Franklin Roosevelt Clash Leads Coe Gym District Action
Franklin and Roosevelt meet at 9 30 p m in Coe gym to open district high school basketball action with three other Class B matchups. Keystone and Quasqueton loom as contenders while Alburnett faces St Martin’s Cascade and Center Point eyes sub state a toss up night. District prices set at 60 cents adults 35 cents students no season tickets.
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Coe Gym
Alburnett
St. Martin’s of
Cascades
Keystone
Quasqueton
Franzenburg
Center Point
Iowa
Cascade
Fred Winter
St. Mar
College Basketball Scores Quick Summary
Columbia edged Cornell 47 45 while Dartmouth led Yale 43 41. Holy Cross defeated Providence College 93 66. Wartburg beat Upper Iowa 55 48. Parsons Penn 66 bested McPherson 44. St Marys Minn and Loras in a 42 no result. DePauw defeated Lawrence Tech 56 70. Texas Wesleyan topped Austin College 46.
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Cornell
Dartmouth
Yale
Holy Cross
Providence
Oi Wartburg
Upper Iowa
Parsons Penn
McPherson
Earl
Carroll
St. Mary's
Minn
St Loras
de Pa
Lawrence Tech
Texas Wesleyan
Austin Coltese
Cornell Matmen close season with 26 4 win over Nebraska
Unbeaten Cornell wrestling team capped its season by routing Nebraska 26 4 in Mount Vernon before a large crowd. The Purple tally reached 12 wins and a tie, with key victories from National AAU champions Hauser and Lange and 89th straight win by Hauser in the 128 pound class. Dale Thomas teamed with 175 pound champ to contest a 1 1 draw in the heavyweight bout.
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Cornell
Nebraska
Mt. Vernon
Huskers
Bradley
Lehigh
Army
Mike DiBiase
Dale Thomas
Thomas
Waterloo
Dick Hauser
Lowell Lange
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Mickey Sparano
Lange
Marinkovich
Rodger Snook
Newton
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Wilkinson accepts West squad invite for East West game
Iowa City reports Herb Wilkinson, all American guard at Iowa, will play for the West in the East West game in New York on March 29. He will report March 24 for five days of practice coached by Henry Iba. This will be his first Madison Square Garden appearance since 1944 when he scored the winning basket in overtime for Utah.
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Herb Wilkinson
Iowa University
New York
Wilkinson
Henry Iba
Oklahoma A. & M
Madison Square Garden
Utah
Dartmouth
Clinton Faces Imps In No 1 Tilt In Modern High School hoops
AP report previews the opening night of 16 district boys basketball tournaments. Clinton meets Davenport in Muscatine as top action centers on Iowa City hopefuls and marquee clubs like Ames, Le Mars, Dowling, and Danbury. Winners set for State substate rounds next week.
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Movies
Clinton-Davenport
Muscatine
River Kings
Davenport
Iowa City
Little Hawks
Maquoketa
Ames
Little Cyclones
Iowa Falls
le Mars
Dowling
Des Moines
Bulldogs
Correctionville
Lincoln
Danbury
B’s
Mondamin
Denison
Maroons
Wartburg Buffets Peacocks and Loras Falls to St Marys
Wartburg Knights finish Iowa conference with a 55-48 win over Upper Iowa as Simpson defeats Parsons. Penn tops McPherson 55-46, and Dakota Wesleyan beats Western Union 64-57. Loras of Dubuque loses 94 to St Marys Winona in Minnesota.
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Iowa
Wartburg Knights
Upper Iowa
Wartburg
Knights
Simpson
Parsons
Penn
McPherson
Kansas
Dakota Wesleyan
Western Union
Loras
Dubuque
St. Mary’s Winona
Minn
Eagles Swim Program At Y M C A Opens Tonight
The Fraternal Order of Eagles sponsors a free youth swimming program at the Y.M.C.A. pool for Cedar Rapids boys in any grade or junior high. Competition is divided into three age brackets 9 and under 10-12 and 13-15 with ribbons for the top four in each event and annual trophies for overall behavior swimming and participation. Registration at the Y before 7 p.m. is encouraged.
