Michigan Wins Sixth Straight Indoor Track Title Shocked Meet Records
Michigan dominated the Big Ten indoor track championships in Chicago, setting two meet records in the mile relay and shot put by captain Bill Watson while scoring 414½ points to repeat as conference champions. Ohio State edged Wisconsin for runner up as Jim Whittaker of Ohio State upset Mehl in the two mile, and Elmer Gedeon of Michigan retained the 70 yard high hurdles title.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Bill Watson
Milt Padway
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio State
Purdue
Northwestern
Iowa
Iinois
Minnesota
Ross Faulkner
Harley Howells
Howell
Watson
Jim Whittaker
Ohio
Ralph Schwarzkopf
Elmer Gedeon
Steve Gutting
John Davenport
Myron Piker
Carl Teufe
Kauffman
Davenport
Ashley
Illinois
Piker
Smith
Allen
Smith Michisan
Cornell Gains Midwest Title In Wrestling
Cornell college's five man team defended the Midwest conference wrestling title at Appleton Wisconsin. All five team members won individual crowns Mann 128 pounds Stotler 145 Anderson 165 Hoare 175 and Mickey heavyweight. Carleton Holmes 121 Eyequist 136 Castle 155 also won titles. Team scores Cornell 27 Carleton 23 Beloit 16 Lawrence 11. Carleton swimming won three firsts for 36 points to take the loop title Beloit finished second in the relay Beloit 25 Vikings 22 Knox Monmouth tied for fourth and fifth with 11 points.
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Wis
Cornell College
Mann
Stotler
Anderson
Hoare
Mickey
Carleton
Holmes
Eyequist
Castle
Cornell
Beloit
Lawrence
Lawrence College
Vikings
Knox
Monmouth
West Bend Wins State Title Over Lenox In 53–36 Final
West Bend led by Geraldine Gearhart with 22 points crushed Lenox 53 to 36 to retain the Town girls basketball championship before about 4,000 at Drake University Fieldhouse. From early in the first quarter West Bend dominated, showcasing a powerful offense in the 14-year-old state classic.
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DES Moines
West Bend
Geraldine Gearhart
Lenox
Drake University
Northwest Iowa
Wanda Clayton Elected Queer of Iowa Girls Tourney
Des Moines AP Wanda Clayton 16 star forward for Van Meter consolidation high school was elected queer of the Iowa girls basketball tournament in Des Moines Saturday night. Ruth Case 17 forward for Valley high of West Des Moines finished runner up.
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Des Moines
Wanda Clayton
van Meter Consolidation
Iowa
Wanda
Bob Feller
Ruth Case
Valley High
West Des Moines
Gearhart Leads High Scoring Second Half Tournament Win
Lenox trailed 21 to 25 at halftime as Miss Gearhart and teammates surged in the second half. Gearhart scored 22 to win the tournament scoring title with 68 points and earned outstanding player honors. Lynnville claimed the consolation championship 30 to 22 over Wellsburg, while Maxine Arbogast of Numa converted 22 of 25 free throws to win the free throw title.
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Lenox
Miss Gearhart
Lynnville
Wellsburg
Maxine Arbogast
Numa
Chicago Wins Big Ten Fencing Championship Again
The University of Chicago captured its third straight Big Ten fencing title, finishing with a narrow 4 point margin over Illinois. The Maroon totaled 20 percent of the points, while Illinois had 164 percent, Northwestern and Wisconsin 16 each, Ohio 11, and Purdue 10.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Illinois
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Ohio
Purdue
Budge Beats Perry Again in Boston Tennis Showdown
Red-haired Don Budge defeated Fred Perry 6-2 6-0 8-6 at Boston Garden in the second match of their trans continental tour. The Californian dominated early and pressed the English ace at the end to clinch the victory.
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Boston
INS
Don Budge
Fred Perry
Boston Garden
Budge
Burman and Farr Signed for London Bout
New York AP report says promoter Syd Hulls announced Baltimore heavyweight Red Burman and Britain's Tommy Farr were signed for a 12 round heavyweight bout in London on April 13.
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New York
Syd Hulls
Red Burman
Baltimore
Tommy Farr
London
Cedar Rapids Baseball Campaigns Prepares for Opening Night Dinner
Sixteen teams from the American and National leagues back Cedar Rapids booster drive to sell 7500 tickets at 1 dollar each to fund organized baseball at Hill Park. Kickoff dinner Monday at 6 p.m. at the Montrose hotel features league presidents and Czar Rockey Newton. Victory dinner March 20 closes the drive with prize auctions and bogus money incentives for sellers.
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Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Neil Montgomery
Bob Vesely
Hill Park
Czar Newton
League
Pete Bailey
Midwest All-Star basket quintet caps 1938-39 picks
Four captains and Cornell sophomore Lynch win spots on the Midwest conference all star basketball team for 1938 39 as chosen by eight member colleges coaches. First and second teams named with Carleton Knox Beloit Monmouth Ripon and Lawrence represented. Tamulis Beloit and Balliett Ripon return from last year’s squads.
