Four sub-state hoops tourneys kick off with 12 games
Springville, Postville and Montour lead tonight's action in four sub state tournaments. Ottumwa faces Keokuk in Iowa City as Bulldogs chase another title run, while Little Six scoring champion Bob Vollers of Mount Pleasant seeks more points after a 33 point district showing. Other matchups include Waverly vs Postville at Cedar Falls and Viota vs Prescott at Atlantic with multiple Class A and B games across cities including Iowa City, Le Mars and Atlantic.
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DES Moines
Iowa City
Bulldogs
Bob Vollers
Vollers
Mount Pleasant
Waverly
Postville
Cedaralls
Viota
Prescott
Atlantic
Wayland
Springville
Preston
Mediapolis
Osceola
Missouri Valley
Mondamin
Granger
Spencer
Sioux City East
Sloan- Pomeroy
Milford-Livermore
le Mars
Cedar Falls
Ventura
Tripoli
Montour
Lawler
Former Raider's Home Run Beats Tigers in Thriller
United Press reports Steve O'Neill, Detroit Tigers manager, reshuffled the lineup amid slumping bats as star hitters Wakefield, Koutris McCoskey and Greenberg seek a surge. Winslow Stroupe, a Cedar Rapids alumnus, hit a twelfth-inning homer to beat Detroit 4-3, after Stroupe held the Tigers to four hits in six.
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United Press
Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
O'Neill
Tigers
Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Barney McCoskey
Hank Greenberg
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe DiMaggio
Bronx Bombers
Winslow Stroupe
Cedar Rapids
Indians
Stroupe
Joyce Williams Post TKO Wins
Relentless Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana, 137 pounds, a top lightweight title contender, won a technical five round knockout over Jackie Wilson of Pittsburgh, 134 pounds, in Washington D C. Ike Williams of Philadelphia scored a TKO in front of 17 600 fans when Eddie Giosa failed to answer the bell for the fourth round. Joey Maxim of Cleveland debuted in New York with a 10 round decision loss to John Thomas of Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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Willie Joyce
Gary
Ind
Jackie Wilson
Pittsburgh
Washington
D. C
Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Eddie Giosa
Jack Kearns
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
New York
John Thomas
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Wartburg Star Fails To Catch Oxenreider
In stormy season end, Buena Vista defeated Wartburg 72 to 42 for its first Iowa conference win. Ted Olmstead, unable to reach Penn's Jack Oxenreider who leads the conference with 252 points, trails by 15 as he ends the season with 237 points.
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Storm Lake
Buena Vista
Iowa
Wartburg
Ted Olmstead
Penn
Jack Oxenreider
Baseball's Pre-War Stars Must Hustle to Keep Jobs
In St Petersburg Florida an exhibition between the St Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees drew a large crowd as veterans and younger players alike face postwar baseball. The piece notes familiar stars DiMaggio Keller Rizzuto Gordon Slaughter Moore Pollet and Chandler among others and predicts that postwar hunger for jobs will push veterans to prove value with grapefruit league play likely to be stronger. The writer argues the era of loafing is over as players adapt to wartime and postwar shifts and the Grapefruit league should showcase improved baseball.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Waterfront Park
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Charley Keller
Phil Rizzuto
Joe Gordon
Spud Chandler
Terry Moore
Cardinals
Logan Youth Dies After Boxing Match
Rodney Earlywine 18 of Logan died Monday night after a boxing match against Jim Mitchell of Boys Town Nebraska. He weakened in the second round and was pronounced dead in the dressing room. Referee John Risney and Dr. Rollo Hook attended him. Earlywine was co captain of the Logan boxing team and a football and basketball substitute.
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LOGAN
INS
Rodney Earlywine
Boys Town
Neb
John Risney
Missouri Valley
Earlywine
Jim Mitchell
Rollo Hook
Rodney
School Boy 16 Eliminates Mulloy at Indoor Championship
In New York, Gardenar Mulloy of Coral Gables, a famed outdoor specialist, was knocked out in the second round of the National Indoor tennis championship by 16 year old Sidney Schwardz of Brooklyn, who holds the national junior indoor title. Other favorites Don McNeill Pancho Segura Sidney Wood Jr and others advanced to the third round.
