Twelve ex G I players win co title for Knox College
A Knox College basketball squad of twelve ex G I soldiers won the Midwest conference co championship. Captain Lloyd Mason led scoring with 145 points in 10 conference games as the team overcame height disadvantages through grit and speed. Coach Trevor praises their spirit and predicts continued success next year.
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Trevor
G.I
Knox
Alesburg
Ill
INS
International News Service
Ev Shelton
Wyoming
G. I
Lloyd Mason
Japan
Jimmy Pogue
Chuck Gibbs
Monmouth
Lawrence
Native's Return to Denison in Family Auto Business
Robert P. Saggau former all state and all American football star will return to Denison after buying a half interest in his father's automobile business He now lives in Minneapolis.
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Denison
INS
Robert P
Bob) Saggau
Saggau
Minneapolis
Survival of Fittest in Rassle Royal at Memorial Coliseum
Six wrestlers over 200 pounds apiece clash Wednesday night in Cedar Rapids for a survival battle at the Memorial Coliseum. Jack Conley Gil Knutson Ken Fenelon Jim Hacker Leo Jensen and Joe Feroni will be eliminated one by one until two remain to decide in a one fall or 60 minute match, with a 30 minute consolation for the fallen. Tickets sold at Tony's Grill with prices from 1.50 to .65.
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Memorial Coliseum
Jack Conley
Gil Knutson
Ken Fenelon
Jim Hacker
Leo Jensen
Joe Feroni
Cedar Rapids
Hacker
South Pacific
Kansas City
Jensen
Feroni
Fenelon
Conley
Second Avenue SE
Connie Mack laments salaries harming baseball
The elderly Connie Mack, managing a last place Athletics, says big money dominates baseball and prevents teams from building through trades or gate receipts. He notes limited farm-system impact and cites Ferris Fain injury as a spring setback.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Ferris Fain
Connie
Fain
San Francisco
All-Valley basketball honors awarded to St Louis players
AP coaches select two St Louis billikens for first team as league champions. Easy Ed Macauley leads Valley scoring with 169 points and Captain Dan Miller secures a backcourt spot. Drake’s Gene Ullrich and Oklahoma A&M’s A L Bennett gain forward positions plus Creighton’s Ward Gibson shifts to second guard. Second team includes Bob Schmidt, Harold Beal, John Pritchard, Donald Knowles, and Bill Evans.
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DES Moines
St. Louis Billikens
Associated Press
Ed Macauley
Dan Miller
Billikens
St. Louis
Gene Ullrich
Drake
Cerdan Eyes Title Brawl Against Zale
French middleweight Marcel Cerdan trains for a hoped world title shot against Tony Zale after a planned March 28 bout with Harold Green. Cerdan arrives with a 10 person entourage and aims for a mid-summer title clash if Rocky Graziano remains inactive.
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Cerdan Eyes
Zale
Cerdan
Harold Green
Flatbush Greens
Harold
State Athletic Commission
Rocky Graziano
Green
Graziano
Motion pictures of 1947 Rose Bowl to be shown
Illinois line coach Burt Ingwersen will be host commentator for the Rose Bowl film. A Burlington bowling sweepstakes with top prize 500 dollars is planned for April 19-20 and 26-27 at the Bowl Inn. Other notes include updates on athletes from El Toro and Berlin to Iowa State, St. Louis, and Northwestern, plus bowling highs and Tama high school athletics history.
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Burt Ingwersen
Illinois
Iowa U
Legion
Burlington
Bowl Inn
Madison Avenue
el Toro
Calif
Floyd
Windy” Freeman
Monona
Junior Legion
Flying Bull
Texas
Freeman
Ernie Feller
Colorado
Cedar Rapids
Dale Kelly
Vinton
Germany
Green Hornet
Berlin
Kelly
Emmett Kellys
Ray Selken
K Avenue NW
Yowa U
Baffo
Eddie Anderson
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cards
Dick Sisler
Louis Menze
Louisville
Madison
Wis
Connie Schwoegler
Bob Scholl
Les Higbie
Bill Lazarz
Charles Carey
Lincoln Juniors
Northwestern
Freddie Lindstrom
Wildcat
Don Heap
Detroit
A.B.C
Ira Wilson
Johnny Crimmins
Herb Clark
Warren G. Robeson
Tama
Tama High School
Duhawks Open Cage Tourney With Mankato Matchup
Kansas City AP reports the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament opens with 32 teams and a field of 29. defending champion Southern Illinois Normal seeks a second title. Opening game features Loras College vs Minnesota State Teachers of Mankato at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
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Kansas City
Emil S. Liston
National Association of Interscholastic Basketball
Southern Illinois Normal Maroons
Carbondale
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Whittier College of Whittier
Calif
Loras College of Dubuque
Emporia State
Kan
de Pauw University of Greencastle
Ind
Loyola University of Baltimore
Texas Wesleyan
Loras College
Minnesota State Teachers of Mankato
Hank Greenberg Resilient With Pirates After Trade
Hank Greenberg endures aching joints as he trains intensely with the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring camp. He hopes to repay the club that acquired him and notes the Pirates already have heavy ticket demand. Greenberg emphasizes his commitment and pride in playing for the Pirates.
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Miami Beach
Hank Greenberg
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Billy Herman
Greenberg
Flamingo Park
Hank
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LaVerne Taylor
Forest Evashevski
Ces
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Beloit
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Lawton Carver
New York
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Tony Zale
Georgia Abrams
James Wathan
John Owen
Hunter
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Red Peppers
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