Belle Plaine Maquoketa and Earlville reach district semifinals
Belle Plaine defeats Decorah 34 26 Maquoketa beats Waukon 34 25 Earlville wins in overtime over Andrew 31 29 McGregor trounces Quasqueton 45 24 Four more Class A and B games set tonight including Belle Plaine vs Maquoketa in the semifinals at Cop Gym.
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Earlvisle
Cop Gymnasium
Belle Plaine
Decorah
Maquoketa
Waukon
Earlville
Andrew
McGregor
Quasqueton
Bel Plaine
Chilton Goede
Vernon Erickson
Ken Neubauer
Marvin Wendt
Earlville-Andrew
Ben Kammer
Coe
Bob
Jim O'Brien
Northeast Iowa
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Bob Hall
Walter Henry
Plainsmen
Hall
Symonids
Carlson
Custer
Solmeren
Henry
Reus
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Nowene
Jacobs
Iilverson
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Larsville
Smith
O'Brien
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Walton
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Soede
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Stockton
Barrows
Erickson
Romer
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Denton
Lyle Quinn
Boone
Jesse Day
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Hampton
Waverlyn Reinbeck
Ass A
Hubbard
Hanlontown
Tripoli
Orchard
Want Ads Offer Man to Move You Across the Continent
In spring a classified notice invites a man for moving services across the continent or street. The ad emphasizes assistance with relocation while detailing no explicit qualifications or rates.
Bowling Congress Opens 67 Day Run in Cleveland
The American Bowling Congress begins a 67 day tournament in Cleveland with 17 000 enthusiasts and 180 000 dollars in prizes. Teams total 4145 five man squads and 8349 doubles entries with 16809 singles entrants.
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Bowling Congress
Cleveland
American Bowling Congress
Chicago
Guldahl and Snead Win Four-Ball Title with 28 Nine-Hole Record
Ralph Guldahl and Sammy Snead shot 28 for nine holes to capture the international four ball championship in Coral Gables Fla They defeated Horton Smith and Paul Bunyan 7 and 6 and each won 1000 The Miami Biltmore course hosted the event as the two stars produced one of the era s most remarkable rounds.
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Ralph Guldahl
Sammy Snead
Guldahl
Snead
Horton Smith
Paul
Bunyan
P.G.A
Miami-Biltmore
District boys basketball districts ignite with first round games
In Des Moines area reports on open district play as 64 teams compete across eight districts. Key matchups include Sac City vs Central Sioux City and Sibley facing the winner of Spencer. Sibley and other class A schools advance as the tournament heads toward Des Moines next weekend.
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Des Moines
Sac City
Central of
Sioux City
Orange City
Sibley
District Basketball First Round Results Across Districts
AP summary of first round district basketball results. Fort Madison beat Danville 44 to 24 in District 1 at Town City while Wilton Junction failed 28 to Sigourney 12. Other scores include Kellort toppling Guernsey 32 17 and Perry 22 over Oskaloosa.
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Spencer
Iowa City
Clinton
Fairfield
Washington
Fort Madison
Little Danville
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Centerville
Marshalltown
Belle Plaine
Sigourney
ZiViton Sunetignon
Lee McClenahan
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Norton
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Lange
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Strotman
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Exgleston
Blohn
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Gehterville
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Lenox
Shenandoah
Shelby
Gravity
Wiota
Treynor
Orannee City
Alta
Primghar
Libley
Everly
Hinton
Rossie
Merrill
Junior College Tournament Advances to Round Two
Mason City remains in title hunt after routing Maquoketa 40 to 33 and earning a second round matchup with Graceland which advanced by forfeit from Estherville. Burlington upset Boone 33 to 31 amid a disputed final basket call. Creston defeated Ellsworth 63 to 44 as six more games awaited Thursday.
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Boone
Mason City
Maquoketa
Graceland
Estherville
Burlington
Boone Club
Creston
Ellsworth
Ilona Falls
Grand View
Des Moines
Muscatine
Marshalltown
Ossian Loses Narrowly In Iowa Tourney
Massena tops Ossian 24 to 22 in Drake fieldhouse as free throws power Massena's win. Ossian trails 14 to 10 at halftime, leads after the third, while Lois Hueber scores 13 for Ossian. Farmington defeats Akron 32 to 26 in the opening game.
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Des Moines
INS
Massena
Ossian
Drake
Lois Hueber
Olin
Seymour
Farmington
Akron
Helen Coffin
Wisconsin Swimmers Win Triangular Meet
Wisconsin's swimming team scored 52 points to win a triangular Big Ten meet preliminaries in Lafayette. Purdue finished second with 32 and Indiana third with 25.
