Sixteen District Sites Chosen For Boys B basketball Tournament
Iowa high school fans will see 128 teams in the 1940 district phase with 16 district sites for Class A and B. The state association votes to double tournaments to ease crowding and pace with 64 Class A teams and 64 Class B teams across eight sites each. Competition starts Wednesday night as teams vie for state honor.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Board of Control
State High School Athletic Association
Roosevelt High Wins Local Sectional Then Districts Start
Roosevelt high wins the local sectional on Saturday night and advances to the district meet at Muscatine. In the first round at Muscatine Anamosa faces Dubuque while Maquoketa plays Muscatine and Williamsburg meets Vinton. Clarence hosts the Class B tournament with Alburnett opening against Andrew. Atkins meets Clarence. Keystone faces Greeley and Tiffin meets Sharon.
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Roosevelt High
Muscatine
Anamosa
Dubuque
Davenport
Maquoketa
Williamsburg
Vinton
Clarence
Alburnett
Andrew
Atkins
Keystone
Greeley
Tiffin
Sharon
Blue Devils
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Marshalltown
North Des Moines
Des Moines
Ames
Sioux City
Rockwell City
Waterloo West
Shell Rock
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Martinsburg
Melrose
Diagonal
Henderson
Wiota
Weldon
Lynnville
Minburn
Ute
Viola
McGregor
Marble Rock
Crystal Lake
Kensett
Peterson
Mallard
Hinton
Hospers
A—Anamosa Va
Noosevelti
Navennort
Maounketa
Williamsbura
R—Alburnett
Atkins Ts
Iowa Clir
Delaware County
Darkhorse
Iowa district pairings set for state basketball tournament
Saturday night 16 teams reach eligibility for the state tournament in Iowa City March 14 to 16. Creston meets Lincoln of Council Bluffs in Atlantic, Mason City faces the Mohawks, and other first round games line up across districts A and B with contenders like Fairfield Fort Madison, Oskaloosa Ottumwa, and Roosevelt Cedar Rapids in action.
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Iowa City
Creston
Murray
Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Lynx
Mason City
Mohawks
Sheffield
Webster City
J. A
Grimsley
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Centerville
Allerton
District Pairings for Boys Schedules by Regions A to B
The list outlines district pairings for boys basketball with matchups across districts 1, 5, 11, and subsequent regions. Examples include A Allerton versus Centerville, Fairfield versus Fort Madison, Ames versus Des Moines Lincoln, Grinnell versus Marshalltown, and Forest City versus Fort Dodge among others.
District hoops preview pits Davenport toughs against Dubuque
Roosevelt and Davenport eyes hinge on district tourney with Dubuque as first round menace. Notes include Simpson college conference records and standout moments by Emory Sample and Bill Rugger, highlighting looming state finals implications and key regional teams Keystone Greeley Alburnett Sharon Andrew Atkins Clarence.
Ely Independents Rout Local Cagers 61 to 39
The Ely independents defeated the Roosevelt Drawbacks 61 to 39 on Friday night. In the preliminary Wilson Hi-Y of Cedar Rapids beat the Putledge Independents 32 to 20. Ely Independents host Lisbon on Saturday March 9.
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Ely
Wilson Hi-Y
Cedar Rapids
Putledge Independents
Ely Independents
Lisbon
Loras Prep Cagers Open Title Defense
Loras academy of Dubuque leads by Mickey Marty as they begin defense of the state Catholic high school basketball crown against Central Catholic Ottumwa in Fort Dodge. The four game first day includes Holy Family Mason City, St. Mary’s Iowa City, Immaculate Conception Cherokee, and Dowling Des Moines. Cedar Rapids gets a bye with Immaculate Conception meeting the Dunlap Pocahontas winner Tuesday.
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Fort Dodge
Loras Academy of
Dubuque
Mickey Marty
Central Catholic of
Dunlap
Girls Open Cage Warfare In Des Moines State Tourney
Sixteen girls basketball teams begin the fifteenth annual state tournament at Drake University fieldhouse in Des Moines. Defending champ West Bend was eliminated in district play. First round matchups include Avoca versus College Springs at 10 am and Watersite against Wiota, among others.
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DES Moines
West Bend
Drake University
Avocade
College Springs
Watersilte
Wiota
Desnta
Farmington Belis Ottesen
Seymour
Gilmore City
Hansell
Eleven Iowa Athletes to Receive Gold Scholarship Caps
At the Iowa-Northwestern basketball game in the Hawkeye Fieldhouse, eleven University of Iowa student athletes will receive gold scholarship caps during halftime. E. G. Doc Schroeder will present Nile Kinnick with the Daily Towan athlete of the year trophy. Names include Brackey, Noon, Lapham, Gregg, Jensen, Maher, Hirleman, Ross, Davis, Ingle, and Norton for freshmen scholastic honors.
