Roosevelt Beats Wilson In Iowa Open Table Tennis Semi
Roosevelt defeats Wilson 33 to 28 to reach the semi finals of the sixth annual Iowa Open table tennis tournament at Montrose hotel. Semi finals in all divisions set for afternoon, with champions to follow. Illinois players Starrett Mueller and Eagle advance, facing Kirk and Mueller respectively, as women’s semis feature Heusser Fivecoat Gilbertson Leary contest.
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Robert Leighton
West Side Winners Qualify For District Tournament
West Side riders earn spot in district meet after a 21-19 sectional win over Urbana on Roosevelt floor. Alburnett will also enter the district competition in the B division after a 53-25 win over Wilson. Coach Don Wolfe logged tough work across two Friday and Saturday games as Marion and Whitson held leads in later rounds.
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Bull Lea Wins Widener Cup Handicap at Miami Racecourse
Bull Lea from Calumet Farm ridden by Irving Anderson won the $50,000 Widener Cup handicap at Miami, finishing three lengths ahead of Sir Damien. Stagehand, the favorite, settled for third after a late rally as Mythical King paid for fourth. Bull Lea set a 2:02 2 5 mile mark, with payouts $15.20 win, $4.00 place, and $2.20 show.
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Missouri captures Big 6 indoor track title
Missouri ends Nebraska's three year run in the Big Six indoor meet at Columbia. Slen der Jack Munski led with a 4:17 mile and set a new indoor mark as Missouri totaled 351.5 points, Kansas 24, Kansas State 19, Oklahoma 19, Iowa State 13.4, and Nebraska 17.2. Individual winners included Bob Simmons in the 440 and Billy Munski in the mile, with several records broken or tied in events such as the high jump, shot put, and dashes.
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Cunningham Wins Two Mile Race With Brilliant Sprint
In New York at Madison Square Garden Glenn Cunningham defeated Don Lash by a stride in a special two mile race finishing in 11 minutes 11.8 seconds as 14,000 fans rose to cheer the last lap sprint.
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Basketball Scores From Various Colleges Reported
In a chaotic recap of college games, Michigan S32 tied with or led Indiana 65 to 61 as Ohio State edged Purdue, while Oklahoma and Nebraska posted unusual scores. Columbia, Penn, Princeton, Cornell, Syracuse, Colgate, Creighton and others posted mixed results with several unclear figures and typos across the rundown.
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Diagonal and Rolfe Lead State Cage Parade
Diagonal and Rolfe head a 128-team state high school basketball field as district tourneys begin. Diagonal beat Cromwell 35 to 9 while Rolfe defeated Laurens 31 to 26. Davenport fell to Clinton 23 to 16 and Dubuque lost 29 to 27 to Maquoketa. District rounds set for Des Moines March 16 with A and BRB classes maintaining identities.
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Red Peppers on Trosky and Feller Trade Buzz
In a Friday chat Hal Trosky, Cleveland's star first baseman, discusses contract talks and a possible Indians trade. He says he would play anywhere and disputes claims of a pay hike holdout while noting Feller’s wildness can be an asset. The piece also surveys Zeke Bonura’s potential impact for the Giants and Hubbell, Schumacher, and Terry influence on his chances.
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Ohio State Clinches Big Ten Title With Purdue Win
Ohio State defeated Purdue 51 to 35 to capture the Big Ten championship on a night that drew 11 184 spectators in Columbus. Jim Hull led the Buckeyes with 20 points, helping secure OSU’s first undisputed title since 1925. Johnny Schick added 16 as Purdue’s Forest Weber tied for second in scoring. Ohio State finished 10-2 in the conference. Indiana rose 53-45 at Ann Arbor.
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Stratton Pitches Balls With New Wooden Limb
Monte Stratton former White Sox ace wore a new artificial limb for the first time Saturday and tossed a few balls to a group of boy admirers at his Greenville Texas home. Stratton lost his right leg in a hunting accident and said the limb feels fine as he walks with Mrs Stratton and their son Monte Jr.
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Grinnell Matmen Fall To Nebraska In Home Dual
Nebraska wrestlers won five falls and posted a 28 to 8 victory over Grinnell college in Lincoln. Grinnell claimed the opener as captain Galloway won a decision, and Tomes of Nebraska earned Grinnell’s only fall at 5 59.
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College Wrestling and Track Scores Across Big Ten Meet
Indiana over Ohio State with 201 6 and 42 1 3 results while Michigan and Northwestern show notable margins. Fencing sees Chicago edge Northwestern 15 to 16 with minor event shifts. Swimming reports Indiana and Minnesota performances alongside Michigan State and Ohio State totals.
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Teams Picked For Baseball Campaign Start March Thirteenth
Managers of the National and American leagues drafted sixteen teams for the spring training campaign to begin March 13 with a kickoff dinner at the Montrose hotel. The drive aims to sell 7,500 tickets at one dollar each to fund Cedar Rapids baseball after financial strain from Commissioner Landis last spring. Czar Rockey Newton and league presidents supervised selections, with Chamber of Commerce sponsorship shaping a civic effort to retain the Cedar Rapids franchise in the Three Eye league.
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Richard Jones
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Coe Takes Third at Midwest Track Meet Behind Butler Win
Butler University of Indianapolis captured the third annual Midwest Intercollegiate Indoor Track and Field Meet, posting the largest point total since the event began in 1937. North Central College finished second with 31 points, followed by Northern State Teachers College and others. Coe’s placers included Moore in 440 yards, Ralston sweeping high jump and hurdles, and he led scorers with 12 points.
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Armstrong Wins Technical Knockout Over Pacho in Havana
Henry Armstrong of Los Angeles welterweight champion defeated Bobby Pacho of Phoenix in the fourth round of a 15 round title bout at Tropical Stadium Havana. Armstrong, who weighed 134 pounds, gave up 13 pounds to Pacho who weighed 147. The bout ended by technical knockout.
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Cedar Rapids favored for district tournament site
George A. Brown of the Iowa High School Athletic Association says the Coe gymnasium in Cedar Rapids and the Columbia College gym in Dubuque were being considered for the district meet, contingent on sectional winners. Dubuque’s 29-27 upset by Maquoketa removes Dubuque as a site, leaving Cedar Rapids as the logical choice, with a Monday decision and other district sites announced.
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Roosevelt Roars Back In Tight Rivals Tilt
The Roosevelt squad surged during a tense matchup, grabbing a 10-2 run in the second period and leading 16-14 at halftime. Tom Janos and Leo Mraz led the south siders with most of the scoring before intermission while Bill Taylor and Bob Multhaup contributed significantly for the winners. The third period slowed, neither side yielding much space, until Roosevelt briefly led 22-20 for the first time.
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Kayak SE Wins Santa Anita In Record Effort
Kayak SE set a Santa Anita track record while winning the $100,000 handicap by a length and a quarter. Jockey Johnny Adams rode Kayak to defeat Whickeee and Main Man as Specify finished fourth. The race time of 4:012 5 shaved a fifth of a second from Stagehand’s mark, with a $375,685 mutual handle and the winner paying 8 to 1.
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