Roosevelt and Franklin win to reach sub-state semis in Cedar Rapids
About 2,500 fans watched Roosevelt defeat McKinley 27 to 21 and Franklin topple Immaculate Conception 37 to 28 at Coe Gym. The two Cedar Rapids teams advance to Saturday’s semi finals while Springville faces Martello and St. Mary’s Iowa City plays Atkins for Class B spots. Roosevelt’s defense limited McKinley’s top scorers and Franklin pulled away in the second half, the Thunderbolts rally fading as Cedar Rapids qualifiers emerged.
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al Morris
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Sioux Center
Creston
Corning
Albert City
Cherokee
Forest City
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Humboldt
Ogden
Harlan-Glidden
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District Scores Round One Across Iowa Districts
First round district scores listed from Atlantic to Mason City with teams like Denison Atlantic Eldon Des Moines University lists and results for Cedar Falls Council Bluffs Creston Estherville and Le Mars. Notable tallies include Atlantic 37 Audubon 29 and Missouri Valley 45 Hamburg 13.
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Charles City
Clear Lake
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Ames and Elkader Lead in Iowa Sub-State Tourney Grind
Ames moves into sub-state after district wins as Elka der plus Clinton LeMars Creston Marshalltown Bloomfield and other teams notch decisive district victories. Elkader extends season streak to 20 with 35-33 win over Loras Dubuque. Marshalltown defeats Knoxville 52-32. Kalona stuns Oskaloosa in OT 38-32. Clinton crushes Burlington 58-23. Ames edges East Des Moines 39-32 to reach sub-state.
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Lee Shaver
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Dallas Center
Arizona to Garden in ninth annual tourney at Madison Square Garden
University of Arizona border state conference champions accepted a bid Friday to play in the ninth annual invitation basketball tourney at Madison Square Garden. Arizona has won 25 games and lost four, and is the seventh team to accept. one more quintet remains to be chosen.
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INS
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Raiders and Cedar Rapids alums eye major league roles
Cedar Rapids Raiders graduates populate Cleveland's pitching staff with four of the Big Four set for 1946. Veterans Bob Feller Steve Gromek Chief Reynolds and Red Embree lead a potential ex-Raiders rotation. The piece notes other Raiders like Bryan Stephens Ray Poat Ambrose Palica and Ed Klieman as prospects, plus infield hope Vernon Frieburger and former catcher Jim McDonnell. It also references Skeeter Webb and Roger Wolff, with commentary on Larry MacPhail's impact on baseball economics.
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Ollie Marquardt
Lou Boudreau
Bob Feller
Steve Gromek
Chief Reynolds
Red Embree
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Bryan Stephens
Ray Poat
Ambrose
Bobo” Palica
Baltimore
Klieman
Boudreau
Raiders
Cap Crossley
Vernon Frieburger
Bob Hershey
Jim McDonnell
Pat Seerey
Cliff Mapes
Paul O'Dea
Hank Edwards
Edwards
Skeeter Webb
Detroit
Roger Wolff
Washington Mound
Cestac and Cockayne Stop Foes at Des Moines
Abel Cestac the 220 pound Argentine heavyweight knocked out Clarence Jones of Buffalo in the fourth round of an eight round fight. Cestac floored Jones three times before the stoppage. Des Cockayne a former Drake football star ended Billy Heath in the second round to avenge a previous one punch knockout.
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Abel Cestac
Clarence Jones
Buffalo
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Des Cockayne
Drake
Billy Heath
College and military basketball scores mixed in late tally
A rundown of scattered basketball results shows College of New York 49 over New York 19, Ouachita 42 over Camp Robinson 19, Arkansas Tech 52 over Ouachita 42, Jefferson Barracks 83 over Fort Riley 43, Camp Crowder 48 over Fort Logan 42, and Fort Snelling road Fort Leavenworth 39 with O Reilly General Hospital 54.
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Aussbur Bly Guetayus Adolphus
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Tulsa
Jefferson Barracks
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Camp Crowder
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Fort Snelling
Fort Leavenworth
Higner Warren
O'Reilly General Hospital
Snead and Byrd Lead Miami Golf Open Field
The two Sammies Snead and Byrd defeated Clayton Heafner and Jimmy Thomson 8 and 6 in the first round of Miami’s 7500 dollar international four ball event. Byron Nelson and Harold McSpaden won 2 up over Willie Klein and Willie Goggin, while Benny Hogan and Jimmy Demaret beat George Schneiter and Herman Barron 3 and 2. Henry Picard and Ky Laffoon fell 1 up to Chick Rutan and Claude Harmon.
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Byrd
New York Yankee
Clayton Heafner
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Jimmy Thomson
New York
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Sanford
Willie Klein
Miami Beach
Willie Goggin
White Plains
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Hershey
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
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George Schneiter
Salt Lake City
Herman Barron
Mudled Yardage? NYU Falls to CCNY in Garden Upset
The nation's basketball picture grew muddled after New York University, long regarded as the top college team, was upset by City College of New York 49 to 44 in a Madison Square Garden doubleheader. St. John's defeated NYU's foe 48 to 39 in the opener before 18,000 fans.
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International News Service
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N.Y.U
Madison Square Garden
St. John’s University
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