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New York
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Mulloy
Sidney Schwardz
Brooklyn
Don McNeill
Oklahoma
Francisco (Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Sidney B. Wood, Jr
William Talbert
Elwood Cook
Alejo Russell
Argentina
Whitehead Suspended by Pirates for Training Rules Violation
SAN BERNARDINO California. Burgess Whitehead veteran second baseman on a comeback from discharge from the service was indefinitely suspended Tuesday and sent home by Pirates manager Frankie Frisch for violation of training rules.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Burgess Whitehead
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucks Paired With Harvard In Regionals
New York AP report lists Bowling Green 27 4 and Rhode Island State 18 of 20 as first round in the National Invitational Tournament at Madison Square Garden. West Virginia St John s meet next, Kentucky Arizona and Syracuse Muhlenberg in first round. Eastern NCAA pairings include Harvard Ohio State and New York University North Carolina in the Garden opening.
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NEW York
Bowling Green University of Ohio
Rhode Island State
Madison Square Garden
West Virginia
St. John’s of
Brooklyn
Kentucky
Arizona
Syracuse
Muhlenberg
Bowling Green
St. John's
Rhode Island
the Garden
Harvard
Ohio State
New York University
North Carolina
Lust
Stan Musial Returns to Left Field in Camp
In St. Petersburg Florida Stan Musial reported to camp after navy service and resumed his left field position alongside his fellow 1942 pennant team members Terry Moore and Enos Slaughter. The reunion confirms the dream outfield remains intact as Musial rejoined Moore and Slaughter in spring training.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan Musial
Navy
Musial
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
California Bears capture seventh Pac Coast title in playoff win
California crushed Idaho Vandals 55 to 36 to clinch the Pacific Coast conference basketball championship in the final round of a three game playoff before about 7,500 fans.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California Bears
Idaho
Coon Rapids Favored as Girls State Meet Opens in Des Moines
Coon Rapids enters the 21st annual girls state basketball tournament as the favorite in Des Moines with an undefeated season and a veteran squad. Steamboat Rock and Hartley loom as strong challengers, with Braddyville Yarmouth Nemaha and others risking upsets in a wide field across 16 teams. First round pairings set for Wednesday include Clutter versus Lacey and Hartley against Guthrie Center, with quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals scheduled through Saturday night.
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Des Moines
Coon Rapids
Wiota
Steamboat Rock
Hartley
Braddyville
Yarmouth
Nemaha
Clutter
Lacey
Guthrie Center
New Providence
Numa
Lakota
Monticello
Sacred Heart
Callender
Carlisle
Extra
Ex Legion Stars On Vets Roster Tryouts Set
A meeting of I F W baseball prospects at the Vets clubroom drew 23 registered candidates for the local Vets team. Notable names include Bob Stastny Bill Folkers Chuck Elias Don Konigsmark Vern Carrie Elmer Kotaska and Herman Frueh, veterans of Tvrdik’s Roosevelt Hotel Legion teams. VFW posts in the area may try out as Tvrdik plans practice when weather allows.
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I.F.W
Frank Tvrdik
Vets
Roosevelt Hotel
American Legion
Bob Stastny
Bill Folkers
Chuck Elias
Don Konigsmark
Vern Carrie
Elmer Kotaska
Herman Frueh
Tvrdik
V.F.W
Tordik
Cedar Rapids Softball Outlook Bright Amid War Prep
Cedar Rapids executives met at city hall to set five official softballs for the season and require teams to provide game balls. Recreation chief Nevin Nichols noted a tight supply but multiple official brands should keep stock. A March 20 general meeting in the superior courtroom will activate leagues and form plans, with letters sent to industries, churches, and fraternal groups inviting participation as returning veterans promise record entries.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Nevin Nichols
Nichols
Tom Hayden hailed in McPherson as cage coach and AD
In McPherson Kansas Tom Hayden is celebrated as six year cage coach and athletic director after guiding a 1946 team to a Kansas college conference title with nine straight conference wins. A banquet will award gold basketballs to players and coach, highlighting his strong tenure and leadership.
