Deep River Girls Fall Early In 1950 Iowa Tourney
In Des Moines Deep River loses to Winterset 64 55 ending its title bid on day one of the Iowa girls state basketball tourney. Steamboat Rock edged Charter Oak 45 43 to advance, Meservey edged Meriden 57 56, and Slater beat Centerville 35 31. Patricia Howell of Winterset dominates with 33 points while Ruth Badger shifts to lead Deep River’s defense and Ruth Krause helps Steamboat Rock regain the lead late.
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Slater
Centerville
Coggan
Luana
Northeast Iowa
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Howell
Don Hamann
Shifflett Twins
Kathleen
Carolean
Ruth Badger
Mary Jo Martin
Angaran Padovich
Hammond
Core
Ersland
Dixie Clark
Walker
Sul
Davis
Accola
Brown
Genterville
Pekkers
Ford
Faaborg
Lochner
Jo Ann Pals
Gordon
Gloria Pals
P. Halstrom
Meints
Hanson
Halstrom
Eal
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Charter Oak
Steamboat Rock
Deca
Clark
Skifflett
Martin
Shifflett
Smith
Oberts
Easter
Greene
Lachess
Keller
Pinckney
Bates
Wilson
Associated Press
Marjorie Clarke
Verla Bates
Barbara Armstrong
Peters shines in Cedar Rapids boxing at Golden Gloves
Sammy Peters from Tama earns two KO wins in the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions. Cedar Rapids teammates Russ Tague and Jim Ampy also win to lift Cedar Rapids to six points. Peters knocks out Dominic Sartino in 1 28 of first round and stops Ken MacDonald in 3 rounds after a dramatic rally.
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Associated Press
Sammy Sags Sartino
Dominic Sartino
Rockford
Ill
Sammy Peters
Chicago
Peters
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Hicago
Russ Tague
Jim Ampey
Sammy
Ken MacDonald
Kenosha
Wis
MacDonald
al Melgaard
George Weiny
Roosevelt Dixie
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Weiny
Don Taylor
Curt Wills
Terreinte
Taylor
Wills
Seesaeneen
St Patrick's Wins Junior Tourney in Cedar Rapids
St Patrick's Catholic junior high squad defeated Immaculate Conception 33 to 19 in the SC gym to win the Cedar Rapids tournament. Hal Trosky scored 19 for the Irish, while Jack Rochlitz added 14 for LC. St Wenceslaus took third with a 16 to 9 win over St Matthew.
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Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception
Hal Trosky
Norway
Jack Rochlitz
Jim Rochlitz
St. Wenceslaus
St. Matew
Holy Cross Extends Winning Streak To Twenty Eight
The Holy Cross Crusaders improved to 28 straight wins including last season as they routed Valparaiso 84 52 in Worcester Massachusetts Tuesday night. Bob Cousy led with 24 points on 10 field goals and four free throws.
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New York
Holy Cross Crusaders
Walloping Valparaiso
Worcester
Mass
Associated Press
Bob Cousy & Co
Cousy
Jordan Named Harvard Football Coach
Harvard University announced Lloyd P. Jordan, Amherst College athletic director, will become Harvard's head football coach. The appointment was disclosed by Harvard athletic director William J. Bingham on Wednesday in Cambridge.
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Cambridge, Mass
William J. Bingham
Harvard University
Lloyd P. Jordan
Amherst College
Harvard
Wilkinson undergoes major abdominal operation at OU
Bud Wilkinson, athletic director and head football coach at the University of Oklahoma, entered Norman Municipal hospital for a major abdominal operation. He is 34 years old and physicians described the procedure as major.
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Norman
Okla
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Norman Municipal Hospital
Tigers Sign Illinois Freshman Les Pinkham in Cap Raise
The Detroit Tigers signed 19 year old Illinois freshman Les Pinkham of West Frankfort for about 20 thousand dollars on a Wednesday, adding a young in state prospect to the roster.
