Seymour Girls Win 59 33 State Basketball Title
Seymour defeats Numa 59 33 to capture the girls state high school championship in a season finale before a large crowd. Romalynn Liggett scores 23 for Seymour while Marie Tometich adds 19 for Numa as the Warriors pull away in the second period and hold on to claim their tenth state tourney title in 12 seasons.
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Marie Tometich
Numa
Seymour
Warriors
Liggett
Seymour Blonde
Tometich
Margaret Cole
Iowa City Defending Champion Falls as Semis Set
Iowa City, defending champion, dropped in a Friday night firing as Davenport sharp shooting led semifinals. Ottumwa and Waverly posted decisive wins while other Class A teams like Muscatine, Carroll, and Sioux City Central advanced. In Class B, Crawfordsville and Montour joined sub-states after Wins.
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Iowa City
Davenport
Ottumwa
Associated Press
Charlton
Waverly
DeFalls
Teachers High
Muscatine
Villisca
Atlantic
Carroll
Sioux City Central
Boone
Des Moines Tech
Spencer
Crawfordsville
Livermore
Wiota
Diagonal
Montour
Elk Horn
Maloy
Chelsea
Sacred Heart of Pocahontas
Dayton
Zearing
Lawler
Wellsburg
Center
Dinnell Tremaine Duo Lead Bowlium Handicap
Dinnell and Tremaine top Bowlium Handicap with 1244 pins on day one. Dinnell posted 190 173 03 while Tremaine rolled 199 175 187 aided by a 114 pin crutch. Anderson Weis pair to 1210 for second, Pfeffer Novotny and Kruegers tied for third at 1206.
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Bowlium
G. Dinnell
R. Tremaine
Dinnell
Tremaine
Andy Anderson
Adolph Weis
George Pfeffer
Tony Novotny
C. Krueger
W. Krueger
Maple Lanes
White Sox Top Cubs In Extra Inning Exhibition
The Chicago White Sox defeated their rivals the Cubs 6 to 3 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. The game tied 3 3 after nine innings before the Sox scored three runs in the extra frame and batted against Russ Bauers.
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Los Angeles
INS
Chicago White Sox
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Sox
Russ Bauers
Gulcage
Big Leaguers Open Spring Exhibition Schedule
Major league clubs begin the full dress spring season with 14 of 16 teams in action Sunday. The St. Louis Cardinals poised for an all American lineup though left field remains unsettled. Other results include Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies mixed in exhibition play with notable performances in Florida and at Sarasota.
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Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Havana
Miami
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Musial
Red Schoendienst
Ma Marion
Whitney Kurowski
Erv Dusak
Harry Walker
Dick Sisler
Ae Moore
Enos Slaughter
Boston Red Sox
Yannigans
Ted Williams
Sarasota
Fila
Williams
Philadelphia Phillies
No Red Sox
Clearwater
Tommy Hughes
Omer Agins
Kentucky Wins 68-29 Over Temple in Louisville
Kentucky, 32nd win in 34, defeats Temple 68 to 29 in Louisville. Wildcats, already in the Madison Square Garden Invitational, show strong defense and efficient scoring to secure the easy victory.
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Kentucky
Temple
Louisville
Kent Wildcats
Horsfall Sets Hilltop Scoring Mark at Cornell
Bob Horsfall Cornell guard set a new school scoring record with 280 points in 1941-42 and posted a 14-1 average. He surpassed Dick Houden’s 193 points from 1941-42 and helped lift a 927 point team total with 46.35 average.
