Badgers Win Playoff Big Nine Title
Manchester staved off Tipton in a 30-28 Class A district playoff on Coecol court earning a sub-state bid. Center Point toppled Winthrop 60-31 in Class B as Bus Zieser led with 33 points, while Tipton battled to the final period led by Merle Naber.
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Anchester
Center Point
Manchester
Tipton
Winthrop
Bus Zieser
Merle Naber
Gebhardt
Whitcomb
Bob Delay
Manhawks
Ed Plenty
Gordon
Naber
Zieser
Red Gritton
Reek
Postel
District Scores Across Iowa Cities and Matchups
District scores reported from Cedar Falls Atlantic Muscatine Ames Des Moines Denison Humboldt Hartley Mason City and other sites show varied results. Notable tallies include Des Moines Tech 54 over Des Moines Weere 27 and Montour 64 over Chelsea 23 with several games close.
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Tech
Illinois Wins Big Nine Indoor Track Title Dominates Meet
Illinois captured the Big Nine indoor track title with 62 points, winning five events and setting three conference records. Ohio State placed second with 34 points, Michigan third with 31, while Wisconsin Northwestern Minnesota Purdue Indiana Iowa trailed. Dwight Eddleman led the Illini in high jump, Herb McKenley set an American 440 mark, and Paul Miller broke the broad jump record.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois
Illinois Ry
Illini
Ohio State
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Minnesota
Purdue
Indiana
Iowa
Dwight Eddlieman
Ohio
Chuck Fonville
Herb McKenley
Ilinois
Paul Miller
McKenley
Miller
Bill Porter
Herb Barten
Chuck Hornbostel
Bob Rehberg
Bob Richard
George Walker
Don Gehrmann
Chuck Birdsall
Aitenell
Queller
Don
John Twomey
Herby McKeal
Ma — Aeid
Dickester
Bobttle
Licy Oine
Hien Lieyd Duff
G7inches
Lanoute Hatchions
Lloyd Briscontegara
Bill Peter
Northwesteen
E Walker
Richard M. Sewell
Mitchell
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Wright
Porter
Reh Linois
Malvern Whitfield
Tom Deal
Donler
Charles Foe
Bill Watson
Don Hrsail
Mich
Bill Otter
Western
Richard Maxwell
Ray Tharp
Cornell College Wins Iowa A.A.U. Wrestling Meet
Cornell College led the Iowa State A.A.U. wrestling tournament in Mount Vernon with 53 points to finish first. Iowa State Teachers College earned 36 points in second place amid injuries that sidelined Eddie Stoyanoff and others. scores for Giarion Athletic Club, University of Iowa, and Clinton A.W.A. followed.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Iowa State A.A.U
Iowa State Chers College
Bill Koll
Jerry Leema
Eddie Stoyanoff
Giarion Athletic Club
University of Iowa
Clinton A.W.A
Indians Clip Giants In Citrus Circuit Opener
The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Giants 3 to 1 in the Arizona grapefruit circuit opener in Tucson. the Indians jumped ahead with a two run first inning on a Hank single and RBI double.
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Tucson, Ariz
Ins
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Garday
Arizona
Indians
Hank Ia
Bucks Break Team Record In Tank Meet
Ohio State swimmers set a new team scoring record with 83 points at the Western Conference meet in Columbus surpassing the 1946 Big Nine tally of 75. Michigan led runners up with 51 as Hale Hirose and Jack Hill defended titles in 100 and 440 free events.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Bucks
Michigan
Iowa
Purdue
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Hale Hirose
Jack Hill
Hirose
Bob Sohl
Jim Counsilman
Babe Ruth Day Declared For April 27 Across MLB
Baseball Commissioner Albert B Chandler named Sunday April 27 as Babe Ruth day to unite fans players and management in a salute and prayer for Ruths recovery from surgery There will be ceremonies at every major league game and a nationwide broadcast with no fund raising or price increases.
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Babe Ruth
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Fla
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Sultan of
Swat
College Basketball Scores From Regional Standings
Midwest and East games feature narrow margins as Wisconsin stuns Purdue while Creighton edges Ottumwa PreGight. Beloit defeats Chicago. Johns Hopkins beats Carnegie Tech. North Carolina State tops North Carolina, Indiana State falls to Temple, Oklahoma A&M loses to Tulsa, Brigham Young reaches sixty six.
