West's Cage Leaders Win Initial Tests
In a district tournament preview five Class A games headline Wednesday action at Coe College Gym. Waverly faces Cedar Falls, and Sioux City Central meets Orange City in first round results. Atlantic tops Missouri Valley, Waterloo West defeats Decorah, and Clarinda beats Shenandoah as Class B results unfold.
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Shellsburg
Libon
Coggan
Wilson
Mt. Vernon
Franklin
Des Moines
Waverly
Cedar Falls
Teachers College
Go- Hawks
Tigers
Waterloo West
Decorah
Clarinda
Shenandoah
Mt. Ayr
Nodaway
Wales-Lincoln
Richland Township
Orient
Tennant
College Springs
Riverton
Devore Named to Notre Dame Post
SOUTH BEND IN AP Line Coach Hugh John Devore former Providence head coach was named acting head football coach and athletic director at Notre Dame. He succeeds Ed McKeever who left to coach at Cornell. Devore, a 1933 Irish captain, serves as temp successor while Frank Leahy returns after Navy discharge.
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Ind
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Providence
R. I.) College
University of Notre Dame
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Cornell University
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Navy
Ohio State to Play In NCAA Tourney
Zora G. Clevenger announced Ohio State would represent the Midwest in the NCAA tournament. Coach Harold Olson agreed to send the Big Ten runners-up to the event March 22 to 24 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Ind
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Midwest
Clevenger
Harold Olson
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Madison Square Garden
Macias Seeks Dallas Title in AAU Wrestling
Iowa City Captain Romero Macias of the University of Iowa, two time Big Ten 128 pound champion, will chase the National AAU title in Dallas Texas March 23 and 24. The athletic board approved sending him to the AAU tournament as he resumes workouts after rest following the Big Ten crown. Coach Mike Howard says Macias faces the strongest field yet and has outclassed every college foe in two seasons. Only three Iowa wrestlers have won AAU championships Leroy Pfeffer Earle Kielhorn and Fade Nead.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Romero Macias
University of Iowa
Dallas
Texas
Iowa
Macias
Davenport
Mike Howard
Id Macias
Leroy Pfeffer
Earle Kielhorn
FA Ead Nead
Big Ten Directors Seek Fourth Try At Commissioner
Western conference athletic directors who have met three times to revise the circuit’s athletic code and name a successor to Major John L. Griffith hope to finish in sessions in Chicago on Thursday and Friday. Directors meet Thursday and the conference faculty representatives meet Friday to complete the installation of a new commissioner.
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Armstrong Cops Y Crown in 64 48 Victory
Armstrong wins the Commercial league title at the Y gym defeating Keystone 64 48. Keystone guard Hamman fouled out, four on four played late, Feurbach tops Keystone with 25 points, Donahue adds 22 for Armstrong.
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Linn county girls basketball finals claim challenged
Des Moines reports Coggan as the only Linn county team to reach state finals in girls basketball. The record omits Toddville which reached the finals in 1937 under coach Major E B McClenahan but lost the opening game to Centerville.
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Toddville
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Centerville
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Coe
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Marion
Dunkerton
Boxing Roundup Scores and Knockouts Across Regions
By The Associated Press Brooklyn fighter Bummy Davis 147 stopped Solomon Stewart at AAS residence. Coolidge Miller 167 KO Irish Jimmy Mulligan 170 in White Plains. Pat Demers 138 Brockton halted Billy Lambert 131 Pittsburgh in New Bedford Mass.
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Associated Press
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Bummy” Davis
Solomon Stewart
White Plains
Coolidge Miller
Jimmy Mulligan
Boston
New ‘Bedford
Mass
Pat” Demers
Brockton
Billy Lambert
Pittsburgh
Senators to Open Spring Training Under Foggy Prospects
Washington Senators pitchers and catchers prepare to begin spring practices Wednesday at the University of Maryland College Park weather permitting. Ossie Bluege expects three veteran knuckleballers Niggeling Wolff and Leonard to join the session as 41 players on the roster include 12 draf t-safe Latins and a mix of 15 pitchers, 4 catchers, 8 outfielders and 14 infielders.