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MT. Vernon
Bob Horsfall
Cornell
Little Rock
Dick Houden
Horsfall
Houden
Walt Koch
Purple
Michigan State Tops Central Collegiate Track Meet
Michigan State wins the Central Collegiate meet at East Lansing with 54 points, Notre Dame second with 38. Drake places third overall with 29 points as MSU seizes several events despite star injuries. Mack wins the mile in 4 15.9 and Johnston takes the two mile in 9 43.9.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Notre Dame
State
Johnston
Horace Smith
Smith
Johnson
Drake
Mack
King
Heintzman
Bradley
Wilkinson makes AP All Big Nine in 1946 season
Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, and Iowa placements highlighted in AP All-Big Nine selections. Herb Wilkinson of Iowa tops the first team for the third straight year, with Ralph Hamilton of Indiana unanimous at forward and Jim McIntyre of Minnesota narrowly missing the center spot. Wisconsin earns two first-team picks, Bobby Cook and Glen Selbo, while Illinois lands two on the second team alongside Purdue, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Indiana
Minnesota
Iowa
Herb Wilkinson
Ralph Hamilton
Jim McIntyre
Bobby Cook
Glen Selbo
Purdue
Badgers
Nois
Illinois
Jack Smiley
Gene Vance
Paul Hoffman
Jack Anderman
Ohio State
Walt Lautenbach
Spirit
Murray Wier
Mack Supranowicz
Michigan
Hoffman
Anderman
Cook
McIntyre
Hamilton
Ihen
Rdue Os
Conence
Wilkinson
Utah
Hawkeye
Selbo
Lautenbach
Ohio
Ager Ile
Ois Mice
Mgr
le Meng Nes
Andy Prune
Brte
Ms Adier
Kramer Betz Take Crowns In National Indoor Tennis
New York AP Kramer wins the men's singles title at the national indoor championships with a straight-set 6 1 6 2 6 2 victory over Bob Falkenburg. Pauline Betz seizes the women's crown, defeating a Coral Gables rival to add to her Wimbledon and indoor titles.
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New York
Jack Kramer
Pauline Betz
Kramer
Bob Falkenburg
Los Angeles
Miss Betz
Ee 2
Coral Gables
Fla
Nine Teams Entered in Girls' Cage Meet Here
Nine teams join the Girls Independent Basketball tournament set for Stuart Hall March 17 to 23 under the Quaker Oats Athletic Association. Cedar Rapids entries include Iowa Mutual Insurance Co Iowa Steel and Iron Works Quaker Oats Co Wilson and LaPlant Choate and Collins Radio. Out of town squads include Central City Iowa Indees and Cascade. Entry fee is 7.50.
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Stuart Hall
Quaker Oats Athletic Association
Iowa Mutual Insurance Co
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Quaker Oats Co
Wilson and LaPlant- Choate
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Central City
Iowa Indees
Cascade
Pauli Novak
Toam
Hoppe Rubin Lindley Chalk Up Cue Victories
In Chicago Willie Hoppe four time world three cushion champion defeated Willie Mosconi 50 35 in the tourney. Rubin beat Irving Crane 50 35 in 45 innings. Lindley beat Allen Hall 50 38 in 44 innings.
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Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Three-Game Card Tonight Finishes AIL Cage Season
The 1946-47 Allied Industrial league ends with three games on tap. Wilson and Company leads the men’s division at 9-1, followed by Iowa Manufacturing at 8-1. the Quaker Oats Company girls sit at 3-0. Bob Tvrdik tops men’s scoring with 290 points. Deloris Groff leads girls with 87. Playoffs start next Tuesday, with a manship trophy to be awarded by George Hallenbeck.
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Wilson and Company
Iowa Manufacturing
Quaker Oats Company
Bob Tvrdik
Deloris Groff
George Hallenbeck
Armstrong
Pioneer Athletes Awarded Letters at Grinnell College
Grinnell College announces basketball and swimming letter winners for the 1946 47 season. Coach Ben Douglas led the Pioneers to eight wins and 12 losses on a 20 game slate, finishing seventh in the Midwest conference. Earl Peisner led scoring with 247 points in 20 games, as veterans Edd Bowers Stan Barber Stan Sid Legg John Marquis Bob Joyce Scott Earl Swearingen were named lettermen.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
G. Lester
Les” Duke
Pioneers
Ben Douglas
Ell
Coe
Iowa Matmen Win Illini Cup Title
The University of Illinois won its second straight Big Nine wrestling championship at Northwestern with 36 points, Purdue 22, Michigan and Iowa tied for third at 20, and Minnesota 16. Illinois' Lou Kachiroubas 128 pounds and Dave Shapiro 165 pounds won by falls, while Michigan’s Bill Courtwright retained the 155-pound title. Vern Gagne of Iowa claimed the heavyweight crown, and Norm Anthonisen of Illinois lost his 175-pound title to Joe Scarpello of Iowa. The meet set a new conference scoring record.
