Darling First Clifton Second on UP All Big Ten
Illinois led by Big Ten champion Illinois dominated the selections with Chuck Darling earning a first or second team nod among 19 players. Rod Fletcher Irv Remoras John Kerr and Bob Clifton from Illinois plus Chuck Mencel and Ed Kalafat from Minnesota highlight the second team selections.
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Darling
Clifton
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Chuck Darling
The
Illini
Rod Fletcher
Irv Remoras
Ag John Kerr
Bob Clifton
Minnesota
Chuck Mencel
Ed Kalafat
Cn Logans Rt
Ind
Ulty
Purdue Stang Ae
Ove
Etcher
Amicholas
Wisconsin
Mele
Ilm
Kalafat
Minsota
Anaconda
Mont
Remoras
Eeocseevess
Mencel
Gay Claire
Wis
Onorabie Ral
Jon
Don
Undt
al Aces
Indiana
St Louis Opens NIT Bid Tonight at MSG
AP notes Eddie Hickey and Dudley Moore study St Louis and Duquesne as NIT opens at Madison Square Garden. Fans saw St Bonaventure edge Western Kentucky 70 69 while La Salle upset St John s Brooklyn 45 and Holy Cross defeated Seattle 77 72. La Salle’s Norm Grekin set a foul shooting record with 13 before Seattle’s Johnny O Brien topped it with 15.
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NEW York
Eddie Hickey
Dudley Moore
St. Louis University
Duquesne
Madison Square Garden
St. Bonaventure
Western Kentucky
la Salle
Art St. John’s
Brooklyn
Holy Cross
Seattle University
Norm Grekin
Seattle
Johnny O’brien
Kentucky
Illinois
Ansas
Ashington
St. Louis
Kansas State
Iowa
St. John
Wyoming
Seton Halli Thee News Enentee A
West Virginia See
Holy Cross See
LaSalle
Dayton
Louisville
Midgets Plan Interstate Racing Meet Across Three States
Representatives from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa midget associations met in Rockford Illinois to draft a cross state plan. Cars and drivers will be exchanged during the 1952 season and a monthly inter association championship race will be held with teams from Badger State United Midget and Midwest Midget Auto Racing.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Rockford
Ill
Badger State Association
United Midget Association
Indiana
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association
Plans Started To Form New Cage League
Milwaukee report says top Midwest independents Notre Dame and Marquette may form a new basketball conference next season. Marquette AD Conrad Jennings cites potential CCC reconfiguration with Notre Dame and others exploring interest while existing independents remain varied in plans.
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New
Cage League
Milwaukee
Midwest
Notre Dame
Marquette
Conrad Jennings
Marquette University
Jennings
Ed “Moose” Krause
CCC
Drake
Bowling Green
Loyola
de Paul
Bradley
Iowa City Substate Basketball Opens With Local Wins
Keokuk defeats Fairfield 58 54 with Bill Logan scoring 31 points while Tipton overcomes Wayland 69 53 led by John Sissel 36 points. Marion meets Ottumwa Catholic at 9 00 pm aiming for a state final berth as Tipton awaits. Ottumwa faces Muscatine earlier. Van Horne spanks Wellman 55 32 in class B scrimmage.
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Associated Press
Gordon Kerkman
van Horne
Iowa City
Leland Kuch
Keokuk
Tipton
University of Iowa
Bill Logan
Fairfield
John Sissel
Wayland
Clinton Lyons
Marion
Ottumwa Catholic
Little Six
Ottumwa
Muscatine
Ottumwal
Logan
Sissel
Wellman
Vern Gagne to Battle Pro Wrestlers in Memorial Coliseum
Pro wrestling star Vern Gagne, former Minnesota athlete and national junior heavyweight champ, headlines a Tuesday show at Memorial Coliseum promoted by Hal Sheridan. Gagne, praised for his in-ring skill, faces top pro wrestlers as fans expect strong box office.
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Vern Gagne
Minnesota
Memorial Coliseum
Hal Sheridan
Gagne
Europe
U. S
Vern
George
Coe Fieldhouse
Iowa
Bob Geigel
Bob
Loop Singles Champ Heads Grinnell Tennis
Grinnell college opens its 1952 tennis season with 14 players reporting to coach John A. Pfitsch. The Pioneer squad, runner up in the Midwest conference last year, will rely heavily on Bob Dibble of Tuskegee Alabama along with three lettermen.
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Grinnell
John A. Pfitsch
Grinnell College
Pioneer
Bob Dibble
Tuskegee
Ala
Small Colleges To Get TV Money Boost
In New York the NCAA steering committee announced plans for much greater participation by small colleges in the gridiron television program. The move aims to expand broadcast money for smaller schools in the upcoming football season.
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New York
SNS
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Parsons Puts Two On Division Team
Parsons and St Ambrose dominated the United Press all Southern division team of the Iowa conference. They placed two men on the first five and one on the second team. The top 10 came from six of seven teams. William Penn failed to earn a berth.
