Cedar Rapids Boxers Shine In Chicago Tournament of Champions
The Gazette team sent Cedar Rapids athletes to the Chicago Tournament of Champions as two boxers Joe Accardi and Max Klemm each won two fights to reach the third round. Gillam and Hayes won a bout apiece but fell in their second engagements while Kremm faced rough late rounds. The Cedar Rapids crew, with handlers Eddie Jennings Ralph Hayes and Art Taylor, heads back to wrap preliminaries as thirty-two survivors prepare for the March 11 final in Chicago Stadium.
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Golden Gloves
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Gazette
Joe Accardi
Des Moines
Max Klemm
Cedar Rapids
Bob Gillam
George Hayes
Lenox
Crestier
Klemm
Larue Morris
Joliet
Morris
Luke Baylark
Savoy A. C
Chicago
Accardi
Jake Sinner
South Bend
Ind
Ralph Goss
Nashville
Tenn
Hayes
Eddie Strand
Eau Claire
Wis
Luther Brent
Rockford
Ill
Gillam
Bobby Woods
Lexington
Woods
Shade
Bobby
Milton Bess
Indianapolis
Bess
Lick
Eddie Jennings
Ralph Hayes
Art Taylor
New York
Sixteen Girls Ready to Start Iowa State Finals
Des Moines Iowa sixteen high school girls basketball teams prepared for the state finals at Drake Fieldhouse. Teams including Marengo Richland Legrand Olin Fonda West Bend Neola Winterset Coon Rapids Lenox Mallard Centreville Hansell Akron Waterville and Lineville practiced in 45 minute blocks as work on the court finished ahead of Thursday’s opening round.
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Des Moines
Drake
Marengo
Lineville
Guthrie Center
Richland
Legrand
Olin
Fonda
West Bend
Neola
Winterset
Coon Rapids
Lenox
Mallard
Centerville
Hansell
Akron
Waterville
Marengo High School
Lucille Mittelbach
Kathryn Kruse
Lois Hoyle
Maxine Nowodsky
Lois Jacobs
Ruth Jacobs
Marion Allen
Eva Darting
Joyce Meyers
Carole Boglar
Mary Dahnk
Dorothy Bartusek
le Dean Schulta
Darlene Wagner
College Basketball Scores and Mixed Results
A recap of multiple college basketball scores shows Indiana Central beating Hanover 3 to 1 in a quirky tally, Mt St Marys 88 over Delaware 386 in an overtime clash, and Western Illinois Teachers defeating Aurora 2. Other noted results include Doane 41 over Midland 4 and Jamestown College 41 beating Eagle Teachers 42.
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Hanover
Dew
Wabash
Jeseph’s
Andersen BS
Drury
Central
Geeee College
Blue Ridge
Jebus Mepkina
Rikon
Doane
Midland
Jamestown College
Eagle
Valley City
Teac
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Monmonth
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Macembh
Aurustana
Cre
Wayne
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Univerity
St. Leal
Une Sextep
University of New
Immaculate Conception and St Patricks to meet in finals
In Dubuque Immaculate Conception defeats St Columbilles 23 12 and St Patrick s beats Xavier 24 21 to reach the class A final of the diocesan tournament. St Wenceslaus defeats Sacred Heart Monticello 34 10 in class B action. The finals set for Wednesday determine who advances to Davenport next week.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception
St. Patrick’s
Davenport
St. Columbilles
St. Pats
Xavier High
Dyersville
Red Hawks
St. Wenceslaus
Sacred Heart of Monticello
Holy Family High
Mason City
St. Joseph’s
Farley
St. Mary’s
Marshalltown
Charles City
St. Patrick's
Shamrocks
Trish
Jack Phillips
Reicher
Keegan
Kinney
St. Pat’s
Huberty
John Corsello
Green
Monticello
Fleagle
Novak
Thomas and Winston Clash In Des Moines
Thomas of Eagle Bend faces Ed Winston of Hartford in a 10 round heavyweight bout in Des Moines. The rivals have split two prior meetings with Winston winning the first and Thomas taking the rematch last fall. Thomas has an April 1 planned engagement with Champion Joe Louis.
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Des Moines
Thomas
Eagle Bend
Joe Louis
Winston
Hartford
Munn Named Michigan Line Coach to Aid Crisler
University of Michigan athletic officials appointed Clarence Munn as Wolverines line coach. A former Minnesota All-American guard and Syracuse line coach, Munn joins Fritz Crisler’s reorganized staff alongside Earl Martineau Campbell Dickson and past Princeton links. Munn was a standout shot putter and led Minnesota lines before coaching roles at Albright and Syracuse.
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Mich
University of Michigan
Clarence Munn
University of Syracuse
Minnesota
Campbell Dickson
Princeton
Munn
Crisler
Gophers
Bernie Bierman
George Hauser
Bierman
Fritz
Albright College
Reading
Albright
Ossie Solem
Iowa
Syracuse
Michigan Board of Control of Athletics
Simpson College Routs Upper Iowa 63 34 in Simonson Arena
In Indianola Iowa Simpson College finished its conference schedule with a 63 34 win over Upper Iowa. Redmen guard Bodge Bowles scored 17 points with 14 coming in the second half to reach 177 for the season while Clarence Cline added 16. Drake University freshmen defeated Simpson reserves 33 24 in a preliminary game.
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Indianola
Simpson College
Iowa
Upper Iowa Peacocks
Redmen
Peacocks
Simpson
Bodge Bowles
Clarence Cline
Bowles
Aee
Drake
Des Moines
Fordham Disciplinary Action Affects Seven Football Players
Fordham University disciplined seven 1937 football team members without explanation, including Edm und Franco and John Druze. Eligible for spring baseball were Druze, Woitkoski, Gurske, and others. Franco, Gangemi, Franski, and Dal unnamed. Most are seniors. action rumored due to playing non varsity basketball.
