St Ambrose Wins State Parochial Title In Narrow Final
St Ambrose of Davenport upset Columbia of Dubuque 21 to 19 to claim the state Catholic high school basketball championship. The game featured Davies guarding Matthews and forward scoring by Ryan and Donohoe as St Ambrose won the title in Des Moines. St Francis of Council Bluffs took third by beating St Marys of Marshalltown 38-23.
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Donohoe
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St. Francis
Council Bluffs
St Mary's
Marshalltown
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Accola
Donohue
Carton
Columbians
Kep
Matthewa
OlAccount Caliery
Moran
Schockmochie
O'Neille Adrian
Thiele Om Lence
St Anrose
Schockmoeht
Jack North
Wishland Park
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Toy
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Meindl Toller
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Frttere Wortman Worden
Highland Park
Luther Defeated In Cage Tourney By Warrensburg
Kansas City AP report describes the eight team college basketball tournament with Warrensburg Teachers College delivering a decisive 35 to 48 upset over Luther. The round featured teams from Kansas Missouri and Arkansas advancing, highlighting a tight contest and notable performances despite the garbled text.
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Second Round in Old Medal Opens The Race
Only Cedar Rapids teams advance as Racine Lunch Iowa City tops Viola Independents 35 19. Culver Motors crushes Nagel Eaton 50 15 led by Carl Fuellman 16 points. Iowa Electric Light meets Peter Pan Bakers in a 7 pm opener with other matches at 8 and 9 pm as two out of town entries exit.
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Racine Lunch
Iowa City
Viola Independents
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
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Bakers
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Red Hawks Upset Immaculate Conception in Parish Tourney
St Wenceslaus defeated Immaculate Conception 25 to 20 on the St Patricks floor to open the local parish tournament. Sedlak led with 10 points in the second half as the Red Hawks turned a 11 all halftime tie into a 21 12 edge entering the final period. Fleming left early with a broken right foot as St Wenceslaus set up a deciding game with St Patrick's Thursday.
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Franklin Battles Vinton Five In Golf Tournament
Cothran of Greenville South Carolina knocked out by Lillian K. Zech of Chicago 4 and 2 in the Belleair women's golf event. Patty lost to Jean Bauer of Providence Rhode Island by one hole after grounding a club in a hazard.
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Greenville
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Jean Bauer
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Lillian K. Zech
Chicago
Revolta Picard Reach Four Ball Semifinals in Tampa
In the four ball tournament Revolta and Picard defeated Sarazen and Hines 4 and 3 to advance to the semifinals where they will meet Thomson and Cooper who rallied to beat Metz and Laffoon 1 up. Little and Manera advanced with a 2 and 7 win over Farrell and Klein and will face MacFarlane and Walsh.
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Johnny Revolta
Candy
Henry Picard
Candy Kid
Hershey
Gene Sarazen
Jimmy Hines
Revolta
Picard
Jimmy Thomson
Warry Cooper
Chicago
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Cooper
Dick Metz
Ky Laffoon
Chica
Lawson Little
Tony Manera
Johnny Farrell
Willie Klein
Willie MacFarlane
Frank Walsh
Sam Sneag
Ed Oliver
Louis Permits Two Sparmates To Stay 2 Rounds Apiece
In Des Moines Joe Louis headlines a barnstorming exhibition beating two opponents for two rounds each in front of about 4500. Leonard Dixon of Chicago and Eddie Malcolm of New York each lasted two rounds as Louis used a strong right. Other results include Ralph O'Dell stopping Stan Savoldi in two, Bill Hendrix drawing with Bobby Venner, and Tim Lewis stopping Tony Cianciala in two.