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Tom Hayden
Coe
McPherson
Kansas
Tom
Pcular
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gold Ball Teams To Resume Play
The annual YMCA Gold Ball basketball tournament resumes Wednesday with three games at the Y floor and one at the Quaker Oats gym. Eight teams remain. Kadera's of Iowa City faces Collins Radio at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Keystone meets Wilson's at 8:30. Toledo vs Bell Transfer is a 9:30 p.m. consolation on the Y floor, while Mechanicsville tangles with Vinton at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Quaker gym. Thursday features Iowa Steel against Windsor Tavern at 7:30 and Iowa Manufacturing versus South Siders at 8:30 on the Y floor, with the event ending Saturday night.
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Kadera's
Iowa City
Collins Radio
Keystone
Wilson's
Toledo
Bell Transfer
Mechanicsville
Vinton
Quaker Gym
Iowa Steel
Windsor Tavern
Iowa Manufacturing
South Siders
Seahawks Edge St. Marys In Tight Preflight Clash
In San Francisco Iowa Preflight nursed a one point lead late to beat St. Marys Preflight 48 to 47 in a close service basketball game Monday night. Neither side led by more than four points as the contest stayed tight throughout.
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Popsy
Harrison
Indiana
Hoosiers
Hawk
Illnois
Star Service
Hawks
San Francisco
Iowa
St. Mary's
Eastern Washington and Kentucky Enter N A I B Championship Field
Eastern Washington State and Eastern Kentucky State joined the National Intercollegiate basketball chase after an eight game opening round. Morgenthaler of New Mexico Mines led scorers but was stifled by Ralph Siewert of Wesleyan. Guy Lewis scored 30 for Houston as Loyola New Orleans opened with a win. Other results included Pepperdine, Culver-Stockton, and Iowa State Teachers advancing, with Loras and Panzer scheduled to play today.
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Skipper Patrick
Kansas City
Washington
Cheney
Wash
Kentucky State
Richmond
New Mexico School of Mines
Eastern Washington
Louisiana Tech
Kentucky Quintet
Fred Lewis
Drury College
Springfield
Dakota Wesleyan
Mitchell
S.C
Morgenthaler
Ralph Siewert
Wesleyan
New Mexico
Siewert
Guy Lewis
University of Houston
Texans
High Point College of North Carolina
Augsburg College of
Minneapolis
Minn
Ashburn University
Topeka
Kan
Southern Illinois Normal of
Carbondale
Central State Teachers
Warrensburg
George Pepperdine College of
Los Angeles
Arkansas State Teachers of
Conway
Ark
Culver-Stockton College of
Canton
University of Wichita
Loras College of
Dubuque
Panzer College
New Jersey
Iowa State Teachers College of
Cedar Falls
Montana State
Morningside College of
Sioux City
Nevada University
Nagle Funeral Set in Milwaukee for Baseball Pioneer
Tom Nagle 80 former Chicago National League ballplayer from Cap Anson era will be buried in Milwaukee this Wednesday.
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Milwaukee
MNS
Tom Nagle
Adrian “Cap” Anson
Basketball Scores From United Press Roundup
United Press reports college basketball results with multiple games listed. Notable scores include California 56 over Idaho 44, Lafayette 59 over Muhlenberg 58, Rutgers 57 over Ursinus 41, Loyola 76 over Mastinen 48, Houston U 43 over Highpoint 34, Indiana State 62 over Minnesota State 51, and Buena Vista 72 over Wartburg 42.
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United Press
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Idaho
Lafayette
Muhlenberg
Rutgers
Ursinus
Aquaeoie Wesleyan
New Mexica Nes
Southern Sinais
Warrensburg
Culver Stockton
Wiehits
Loyola
Mastinen
Houston U
Highpoint
Aussburg
Washburn
Indiana_ State
Minnesota State
Buena Vista
Wartburg
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