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Iowa City
INS
University of Iowa
Board of Control of Athletics
Iowa-Northwestern
Hawkeye
Doc Schroeder
Nile Kinnick
Towan
Dean Brackey
Lake Mills
Cyril Noon
Cedar Rapids
Lewis Lapham
Charles City
Paul Gregg
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert Jensen
Davenport
John Maher
Ray Hirleman
Storm Lake
Crosscountry
Russell Ross
Wellman
John F. Davis
Winterset
Newell Ingle
Emmetsburg
Richard Norton
Algona
Polf
Miller Hi Life Dyersville Bowling Team Heads to Detroit
Dyersville will send the Miller Hi Life team to the American Bowling Congress in Detroit. The squad bowls the fives at 10 30 p m on April 1 and competes in doubles and singles on the next day at 3 15 p m. Team members include captain Ed ward Steger Lawrence Pettinger Dr Bernard Luehrs mann William Van Der Mueller Charles Staehli and Russell Bennett.
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Dyersville
Miller Hi Life
Detroit
Edward Steger
Lawrence Pettinger
Bernard Luehrsmann
William van der Mueller
Charles Staehli
Russel Bennett
Pettinger - Luehrsmann
Stegerpeter Mueller
Staehli-Bennett
Dizzy Dean yarns and other old ballpark idiosyncrasies
A column traces famous baseball tales from Dizzy Dean’s 1931 Cardinals days to past gaffes by Schulte Southworth and Ted Williams. It recounts humorous bleacher lore, manager quips, and spring training slang, with Fritz McPartland noting origins around 1907 and stories of quirky players entertaining fans.
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Dizzy Dean
Harry Salsinger
Detroit News
Dean
Dizzy
Cardinals
Texas League
Branch Rickey
Houston
Gabby Street
Fritz McPartland
Cubs
Frank Chance
Schulte
Giants
Billy Southworth
John McGraw
Southworth
Moore
McGraw
Track meet in Naperville ends with ties for first
The Midwest intercollegiate indoor track meet finished with Butler of Indianapolis and Pittsburg Teachers College tied for first at 42 points. Dave Schrader set a shot put record of 45 feet 6 inches while Bill Southworth ran the mile in 4 25. North Central hosted and placed third with 20. Loyola of Chicago had 19 points and others ranged low.
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Naperville
Butler University of Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Kan
Teachers College
Dave Schrader
Butler
Bill Southworth
North Central College
Loyola of Chicago
Coe
Milwaukee
Lawrence
Grinnell
Northern Illinois
Cornell
Carleton
Iowa
Armour Tech
Guldahl-Snead Duo Favored In Four Ball Title Defense
In Coral Gables Florida Ralph Guldahl and Sam Snead defending champions in the $5 000 international four ball title opened by shaving 11 under par to beat Johnny Bulla and Frank Walsh 7 and 6 They topped Jim Demaret and Will Goggin 8 and 7 while Lawson Little and Ben Hogan were upset by Stan Horne and Jules Huot The second round opponents were Burke and Wood.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Ralph Guldahl
Sam Snead
Billy Burke
Craig Wood
Guldahl
Snead
Miami- Biltmore
Johnny Bulla
Frank Walsh
Jim Demaret
Will Goggin
Vic Ghezzi
Jimmy Hines
Lawson Little
Ben Hogan
Stan Horne
Jules Huot
Four Hawk Teams After Loop Titles
Four University of Iowa teams head to weekend Big Ten meets in Chicago Lafay ette Columbus and Lafay ette Indiana? The wrestling team led by Clarence Kamp Billy Sherman and Paul Whitmore has strong title hopes. The swimming team is strongest with a 64 20 win over Illinois 58 26 over Minnesota and 53 31 over Chicago and Wisconsin.
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Iowa City
INL
University of Iown
Chicago
Lafayette
Ind
Columbus
Clarence Kamp
Billy Sherman
Paul Whitmore
Sherman
Michigan
Hawkeye Mermen
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ski meet winners in Prairie Du Chien
Frank Darrow and Ernest Keller of Dubuque won first places at the Prairie Du Chien ski meet. Darrow took first in class B and Keller won the senior event.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Frank Darrow
Ernest Keller
Dubuque
Darrow
Keller
Ripon Takes Title Second Time In Row
Ripon College of Ripon Wisconsin повтор won the Mid west conference basketball championship for the second straight year, with Coe College dropping to undisputed second place after a late rally. Monmouth edged Grinnell 47 to 46, Knox beat the Pioneers 43 to 40, and Cornell fell to Coe 48 to 40 as the race stayed close all season.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Ripon College
Ripon
Wis
Coe
Redmen
Grinnell
Cornell
Knox
Pioneers
Monmouth
Lawrence
Scots
Beloit
New Names On Lists Of I. C. 4 A Champions
I C 4 A meet at Madison Square Garden saw five record breakers Al Blozis Ed Dugger Ed Burrowes Norwood Ewell and Jim Herbert with NYU taking the team title Sophomore Les MacMitchell won the mile and Georgetown freshman Phil Graves anchored a medley relay in 4 15 4 almost ten seconds faster than MacMitchell’s time.