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Order of Eagles
Y.M.C.A
Cedar Rapids
Eagles Lodge
Senators Peddle Wolff To Indians For George Case
Washington trades knuckleballer Roger Wolff, 34, from Evansville Illinois, to Cleveland for outfielder George Case, 32, who started with Washington a decade ago and posted a .225 last season while leading the league with 28 steals.
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Peddle Wolff
George Case
Washington Senators
Roger Wolff
Cleveland Indians
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Cal
Wolff
Evansville
Washington
Cleveland
Jeff Heath
Norsemen End Season Tonight Against Dutch
Luther Norse men close the 1946 47 basketball season with a home game against Central Dutchmen after a 50 48 overtime win over Loras Duhawks and a 42 40 defeat earlier this season.
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Decorah
Luther Norsemen
Loras Duhawks
Central
Luther
Texas To Compete In NCAA Meet
The University of Texas Longhorns, SWC champions, accepted a bid to represent the sixth district in the Western NCAA basketball playoffs announced by Dutch Lonborg of Northwestern. The western site in Kansas City hosts games March 21-22 with Texas facing three other representatives for a finals berth in New York.
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Chicago
University of Texas Longhorns
Dutch Lonborg
N.C
Williams versus Musial shows in early sport chatter
The Red Peppers debate center on Ted Williams and Stan Musial with Collins faulted for saying Williams could carry Musial’s glove. Musial is praised as a ball player while Williams is labeled a showman. Ruth’s past and Babe Ruth health rumors are noted with cautious optimism on his recovery.
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Ted Williams
Stan Musial
Collins
Musial
Ted
Williams
Red Peppers
St. Louis
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Cardinal
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Ruth
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Girls Battle For Cage Title In Des Moines
Des Moines AP report outlines the girls state high school basketball tournament at Drake Fieldhouse. Eight of the 16 teams play Tuesday with Coon Rapids featuring Clara Ensey facing Napier in the opening game. Steamboat Rock meets Meridian in the second game. Evening card includes Guthrie Center vs Numa and West End vs Clutter, with lower bracket first-round matchups tomorrow.
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Coon Rapids
Clara Ensey
Napier
Steamboat Rock
Meridan
Steamboat
Guthrie Center
Numa
West End
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New Market
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Callender
Frederika
Wiota
Farmington
Melvin
Monona
Fry Accepts Waldorf Bid
Wesley Fry, 43, named backfield coach at the University of California by Lynn Waldorf, new head football coach. Fry has long tied coaching history with Waldorf dating to 1934 at Kansas State, succeeding Waldorf at Kansas State in 1935, and later serving as Northwestern assistant and baseball coach. Fry hails from Hartley, Iowa.
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Ill
Wesley Fry
University of California
Lynn Waldorf
Fry
University of Iowa
Waldorf
Kansas State
Northwestern
Fry Is
Hartley
Coe Rifle Team Beats Michigan in Telegraphic Match
Coe College defeated the University of Michigan 1788 to 1704 in a telegraphic rifle meet for the week of February 22. Robert Clyde of Nashua led Coe with a 370. Coe's season record stands at seven wins and six losses as they prepare to face Iowa State at Ames on March 8.
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Arnold L. Littleton
Frank Stanek
City Bowling Association
Littleton
Cliff Hansen
Coe College
University of Michigan
Coe
Michigan
Robert Clyde
Nashua
Ames
Iowa State
South American Puts Boddie Away in Fifth
In Omaha, Abel Cestac the South American import defeated Tex Boddie in the fifth round of a ten round heavyweight bout. Cestac led all night using short left jabs and rights to the head to secure the stoppage.
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Neb
INS
Abel Cestac
Jack Dempsey
Tex Boddie
Cestac
Boddie
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