Four Cedar Rapids Teams Reach Semi finals In Tourney
Roosevelt and Wilson clash as Franklin and Immaculate Conception face off in the Cedar Rapids state sectional semi finals at Coe gym. Franklin edges McKinley 36 33 while IC dominates Walford 38 5 to earn spot in the two night city showdown.
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Montreal Keeps Cup Hopes With 7-2 Win
The Montreal Canadiens crushed the New York Rangers 7-2 in New York before 8431 fans to stay in the post season race. Toe Blake led with two goals and an assist in the first, with more scoring in the third period. Hank Goldup and Clint Smith tallied for the Rangers in the second.
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Jack Johnson Plans Ring Return Under Limited- Round Bouts
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, aged 64, seeks a comeback but must pass a physical. California athletic commission permits bouts limited to three two‑minute rounds against approved opponents. About 190000 workers needed for California's 1943 Victory crop harvest.
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Forfeit Narrows Field in Marion Sectional Cage Tourney
Coggan cage team reached the semi finals after Troy Mills enabled a forfeit by Springville due to scarlet fever. Center Point defeated Lisbon 34-25 while Mt Vernon beat Central City 44-16 and Marion defeated Walker 42-32 to join the final four.
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Sectional Cage Meet Second Round Scores
Second round scores from sectional basketball show McCallsburg beat Roland 29 27 and Milford defeated Huxley 37 26 while Nevada bested Story City 35 20 and Ames 39 over White Oak 24. Other results list many pairings across Iowa towns with several forfeits noted and multiple high scorers.
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Wisconsin Cagers Ignore Koiz as Most Valuable
Six Big Ten players are listed for the most valuable player trophy to be awarded by WGN on March 13. Choices include Bob Sullivan Wisconsin Kenny Exel Minnesota Andy Phillip Illinois Rudy Lawson Purdue Ben Trickey Iowa and Johnny Logan Indiana. Wisconsin's Johnny Kotz earned the honor last season.
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Iowa
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Hawk Matmen Seek Honors in Big Ten
Iowa wrestling sends a six man squad to Evans ton Illinois for the Big Ten championships. The team and three figures Bernard Conrad Russ Miller and Jack Shepard are undefeated in three meets this season. Weight classes include 121 Bernard Conrad 128 Russ Atiller 136 Herb Williams 148 Dick McKinnery 155 Jack Sherrard 175 Harris Stascberg.
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Pro Grid Teams To Stage Annual Draft April 6 8
The National Football league will hold its annual business meeting in Chicago from April 6 to 8 with the player draft as the main event. The delay from December rescheduling allowed clubs extra time to evaluate collegiate prospects for next season. Other topics include the 1943 schedule and rules revisions as Commissioner Layden reviews talks with McNutt and Eastman.
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National Football League
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Paul V. McNutt
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Unclear Basketball Scores and Local Industry Note
The item lists scattered scores from teams including Georgetown Syracuse George Washington and Oklahoma with various point totals and mentions Gaston County hosting 104 cotton mills. The fragmentary note references regional industry leadership in cotton milling.
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Phils Won't Consider Semi-Pro Ivory Despite Offers
The piece extends a collage of sports notes including a boy's pledge he won't join the army due to one eye, a banjo plan to boost Danny Litwhiler, and a Cleveland Plain Dealer jab about Phils not hiring semi pros. It also mentions amateur softball, Navy conditioning, a Meyer Levin memorial cup, and Valdina racing quirks.
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Boudreau Defends Fleming Decision Amid War Service
Chicago dispatch reports Lou Boudreau backing Les Fleming’s choice to stay on his war job as a pipefitter in Beaumont Texas and Hal Trosky’s decision to retire to farm work in Iowa. Boudreau said players must decide what best serves the war effort. Fleming and Trosky both pause baseball for other duties.
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Match Race Slated For Iowa Runners
Iowa coach George Bresnahan announced a University of Iowa mile relay team will run a matched race against two Big Ten quartets at the Chicago Relays on March 20. The Hawkeyes will select six runners from Hubert Cline Shenandoah Dick McCarthy Webster City Bob Bowles Des Moines Bob Workman Perry Harold Fiala Waterloo and Tom Thorson Newton.
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Tourneys Go Into Semi Finals
Sectional round action heats up as teams prepare for the semi finals with contenders advancing after tight matchups. Local squads vie for regional glory amid broadcast and travel demands.
Collins improves after pneumonia as sports playoff action looms
AP reports high school basketball championships narrow to 128 teams with 64 sectionals reaching semifinals. In Muscatine Davenport and Mason City face Hampton while Ottumwa eyes another title run. In Buffalo James Collins, 73, shows improvement while a baseball legend and former Red Sox star battles pneumonia at Millard Fillmore hospital.
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SevenYearOld Fan Falls 12 Feet at Home Game
James Christian Jr., seven, leaped up during a Blue Springs basketball game and toppled from a balcony rail, landing twelve feet to the gym floor and fracturing his left shoulder and arm. He was attended by medical staff and treated for injuries.
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Golden Gloves semifinals crown forty-two boxers in Chicago
In Chicago, 32 amateur pugilists enter semifinal and final Golden Gloves bouts at the stadium. Eight weight divisions determine champions after tonight's eight title matches. Fort Worth led by Morris Corona aims for welterweight glory with Jose Andreas and Hubert Gray in the lineup as Newark awaits in Chicago on March 31.
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