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California
Florida
Texas
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Senators
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Roger Wolff
Emil Leonard
University of Maryland
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St. Louis Browns
Chicago Cubs
French Lick
Ind
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District Results From The Associated Press First Round
First round results across districts report scores for Class A and B games at Atlantic Cedar Falls Des Moines Le Mars Sac City and other sites. Notable outcomes include Atlantic 42 Missouri Valley 29 and Des Moines Dowling 49 Des Moines Tech 23 with several close margins in Nodaway Wales Lincoln Nashua and Storm Lake St Marys.
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Missouri Valley
Nodaway
Wales-Lincoln
Orient
Richland
Tennant
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Decorah
Nashua
Tracr
Des Moines
Redfield
Dowling
Tech
LE Mars
Sioux City
Trinity
Hawarden
Central
Orange City
Mount Ayr
Ciarinds
Shenandoah
College Springs
Riverton
Sac City
Ware
Early
Storm Lake
St. Mary's
Soldier
All Star Eight Named by AP for Big Six
The AP all star selections honor Iowa State star Jim Myers as a first team staple and Gordon Reynolds of Kansas as a leading forward. Bob Mott of Iowa State claims the center spot while Jack Landon of Oklahoma and Max Payton of Kansas State win guard positions amid voting by coaches and writers.
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Iowa State
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Jack Landon
Oklahoma
Jay Payton
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Boryla Sets Scoring Records In Notre Dame Final Game
Notre Dame star Vince Boryla capped his college career with 31 points in an 87 to 43 victory over Detroit. He shattered three Irish scoring records, lifting his season total to 322 points and surpassing Leo Klier’s 283 marks, as he prepares for naval service and an honorary captaincy for 1944 45.
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University of Detroit
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Leo Klier
Notre Dame tops Detroit 87 to 43 in Midwest
Notre Dame defeats Detroit 87 to 43 in a Midwest basketball score update. Oklahoma A and M beats Norman Navy 73 to 42 in the Southwest. Colorado posts 88 to 40 over Denver in the West. Harlem Globetrotters 38 over Bushnell Hospital 20. Reno AAR 44 over University of Nevada 31 in a mixed scores roundup.
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Utah) Hospital
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Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter by Tait
Iowa City high school is tipped to win the state prep basketball title though odds say a tough first test versus Muscatine lies ahead. The column praises coach Orville Rust while noting Coggon and Dunkerton Cinderella stories and praises Popsy Harrison as Iowa Big Ten champion.
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Thunderbolts
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Juniors Round One Results In Stanwood-Meet
First round junior high girls tourney games held Tuesday night with Wilton Junction defeating Oxford Junction 36 to 10. Wyoming posted 48 to 10 over Clarence while Stanwood beat Lisbon 22 to 11 and Olin won 33 to 15 against Mechanicsville.
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Major I Award To 14 Hawkeyes
Fourteen members of the University of Iowa basketball squad are named major I awards by Athletic Director E G Schroeder and will receive miniature gold basketballs. Six players win minor awards with silver balls. Winners include co captain Jack Spencer and Ed Marsh among others with hometowns and universities listed. Vinton letters go to four wrestlers who placed second in the conference tournament.
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Dad) Schroeder
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Minn
Dick Ives
Diagonal
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Herbert Wilkinson
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Utah
Murray Wier
Muscatine
Bob Schulz
Stan Straatsma
Sioux Center
Dick Culberson
Jack Wishmier
van Meter
Bob Wischmeier
Burlington
Jim Graham
Springville
Bob Tedesky
Duquesne
Ed Marsh
Cedar Falls
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Denver
Colo
Leo Cabalka
Cedar Rapids
Bud Paulsen
Tipton
Russell McLaughlin
Atlantic
Robert Cole
Galesburg
Ill
Dean Selken
Vinton
Romero Macias
Jim Woltz
Burt
Gene Jeys
Fort Dodge
Virgil Counsell
Osage
Minors Plan Drop In Season Mileage At ODT's Request
Washington reports the minor leagues will cut 25 percent of transportation following a major league lead. President Bramham asked club presidents to cooperate, outlining four steps: drop exhibition games, play in-home cities, reduce traveling rosters, and recheck schedules to reduce travel.
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W. G Bramham
Office of Defense Transportation
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