Kentucky entries for NIT and NCAA tournaments
Kentucky announced bids to both the National Invitation Tournament and the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. Four Wildcats Wallace Jones Ralph Beard Alex Groza and Jim Barker will play in the East West All star game in New York. The NIT runs March 12 to 19 in New York and the NCAA event March 21 to 29 with rounds in New York and Seattle. Beloit tops River Falls 75 67 in a playoff to decide Wisconsin NAIB rep. Iowa appears out of NAIB race Kansas City.
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University of Kentucky
Kentucky
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Wallace Jones
Ralph Beard
Alex Groza
Jim Barker
New York
St. Louis
NCAA
Seattle
Wash
Stevens Point
Wis
Beloit
River Falls
Wisconsin
Kansas City
Seven Cardinal Sins and Ten Commandments of Baseball
Bradenton Florida United Press Billy Southworth issued a list of ten commandments and seven cardinal sins to the Boston Braves 42 man squad. The sins are fear lust jealousy hate malice deceit and revenge. The commandments include never walk on a ball never be afraid to swing and always run out balls.
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Bradenton
Fla
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Billy the Kid
St. Louis Cardinals
College and conference basketball scores mixed across regions
Summary of multiple college games across Midwest and East with teams such as Grinnell Cornell Beloit River Falls Augustana Monmouth Kansas State Nebraska St Ambrose William Penn Brown Holy Cross St Anselms Providence Rochester Alfred Niagara St Francis St Bonaventure Siena St Vincent Iona Fordham Hiram Penn Harvard Bloomsburg Lycoming Westminster Slippery Rock Fairmont West Liberty Kings Mansinei Alliance Middlebury Wash Jeff Middlewest Kansas State Bowling Green Western Reserve Cincinnati Ohio U Kent State Heidelberg Augustana Monmouth Franklin Ambrose Concorde Hiram Woeste Dayton Ohio Wesleyan Findlay Penn Southwest SMU Texas Trinity Houston Oklahoma City Bay Area West Nevada Hawaii Wyoming Denver and Professional League results including Cedar Rapids Moline Syracuse Dayton and Globe Trotters notes.
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Cornell
Beloit
River Falls
Augustana
Monmouth
Big Seven
Kansas State
Nebraska
Iowa
St Ambrose
William Penn
East
Brown
Holy Cross
St. Anselm's
Providence
Rochester
Alfred
Niagara
St. Francis
St. Bonaventure
Siena
St Vincent
Stubenville
Iona
Fordham
Hiram
Wooster Warner
Western Reserve
Alleghany
Cincinnati
Ohio U
Kent State
Heidelberg
Franklin
Anderson
Ambrose
Concorde
Saabasea
Woeste
Drake Relays invites 3000 schools to 40th meet
Des Moines reports that invitations have gone out to more than 3,000 universities colleges junior colleges and high schools for the 40th annual Drake Relays on April 29 and 30. Director Tom Deckard says the mailing includes event schedules results from 1946 and relays stickers and expects a record field with top performances rivaling last season.
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Des Moines
INS
Tom Deckard
Deckard
Ortiz and Garcia Victors In Regional Boxing Results
In Honolulu Manuel Ortiz outpointed Dade Marine in a 15 round title bout. In Los Angeles Rudy Garcia outpointed Pancho Uribe. In Portland Harold Dade stopped Aaron Joshua. In Louisville Kid Riviera outpointed Sid Peaks in a 10 round decision.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Dade Marine
Los Angeles
Rnudy Garcia
Pancho Uribe
Mexico City
Portland
Ore
Harold Dade
Chicago
Aaron Joshua
Calcutta
India
Louisville
Kid Riviera
St. Louis
Hettrick Tops Scoring Race With 87 Points
Gene Hettrick of Iowa City, a 6 foot 5 inch center, finished with 87 points to edge Gardner Dutton of McKinley Cedar Rapids in the Mississippi Valley scoring race for the 1949 season.
