.
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Harry
Gilmer
Alabama
Atlanta Touchdown Club
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