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Lafayette
Wisconsin
Purdue
Indiana
College Basketball Scores in Short List
United Press score roundup shows Columbia 50 over Dartmouth 45 and St John’s 44 beat St Francis 37. Other games include Penn State 22 at Temple 23 and West Virginia 46 over W Virginia Wesleyan? 38. Waynesburg 42 over Geneva 21. Westminster 58 over Bethany 35.
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United Press
N.Y
Columbia
Dartmouth
St. John's
St. Francis
Fenn State
Temple
Waynesburg
Geneva
West Virginia
W. and
Westminster
Bethany
Loras Academy Claims Catholic Cage Title in Two OTs
Merlin Mickey Marty starred for Loras Academy of Dubuque as he scored 19 points to lift the team past Catholic Central Ottumwa 26 to 24 after two overtimes. Marty earned tournament MVP honors and Loras succeeded St. Ambrose as state champion, while semifinals saw Catholic Central beat Holy Family 30 to 25 and Our Lady of Victory defeated Holy Family earlier.
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Dubuque
Catholic Central Ottumwa
Tatas
Our Lady of Victory
Water
Catholic Central
Holy Family
Mason City
O.L.V
Au Waterloo
Marty
Loras
St. Ambrose Academy of
Davenport
Waterloo
Central Catholic
Holy Family of
Michigan Top Favorite In Big Ten Meet
Michigan enters as favorite to win a sixth consecutive Western Conference indoor track title in Chicago. Wisconsin is seen as Michigan’s strongest challenger, capable of at least duplicating its 1938 runner up finish, though flu disruptions and uncertain Ohio State performers add unpredictable factors to the team race.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Badgers
Wolverine
Wolverines
Cubs and Bees Trade Players in Ticket Drive
The Chicago Cubs and Boston Bees announce a player swap in a baseball ticket selling campaign. Howard Helscher moves from the Cubs to the Bees for L. D. Burkhalter Jr. and Walt Maher, both recently ill.
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Bees
Howard Helscher
Chicago ‘Cubs
Wm. Rinderknecht
Boston Bees
Bee
Helscher
L. D. Burkhalter Jr
Walt Maher
John W. Beck
Rinderknecht
Stan Hack
Beck
Burkhalter
Blondy Ryan the Giants telegram spark that saved a pennant
The 1933 Giants rally through Blondy Ryan's telegraph message to Bill Terry is recalled as a turning moment. Ryan, nicknamed Blondy, explains his luck and misfortune spread across nine seasons, culminating in his move to managing Clinton in the Three-I league after a leg injury.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Baton Rouge
J. C. Ryan
Clinton
Blondy Ryan
Giants
Ryan
Bill Terry
J C. Ryan
Blondy
St. Louis
Jersey City
Terry
Philadelphia
Joe Medwick
White Sox
Holy Cross
Cubs
Yanks
Crosetti
Baltimore
J. C
Paychek and Savoldi Set for Coliseum Showdown
Johnny Paychek, billed as a future heavyweight contender, and Stan Savoldi meet tonight at the Coliseum in Cedar Rapids on a 28-round card promoted by Johnny Fryrear. Paychek arrived with trainer Harold Jacobs and spoke of slow, staged progression toward a title shot, while Jacobs predicts rising rank and potential big money in the near future. The undercard features Milligan vs Brade, Gans vs Hacker, Cocayne vs Peck, and local bout opens, with Alex Fidler refereeing. first bell at 8:30.
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Ohnny J. Paychek
Stan Savoldi
Coliseum
Johnny Fryrear
Cedar Rapids
Harold Jacobs
Hope
Montrose Hotel
Johnny
Jamar Vnesky
Paychek
Jacobs
Maxie Rosenbloom
Buddy Knox
the Kid
Charley Massera
Joe
Savoldi
Stan
Don Milligan
Des Moines
Carl Brade
Muscatine
Jackie Gans
Buzz Hacker
Iowa City
Ken Cocayne
Marvin Peck
Eddie Mimms
Lester Bell
Alex Fidler
Nash Named Grinnell Basketball Captain For 1939 40 Season
James Nash Jr of Sioux City was elected captain of Grinnell college basketball for 1939 40. The junior earned his first varsity letter this winter. Other awards went to Capt Robert Berry Waterloo John Turner Western Springs Ill Wilbur Luick Shelmond Fred Luther Oelwein Jerry Fort Sioux Falls S D and Eugene Peisner Blue Island Ill All but Nash Fort and Peisner will graduate this spring.
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Grinnell
James Nash
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