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Evanston
Ill
University of Illinois
Purdue
Northwestern University
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Ohio State
Illinois
Lou Kachiroubas
Dave Shapiro
Bill Courtright
Marlin
Shapiro
Court
Norm Anthonisen
Joe Scarpello
Vern Gagne
Dan Dworsky
Orsers
Ope Oy
Matovina
Kamp
Garcia Hlinds
Siete
Tha
Reinois
Ee Ie
DiMaggio Likely Out Of Opener For Yankees
Johns Hopkins surgeons said it is virtually certain Joe DiMaggio will miss the April 14 season opener. He will undergo a skin graft on his left heel this week, with at least six weeks before resuming baseball activities. The graft covers a wound from a bone spur removal in New York two months ago.
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Mns
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Edward M. Hanrahan
DiMaggio
Jolin
Joe
DiMa
New York
Bradley Accepts Garden Invitation
Bradley University basketball power house has accepted a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament starting March 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The selection leaves three slots open as West Virginia Kentucky Duquesne and others have already committed.
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Peoria, Ill
Bradley University
New York
Madison Square Garden
Bradley
West Virginia
Kentucky
Duquesne
135 Hopefuls Named for Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs president Col Matt J. Winn announced 135 three year olds nominated for the 73rd Kentucky Derby on May 3. The field includes 111 colts and seven fillies with top money earners Cosmic Bomb Jet Pilot and Double Jay among the 1946 stars. Winn predicted a Derby day crowd of about 125000 as Calumet Farm and other top owners field multiple contenders. Radiate II is the lone imported entry, with owners spanning Canada Cuba and 25 states.
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INS
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Churchill Downs
Education
First Flight
Cosmic Bomb
Jet Pilot
Double Jay
Miss Kimo
Say” Blue
Colonel O’f
I Will
Blue Border
Phalanx
Stepfather
Col. Winn
William Helis
Maine Chance Farm
Ridgewood Stable
Helis
Kimo
al Sabath
Say Blue
King Ranch
Greentree Stable
C. V. Whitney
Horseshoe of Roses
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Whirlaway
Pensive
Padlock
Nell
Belair Stud
Brookmeade Farm
Circle M Farm
Frank Frankel
C. S. Howard
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Louis B. Mayer
T. C. Melrose
Kathryn Masterson
S. W. Labrot, Jr
J. A. Kinard, Jr
Walter M. Jeffords
J. A. Chambers
Joe W. Brown
E. H. Augustus
Glenn Riddle Farms
Radiate II
Canada
Cuba
Hawkeye No Hitter Beats Iowa State in 1933 Classic
Bill Ricke of the University of Iowa pitched a no hit no run game against Iowa State in 1933, delivering a dominating baseball classics performance in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Bill Ricke
University of Iowa
Iowa State
Big Nine Eyes Up 20 Percent Football Ticket Hikes
CHAMPAIGN IL AP The Western conference plans a 20 percent rise in football ticket prices next fall with reserved seats possibly increasing from 3 to 3 50 and other admissions up accordingly. Faculty reps and athletic directors debated rising costs and ongoing undergrad players turning pro while still in varsity competition. The group approved a fifth season of com petition for Michigan quarterback Yerges and granted an eligibility exception for Indiana fullback Sundheim who returns from Annapolis Navy duty and will become eligible next fall after summer classes.
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Champaign
Ill
Howarderges
Michigan
Yerges
Ohio State
George Sundheim
Indiana
Sundheim
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Army
Hogan Demaret Rally Past Metz Harbert In Miami Four Ball
In Miami the favorites Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret rallied on the backstretch to defeat Dick Metz Jr and Chick Harbert one up at the 36th green in the semifinals of the $10 000 Miami International Four Ball. They will meet Lawson Little and Lloyd Mangrum on Sunday for the title.
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Miami
Fla
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Dick Metz, Jr
Chick Harbert
Lawson Little
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Byrd
Johnny Revolta
Hogan
Demaret
Vets Plan Cage Meet At Monticello Hi Gym
Monticello Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1683 sponsors an independent basketball tournament in the Monticello public school gym starting March 10 11 13 and 14 Nine teams from surrounding towns enter Cascade Barons Dyersville American Legion Epworth among others compete in a schedule featuring quarterfinal semifinal and final games with matchups including Central City Junction Cascade and Albany teams.
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Monticello Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cascade Barons
Dyersville American Legion
Epworth
Farley
Center Junce Ris
Central City
Dia
Rch Plas Namosa Legion
Dyersville
Burnett
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