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NEW York
Fordham University
Edmund Franco
John Druze
Druze
Joseph Woitkoski
Albert Gurske
Franco
Felix Gangemi
Joseph Franski
Emil Dal
Granski
Training Camp Notes From Multiple Clubs Across The South
Baseball news from Baton Rouge to Bradenton tracks camp progress across teams. Giants focus on fielding and positions while Dodgers Yankees Indians White Sox Cubs Pirates and Bees report drills and lineup adjustments. Players like Powell Averill Sewell Hershberger and Stengel are highlighted in early spring sessions.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Pasadena
Calif
Chicago White Sox
Luke Sewell
Zeke Bonura
Rip Radcliff
Sugar Cain
Washington Whites Triumph in Gold Medal Roundup
In Washington Iowa at the Y M C A the first round of the Gold Medal tournament produced four games. Washington Whites defeated Mount Union 32 to 18, Columbus Junction beat Thornburg 30 to 29, Winfield won against Wy man 46 to 35, and Ainsworth defeated Kalona 39 to 35.
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Gazette
Washington
Y.M.C.A
Washington Whites
Mount Union
Columbus Junction
Thornburg
Winfield
Wyman
Ainsworth
Kalona
Bowling Classic Opens With 24 870 Entries In 38th ABC Tourney
Chicago. The 38th American Bowling Congress tournament runs 48 days with about 24 875 bowlers. No champion has ever defended their title here. Entry fees total 297 100 and contestants may spend roughly 3 000 000 on lodging food and fun. Max Stein of Belleville tops odds at about 10 000 to 1. Larry Sutton is noted for two prior singles titles.
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Chicago
ABC
Big Guns
Bowling Brigade
Max Schmeling
Max Stein
Belleville
Max
Larry Sutton
Rochester
N. Y
Sports Jabs Roundup Of Bouts And Scores
ST LOUIS Rudy Knox from Dayton Ohio faced Domenic Ceccarelli from Ti Ano Italy in a match. Youngstown Ohio’s Jack Trammell confronted Andre Lenaiet from France. In Los Angeles Lea Novan from Oak ate faced Lee Ramage. New York saw Al Reid and Mike Belleise both from New York involved with figures shown.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Rudy Knox
Dayton
Domenic Ceccarelli
TiAno
Italy
Jack Trammell
Youngstown
Ohio
Andre Lenaiet
France
Los Angeles
Lea Novan
Oakeet Atti
Euepetatee
Lee Ramage
An Ze
New York
al Reid
Mike Belleise
Drew
Germans Press Change of 1940 Olympic Track Dates
At the I A A F congress in Paris Germany proposed moving the 1940 track events in Tokio from August 24 to September into October. The Cairo meeting will decide dates, with the United States and allies favoring Aug 24 to Sept 8, while Germany Sweden and others supported October. Brundage warned date changes could disrupt U S plans and past tours.
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Egypt
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Brundage
United Press
Independent meet ends with four games at Onslow
The Eastern Iowa independent tournament opener at Onslow featured four games. Oxford Junction defeated Hopkinton 41 to 32 while Martelle beat Ben nett 36 to 22. Elwood topped Dyersville 44 to 16 and Lost Nation posted a 27 to 19 result against Tipton.
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Spedal
Onslow
Oxford Junction
Hopkinton
Tipton
Martelle
Bennett
Lost Nation
Elwood
Dyersville
Baldwin Cagers Edge Maquoketa In Overtime Thriller
Baldwin Wards edged Maquoketa 28 to 26 after two overtime periods in Jackson county league play. Maquoketa led 14 to 13 at halftime before Baldwin tied late 26 all. Kleis scored the decisive points while Egon Penning Roth led Baldwin with 15 points.
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Gazette
Baldwin
Maquoketa
Kleis
Egon Penningroth
Maquoketa Seconds
Coe Nips Cornell With 14 Seconds to Go
Coe edged Cornell 37 to 35 with 14 seconds left as McKinley hit the game winner in the sixty first meeting on the cage court. Ed Mehlan led Coe with 11 points while Don Pease paced Cornell with 9 in a tight Midwest clash.
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Cornell
McKinley
Martin
Bruno Gudatis
Kohawks
Bob Swenson
Roy McLeod
Cee
Don Pease
Ed Mehlan
Don Anderson
Pease
Howard Schneider
Chris Bates
District tournament opens with 32 district games tonight
The boys state high school basketball tournament begins its second round on eight district fronts with 32 games tonight in classes A and B. Key first round matchups include Keokuk vs Burlington at Ottumwa and Batavia vs Grandview plus Argyle vs Barnes City.
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Davenport
Sac City
Rolfe
West Waterloo
Melrose
Keokuk
Burlington
Ottumwa
Batavia
Grandview
Argyle
Barnes City
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Western Iowa
Cumberland
Shenandoah
Ames
Washburn Tops Drake 48–39 in Missouri Valley Tilt
Washburn center Brown led the Ichabods with eighteen points as Washburn defeated Drake 48 to 39. Drake trailed 26–13 at halftime but closed within one point mid second half thanks to Nick Miletich and Bud Suter. Drake’s Miletich and Suter each had ten points. final box shows Washburn mistakes and scoring spread.
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Brown
Washburn
Ichabods
Missouri Valley
Drake University
Bulldogs
Nick Miletich
Bud Suter
Drake
Miletich
Suter
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