Cedar Rapids Winners at Iowa City in Sub-State Scramble
Slam-bang battles loom as 64 high schools chase eight class A and eight class B state qualifiers for Iowa City finals starting March 19. First-round sub-state games Tuesday and Wednesday set the stage at eight sites with notable matchups including Davenport vs Muscatine and Dowling vs Des Moines Tech.
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Sub-State high school pairings listed by city and time
Schedule of Class A and B high school basketball pairings across Atlantic Ames Carroll Iowa City Le Mars Mason City Ottumwa and other towns. Contests include Ames Des Moines Dowling Montour Granger Sioux City Central and more with times mostly 7 30 or 8 45 p m.
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Cedar Rapids Y Tank Team Wins Moline Meet
Cedar Rapids Y swim team defeated Davenport and Moline in the Moline pool with final scores Cedar Rapids 82 Davenport 57 and Moline 52. Cliff Morrison swept senior events in diving and 40-yard breaststroke while Jerry Moen won junior B 40-yard backstroke and helped take both junior B relays. Dubuque Y swimmers visit Cedar Rapids next Saturday March 15.
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Harry Boyd Dominates Hromek Memorial Bowling Meet
Harry Boyd, editor of the Gazette, won the Hromek Memorial handicap bowling tournament at Lincoln Lanes Sunday afternoon. A field of 25 competed, with Boyd totaling 827 pins to narrowly beat defending champ Garth West who had 823. Malcolm Thompson finished third with 813 while West posted the best four-line score of 222 202 174 183.
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Dyersville Tops Bowling Spotlight At State Meet
Dyersville leads after opening weekend with Law rence Pettinger posting a 646 series and Jack J. taking runner up in singles. Dyersville also wins doubles with Dr. D. C. Luckrsmann and Edward Stengerr, while Clinton’s Edelweiss team tops the club total and Hedge cock of Muscatine leads all events as Cedar Rapids teams prepare for next weekend.
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Wisconsin Badgers Awarded NCAA Tourney Bid
Wisconsin the Big Nine champion earned a fourth district NCAA bid announced in Chicago. The 1947 Badgers, led by Coach Doug Mills, hold 15 victories in 20 games and will face off March 20 and 22 at Madison Square Garden in the eastern regional.
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Bill Bowen Wins Pin Meet at Bowlum Alleys
Bowen leads with scores 185 204 202 205 191 plus 20 handicap to win $40 at Bowlum Bowls Sunday. Alfred Duda takes $20 on 1006 total with 140 pin handicap. Roy Hultberg adds 1005 with 65 pin handicap. John Hoppe shoots from scratch for 1003 with 193 213 227 170 200 as all events champ returns.
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Cedar Rapids boxer earns Chicago Golden Gloves squad spot
Cedar Rapids boxer Burrell Smith is chosen for the intercity team and must report to the Illinois Athletic Club on March 15 with heavy road shoes. The Chicago coaches reserve final selection after training, amid close rivalry with Cleveland’s Jackie Keough and questions about who will face New York.
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Louis to defend title. Woodcock clash eyed for June
Joe Louis selects Bruce Woodcock of England as his June 28 Yankee Stadium opponent signaling a likely title defense against Melio Bettina. Bettina’s camp counters that Louis may seek a quick finish as he nears the end of his career with a Latin American tour behind him.
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Record crowd fills Iowa girls basketball final for 35000 mark
Des Moines reports a record attendance of about 35000 at the Iowa high school girls tournament with 7200-plus at the finals. Betty Armstrong led scoring averages at 24 points per game for Wiota, while Marie Tometich of Numa averaged 22.3. Seymour fans greeted champions amid a town parade and Mayor George Voyce praised the team at the park bandstand.
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Cascade and Waukon Rivalry Notch Narrow Win
Readable fragments show Waukon and Cascade high teams in a tense contest at a local venue. Names and exact details are garbled but indicate a close varsity outcome with reported players or coaches uncertain.
Williams Faces Shift Batter's Box In Spring Training
Teddy Williams and the Boston Red Sox faced a new shift with six Phillies lined up on the right side in Williams first exhibition. Williams walked and flied out in two trips, but the shift suggests more teams may test the defense. Boston won 5 2. Meanwhile Clint Hartung fueled the Giants in an 8 7 win over the Indians as Mickey Witek broke a left arm. Elmer Riddle hopes for a comeback with the Reds in Tampa.
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Cornell Wrestlers Win Iowa AAU Team Title
Cornell College capped an unbeaten season by winning the Iowa AAU mat tourney at Mt. Vernon with 53 points. Dick Hauser, Leo Thomson, Lowell Lange, Rodger Snook and Dale Thomas won individual titles, while Romero Macias of Iowa was runner up at 129 pounds.
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Imco Five Ties Wilsons For First In League Play
The 51 26 victory over LaPlant Choate Sunday night tied Imco Five with Wilsons in the Allied Industrial league. Tvrdik scored 24 and Benhart 15 for the Manufacturers who led 25 9 at halftime and will meet Wilsons in a title playoff at 9 p.m. Tuesday to decide the second round champion.
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Grinnell Hurdler Sets New Record At North Central
Grinnell wins Midwest Invitational with 4342 points led by Newell who set a new invitational record in the 60 yard highs with 07.6 seconds. North Central 4025 takes second, DeKalb 185 6 finishes third as Prescott repeats scoring honors with 13 points.
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Hogan Demaret Win Four Ball Tournament in Miami
Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret, the Texas golfing stars, split the $2,500 first prize after winning the Miami International Four-Ball for the second straight year. They defeated Lloyd Mangrum and Lawson Little 3 and 2.
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Intercollegiate tourney opens with McNeely and Lacy stars
Kansas City hosts the ninth annual Intercollegiate basketball tournament opener. Clifton McNeely of Loras and Jim Lacy of Loyola high scorers loom as favorites as Texas Wesleyan and Loyola enter the field alongside Southern Illinois Normal, Whittier, and Marshall. Loras of Dubuque and Minnesota State Mankato start the six day event at 12:30 p.m.
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Stock Sale In Dodger Heirs Triggers Newscast Scandal
J G Taylor Spink of The Sporting News told his weekly paper that a baseball stock dispute tied to the Ebbets heirs, Brooklyn Dodger ownership, and a sale for 800000 is part of a larger scandal aired by Walter Winchell. Brooklyn Trust Co. faced scrutiny as executor. The surrogate court in Kings County holds the accounting.
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Dodds Tops American 48 Olympic Prospect at K of C Games
Gil Dodds emerged as the leading American Olympic prospect by sweeping the mile and two mile events at Madison Square Garden. He set a new Garden record in the mile at 4:07.1 and defeated Forest E. Law in the two mile at 9:15.5, extending his win streak to 19 straight.
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Iowans U S Champs claim national volleyball title
Davenport Turners of Iowa won the American Turners national men’s volleyball championship defeating Evansville Illinois in straight sets 15-13 and 15-3. The victorysecured the men’s division title at Cleveland.
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