District Meet at Coe Starts Tonight Packed House
Roosevelt high school's district basketball tournament opens tonight in the Coe gym with three games, followed by three more Wednesday and two Thursday. The event will decide sub state reps in both classes, with high interest and expected sellouts as rosters from Roosevelt McKinley Franklin and LC. dominate upper bracket, while St Mary's and Loras push Class B. Admission is 60 cents adults, 35 cents students. no season tickets.
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State Champs Still Favored To Keep Title
Des Moines Iowa April 1946 Clinton's River Kings challenge defending champion Ames for top state high school basketball honors. Analysts favor Ames Little Cyclones though Clinton and other contenders like Le Mars Bloomfield Mason City Harlan loom strong. Class A B district results note Tech high Madrid Woodside Waukee Granger Shipley tilts.
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Diagonal
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Waukee
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Illinois produces more great basketball players than any other state
Doug Mills asserts Illinois high school programs yield the nation's best college talent. He notes 19 Big Ten regulars hail from Illinois, with few exceptions, and many starters from Illinois roots across Northwestern Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State and other teams. The piece highlights coaches Dolph Stanley Walt Koch Bob Connell and Elgin native Doug Mills, stressing Illinois coaching quality and prep programs as key factors.
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Indiana
Mills
Illinois University
Chicago
Northwestern
Max Morris
Phil Lofgren
Chuck Tourek
Michigan
John Mullaney
Pete Elliott
Wisconsin
Bobby Cook
Bob Harlow
Ohio State
Buckeye
Warren Amling
Stanley
Beloit
Walt Koch
Cornell
Coe
Bob Connell
Elgin
Carr, No Lefty, Bowls That Way Palming the Ball
Howard K. Carr of the Co-Op Dairy team won the Cedar Rapids men’s city singles with a 710 handicap total. He bowls left handed though right handed, palm gripping the ball and avoiding finger holes after a hand injury. Carr’s three games 224 232 212, plus a 14 pin per line handicap, gave him the title and a striking story of perseverance and unorthodox technique.
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Co-Op Dairy
Carr
Cedar Rapids
Sandwich
Ill
Aurora
Dixon
Seventh and eighth grade tourney opens in Garrison
Special to The Gazette reports the Garrison tournament for seventh and eighth graders opened Monday night. Scores listed include Shellsburg 53 over Newhall 25, Garrison 16 over Atkins 14, Vinton 28 over Blairstown 7, and Van Horne 30 over Belle Plaine 21.
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Atkins
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Sammy Angott Retires After Defeat by Ray Robinson
Sammy Angott of Washington, Pennsylvania, quits boxing after a decisive 10 round loss to Ray Sugar Robinson in Pittsburgh. Robinson, now at 62 wins in 64 starts, defeated Angott for the third time, with Angott enduring a brave comeback before the decision.
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Sammy Angott
Little Washington
Ray
Sugar” Robinson
Pittsburgh Gardens
Angott
Robinson
Sugar Ray
Dempsey Accepts Boxing Radio Role At $50,000 Year
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey signed a six year contract for a boxing radio job at fifty thousand dollars annually. He will be chairman of the designating committee of the Boxing Promoters of America, Inc., which sponsors weekly broadcasts of fights nationwide.
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New York
INS
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Boxing Promoters of America, Inc
City men's bowling tourney prize money ready Friday
Prize money from the city men s bowling tourney will be distributed at the Red Crown alleys Friday night. Winners may collect their winnings at that time.
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Red Crown
Wilkinson Named Most Valuable Hawkeye in Big Ten Honors
Herb Wilkinson, Iowa guard, again earns AP all-Big Ten honors and is named most valuable Hawkeye by his teammates. Northwestern’s Max Morris tops the all-conference list. Ohio State’s Jack Anderman leads the center spot with Tony Jaros and guards including Wilkinson.
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Associated Press
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Iowa
Salt Lake City
Max Morris
Northwestern
Ohio State
Jack Anderman
Morris
Tony Jaros
Minnesota
Wilkinson
Paul Hoffman
Purdue
Bob Doster
Illinois
Johnny Wallace
Indiana
Tom Schwartz
Warren Amling
Jack Burmaster
Loras and Iowa State Teachers Invited to NAIB Tourney
Loras College and Iowa State Teachers College, Iowa conference champions, earned invitations to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball tournament in Kansas City. Loras had a 16–7 record, 16 wins in 23 starts, undefeated in conference play, while the Teachers lost only four games all season and snapped a 21 game Seahawks streak with a home victory.
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Iowa Seahawks
CYO Boxing Trainer Calls Boys to Wednesday Practice
Lew Dochterman of the CYO boxing team invites all interested boys to report at the Immaculate Conception church basement gym Wednesday at 7 30 p m. He aims to form a club with both inexperienced and experienced boxers working for the CYO team.
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Lew Dochterman
CYO
Immaculate Conception Church
Red Pepper Sports Column Recalls Forrest Cady Umpire
A nostalgic column honors Forrest Cady once a baseball umpire who later worked in Cedar Rapids. It recalls his associations with Babe Ruth Ty Cobb and other legends, his honesty and fading eyesight, and his 1942 season challenges. It also notes a local bowling dispute about a missing player and how a substitute affected scores.
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Cady
Cedar Rapids
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Hans Wagner
George Sisler
Herb Pennock
Scorer’s table dispute costs team prize money in meet
The incident centers on a Bupane team bowler entry and a fifth man omission. Despite believed permission to use the substitute, a ruling voided the team score and prize money, prompting debate over rules and fairness. Trainer Lew Dechterman announces a boxing meeting for Wednesday night and Cedar Rapids events hint at continued amateur boxing activity.
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Lew Dechterman
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Rock Island
West Union
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Negro players join Montreal Royals spring training
Two Negro athletes joined the Montreal Royals for spring training as Brooklyn's farm club in the International league. Shortstop Robinson and pitcher John Wright, both reported to the camp breaking a long standing precedent.
Jewel Ens Sees Shokes prospect for Reds debut
Syracuse manager Jewel Ens asserts Eddie Shokes former Duke first baseman will make the grade with the Cincinnati Reds.
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Syracuse
Eddie Shokes
Duke
Cincinnati Reds
Morris Defends Big Ten Scoring Title With 198 Points
Northwestern's Max Morris repeats as conference scoring champion with 198 points in 12 games. Minnesota's Tony Jaros earns 79 free throws to lead the league in that category after a 58 57 win over Wisconsin, finishing one point behind Morris for the season.
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Northwestern
Max Morris
Tony Jaros
Minnesota
Gophers
Wisconsin
Morris
Illinois
Jaros
John Schommer
Jewell Young
Purdue
Andy Phillip
Johnny Kotz
Ae Dick Ives
Boxers Godoy and Savold Suspended Indefinitely
CHICAGO AP Heavyweight rivals Arturo Godoy of Chile and Lee Savold of Paterson New Jersey received pay for a Friday night bout that was ruled a no contest after eight rounds and were suspended indefinitely from most rings in the United States.
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Chicago
Arturo Godoy
Chile
Lee Savold
Paterson
N. J
Giants Third Baseman Nap Reyes Signs with Mexican League
Mel Ott announced Nap Reyes, Giants third baseman last season, has signed with the Mexican league. Reyes leaves to play overseas after a season in New York. Ott disclosed the move on Tuesday in Miami.
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