Five unbeaten teams move into girls state tourney
Ottosen leads a field of five unbeaten squads as 16 Iowa high school girls open three day state tournament at Drake Fieldhouse. Clutier Viota Lenox and Stuart follow with long win streaks, while Numa Hansell and Olin remain notable contenders based on quality opposition and stout records. Marilyn Kinseth tops Ottosen scoring with 572 and Bertha Longseth adds 1062.
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Specter of draft haunts White Sox
Chicago White Sox fans fear Long John Rigney may be drafted jeopardizing pennant hopes. Manager Jimmy Dykes says losing Rigney would create a hole in the pitching staff, while Rigney vows readiness if called, with draft papers sent to California for examination.
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Smith Nelson Tie For Belleair Open Title Playoff
Horton Smith and Byron Nelson finish 54 holes tied at 206 to battle in an 18 hole playoff for the Belleair Open championship in Belleair Florida. Craig Wood and Willie Goggin share third with 207 while Sammy Snead ends fifth with 208.
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Jabs and Knockouts Across Cities Hit by Boxing Night
AP reports results from a boxing card spanning Norfolk to Chicago. Cae Overlin dominated Meac Brown in a 16 1 4 point win in New York and Pennsylvania, while Orlando Trotter stopped Lee Oma in Chicago. Other bouts featured Lee Redak and Pat Valentino, with Norman Ruble and Al Roth among competitors in Cincinnati and Newark.
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Coe Riflemen Edge Knox In Weekend Clash
Coe College rifle team edges Knox 1752 to 1674 in a shoulder-to-shoulder match as nine shooters per side. Ripon and St Norbert’s also compete in a four-way event with results 1809, 1797, 1752 and 1674. A traveling trophy and medals awarded. Coe wins postal match versus Montana State 1880 to 1861.
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Minnesota Gophers top Iowa in Big Ten gymnastics meet
Minnesota, the defending Big Ten gymnastics champion, defeated the University of Iowa 570 to 429 in Iowa City. The Gophers won all five events and took second place in four events as Father Enzler topped the individual pins with 616.
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Grimes Wins Seat on I H S A A Advisory Board
Arch Grimes of Monticello defeats executive secretary George A. Brown in a pivotal I H S A A advisory board contest. Grimes, backed by upright schoolmen, led a campaign revealing alleged concessions and lack of transparency surrounding the 1940 state tournament.
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World renowned stars in Iowa Open Table Tennis
Two top US players, brothers Don and George Hendry of Culver-Stockton College, will compete in the Iowa Open in Cedar Rapids at the Y M C A and Montrose hotel. George, sixth in world rankings and US doubles leader, and Don, eighth nationally, headline a large field with singles and doubles entries. George partners Helen Baldwin in mixed doubles. Don teams with Jean Fidler. Matches start Saturday at the Y and finish Sunday at the Montrose.
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Helen Baldwin
Des Moines
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Jean Fidler
Montrose
Postville Pirates win sectional to meet Oelwein in district tourney
Postville rides a 15 game streak into a district tourney clash with Oelwein after edging Elkader 26 25 in the Monona sectional final. Coach Ivan Blackmer leads Postville with players Jack Sanders Frank Tehel Bud Palmer Arbe Bareis Don Davenport and Rolly Erickson among others. Elkader and Postville had split their regular season meetings.
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University of Iowa
Jack Sanders
Frank Tehel
Bud Palmer
Arbe Bareis
Don Davenport
Coach Blackmer
Rolly Erickson
Jim Sears
Carlyle Anderson
Ray Brainard
Craig Marston
Van Mungo enlivening Brooklyn camp life
War correspondents with the Dodgers report one of Col Batista s gendarmes guarded Van Mungo s room Sunday night Larry MacPhail warned that if Mungo awoke to find he had been fined 200 and exiled to Montreal he might wreck the hotel Bill McKechnie and Coaches Ens and Gowdy visited the Card Yank game at St Pete but waited outside the gate for 10 minutes until Yankee secretary Mark Roth identified them Johnny Petrovich football ace works in an Austin bank for 40 a month while waiting to tote mail for Texas U next fall Jingle for Van Single mentions Van Mungo s return to form and team life in Brooklyn Other notes include references to Lefty Gomez Mike Jacobs and US rubber to Notre Dame details and a forecast of California out of the drenches by Christmas
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Jewel Ens
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Mark Roth
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Atherton
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Austin
Texas U
Four Teams Enter Big Ten Gymnastics Meet
Iowa City hosts the Big Ten gymnastics meet featuring Minnesota Illinois Iowa and Chicago. Defending champions on Minnesota include Bob Hanning on parallel bars and Delver Daly on high bar and flying rings.
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Cubs Squeeze Play Tactics Baffle Lee
George Kirksey reports on the Cubs using aggressive squeeze play tactics that frustrate Lee pitching. The article details strategic adjustments, player execution, and the impact on the game's momentum and scoring chances.
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Lee Says Cubs Forcing Waivers Behind Pitch Decline
National League ace Big Bill Lee accuses the Chicago Cubs of pressuring him with waivers and pay cuts after a drop in performance. He cites prior earnings and a decline due to injuries and surgeries while considering returning home or signing with a semi pro team as Cubs talks continue.
Dubuque U. Loses in Cage Tourney to Tall West Texans
In KC the Dubuque University ninth seed fell 39 to 77 to West Texas during the first round of the 1941 national intercollegiate basketball tournament. West Texas center Charles Halpin at 6 feet 10 inches patrolled the boards and scored easily, while Dubuque star Bert Leask battled for 12 points amid a loud 5,000 crowd.
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Hawkeye Cagers Earn Ten Major and Four Minor Awards
IOWA CITY AP E G Dad Schroeder says Hawkeye basketball players won ten major and four minor awards for the last season. Major award winners include Vince Harsha Dick Hein Wendell Hill Milt Kuhl Paul Siglin Vic Siegel Rudy Soderquist Syd Story Ben Trickey and Bill Wheeler. Minor awards went to Robert Bundies Bruce Fountain Joe Gaeta and Jim O'Brien.
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E. G
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University of Iowa
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Vince Harsha
Oxford
Dick Hein
Eric, Ill
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Cambridge
Milt Kuhl
Ida Grove
Paul Siglin
Cedar Falls
Vic Siegel
Davenport
Rudy Soderquist
Rapid City
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Ben Trickey
Marshalltown
Bill Wheeler
Newton
Robert Bundies
Kenosha
Wis
Bruce Fountain
Missouri Valley
Joe Gaeta
Lone Tree
Jim O'Brien
McGregor
No Isolationists In This League Final Standings
The Midwest conference basketball race ended with no isolationists as every team tied with at least one rival. Coe and Grinnell shared the title, two teams tied for third, two for fifth, and three deadlocked for seventh. Only Coe and Grinnell won more games than they lost, with Coe, Grinnell, and Ripon outscoring opponents. Final standings released Tuesday by Secretary George W. Bryant.
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