Boxing and basketball events dominate Cedar Rapids sports scene
The column outlines the state A A U boxing meet in Des Moines with travel paid by the Des Moines post 40 and 8, plus prizes and a sportsmanship award. It notes Cedar Rapids boxers seeking entries and a boxing instruction method from Bob Rush. Also mentioned are Harlem Globetrotters vs House of David at Coe gym and a March 14 American Legion sports night.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Post
Kansas City
Ohio State University
Buckeye Gang
Columbus
Tony Aquila
Ohio Field and Stadium
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Mr. Truman
Missouri Trumans
Bob Rush
Great Lakes
Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves
Iowa U
Fort Wayne
Ind
Tait
Rush
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
DeWitt
American Legion
Harlem Globe Trotters Meet Davids Thursday at Coe gym
The Harlem Globe Trotters and House of David arrive together at Coe gym in Cedar Rapids next Thursday for a major basketball tilt. Stars include Reece Goose Tatum Ted Strong Babe Pressley Bernie Price Ducky Moore and Elmer Robinson. Proceeds from a CYO Boxing club fundraiser support Cedar Rapids amateur boxers heading to the state AAU tourney in March. Tickets are at Becks and Armstrongs with bleacher seats reserved. children under 12 pay no seat charge and can buy tickets at the gym.
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Cedar Rapids
Theyo Boxing Club
A.A.U
Des Moines
Harlem Globe Trotters
Life Magazine
House of David
Coe Gym
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Kansas City
Lew Dochterman
CYO Gym
Harlem Globe
Life
CYO Boxing Club
Iowa
Reece
Goose” Tatum
Ted Strong
Babe Pressley
Bernie Price
Ducky Moore
Elmer Robinson
Chicago Stadium
Hawaiian Islands
Trotters
Beck’s
Armstrong’s
Blackhawks to Meet Allied League Team in Moline
Moline announces Coe gym will host Wednesday night March 12 as the Moline Blackhawks face a Cedar Rapids Allied Industrial league team. Promoted by the Moline organization, the event features players Don Otten Wilbur Schu Pop Gates Billy Hassett and Howie Rader.
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Moline, Ii
Coe
Moline Blackhawks
Allied Industrial League of
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Don Otten
Wilbur Schu
Pop Gates
Billy Hassett
Howie Rader
Jurors Find Fixers Guilty in NFL Bribe Case
New York general sessions court convicts David Krakauer Jerome Zarowitz and Harvey Stemmer on conspiracy and bribery for aiding in an attempted December National League football game fix. Stemmer and Krakauer face up to 10 years for bribery and three for conspiracy. Zarowitz up to three. Jury reached verdict after nine hours of deliberation.
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New York
David Krakauer
Jerome Zarowitz
Harvey Stemmer
Krakauer
Stemmer
Zarowitz
Alvin J. Paris
Merle Hapes
Frank Fitchbock
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Brooklyn
Paris
Dodds Secures Remarkable Double At Madison Square Garden
Gil Dodds delivered a historic indoor double at the Knights of Columbus games in Madison Square Garden. He won the mile in 4 07.1 and the two mile in 9 15.5, with less than an hour separating the two races.
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New York
INS
Gil Dodds
Madison Square Garden
Badgers Capture Big Nine Title on Interruption At Purdue
Wisconsin defied an earlier half time collapse to beat Purdue 72-60 in Evanston, clinching the undisputed Big Nine basketball crown. Lee Cook led Wisconsin with 20 points and 187-season points, edging Jim McIntyre for the league scoring title as the game resumed after a Feb. 24 interruption.
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Vanston
Ill
Wisconsin
Badgers
Purdue
Badger
Boilermaker
Madison
Glen Selbo
Bob Cook
Cook
Jim McIintyre
Minnesota
Bud Foster
Walt Leutenbach
Lautenbach
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman
Boilermakers
On Trust Wins Santa Anita Derby In Narrow Finish
On Trust ridden by Johnny Longden captured the 100000 Santa Anita Derby by three quarters of a length over W L Sickle. Tropical Sea was third while Step Seci finished fourth to claim purse money. Winning time was 2 03 1 5, payout 6.10 3.50 3. L Sickle paid 2.90 and 250 Tropical Sea 4.40. The victory earned 817,750 as On Trust went off as second choice in the Warner entry.
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E. O. Stice
Johnny Longden
Harry Warner
W. L. Sickle
C. S. Howard
Warner
L. Sickle
Egg Victory
Stices
Eagle Rock
Plumbers
On Trust
Cedar Rapids Softball Association Plans Season Framework
The Cedar Rapids Softball Association will meet Wednesday in City Hall council chamber to discuss the season and draft league structures to be played at Ellis Park. All leagues are urged to send a representative.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Ellis Park
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