Marion Hounds and Van Horne Triumph in District Openers
In Coe Fieldhouse Wednesday night Marion’s Immaculate Conception beat St. Columbkille’s 42 to 30 in Class A, while Van Horne overwhelmed Quasqueton 40 to 27 in Class B. Marion meets Immaculate Conception Friday. Van Horne faces St. Wenes’s Red Hawks Saturday. Don Jennings and Jim Barnes led St. Columbkille’s, with Milks breaking the drought late. Van Horne’s Nolan Lyons and Dick Stanford paced their teams as field goals and free throws shaped the outcomes.
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Comiskey Joins Liberty Network in Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey II resigned vice president of the Chicago White Sox to become vice president in charge of rail sports coverage for the Liberty Broadcasting System. The 26 year old heir ends his long connection with the club founded by his grandfather. He reportedly accepted a $20 000 annual offer and will report to Liberty in Dallas next Monday.
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Four ISU seniors wind up careers in Cyclones finale
The 1951-52 season ends for Iowa State as four seniors Jim Stange of Davenport George Hess Estherville Jack Luhring Sheldon and IEEE Youngblade Sioux City close out basketball careers against Colorado. The quartet will total 16 letters across sports with Youngblade and Stange each holding five basketball letters and Luhring a left handed pitcher letter. Hess has letters in football track and basketball.
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Seven district basketball titles decided in Iowa action
District tourney results across Iowa produced seven titles on Wednesday night with both class A and B crowns. Notable wins included Dinsdale 61 49 over Shell Rock for a class B title at Waverly, Richland 36 25 over Agency, and Grinnell advancing to the class A final after beating Marengo 53 40 led by Dick Ritter with 20 points. Decorah beat Elkader 60 47 as Van Horne and Cedar Rapids Immaculate Conception advanced in other matchups.
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Piro to Iowa Staff After Utah Aide Era
Henry Whitey Piro, former Salem aide and Utah assistant, will join Iowa as a law staffer on the varsity football squad after athletic board meeting on March 14. Piro, 34, married with one child, played at Syracuse under Ossie Solem and pro football with the Philadelphia Eagles before coaching at Syracuse, the Third Air Force, the Citadel, and Utah.
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Citadel
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Jack Curtice
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Minnesota
Irish Fur May Fly At Ryan Party Tonight
The Ryan and Cascade baseball factions, famous feuders, are invited to a peace gathering tonight. Cedar Rapids Indians GM Jim Meaghan will show World Series films from Cedar Rapids park. Local enthusiast Ed Wessel invited Cascade fans as the historic Irish rivalry, 30 years old, remains a local favorite.
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Hayfield records 163 point win in wild game
Hayfield independent team claims state basketball scoring record after a 163 to 68 victory over Forest City. Coach Don King led scorers with 55 points in the high scoring fray.
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Iowa coach optimistic on Broeder after knee operation
University hospital doctors term Binkey Broeder's knee operation satisfactory. Coach Forest Evashevski says Broeder may play in the fall if he recovers normally, but spring drills will be missed on crutches. Additional backups considered: Jim Milani, Don Inman, and Bernie Bennett, with Milani and Bennett hurt for spring sports.
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Centerville
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Tama
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Cedar Rapids Indians Sign Two Standout Players
Cedar Rapids announces the signing of two top players from the 1952 Cedar Rapids Indians roster. Paul Stowell, an outfielder from Philadelphia, 6 feet tall, 175 pounds, bats left, hit .336 with 63 RBIs and three homers for Fort Smith in class C last year. Ray Sanders, a catcher from St. Albans WV, 6 feet, 170 pounds, bats left and throws right, hit .272 with 85 RBIs and four homers for Austin in class B last year.
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Veteran from Carthage Joins Öe College Baseball Roster
Herb Konigs neem ex McKinley High Cedar Rapids is one of nine lettermen returning for the oe college baseball team. Practice opens next week.
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Decorah Sedge Eliminates Elkader to Reach Section Final
Decorah defeated Elkader 60 to 47 to reach the Class A section final of the Decorah district tournament. Decorah will meet West Union, a 60-? victory over New Hampton, in the title game at 7 30 p m Friday. The Northeast Iowa team led 20 10 after one period and 37 22 at halftime with 17 players scoring. Dave Reichow led Decorah with 21 points while Englehardt scored 12 for Elkader.
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Tipton Nips DeWitt In District Sizzler At Wheatland
In a class A district Sizzler at Wheatland Tipton battled back in the second and fourth periods to beat DeWitt and reach the final at 7 30 p m Saturday. Big John Sissel scored 24 points with nine field goals and six free throws to lead Tipton who trailed 9 8 after the first quarter but led 21 16 at halftime and 35 33 going into the final stanza.
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Bob Jennings
Dubuque
Marengo
Don Merritt
Bob Gunzenhauser
Tipton
Jim Smith
DeWitt
Hartwick
Bondurant
Wheatland
Clinton Lyons
Bellevue St. Joseph’s
John Sissel
Wellman Downs West Chester In Class B Battle
Wellman ousted its rival West Chester 36 to 25 in a Class B game at Ainsworth on Wednesday. Wellman led from the start 8 to 6 and controlled the contest throughout the action.
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Red Peppers By Gus Schrader
Basketball reference notes players who made first teams of national all American selections with years and names including Herb Wilkinson Murray Wier Dick Ives Charles Darling and others, listing the period from 1945 to 1951 with multiple mentions of Wilkinson and Ives.
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Herb Wilkinson
Murray Wier
Charles Darling
Iowa Hawks eye Olympic bid amid NCAA playoff scramble
Chuck Darling stands as OWA’s fourth All American hopeful while speculation grows on a possible Olympic team berth for him. The piece details 1945 era selection rules, listing NCAA playoff sites from Raleigh to Corvallis, and explains why Iowa cannot be an at large NCAA playoff entrant or NIT participant due to conference rules and policy concerns about venues.
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Illinois chases Olympic bid as Darling shines for Iowa hoops
The piece argues Illinois could clinch the Olympic coaching influence if it wins the Olympic playoff, highlighting Coach Harry Combes and star player Darling. It notes Chuck McConnell and Darling's postseason prospects, possible jersey retirement, and Iowa’s All-American legacy with Wier, Ives, Wilkinson, and McConnell.
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Big Teneams
Darling 2nd for Player of Year
New York Duke star Dick Groat was named United Press player of the year for the 1951-52 college basketball season in a nationwide poll of 211 sports writers and radio broadcasters. The All-America guard is praised as a brilliant scorer and unselfish team player.
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Dick Groat
Duke
United Press
Lsports
Duke dynamo from Swissvale wins close honor
The six foot Duke dynamo from Swissvale Pennsylvania wins the honor by a narrow margin over Chuck Darling a six foot eight Iowa center in a tightly contested selection.
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Iowa Men Eye Third in Big Ten Indoor Track Meet
CHAMPAIGN AP Don McEwen leads six defending champions into the 42nd Big Ten indoor meet opening Friday night at Illinois Armory with finals Saturday. Michigan Illinois Iowa and Michigan State figure for top places as Truex and a strong 880 mile field pace a tough competition.
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John Ross
Denis Johansen
Purdue
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Indiana
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Lopez Picks Kennedy As His Right Fielder
In Tucson AP reports that Cleveland’s right field race favors Bob Kennedy as of now while Harry Simpson struggles. Al Lopez, Indian manager, says Kennedy has shown better form and would be his choice if the season started today.
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