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INS
Joe Louis
Joe
Leonard Dixon
Chicago
Eddie Malcolm
New York
Dixon
Malcolm
Ralph O'Dell
Ottumwa
Pride
Stan Savoldi
St. Paul
Minn
Savoldi
O’del
Bill Hendrix
Perry Negro
Johnny Eggenberger
Bobby Venner
Hastings
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Venner
Hendrix
Tony Cianciala
Milwaukee
Wis
Tim Lewis
Albia
Niebur
Newton
Nici Fazio
Jimmy Salvatore
Fort Dodge
Wayman Swery
Spencer
Merle King
Morton Graves
C. Y. O. Team To Play In Dundee Basketball Meet
Dundee athletic association set new dates March 12 13 and 14 for the local independent basketball tournament. Twelve teams entered including Manchester Oilers Manchester Independents Strawberry Point Vinton Center Junction Rowley Orange Independence Fayette Dundee and CYO of Cedar Rapids. Fayette will face Center Junction Friday at 9:30 and the Cedar Rapids CYO meets the winner Saturday at 9:30.
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Manchester Independents
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CYO
Cedar Rapids
Dan Patch
Dubuque
Northwestern Spring Grid Practice Opens Under Waldorf
Spring football practice started at Northwestern University with 40 freshmen doing stretching at Dyche Stadium. Varsity players report next Monday as coach Lynn Waldorf plans six weeks focused on replacing 18 lettermen graduating in June. Key losses include Don Geyer Steve Toth and Ollie Adelman.
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Northwestern University
Lynn Waldorf
Dyche Stadium
Waldorf
Don Geyer
Steve Toth
Ollie Adleman
Prep Quintets Open District Tourneys Des Moines
Sixty four prep quintets start the state high school boys tournament with half the field meeting in opening district contests Wednesday. By Saturday sixteen teams remain from 852 quintets. Davenport faces Muscatine in a key district showdown as Maloy meets Cromwell and Webster City battles Belmond in other districts.
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
Maloy
Cromwell
Mount Ayr
Webster City
Belmond
Marshalltown
Hampton
Bronson
Mallard
Sioux City
Abie Coleman to Headline Thursday Mat Card Spotlight
Abie Coleman and Bill Middlekauf clash in a return match at Memorial Coliseum in the main event. Coleman, a showman famed for feats with feet, seeks victory after a disputed first bout. Supporting bouts feature Earl Wampler vs Ole Anderson and Johnny Marrs vs Jack Reeder.
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Joe Cox
Memorial Coliseum
Eddie Jennings
Abie Coleman
Big Bill Middlekauf
Middlekauff
Coleman
Ray Steele
Johm Londos
Earl Wampler
Scranton
Ole Anderson
Nebraska
Patty Berg Beaten In Belleair Meet
In Belleair Florida an upset filled the Belleair meet as Patty Berg of Minneapolis loses to Medalist Jane in a surprising result. the event drew attention from golf circles and local audiences.
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Patty Berg
Belleair
Judge Steffen, Noted Grid Coach, Dies at 51
Walter P. Steffen, 51, judge of the Superior Court and former Carnegie Tech head football coach, died after a long illness at his home. A Chicago native, he starred at the University of Chicago in 1907 1908 and later practiced law and served as U.S. attorney and city council member before his 1922 election to the bench.
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Walter P. Steffen
Busperior Court
Carnegie Tech
University of Chicago
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Chicago
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago Law School
United States
Superior Court
Girls In Final Practice Before State Cage Meet
Sixteen girl high school basketball teams arrived in Des Moines for practice ahead of the state finals. Drake fieldhouse hosts sessions from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with Lynville Guthrie Center Kamrar and Fremont among early entrants. Officials plan a girls reception and features, including an Iowa basketball queen selection. Over 100 girls entered the free throwing contest from about sixty schools.
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Des Moines
Drake
Lynville
Guthrie Center
Kamrar
Fremont
Iowa
Dodgers Gorman and Hassett clash over last offer
Brooklyn Dodgers Business Manager John Gorman declares the club has made its final offer while Buddy Hassett, son of a Bronx political leader, threatens to enter New York politics and play semi pro ball if terms are not met.
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Fila
John Gorman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Buddy Hassett
Gorman
Hassett
Bronx
New York
Clarence Defeats Springville In Two Basketball Games
Clarence teams hosted Springville and won both games, the boys 33 to 16 and the girls 27 to 9, in a Monday night return clash.
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Clarence Cagers
Clarence
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