Linn county boys basketball tourney opens Wednesday at Springville
The Linn county basketball tourney starts Wednesday night with four 6 p.m. games in Springville led by Mount Vernon versus Central City and Toddville against Coggan at 7 15 p.m. Springville hosts Alburnett and Center Point meets Troy Mills in the 9 45 p.m. finale with the event running through Saturday. The Fayette county league girls crown went to Hawkeye after a 36 23 win over Elgin. Keswick swept four Keokuk county tourney games, smashing Martinsburg 54 14 and What Cheer 38, among others. Monticello leads the WaMaC race with six wins and no losses as Marion trails with two losses.
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Giants’ Fabulous Hartung In Fold
New York Giants announce rookie Clint Hartung will report to training in Phoenix on February 16 after the club paid Minneapolis $35,000 and four players. Hartung, 6 foot 5, 215 pounds, had just been released from three years in the army and reenlisted. He stated satisfaction with the contract and was unaware of his sale at the time.
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Augustana Tops Teachers for first NCAC win
In Cedar Falls Augustana defeated Iowa Teachers 34 to 25 to gain its first North Central conference victory in four starts. The Titans led from the start until the Teachers tied 24-24 in the third quarter, then Augustana pulled ahead 28-25 and held off the rally in the final period.
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Investigation of Fight Scandal Goes On
District Attorney Frank Hogan pressed to learn who offered Rocky Graziano 100000 to throw a fight and how three gamblers allegedly tried to fix a world championship football game. Graziano admitted an unidentified man twice offered him the sum to throw his title bout with Tony Zale, amid a widening bribery scandal touching boxing and NFL gambling.
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J C Clinches Parochial Title With 46 35 Win
J C clinched the 1947 parochial basketball title by defeating LC 46 35 as St Patrick’s, coached by Phil Seghi, leveraged a switch to man defense and held St Wenceslaus to few first half field goals. Strouse, Gillis, Duffinahan and Giblin led the Shamrocks’ late push while St Patrick’s guards paced the offense.
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Young Ranger Trainer Tom McKenna Sets NHL Mark
Tom McKenna, age 27, of the New York Rangers, becomes the youngest conditioner in the National Hockey League, marking a notable milestone for team staff and league history.
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Harrison Juggles Hawks in Big Nine practice report
Iowa coach Popsy Harrison reshuffled his lineup in Monday practice as Herb Wilkinson moved to center and Jack Spencer remained in uniform. Wier led scoring as Jorgensen closed with 69 points. Wilkinson and Ives competed for guard and center roles while Jorgensen eyed a possible return. Road woes loom with Wisconsin game set for Feb three. cold shooting on the road cited as major concern.
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Red Hot Danbury Eyes Return Trip To State Finals
Danbury and Livermore chase Iowa high school state tournament spots as undefeated Livermore seeks a fourth trip while Danbury, led by O J Cayou, tops the northwest, with battles shaping the Little Six race and regional contenders like Muscatine Ottumwa Linden and Clutter girls squad advancing in the season’s final stretch.
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Basketball Scores Snapshot From Various Colleges
Georgetown 61 to 31 Tennessee Geers 33 Wake Forest 58 Ferman 52 Kentucky 86 Michigan State 200 Bay a8 Sens Purdue 66 Minnesota 63 overtime Tehrs 52 W Tehrs 47 63 Augustana 35 Iowa Tehlers Dakota State 61 North Dakota Chicago Arizona 52 Arizona State Flagstaff 27
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Garbled Sports Brief on New York Area Match Ups
Fragmentary sports note mentions players and teams with unclear OCR errors. Readable names include New York area teams and athletes, but with many misspellings and garbled phrases, leaving the matchup or outcome indiscernible.
Newsies Win In Overtime Over Wilson Ramblers
The Gazette Newsies defeated the Wilson Ramblers 38 to 34 in overtime on Monday night in the Y league. Fitch nailed the tying field goal as the game ended regulation. Davie Clement scored twice in overtime and led all scorers with 17 points.
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Lena the Hyena to headline Memorial Field wrestling card
Mat’s Lena the Hyena headlines a three match wrestling show at Memorial consew tonight. Maurice Plug Ugly Tillet, 260 pounds, meets Em Dusek of Nebraska’s Wrecking Crew in a one fall or six minute decision. Conley of Boston faces Harold Starr of Seattle in the opener, and Leon Jensen of Talges ta f meets Curtis Nack of Chicago. Bob Jessen to referee. Prices range from 60 cents to 1.50.
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Kansas State Falls in Iowa State Wrestling Duel
Ames AP report: Iowa State dominated the Big Six dual, winning most bouts while Kansas State captured only two matches. Glen Brand of Iowa State majorly defeated Ken Topping at 215 pounds, snapping To p ing’s six match winning streak.
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