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Gene Hettrick
Iowa City
Gardner Dutton
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi Valley
Cardinals to Stay in Sportsman Park Despite Eviction Report
St. Louis Cardinals president Fred Saigh Jr said the team will play home games at Sportsman's Park for the next 12 years, citing a valid lease despite a report they would be evicted on April 1.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Fred Saigh, Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
Sportsman’s Park
Red Birds
Saigh
Memories of Joe Louis by Whitney Martin
Martin reflects on Joe Louis the Brown Bomber, recalling vivid images from his career. The writer contrasts triumphant moments with his darker defeats, praising Louis’s intangible stage presence and the thrilling moments when his punches sparked the crowd. Louis’s enduring legacy as a superb fighter is emphasized.
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Martin
Joe Louis
Whitney Martin
NEW York
Brown Bomber
Humble
Pompton Lakes
Joe
Joe Lous
Louis
Cornell Matmen Meet Iowa Teachers Thursday
Cornell travels to Cedar Falls to face Iowa Teachers in a major meet. The Rams, 9 of 10, clash with NCAA veterans including Nelson And Lang and notable foes like Black Bush and Thomsen, in a lineup featuring Partin Dexter and Stocker with expectant tight bouts all through the weight classes.
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Mt, Vernon
Iowa
Cornell
Cedar Falls
Cornell le Rams
Michigan State
Panthers
Hilltoppers
Dick Black
Russell Bush
Bill Nelson
Purple
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John Salisbury
Paul Scott
John Harrison
Dick Hauser
NAAA
Scott
Walter Romanowski
Romanowski
Ames
Laverne Klar
Leo Thomsen
NCCA
Thomsen
Floyd Oglesby
Roger Snook
Snook
Black
Keith Young
McClusky
Panther
Lowell Lange
Kent Lange
Lange
Don Mullison
Colorado
A&m
Rams
al Partin
Bill Smith
Partin
Illinois
Fred Dexter
Fred Stocker
Grinnell Beats Cornell 65-42 to Finish Home Season
Grinnell closed its home basketball schedule with a 65-42 Midwest Conference win over Cornell to reach a 9-3 season mark. Grinnell led from start to finish, with David Runlop scoring 19 and Bud Andrus adding 12 for Cornell. The half stood 20-24 in favor of Grinnell after a tight third period.
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Grinnell
Cornell
David Runlop
Bud Andrus
Greene Earns Nod Over McGinnis in Amateur Show
Greene of Dubuque defeated Jack McGinnis of Cedar Rapids in the feature on Tuesday night. Red Bishop of Cedar Rapids defeated Tommy Gavin in a special bout as Gavin bows out of amateurs for a pro career. Cedar Rapids fighters schedule four more card events this month across cities including Dubuque and Ft Madison.
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Dubuque
Lefty Greene
Jack McGinnis
Cedar Rapids
Greene
Red Bishop
Tommy Gavin
Gavin
Ottumwa
Bob Hughes
Ft. Madison
Olewein
Trek Heinee Ea Mua
Ben Wels
Bupiat
Wayne Meyers
Jack Reed
Hama
Lea M@pr
Yale Swimmer Sets Seven American Records in Race
Allen Stack of Yale, Olympic back stroke champion, set seven new American records at various distances during an 880 yard race in New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn
Allen Stack
Yale
Holovak Joins Boston College Grid Staff
Mike Holovak joined the Boston College coaching staff under Denny Myers after turning down an offer to coach the backs at the University of San Francisco. A 1942 BC star fullback, he spent the prior two seasons with the Chicago Bears.
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Boston
INS
Mike Holovak
Denny Myers
Boston College
University of San Francisco
Holovak
Chicago Bears
Drake to Meet Abilene Christian in Des Moines Game
Drake University and Abilene Christian College of Abilene Texas have completed arrangements for a football game in Des Moines in September 1951. Drake Athletic Director Russ Cook announced Wednesday.
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DES Moines
INS
Drake University
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
Texas
Drake
Russ Cook
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