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Wis
Cornell College
Coleges
Olson
Carleton
F Schneider
Corneil Minks
Knox Ciack
Plunkett
Mon
Tamulis
Beloit
C. Mannen
Balliett
Riponi
G .Bolom
Monmouth
Lynch
Cornell
G ‘Falelde
Lawrence
Roland Horky
Ripon
Sterling Smith
Quint Nelson
Cedar Rapids Boosters Tackle 7500 Ticket Campaign To Save Raiders
The Cedar Rapids Three-Eye league club faces a risky season as booster tickets go on sale at 1 apiece to fund a 63 game home schedule. Led by Czar Rockey Newton, the drive seeks community support to preserve baseball in Cedar Rapids after past financial blows from the Landis ruling and a Cleveland Indians affiliation.
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Czar Rockey Newton
Raiders
Landis
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Johnson
Cleveland Indians
C. C. Slapnicka
The
Indians
Ollie Marquardt
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Borican Sets Mark as Cunningham Falls in Two Wins
Glenn Cunningham, dominant miler, loses twice at Madison Square Garden in the Knights of Columbus meet. Johnny Borican wins the 1000 yard in a record time while Chuck Fenske defeats Cunningham in the indoor mile. Cunningham reveals a fever before the events and extensive travel as factors.
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Glenn Cunningham
Knights of Columbus
Johnny Borican
Madison Square Garden
Cunningham
Chuck Fenske
Wisconsin
Gene Venzke
Glenn
Kansas University
Borican
Newark
Fenske
New York A. C
Archie San Romani
Johnny McHugh
McHugh
Notre Dame Ends Season With Triumph Over NYU
Notre Dame finished the season 15 wins and six losses after defeating New York University 46 to 42 in South Bend. The Irish led 19 to 8 midway through the first half, with NYU narrowing the gap to seven by halftime.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
New York University
College basketball scores and erratic fragment
Irregular OCR item lists scores including Notre Dame 46 over New York U 4 and Pittsburch 15 over West Virginia 43 with incomplete names and stray figures. Partial entries for Princeton, Fenn, Columbia and Cornett U show 28, 43, 42, 31, 36 but are garbled and lack clear opponents or dates.
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New York U
Pittsburch
West
Virginia
Princeton
Fenn
Columbia
Cornett U
Dans Celtere
Luther
Roosevelt Riders Defeat Belle Plaine In District Final
Roosevelt boys win their 14th straight, beating Belle Plaine 29 to 21 in the district tournament final at Coe gym, earning a spot in Des Moines state play. McGregor beats Keystone 21-19 to advance, facing Marshalltown. Roosevelt set to meet Creston in opening round.
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Keystone
Don Wolfe
Roosevelt Hh
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Coe Gymnasium
Des Moines
McGregor
Ben Khammer
Rough Riders
Creston
Marshalltown
Iowa
Roosevelt
Bob Hall
Benton County
Joe Wall
Bill Taylor
Emory Sample
Cclwein
West Siders
Hall
Jone
Bob Multhaup
Sample
Wall
Multhaup
McGregor-Keystone
Diagonal Leads 9 Teams To Finals In State Meet
Pop War ner's Diagonal team clinched another title by rallying in the fourth quarter to beat Minburn 24 to 17 in the class B final at Creston, advancing alongside fifteen other squads to the state interscholastic tournament.
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Ike Skplley
DES Moines
Pop Warner
Pop's
Rolfe
Minburn
Creston
Championship Pairings and District Finals Recap
The article lists upper and lower bracket matchups for the upcoming finals and notes Diagonal’s early crown, Webster City’s upset of Rolfe in Class A, and Sac City’s 41 to 24 win over Sibley in the Orange City Class A final. It highlights Mason City as a returning strong tournament contender.
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Northwest Iowa
Jim Thynne
Sibley
Orange City
Ida Grove
Davenport
District Cage Score Finals
District tournament finals listed by district with team matchups and scores. Iowa City Union Wilton Junction JB Kalona Yarmouth 22 Marshalltown Centerville 20 Rathbun Hartwick 13 Creston Des Moines Roosevelt 10 Lenox Denison 1 Cedar Rapids Roosevelt 29 Belle Plaine 21 McGregor Keystone 19 Mason City 32 Charlies City 18 Webster City Rolfe 41 Ellsworth 35 Sac City Sibley 2 Newkirk Ververly 29
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Henry
Lebedn
Carice
Jacobson
Webster
Jesse Days
Davenport
Lyle Quinn
Cone McGregor
Keystone
R.O' Brien
Brauer Mehaline
J.O' Brien
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Hamann Hakeman
Froeppen
McGregor
UYPER
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Diagonal
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Lenox
Mason City
Newkirk
Sac City
Webster Cliff
Noosevelt
Cedar Rauids
Creston Musworth
Kalova
Marshalltown
McGregor Rathbun
Ute
Centerville
Rathbun
Hartwick
Creston
Des Moines iRoosevelt
Dingonnat
Minburn
Cedar Falls
S A
Mason di
Charlies City
Jlans
Hubbard
Buckingham
Geneseo
Webster City
Ass A
Faun
City
FE Rolfe
Ellsworth
Livermore
Kalona and Clinton win at Iowa City boys basketball tourney
Clinton river kings reach state finals for first time in 25 years by beating Wilton Junction 31 to 18 in Class A district final. Kalona dominates Yarmouth 52 to 28 in Class B to advance to state meet for first time.
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Wilton Junction
Kalona
Yarmouth
Clinton
River Kings
Wilton Junction Five
Ka«lona
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