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Des Moines
Parsons
St. Ambrose
United Press
Iowa
William Penn College
Roland Leads Class B Upset Run In Substate Wins
Roland beat Luverne 61-42 to reach a finals meeting with Boxholm Swedes in Ames class B substate. Hull Holy Family Keokuk advanced. Hull upset Rolfe Holy Family. Keokuk beat Fairfield 58-54. Mapleton Tipton Cherokee won in class A. Newton edged Des Moines North 50-47 in OT. Dubuque slipped past Marshalltown 50-49. Wales-Lincoln Danville and Rangy Scarsboro posted solid class B results.
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Holy Family
Lawler
Keokuk
Fairfield
Newton
Des Moines
Roland
Luverne
Boxholm
Alton
Brooke Consolidated
Newton-Des Moines
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Enco
Blencoe
Wales-Lincoln
Danville
Yale
Humeston
Scarsboro
Richland
Drake Starts Spring Football Drills March 24
Spring football practice at Drake University will begin March 24, opening drills for the Bulldogs under coach and staff. This session marks the first workouts ahead of the upcoming season with players returning to campus and preparations underway.
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Des Moines
INS
Drake University
Rozek Shuts Giants 4-0 In Spring Exhibition
Dick Rozek, Cedar Rapids native in his second Indians season, pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Steve Gromek as Cleveland defeated New York Giants 4-0 for the third straight win over the champions. Rozek’s solid outing came in his first major league test this spring. Billy Davidson heads to Daytona Beach with the Indians as Hank Greenberg accompanies the southpaw.
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Tucson
Ariz
Dick Rozek
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland Indians
Rozek
Steve Gromek
Gerald Fahr
Tribe
New York Giants
Cleveland
Gromek
New York
Kelso
Kennedy
Spencer
Ana Westrum
Katt
Pahr
Davidson
Daytona
Billy Joe Davidson
Lato
Daytona Beach
Fla
Hank Greenberg
Indians
Kansas Jayhawks to Represent Big Seven in NCAA West Region
All America forward Clyde Lovellette and the University of Kansas Jayhawks will represent the Big Seven in the NCAA Western regional playoffs in Kansas City on March 21 and 22. Lovellette sealed the Big Seven title for Kansas with a 41 point night as the Jayhawks beat Colorado 72 to 55 in Boulder Monday.
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Kansas City
Clyde Lovellette
University of Kansas Jayhawks
Lovellette
Kansas
Jayhawks
Colorado
Boulder
UCLA Upsets Huskies For Pacific Coast Title
UCLA defeats Washington 60 to 50 to win the Pacific Coast conference basketball championship in a playoff decider led by 5 foot 10 inch guard Ron Livingston.
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UCLA
Huskies
LOS Angeles
Bruins
Washington
Ron Livingston
Huskie
Kentucky Named National Champions By UP Board Of Coaches
The United Press board of 35 coaches crowned Kentucky the 1951-52 college basketball champion, Illinois second, Kansas third. Iowa finished eighth in the final AP poll after tying for second in the Big Ten.
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New York
Kentucky
United Press Board of Coaches
Illinois
Kansas
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Iowa
Readlyn Holy Family B title clash set for Waterloo
Readlyn meets Mason City Holy Family at Waterloo for the class B substate championship after both advanced with wins. Readlyn defeated McGregor 54-37 behind 24 points from Dale Kuethe, while Holy Family edged Lawler 61-58 as Dan Lynch fouled out late. Dubuque upset Marshalltown 50-49 to face West Waterloo Mason City in the other semifinal.
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Hull
Mason City
Holy Family
Keokuk
Associated Press
McGregor
Readlyn
Morgan Cowen
Waterloo
Fred Stewart
Duane Collins
Jim Nugent
Matson City
Lawler
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Dale Kuethe
Don Koschmeder
Bremer County
Koschmeder
John Corlett
Trojans
Holy Family of
Dan Lynch
Mason City Center
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Swab Motor Co., Inc
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Ealer
Jack Ogden
Dinsdale
Lost Nation
John Wilson and Company
Wilson
Red Peppers
Gus Schrader
Bob Liddy
Monticello
Iowa U
Liddy
Dave Fidler
Alex
Ralph Thornton
Fort
Minta Monroe
Dysart
Jimmie Stewart
Hoover High School
San Diego
Jimmie
Dale Stewart
Dale
Coe College
Champ Heads Grinnell
Johnson's Mobilgas
Shorty
Johnson
2Nd Ave
Std
Tomain
Ambrose
Er Cleven
Sabon
Ron Waeae
Dick Geith
Len Czarnecki
Camer
Joe Rupp
Iowa Wesleyan
Paul Breshman
Jimreshman
Mer Iin Rostermundt
Bob Ver Meer
Cen
Rolfe
Mapleton
Storm Lake
Cherokee
St. John’s
Bancroft
Big 7
West
Jim Kemp
Dick Kriger
John Tierney
Kreiger
Bill Quirk
Krieger
Wayne Philips
Junior Ballard
Bobcats
Rams
Roger Niebel
Philips
Dave Stevens
Bill Beyertt
S.E. Cedar Rapios
Cead
Gene Dubuque
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Karl Gray
Matt Murphy
Armstrong
Beck
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