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Pat Robinson
New York
INS
Madison Square Garden
Art Brynes
Manhattan
al Blozis
Georgetown
Ed Dugger
Tufts
Ed Burrowes
Princeton
Norwood Ewell
Penn State
Jim Herbert
NYU
Blozis
Dugger
Burrowes
Ewell Broad
Herbert
Ewell
Blazis
Graves
MacMitchell
Dartmouth Captures Eastern Cage Title
Dartmouth clinched the Eastern Intercollegiate league crown with a 38 to 36 win over Princeton securing a 10 1 record with one loss. Columbia routed Pennsylvania 52 to 38 and Yale beat Harvard 52 to 42.
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New York
Dartmouth
Princeton
Indians
Cornell
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Yale
Harvard
Final Games Decide Big Ten Cage Title
Purdue faces Illinois in a pivotal showdown while Indiana harbors hopes after defeating Purdue. Ohio State at Indiana, Chicago at Wisconsin, Northwestern at Iowa, and Michigan at Minnesota round out Saturday’s schedule as teams chase conference honors.
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Nhicago
Purdue
Illinois
Iflinois
Indiana
Champaign
Bill Hapac
Boilermakers
Lafayette
Iowa
Illini
Iowa City
Ward Lambert
Hopac
Ohio State
Hoosiers
Bucks
Chicago
Wisconsin
Badgers
Maroons
Northwestern
Wildcats
Michigan
Minnesota
Hawkeyes Face Northwestern In Final 1940 Home Game
Coach Rollie Williams nears his 11th Iowa season as the Hawkeyes host Northwestern in Iowa Field House. Iowa seeks another win after routing Illinois 62 47 while aiming to avert a eighth conference defeat and protect scoring marks set in Saturday’s game.
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Iowa City
INS
Rollie Williams
University of Iowa
Northwestern
Iowa Field House
Hawkeyes
Wildcats
Illinois
Toop Vicory
Morrison resigns Vanderbilt to accept Temple grid post
Ray Morrison, Vanderbilt head football coach since 1935, quits to take a similar job at Temple University Philadelphia. Vanderbilt announces the resignation after talks with Temple officials. Morrison to receive a five year contract at Temple worth twelve thousand dollars per year. Vanderbilt had planned a renewal at ten thousand dollars annually.
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Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Temple U
Nashville
Lighters In State Amateur Cage Meet
Des Moines hosts the annual state amateur basketball tournament opening Monday night with top entrants Rath Black Hawk of Waterloo and the University Centers of Des Moines. Former champions enter. Coalers compete in Missouri Valley A.A.U. games as others face Taylor Maid Rite Marshalltown versus Alpha Chi Lambda Simpson College and more.
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Des Moines
INS
Rath Black Hawk Quintet
Waterloo
University Ceaters
Coalers
Missouri Valley A.A.U
Taylor Maid Rite of
Marshalltown
Alpha Chi Lambda Fraternity
Simpson College
Jack Sprat
Jackson Service
John Monroe
Newton
Iowa Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Palo Indep. topple Iowa City Moose in 58 43 win
The Palo Independents defeated the Moose Lodge club of Iowa City 58 to 43. Palo built a 38 17 halftime margin behind strong shooting and tight defense led by Booth Ashlock and Camp. Plecker was Iowa City’s high point man. Iowa City Hawklets beat Palo girls in the opener.
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Palo Independents
Moose Lodge Club
Iowa City
Palo
Booth
Ashlock
Camp
Plecker
Iowa City Hawklets
Palo Girls
Dyersville Bowlers Sweep Knights of Columbus Tournament
Dyersville Advertisers won the team championship and swept events at the Knights of Columbus tourney in Dyersville. Nic Gross earned $29.50 including $10 for singles with 623, $15 for two-man with Herb Keffler for 1207, and $5 all-events with 1784. Cedar Rapids claimed $33. Palumbo Foods took $17.50 third in five-man. Taylors earned $7.50. Sco laro and Palumbo were third in doubles for $8.
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Garett
Dyersville
Knights of Columbus
Nic Gross
Champs
Herb Keffler
Cedar Rapids
Palumbo Foods
Taylors
J. Scolaro
Sam Palumbo
EAM
Dyersville Miller Hi Life Palumbo Foods
Dyersville Schmitz City Club
Aoa
Cedar Rapids Taylors
Dubuque
Eeerene
H Keffiler
N. Gross
Less-E. Moran
Cascade
Scolaro S. Palumbo
Tauke
L. Pettinger
D. McCloaky
Grawe
All-Svents
C. Gebhard
Dersville
Cornell Matmen Face Minnesota Then Carleton Tidings
Cornell College wrestling travels to Minneapolis to wrestle the University of Minnesota tonight and finishes the season Tuesday at Northfield against Carleton. Minnesota is favored despite Cornell’s past wins in five meetings with the Gophers. The Purple have beaten Carleton all three prior clashes.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
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