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Champaign
Ill
Ins
Detroit Tigers
Illinois
Les Pinkham
West Frankfort
Cedar Rapids Indians Buy Fielder George Boselo
The Cedar Rapids Three-I club announced a 1950 season purchase of 24 year old George Boselo a 200 pound left fielder from Canton Ohio previously with Tacoma Washington in the Cleveland system. Boselo hit .305 in the Kansas Oklahoma Missouri league last season.
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Cedar Rapids Indians
Jim Meaghan
Cedar Rapids
George Boselo
Canton
Ohio
Boselo
Tacoma
Wash
Hartwick Girls Triumph as Wauters Nets 44 Points
Hartwick defeats Ladora 76 to 52 behind LaVonna Wauters 44 points. Avis Rinehart leads Ladora with 26 as Hartwick boys win 51 to 37 while Ladora’s teams suffer an 0-17 and 16-8 record respectively. Keswick doubleheader looming.
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LaVonna Wauters
Ladora
Avis Rinehart
Hartwick Boys
Korns
Randall Betz
Keswick
Two Tilts at Coe Friday Night in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids area schedules two intracity basketball games to conserve coal. Ottumwa Franklin and Ames McKinley will both be played in the Coe College fieldhouse Friday night to save beating two gyms. Roosevelt faces Wilson in the final intracity tilt Thursday night at Coe.
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Coe
Sophs
Ottumwa-Franklin
Ames McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Ames-McKinley
Coek
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Tama Heavyweight Dominates Iowa Loop Wrestling
Waverly Irv Hanus of Tama heavyweight has two falls and two decisions this season for Wartburg College. He will grapple in the conference meet here Saturday.
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Gazette
Waverly
Irv Hanus
Tama
Wartburg College
Saturay
Maquoketa Valley May Add Teams
Maquoketa Valley baseball league considers adding teams. A Friday meeting in Dyersville will review applications from Amana, Bellevue, Guttenberg, a second Dyersville team, Hopkinton, and possibly two from Dubuque. Previous season included Cascade, Dubuque Old Timers, Dyersville, Manchester, Monticello, Worthington. Past interest rose after sweeping the Dubuque invitational tourney.
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Cascade
Herschel Beach Wins State Moose Billiards
Herschel Beach of 1803 Johnson Avenue NW won first place in 14-1 pocket billiards at the state Moose competition held Sunday in Boone Beach also held rotation billiards title last year and placed second in 14-1 this year.
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Herschel Beach
Johnson Avenue
Boone
Beach
Funeral services for Durant Cager Friday
Durant community prepares for funeral services for Walter William Guttenfelder a high school senior basketball player killed in a railroad crossing accident last Saturday. The services will be held in the high school auditorium with classmates and local residents attending.
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Durant
Walter William Guttenfelder
Guttenfelder
Grinnell Defeats Cornell 81-51 in Final Pioneer Home Game
Grinnell moved to second in the Midwest conference with an 81-51 win over Cornell. Dave Dunlop led the Pioneers with 29 points as Grinnell built a 35-17 lead by halftime. Cornell faces Carleton or Mt. Vernon conclusions next, with potential bids to the NAIB tournament in Kansas City.
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Beloit
Carleton
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Morningside
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Iowa
Kansas City
Dave Dunlop
Rolls First 300 At Iowa City
George O Hara of Iowa City bowled a perfect 300 in the Strikers league Tuesday night marking the first perfect score in recorded Iowa City history. He had previously held a high of 288 from a city tournament two years earlier.
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Iowa City
INS
George O’hara
O’hara
Swift Dillinger Lands Big Pay With A's For 1949
West Palm Beach Fifa UP Third baseman Bob Dillinger, a fast baser and strong worker, signed with the Philadelphia Athletics for about $23,000 after a $100,000 mid December trade from the St. Louis Browns. Dillinger batted .324 for St. Louis last season and earned $17,500.
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Fifa
Bob Dillinger
Philadelphia Athletics
Dillinger
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
Metkovich Sold Back To Oakland by Chisox
Chicago White Sox optionedoutfielder George Metkovich to Oakland after purchasing him from the A’s last June to replace Gus Zernial. Metkovich hit .237 in 93 games for Chicago before the sale.
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Oakland
Chisox
Chicago
George Metkovich
Calif
Chicago White Sox
Gus Zernial
Sox
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